Niagara Falls May Recede and Water True to Rapids
The article discusses geological theories on Niagara Falls retreating upstream as the cataract moves with limestone changes. It cites Professor Spencer and Professor Gilbert, noting uplift rates and potential shifts in the Great Lakes outlet, predicting rivers may discharge toward the Mississippi in millennia, with estimates of level changes at Drumuth Toledo and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
New York
Fotars Soret
Nesgere
Tarr
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Niagara Channel
Great Lakes
Spencer
Niagara River
Spencer Beliers
Mississippi
Chicago
Gilbert
Drumuth
Toledo
Reformation by Stenographic Report Ends Drunkard’s Slide
A court stenographer recounts how a talented man fell to drinking, was exposed by a verbatim transcript of his private remarks, and then reformed after the report was circulated. The narrator notes the man’s improved prospects since his public accountability.
Patoff Mystery Mirrors Crawford Tale of a Missing Man
A review notes that Punt Patoff depicts a disappearance in Constantinople and a determined search led by Paul Griggs through the sultan s secretary. It parallels Marion Crawford real events near Sorrento where a missing man was not found despite similar efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aul Patoff
Constantinople
Paul Griggs
Punt Patoff
Marion Crawford
Sorrento
Crawford
Bookmut
Remedies for burns and grotesque Chinese mortuary customs
The text offers kitchen based burn treatment using egg white foam with lard and carbolic acid and a bismuth subnitrate vase line dressing with carbolic acid. It also notes a morgue display in China showing life size figures burned with the dead as servants to the afterlife, a relic of past funeral practices.
Digestive differences in fish and pill excipients noted
The text compares white esh fish being easier to digest than reddish Seah and discusses pills with excipients that protect moisture and stability. It notes vegetable pills are prepared to be agreeable sweet and delicate, aiding durability and transport.
Pacific cable debate and railway bill discussions in Manitoba house
In Ottawa debates on the Pacific cable project resume after questions. Mr Casey and Mr Richardson clash over Eastern Extension privileges from Australia. MPs discuss land grants by CPR, branch line subsidies, and over capitalisation concerns on Hawden and Southwestern Railway bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Pacific Cable
Richardson
Jas Sctherlane
CPR
Red River
Manitoba
Australia
Molock
Australa
Manitoba Figures in Ottawa Map Out Martin Government
In Ottawa a Manitoba contingent discusses joining Mr. Martin's government. Shaughnessy pledges a thousand dollars while Dan Smith disputes his dismissal, saying it stemmed from no fault. Sifton returns with A C Fraser and a Manitoba delegation meets Laurier as talks unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Colin H. Campbell
Montreal
Whitla
Y.M.U.A
Shaughnessy
Joe Fahey
St. Thomas
Dan Smith
Tarte
Smith
Laurier
Sifton
C. Fraser
Manitoba
Watson
Young
Europe
Jim Sutherland
Mr. Innes
M.P
Martin
British Columbia
Maxwell
Destructive Dauphin Fire Destroys Homes and Property
A basement blaze at the Dauphin House on Main Street and Burrows Avenue damaged the building owned by J. Clark and spread to adjoining properties. Losses total about 7 000 with insurance. Contents also affected but insured. Also a Montreal plan to erect a hundred thousand dollar memorial to Canadians who died in South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
J Clark
D C. McKinnon
F. W. Newton
R Smith
Montreal
March
South Africa
Dominion Square
Elevator Commission Nears Final Report and Home Departures
Winnipeg elevator commission members have nearly finished their labors. The report is being typed and will go to Ottawa tomorrow or Friday. Casile Lothian and Sirett will likely return home Saturday. Sirett hopes to reach Neepawa in time to vote in Beautiful Plains election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Elevator Commission
Ottawa
Casile
Lothian and Sirett
Sirett
Neepawa
Beautiful Plains
Burdock Blood Bitters Promoted for Long Running Sores
Miss D. Melissa Burke of Grindstone Magdalen Islands P Q endorses Burdock Blood Bitters as the remedy for a long running leg sore. She says three doctors failed with salves but three bottles of B B B cleared the blood and fully healed the leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Melissa Burke
Grindstone
Magdalen Islands
P.Q
Cough Syrup Endorsed as Superior Remedy in Local Ad
An article praises Bickel's Anti Consumptive Syrup for coughs colds and throat and lung ailments noting user satisfaction and its pleasant syrup-like taste. It also mentions academic notices about personnel changes at several universities and colleges.
