Sheep Industry Seeks Expanded Breeding Programme
The government backs a Dominion Sheep Breeders' Association grant of 15090 dollars to fund pure bred ram and grade ewe sales in Maritime provinces and British Columbia. The plan includes center sales, expert visits to farms, and post sale advisory staff to expand sheep keeping and improve wool markets.
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Wootten End
Maritime Provinces
Messrs Ritch and McRae
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Lue
Dominion Sheep Breeders’ Association
A. P. Westervelt
New Liner Aquitania Unveils 70-Ton Rudder
The liner Aquitania showcases a massive 70 ton rudder as a milestone in its construction. Engineers emphasize the weight reflects structural strength for transatlantic service.
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Aquitania
Zam Buk Skin Remedy Advertises Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Zam Buk as a fast acting antiseptic and healer for sunburn blisters rashes and sore skin. It claims to treat cuts ulcers abscesses piles and inflamed skin and notes Zam Bak Soap tablets are 25c with Toronto company listing all stores.
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Zam Buk Co
Toronto
The President of Switzerland In Harper's Weekly
The article describes the Swiss President as a largely ceremonial head elected for one year with no official residence and a salary around 3600 dollars. It notes the Bundesrat officers earn about 3000 dollars, and that the President typically comes from the council, with a 1883 suicide after a rival challenge cited. It adds that some cantons bear burial costs for all.
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Switzerland
Council
Bundesrat
Council of Seven
Harper's Weekly
Japan's Paper Industry Weighs Heavily in Economy
The article notes Japan's paper production as a major industry second to cotton spinning. It traces paper origins to China, via Arabs, with Egyptians using papyrus. It cites eight million dollars from machine mills and over nine million from hand mills, involving thousands of workers and sixty thousand farming families. Printing paper is the leading product, followed by cardboard.
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Japan
Occidental
China
Europe
Central Asia
Nile
Mag
Wixstow
Sherlock Holmes Discerns Family Finances From Cigar Clues
In a sharp exchange, Sherlock Holmes analyzes a man's purchases and debts by noting the cigar and family details. The detective reveals a wife who spends freely, several daughters, sons sowing wild oats, and a mortgage, prompting astonishment.
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Sherlock Holmes
Scott
Sherlock
Railroad official avoids interview with pirate shipper anecdote
Martin Clardy of St. Louis, solicitor for Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain lines, uses a stock story to dodge reporters. A rogue shipper demands the chain of command, but clerks humorously reply missing leaders are away, revealing the press runs the railroad instead.
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Martin Clardy
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain Railways
Mr. Clardy
Clards
Gener
Sii
Kansas City Journal
Repeater Claims Mendelheim Name at New York Polling Place
An East Side polling place encounter in New York sees a red haired freckled repeater with a black eye using the alias Isadore Mendelheim to vote. Election clerk challenges the claim while a bystander asserts the identity, leading to tension over the voter’s true name.
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New York
East Side
Isadore Mendelheim
Sform
Casey
Mendelheim
Philadelphia Evening Post
Birth pulse metric student note inold text
At birth the pulse rate of a normal individual is noted as 1233 beats per minute in an unclear line of text. The snippet includes garbled phrases and stray letters, making the surrounding context unreadable. The intended meaning appears to reference a medical or physiological benchmark for newborns.
Still Observe Market Day in English Market System
The piece notes Market Day traditions persist in England and in Halifax Nova Scotia and Charlotte Town Prince Edward Island. Large enclosures and mocket houses support country people with stalls for livestock flowers and other wares. Marketers keep urban dress yet the market reflects three centuries of English market control and local business use.
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England
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Charlotte Town
Prince Edward Island
Charles Winslow Hall
W National Magazine
Boy and Brother Fight Stirring Moral Lesson
A father admonishes Tommy for striking his smaller brother, calling it cowardly. Tommy admits resilience, recalling being spanked yesterday but choosing not to complain. The exchange centers on discipline and fairness within the family.
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Tommy
Indigestion Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills Experience
Indigestion should not be neglected and stimulants harm a weak stomach. Dr Williams Pink Pills restore stomach function by rebuilding blood and toning nerves, leading to permanent relief. Calgary man Breenstal reports lasting improvement after months of use. Sold by dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
John Brenenstal
Calgary
Alta
Dr. Williams
The Company She Kept In Boston Vacation Revelations
A Boston couple who visited Augusta Georgia invite an elderly African American woman to Boston. She stays in their home and shares meals at the table, revealing she was formerly enslaved. The hostess asks if she ate at her master’s table, and the woman replies her master was a gentleman who never let slaves dine there.
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Boston
Augusta
Twain and barber trade quips during shave
A talkative barber farms out anecdotes while shaving Mark Twain. He asks to repeat the tales, Twain declines with wry humor saying he can remember every word. The moment ends as the barber sharpens his razor and prepares to resume.
