Fragmented Boston Dinner Quips and Henry VI Parchment
At a St Patrick's Day dinner in Boston Senator Lodge references Ireland and humor about doctors and a woodsawyer. A 19% foot parchment of Henry VI family is donated to the Welsh national society at Aberystwyth, noted for its illumination and royal lineage tracing to Adam.
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Boston
Lodge
Ireland
Wootsewyer
Wmce
Thia Woodsawyer
Henry VI
Welsh National Society
Aberystwrth
Henry
Adam
Dominion Exposition Prize List Promises Rich Western Canada Event
The Regina Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition Association announces the Dominion Exposition to be held in Regina from July to August 1911. Prizes total about 3 000 with cattle prizes near 25 000, led by Clydesdales and Short Horns. Canadian bred Clydesdales include 4 classes, 43 entries. Percherons gain prominence, while Ayrshires and Holsteins increase in dairying focus. Jerseys also expected strong showings.
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Irage
Reginaricultural and Industrial Exhibition Association
Regina
Mt T
Canada
Toronto
Amont
Saskatchewan
West
Prince
Aiwa
Apollo's Young Dreamer Faces Strife in Life's Long Test
A golden haired youth named Apollo contemplates dreams and the coming burden of manhood. The speaker notes his unpreparedness for the long draft of life and its challenges.
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Apollo
Minard Liniment Credited With Chest Pain Relief
A letter from Romway Digby Co. Nova Scotia reports suffering a chest injury after being thrown on a fence. They tried many liniments without effect until Minard's Liniment warmed on flannel and relieved pain, enabling work.
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Minard
Liniment Co., Limited
Family doctor of the Rev erald School
A humorous dialogue snippet presents a family doctor described as the newest at the Erald School. The exchange jokes about his distinguishing trait being small doses and big ties, highlighting a light satirical tone.
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Reverald School
Tomatoes and trade in Enclia and London markets
Enclia residents favor tomatoes with prices from 5 to 10 cents per pound on the London market. England spent about $1,900 on tomatoes last year grown in the Canary Islands.
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Enclia
London
Canary Islands
Modern Tendency For Press Betterment In Ontario Centres
A Western Editor notes a shift in Canadian newspaper trends as four or five Ontario weeklies cease, and Morden Manitoba consolidates its two papers into one non political weekly. The piece argues small towns cannot sustain weak weeklies and emphasizes business merit as the path to a healthy press. It calls for amalgamation where support is lacking and predicts publishers will relocate to stronger markets.
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Ontario
Harriston Tribune
Morden
Man
Gil
Simd Villaze
Aliocsomin
Howver
Siong
Bear you lost $25 at poker last night
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt reports a street chats with a remark about losing twenty five dollars at a poker game. The reply questions the speaker’s knowledge and references the winner’s statement.
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Philadelpha Inquirer
Fox & Ross Stock Brokers Ad
A Toronto firm Fox and Ross established brokerage on 43 Scott Street inviting correspondence about 41 pending stocks bought and sold.
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Standard Stock Exchange
Scott Street
Toronto
Tribute to Canada’s local press from Christian Guardian
Countryman lauds Canada’s local newspaper press as clean and excellent. He urges church and community to cooperate with town and country papers to support Christian enterprises and moral reform, noting editors respond to the best interests of their communities.
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Country Press of
Canada
Christian Guardian
Summer complaint harms babies and a remedy offered
A period editorial warns of summer complaint threatening infants and urges mothers to use Baby's Own Tablets. Mrs. Jos. Steffs of Coutts Alta shares her ill child’s relief after using the product, advertised at 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. in Brockville Ontario.
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Jos. Steffs
Coutts
Alta
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Tough on Texas Lieutenant Reflects on Texas Mobilization
A New York regiment lieutenant surveys Texan scenery and laments distance from Broadway. Editor Tom El Peso asks about a higher purpose. the reply states the move aims to force Mexico and recover Texas.
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New York
Texas
Broadway
Tom el Peso
Mexico
Parvresse's Vegetable Pills Offer Noted Digestive Aid
A historic medical notice describes Parvresse's Vegetable Pills as a purgative and cleanser that pass through the stomach to act on the bowels. It claims they are highly effective and superior to other pills used over the years.