Small yet potent Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills praised
A brief ad extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as powerful despite small size. It claims the remedies are concentrated so only small doses work thoroughly, with the full strength of the extracts delivered in compact form.
Father Opposes Daughter's Match Over Rail Stock Woes
A New York Weekly snippet shows a father resisting his daughter's plan to marry Saphead, a railroad brakeman, on grounds of finance. He derides the suitor as poor despite his trunkful of railroad stocks, arguing his own wages are better. The exchange highlights class and money in marriage choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saphead
Job
Turkey
New York Weekly
Rheumatism Relief Reported for Vancouver Man
Mr H Ek West of Water Street Vancouver credits Griffiths Menthol Liniment with a rapid cure for a severe shoulder rheumatism attack. He says pain vanished in under four hours and he could raise his arm freely, calling the remedy wonderful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.H. Gillespie
Britain Street
St. John
N.B
Dean
Century’s start defies a preoccupied citizen
A fragment shows a red nosed vagrant engaging a distracted passerby who insists he does not know when the century begins. The dialogue evokes a city street scene with humor and ambiguity about time and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Quinine Wine touted as restorative remedy
The article argues there is no universal cure, but praises Quinine Wine as a sound remedy to boost convalescence and sleep, improve appetite and digestion, and restore vitality. Northrop & Lyman of Toronto market the product as near perfect among quinine wines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northrop & Lyman
Toronto
Sliit
Unclear fragment hints Pan American position talk in Buffalo
Fragmentary note describes discussing Pan American position in Buffalo and a cited necessity of a twofold intention. Mentions Niagara Falls cataloging and Western Kleen in an unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Minards Liniment Keeps Its Place in the House
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press notes casual domestic chatter about remedies and routines. The text shows household banter and the running joke of a favored liniment, with playful mispronunciations and a busy morning mood.
Minard's Liniment Promoted by Physicians
An old advertisement claims Minard's Liniment is used by physicians and features a Dr Lomperman and a woman named Mrs Brainie discussing marriage vows and affection. The piece markets the remedy through domestic dialogue and praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Early life secrets of a self made man revealed
A visitor asks how the man became successful and wealthy. The man replies it is premature to discuss his life, then hints at current work and plans a grand party tied to his reputation. He says his standing will depend on his wife’s reaction to his conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
McJigger—Bungik
Thingumbob
Pert Personalities and Poetic Standards Abroad
A cryptic clipping surveys Alfred Austin poetry aiming to rival Beirst marksmanship and hints at Corbett plans to confront chatterers. It notes Lord Roberts and a Countess de Castellene amid terse remarks on wit, travel, and behavior. An American observer mentions Richard Harting Oasis reporting on the Transvaal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Austin
Corbett
Lord Roberts
Philadelphia
Century Plant Predicts Bloom In New Century
A German emperor asks about a century plant. the royal botanist recalls it bloomed at the start of the nineteenth century and may bloom again at the start of the twentieth. The exchange jokes that failure to blossom by 1901 could lead to impropriety or punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Clarke's Kola Compound Promises Cure For Asthma
A Canadian notary public reports 35 years of asthma relief ending with a complete cure after using Clarke's Kola Compound. He claims breathing return to normal after three bottles and urges others to try the remedy. Free sample bottle offered by Griffiths & Co., sole agents, 21 Church Street, Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
RD. Pitt
Eng
Kamloops
Griffiths & Co
