Promising Mining Claims Along Canadian Northern Railway
Reports from Chu Chia British Columbia note about twenty claims near the line with ore valued at about 50 900 and a carload ready for shipment. Copper ore with gold and silver values and magnetite iron deposits are reported at Boulder and Canyon Creeks. Blackpool ore carries lead and silver while Peg Horn Group near Boulder Creek shows a gross value of 4 000. The North Thompson Valley is described as fertile and set to become a leading mineral region in British Columbia pending capital for development.
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Canadian Northern Railway Company
Chu Chia
British Columbia
North Thompson Valey
Whid Pass
Boulder
Canyon Creeks
Blackpool
Peg Horn
Boulder Creek
North Thompson Valley
B.C. AU
Safety Rule Sparks Curiosity in Changing Times
A man recalls instituting a rule to avoid asking about a wife unless he has followed the couple for months. The rule arose after telling a woman he spoke with her husband, and she quipped that he recalls an "interesting" man, echoing a line from a Ladies Home Journal piece.
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Lizzie
Ladies Home Journal
Counter Check and Sales Books Offer From Appleford Co
Appleford Counter Check Book Company announces production of counter check and sales books with triplicate carbon leaves and waxed papers. Despite rising paper and labor costs, extensive Canadian connections ensure steady supply and reasonable prices. Offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver and headquarters in Hamilton.
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O.K
Canada
Appleford Counter Check Book Company, Ltd
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Amazing Canadian recruitment record shocks German statesmen
The New York World notes Canada has recruited 434 538 men for the war in a mixed race colony of under 8 million, calling it an amazing record and a blow to German leaders who assumed British colonies would stay aloof. It also mentions vermicides and praises Mother Graves or Exterminator for protecting children.
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Canada
New York World
Grain import calculations and population feeding estimates
The record discusses 1914 grain imports beyond wheat and grain byproducts used for bread and beer, estimating supply for livestock, breadstuffs, and beer production. It mentions blooded figures and a reference to a person named Ames Long in the RR context.
Sanitary reforms cut war typhoid toll in several wars
The text notes that medical science and sanitary measures dramatically reduce typhoid in armies. It cites Sir Alfred Keogh reporting 22 typhoid cases among British troops in France last summer versus 80,000 would have occurred in earlier times. US forces on the Mexican border suffered 24 cases and no deaths, while the Spanish-American War saw 20,000 cases and 2,192 deaths among about 150,000 soldiers.
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Alfred Keogh
France
United States
Mexican
Spain
Parmist Syrup Cough Remedy Promoted by International Laboratories
An advertisement extols Parmist Syrup as an old fashioned remedy for coughs and throat irritation. It instructs mixing alcohol free ingredients and taking one tablespoon four times daily. The notice claims relief from congestion and easier breathing and offers to mail a bottle on receipt of a small fee.
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Boothe
International Laboratories
Cama
Saskatchewan Rural Telephones Investment and Subscribers
Saskatchewan reports 25000 rural telephone subscribers and 4400000 dollars of original capital invested across 25 companies in the province. The data reflects a growing telecom network and investment spread among multiple firms.
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Saskatchewan
Minards Liniment Cures Burns and More
A brief Canada related note imitates a local joke about a folk remedy. The fragment mentions Miss Bright and Willie with a Mr Burleigh hat, hinting at a domestic or humorous scene in a Dallas News style brief.
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Miss Bright
Willie
Mr. Burleigh
Dallas News
Baby's Own Tablets Suggested For Childhood Ailments
A Canadian reader from St Ignace Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets as an excellent medicine for childhood ailments and notes satisfaction with their use. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells them for 25 cents a tin by dealers or mail order.
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Napoleon Lambert
St. Ignace
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Debtor Conversation Cited in Detroit Free Press
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press portrays a householder questioned about an overdue account. The dialogue implies a strained family situation as creditors are pursued and the husband is referenced in handling the finances.
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Detroit Free Press
Household Medicine Dr Thomas Electric Oil Endorsed
A note extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a true household medicine. It claims the remedy treats many ordinary ailments and is cheaper than a doctor, advising to keep it at hand for unexpected needs.
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Thomas
Senator Calls Government Action To Curb Food Cornering
A Colorado senator urges strong government action against those who corner food supplies. He notes that cornering is done by powerful figures with government sway, risking bread riots and unrest if not checked. The piece, from Calgary Herald via The Tombstone Man, ponders tougher measures and a return home.
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Colorado
Calgary Herald
Turks in Retreat Show British Lessons From Gallant Effort
A 1915 Townsend expedition failed at Kut el Amara with 9 000 troops after 20 000 were sent to Bagdad. By 1916 Maude advanced with 120 000, driving Turks from Sanna-i-Yat to Kut el Amara. The piece argues Britain learned war requires more than courage.
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Townsend
Bagdad
Kut-el-Amara
Mauder
Sannai-Yat
Britain
Churchill
Kiel
England
New York
Dodd's Kidney Pills Win Local Praise Despite Ad Text
Local resident M C Lindos credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his headaches dizziness and general kidney trouble after trying other medicines. He keeps a box on hand and endorses the product as a remedy for lumbago rheumatism dropsy heart disease diabetes and Bright's Disease.
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Ellicott
Alla
Dodd
Great West
M.C. Lindos
M. C. Lindos
Bright
Inside a Corpuscle Explained by a Lecturer
A lecturer in a small town describes the inner structure of a corpuscle, while Iman of Meeting interrupts asking for a basic explanation for those unfamiliar with its insides.
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Iman
Puck
Bizarre Early 20th Century Quote Exchange
The fragment recalls a chatty newspaper snippet with a joking exchange about politics and money. It mentions a couple from the city and a punchline about a new dress and opera cloak, attributed to a city journal and Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Freeress
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Otto Higel
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Goestein
Dominion Express
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