Closing the Gates of Pekin City in a Gate Closing Ceremony
A vivid and fragmentary account describes the closing of Pekin city gates with iron doors and a large shield, signaling an event that gathers crowds and stalls trade. Reports touch on Osaka rat control profits, ghost tales at Abbotsford, and various brief notices on law, travel, and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Uch
Abbotsford
John Carmichael
Rainbirch
Sir Walter
Walter
Lockhart
Monument Receipts and Odd Ad Snippets Across Canada
The article notes Brock Monument receipts rising to 1405 8803.49 from visitors, James McGachie as keeper since June, with prior years listed. It mentions the 1902 Pan American Exposition and rising reader interest, plus a collage of advertisements and notices from Minard’s Liniment Co. and various health, political, and railway items reflecting early 20th century concern and consumer culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenston
Heigtta
James McGachie
S. Catharines
Mr. Goring
Psycitina Promises Quick Relief for Dyspepsia
Advert says Psycitina treats dyspepsia with prompt relief and permanent cure when directions followed. It claims uniqueness from old pills and promises to ease stomach tightness weight and general distress, nervousness, coated tongue, heartburn and palpitation. Readers urged to ask their druggist.
Switzerland Expands Aid, Reaching Over Four Hundred Thousand
Aged conflict coverage notes Switzerland plans to provide foreign aid exceeding $400,000 annually as part of broader relief efforts. The report highlights government programs and the geopolitical context shaping this assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Fragmented historical prose spans economy to personal sorrow
The text blends discussions of agricultural markets and railways with personal vignettes and literary reflections. It mentions crop prospects, capital, farmers, manufacturers, and transportation improvements, interwoven with notes on education, indolence, and a boy named Richard, plus literary musings about life, health, and distant places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste Remre
Cannes
Many Occupations Now for Women
A reading of Harriett M. Stanton notes women in many fields beyond needlework and domestic service. The piece argues women increasingly compete with men in business and industry, while cautioning about burdens at home and the need for societal support to sustain women's expanding roles. It references changes in labor, typesetting, mills, and teaching, with historical allusions to work and the wool trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Piccasilly
Pall Mall
Carlton Hotel
Han
Jeetore
Success Magazine
Harriett
Marsuing
Obippus
Ely Sergies
Toaipkins
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Ting
Penn
Osaka
Aragonia
Parmelee
Tin
Lobato
Ire
Cannibala
London
New Guinea
Royal College of Surgeons
Thor’ Nusserkel
Commons
Thos
Newcastle
Hama
York
Scotland
Fords
Ottawa
Sir Frederick Borden
Canada
Frederick
Dr Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Nelson
Mountain Lumbermens Association
Cascade Mountains
British Columbia
Reichstag
Germat Ih
Handice
Post Union Congress
Heme
Curzon
Lord Carson of
Kedleston
India
Mg Wetter
The
Times
Fong
Tals Moties
Georgian Bay
Fan Tayneh
Messrs
Crawford
Lion's Head
Hodgson
Tai
Tepe Giese
Ernie
Milesorth
Paris
Berlin
Minard's Liniment Co
Minard
J.plivesqui Joseph
Turkey
Ross Rifles
Royal Templars of
Ontario
Athens
Orel Saratoff
Russia
God
Thomas
Runtine
F. A Slocum, Limited
King OL W
Toronto
Uttien
Brose Ae
Tearan
Agate
Richard
Prov Journal
Tinard
Patis Academy of Medicines of
Edward TL
England
Flanders
Hive Mavereny
Beecham
Mooney
Canada Mills
Dames
Mooney’s Perfection
Blur
Ies Whit
Royal Ae
Fey
Boston
Mass
H.C. Ernest
Harvard Medical School
Nave
Peek Fee
Keeley Institute
Osborne St
Winnipeg
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