Church Street
Toronto
Equal votes, price and quality in debate
In a Washington Star ast for Minard's, a citizen proclaims every vote equal while Senator Sorghum defends this view as the principle that keeps prices down and lets quantity replace quality. The exchange highlights economic tensions between democratic equality and market efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citzen
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Minard’s
Parker gun competition offered at Winnipeg fair
The Hingston Smith Arms company offers a Parker ham mnernessian valued at 125 dollars for a trap shooting contest at the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition during fair week. Entry 2 dollars includes birds. Open to individuals and gun clubs in Manitoba Northwest Territories British Columbia and Ontario east to Port Arthur. Contenders judged by club averages between May 15 and July 21 with varying high average qualifications for final selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hingston-Smith Arms Company
Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition Association
Parker Hammnernessian
Associaton
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Ontario
Port Arthur
Woman buys books to fit daughter’s shelf in blue cerulean tint
In Baltimore a shopper demanded a set of books sized to fill a daughter’s bookcase. She chose volumes by color and width rather than author, insisting only blue covers be used to match the space, and the clerk obliged with a matched set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Blue
Giandly
Baltimore News
Lumber Worker Cured After Liniment Slows Pain
Francis Leclair was crushed by a falling tree in the Yarmouth lumber woods. Found on a sled brought home with bruised hips and a blackened torso he finally recovered after using three bottles of Minard's Liniment. The note is signed by Sauver Duval in Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Leclair
Minard
It Shocked Her McJigger Bungik Wife Theosophy
The dialogue shows McJigger Bungik's wife embracing theosophy with her husband’s temper and clumsy antics causing friction. The exchange reveals interpersonal strain and comic misunderstandings within the couple as their differing interests collide.
Pupilism and Rheumatism Amid Cancer Notes
The Ohio State Journal ponders rising cancer in civilized nations tied to meat intake. It cites a lecturer remarking pupilism as a worse ism and jokes about rheumatism as worse still. The piece links prosperity and easier animal food with higher cancer rates in populated regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Meent
MeJigger Jones Quarrels Over Remembered Ages
The dialogue reports MeJigger Jones and his wife quarreling over his rapid recall of her age and previously over forgetting her birthday. The brief exchange notes marital dispute and a humorous tone in the Philadelphia press summary.
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Hamiota Herald
Hamiota
Man
Ile
Iwee
Charley
Anyyhow
Helieve Burns
Prive. Meme
Hawden and South Western Railway Company
John Ross Robertson
Clarke Wallace
A. T. W Ed
Hamilton
Mr. Wallace
Wood
Mr. Haughnessy
Dauphin
Kreport
Parson
Knoxchurch
Washington
Maron
Lora Pauncefote
Lord Salisbury
Chiraga Nechweetion University Methetiets
de Alejandro Baratt
College of the Ci of New York
Kessith
University of Pavana
Boheritens Binek
Breeton University
Per John Breve
Berrie
Stevens Amt Crockett
Tarrant
Lianet Breixade Standuard
Jr. Thomas
Canada
Ieading
Atlantic
Pacific
Wee Briggs
Steele Briggs
Steele, Briggs Seed Co
Steele
Briggs
the Steele, Briggs Seed Co., Limited
Toronto, Ont
Dicka
Dphikadelphia Press
Liniment Lomperman
Alwehy
Brainie
Marrie
Burperer
William
Heo
Thrars
Richart Harting
Hax
Transvaal
Beifl
Gracra
Boston
Economics
Orden
Ceylon
Tb Fash
Hotel
Balmoral
Messrs. C
Richards & Co
Yarmouth, N.S
Sauver Duval
Elgin Road
L’allet Co
McJugger
Pulladelohia Press
W.N. Y
Meat and Cancer
Bgan
Ib Bee Lew Tee
Owe
Cockshut Plow CO
Winipeg
Sadier & Co
THOS
Lo Ob. Tenipeg
California
Sanche
W. Z. Gibbons
Grain Exchange
John Butler
Winnipegosis
Lumbag
LA Hispania Khedive and
RED Cross
GEO. F. Bryan & CO
National Life OF Canada
Nares, Robinson & Black
Peter Dickson
So For
N. J
India
St. Dam
Heto & Co
John Hissup
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