Education vs Instinct Jeoth Wendell Jr in restaurant
Jeoth Wendell Jr who plays the dog in Maeterlinck's Drama was dining when a man recognized him and asked to take the dog role in The Blue Bird. Wendell replied the dog had to learn, saying he could bark but needed practice.
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Jeoth Wendell, Jr
Maeterlinck
Ron
Wendel
Morocco Uses About 2.00 Barrels of Cottonseed Oil Yearly
Report notes Morocco consumes roughly two barrels of American cottonseed oil each year. The detail emphasizes modest import levels and trade patterns with the United States.
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Morocco
Smoking Rule Sparks Funny Car Stirring Toronto Streetcars
In Toronto, opponents of a no smoking rule on streetcars argued during a busy fight over the policy. TheAttorney General briefly smoked on a rear platform while riders whispered about who he was, and the scene drew laughs and questions from passengers. A nearby witness noted the incident and identified the man as Mr. Fleming.
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J. Fleming
Wwe Street Railway Co
Toronto
Fiat
South Toronto
R. J. Fleming
Mr. Foy
Toronto Star
Canadian Sherwin Williams Chief Rises From small Montreal Store
The Canadian end of Sherwin Williams Paint Co. aims to take over the business. Walter Cunningham, a Montreal native, rose from a Notre Dame Street shop to head the world’s largest paint manufacturer. He also leads the new Canadian Sherwin Williams Co. with manager C. C. Ballantyne of Montreal.
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Sherwin-Williams Paint Co
Walter Cunningham
Montreal
Notre Dame Street
Sherwin-William Co
Sherwin-Williams Co
C. C. Ballantyne
Flies Implicated in Deadly Diseases Warned
Warnings describe house flies as agents spreading typhoid fever diphtheria and smallpox. The note emphasizes risk if allowed to roam the home. Authorities urge cleanliness and pest control.
Diamonds from chromite spark Quebec mining hopes
Mr. R A A Johnston of the Dominion Geological Survey will travel to Germany to study extracting diamonds from chromite. Diamonds have been found in northern Quebec and could boost the region’s mining significance, amid long standing rumors of Ontario and Quebec diamond discoveries. An Indian-sourced diamond recently sent to Amsterdam for cutting heightens speculation.
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R. A. A. Johnston
Dominion Geological Survey
Ottawa
Germany
Quebec
Ontario
Amsterdam
Star Weekly
Lawyer's Trick Brings Courtroom Laughter and Tears
In a courtroom a lawyer instructed his client to cry whenever the desk was struck. A mis-timed strike caused the client to sob loudly, drawing laughter. The lawyer seized the moment, remarking on crime and candor as the room settled.
Wake the Duke at Strathfiedsaye Church Sermon
A Strathfiedsaye preacher recounts averger’s action after a sermon to wake the Duke of Wellington who attended the church regularly. The verger slammed and reopened the pulpit door to prompt the preacher to leave, explaining the gesture as waking the duke.
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Duke of Wellington
Strathfiedsaye
London Chronicle
Household Medicine for the Horse by Dr. Thomas Oil
The piece extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile household remedy for horses and many common ailments. It claims cost efficiency and readiness for sudden needs, urging keep it on hand for urgent calls.
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Thomas
Carnegie Dinner Sparks Debate Over British Coinage
At a Carnegie dinner an eminent lawyer at the table argued against Britain's pounds shillings and pence system. He dismissed farthings as ridiculous and noted England’s adherence to the old coinage while Carnegie pressed the issue prompting a witty exchange about Scots benevolence.
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Andrew Carnegie
England
Carneg
Carnegie
Beresford’s Hobby of Ball Programs by Lady Artists
Lord Charles Beresford pursues a hobby collecting ball programs with a focus on those painted by lady artists. The article notes his appreciation for artwork and the social circles connected to the programs.
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Re Beresford
Lord Charles Beresford
River Mud and Lava Shape Earth’s Long Term Fate
The Ganges in Iedia carries yearly mud equivalent to sixty pyramids of Egypt, enough to fill 2,000 merchant ships daily if loaded and sailed down the Vaenges. Iceland’s 1733 Shaptar Jokull eruption spewed lava ninety miles long, seven to fifteen miles wide and up to 1000 feet deep, massing like Mont Blanc.
