Moving Pictures of Darkest Africa Expedition Aims For Records
An expedition leaving Loséon aboard the ladder ship of Brian Beliasia and Lionel Cooke seeks ethnologic and geographic records along the Cape to Cairo route. They hope to film warlike chiefs, collect dialect phonographs, and obtain permission to document life in Abyssinia and a mysterious central African city guarded by walls.
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Zomlogical Society
Nyoesaland
Betina
Cooke
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Abyssinia
Menelik
London
Africa
Nile
Cairo
Ex Soldiers plan Canadian west settlement
Winnipeg reports ex soldiers of the United States Army seeking land in the Canadian west to form a farming colony in Manitoba or the Saskatchewan valley. Charles Murphy, formerly at Fort Leavenworth, leads the effort with soldiers from Fort Snelling and western stations ready to move once land is secured and enlistments end.
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Winnipeg
United States Army
Manitoba
Saskatchewan Valley
Charles Murphy
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Tse
Murphy
Fort Snelling
Minn
Far West
Kansas
Montana
Canada
Guest Complains of Meal Shortage at Summer Hotel
A guest praises the music while dining, then tells the proprietor IAke that the meals are insufficient. The proprietor responds with a terse acknowledgment, noting the guest’s remark about hunger. The exchange appears in Life magazine under a vignette style.
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Summer Hotel
Iake
Susanna Askew of Carthage Perth County Dies
Obituary note states Mra Susanna Askew of Carthage Perth county has died at the age of luz years.
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Mra
Carthage
Perth County
Royal Welcome at Southampton and Overseas Commerce Notes
Mr and Mr Loneworth were received at Southampton almost like royalty. Sunlight Soap touts superior quality and Sunlight method. Emperor William invites US officers to German autumn maneuvers. An oil Seething Oil promises calm seas. Dr Thomas Eclectric OU touted as a swift general remedy for pain burns and bruises. A Paris test showcases Wellman airship motors for a North Pole expedition before a notable audience.
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Thomas Eclectric
Wellman
North Pole
Paris
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Prominent Endorsements
An advertising notice offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others, praises F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo and outlines internal use claims and pricing. It also mentions a separate claim about Hall's Family Pills and a Japan railway project in Manchuria priced at seven dollars.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Banks expand in Canada signal strong times ahead
The growth of branch banks in Canada draws comment from physicians and observers who praise the banking system as sane and secure. A health note promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as gentle and effective for dyspepsia, and a butter discussion ends with a joke about whipped cream.
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Canada
Chaplain Milner’s Notice About Delayed Mail
Civil engineer Eliot M Milner recounts Gen Grant and Chaplain Minher during the Civil War. The chaplain once posted a sign claiming ignorance of mail arrival times, only to discover Grant’s silent amusement as he read Milner’s retort about timing and delivery.
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Eliot M. Milner
New Orleans
Gen. Grant
Milner
Harper's Weekly
Tomorrow Til Get Up Before The Sun
A reflective verse chorus questions the universal habit of planning to start the day early yet often lingering in bed. It contrasts ambitions with common morning routines and the ease of slipping back to sleep.
Slavery Accusations Rock Missouri Farm System
Reports allege Charles M Smith and son ran a 2000 acre farm near St Louis where 40 enslaved Black people, including two women, were held prisoner under guard. Warrants issued after claims of peonage and beating. Victims say workers were denied pay and forced to perform harsh labor with limited contact.
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St Lous
Missouri
Charlies M Smith
John Reed
Henry Stokes
Smith
Charles M Smith, Jr
Memphis
Stokes
Baby's Own Tablets Endorsement and Farm Harvest Note
Mrs A Dupuis of Comber Ontario praises Baby's Own Tablets saying her eight month old boy remains well and gains weight. The ad notes availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario and appeals to cautious mothers. A farmer reflects on a perfect harvest and the need to protect calves from spoiled hay. The piece closes with a health warning about stomach upsets and promotes Parmalees Vegetable Pills as superior for digestive health.
