Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine praised
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as highly effective for croup and related ailments. It claims rapid relief, ease of emergency cases, and broad usefulness for coughs, bronchitis, whooping cough, and asthma, with testimonials from Toronto residents and instructions to buy a 25 cent bottle or family size at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
Toronto
Chase
Dr Chase
A. W. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Voronto
Oddities Of The English Language And Word Origins
A column traces oddities in English terms from Tari Tarifa to My Betrothed and My Future, noting origins across languages. It includes anecdotes of linguistic shifts, Moorish and German terms, and a London Chronicle joke about postal franking. Also mentions North transportation expansion, Saskatchewan settlement, and promotion for Bickle’s Anti Conunctive Syrup.
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Iran
Tarifa
Gibraltar
Europe
Constantine
Alexandr
Hallan
Boga
Saye
London
Germany
England
Minald Ns
Aime Tim
Edmonton Journal
Saskatchewan
Lesser Slave Lake
Peace River
Lobstick Feminina
Grand Prairie
Slave Lake
Grand Trunk Pacific
C.D. A. Barber
Navy
Missing Grain Boats Increase After Severe Storms
A fragmented, period-voice report notes many grain boats are missing after storms in October and November. It mentions familiar names and boats at lakesides, with references to severe weather affecting vessel safety and voyage plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeitetner
The Important Comma and A Gentle Hint
The text recounts a shop notice for a boy and a later tale of a visiting guest and a courteous Quaker host. It presents two vignette-style scenes with dated manners and dialogue reflecting social norms, courtesy, and polite deception. The fragmentary piece blends anecdotes about workplace recruitment and long-distance visits.
Manitoba Elevators Plan For Western Canada Harvest
Manitoba officials and experts pledge about thirty elevators to be built over the summer to be ready for moving crops in the fall. They tout Western Canada as the richest soil region with wheat as the leading product, noting high yields and quality. The text highlights wheat, oats, flax, barley, timothy, berries, and root crops, and mentions fruit potential near Ontario and British Columbia.
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Western Sanata
Canada
Star of Life
Western Canada
Boty
Abe
Ontario
British Columbia
Elevator contract awarded for Port Arthur project
Empire Elevator Co has let the contract to Barft McQueen for a 2000 bushel capacity monster elevator at Port Arthur. The unit will sit directly south of the new Diast furnace and is expected to boost port facilities and handling capacity.
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Empire Ele 1Or Co
Barft & McQueen
Port Ar
Fragmented verse about love and home across imagery
The text presents a fragmented poem style piece with references to home and loved ones. It imagines a heart that travels across wild seas and deserts, guided by affection and love as a bright star. The lines mix imagery of fountains, isles, and a mother and maiden, suggesting a nostalgic meditation on belonging and emotion.
Nelsons famous memo in auction sparks national treasure talk
An article notes Nelsons memorandum to Trafalgar captains, sought by dealers and auctioned at high prices. It details other art sales and a Windsor mezzotint collection heading for dispersal, highlighting rare portraits by Reynolds and a public interest in national treasures.
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United States
London
Nelaon
Chin Rat
Teventy
Wells and
Cupid
Velasquez
Natiinal Galery
Philip the Fourth
Admiral Pultds Pareja
Frank Sabin
Nelson
Trafalcar
George Mundy Teson
Wiliam Leahmere
Thunderer
Mages
England
John RT
Y Benross
Italy
Tomless
Windsor
Messrs. Age Rew & Sons
Roonne
Joshua Reynolda
Duchess of Devonshire
Tieness of
Ruland
Ostriches Sighted On Train Journey To Victoria Fal
A traveler describes tame ostriches at a wayside halt near Modus two ostriches parading beside passengers as a man lights a cigar. One ostrich bites a man’s hand and swallows a box of matches, with matches of a type that can ignite and risk minor danger on the carriage stairs.
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Victoria
Wayside Hallows
Kao
G. B. Shaw Epigram Misquoted At Wakefield
A rough account from The Clarion recalls an accidental misquote about a G B Shaw epigram at Wakefield. A bystander claimed ignorance while a bystander noted the remark as one of your epigrams, reflecting public perception of modern paraphrase.
