Greenbacks Get Their Name From A Parisian Banking Note Story
In 1859 the bank notes gained the nickname Greenbacks in a Paris building that now houses the La Chambre de Commerce near the Champ de Mars. Faced with counterfeit threats, the British American Bank Note Company consulted Dr. Thomas Sterry Hunt of Canada who proposed sesquioxide of chromium as a pigment. Since then the strong green hue has served as a fraud safeguard, resisting camera copying.
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Greenbacks
la Chambre de Commerce
Champ de Mars
Montreal
British American Bank Note Company
Thomas Sterry Hunt
Geological Survey of Canada
Asthma Remedy Warns Against Delaying Treatment
A health notice urges early use of Kelloge's Asthma Remedy to prevent incipient asthma from becoming chronic and to avert severe attacks that follow. It warns waiting worsens the condition and increases suffering.
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J. D. Kelloge
Foodstuffs as Contraband Warns Neutral Trade Restrictions
The British government clarifies contraband rules for foodstuffs. Goods sent to neutral countries that could reach Germany will be barred unless Britain is assured the food won’t aid Germany or replace German supplies. Britain says neutrals must have enough food for their own people.
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Germany
Britain
Flour seized from Canada bound for Rotterdam in wartime
The 2500 bags of flour shipped via New York to Rotterdam were seized by French authorities on the steamer New Amsterdam of the Holland-America line as conditional contraband. The flour was unloaded at Brest after protest over shipping to an enemy port.
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Holland
Canada
New York
Rotterdam
New Amsterdam
Brest
Man lights cigar on property on dark street
Witness reports a man lighting a cigar on his own property on a dark street last night. A passerby urges police, but the man denies any crime and declines intervention.
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Mercy
Woman from Cape Wolfe credits Pinkham remedy for twins health
A Cape Wolfe Canada woman praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a prior decline in health from female troubles. She reports recovery, now healthy with twins two months old, and urges others with similar issues to try the medicine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cape Wolfe
Canada
J. T. Cook
Lot No. 7
P.E.1
Canada Should Make Plans To Exploit German Trade Loss
The Canadian trade and commerce department releases its fifth in a series on German export loss. It argues Germany will struggle to rebuild export markets, urging Canada to plan now to capture and retain as much trade as possible, with focus on South American opportunities after Argentina Brazil and Chile.
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Trade and Commerce Department
Germany
Canada
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Notable Figures Made Famous Despite Early Crippling Ailments
The article surveys renowned individuals who were crippled from a young age. It cites Talleyrand disabled by infancy, Byron and Scott as examples of lameness, and poetess Elizabeth Browning whose spinal injury followed a saddle accident. It argues infirmity did not hinder fame.
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Talleyrand
Napoleon
Josephine
Lord Byron
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter
Edinburgh Light Cavalry
Browning
Fine Old Bull Kills 18 Germans
The Petit Parisien reports a bull in Sezane charged German soldiers during shelling. The enraged animal gored six first, then twelve more before dying, while peasants opened gates to move cattle to safety.
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Petit Parisien
Sezane
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Promoted for Rheumatic Relief
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for rheumatism and blood purification. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Emeline Smith of St Jerome Quebec describing dramatic recovery from inflammatory rheumatism after using the pills. The ad notes price and mail order options from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Que
Weel, He’s a Very Industrious Body
An elderly Scottish woman famed for kindness notes how even the devil has a place for work. A gossiping neighbor accuses her of having a sharp word for hell, and she retorts that even the devil is a very industrious body.
Stage Troupe Tales and Worm Remedies in Scattered Snippets
A collection of pasted fragments mentions Wilson Barrett inviting workers to his theater show, a payday note listing overtime wages, an ad for Miller's Worm Powders claiming quick intestinal relief, blotter observations, a critic’s line about judging, and a brief poem about a widow named Weed and her late partner Jack.
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Wilson Barrett
London
Princess Theatre
Barrett
Judge
Weed
Jack
Corroborative Evidence The Unbeliever Seance Exchange
A widow and a spiritualist tease the idea of ghostly mishaps as they discuss a clumsy late husband. The exchange hints at furniture disruption attributed to a spirit while the widow remains unsure.
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George
War Dogs Rescue Wounded Soldiers On Battlefield
The dog in war shows clear value by scent in saving lives as ambulance teams once missed casualties. German and Austrian efforts trained ambulance dogs with gear and supplies aiding rescues, while British opinions favor simple, unobtrusive equipment for rapid battlefield coverage.
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Germany
Vienna
Bath
Manchuria
Persidsky
Count Keller
Richardson
Glasgow MP Pushes Life Pension for Disabled War Vets
George Nicholl Barnes, labor leader and MP for Blackfriars Glasgow, urged a policy to pay every man permanently disabled in war five pounds weekly for life. He said previously the disabled begged in the streets and estimated dependencies’ cost at twenty five million pounds, arguing generosity.
