Price Albert Times Pioneer Journalist Laurie Biography
The sketch profiles Price Albert Times figure Laurie a veteran western journalist and printer born Barrie Ontario about thirty. Tracing his path from schooling in Barrie and Toronto to an early printing apprenticeship in Gowans Kent Co and later roles at Rat Portage Keewatin Fort Francis Virden and finally Prince Albert Times with Jo Young. Married Maude Bennest at Regina in July, his journalistic courage and industry propelled the paper to prominence in the west. The note ends with an aside promoting Parmela’s Vegetable Pills as cleansing remedies.
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Laurie
Barrie
Onano
F Alexande
Haddington
Scotland
Frances D. Drury Bare
Ont
Toronto
Gowans, Kent & Co
TL O
Jas Murray Co
Rat Portage
E. A. Chapman
FA. Demorest
Keewatin Enterprias
Fort Francis
Jo Young
Chatham Planet
Prince Albert Times
JD. Mu Veety
West
Regina
Maude Bennest
Phi
Charitable Contributions in 1906 Fall Short of Earlier Years
Fragmentary OCR cites 1906 US citizen contributions for philanthropic uses lagging behind record years. It notes $51,990,294 in large gifts to education, galleries, hospitals and asylums, with total benefactions around $107,960,000 in 1901 and $47,500,000 in 1900.
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United States
Zam-Buk touted as universal healer in Canada ad
Readers hear testimonials praising Zam-Buk for instant relief and cure of chronic skin sores, wounds, boils, and various ailments. Letters from Hamilton Ontario and other Canadian towns claim rapid healing of leg sores and temple ulcers after using Zam-Buk. The drab ad markets the balm as a cure for skin diseases, rheumatism, and chest ailments, with six boxes costing two dollars and fifty cents.
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Boosie
WH Taylor
North Bay
Zac Fakin
Holden
Hamilton
Gil
H Hamilton
Thornbury
Doc Tie
Canada
Ete Allruggista
Soca
Zam-Ruk Co
Toronto
Fragmented Laotian Lunacy and Odd News Snippets
An excerpted jumble reports on Laos pagan practices of testing madmen by river swim, a dubious tonic claim from South China Time, a racially insensitive anecdote about a nurse and horse saddle, a Kingsville poison inquiry, a worm remedy ad, and assorted quirky items from Cardiff Times.
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Laos
Indo-China
South China
The New Age Poem by Frederick Lawrence Knowles
A fragmented verse praising unity over war and sectarian strife. The speaker envisions a world where nations forget rivalries, doves shelter softer aims, and creeds converge under one banner as hate ceases in a conquest of peace.
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Frederick Lawrence Knowles
Slavery in Canada Debate Over Indian Girls Trade
A commentator condemns Indian slave trading in British Columbia, noting a girl sold for 400 dollars at Kingomte Inlet and detailing historical and recent abuses. The writer urges action by Indian affairs heads and Premier Sir Wilfrid to address what they call a degrading stain on the province.
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Kingomte Inlet
GW. Beebeck
Vancouver
B.C
Indiana
Indian Affairs
Children’ Society
Wille
British Columbia
Library summons over overdue book at Galt Public Library
For the first time a summons was issued against a reader who failed to return a library loan after two weeks. The delinquent held the book ten weeks, faced three cent per day fines, and after a police court warning a warrant was issued. He later appeared, paid a fine equal to the book’s value, and the charge was withdrawn.
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Galt Public Library
Gorman
Library Board
Blake
New Ontario Experimental Agricultural Station Planned
The Minister of Agriculture selects a one square mile site in Newsmarket township Nipissing for a new Experimental Agricultural Station. Land is clay loam, well drained and near Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway. Immediate land clearing and building erection planned to hasten settlement and development of the surrounding country.
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Minister of Agriculture
Newsmarket
Nipissing
New Ontario
Temiskaming & Northern Ontario
Newmarket
Leaves as Nature’s Lungs of Trees
A discussion on leaves describes them as the lungs of trees and vital to vegetation. It argues leaves extract elements from air and earth to sustain and nourish the plant, emphasizing their role in the plant’s life.
Open Letter Sparks Budget Debate in Press
A fragment mentions Mel Smithers and an open letter read aloud, while a budget note reports Japan's 1907-08 cry expenditure totaling 56 million dollars. The text mixes quotes and an inaccessible editorial tone from the Cleveland Press style with limited readable context.
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Essily
Mel Smithers
Smithers
Cleveland Press
Japan
Dr Williams Pink Pills Enduring Health Claim
An advertising feature touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anemia and related ailments. Testimonial by Mrs Hanningan of Marsiville Ontario recounts dramatic improvement after using pills, asserting renewed vigor and health. The piece also notes pills do not relieve only symptoms but address root causes and mentions availability by mail or medicine dealers.
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Tate
Williams
Punk P
St. Vitus
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Ckville
Ratepayers Raid in West Donegal Over Pay Increases
A mob of angry ratepayers in Glenton Ireland attacked Guardians in a town hall on Saturday armed with sticks and bludgeons. Police in force stood by as furniture was damaged and threats were made to eject the Guardians. The crowd rescinded the pay increase resolutions after a Local Government Board letter stated the actions would have no legal effect.
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West Donegal
Glenton
Ireland
Chalana
Canon McFadden
Union
Michael McNelis
Lost daughter of Samuel Little reported burns child
Annie Little, the lost daughter of Samuel Little of Hamilton township, was injured at home in Peterborough after suffering burns a month ago. The report notes she was cared for at home and highlights her family connection.
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Annie Little
Samuel Little
Hamilton Township
Ted
Peterborough
Burns
Minard Liniment Cures Ga et in
A fragment from an Indianapolis note recounts a parson's wife sending an otter for a leg of mutton and a reply from John Smith asserting he has not killed that week, but offers affection and aid if acceptable. The odd misspellings and archaic voice depict a curious historical snippet.
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John Smith
English Cars Superior Sleepers In Britain Travel
A reader praises British night trains for luxury and comfort, noting the XY Railway’s private room with toilet, ashstand, soap, hot water, and electric light. He contrasts with American trains and recalls a 1906 Chicago to St Louis World's Fair robbery, mentioning a stolen watch and choosing to travel to England afterward.
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New York Herald
Great Britain
London
Glasgow
America
Chicago
St. Louis World's
England
The Times views motor progress at London show
The London Times dedicates a column to the London Motor Show, noting motor development is advancing toward affordability. It says the ultra rich market is saturated, firms now produce moderate priced cars, and the next stage will bring cheap rides and freight cars, a vast potential market.
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London Times
London
Hare chase tragedy halts Weston Harriers match
In North Petherton England Hare chasing by the Weston-super-Mav Harriers led to a second hare being disturbed and colliding with a Bret hare in an opposite lane. Both hares died instantly from neck injury and fright.
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A. Hardwick
Weston-super-Mav Harriers
North Petherton
England
Bret Re
Judge’s Quiet Wisdom Amid Courtroom Jests
A Cleveland Press item quotes a Supreme Court judge speaking of duty and restraint. The exchange reveals a witty aside about age and propriety as a defendant or observer comments on personal questions. The piece blends humor with courtroom decorum and social norms.
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Supreme Court
Terbunal E
Cleveland Press
Distemper Cures and Patent Remedies Promoted in Ads
An assortment of old advertisements touts Ard's Liniment for distemper and Minard's Liniment for colds and bruises. A deputation of Ontario booksellers protests government free school books. The page also includes stray lines from a theatre or fiction fragment and a nameless postmaster proposal note.
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Ontario
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the New Age
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Saskatchewan
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Ohio
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Ratte
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