Lavish Delmonico Dinner Ends With Golden Menu and Yacht Centerpiece
A New York Delmonico feast hosted by Morton Peto for 2 tea and coffee traders cost 2500 with gold menu cards and cushions embroidered with mares. Clara Louise Kellogg earned 100 for two songs, while a yacht model sat in a scented water basin, amid flowers and ornate decorations.
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Delmonion
Fourteenth Street
New York
Morton Peto
Swamewans
Central Park
Clara Louise Kellogg
Delmonlico
America
As AM icted Brother Relates Sufferings of Illness
A narrative in dialect recounts Brother Dickey describing his symptoms as he lies under the weather. He mentions fatigue and bodily pains including rattling bones eyelid flutter and leg weakness, claiming six months of rheumatism would finish him.
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Dickey
Minartus Liniment Endorsed by Captain Desjardin
Captain Fr Desjardin of Schr Storke at Kamouraska endorses Minartus Liniment for ships and family use. He claims it has never failed him and would not voyage without it, even at a dollar per bottle.
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Co C Richards & Co
Desjardin Schr ‘“Storke
Bt Andre
Kamouraska
Art at best can only turn out poor counterfeit of nature
A terse reflection asserts that art, even at its peak, remains a weaker reproduction of nature, suggesting nature’s supremacy over human creative effort. The remark frames artistic endeavors as inherently inexact imitations rather than true originals.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stages
A Florida advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claims to cure constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, and offers $100 reward for proof. It urges sending testimonials to F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and notes the pills as supportive.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fe. Halls Family
Why Women Suffer The Cure That Frees Them
A Canadian village tale of Mrs Riley who suffered over eight years from female weakness pain backache dizziness and fatigue. After four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills she improved greatly with pain relief and renewed strength. She credits the remedy with saving her life and encourages other weak women to try it.
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Rewvk
Wvevid Kiley
Dodd
Podd
Canada
Largest Oyster Found on British Shores
A massive oyster was dredged from Christchurch Head on British shores. It reportedly weighed seven pounds and measured seven inches across, marking a remarkable find on the coast.
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Christchurch
Color blindness rates differ by sex in Europe
A report states seven percent of European men are color blind while only five percent of European women share the condition. It notes the gender gap in color vision impairment and calls for awareness of the condition across populations.
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Europe
The Home Doctor Remedies and Advice
The article lists simple home remedies and health tips for common ailments. It covers hiccough relief with ice cream, skin cleanliness as protection against diseases, sage leaves and vinegar for sprains, egg white and rosewater for inflamed eyes, barley water with gum arabic for sore throat, and the importance of bright light in the sickroom with avoidance of reflective objects.
Market Review Wheat and related prices across the prairies
Wheat prospects remain unsettled as rains delay sowing and acreage may shrink. European buyers stay cautious while North American and Danube exports push large volumes to Europe. Manitoba market holds steady with limited activity and mixed quotes for wheat, flour, feeds, oats, barley, hay, and meat products. prices vary by grade and delivery region.
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Northwest
Argentine
North America
Russia
Danube
Erope
Manitoba
Fort William
Port Arthur
Liverpool
Glenora
Alberta
Shorts
Winnipeg
Livestock Prices Rise as Buyers Strain Supplies
Cattle dealers report scarce cattle this spring with beef at 4.5 to 5 cents per pound off cars, and yearlings up to 16 dollars a head. Sheep demand strong with ears valued around 5 to 6 cents per pound, hogs in light supply at about 6.5 to 7 cents, and milk cows priced 35 to 45 dollars. Horses show steady demand for farm and general use, with supply from Ontario.
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Winnipeg
Ontario
When you asked me to be your wife you deceived me
In a dialog from a domestic scene Martha confronts her husband about his riches and honesty. He admits he claimed wealth he did not fully know, revealing a web of deception behind a marriage proposal.
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Eneimhdanacas and Pty
Lever Brothers Limited
Toronto
Baby's Own Tablets Promoted By Mothers Across Canada
Numerous mothers in Ontario Quebec and Manitoba endorse Baby's Own Tablets from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville praising relief for infant ailments and urging others to keep the remedy at home. Testimonials mention improved conditions in hours and high household trust.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Out
William Fitzgibbon
Steenburg
Raby
Ed Jones Describes Hkaby's Own Aswan and Rail Travel Rates
Mrs Ed Jones of 55 Christie Street Ottawa says HKabys Own Aswan suits her needs. She notes Malta rail travel averages 345 to 5 titles per hour and mentions the British Army forage bill in peacetime at about £659000 annually.
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Ed Jones
Christie Street
Ottawa
Hkaby
Malta
Gaekwar of Baroda's gold guns used once in India visit
The Gaekwar of Baroda's gold guns have seen a single use. They were employed for the King during his visit to India when he was Prince of Wales.
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Gaekwar
Baroda
Prince of Wales
India
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted for heart and blood cure
An advertisement touts Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for heart trouble and blood disorders. It cites testimonials from Adelard Lavoie of Quebec and claims the pills restore normal heart function and make new red blood. Also notes non purgative tonic action and provides purchase details.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills Touted With Patient Testimonials
An advertising snippet claims Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills purify the liver and bowels, prevent ague, and aid colic and kidney difficulty. It cites testimonials from J L Price of Shoals Indiana and J W Wilder of Lafargville New York, asserting strong relief and broad curative power, ending with a remark on eyeball whiteness due to small blood vessels.
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Parmelee
J. L. Price
Shoals, Martin Co
Ind
J.W. Wilder
J. P
Lafargville
N.Y
Minard's Liniment Cares Colds and More
Ireland mails 640 million eggs annually to England as trade note. Bank of England notes cost half a penny to produce.
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Minard
Ireland
England
Bank of England
Letter to the biggest fool in Washington opened by clerk
A post office in Washington received a letter addressed to the biggest fool in the city. The absent postmaster was told by a young clerk who opened it and found only the words Thou art the man.
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Washington
Brief Naval Dispatch After Cape Passaro Defeat
One of the briefest naval dispatches, from Captain Walton to Admiral Byng in 1718, states Sir I have taken and burnt as per margin, going for Syracuse, and am your obedient servant J Walton.
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Waltons
Admiral Byng
Cape Passaro
Syracuse
J. Walton
World steel output imagined as vast wall
The statement envisions the annual world steel production forming a column 100 feet across and a mile and a third long each night for one year, building a steel wall six feet thick, twenty feet high and lasting 100 miles in length.
German bank officials collect workers savings on pay day
In Germany savings bank officials visit workmen’s homes on pay day to collect their savings for banking. The practice shows how urban finance outreach operated, with bank staff directly engaging households to secure deposits and fund lending activities.
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Germany
Darwin Family of Scientists and Practical Household Health Tips
The article profiles Charles Darwin’s four sons as prominent scientists, detailing George, Horace, Leonard, and Francis with their Cambridge roles, military and diplomatic service, and botanical work. It also offers timeless advice on food hygiene noting germ free storage and clean vessels, plus tips on sun-drying wines and avoiding wooden containers.
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Charles Darwin
George Darwin
Furs ilSc
Betlicear Bey
Plomian
Cambridge
Horace Darwin
Down
Leonard Darwin
R.E
Lichfield
Royal Geographical Society
Chatham
Intelligence Department
War Office
Francis Darwin
F.B S
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Page Wire Fence Co., Limited
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