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Ganges
Iedia
Pyramids
Egypt
Vaenges
I. Shaptar Jokull
Iceland
Mont Blanc
Alps
Fisher enumerator interviews drowned man’s widow
An Ottawa interview on O’Connor Street ends with the woman revealing the householder was drowned last fall. The census taker asks for the man of the house and learns of the death, altering the inquiry’s direction.
Radiant Boy Ghost Reported Haunting British Commons
The House of Commons is said to be haunted by a radiant boy ghost with colorless skin and a halo of silver sparkles. It wanders the halls moaning in agony with downcast eyes, offering no pre-spectral history and puzzling observers in London.
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House of Commons
London
Minister Tests Elphinstone With Wanken Quip
A Scottish minister at Cumbernauld tests Lord Elphinstone in a dispute by asking the lord to recall verses of the sermon. The peer denies sleeping, then matches the minister's challenge with a sharp reply about wanken and a guinea offer.
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Kirk
Cumbernauld
Lord Elphinstone
Wauken
Elphinstone
Chronicle
Railway Language Relics Persist in Modern Tickets
The Lon don Chronicle notes how British rail parlance clings to coaching era terms while America uses ticket offices cars engineers and conductors. The piece contrasts unchanged historic labels with new impersonal booking practices.
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America
Lonlon Chronicle
Rightly Named Mule Draws Voice in Township
An old colored man answers a question about his mule's name Corporation. He says he named the animal while reading the paper, noting the mule endures more blame and abuse than anything else in the township and acts in his own way.
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Corporation
Parmelees Vegetable Pills for Nervous Troubles
The stomach is the centre of the nervous system and stomach disturbance leads to nerve problems. Restoring stomach action is first, and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are promoted as a quick remedy. Thousands attest to their usefulness in curing nervous disorders.
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Parmelee
Indiana assessor jokes about taxing dogs in quirky exchange
An Indiana assessor asks for proof of dogs for taxes and gets a punchy reply. The magistrate quips about taxing even if none are present, delivering a humorous exchange that ends with a noted success.
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Indiana
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered for Uncurable Cases
Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co asserts the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The sworn claim dated December 6, 1806 before Notary A. W. Gleason notes the firm markets a blood and mucous system remedy. Sold by druggists.
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State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucan County
Frank J. Cheney
F J
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney &O
Patient care in confusion in ward noted
Fragmentary dialogue shows nurse uncertain about infant wellbeing and caregiver asking about infant smiling. The scene hints at hospital setting and improvised care methods with glove stretchers mentioned in a sketch.
Missing Jimmie Inspires Townwide Inquiry
Fragmentary note recalls a crowd gathering for a game titled bad Johnnie. An observer asks if Jimmie is home, and a sister provides a cautious reply about a shirt seen. The text is incomplete and unclear.
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Johnnie
Jimmie
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advertises Teething Relief
Rest and health to mother and child. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over sixty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething. Soothes the gums, allays pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhea. It is absolutely harmless. Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and take no others. Twenty five cents a bottle.
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William Jennings Bryat
Galt
United States
Canada
Ottawa
Widow marries twice to keep legacy in Bangs ruse
A joke about Mrs Bangs who, to keep her late husband’s legacy, found and married his distant relative after being widowed a second time. The story plays on a legal loophole and a widow’s cleverness in a small-town setting.
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Gangs
Bangs
Old Bangs
A Day's Work Splits Sparks In Busy Conversation
A fragmentary recollection shows a friend describing a single day's work spoken of as a needed effort. The speaker notes Mr Meek and Miss Watts are part of the terse exchange with informal urban cadence.
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Canadas
Great Britain
Dominion Securities Orporation Limited
Boeing Stoast
Canada Life
Romway
Digby Co
N.S
Fis
Wth Wilson
Dodd
WN. U. Neo 2
FOX & Ross
Baby
Summer
William Jennings Bryan
Diamonds In
Duke
Mr. Fisher
Amile
Eddy
Royal George
Appleford
Hamilton
Imperial Books
Appleford Counter Check Book Company, Limited
Manitoba
Saskachewan
Alberta
British Columb
Fale
Mr. Meek
wrecTipi
Toronto Type Foundry Co. Ltd
Winnipeg
Calgary
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