Exhibition Attractions At Winnipeg Industrial Fair
Heebech, general manager, reports the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition will feature one of the country’s best programmes. Notable attractions include four Lockhart elephants from London, bicyclist Charlee March performing a 150 foot chute ride, high wire artists Jean and Mile Weitzman, the Faust family acrobats, eccentric clown Frank La Mondue, and top continental variety acts along with spectacular fireworks displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heebech
Winnipeg
Lockhart
Crystal Palace
Londem
Fnglend
Charlee March
Wonder
Jean P. Weitzman
Mile Weitzman
Faust
Frank la Mondue
Holloway’s Coin Cure Prompts Copies for Friends
Ma J. W. Brows writes that Holloway’s Coin remedy cured her own coins and she seeks more for herself and for friends. The note suggests personal testimonial and request for supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Ma. J. W
Miraculous Save Of Notre Dame De La Garde
In Marseilles the Notre Dame de la Garde church was saved from destruction when a man hid two candles in a chandelier and vowed they be consumed. Beggars watched them and a priest later blew them out discovering a dynamite cartridge hidden beneath wax, averting disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
Notre Dame de la Garde
Porter Mulgrave Letter On Liniment Remedy
June 5, 1807 report from Port Mulgrave cites Richards and Co warning about Minards Liniment in a remedy for colds. Mes Josia Hart endorses the product as the best liniment she has used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Mulgrave
Richards & Co
Josiati Hart
Brakes and Couplings Across European Railways
Preliminary returns show six major French lines gain 6 percent in gross receipts totaling 15.45 million dollars. Berlin pays 10 million marks for Siemens Halske tramway, the city’s main street railway. Prussia plans electric trains at 25 mph, with a German company aiming 160 mph under imperial patronage. Berlin orders 30 kilometer track trials for five seat cars. Chicago City Railway enforces odor policy to curb onion breath on duty. Ethics prompt caution as thieves sometimes unite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Siemens- Halske
Germany
Chicago City Railway
Chicago City Railway Company
Shiloh’s Consumption Cure Promoted Across Decades
An asserted patent medicine advertises Shiloh’s Consumption Cure as a cure for coughs and colds claiming half a century of use and hundreds of thousands saved. The ad lists price per bottle, retail locations, and a money back guarantee if not satisfied, with promotional copy and dubious testimonials.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Proclaimed Cure for Mr Gagnon
An Ontario notice hails Henry Gagnon as cured from kidney complaint after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The message touts the pill’s claimed permanent relief for kidney, rheumatic, and urinary troubles and asserts it as the sole remedy known to cure serious diseases. The piece ends with unrelated proverb style lines.
Recommendation for Tuomas' Econcrate One by Enos Bornberry
Mr Enos Bornberry of Trora writes that Tuomas' Econcrate One matches all claims. He says his family uses it internally and externally for years and always benefits from its use. He urges others to try it. Ancestors resemble potatoes. the best are underground. Never judge a man by his coat. He may have borrowed it for the occasion.
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Enos Bornberry
Trora
Ask for Minards and Take No Other
A brief note hints at a morally framed gesture contrasting giving with a social display. The phrasing suggests a wooden proverb about generosity versus showiness, attributed to a person or idea named Minard.
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Minard
Donkey Recall Sparks Banter Between Two Women
A playful exchange centers on attire and romance as one woman asks why girls spend on dress and the other says it’s to attract men and provoke rivals. The conversation shifts to a humorous donkey anecdote about Mr Griggs, prompting a lighthearted remark.
