Winnipeg Theatre Scene Grows With Star-Studded Walker Season
The Walker Theatre in Winnipeg attracts top American stars and productions. Jessy Dussey, Marie Cahill, Max Figman, Grace George, The Grand Mogul, The Lion and the Mouse, De Wolf Hopper, Patrick Campbell, Mary Marble, and many more are booked for the season. A bold lineup aims to place Winnipeg among the foremost theatrical centers outside major cities.
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Walker Theatre
Winnipeg
Leslie Carter
Viele Allen
Lilien Russell
Henrietta Croeman
Otto Skinner
William Faversham
New York
United States
Winniseg
America
Walker
Jessie Dussey
Channing Pollock
Miriam Michelsen
Marie Cahill
Edwin Milton Boyle
Mary
Miss Cahill
Harry Girard
Joe Blethen
Max Figman
John Cort
Sarah Truax
The Fatiguing Part
A brief humorous note contrasts motor car use with walking, highlighting fatigue from walking as a playful observation. The exchange quotes a speaker claiming cars are easier to operate than walking, ending with a wry remark about tiredness.
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PhDe Geipbla Press
Texas ponies raised north for polo and stock feed ideas
William Anson in Texas Farm and Ranch notes Texas ponies and ranch horses taken north mature eight to ten years old, growing well on northern oats and timothy hay. He says they improve in appearance and weight, and suggests keeping the foal reasonably fat from birth to sale to fetch a top price.
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Texas
Timothy Hay
William Anson
Anson
Maleria Horse Trouble Spreads in South Africa
Disease dubbed Maleria affects horses in South Africa. ticks suspected as spreaders. Report says treatment may involve large doses of epsom salts niter and quinine if promptly fed.
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South Africa
Found remedy for internal parasites in sheep
HL P Miller writes that a simple self-administered treatment may curb internal parasites and hoof ailments in sheep. He suggests a 6 to 8 by 4 foot box with air slaked lime, a center box with dry tobacco leaves, and salt sprinkled to create the sole salt source, protected from rain.
Harvest Time Advice for Sheep and Wintering
After harvest it is a good time to beg sheep and put them in fire shape for wintering. The snippet suggests farm practices for preparing flocks for cold months.
Curious Horseshoe Toll Customs Of Oakham Castle
Oakham in Rutland preserves an ancient toll via horseshoes given to the lord of the manor when nobles visit. The latest addition, a 19 inch gilded shoe inscribed Bernard Lord Coleridge 1907, sits among many royal and noble gifts. Historic origins link to Queen Elizabeth and Walkelin de Ferrers, with bailiffs allowed to seize a shoe by force if needed.
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Oakham
Rutland
Horseshoe
Oakham Castle
Bernard Lord Coleridge
Lord Coleridge
Elizabeth
Lord Burleigh
Burghley House
Stamford Town
Queen Elizabeth
Walkelin de Ferrers
Prince Ent
George IV
Duchess of Kent
Queen Victoria
King Ward VII
Queen Alexandria
Earl of Pemfret
Earl of Darnley
Earl Granville
Quicksand Tragedy Claims Lancashire Gardener
John Williamson, a gardener at Pilling Vicarage near Fleetwood, Lancashire, vanished for three days before being found buried waist-deep in Morecambe sands. Rescuers struggled for hours as tides rose, and despite ropes, crowbars, and ladders, the body was recovered only after a long, arduous extraction. Williamson had walked to the sands after finishing work, likely lost in the treacherous ooze as the sea encroached and the tide rose.
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John Williamson
Pilling Vicarage
Fleetwood
Lancashire
England
Morecambe
Irish Sea
Williamson
Fear of Mormonism in Canada Prompts Petitions
The Woman's Christian Union circulates petitions to the Dominion Government calling for immediate action against Mormon spread in Canada. The group cites widespread polygamy in Mormon households, with multiple wives, and notes Mormons forming municipalities controlling schools, local authority, and voting influence, hindering prosecutions under Canadian marriage laws.
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Dominion
Canada
Woman's Christian Union
Union
United States
Home Remedy and Forest Work Link to Health and Stewardship
An old authority advocates a simple home mixture for rheumatism and kidney trouble with dandelion, kar gon, and sarsaparilla, urging care with weather. The piece then outlines Dominion forestry aims in Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan including timber surveys and fire protection efforts dating to 1905 06.
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Dominion
Union
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Turtle Mountain
Moose Mountain
Riding Mountain
Ontario
Quebec
Zam-Buk praised by mother for mumps relief and remedies
Mimico resident rs. A. Hammond testifies Zam-Buk helped three children with mumps and praises its household use. Ad copy claims Zam-Buk cures cuts burns boils eczema and many wounds, sold by druggists with prices 25c per box or three boxes for $1.25. Ends with proverb about second marriages.