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Mra A. Dupuis
Comber
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Bills to the Right and Left Strain Family Budget
A domestic scene centers on heavy financial pressure as a parent laments ruinous bills and a six hundred dollar check is laid on the table, highlighting a strain on the family budget. The terse period voice emphasizes debt and fiscal worry.
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Papa Dear
Maxim doubts Wellman polar airship venture
London Sir Hiram Maxim, famed engineer, doubts Walter Wellman's plan to reach the North Pole by airship. He says balloons are useless for Arctic exploration and that a truly dirigible airship could be built only with immense funding and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Hiram Maxim
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Hiram
Real Old Timer Sees Rail Train After 1958 Gap Near Cranbrook
Roger Moore a Fort Steele rancher near Cranbrook Memoir of a man who had not seen a railway since 1958 until last week when a westbound passenger train arrived. He recalls travel from Victoria in 1858, the Isthmus of Panama, and a long life full of health and humor. He refused telephones and electric lights, calling himself superstitious and preferring to keep his old ways.
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Cranbrook Herald
Max Ving
Cranbrook
Panama
Roger Moore
Canada
United States
al. Doyle
Cranbrook Hotel
Mr. Moore
Moore
Canada Poised as World Power in Outlook View
The Outlook argues Canada will become a world power with wheat leading its advantage. It cites Laurier on continent position and sea routes, predicting Edmonton as a second Minneapolis and Prince Rupert as a second San Francisco as industries move northward across the border.
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Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Pacific
Edmonton
Minneapolis
Prince Rupert
San Francisco
International Boundary Line
London
Government to stock Vermilion Lakes with black bass
Officials plan to release a large number of black bass into Vermilion lakes this season, with a protective screen to keep the fish within the waters. The piece also touts Hollaway's Corn Cure as an unmatched remedy for coins, warts and similar afflictions.
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Hollaway
Red Deer Memorial Hospital Closed Over Financial Shortfall
The Red Deer memorial hospital is closed due to lack of financial support. Town authorities are exploring ways and means to carry on the institution's work.
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Red Deer Memorial Hospital
Inspection Tour of Manchuria by Japanese Leaders
Vice-Admiral Togo Gen Kuroki and Marquis Ito with a high-ranking suite begin a Manchuria inspection tour. The mission follows a state council decision on Manchurian railways to be government run. Anniversary of the Sea of Japan battle marked by crown prince and navy festivities.
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Tokio
Togo
Kuroki
Ito
Manchuria
State Council
Sea of Japan
Rekindles Life in the Nerve Cells
An advertisement for Dr. Chase's Nerve Food claims it restores nervous vitality and builds blood by revitalizing nerve cells. It cites case testimonials from Mrs. W. K. Sutherland and Mrs. George Fuller describing paralysis and nervous headaches cured by the product. Sold for 50 cents, via Edmanson Bates & Co, Toronto.
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Dr. Chase
Chase
George Fuller
Lakeland
Man
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Let me live to reach the zenith of perfection
Poem by Bessie Glen Buchanan laments mortal limits and seeks lasting truth before death. It contemplates living truly without hypocrisy, pursuing broad views, and achieving good before the spirit's passage to other realms.
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Bessie Glen Buchanan
Business dishonesty and moral decay in corporate conduct
The Globe laments widespread business dishonesty and moral paralysis in public opinion and institutions. It argues corporations commit fraud, perjury, and theft while churches and courts fail to discipline such offenders, unlike cases of petty crime.
Canada as Kingdom Vision in British Press
In The London Post E B Osborne argues for transforming Canada into a kingdom. He notes Canadian loyalty to the Crown and predicts that a King’s visit would foster an Imperial constitution, making Canada a Dominion that could become a kingdom and elevate other states to peer status with Britain.
