Estimating the Cost of Game Shooting in Bertland
The article details extensive shooting activity with 465 shoots and four fifths leased to tenants. It estimates yearly wages and labor, noting 4 to 6 permanent keepers per deer forest, 6 to 8 seasonal workers, and a 15 man forest crew plus horses on grouse grounds. It describes three rifles stalking daily and multiple shooting parties in a Cham bers journal style.
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Je “Eetland
Bertland
Ope Gillle
Chambers’ Journal
Minard's Liniment Restores Arm After Strain
Dear sirs I have suffered partial use of my arm from a toedan strain. After trying many remedies I used a sample of Minard's Liniment and now my arm is completely restored Glamis Ontario W Harkison
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Minard
Ko W. Harkkison
The Dominie and Clerical News From London and Ohio
A mixed item notes Ira D. Sankey possibly visiting Facland in September to participate in reopening the Moetrapoditan Tabernacle in London. It records Ohio University granting a Doctor of Divinity to Rev. Perry To Fenn of St James Texarkana, and mentions Rev Dr Joan Charles Ryle of Liverpool who died recently. It adds a note on a career shift from business to clergy and promotes Bickles Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a lung remedy.
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Ira D. Sankey
Facland
Thomas Spurgeon
Moetrapoditan Tabernacle
London
Ohio University
Perry To Fenn
St. James’ Church
Texareana
Tex
Dro Peon
Aneowiate
Atitehoss County
Wader
Thomas Jess
Joan Charles Ryle
Liverpool
Oxfort
Camberietve
Cotmmernn
Plant Life Across Regions Showcases Firebreaks and Trees
In southern France, cactus plantings in open forest gaps help curb fires. In England, a single beech tree titled the queen beech rises 150 feet in Lord Brownton's Ashbridge park. A quirky horticulture trend fills bored barrels with strawberry plants, enabling vines to cover the barrel with leaves blossoms and fruit.
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France
England
Lord Brownton
Ashbridge
Buckinghamshire
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil touted for coughs and asthma
Advertised remedy claims to ease coughing wheezing from bronchitis and asthma and to treat lame backs injuries piles kidney and spinal troubles with safe speed and effectiveness.
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Thomas
Pekin Gazette History and Scope Hymns and Edicts
The Pekin Gazette or Metropolitan Reporter traces its origins to 1351 AD and remains the oldest newspaper. It records Chinese government ordinances ceremonies judgments opinions and transactions and also covers science theology public instruction and European inventions.
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Pekin Gazette
Metropolitan Reporter
Kingpao
Shanghai
Franks Cheney Swears Oath Over Patent Remedy Claim
Frank J. Cheney sworn before A W. Gleason in Toindo County states that he and others claim Halls Catarrh Cure cures catarrh with a hundred dollars per dose. The affidavit asserts the remedy can be taken internally and acts through the bloodstream.
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Toueno
Lowas
Cumwer & Op
Toindo
Halls Cataares
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
W. Gleason
Great Storms Hit Towns Across Lands, Many Losses Reported
A sweeping sequence of storms caused destruction from Vaneworer to Cape Nome. Towns suffered fires and collapsed buildings. deaths and injuries were reported. Yukon gold dust aboard steamer Tacoma is tied to a flood of news from coast to coast.
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Vaneworer
Yukon
le Anhore
Quebec
Alex. Ferguson
Q. C
Ottawa
Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
Covey Island
Chicago
Cardiff
Montebello Village
Bear Ottawa
Johnson Hackett
Ort Townsend
Wash
Cape Nome
Market Prices Include Wheat Flour Meats And Produce
The listing shows prices from Manitoba wheat to oats and hay, flour, feed, oatmeal, butter, eggs, vegetables, and dressed meats. It notes hogs at 6 3 4 to 7 4 c and live poultry at 60c per pair with other staple goods priced per pound per dozen or per basket. It ends with a quip about census timing and a Swifty joke on astronomy and economy.
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Deakins
Curious Exchange in the Black Maria
A curious old woman questions a convict about how he arrived at his fate. The inmate admits he was driven to it and confirms he is led away in the Black Maria as usual.
Miss Plainface and Mr Seekrox Exchange Earnest Question
Miss Plainface asks if happiness depends on money, while Mr Seekrox responds that happiness is not the right word for their situation. The exchange hints at tension over wealth and emotional instability.
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Miss Plainface
Mr. Seekrox
Frustrated Customer Flyers Frustration at Post Office
A furious business man accuses the government of incompetence after a letter to Cleveland fails to arrive. Clerks and officials direct him through the system while a tracer is promised for the missing mail, revealing a plain unaddressed envelope and a tense exchange in the post office corridor.
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Cleveland
One Question About World Troubles and Names
A young man asks why major global crises appear in places with the most pronounceable names. An older man smirks and invites the single inquiry, prompting a brief, satirical exchange on attention and fame.
Beauty Restored by Dr Williams Pink Pills Revealed
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for female ailments causing dull eyes and sallow skin. It cites Mrs Francis Poirier of Valleyfield Quebec who recovered after seven years of illness, detailing headaches, heart palpitations and fatigue.
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Williams
Francis Poirier
Valleyfield
Poirier
la Presse
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Virginia and the Slaves
The Richmond Times argues that if Virginia had been left to settle the emancipation issue, slavery might have ended gradually without Reconstruction. It attributes slavery to English imposition and New England slave traders, claims Virginia tried to end the trade, and states there would be no slaves in Virginia even without the war.
