Pioneer West editor W. J. Thompson long noted
W. J. Thompson, a veteran Canadian West journalist since 1893, built the Advocate in Elkhorn after leading roles in Virden and Moosomin World. A public spirited editor, he nurtured printing, advertising, and community sports, serving as notary, magistrate, and local Conservative leader.
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W. J. Thompson
Weekly
Press of the West
Tilsonburg
Virden
Elkhorn
Advocate
Thompson
Washakada
Western Canada Observatve Press
West
The
Moosomin World
Elkhorn Grain Growers Association
Mietories
Dr Chase Nerve Food Promises Restored Health Hope
A testimonial touts Dr Chase Nerve Food claiming it cures nervous disorders and related symptoms. The writer says recovery from rheumatic pains fatigue and weakness followed using the product and recommends buying it at dealers and mail order from Toronto.
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Pty Casnot
Chass
Stern
Toronto
Dr .W. Chase
Manitoba Pioneer Promotes Western Progress Through Forests
Methuselah, a Manitoba resident married to the daughter of the late Elie bow merchant John McLeod, exemplifies western progress through active community work, tree planting, and civic leadership. He sought life insurance but was rejected as too risky, yet continued living to an advanced age and pursuing future schemes.
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Thompson
Beneaca
John McLeod
Eliebow
Manitoba
West
Elkhorn
Eitons
English Spavin Liniment Promises Wide Horse Cure
An advertisement touts ENGLISH SPAVIN LINIMENT for horse blemishes and ailments including blood spavin curbs splints ringbone stifles sprains and throat infections. It claims dramatic savings and a guaranteed wondrous cure, urging buyers to purchase one bottle to save fifty dollars.
Worm Exterminator Offer Promises Quick Relief
The ad touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as pleasant and effective for feverishness and restlessness at night. A druggist should stock it if unavailable, with an assurance of strong remedy despite casual buyer impressions.
Beggar Tries to Spare a Dime for Food
A beggar stops a passerby and asks for a dime for booze then explains a plan to use the money to buy solid feed, noting the approach was meant to avoid disbelief. The exchange ends with a reflective remark.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promoted as Strengthening Cure
An 19th century advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as more than a purgative. It claims they strengthen the stomach, cleanse the blood by regulating the liver and kidneys, and stimulate where other pills depress. The text contrasts pills like Minard's Liniment and promises safer, non injurious use beyond mere purgative effects.
Lifebang Soap-Disinfectant Mystery in Dresden China
A fragmented dialogue hints at a reference to Dresden China and a medical claim about Lifebang soap disinfectant. The snippet questions location, then asserts Dresden China as the place, implying a mistaken or playful clue within a chemistry or medical context.
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Lifebang
Etrong
Medical
Detective Wilam Pinkerton Praises Cash Register Prices
Reported remarks by detective William Pinkerton praise cash registers and rising wages as eras of commerce evolve. The piece weaves in anecdotes of a grocery clerk earning eight dollars weekly, enduring long shifts, and seeking a raise after marriage.
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Wilam Pinkerton
Horace
Potatoes and jackets in a whimsical grocer scene
An odd dialogue shows Mrs Nuwed requesting a dozen boiled potatoes and fashionable jackets tied to a humorous breakfasting exchange with a grocer. The fragment blends snippets about health elixirs and Whittier references with quirky domestic banter.
South American Rheumatic Cure Confusion in Vandalism Row
Fragmented, dialogue rich item describes a quarrel over a damaged vase with Tommy and Mrs Banks involved. The text hints at a claimed cure, a statement about whippings, and a family dispute centered on property damage. Strong entities include none clearly identifiable.
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Tommy
Mrs. Banks
Butterflies and despondency in a quirky rural vignette
A city girl mistakes butterflies for birds and confuses them with sweetness. The piece notes despondency caused by liver and stomach disorder, promoting Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy, then shifts to a humorous court scene where a judge questions a servant about poached eggs for a ill mistress.
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Parmelee
President greets visiting British envoy at White House
The western man who had missed Afteen bouncia boys received a cordial welcome when he called at the White House. The President shook his hand and offered congratulations amid tense wartime diplomacy.
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White House
Parting Echoes and a Shingle-Strewn Hall
In a domestic scene Millicent and Harold bid each other good night in the doorway while a father, hearing their farewell, mutters Shakespearean witticisms about adieu. He then quips that the roof is leaking and dubs the children Tip and Top as he strides downstairs in high spirits.
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Father
Millicent
Harold
Woodman’s Cottage Leads Visitor to Curious Confession
A cleric touring a diocese wandered into a woodman’s cottage. When asked about local Ep iscopalians, the woman retorts that they caught a “wild thing” in the woods recently, then clarifies her husband called it a woodchuck.
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Ned
Inard's Liniment Usea by Physicians Reveals Debate
A garbled excerpt discusses a oil magnate and a dog with a millionaire position, touching on wealth hoarding versus giving. The piece hints at physician use of liniment and moral judgments about wealth and guilt.
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Inard
English breach of promise case testimony tainted by jokes
An English lawyer cross examined the plaintiff in a breach of promise suit. The dialogue revealed joking and reluctance about the marriage proposal with statements about habits and sincerity, while the plaintiff described the offer as not made in earnest.
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Codman
Episcopal
Maine
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Ayers
Ayer
DR. Chase
Mest
Longfellow
Methuselah
Bethought
Demandea
Methuelah
Son
Ottawa
Jonea
Liniment Lumber
Willie
Dresden
China
Beecham's
Tare
Alis Eae
J.D. Kelloge
Aory
Aen
Sidnies
Nein
Aera
Tranne
Brg
Henry Berlinger
Municipal Civil Service Board
Thomas
Whittier
ST. Louis
Western Canada
Winnipeg
FW. Drewry
R.J. Hughes
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Treas
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Sica
Oldad
George
North Western Employment Coy
Main St
Winnipe
Lever Limited
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