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Mark Twain
Mark
Teacher Helps Pupil Solve Simple Addition Problem
A primary school teacher asks a pupil about a basic addition task. The boy reluctantly answers that Richard has three red apples and John has four, and together they have seven. The scene highlights the pupil's distress with the learning process.
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Richard
John
The Average Income Promised Yet Stretched to Break
A poem laments the rising cost of living as wages lag. It lists higher coal and gas bills and growing food costs. The speaker questions how households will survive when income fails to keep pace with everyday demands.
Poised Architect Traps Burglar With Mirror Vigil
In Paris, a famous architect hid as a thief entered his office. A mirror revealed a revolver pointed from behind curtains, forcing the burglar to cry police and surrender, a case of poetic justice. Green Bag.
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France
Dodd's Kidney Pills Claimed Cure For Kidney Disease
Mrs. J W Goodine of Central Kingsclear New Brunswick says she suffered kidney disease and faced an operation until three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her. She claims the pills remove poisons from the blood and restore work ability, advising neighbors to verify the statement.
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Dodd
Last English fatal duel near Gosport in 1845
May 20 1845 near Gosport a Royal Marines officer Hawkey and Lieutenant Seton dueled after a quarrel over Hawkey’s wife. Seton fired and killed Hawkey’s opponent. Hawkey’s pistol misfired on the first hammer, Hawkey fled to France after the second discharge left Seton dead.
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England
Gosport
Hawkey
Royal Marines
Seton
Blackguard
Fawcett
Lieutenant Munro
Hawkey- Seton
France
Gingerbread Players Mock Nose Injury End of Rivalry
A football match near a crowd erupts in a joke about a player struck in the face. A spectator with an oversized nose quips that players are made of gingerbread while recalling a past nose injury. The exchange shifts attention back to the game as the crowd laughs.
Bored Guests Propose Exit at Fashionable Party
At a stylish gathering the door near guest yawns and jokes about leaving. One guest asks if the other is bored, both confess boredom, and a plan to escape arises. The host declines as he must remain.
The Lonely Visitor at a Small Hotel
Dialogue sketch about a guest at a rural hotel where visitors are rare. The Superior Waiter notes visitors are present but few, illustrating social customs and humorous tension in a branch line setting.
Player boasts at the Casino about nightly wins
A quirky claim arrives from Pages Foltles asserting constant success at the casino. The speaker then pivots to a trombone remark, adding a playful twist to the exchange.
War on the Fly Campaign Highlights Typhoid Carrier
The article describes the U S government and states crusading against the common house fly as a deadly disease carrier. It outlines methods like red powder tracings, public education efforts, prizes for eliminating flies, and philanthropic support led by Edward Hatch Jr with lectures and films. It cites city and school initiatives including pamphlets and a lightbox of remedies.
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United States
House Uy
Indianas
Edward Hatch, Jr
New York
London
Fies
Hatch
Jean Vawson
Cleveland Normal School
Cleveland
Toronto Globe
Pa Embrace Me Thora Reginald Mother Pa Marriage Request
In Stray Stories Willis asks about household role while Gillis boasts as treasurer to his wife's secretary. Thora objects to leaving her father as Reginald asks for her hand in marriage. The judge interrupts with a sharp exchange.
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Thora
Reginald
Willis
Gillis
Judge
Sing Me the Good Old Songs From Mail and Empire
A poem recalling songs of sea and war, buccaneers and horsemen, then love and youth. It contrasts peaceful melodies with violent memories and ends with reminiscence of youthful mirth.
Suburban shift marks rise of mendicity and crime
The report describes policemen in distinct stations expelling beggars from ward to ward until they settle in the suburbs where begging and crime are growing. The Mainichi urges tougher, comprehensive policing and civic education to shame beggars and encourage viewing them as undeserving of aid rather than as victims.
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Mainichi
The Wrong Port Miscommunication at Seaside Crossing
Mrs Neuritch and Miss Young clash over a sister’s trip. The sister writes from the voyage saying she is glad to reach terra firma, but confusion arises about the port of landing Liver pool.
Boy questions origins amid monkey ancestry debate
A puzzled boy asks his mother if he is descended from a monkey. She replies she does not know any of his father’s people, leaving the origin question unresolved.
Domestic Bliss Echoes Through Simple Chores
A cheerful exchange depicts a wife recounting her day of routine tasks. She dressed the children, washed dishes, baked pies, cleared the table, answered letters, and even darned her stockings, all before the afternoon.
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Harper’s Bazar
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Youu
Mooney’s Perfection Soda Biscuits
Winnipeg
Mooney
U.S
Eddy
The
E. B. Eddy Company
Hull
Canada
Clinton Motor Car Co., Limited
Clinton
Winnipeg Fair
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Queen’s Hotel
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