Li Hung Chang’s Rivalry Puzzle at London Washington
The tale describes Li Hung Chang sending a sharp rebuke to the London envoy and praising Wu Ting Fang’s energy while depicting a clash with Sir Chihben Lo Feng Lo. A candid note reveals Li’s attempt to steer foreign policy through subordinates during the Peking siege era.
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Heng Chang
England
Chibeben Lo Feng Lo
Peking
China
Li Hang Chang
London
Washington
Wo Ting Wang
Sir Chibchen
Wu Ting Fang
Li Hung Chang
Chibehen Lo Feng Luh
Atlantic Pulp and Paper Company prospectus issued
The prospectus of the Atlantic Pulp and Paper Company Limited, with $5,000,000 capital, is being circulated by Sutherland & Cameron in Ottawa. The plant is on the Little Cascapedia river near New Richmond, north of Baie des Chaleurs. Prospectuses and forms available via National Trust Co offices in Toronto or Montreal, or Ottawa brokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Pulp and Paper Company, Limited
Sutherland & Cameron
Ottawa
Cascapedia
New Hichmond
Baie Des Chaleurs
National Trust Co Limited
Toronto
Montreal
Canada
Health in Spring Purge of Impurities With Pink Pills
Spring health advice urges cleansing the blood of winter impurities with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People a tonic and nerve strengthener. A testimonial from James Salnon of Salmon Creek Washington notes renewed strength after use, warning against purgatives and substitutes.
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Williams
James Salnon
Salmon Creek
WNB
Dr Williams
Dr. Williams
All Medicine Dears
Dr Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Minard's Liniment and Worm Exterminator Ad Claims
An advertisement mix promotes Minard's Liniment for nearobia and lists a Syracuse testimonial praising digestion relief. It urges use of Parmelee's Digestive Pills for dyspepsia and a Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for parasitic worms, framing the products with quoted proverbs and moral notes.
Minard's Liniment Burns Verses Quote Praises Faith
A vintage newspaper item features a quotation about faith and perseverance. It cites J R Lowell and Thomas Arnold praising conviction and disciplined practice as keys to growth and knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Arnold
To Her Picture Dear Debutante in Youthful Rosebuds
Poem praising a debutante as a spring bloom and rosebud. The speaker imagines the artist capturing her youth and beauty and hints at a future suitor who will woo and kiss her. He urges embracing youth and gathering rosebuds while she may. The piece ends with a wistful wish to know her.
County fair shows quirky crafts and patient labor
A narrator recalls unusual displays at the county fair. Chairs covered with old postage stamps and lace crosses cut from perforated cardboard stand out. A quilt with 5,000 pieces illustrates the diverse, painstaking handiwork found in the fair.
Market Review Wheat Prices Gain After Fort William Open
Manitoba wheat dull until navigation at Fort William opened and US markets strengthened prices rose from 60% for 1 northern and 66 2/ northern to higher spot levels. May delivery matches spot. Fort William stores show strongest demand. Reports cover flour, millfeed, oats, barley, hay, and meat prices, with notes on oats supply, butter, eggs, potatoes, hides, wool, and livestock values.
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Manitoba
Fort William
Tligo
Oity
Liverpool
Ogilvie
Glenora
Alberta
Imperial
Shorts
Montreal
Fort Willam
Death of Frederick Draper at 103 in Reading England
Reading England announces the death of Frederick Draper aged 103 a gypsy who lived with his son now 86 years old.
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Reading
England
Frederick Draper
Lumbago Cure Story Boosts Kidney Pills Credibility
Lattabage Holyrood Ontario report chronicles Mr Dat Pinnell’s two year battle with lumbago. After trying many remedies he used seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and claims complete cure. Article emphasizes kidneys as the root of lumbago and praises the product's effectiveness.