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Geo. Nicholl Barnes
Blackfriars
Glasgow
Barnes
Deaf Canadian Engineer Recovers Hearing Without Surgery
Edward Gregory, an engineer from Jamaica Plain Massachusetts, details a lifelong deafness worsened by head disturbances and despondency. He recovered usable hearing gradually, hearing conversations and distant trains, and regained his job. Written offer for free information at 255A Forbes St.
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Edward Gregory
Forbes St
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Courteous Retort At Election Meet By Thackeray
The anecdote recalls Joseph Chamberlain praising a courteous exchange before voting while Thackeray, a candidate, meets his opponent in the street. As the opponent said may the best man win, Thackeray quipped I hope not, illustrating genteel frontier of rougher campaigns.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Thackeray
Tay
Memory of Victoria Cross sailor in Baltic siege
The report recalls Rear-Admiral C. D. Lucas R N who died recently. As acting mate aboard the Hecla in Admiral Napier's Baltic fleet he saved crew by tossing a live shell overboard during the Bomarsund bombardment in the Aland Islands where Russian and German fleets clashed. Lucas faced a near explosion with calm resolve.
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England
C. D. Lucas
R.N
Hecla
Napier
Baltic
Bomarsund
Aland Islands
Lucas
Gallant Captain Grenfell Heroic Wound Rescue
Captain F. O. Grenfell of the 9th Lancers was wounded in both legs and had two fingers shot off while rallying guns under fire. He and his men dragged the guns to safety, then he was taken to hospital. Also praised is a major of I Battery Royal Horse Artillery for quick retirement and pushing the battery to position under threat, enabling effective fire.
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F. O. Grenfell
9Th Lancers
Captain Grenfell
I Battery
Royal Horse Artilery
Putnam's Painless Wart Extractor Promises Quick Removal
Advertises unsightly warts removal in a few hours as reliable, safe and sure with Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor. The copy urges trying the product.
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Putnam
Putnam's
Good Salaries in the Army and Navy
A British field marshal remains on active list on half pay. rules cap eight active field marshals. Two must come from the Indian army. The field marshal commanders earn about 15000 dollars annually, higher than an admiral of the fleet who earns just over 10000 dollars plus allowances.
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Mediterranean
War School Training Sparks Patience and Discipline
A twenty six weeks course trains one man for combat, stirring impatience among patriots while curing it. The piece contrasts Kitchener's approach with eager Spanish war volunteers and notes England's disciplined path from Aldershot to Egypt under the Sirdar. It references exile and the Rainers machine.
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Kitchener
Cuba
England
Aldershot
Sirdar
Egypt
New York Press
Stevenson’s Grave Revisited in Empire Samoa
The article notes the enduring connection of Robert Louis Stevenson to Samoa begun in 1889. It recalls how he initially planned a short stay but grew to settle near Apia, buying land three miles from the town and remaining on the island, aside from trips to Sydney, until his death.
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Stevenson
Empire
Samoa
R.S.S. Isto
Southea
Madeira
Apia
Sydney
A Sensible Merchant Praises Minarius Liniment
A merchant from Bear Island reports Aug 26 1903 that Minard's Liniment Co. product MINARIUS LINI MENT sells itself with little push. The writer notes 13 years in business and praises the liniment as the best on the market among rivals.
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Bear Island
Minard's Liniment Co. Limited
Largest Coin Ever Struck Found by American Numismatic Society
The American Numismatic Society possesses a massive copper ingot coin from Sweden minted in 1659. Measuring 23 percent by 13 inches, it features five large stamp marks and the Swedish crown in each corner, with Carolus Gustavus X inscribed around the edge. The piece, once sinking in Riga harbor, is valued as a rare plate money specimen.
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American Numismatic Society
Sweden
Carolus Gustavus X
Avesta
Riga
Hussia
Canadian Courier Tales Of A Traveling Infant
Dialogue from the Capadian Courier features a child named Mary debating nationality of a baby born at sea, questioning parentage and travel. The snippet frames a country of origin as a factor and satirizes legal ties to birthplace.
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Mary
Owene Faces Debt Worries Over Inability to Contract
The Boston Transcript notes Owene fears debts but cannot enter new contracts. The line implies financial strain as he is unable to commit to fresh obligations.
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Owene
Boston Transcript
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E.vwy
Gillett Company Limited
Winnipeg
Toronto
Minard
Pinkham
N. U
Sporting Coods
Philadelphia Ledger
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy
Chicago
Grenfell
Martha
Houston Chronicle
Johnny
Ethel
Kansas City Times
No'm
Tomorror
Post
Canadian Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Windsor, Ont
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