Age of Achievements Marked by Lord Strathcona Voyage
Lord Strathcona arrives in New York en route to the Dominion aboard the Mauretania. He recalls past Atlantic crossings and muses on the rapid advances from steam to telegraphy, noting how a 42 day crossing now seems antiquated compared to modern speed and global connectedness. He reflects on inventions from Stephenson to Morse shaping civilization.
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Atlantic
Lord Strathcona
New York
England
Dominion
Mauretania
Strathcona
Stephenson and Watt
Cooper
United States
Fulton
Murdock
Morse
Wheatstone
Cape Cod
London
Baltimore
John Jacob Astor
Franklin
Newark
France
Jager Schmitt
Paris
Globe
Wellington
Waterloo
Florence Rightingale
Crimea
Transyva
Sas
Pogo
Graty
Barley price discussions and market samples requested
A reader forwards barley price correspondence between Winnipeg and Minneapolis from 1911. Fraser urges readers to compare prices using dry No 3 barley samples and notes Minneapolis bids of about $1.05 per bushel for dry grain, with consignment commissions and grade based bids possible.
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Minneapolis
Winnipeg
H. A. Fraser
Barney
Parisian Sage promises hair cure in two weeks
Parisian Sage claims to stop hair loss in two weeks and relieve scalp itch while making hair soft and luxuriant. It asserts safety, non greasiness, and claims of scalp disease prevention with a money back guarantee if it fails. Sold by B R McNaught at Ac per bottle or via Giroux Manufacturing Co Fort Erie Ont.
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Danndraft
B. R. McNaught
Giroux Manufacturing Co
Fort Erie
Anniversary services at Presbyterian church in Arrow River
The Presbyterian church in Arrow River holds anniversary services on Sunday October 24, 1911 at 2:50 and 7:30 p.m. A lecture by Dr J L Gordon of Winnipeg's Congregational Church follows on the Tuesday, urged for attendance by all.
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The
Presbyterian Church
J. L. Gordon
Congregational Church
Winnipeg
Booth's Kidney Pills Praise From Oxford NS Mother
A six year old girl from James Street, Oxford, Nova Scotia, credited Booth's Kidney Pills with curing kidney weakness after other remedies failed. The testimonial notes relief from back pain, frequent nocturnal kidney secretions, poor appetite, headaches, and fatigue. Pills are guaranteed or money back. sold nationwide by druggists and Booth's Co. Ltd. Fort Erie Ontario.
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Alex. Moore
James St. Oxford N.S
Booth
Christian
K. T. Booth Co. Ltd
Fort Erie
B. R. McNaught
Free public lecture on Solomons Songs by J Adam Bobnet
J Adam Bobnet V D M of Brooklyn will deliver a free public discourse Thursday night October 19 in Mc Connell Hall. The talk covers a difficult chapter of the Songs of Solomon and aims to be plain and clear. Bobnet has toured the United States three times and presents from a new standpoint under the International Bible Students Association. The lecture begins at 8:30 p m and invites honest skeptics and Bible students to attend.
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J. Adam Bobnet
V.D.M
Brooklyn
N.Y
Mc Connell Hall
United States
International Bible Students’ Association
New Christian Science Church Rising at Virden
A new church building for the Christian Scientists is planned in Virden. Billiousness is described as a stomach disorder, and Chamberlain's Tablets are advertised as a stomach medicine to cleanse, strengthen, tone, regulate the liver, and banish billiousness. In Dauphin division, Cruise leads Campbell by 700 with four polls to hear from. reports claim polls along Lake Manitoba were not opened, potentially prompting court action to void the election.
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Dauphin Division
Glen Campbell
Lake Manitoba
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Scherrit
E. L. Stone
Bambte Exho
McDermont Ave
Minneapolis, Minnet
Manitoba
Arrow River
Christian Science Church
Virden
John Nairn
Life Insurance
Hamiota
Man
Castile
B. R. McNaughrt
Stewart & Eby
Wm. Johnson & Son
Gutteridge
ECHO
Jos Work
Hamiota Echo
Copyricutes &c
Atriefly
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Aciel
Canada
Imunn & Co
Washington, D
Saskatewan
Alberta
Stone & Wellington
Toronto
Hotel Cecil
W. A. Thomson
Best Hotels
Fianilota
P. Heddesheimer
A. S. Arnold
Shoal Lare
Cali
McConnell Bros
Hamiota, Ma
E. J. Abbott
W. J. Stinson
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