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Dodd
Baby's Own Tablets Promote Infant Health Claims
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a cure for infant ailments from indigestion to colic and teething troubles. It cites Mrs. McMillan of Logoch Manitoba and claims the medicine is safe for newborns and free of opiates. Also promotes Dr Kelloge Dysentery Cordial and Dr Thomas Electric Oil with testimonials and moral quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmelee
R. L. McMillan
Logoch
Man
Taby
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
J.D
Man Seeks Divorce As Lawyer Laughs At Story
A negro man visiting Mr. E to file for divorce cried openly, and when the lawyer asked if he loved his wife, the man answered he had simply analyzed her. The lawyer laughed, prompting the man to abandon the case.
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Mr. E
Dynamiting Trout and a Faithful Dog’s Fatal Quest
A British Columbia mine superintendent Cronin uses dynamite to kill fish in a lake, but his retriever dog retrieves the stick before sinking. Chased by Cronin, the dog dies after a fatal explosion. Cronin survives, reflecting on his past misdeeds as others marvel at the tragedy. Nearby, a New York fire scene features a woman lamenting her “teeth” saved from a dentist’s office fire. The column closes with notes on royal officials and a rat catcher from 1741, asking if any heir of Mr. Gower remains.
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British Columbia
Washington
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Cronin
Uptas New York
Maam
Centleman’s
Train Gone After Timers Clash at Wayside
A traveler at Wayside station asked a porter when the five thirty train left. The clocks showed five twenty seven, five twenty eight, and five twenty nine. The porter replied you may go by any, but the train had already departed.
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Liverpool Post
An Jot Mas A Favorite Dish of the Fast Indians
An odd line describes an insect mashed by bandrels and pits as a favorite dish of a fictional Fast Indians. The fragmentary wording mentions ants and mashed insects alongside bandrels and raisins.
Dead Man Bleeds Trick Stuns Insane Patient
A physician tricks an English asylum patient by drawing a small amount of blood to prove he breathes life into the claim he is dead. The man counters that dead men can bleed, exposing the delusion in a sharp exchange.
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Tyndale
Carlyle
Eimerson
Doctress Anne Pounsberry Memorial in Somerset Churchyard
A 1813 grave inscription near Bridgewater Somerset honors Doctress Anne Pounsberry a seventh daughter of a seventh daughter famed for healing through herbs and charms. The London Chronicle notes her recipe for king's evil using toad powders in a neck bag.
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Bridgewater
Somerset
Doctress
Anne Pounsberry
London Chronicle
Dense London Population Puzzles Boston Reader
The Philadelphia Record notes confusion over jokes about a crowded London population. The writer remarks on density and jokes that fall flat.
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London
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Hamiota Herald
Hamiota, Mali
Maeterlinck
Atlantic Pulp and Paper Company
A. Hare
Messrs . C. Richards & Co
Minard
A. Dairt
St. Timothee
Que
Hall
F.J Cheney & Co
Oledo
Ohio
F J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Seaport Bath
Owen Meredith
Travel
VIA
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ocean Steamship Tickets
Geo. H. Shaw
Winnipeg
Shiloh
S. C. Wetts & Co
Toronto, Can
Karl
Dick’s
Leeming, Miles & Co
Asi
J. M
Perkes
THE
Northern Farm Lands CO
Dillips Brooks
H_ Coleridge
iIt
James Buckham
Te Coon
Syracuse
Gladstone
Death Kingdom
Homer
Monkey Brand
Sydney Smith
Holloway
Francis W. Newman
J. R. Lowell
Emerson
Australasia
And
the Orient
CP. R
Cie KR
Cc. E. McPherson
Market Review
Ontario
Tassides
Deakins
Brighton
Diggle
Alyone
Phillips Brooks
S. E. Crande
Port Perry
Thomas
Addison
Minard's Liniment
W. WN. U. No
Eddy
E B. Eopy Co
Limited
I Hull
Stephens
G. F. Stephens & Co., Limited
Miner
Denae
Lever Brothers Limited
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