Diary Contest Awards in Dr Chase Almanac 1905
The Dr. Chase Almanac diary contest awarded prizes totaling 200 in gold for best record of events kept in 1905. Judges from The Globe, Mail and Empire list winners across Canada led by Henry Burton of Brooklin Ontario and others in Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The 1995 edition is promoted for free postpaid to readers sending name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
Messrs. Eimanson
Bates & Co
Toronto
Chase
Henry Burton
Brooklin
James Beaiisto
Miscouche
Pei
Robert Re Ldick
Winchester
Ont
Alf Steves
Burgessville
Richard Whyte
Lyons
Wilford van Wart
Hampstead
N.B
Robert Robertson
North Georgetown
Que
James E. McLatchy
Windsor
N.S
Sarah Jane Burroughs
Shellmouth
Man
J F. MacKay
Bus. Mer
the Globe
Chas. C. Norris
Mail and Empire
Canada
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Munshis of Northern Nigeria Face British Expedition
A Daily Graphic interview recalls details on the Munshi tribe near the Benue river. They are skilled hunters and farmers in a cotton region, currency made from cloth, and exist with little outside contact. The people are described as irreconcilable and wary of foreigners, with fierce weaponry and poison arrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Graphic
Nigeria
Cross River
Benue River
Trader Brings Goods Through Territorial Lands
A lone trader passes through hostile territories with ease, though boundaries are guarded and tolls are exacted on his goods by their keepers. The article notes the travelers move cautiously while maintaining trade.
Turko Central Asian Beliefs and Historic Shifts Noted
Observations trace early Turkish worship of water air earth and sacred trees in Asia Minor and near Constantinople. The Turks later adopted Buddhism Nestorian Christianity and Islam, guided by conquest needs. The text praises esprit de corps and strict obedience amid a volatile mix of brutality and honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Asia
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Armenia
Jews in Mediaeval England and the fate of the Jewish people
A historical account notes 13th century measures against Jews in England, including 1275 penalties and 1285 orders to destroy synagogues, the 1290 banishment, and later recall by Cromwell in 1654 to improve commerce. It contrasts medieval acts with modern Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hye Sents
Leonelon
Canterbury
London
England
Edward I
Russia
Baby's Own Tablets Promised Safe Cure for Children
Advertising copy touts Baby's Own Tablets as a remedy for indigestion wind colic constipation diarrhoea and feverishness in babies and children. A government analyst testifies the medicine contains no opiate narcotic or poisonous soothing ingredients. Mrs Joseph Ross of Hawthorne Ontario endorses its use and it is available from druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ross
Hawthorne
Dr. Whilliams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Teen daughter visits Duchess County farm with prize cattle
The 17 year old daughter of a Wall Street man toured her father's Duchess county farm for the first time in a year and showed keen interest in the prize cattle. As dusk fell she spoke with the manager and heard a cow calling mournfully for her colt, a moment that highlighted the herd's bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Duchess County
20 Years of Vile Catarrh and Other Brief Items
Chas O Brown of Duluth writes he suffered throat and nasal catarrh for years and found relief within 15 minutes using Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. He bought three bottles, claimed near total cure for 60c. A thief looted a case in the state mining exhibit in San Francisco. British tea consumption rose by about 40 percent compared to thirty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Brown
Duluth, Minn
San Francisco
Rheumatism And Paralysis Home Cure Book Ad
An illustrated treatise on Rheumatism and Paralysis promises a complete home cure with the world’s most successful treatment. By W. H. Veno, with preface by a University of Würzburg graduate, offered free by The Veno Drug Company of 24 King Street West Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Veno
University of Wurtzburg
Veno Drug Company
King Street
West
Toronto
Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Excerpt
Advice for lovers stresses gradual courting and tactful progress. Men identify her interests and share pursuits to win trust, while avoiding abrupt shifts as love unfolds. The average girl enjoys time to be wooed and the gradual development of romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Tommy
London
Minara’s Liniment Cures Distemper and Cheese Trade Surges
Minara’s Liniment claims success against distemper in animals. The article notes Canada’s dominant role in Britain’s cheese market, supplying up to three quarters of imports. In January London prices show Canadian cheese at 65s per cwt, New Zealand at 64s, and American at 53s, with Canada up 1½s from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Clock Face Washers Speak of Trade and Danger
A 3 man says he has washed clock faces for about ten years and notes sailors often enter the trade. He describes climbs up church and city towers, some faces kept clean for a decade, and mentions Big Ben. He compares risks to earlier times and stresses practical clock repair skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neo Be
Twinkleye
Mech
Beranese
Westminster
Dave
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills Aid Delicate Digestion
The ad asserts good digestion supports a healthy nervous system and claims Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills regulate sensitive digestive organs. It promises the pills help the hearty eater avoid inconvenience and gain full benefit from meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmelee
Penang Patrol Wagon Described by Singapore Correspondent
The Straits Times correspondent likens the Penang patrol wagon to a four wheeled baker’s cart drawn by slow bullocks. A sleepy Malay constable perches on a box at the front, canvas walls hide the interior, and prisoners sit inside with others, to resemble a novelty ride rather than a grim confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penang
Straits Times
Singapore
Hong
South American Rheumatic Cure Promises Lasting Relief
An advertisement touts a South American remedy that claims to attack the root cause of rheumatism and provide permanent cure, as opposed to other treatments that only dull pain temporarily. The copy emphasizes eradication from the system and lasting results.
Roscoff and the Landing of Charles at St Ninian Church
The Breton village Roscoff is noted as Prince Charles’s landing site after Culloden, with the ruined St Ninian church on the seashore remembered for its historic ties to the Jacobite escape. A fund is proposed to restore the shrine. The piece ends with an advertisement for Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup claiming relief from coughs and sleepless nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoff
Prince Charles
Culloden
St. Ninian
Francis II
Bickle
A Holy Man's Feat at The Tower of Benares
A Tibetan Tashi Lama visiting the Tower of Benares performed remarkable rites. He burned 150 pounds of clarified butter, lit about 300 lamps, scattered flowers and cakes, and prayed for over an hour in adoration of Buddha. He then circumambulated the tower and transformed himself into Buddha while lamas and laypeople worshipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shigatse
Tibet
Benares
Bhudda
Calcutta
Buddha
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Thomas
The
London Electric Company
Chicago
Minard
Haywood
Charles King
Edmonton
Lever Drothers Limited
Minara
Shiloh
Royal Household
Manitoba
Ogilvie
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co
Crites
Montreal
MWE Ie
Best
I T
Ontario
W. Wran
Yorkton Enterprise
the Maclean Publishing CO. Limited
Winnipec
ENC
Western Assurance CO
United States
Dominion of Can
Geo. A. Cox
J. J. Kenny
S. C. Wood
H.N. Baird
Geo. R.R. Cockburn
W. R. Brock
Geo. McMurrich
J.K. Osborne
E. R. Wood
Mr. M.N, Dafoe
M.N
Dafoe
Colborne St
Niagara Falls
Keeley Institute
Osborne St
Winnipeg
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