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Wakefield
Clarion
Fortune in Hotel Tips Draws London Headlines
London hotel head waiters earn vast tips, often keeping quiet about riches found at top establishments like the Cecil. Stories recount fortunes from tips, including £15,000 to £16,000 for a head waiter and £20,000 for a New York hotel chief, with waiters expanding into restaurants or other ventures.
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London
Cecil
Bo Teiline
Spa
Naharien Miller
Astor House
New York
Tacherks
Waldorf- Aston
Bled
Walters
Testa Fanta
Cartiage
Willem McCulloush
Carlin Hotel
Westminster Canty Court
McCullough
Historiens
Reserves Named In Manitoba And Saskatchewan Wording
A long, fragmentary report notes forestry reserve plans in Manitoba and Saskatchewan with ten reserves listed including Riding Mountain Turtle Mountain and Duck Mountain in Manitoba and Bear reserve and Moose Mountain in Saskatchewan. It mentions rangers, aims to protect forests water supply and wildlife within reserve boundaries and cites associated provincial commitments. The passage also references wheat prospects and rising rail construction impacting western Canada.
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City Congress
Ho Diver
Dominion Lands
Manitoba
Saskolumbing
Parliament of Canada
Riding Mountain
Turtle Mountain
Lake Manitoba
West
Duck Mountain
Saskatchewan
Moos Mountain
Irrigation and agriculture in Western Canada amid growth
The article notes extensive irrigation in Alberta and rising railway and government involvement. It cites large wheat production targets and storage dynamics, mentions health product ads, a radiography discoverer’s death, and a Maine tale of a woodworker accidental dog injury, reflecting varied late 19th or early 20th century items and local color.
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Western Canada
Alberta
Bat
Pacific Railway
Dominion Government
Raiway Company
Revarus
Department of Trade and Commerce
Fragmented Note on Quinzy Sickness and Aged Remedies
Fragmentary text mentions Minerd's Lantment Co. Limited and Quinzy illness, with scattered phrases about remedies and gratitude. Includes garbled references to registrations of births, Iowa legislature, and military gossip about Fort Henry and related sites, plus torn names and towns.
Untitled notes on wheat growth and climate
Fragmentary report discusses wheat growth advantages in a black alluvial oil rich soil. Points include minimal fertilization need, favorable climate for rapid maturity, abundant sunshine, rust absence from cool northern latitude, and low insect pressure. No clear dates or institutions given.
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Rourin
Firth
Resignation Tendered by Hamilton City Treasurer
Minara requests confirmation of Alexander Stuart as city treasurer Hamilton who is eighty five years old will tender his resignation. The notice indicates the longtime official intends to retire from public service.
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Alexander Stuart
Treas Hamilton
Howes Tablets Promise Health For Babies
A fragment discusses Howe s Tablets claimed to cleanse the stomach aid digestion and promote health in babies. It cites a mother praising a child s improved health after using the product sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville and notes a new Japanese minister in Washington stating famine danger in Japan will end by September.
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Howe
James Hall
Tudy
Tim
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Count Aoke
Washington
Japan
Wheat grade reductions protest in England and Manitoba
In Manitoba and the west efforts to lower wheat grades draw attention in England. Messages protest any reduction that would lower the present standard. Canadians oppose changes and fear mixing wheat would rise profits. The Britisher seeks higher grade, not lower.
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Manitoba
England
Psychoine Promises Cure for Lung Ailments in Brockville
Mr LH Walters of Pearl Street Brockville Ontario recounts his wife’s recovery after six bottles of Psychine. He claims the remedy cured consumption and improved health despite a severe lung illness. The advertisement urges curing la grippe cough bronchitis catarrh and pneumonia with the product, warning not to wait for consumption.
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LH. Walters
Pearl Street
Brockville
Ont
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Athataies
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Hutte
Woodehuek
Merah
Minerd's Lantment Co. Limited
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Bane
Iowa
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Scala
Woreet
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Minara
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