Quotations and Advertisements From a Historic Page
Excerpts mention Minard's Liniment used by physicians and a claim about Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a safe children’s medicine. Humorous lines describe marital misunderstanding and parental worries about unsuitable suitors. The text also includes a proverb about fitting roles and a satire about a marriage proposal.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Proudly Endorsed for Fever
A reader from Shoals Indiana lauds Parmelee's Pills for fever and ague noting they keep the liver active and cleanse bilious matter. The ad promotes Parmelee's remedy for bilious attacks and general health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.L. Price
Shoals, Martin Co
Ind
Stage News: Plays and Dramas in Production and Planning
Bessie Benebill sings in England Mme Rejane to tour South America in 14. Deere Davidson has finished a play The Sins of the Father. A Castle Inn dramatization is planned for next season. Jean de Keerke earns 2.40 per appearance with the Epic Opera in Newark. Mrs H C De Mille and Harriet Ford may write a Rembrandt life play for Richard Marsivi. Actors in Shenandoah revival have army history. RK D McLean and Odette Tyler to star next season in revivals of The School For Scandal Coriolanus and King John. The O Ruddy is being finished by A B Mason and dramatized by David Belasco. Gertrude Atherton with Miss Nethe rs ole on A Daughter of the Vine and a Senator North adaptation are in progress. May Irwin declares there is art in humor, admired yet elusive.
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Bessie Benebill
England
Mme
Rejane
South Americas
Deere Davidson
Stasley J. Werman
Rembrandt
Richard Marsivi
Rough Riders
RK. D. McLean
Odette Tyler
O'Ruddy
Stephen Crane
A. EB. W. Mason
David Belasco
Gertrude Atherton
Miss Nethersole
Senator North
May Irwin
Horse Show Notes and Paceways Venture in 1901 Circuit
Belleville owner T H Camp races Walter K while Oliver Cabana’s stable trims to Gerald Rex. Lake Erie circuit spans ten tracks with $400 average purses. Welcome is hailed as California’s fastest stud. Lattimer buys Whiffet and Rex for speedway pacing. McMann purchases Sphinx E. Har ry Wilkes bought by J A Barnett. Buffalo builds a new mile track at Lang farm site. Putnam Park issues two early closing stakes for 2 14 pacers and 2 28 trotters, with entry by April 15 to secretary Byron D Bugbee.
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T. H. Camp
Belleville
Ont
Walter K
Oliver Cabana
Buffalo
Gerald Rex
Lake Erie
Welcome
California
George E. Lattimer
Whiffet
Rex
George McMann
Rochelle
Ills
Sphinx E
Sphinx
Ethan Allen
J. W. Farrand
Midway
Wrs
J. A. Barnett
Gentlemen’s Driving Club of
Denver
Harry Wilkes
Walsingham
Almont
Lang Farm
Putnam Park and Fair Corporation
Byron D. Bugbee
Putnam, Conn
Revival tour by Moody and Meyer announced
William R. Moody son of the evangelist and Rev. F B Meyer of London will tour the United States to hold revival services. The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Jamestown New York and the Matthew son Street Church of Providence have used elevators for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Moody
F. B. Meyer
London
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Jamestown
N. Y
Matthewson Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Providence
Ballington Booth
Volunteers of America
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Petersburg
Wingfield
California
Saul
Canon Anderson
Montreal
Canada
Dominion
Sorel
Christ Church Cathedral
Household Hints On Curtains Silk and Wood Care
Tips for rooms with low ceilings suggest high curtain poles and floor hanging drapes that draw back easily. Silk wrinkles from age can be softened with gum arabic water, applied to the right side then almost dry on the left. Mahogany cloudiness cures with a dressing of turpentine sweet oil lemon juice ammonia. shake before use.
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People advert
A testimonial promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to restore rich red blood and nerve health. The ad notes poverty of blood causes anaemia and weakness and presents Mrs Joseph Herbert of St Sauveur Quebec detailing her recovery after using the pills for months. It urges readers to seek the genuine product with the full name on the wrapper and provides ordering details from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Joseph Herbert
St. Germain and
Hermoine
St. Sauveur
Que
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Paris Theatre Claims Largest World Reach
A new theatre in Paris is described as the largest in the world covering about three acres. The report notes its grand scale and potential cultural impact in the French capital.
