Constantia Brings Cupid to Hilton in a Gown
Constantia arrives to a dull Hilton but stirs the town with fashion and charm. Mazie and Serena host a girls only retreat hoping for no men yet Constantia rallies friends, dances, and a dramatic arrival of twenty four young men changes the scene and future engagements follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazie
Serena Sears
Constantia
Cynthia
Merrilis
Hilton
Weill
Serena
Mazile
Mazie Langley
Paradise
Hampshire Hills
Bobbie Dwyer
Bobbie
Creation
Aunt Crobbin
Magie
Constantin
Cupid
A Grateful Woman Finds Relief with Pink Pills
A testimonial from Mrs. Margaret Wood of Southfield New Brunswick describes severe illness after multiple surgeries. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health after years of suffering and now keeps them for daily vitality. Pills sold by dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Don’t Worry After Rejection Says Harper’s Bazaar
Humorous exchange shows a jilted lover musing over lost money and a discouraging bard’s line. The dialog notes there are plenty of other fish in the sea while the other responds he has no bait left, in a light social quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief from Warts and Corns
The ad asserts Hollow ay's Corn Cure removes warts and painful corns. Mrs. Lapsling testifies that after John ny was bitten by a strange dog, the wound was treated by a doctor and ostracized promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Tale of a Car Ticket Delights City Readers
A Pittsburg Press paragraph chronicles a car ride on Sixteenth Street where a woman with brown eyes attracts a crowd of young men. She buys a ticket, the conductor admires her, and the fare card vanishes into an inside pocket prompting curiosity about the fate of the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
Pittsburg Press
Better Than Spanking for Bed Wetting Cures
Mrs. M. Sam mers of Windsor Ontario offers a free home treatment with full instructions for bed-wetting in children and urine difficulties in adults. No money required. write today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Sammers
Windsor
Ont
One Way Out
Uncle Mose bars a quick fortune from a stolen pig sale to a northern lawyer and a later sale to Judge Pickens. Cornered, Mose confesses with a grin, saying he cannot decide the matter and leaves the two men to settle it themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose
Judge Pickens
Uncle Mose
Darky
Perfume Factory Hazards and Odors Documented
The article notes musk pods emit a repulsive odor causing nosebleeds for workers wearing masks. Civet, kargguline and ambergris have strong scents in bulk, while hawthorn blossoms and tuberose also produce powerful, choking fumes.
Nelsons recall Howe campaign bond in Shubenacadie memory
The Rossin House partner Alexander Nelson who died recently recalled Joseph Howe’s Nova Scotia politics. He described Howe guiding an 1859 royal visit by Prince Albert Edward, with Nelson and Shubenacadie supporters lining the Halifax wharf to glimpse the future king. The piece ties Howe’s defiance of Confederation to Maritime political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Nelson
Rossin House
Joseph Howe
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Sir John Macdonald
George Brown
John Sanfield Macdonald
Dr. Tupper
Hants
Nelsons
Shubenacedie
Mr. Nelson
Howe
King
Prince of Wales
Canada
Shubenacadie
Halifax
Hants County
Nova Scotia
Royal
Prince
Colony of
Albert
Jesse Collings Romantic Career and Political Bond
The piece recalls Jesse Collings life from cottage origins to political influence and a close bond with Mr. Chamberlain. It recounts their shared Parliament candidacy and a humorous episode where Chamberlain tells a long anecdote first, prompting Collings to omit his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Collings
Chamberlain
Collings
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Collings
British Navy to Sell Ten Obsolete Warships
A London report states the British navy will auction ten aging vessels in coming months. The list includes the first class battleship Benbows, Howe, Collingwood, and Rodney, plus Edinburgh Thunderer and several training ships. Built between 1872 and 1885, they are deemed out of date and will be broken up in the United Kingdom after sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Howe
Collingwood
Rodney
Edinburgh
Thunderer
United Kingdom
Protection From Rabbits Netting Shipments Aboard
Norwich firm supplies 42 inch wide netting with 114 inch bottom mesh and 112 inch top mesh. Australia buys 300 miles for Queensland after earlier Victorian order, and 500 miles to New South Wales. Governments are initial purchasers then sell to settlers to protect crops from rabbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
England
Australia
Queensland
Victorian
New South Wales
Diogenes Finds an Honest Man in Village Drug Store
In a village scene Diogenes enters a drug store and asks for a cure for a cold. The pill compiler replies no cure exists. Diogenes then drops his lantern and declares he has found an honest man, revealing a twist on the classic tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
Snow staking swindles hit new mining camps
W F Mathews in The Montreal Standard discusses 8000+ snow-staked claims in Gowganda and Montreal River districts over five months. He warns of waterlogged properties, rushed affidavits, and public losses as prospector affidavits enable inflated claims. He calls for government inspection to curb fraudulent staking and protect investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowganda
Montreal
Ln Samme
Ontario
Mint
W. F. Mathews
The
Montreal Standard
Killing for sports among wild animals and birds
A nature student in Forest and Stream notes numerous instances of carnivores and birds killing for sport. Examples include wolves in Maine, cats, raccoons, foxes, mink, loup cervier, sable, fisher, shrikes, sheldrakes and goshawks taking prey not for food, but for pleasure, with several observed cases of multi animal killings and non utilitarian killing. The writer compares animal killing pleasure to that of sporting men and fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Here
Mount Desert Island
Soup-Cervier
Loup-Cervier
Prince Rupert Port Plan Promotes Grand Trunk Pacific
A pamphlet issued on the Pacific coast promotes Prince Rupert as the GTPR terminus. It notes 24,000 acres of land for townsite and port development, with 3,000 acres in the first subdivision opening May 1. Copies are available from E. Dull, 200 Portage Ave., Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Princes Rupert
North Pacific
Prince Rupert Harbor
E. Dull
Portage Ave
Winnpeg Man
Simeon Davis and the Umbrella Mystery
Rev Mr Pomiret recalls a parish reaction as Mr Elton notes his face lighting up during a sermon about Simeon Davis. An Edinburgh anecdote recounts a maid delivering compliments to a sick mistress, ending with a death. London lists motor cab counts in the metropolis: 2025 motor cabs 4747 hansom cabs 3624 four wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Pomiret
Elton
Mr. Elton
Simeon
Simeon Davis
Dean Ramsay
Edinburgh
Dysentery Cordial Promoted as Spring Remedy
The text promotes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a standard remedy for spring and summer ailments including dysentery. It claims winter to summer transition strains the body and presents the cordial as the best medicine to subdue painful internal complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Great Britain Debt Jump From South African War
The South African War lifted Britain’s national debt from 35 million pounds to about 797 million pounds, swelling public finances amid wartime costs and economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Heresy Charge and Dickens Fellowship in Toronto
Fifty years ago in Durham County a church backed a purge against a schoolmaster and his son over Dickens novels. No one punished them, and the son, James L Hughes, became a respected Inspector of Toronto public schools and a leading Dickens admirer today.
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James L Hughes
Toronto Public Schools
Durham County
Hughes
Charles Dickens
James
Methodist Church
Huughes
Hughes Jr
Baby Burned By Stove Saved By Zam-Buk Remedy
Mrs T Dougall of Winnipeg recalls her baby girl burning from a hot stove and being soothed by Sem-Bak Zam-Buk. She praises its herbal antiseptic healing, quick pain relief, and skin regeneration, claiming it saved time and money and should be kept for emergencies.
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Zam-Bak
Boy Proclaims Pebble of Baseball Fence Aid
A boy explains to his father that his augur work to bore knot holes in a large tree is for charity, claiming he is a benefactor by creating knot holes in baseball fences to help poor boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Father
Puck
Conceited Exchanges Highlighted in Local Letter Column
A playful dialogue between a wife and husband exposes a joking clash of vanity. The wife questions the husband’s self regard while he retorts that a peer with similar talents would be endlessly proud, framing a light domestic humor scene.
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills Promote Gentle Purge and Cure
A thorough pill to clear the stomach and bowels of impurities and irritants is necessary when action is irregular. Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills are mild in action but mighty in results, purge painlessly and effectively, and work a permanent cure. They can be used safely by the delicately constituted with no painful preceding effects.
Cleverton Love Affirmation Draws Father to Tears
A narration captures a daughter confessing affection and a father’s emotional response, with Dashaway remarking on being deeply moved. The scene centers on intimate family emotion and mutual vulnerability in a domestic moment.
Japan's Good Roads Impress With Long Scenic Highways
The London Chronicle notes Japan's excellent highway system. The 300 mile Tokaido from Kioto to Tokyo impresses, and the Nakasendo is even longer, winding through famed scenery. The daimyo annual journeys to Tokyo kept roads well kept to avoid feudal penalties.
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Japan
Kioto
Tokyo
London Chronicle
William Terriss and the Thames Heroic Rescue
Eben Terry recounts in her memoir that William Terriss, famed Adelphi star, once arrived drenched at the London theatre. He reportedly jumped from a penny steamboat into the Thames and saved a little girl from danger, a tale underscoring his bravery beyond the stage.
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William Terriss
Adelphi Theatre
London
Eben Terry
Terriss
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Hiiton
Mariel
Pratt
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Reire
Dodds
Ld Yit
Ww. N. U
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Nelson and Howe
Toronto Heetelman
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
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Cleverton
Dashaway
Mooney
Mooney’s
the Mooney Biscuit & Candy CO. Limited
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