Editor Clarence King of Brandon Times Aims for Bold, Principled Journalism
The article profiles Clarence King editor of the Brandon Times, tracing his lineage in Manitoba journalism and noting his energetic, combative style. It credits his leadership with strengthening the paper and cites his strong opinions, investigative instincts, and commitment to principled reporting as key to the Times’ standing in Western Canada.
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Sire
West
Lauries Sire and Son
Battleford Herald
Walpole Murdoch
Hartney Star
Birtle
Brandon
Clarence King
the Times
King
Manitoba
Trockle
Brandon Times
Polonius
Laertes
Brandon Independent
Mr King
Western Canada
Independent
Purcell
The
Times
Brandon Sun
E. L. Christie
Canada
Nelson draft memorandum found in private collection
The Daily Telegraph reports the original Trafalgar memorandum in Lord Nelson's handwriting has been discovered. The document, long believed lost, was held by a private family near Merton Abbey, home of Lady Hamilton.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Merton Abbey
Lady Hamilton
Dr. Agnew Ointment Claims Quick Pile Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Agnew’s Ointment as a remedy for piles with rapid relief in three to six nights and comfort in one application, also claiming cure for skin diseases in all ages for 35 cents. A fire partially damages Gravenhurst Sanitarium for consumptives. McGill University inherits $50,000 from Edwin H. Kins estate.
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McGill University
Edwin H. Kins
First Woman Engineer in Europe Mile Butticar
Geneva report: Mile Butticar a Swiss woman earns an engineering diploma at the University of Lausanne with honors. She practices in Geneva and is seen as a rising engineer despite several suitors trying to win her hand.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Mile
Butticar
Europe
Jousanne University
Shilohs Consumption Cure Promises Cure for Colds
An advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as a guaranteed remedy for colds coughs and lung troubles with a 25 cent price and a thirty year success record. It cites testimonials from Mrs Acchie Taylor of Asaph Pa praising its effects on a coughing family and claims widespread cure claims.
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Shdoh
Shiloh
Acchie Taylor
Asaph
Benebrral
Ghana
Ong
Ottawa Notes on Doughty Discoveries in Louisiana Archives
Domin ion archivist Dr. Doughty reports progress in Louisiana linking archives to Canada history. Notaries and parish registers will illuminate early ties among Louisiana French Canada and Acadia before the conquest. The findings promise to enrich Canadian documentary sources and the study of colonial relations.
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Ottawa
Doughty
Dominion
Louisiana
French Canada
Acadia
Canada
Kingston to Represent Ontario Legislature for Normal School
Kingston will make representations to the Ontario legislature advocating the establishment of a standard normal school. The move seeks to secure formal support and funding for teacher training facilities within the province.
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Kingston
Ontario
Worried Mothers Try Baby's Own Tablets
Child health anxiety prompts use of Baby's Own Tablets claiming stomach teething and bowel issues as common causes. A Lakefield Ontario mother and a government analyst back its safety with dealer sale nationwide at 25 cents a box through The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville. C A Douglas of Ottawa linked to Marshall Field will and Toronto sailors may strike for higher wages. Holloway's Corn Cure touted as effective for corns with immediate bottle pickup suggested.
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Kenneth Melnnis
Lakefield
Ont
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Relic Anchor of Armada Fossilized in North Sea Haul
A gigantic ancient anchor, likely from the Armada era, was recovered from the North Sea and brought to Yar mouth aboard the Cholmon deley. Covered in barnacles and oysters, it measures thirty four feet long with a three by three foot fluke, a thirteen foot shank, and a missing wood stock. The Ontario power commission will recommend that power enterprises be undertaken by municipalities.
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North Sea
Yarmouth
Cholmondeley
The
Ontario Power Commission
Wil
Transparent Envelopes Barred From Mails In Canada
Post Office regulations warn that mail enclosed in transparent envelopes with addresses visible cannot be transmitted. Additional notes cite stamped prepayment rules for unenclosed cards, Australia to Canada postage cuts, and Canada to Dutch Guiana parcel rates. A Canada Trinidad postal convention allows direct parcel exchange with seven pound limits.
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Ottawa
Post-Offie Department
Canada
Postal Administration of the
Commonwealth of Australia
Australia
Dutch Guiana
el Trinidad
St. John
Dodd's Kidney Pills Bring Lasting Health Benefit
The article profiles T. H. Belyea, postmaster of Lower Windsor New Brunswick, who credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney trouble. He reports lasting health for two years since using the Canadian remedy and endorses its effectiveness for kidney disease.