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A. Hammond
Mimico
Toronto
Eastern Canada Excursions Offer Low Round Trip Rates
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co announces annual Eastern Canada Excursions with low round trip rates to Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. Tickets on sale Dec 1–31 and valid to return within three months, with Atlantic Steamship ties on sale Nov 23 for up to five months. Two through express trains operate daily and standard first class sleeping and tourist cars are attached to all through trains. Apply to nearest CPR agent for details.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Mother Warns Son of Father’s Whipping
A Philadelphia Inquirer snippet shows a mother threatening to tell the father to whip the naughty boy when he returns home. The boy pleads for mercy noting the father is always tired after work.
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Johnnie
Philadelphia Inquirer
Warning to Mothers About Imposters of Baby's Own Tablets
A warning note warns mothers of counterfeit imitations sold for profit risking child health. Genuine Baby's Own Tablets bear the four leaf clover with a child's head on each outer wrapper. If unavailable, send 25 cents to The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. for a postpaid box from Brockville Ontario.
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Paly
Seeng
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Minards Liniment Claimed to Cure Diphtheria
An Irishman walking home late asked a pedestrian for the time. The passerby, fearing a robbery, struck him with a stick and quipped that he struck at one. The injured man recovered and quipped back that he was lucky not to be asked the time an hour earlier.
Is Man a Selfish Brute in Rural Life
A persuasive appeal argues that women endure endless labor while men relax, urging adoption of the Berliner Gramophone to bring world music home. It promises access to 3,000 pieces, with demonstrations through local dealers, and offers a free catalogue from The Berliner Gramophone Company, Montreal.
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New York
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Caruso
Eames
Melba
Berliner Gramophone Company
The Mystery Quote From Washington Star
A brief exchange notes a husband versed in horse history yet clueless about future plans. Mrs Tor kin remarks on his depth of knowledge about past and expected horse actions, while noting his inability to predict upcoming outcomes.
John’s Little Joke Hedge Trimming Quip
Mrs Stubbs angrily scorns a man asking five dollars to trim the hedge calling him a hog. Mr Stubb corrects her saying not a hog but a hedgehog joke.
Dr Chase's Ointment Promises Skin Relief Worldwide
The advertisement touts Dr Chase's Ointment as a cure for itching and skin diseases like eczema, salt rheam, and psoriasia. It cites user testimonials, notes soothing effects on irritated skin, and recommends pairing with Dr Chase's Nerve Food for internal tone.
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Dr. Chase
No Reason For Alarm A Kansas Editor Guilty Of Folly
A Kansas editor is accused in a humorous note about a newlyweds wedding day. The bride sobs over a cookery mishap while the husband jokes he’s an editor so there will be no cooking. An advertisement urges relief for children with Mother Grave's Worm Exterminator.
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Kansas
Mother Grave
Rich Young Man in Love Faces Employer’s Bargain
A young man in a household job loves his employer’s daughter. He learns the obstacle is not his status but his earning value. She reveals her father would approve if her fiancé becomes valuable enough to merit a higher salary.
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Strongheart
Brown
Harvard
Ralph Stuart
Right of Sword
India
Willie Grows Up In Pittsburgh Leader Tease
A seven year old boy tells his father he can do something the father cannot. The father asks what and the boy replies I can grow. Pittsburgh Leader frames the playful boast as a local humor item.
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Willie
Pittsburg
Hasbara Wanted First Tramp Advertisement Cartoon
Cartoon caption shows a humorous want ad for a helper to chop wood fetch coal tend garden and mind children. Dialogue from a friend complains the matrimonial style notices are tiresome.
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Ryding
One-Bottle Blemish Care Claims Saving 850
A dubious ad touts a single bottle to cure horse blemishes and injuries. It promises dramatic savings and calls the product the "most wonderful Blemish Care" for ringbone splints and sores, urging quick action by buyers.
Flipson-Young Waggles Accused After Fire Insurance Claim
The anecdote describes Flipson-Young Waggles who insured five hundred cigars, smoked them, then claimed they were destroyed by fire. The Blazes Fire Insurance Company had him arrested on arson charges, as reported by Tit-Bits.
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Flipson
Young Waggles
Blazes Fire Insurance Company
Flopson
Old Louisville quip about a millionaire IT nurse
A brief humorous exchange is cited from the Louisville Courier-Journal with a line about an old millionaire IT nurse and a quip about marriage and billing. The fragment notes a joke where someone asks to marry, and the reply hints at reducing a bill.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
That horse thief over there is a great stickier for correct Eogish.
A humorous quote from the New York Jontaet mocks a person who faults a judge's sentence, framing the speaker as a stickler for language and legality.
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New York
Jontaet
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