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E. B. Osborne
London
Eng
Canada
Greater Britain
United Kingdom
It Stops the Crying In India A Breath Hold Trick
A mother in India uses a hand over the mouth and nose to stop a crying baby. The infant is allowed to breathe again and the method is repeated if crying resumes. The child learns to associate crying with withheld breath and remains quiet.
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India
Mammoth Remains Reported for Ontario Museum Collection
The Education Department received word that well preserved mammoth remains have been found on a western Ontario farm. Officials plan a visit to secure the specimen though they will not disclose the exact locality. The discovery was made by the department's associated officials.
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Education Department
Ontario
Montagu advocates turbine engines to lead in motor matters
Lord Montagu argues turbine propulsion could revolutionize explosive engines and urges Britain to pioneer a fresh line in automotive development as petrol engines near refinement. He notes several inventors claim solutions and stresses Britain’s chance to maintain leadership in global motor matters.
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Great Britain
Lord Montagu
Bishop Urges Repetition To Find Sermon Text
Dr Strachan of Toronto faced two churchwardens who accused a clergyman of wearing out the congregation by repeating the same sermon. He had preached it twelve times and could not recall the text. The bishop ordered them to ask the preacher to deliver the sermon again and report the text.
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Dr. Strachan
Toronto
Des Moines Capital
Planting apples adds value to farms and markets
Plant a sizeable apple orchard on the farm and maintain it well. It will not lower land value and may yield significant revenue in the future. Choose winter varieties favored by the trade, as red apples of good size and shape command market preference.
Gas Wells Show Pressure Near Six Hundred Fifty PSI
The natural gas wells producing the most gas and showing tremendous force in suction reveal a pressure of about 650 pounds per square inch on the rock confining the gas.
Hardy Frost-Proof Fruit Trees and Shrubs Wanted
Wanted at once reliable energetic men in Manitoba and North West to sell Hardy Hybrid Apples from Dr. Wm Saunders Ontario. Exclusive rights to sell proven stock. complete canvassing outfit and liberal terms. Apply E. D. Smith Helderleigh Nurseries Winona Ont. Established over a quarter of a century.
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Manitoba
North West
Wm. Saunders
Ontario
Ottawa
Brandon
Indian Head
E. D. Smith
Helderleigh Nurseries
Winona
Ont
Chance to Build a Model City in Canada
The New York Sun reports Canada may build a model city at the western end of the Grand Trunk Pacific rail line to Prince Rupert. The Dominion government will guide plans for the new city near the Okeena River, 400 miles north of Vancouver, shaping broad streets parks public buildings and district restrictions.
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Canada
New York Sun
Grand Trunk Pacific
Ocean
Prince Rupert
Dominion
Vancouver
Okeena River
Alaska
Shriner Jump Sparks Postcard Dilemma on Train
A trainload of Shriners halted on a city platform. One rider leaped off with postcards and asked a bystander if another post office existed along the route or if he should mail them there. The remark playful, the traveler joked about Medicine Hat as the civilization’s edge.
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Moose Jaw
Egina
How Rain is Measured
The article explains the Canadian meteorological rain gauge widely used in America. A vertical 10 square inch mouth collects rain into a receiver. depth equals volume divided by 16. Place in open level space with the top 12 inches above ground to avoid shielding effects.
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Canadian Meteoroogical Service
America
Population surge in British Columbia awaits a million
The Vancouver World envisions BC year 1900s reaching ten million in Canada via a population surge. It forecasts Vancouver contributing a hundred thousand toward a million within four to five years, driven by climate and resources while other cities supply the remainder.
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British Columbia
Canada
Vancouver
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Mass
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Msn
Mr. Loneworth
Southampton
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Mall
Japan
Parmelee
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Toronto Story
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Wilson
Archdale Wilson
Hamilton, Ont
Dominion Express
Tuit
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M.N. Dafoe
Colborne
Alberta
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