Simon Fraser and Lord Selkirk Remembered in Western Canada
The Toronto paper proposes public observances to commemorate Simon Fraser founder of British Columbia and Lord Selkirk who established Red River Colony. It recounts Fraser’s exploration beyond the Rockies and Selkirk’s failed and heroic attempts to settle the West, eventual North West Company conflicts, and the genesis of western Canadian settlement.
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Great West
Simon Fraser
Ramon Fraser i
Simon Fraser i
Fraser
Cecil
Mackenzie River
Alexander Mackenzie
Arctic Ocean
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Vadhe
David Thompson
Rockies
Pacific
Discovery
Lake Athalaska
New Westmester
Wache Ocean
British Columbia
Montreal
Earl OF Selkirk
Lorc Selkirk
Red River
Essex
Prince Edward Island
Ocean
Prince Edward
Selkirk
Earl
Lord Selkirk
Hudson's Bay Company
Oetoba
North-West Company
West
Secon Place
Huadson's Bay
North-West Corporation
Hudson Bay
Semple
Hudson's Bay
North-West
A Wrinkle For Housewives
A housewife of the old school recounts learning from her son's young wife while preserving and pickling. The daughter in law dries tears by pinching onions between her teeth, keeping her eyes dry as she works.
Cognac man invents fast bottle making machine
Claude Boucher of Cognac France after factory closure due to strikes develops a bottle making machine now used nationwide. It yields 250000 bottles daily with one machine turning out 35000 bottles in a day and learnable in a week. Bottles are stronger and more attractive than blower-made ones.
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Claude Boucher
Cognac
France
National Cemeteries Honor Rule For Superintendents
A rule states that every national cemetery superintendent must be an honorably discharged disabled soldier or officer from the regular or volunteer army.
Memory Bells Japanese courting toy remembered in glass
Memory bells are delicate glass slips hung in a window to twinkle with the slightest draft. Given by Japanese youths to sweethearts, the tiny chimes serve as a memory of the giver and carry a fanciful name.
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Japan
The Codex Upsal’s Silver Ink Mystery
The Codex Upsal stands out for writing in silver ink on violet parchment with gold initials. The silver ink’s production is uncertain but suspected to involve a metal solution and chemical treatment to produce a metallic luster.
The Veliala Jellyfish Raft Creature Described In Text
The veliala is a jellyfish species noted for acting as a natural raft. Its membrane, when erected and spread, provides a sail like surface aiding movement.
Public remedy for hoarseness using borax
A pea sized borax dose dissolved in the mouth is claimed to remove hoarseness for a long period and is said to benefit singers and public speakers.
Ancient Wisdom attributed to Anaxagoras
Anaxagoras, the fifth century B C Athens philosopher, taught wind from rarefaction rainbow from reflection and refraction moonlight borrowed from the sun and fixed stars of immense size far beyond the sun.
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Anaxagoras
Christ
Graphite Source in Siberia Promises Pencils' Supply
A Siberian graphite deposit is described as inexhaustible and nearly pure, making it highly suitable for pencil production. The find highlights superior quality graphite believed to ensure steady supply and efficiency for industrial use.
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Siveria
Dante and Gemma Donati Mentioned in Writings
The passage notes Gemma Donati as Dante’s wife and says she influenced his writings by her stern presence and grave voice, a reason given for her name being largely absent from his works.
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Gemma Donati
Dante
Pen Slitting by Machine Cuts Warvels in Penuakins
A center slit is produced by a thick machine with two chisels barely passing each other. The operator positions the pen to align the chisels precisely for cutting warvels of penuakins.
London's Parks as Civic Lungs and Multimillion Stewardship
The piece outlines how London’s open spaces are funded by the London County Council and the Office of Works, totaling at least a quarter of a million pounds annually and employing nearly three thousand people. It highlights bulb planting in Battersea Park, vast greenhouse operations, and the maintenance of boating, waterfowl, cricket pitches, and music bands, with figures on staffing, budgets, and ongoing improvements at Kensington frame grounds and Hyde Park.
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Lungs of
London
County Council
Office of Works
Spring Gardens
Nfteen
Epping Forest
Burnham Beeches
London County Council
Keizer
Battersea Park
Royal Parks
Europe
Park Lane
Kensington Palace
Christopher Wren
Lord Windsor
Magazine
Kensington
Hyde Park
National Gallery
Finsbury Park
Victoria Park
London Council
A Bit of Spiritualism at South Place
Archdeacon Colley spoke at the Spiritualists' Convention at South Place telling tales of a guardian spirit that befriended his army officer son. The spirit once appeared as a white dove and helped his son over a six foot wall. He also showed a son in India who felt a Sunday number 237, matching Colley’s sermon titled No. 237 Wings like a dove.
