Odd Notes on Local Trade and Historic Artifacts
A Brandon dealer buys a bear skin from a Galician who shot a Riding mountains bear. The 872 lb carcass yielded a skin spanning paw to paw. nose to tail measures feet. The piece also mentions Great Medicine in French Canadian pioneer tales and old copper artifacts linked to early American mound builders. A Post Office dispatch notes temporary suspension then resumption of parcel post to Russia via London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Durham
Brandon
Municipal ownership gains as voters seek self interest
Henry Litchfield Weston notes a shift in US voters toward self preservation and practical concerns over party loyalty. He cites municipal ownership of utilities as a lasting trend, supported by U S consular reports, with elections soon decided by personal benefit rather than platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fearfal
Marsmount
Chienzo
Dunne
Henry Litchfield Weston
Swiss Alps Drop Ten Feet After Topographical Blunder
The Swiss Alps have reportedly lost about ten feet in height due to a miscalculation by the federal topographical department. Official maps overstate altitudes by ten feet eight inches after a bronze tablet and the Pierre a Neptune altar stone defined sea level in 1820. The correction shows many Swiss elevations were previously too high by these measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpe
Federal Topographical Department
Lake of
Genera
Neptune
Pierre
London Express
Addressing Monarchs and Presidents in 19th Century Correspondence
Fragmentary notes recount how French President Loubet and Emperor Napoleon III used formal terms in letters to kings. It cites Faure signing as kingly correspondent and describes replies using terms like Sire and Your Loving Brother. Includes reference to King Alfonso and King Bawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loubet
France
Cvice
Alfonso
Somiges
Faure
Mark
Nasi
M. Loubet
Napoleon III
Sedan
Prae ‘A
Bawa
Tuberculosis spread linked to flies and food supplies
Dr Cobb cites American Malacine noting flies can carry tubercle bacilli on feet and in stomachs. The piece argues for screening all food from contamination and notes flies are found where tuberculosis is present. It references Kansas and Nebraska arid-region expansion and a surge in forest tree shipments as context. Maxwell's Talisman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mon House
Drt
J. ©. Cobb
Kansas
Nebraska
Hus
Maxwell
J.D. Kelloge
Soldier’s Restored Face After Civil War Shell Injury
A 19th century soldier, burned and scarred in an explosion, receives a reconstructed facial mask. Modern science created a silver and wax mask with enamel eyes and a new nose and lips. The device blends rubber components for practical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ghostly Visitor Haunts King Elevator Fort Arthur
Local workers report a midnight apparition dressed in white near the large elevator. The spectral figure, seen near the boiler house, reportedly vanishes after guards pursue it, drawing speculation and concerns about possible intoxication among workers and town residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mployees
Fort Arthur
Conpany
Sern
Lenis
Dominion Parliament Likely Called January First
Ontario government signs prison labor contract with Colonial Cordage paying per day per inmate. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator praised for worm destruction. Ottawa dispatch notes Dominion Parliament will likely be called on January first. Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills touted for bilious headaches. Western Canada winter wheat praised by President Jackson. Testimonials claim Minard’s Liniment cures multiple ailments. Canadian Bank of Commerce to bring 50 Scotch junior clerks. high turnout expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Colonial Cordage Company
Ottawa Dispatch
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Canada
Dominion
Minards Liniment Cures Diphtheria And Gold Traces
Minards Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria while prospecting graders on the route northwest of Austin Manitoba report traces of gold. Several miniature nuggets were found by Strevels men in a slough bottom thought to be an old river bed. Foreman Heaton kept a valuable nugget as a souvenir.
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T. P
Austin
Man
Strevel's Gan
Heaton
Ancient Swiss Bridge Tales Across the River’s Span
The text describes a historic bridge with a water tower used as prison and torture chamber in olden times. It notes the bridge’s chapel, the angular woolen lunials, and the relics that depict Swiss history and saints St Leniegar and St Maurice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beelge
Kapellurarcke
Uae
St. Leniegar
St Maurice
Whitening process in sugar crystals and syrup analysis
The excerpt discusses how exposure to air and friction evaporates syrup, aiding oxidation of carbon in sugar and explaining why sugar remains white. It notes the chemical composition of sugar, the role of syrup in coloring, and how pulverization affects light absorption and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tagg
Unsportsmanlike prairie chicken hunting and weather toll
The text condemns baiting prairie chickens with motor rigs and shooting them as unsportsmanlike. It notes early year storms harmed young birds and affected farmers’ poultry. Also mentions Dominion and New Zealand exhibition plans and various ads on medicines and services.
Delinquent Classes and Vanity Medals Debate
A Atlantic article quotes C. E. Ordway arguing that professional criminals form only a small, diseased segment of humanity rather than a distinct class. The piece also recalls a failed society experiment awarding modesty medals, where vanity caused prize recipients to become unmanageable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Ordway
Atlantic
Postman Delivers Letters in Village Publicly
A historical note describes a village postman on muleback distributing letters in a public place. He gives each letter to a relative or acquaintance of the addressee and then deposits undelivered ones with local contacts. The claim is that 99 percent reach their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Muleback
Mabel Searches for Grandpa in the Countryside
In a country setting Mabel travels to a turn to locate her grandfather with a hired man shearing sheep. She returns with a puzzled remark about Roboly and the man peella, implying uncertainty whether he is present.
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Mabel
Fragmented tale from a stray OCR text
A garbled passage describes a young person awakening and an unusual library scene. Names and coherent events are unclear, with several misread terms and random insertions hindering a clear narrative. The fragment lacks a definite人物, place, or timeline to summarize accurately.
National Drug and Chemical Co of Canada Formed
A major merger uniting 21 wholesale drug houses creates the largest drug company worldwide, named the National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada with a capital of 5 million dollars. The notice also promotes Kelloges Dysentery Cordial as an effective remedy for dysentery diarrhea cholera and related summer illnesses.
Bucknall Steamship Company Wins BC to New Zealand Route
Ottawa dispatch reports Bucknall Steamship Company of London awarded a contract for a steamship service between British Columbia and New Zealand. The plan includes twelve sailings annually with a subsidy of 100000 dollars per year, split equally between Canada and New Zealand. The Bucknall fleet reportedly comprises thirteen steamers from 1704 to 2519 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Victoria
Bucknal Steamship Company
London
Ottawa
British Columbia
Canada
Bucknall Steatmatiy Company
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Ayer
Dorit
Armeour
Sacca Ier
ToRonto
Saver
Tontl
French Canada
Thomas
Arthur
Son of Canada Museum
Ber
Roth
Jg, Ring
Truro
Russia
Mich
Psichine
DR. T. A Slooya
Lang Toile
Wwe
Shiloh
Tera Cores
Aschie Taylor
Asaph
Parmelee
Jackson
Chicago Board of Trade
Western Canada
Minard
Two Rivers
Robert Ross
Lintment
Antigonish
John A. Forey
Liniment
Rachel Saunders
St. Louis
Imperial
Christchurch
Department of Agriculore
Druwaiate
Dover-Calais
Wolford
Lebensmittelexportexpresszugsgesellachaft
Pressburg
Hungary
Berlin
Nity
Bill
Stella
Bella
Short X Mason
Diamonds Hall
Asc
Ryrie Bros
Yonge St
PoRoNto
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