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Paris
France
Bickles La Syrup Praised for Cough and Throat Ailments
Advertisers claim Bickle's La Syrup stands above other cough remedies for coughs colds and throat complaints. They say adults and children alike prefer it as a syrup and offer it as a top recommended preparation.
Toronto Officials Abandon Vertical Writing Practice
The Toronto school authorities have abandoned the vertical writing style as impracticable, signaling a shift in classroom methods and assessment approaches.
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Toronto
Britain Names New India Commander in Chief
The new British commander in chief in India, Sir Power Palmer, stands tall at six feet four inches and is nicknamed Long Power Palmer in Anglo Indian circles.
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India
Sir Power Palmer
Pacing Horses and Stud News From East Coast Tracks
Horses and breeders announce sales and race records across tracks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Penelope, a great brood mare, is dead while B B now stands at 2 10 percent pacing under G W Rice. Anaconda boasts 24 wins in 30 starts and is noted for pacing at 2 24. Cute and Burtona, trained by W B Strong, show 2 17 at Brodhead Park New Paltz. Harold H. posts 2 11 percent, a Canadian circuit veteran. Gentry, 2 14 one four, sold from Colonel Joseph A Ocker to George Flock. Frank Roop er named by Andrew M Roop trains at Belmont. Gaiety, 2 18, bought by John Splan for Cleveland Driving Club. Cecilian, 2 22, bought by Grattan stock farm. Cherrycroft, 2 22 4, sold by E S Wells to Boyer and Nourse of Darby Tompkins County.
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Penelope
G. W. Rice
Springfield
Mass
B. B
W. B. Strong
Cute
Burtona
Brodhead Park
New Paltz
N. Y
Harold H
Joseph A. Ocker
York
Gentry
George Flock
Williamsport
Andrew M. Roop
Norristown
Frank Roop
Thomas Grady
Belmont Track
Edgewood
Lambert Lassie
Daniel Lambert
John Splan
Cleveland Driving Club
Cecilian
Electioneer
Charles Marvin
Grattan Stock Farm
Wells
Cherrycroft
Nutwood
Messrs. Boyer & Nourse
Darby Tompkins County
Towne and Browne dispute payment amount over check
Browne confirms receiving a check for services from Towne but notes the amount differs. Towne suggests misreading the sum. Browne recalls Towne writing $100 clearly yet the check was only $10.
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Towne
Browne
Bill Towne
The Truth Forced Home
A brief anecdote quoted from the Chicago Times Herald notes a speaker fearing a change in kindness at the grocery counter as clerks no longer rush to help her, reflecting a shift in social norms and courtesy. The line captures everyday tension over declining attentions in service.
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Chicago Times Herald
Penelope Recounts Yet Bizarre Curtain Fix Incident
A Chicago Record humorous snippet recalls Penelope's tale of standing on a couch arm to fix a window curtain, causing the couch to glide across the room. The anecdote highlights a lighthearted mishap from a bygone era.
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Penelope
Chicago
Par meulea pills relieve colic and kidney issues
A Lefargeville New York reader lauds Parmele's Pills for severe colic and kidney trouble saying they provide great relief after other remedies fail. The testimonial claims the medicine cleanses diseases of many kinds. A Saxony decree requires schoolchildren to learn 291 Bible verses 143 hymn verses plus the catechism.
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J. W. Wilder
J. P
Lefargeville
N.Y
Parmelee
Fanperor William
Province of
Saxony
Deafness Cure Claim by Constitutional Remedies
Advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and asserts local applications cannot reach it. Sold by The Halls Family, Toledo, Ohio, with circulars available.
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Hall
Countess of Warwick Creates Garden of Friendship Corner
The Countess of Warwick dedicates a garden corner as the Garden of Friendship planting flowers she associates with dear and near friends. The peaceful plot centers on personal memory and affection, turning a bloom space into a tribute to companionship.