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Archdeacon Colley
Southplace
India
Four Unwed Granddaughters of Victoria Remain
Only four of Queen Victoria's 21 granddaughters are still unmarried Princess Victoria of England Princess Beatrice of Saxe Coburg Princess Patricia of Connaught and Princess Victoria of Sleswick Holstein remain single as of the report.
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Queen Victoria
Princess Victoria of
England
Princess Beatrice of
Saxe-Coburg
Princess Patricia of
Connaught
Sleswick-Holstein
Rural justice quips about hen stealing
A rural justice of the peace quips that Providence endowed the prisoner with health and strength, yet he remains a thief who steals hens, delivering a memorable judicial utterance.
The Choir Invisible Poem Fragment
Poem fragment by George Ellet envisions joining the choir invisible after death. It speaks of striving for pure haven and spreading kindness through strength and love. The lines appeal to moral virtue and the enduring impact of a generous life.
Fourpence a Day Men Find New Life in Canada
Lancelot Harold Harding reports from Primrose, Ontario, describing a successful experiment where four men lived on 4d per day for food. After arrival in Quebec, they travelled to Shelburne and Toronto before settling with Mr. Kindrew, enjoying pasture-rich country life, fencing, timber work, and cattle care, with plans to stay.
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Bromiley
Canada
London Express
Emigration Department
Salvation Army
Harding
The
Express
Quebec
Salvation Immigrant Department
Shelburne
Sheppard
Montreal
Toronto
Mr. Sheppard
Smith
Mr. Kindrew
A Riddle About Running Round a Tree
A Calgary Herald reader asks if a man running around a tree goes before or behind himself. The editor explains the paradox: if chasing, he follows and goes behind. if fleeing, he precedes and goes before. If he catches up and passes, neither precedes nor follows, and both run even.
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Calgary Herald
Barnstormers For the West Theatrical Syndicate Plans Weekly Tours
A Winnipeg based syndicate aims to supply attractions along the Canadian Pacific main line from Winnipeg to Vancouver. The plan is to perform one night weekly in each town so farmers and townspeople can count on the same show every week. The note questions how long farmers will travel to Ontario at Christmas for entertainment if these tours continue.
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Winnipeg
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Prairies
Ontario
Delaine Merinos Featured in Breeder Evaluation
Wong estimates the Delaine Mer pos are hardy and healthy when managed well. He notes their jambols from mutton sites are superior for the market and a well managed flock remains profitable. Some breeders near the mutton type retain valuable fleeces.
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Wong
The Sheep Boom and Steady Flocking Advice
A veteran farmer touts Merino ewes as steady wealth. He recalls guidance from 40 years ago to stay invested, weather price troughs, and avoid switching industries. The Ohio Farmer quote urges patience, discipline, and commitment to sheep for long term profits.
Feeding Lambs After Weaning Methods for Lambs in England
A breeder of Hampshires weans on June 1 and folds ram lambs on vetches and sadason in June, plus access to a grass lot and a grain mix. July to August they feed on cabbages and rape with grain. ewe lambs get less grain. From September to May they use turnips swedes and kale with grain and hay. A Lincoln breeder favors liberal feeding and frequent pasture changes with green clover tares rape and turnips as principal feeds. During fall and winter they feed turnips and cut clover hay with unseed cake mix.
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Lincoln
W. J. Kennedy
Exercise for Poultry Emphasizes Need for Activity
Poultry News urges providing birds with exercise to harness their natural activity. Domestic fowls often fail to use wings, relying on legs and claws, leading to a perpetual search for movement. The piece argues natural activity supports health and prosperity across life, urging against restricting fowls' movement.
How to Keep Hawks Away
Reliable Poultry Journal recommends stretching zig zag strings between ten foot poles over poultry yards with white and colored streamers to deter hawks and crows. Guinea fowls are praised as vigilant watchdogs but not as hawk deterrents.
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Reliable
Poultry Journal
Health the Prize Most Sought For and to Thousands of Weak
Advertises Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a remedy for weakness and paralysis. Claims of restoring health through blood formation and vitality. Includes a testimonial from Mrs. W. R. Sutherland describing paralysis and recovery. Mentions price and availability at dealers Bates & Co Toronto.