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Virginia
England
New England
Richmond Times
Picture of City Life and a Mother’s Nursing of a Dying Son
A city scene shows an elderly woman and a frail young man using a camp stool on a walk, illustrating daily life in the metropolis. The passage then shifts to a medical pitch for Warmelee's Vegetable Pills, claiming they prevent internal disorders and dyspepsia with a nightly regimen.
Merely Busing Caller Exchanges with Ethel in Downtown Dash
A brief dialogue shows a caller asking about a person and a response from Ethel. Ethel confirms her mother is downtown and not shopping, saying she had time only to run down for some needed items.
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Ethel
India Cholera Ravages Prompt Rush to End Section
A correspndent notes widespread deaths from cholera among Indians as the government accelerates legislation to close the section. The pope disavows recognition of Italy's ruler, a heavy hailstorm hits Coa lee district, and snow falls in Edmonton on Sunday. Fitzsimmons plans a match with Jeffries and retires from the ring. A U.S. warship reaches Tangier to press a claim. Jobe Butt sustains serious injuries at a sawmill shafting on the Ochre river near Makinak. Clerical organs in Rome say Humbert considered ceding Rome to the Holy See. Dominion matches see C Spencer of Toronto win. Agent Griffith praises reduced immigration to Canada. Government vows to redress past medal injustices from 1886.
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HH. C
Pew
Italy
Ium Coalee
Edmonton
Macleod
Ledge
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
U. S
Tangiers
Florocco
Jobe Butt
Makinak
Rome
King Humbert
Holy See
C. Spencer
Toronto
Dominion of Canada
Royal Grenadiers
Griffith
Dominios Ims
Wales
Canada
Dominion
Oldest German coal mines opened near Worms in 1105
The earliest German coal mines were opened around Worms in 1105. England did not start coal mining until the fourteenth century.
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Worms
England
Gas outage sparks clever but uneven opportunism
A Poor Creature Maud Ned is described as clever for exploiting a gas outage in Chicago, clearing a substantial round. Marie-Well calls him not bright, noting he failed to capitalize on a later gas outage.
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Maud
Ned
Chicago
Marie
Life plant of Jamaica and wind flower of South America
A Jamaica life plant resists death once a leaf is cut and hung, sprouting white threadlike roots to absorb moisture and grow anew. In South America a wind sighting reveals a cactus family flower. when wind blows, Sowers emerge from nodules on the stalks.
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Jamaica
South America
Duelist Sees Opponent Fire In The Air
In France a second to a duelist grows pale as the adversary readies to fire in the air. The Count warns of danger as the opposing Ebots, a notoriously bad one, looms.
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Collier’s Weekly
Polite Attendant Denies Letter for John Drake at Post Office
A stranger asks at the general delivery window for letters for John Drake. The polite attendant directs him to the next window and humorously notes this window is for ducks only.
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John Drake
Jake
Memory Feat by Liszt Recalls Manuscript Dedication
In The Century Willian Mason recounts how Liszt, shown a still draft of a composer’s piece, listened to the manuscript and then played it from memory. He then wrote his name at the top of the title page to accept the dedication.
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Willian Mason
Liszt
Weimar
The Minister-I Never See You Bring Your Baby to Church
A Yonkers Statesman comic exchange portrays a minister and wife bantering about bringing a baby to church, highlighting humorous misunderstandings and parental care.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promoted for Quick Relief
A mid nineteenth century advertisement urges rapid action against toxin intake, claiming Parmelee's Vegetable Pills reach the bloodstream’s trouble seat and deliver a permanent cure. The copy stresses immediacy and effectiveness to avert disaster.
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Parmelee
Inventor Claims Sunlight Power and Cosmic Distances
An inventor asserts a method to obtain motive power from sunlight. The closest comet approach to Earth was in 1770 at about 1.4 million miles. Thunder can be heard 20 to 25 miles, lightning reflects 150 to 200 miles, and experiments by M Janet show carbon filament lamps reach 2000 to 3000 degrees Fahrenheit.
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M. Janet
Reliance Cigar Montreal Mention in Obscure Ad
A fragment mentions Reliance Cigar La Toscana factory in Montreal and blends of Quinine Wine advertised by Northrop & Lyman Toronto. It narrates a joke about a wealthy American converting to Rome and the pope gifting medals and a snuffbox, hinting at humorous papal audience anecdotes.
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Northrop & Lyman
Toronto
Rome
Leo XIII
Minards Liniment Cures Barns and Money Pact
A quirky exchange centers on a proposal turned down by Miss Northside who accuses the suitor of seeking her wealth not her love. He defends himself saying he would never possess bank notes. The dialogue blends humor with social tropes about money and marriage.
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Miss Northside
Alt. Manchester
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Claim
Advertisement claims Minard's Liniment eases neuralgia and praises its use on children. The text also repeats a courtly exchange about the empress dowager's fondness for children and mentions age-related humor in the imperial context.
Writer of Notes or Checks Chooses Path of Love
A maiden compares two suitors, one likely to be a noted writer and the other a "writer of checks." The old man weighs the prospects and the reader is invited to decide which path the maiden will choose based on the tale.
Minard's Liniment Slogan in Tidbits
A humorous Bits item recounts an exaggerated fishing trip anecdote about a cat and a water tub. The punch line recalls a cat with twenty lives after a brackish tale of a brick tied around its neck.
Capture of Commandant Botha by Canadian Mounted Rifles
The Winnipeg Free Press promotes a premium picture titled The Capture of Commandant Botha by the Canadian Mounted Rifles. The scene from the South African war is offered at a low price with a subscription deal for the weekly Free Press.
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Free Press
Botha
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Winnipeg Free Press
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