The Metric System Fuss in Canada and Britain
Prof Maclennan argues for adopting the metric system as a universal trade aid. The piece traces the system’s origins, its decimals based structure, and its potential to simplify calculations and boost foreign commerce while noting mixed opinions and partial adoptions in Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.
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Maclennan
Britain
United States
Cassier
Canada
New Zealand
House Lords
House of Commons
His Self-Denial. At the beginning mother was t
A fragmentary OCR segment mentions self denial and a mother figure at the start. The readable portion is scant, with no clear event, names, or places to anchor a fuller item.
Mole seeks royal records on Nelson godfather claim
Mrs Mole of Toronto searches for archival proof of her alleged Nelson godfather link and royal ancestry. She cites a 1701 engraving, a 1846 painting, and family heirlooms while offering items to an upcoming Exhibition.
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Mole
No. 1
King Mreet West
Toronto
Margaret Britannia Rotingon
Lord Nelson
Brandon
Cox
London and
London
Lord Neilson
Robinsons
Offerton Hall
Sunderland
Durham County
Charles II
L Graham
W. Nutter
Ludgate HS
Life in Selkirk Diocese described at Toronto meeting
Rev Dr N Stringer, Bishop of Selkirk, depicted life in the Yukon and Selkirk diocese using fifty stereoscopic views at the Blackfoot Home gathering of the Women's Auxiliary of the Church Missionary Society. The talk covered Carcross, White Horse, Dawson City, mining shifts, and noted Bishop Bompas’s cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Blackfoot
Church of England Missionary Society
Church of the Redeemer
Toronto
N. ©. Stringer
Selkirk
Bishop Stringer
Carcross
White Horse
Dawson City
Forty-mile
White Pass
Windy Arm
Mr. Cody
Bishop Stringers
Bullion
Conrad City
Dawson
Archdeacon Canham
Selly Kirk
Holy Church
Bishop Bompas
North
Stringer
Kiondike
Calgary
H. W. Gbbon-Stocken
Emily Cummings
Leafet
Graphite Deposit Found at Cape Breton
Neil D. Campbell reports a graphite discovery at French Vale Cape Breton. A 13 foot seam lies at 25 feet depth with samples showing about 70 percent graphite. Proximity to the C R line and Bras d or Lakes harbor add transport appeal. Ceylon remains the top producer with high quality export value.
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French Vale
Cape Breton
Neil D. Campbell
C. R
Bras D'Or
Ceylon
New York
America
Cleaning Windows with Kerosene Method
Into a basin put two tablespoonfuls of kerosene and two of water. Dip a soft cloth, half wrung, and wash windows including sash and glass. Rub dry with soft newspaper and polish with a soft towel. This cleans fly specks and dirt faster than soap and water and leaves a better polish. The quantity serves two ordinary sized windows.
The Too Critical Bookseller
A woman visits a bookseller asking for Browning. The clerk refuses, saying he only stocks books he can understand. She asks for Praed instead, and the exchange turns comical as he confesses belief in prayer failing to help.
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Browning
Antiquity of Ropemaking
Before the beginning of the historical period considerable skill in ropemaking had been acquired, and on that account all i iain.
Dreams Were Sold By Earle E Griggs
A lyric verse by Earle E Griggs reflects longing and devotion as the speaker offers gold in exchange for dreams and his maiden wife. The poem centers on love, hope, and the elusive dream of happiness through devotion and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grearas
Earle E Griggs
Airships in Politics Anticipations and the Peacemaker Claim
The Dundee Advertiser notes airship optimism as a force in politics and war avoidance. It cites Captain Capper of the Royal Engineers arguing that fully developed air travel would bring war to citizens and could make the aeronaut a world peacemaker, a hope the piece prefers not to test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee Advertiser
Royal United Service Institution
Col Capper
R. E
Col. Capper
The Real Malay Portrait From Swettenham’s Malay Sketches
The Real Malay describes a short thickset man with straight black hair and brown skin. He is courteous yet reserved with strangers and trustworthy, though slow to repay debts. He enjoys gambling but avoids intoxicants, admires tradition, resists innovations, and is skilled in fishing and boating.
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Swettenham
Surprise Cabinet appointee Captain Sinclair in Campbell-Bannerman govt
Captain Sinclair becomes a cabinet rank member in the Campbell-Bannerman government after a brief official career. A Scot born at Dunbeath in 45 years, he attended Sandhurst and joined the Royal Irish Lancers. He served as A D C to Lord Aberdeen in Ireland, later represented Forfarshire and Dumbartonshire, acted as Liberal Whip, and married Lady Marjorie Gordon, Aberdeen’s eldest daughter.
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Sinclair
Scotland
Campbell-Bannerman
Sir John Sinclair
Dunbeath
Sandhurst
Royal Irish Lancers
London
Lord Aberdeen
Ireland
Capt. Sinclair
Forfarshire
Dumbartonshire
Capt
Marjorie Gordon
Noahs Ark at Sea on Kildonan Castle Cargo
The Kildonan Castle arrived at Southampton carrying a vast cargo of exotic animals. Included were six sea lions sixty penguins seventy snakes two sard-wolves thirty Cape baboons seventy six South African rabbits seven hundred African birds ten antelopes seventeen bee-birds seven hundred fifty tortoises and three hundred large green frogs. John D Hamlyn the London naturalist noted hunters gathered the creatures over months amid dangers and adventures.