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Countess of Warwick
Money out of politics quote sparks Senate clash
A worried man vows to remove money from politics while Senator Sorghum claims to have already taken four to five hundred thousand dollars out of it. The Washington Star records the exchange as a snapshot of reform rhetoric and political finance concerns.
The Proper Term on His Career End
A Chicago Post remark cites a painter saying he felt utterly discouraged and planned to quit the profession, illustrating a perceived end to his career.
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Chicago Post
No Reciprocity in Quip From Indianapolis Journal
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal notes a sharp quip about reciprocity. The speaker mentions Mrs. Simpkins and a trip to a suburb, citing a 25 cent fare as part of the exchange. The item reads as a brief social note or witty aside.
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Suberta
Indianapolis Journal
Beasts and Physicians Share Tax-based Welfare in Berlin
Minard's Liniment notes an association of physicians in Berlin that pays a yearly tax equivalent to a percent of their income. The fund raises about $12,000 annually to support members and their families in need.
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Berlin
Association of Physicians
Burglars and Fireworks Misfire in Humorous Dialogue
A family exchange centers on a failed firecracker prank from Little Johnny to a minister, causing tension and a humorous temper flare. The father laments the loud patriotic display while the minister worries about the outcome and property, including a woodshed.
Items Of Interest From The Nation
The collection cites a variety of social and economic curiosities including Dutch submarine theory, Ontario plane makers, a Maine frog company with a $5000 capital, and clubs with large memberships. It notes pensions to southern residents, a Brooklyn will anecdote, and harsh sweatshop labor in London where a Russian youth earned 37 cents a dozen finishing shoes.
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New York
Ontario
Buffalo
General Grant
Massachusetts Frog Company
Maine
Sweden
South
Maryland
Missouri
Brooklyn
London
Stage Glints and Theatre News of the Season
Thackeray's The Virginians is dramatized Stuart Robson to revive The Henrietta Olga Nethersole plans Mrs Athertons The Daughter of the Vine Richard Mansfield reportedly suffers stage fright Henry Miller to dramatize Tangled Flags for Archibald Gunter William Faversham returns to the stage Ophelia in Hamlet once played by a man Lovelace biography adapted by E H Sothern and Virginia Harned with Lawrence Irving Mrs Fiske presents Silvia's Daughter by Henrik Christiernson London Lords vet new King Edward theatre bid blocked King Edward to honor Sir Henry Irving soon posts at court.
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Ophelia
E. H. Sothern
Virginia Harned
Lawrence Irving
Lovelace
London
King Edward's Theater
Mrs. Fiske
Sylvia
Hendrick Christiernson
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Berlin
Edward
Knight
Sir Henry Irving
The Glass of Fashion Shapes for Spring and Summer
The New York Tribune notes fashion in lace and veils returning to refined palettes of rose beige tan and roseda with closer dot patterns in diamonds. Satin foulards appear in small neat designs and soft gay colors while lace trims and velvet ribbon bracelets reemerge. stiff collars fall out as soft silk folds with velvet lace turnovers and gold buttons dominate. Egyptian arulets gain popularity for their bold barbaric look.
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New York Tribune
The Groaty Bachelor
A compact reflection on love and domestic life as described in the Atchison Globe style. The piece notes women’s longing for romance, mothers judging others through their children, and the vanity in returning home to a neat house and improved appearance in old photographs.
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Atchison Globe
Teeland's Volcanoes and Icelandic Solfatara Valleys
Describes Icelandic volcanic features with Solfatara valleys and plains dotted by low cone shaped hills. Jets of steam rise from hillock tops and boiling mud erupts six to eight feet high in other places, similar to phenomena in New Zealand.
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Iceland
New Zealand
Fish and Hunters Clash Over Deadly Cod Feats
A garbled local note describes a tale of fishermen and a diver named Dineash who reportedly killed a cod as large as himself in pursuit and risky aims. The fragment hints at deadly outcomes and the peril of pursuit.
