The Fast Rise of a Manitoba Newspaper Man
The article traces how newspaper work rewards native aptitude over formal training, citing William Garland Foster as a prime example. It details his rural Canadian origins, education, rise through Ottawa Free Press and Winnipeg Telegram to managing editor, and his Conservative affiliations. It notes his move to Portage la Prairie Review as editor with E L Burns, promising a strong Manitoba daily venture.
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Canada
Wiliam Garland Foster
Winnipes Telegram
Portage
Prairie News
Foster
Pewsepaeper Fife
Beils Corpers
Echoniis
Cartetos
Poster
Poeter
Portage la Prairie
Ottawa Free Press
Ax & Reporter
Free Press
Winnipeg Telegram
Fire and Police
Telegraph and
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Young Men's Conservative Club
Review
The
News
E. L. Burns
Portage la Prairie Graphic
Burns
C. E. McPherson
Graphic
Portagers
Arctic study station planned by Denmark and other notes
Denmark will establish a permanent Arctic research station. A German steamer struck a floating mine near Vladivostok and sank with 160 aboard. M Federoff becomes minister of commerce in Russia. Porta Ricans will stop buying American rice until congress protects Porta Rican coffee. A passenger steamer wreck near the Japanese coast saves only one of twenty two aboard.
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Denmark
Vladivestock
Congress
Dodd's Kidney Pills Benefit Ontario Couple
In Port Arthur Ontario Mr Dick Souvey and his wife describe kidney troubles and La Grippe. After both consuming six bottles of Dodd's Kidney Pills they report better health, improved sleep, and relief from urinary pains, claiming the remedy cured them.
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Dick Souvey
Port Arthur
Dodd
Dick Bouvey
Palace Library Mirrors Echo Russian Naval Heritage
The Alexandra Palace room features mirrored panels and half-models of navy ships forming a striking library. It recalls summer at Tsarskoye Selo and Admiral Popov’s circular Popovka. The Czarina’s court dress for national days and the Empress’s coronation gown are kept at the Kremlin museum in Moscow.
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Alexandra Palace
Trarkkoe-Selo
Admiral Popoff
Czarina
Katherine
Kremlin
Moscow
Minard's Liniment Claims Cure for Rheumatism
A Canadian merchant advertises Theodore Dorais as cured of rheumatism after five years using Minard's Liniment. He invites verification by writing to Dorais, the parish priest, or neighbors in St Isadore Quebec, dated May 12, Ys.
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Minard
Grand Trunk Bridge Over Welland Canal Opens Port Colborne
The Grand Trunk bridge across the Welland canal at Port Colborne is completed and ready for use. This milestone completes the bridge project linking port facilities with regional rail and road networks.
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Welland Canal
Port Colborne
Pineapple Tablets Claim Quick Cure for Dyspepsia
Sixty specialists in one box frame a bold medical ad. Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets promise relief in one day for chronic dyspepsia at 35 cents per box. Also notes the new C. P. R. hotel at Victoria to open in June.
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von Stan
Victoria
Mercury Free Catarrh Cure and Diphtheria Remedy Promoted
The item notes Jinar d s Liniment as a diphtheria cure and warns against mercury in catarrh remedies, promoting Hall s Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It also reports two rows of brick residences moved for a Brooklyn armory site, successfully shifted with care to maintain level foundations and minimal damage.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
13Th Regiment
Inrooklyn
Wit of Princess Pauline Metternich Cited by Fontenoy
The Marquise de Fontenoy recalls Pauline Metternich’s sharp reply to General Von Schweidnitz, then Ambassador to Austria, during a dinner encounter. The anecdote highlights her deft retort to a harsh comparison about German notions.
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Pauline Metternich
Napoleon
Marquise de Fontenoy
John Jay
General von Schweidnitz
Ancient Mystery of Eden Location Then and Now
Scholars debate where the Garden of Eden lay using Biblical rivers as clues. Some place Eden near Armenia with Tigris and Euphrates, others near Africa, Babylon, or the Mountains of the Moon, but none can locate four headwaters or the garden itself, leaving Eden’s exact spot a lasting mystery.
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Warthir Paradise
Garden of Eden
Gideon
Ethiopia
Armenia
Tigris
Euphrates
Africa
Babylon
Eden
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Rich Red Blood For Women
Purporting to cure anaemia and a range of ailments, the ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as the key to strong blood and renewed health. It cites a testimonial from Miss J Dietrich of St Clements and touts the genuine label and mail-order price. It also notes Holloway’s Corn Cure and an American traveler’s disappearance as other items.
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J. Dietrich
St. Clements
Que
Dr. Williams
Ont
Western Assurance report shows strong year and rising surplus
The annual statement for Western Assurance shows dividends of 86349.12 and reserves of 123254.69, with reserves now at 1742020.42 and unearned premium estimates at 1822183.46. Surplus over capital and liabilities stands at 419836.96. Fire premiums total 2888590.54 and marine 705764, with fire losses 1547906.20 and marine losses 665157.57. Almost one third of assets are municipal bonds and debentures.
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The
Western Assurance Company
Veterans of 1866 okay flag respect over advertising use
At the Toronto annual meeting of the Veterans of 1866 Association a resolution calls for stopping the use of the British or Canadian flags as advertising for auctions and similar sales. The president is to form a committee with kin- dred associations to press for discontinuance. Sunlight Soap ad copy and a Cambodian king led midway attractions at Marseilles exhibition are also noted in brief.
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Winnipeg
Allan Steamship Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Europe
North-West
British Columbia
Allen Line
Atlantic Steamship Company
Veterans of 1866 Association
Toronto
Britain
Grand Trunk Pacific Branch Lines Company Proposed
Notice announces an application to Parliament for an act to incorporate The Grand Trunk Pacific Branch Lines Company. It outlines proposed routes from Winnipeg area to Lesnitobe, Brandon to US border, and Brandon to Calgary, with governor in council approval.
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Parliament of Canada
Grand Trunk Pacifi Branch Lines Company
Winnipe
Lesnitobe
Brandon
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Canada
American Bacon in Canada Meets Approval in Old Country
Ottawa reports that Mr. FPDP McNamara notes the government order banning American hog slaughtering in Canada is approved in Britain. He warns Canadian carrier plans to distinguish American bacon from Canadian product often fail, leading the retail trade to buy spurious Yankee imitation bacon.
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Ottawa
McNamara
Manchester
Canada
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Garland Fostex
W. Garland Foster
Portage !A Prairie
Ayer
and Co
Lowell, Mass
M. Federoff
Russia
Commerce
Jinard
Thee
Conserva
Dodds
Qu’Appelle Valley
Holloway
Albert Sonischen
Macedonia
Agnew
Estern Assurance Report
Parmelee
Henry C. Potter
New York
Ndia
Wolford
Marseilles
Cambodia
Grand Trunk Pacific
Crandell
Birtle
WM. Howard
Miniota
Marcel
Sth
T. A. Blocum
King
Oma
Hamiota Book & China Store
Vas
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