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New Brunswick
Lower Windsor
Carleton Co. N.B
Dodd
T. H. Belyea
Belyea
Willamette meteorite sold to New York scientist for 20600
The famous Willamette meteorite, weighing about fifteen tons, was sold to a New York scientist who will present it to the American Museum of Natural History. The price, said to be the highest ever paid for a meteorite, was 20600. It was found near the Tualitan river in Clackamas county Oregon after a lengthy dispute over ownership.
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Portland
Oregon
New York
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Clackamas County
Grandfather McNally’s Long Life at London Home
London reports Grandfather McNally, Edward’s oldest subject, living at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged. He notes fourteen years of care by the Sisters, thirteen years since returning from the United States, and a life of temperate habits, happiness, and sound sleep.
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London
McNally
Little Sisters of the
United States
Ireland
A Casket of Pearls Dr Von Stans Pineapple Tablets
An advertisement touts Dr Von Stan’s Pineapple Tablets as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach disorders. It claims the pearls aid digestion and prevent seating of stomach ailments, priced 60 pearls for 35 cuts, recommended by eminent physicians.
Clergue Denies Sioo Amalgamation
F. H. Clergue asserts that the Sioo corporation will not merge with another steel firm. Wm. Sanderson of the Toronto Economist has died. Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup remains a leading cough and cold remedy. Edna Lyall memorial planned for Eastbourne. Typhoid deaths high in British India army. British fishermen export heavy daily fish catches. Montreal Street Railway plans a new power house costing 1 million dollars.
Advice to the Press From Goldwin Smith at CPA Banquet
Mr. Goldwin Smith praised long journalism service in Canada and warned editors to guard independence amid party influence and popular passion. He argued democracy is on trial and asked editors to ensure a fair, independent voice as politics and media evolve. Bystander cites his critique of Canadian literature as provincial and Ontario focused.
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Goldwin Smith
Canada
Canadian Press Association
Bystander
Weekly Sun
United States
England
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Northwest
Union
Massachusetts
Dram Meaning in Historical Measurement
A concise note explains that dramat signified a specific small quantity, equal to a handful, in historic measurement systems. The term reflects how early units varied by context and craft, contrasting with modern standardized weights.
Ink fading in Renaissance manuscripts shifts from lamp black to chemical inks
Manuscripts from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries are often nearly illegible due to ink fading. The transition from lamp black inks to chemical inks is noted as a key development in that era.
Advertiser Endorsement for Minard's Liniment Co.
A reader from Fairville dated Sept 36, 1902 praises Minard's Liniment as a superior relief for sore throat and chest. The note states the writer would not be without it even if priced at one dollar per bottle, signed sincerely as a delighted customer.
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Fairville
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Leper Colony on D'Arcy Island Visited by Dr Bryce
Dr Bryce chief medical officer of immigration toured the D Arcy Island leper colony near Victoria where about a dozen Chinese lepers live in two houses. Residents aged 22 to 45 endure exile with basic housing provisions, garden work, and meals including rice and fish. Inspector Wilson notes adaptation over time. British Columbia maintains the station, with a push for Dominion control.
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Ottawa
Bryce
Pacific Coast
D’arcy Island
Victoria
Wilson
British Columbia
Dominion
Rich Are Devils Richard Speech Warns Presbyterians
In 1906 Chicago, David R. Forgan told seventy three Presbyterian churches the danger of wealth seeking. He warned that some millionaires lose their souls to money and cited a banker’s letter noting a clerk’s death and a final cheque to his widow.
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Presbyterian
Chicago
David R. Forgan
First National Bank
Forgan
Maritime Provinces
Lyell Medal Awarded to Dr Frank Dawson Adams
The Lyell medal honor goes to Dr Frank Dawson Adams, McGill University geology professor born in Montreal and a 1894 professor there. He studied at Sheffield, Yale, and Heidelberg earning a PhD, with work in lithology and physical geology. Adams contributed to the Canadian Geological Survey and authored metamorphism studies.
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Frank Dawson Adams
McGill University
Montreal
Adams
Sheffield Scientife School
Yale College
Heidelberg
Canadian Geological Survey
Canada
England
United States
McGill
Sis Wm. Dawson
Lyell
Dr Adams
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