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Kildonan Castle
Southampton
Great Britain
Old Roman Ink Formula Recalled in Ancient Text
A fragment describes ancient ink made by Greeks and Romans using lampblack with gum in a three parts to one ratio. The note highlights traditional pigment preparation and mentions historical references to ink manufacture.
Wisdom and salvation in a sermon on life and death
A religious sermon discusses wisdom from Proverbs, righteousness versus folly, and the need for conversion. It cites scripture on salvation through Christ, warns against covetousness and drunkenness, and recalls witnesses of Welsh converts while noting dangers from devils and sin. Three deputy marshals were slain in a fight with outlaw Indians in Indian Territory.
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Pyright
Earth
John xvi
John
Wales
Gen
Christ Jesus
Jeremiah
Job
Jesus
Gideon
Eve
Achan
Christ
David
Indian Territory
SUGGESTS NEW ASYLUM IN ONTARIO PRISONS REPORT
A provincial report from northern Ontario proposes a separate asylum and reform facility on a 700 acre tract to house long term prisoners and chronic inebriates. It notes 4 157 drunkenness commitments last year, 1 119 to Toronto jail, and calls for industrial farms to aid reform.
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Prore Smith
Friven
Réformatory
Lake Superior
Prvince
Toronto
Ontario
Whitby
Woodstock
Central Prison
Mercer Reformatory
E. R. Rogers
Wherefore No British Immigrants
In Canada a new English publication argues colonial indebtedness. The author says colonies are refreshing grounds for the British race and warns against mingling alien blood. He proposes English Canadian government cooperation to migrate poorer Britons to Canada to avert future upheaval among the unemployed.
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Canada
Beckles Willson
Mr. Willson
England
Canadian Rail Official Chooses Axe in Duel Incident
A Canadian railroad man in China involved in a dispute over a poker game with a Russian attache. After an American apologized for an insult, the Russian envoy demanded a duel. The Canadian chose the weapon, declaring the Canadian weapon would be the axe, ending the matter that same night as the Russian paid the supper bill.
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Canada
China
United States
Ontario's Lieutenant Governor W Mortimer Clark
Lieutenant-Governor W Mortimer Clark sparked a mild controversy at the Ontario House opening by using Parliament instead of Legislature. Born in Aberdeen Scotland May 24 1836 he studied law at Edinburgh and moved to Canada in 1859. He became Queen's Counsel in 1887 and has chaired Knox College Board of Management since 1880.
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W. Mortimer Clark
Ontario House
Regentry
John Clark
Caledonian Bank
Scotland
Aberdeen
Edinburgh University
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Queen's Counsel
Toronto University
Knox College
Worms in Colts Highlight Hidden Coat Deterioration
Guide notes that a colt’s rough dead-looking coat can signal worm infestation and recommends treating with half a pint of remedies, though the exact potion details are unclear in the text.
Wheat markets firm as U S government data refresh sentiment
Wheat prices in North American markets show signs of a bottom after weeks of decline. Winnipeg May wheat at 7c, Minneapolis 7 54c, Chicago 76%c as government March stocks surprise investors. Futures advance then recede with renewed confidence and expected export demand. Manitoba cash wheat hits 72%ac. Fort William Port Arthur in-store prices: Nor 4c, Nor 2 72c, Nor 3 70c, March futures 74c, April 74 4c, May 75c.
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United States
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
U. S
U.S
United Kingdom
Europe
Brad Street
Manitoba
Fort William
Port Arthur
Leather From Sea Animals And Their Uses In Footwear
A leather manufacturer notes porpoise hide yields soft pliable waterproof leather worth about twice calfskin. Porpoise leather is used for shoes and laces, more common in England due to damp climate. Sharkskin leather offers varied ornamental uses, while seal hides supply bags belts and purses. Alligator hides are also discussed as aquatic leather sources.
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England
Booker T Washington speaks on negro uplift in Toronto
Dr. Booker T. Washington addressed the Canadian Club of Toronto praising industrial education and Tuskegee Institute gains. He argued education lifts the colored race from slavery past toward self reliance with graduates aiding communities and building wealth, housing, and banks.
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Booker T. Washington
Toronto
Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Alabama
United States
Italy
Spain
Russia
Hampton
Prof. Kilpatrick
W. J. Gage
E. R. Peacock
Geo A. Cox
Peleg Howland
Hubbard
Parks
Julius R. Cox
The Revised Version Song Of Pestilence
A strange verse describes a man found dead in a house with his hat and coat misplaced as dawn breaks. His eyes once full of rye and serpents, he shouts for life before his wife discovers his body beside the ice box in a chaotic scene.
Prolific Cow From Springbank Yields Twin Calves Twice
Wm. Wyatt of Springbank Middlesex reports his cow has given birth to twin calves twice within a single year, marking an unusual and productive dairy feat observed in local farming circles.
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Wm. Wyatt
Springbank
Middlesex
Tramp Musician Goosebill Jack Dies in Whitby Jail
John Sampson known as Goosebill Jack, a tramp musician from Whitby, died while in Whitby Jail. Authorities confirm his death following a detention related to his wandering lifestyle and public disturbances reported in Whitby.
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John Sampson
Whitby
Earliest Shoes Made From Hide Shaped Like Purses
A historical note describes the earliest footwear as pieces of hide or skin shaped to fit the ankle with a string, worn in purse fashion.
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Bia
Cheng
Englen
James Watt
Paris
Academy of Science
Met
France
Prof. Maclennan
Nelson Hear Godfather
Nelson's Frigate
the Sunday School
Kev DM. Steares
Caserior
OresTrest Ag
the Market Report
Hompson, Sons & Co
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