Trusting Life to a Rope on Seacoast Cliffs
A seacoast fowler climbs cliffs using a guide rope and waist harness while four men at the top manage the belay. The system, per a Chums writer, guards climbers as they descend 70 to 80 yards, with careful rope handling to avoid fatal slips. In a Scotland incident a climber vanished from signal then reappeared on a ledge after the rope slipped into a crack, the man calmly smoking as companions spotted him.
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North Seacoast
Scotland
A 14 Course Dinner Reminds Man of Molasses Memories
Booker T. Washington recalls a plantation childhood memory of molasses from the "big house" and a longing for Sunday mornings over a long dinner. He contrasts childhood enjoyment of two spoonfuls of molasses with the fear of delivering a failed speech at a lengthy dinner event.
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Booker T. Washington
Resigning official in Scottish warehouse praised and gifted
A longtime warehouse official in a Scottish city resigned after over twenty years, moving south. The firm’s senior partner led a purse of 100 sovereigns to him, and the man, in broad Scots, thanked them and decided to stay among his colleagues rather than depart.
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England
Burglary Tale With a Window Twist
A brief Yonkers Beral sly quip recounts a burglar and a second story window tale. The joke plays on expectation with a punchline noting there is no catch in it.
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Yonkers Beral
Little Sayings From An Old Mill Almanac
A fragmentary line highlights thrift and persistence with a craftsman’s ethic. It mentions a mill, water, and a handyman who repeats the work, implying steady effort beyond the normal. The tone echoes proverb like wisdom about handling scarce resources.
Woman Laughs When Able and Weeps At Will
A reflective line notes a woman who laughs when she can and weeps when she will, capturing a mood of alternating emotion and freedom in expression.
Law Points On Contract Renewal And Railroad Liability
A contract may be renewed after a game decision by express agreement or by actions showing intent to revive it. New York case holds railroad liable for perishable freight loss due to refrigeration failure even when cars were leased. A gas company may enforce stopping gas supply at one premises for delinquent bills at another, per Mackin v Portland Gas Co.
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New York
N. R
Cromwell
Mackin
Portland Gas Company
L. BR. A
We Are What We Feed On Says Mr Hixson
The quoted exchange shows Mr Hixson declaring the belief that diet shapes character, while Mrs Hixson interjects that the author is right. A humorous interruption from Mrs Hixson's son implies a debate over dinner choices with lobster as a running example. Mr Hixson blushes with embarrassment.
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Mr. Hixson
Mrs. Hixson
Digby Embraces Gray Hairs Amid Surprising News
In a light exchange the speaker teases Digby about growing gray, while Digby jokes he has many gray hairs and few of them. The banter captures a moment of humor and aging in a Detroit Free Press snippet.
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Digby
Detroit
Anxious to Serve
A brief quip from a New York Weekly item recalls a lawyer who opposes capital punishment and a deacon eager for jury duty. The exchange highlights attitudes toward justice and judging in a light, satirical tone.
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Deacon Highsoul
New York Weekly
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Hamiota Herald
Hamiota
Man
Shiloh
Taggart, Tercera
Shtloh
Ruggiets
United States
Rie
C. Wale
Teromta
Gagmon
Quebec
Point du Pic
Queter
Henry Gagnon
Jong
Gagnon
Dodd
Mr. Gagnon
Bright
Griggs
Papa
Love
Bill OF the Play
the Dominie
Liniment Lamberman
Trotter and
PACER
Jd. Cheney
Toledo, O
Halls
Brown
Little Johnny
Glass OF Fashion
the Groaty Bachelor
Teeland’s
Peg
Hall & Ruckel
Whaley Royce & Co
Mam
Feltinn
W. G. Fonseca
Main Street
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine CO
Albert
Albert Toilet Soap CO
Mfrs
Incandescent Gas Lamp Co
Main St
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