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Chase
W. R. Sutherland
St. Andrews
Man
Carmel
Balan, Bates & Co
Toronto
Parlor Car Window Request Sparks Commuter Debate
A parlor car scene features two passengers arguing over opening a window. One asks the porter to open it, another warns of freezing and suffocating outcomes as the porter hesitates between comfort and safety aboard the train.
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Porter
Sani
A Pill for Generous Eaters
There are many persons with hearty appetites who suffer after meals as food sits heavy in the stomach causing headache low mood and a smothering feeling. Parmelee's Vegetable-Pills are advertised to aid digestion and restore a healthy appetite when used as directed.
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Parmelee
Teething Time Relief For Babies With Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs. W. C. McCay of Denbigh Ontario praises Baby's Own Tablets for teething relief. The product claims to reduce gum inflammation, ease pain, and restore appetite, with a seller offering 25 cent boxes by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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W. C. McCay
Denbigh
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ontario
Vinegar Disposition Sparks A Barging Banter
The exchange features a defendant noting a vinegar temperament while the accuser counters with a quip about wine compared to sulfuric acid. The dialogue, styled in social magazine banter, showcases a witty clash over character and traits.
Arrestee Chauffeur Claims Warning Before Fatal Collision
In a Houston Post account a chauffeur in custody says he warned the man but the vehicle would not slow. He admits the error after realizing he should have slackened speed to avoid striking the victim.
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Houston Post
Cooking For Him
May Pechis, a recent cooking school graduate, is completing a post graduate course. She has reportedly married last week, a fact noted in the Philadelphia Press.
How long to walk around the Earth
A reader note compares time scales for a journey around the globe by walking, train, sound, light, electricity, and a few everyday units. It states 428 days for a man walking day and night with no rest and contrasts with the much shorter times for an express train forty days, sound at meetings temperature, thirty two and one half hours, light a tenth of a second, and electricity just under a tenth of a second.
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Henry S. Randall
Ohio
Historic French Knives Kill or Wound Notable Figures
The text recounts historic French knife incidents: Henry IV and Henry Hr were killed with a knife. Louis XV was wounded by a knife wielded by Damiens in 1757. The Duke of Berri, heir presumptive, was murdered by Louvel in 1820 with a knife.
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France
Henry Hr
Henry IV
Louis XV
Damiens
Duke of
Berri
Louvel
Electric medicine praised in old issue ad claims lasting reputation
The piece touts Dr Thomas Electrostatic Electric Goad and other remedies with testimonials promised from many men in various places. It markets wrap styles and crochet guides while noting fashion pages and lessons continuing in Carrick.
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Thomas’ Kelectrie Gad
Reflections of a Bachelor in a Summer Vacation Joke
A humorous column notes a bachelor’s refrain on leisure and busyness. It jokes about flirting, sermons, and the ease of a wife spotting flirtation. The piece ends with an observation on hot weather giving a woman an excuse for a cross husband, attributed to New York Press.
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New York Press
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns and More
The notice touts Minard's Liniment as a cure for burns and other ailments while discussing occupations in a humorous exchange about whether a role is a profession a calling or a mere job. It mentions a character named Floh in a brief aside.
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Floh
Hall's Catarrh Cure touted by doctors claims cure
Ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal medicine that purifies blood and treats mucous surfaces. It argues local applications fail for catarrh and cites testimonials and a Toledo company behind the remedy. Included is a brief note on Canada's 190 percent wheat crop total at 14 million bushels with 4 million from the west.
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J Cheney &Co
Toledo
Hall
Canada
Minard's Liniment Said to Cure Longstanding Facial Tumor
David Henderson of Belleisle Station Kings County NB reports a long bleeding facial tumor healed after using several bottles of Minard's Liniment. Dated September 7 1904.
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Minard
Burking Burglar Prevention Prank Reported
A Philadelphia telephone operator recounts a new tactic by three women who rented a house and used the operator to call their own number from a pay station. The aim was to scare away burglars by making the house appear occupied.
Parmeces Vegetable Pills Aid Delicate Digestion
The text argues digestion must be strong to support the nervous system and notes digestive organs are highly delicate. It claims atmospheric changes affect digestion and that Parmeces Vegetable Pills restore balance, aiding digestion so the heart and liver benefit from food.
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Scotland
Nirlander
Miles Macdonell
Macdonell
Glengarry
Huame Bay
Straits
Leagee
Lande
York Factory
Fort Willam
Upper Canada
York
National Cemeteries
Dante's
George Ellet
Lancelot Harold Harding
Barnstormers
Dodds
Cie
Dal
Ioe
Delaine Merinos
Dr. Chase
Him
Minard’s
Bislee
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