Trade and travel notes stain British Dominion prospects
The Herald Canada report highlights brisk western wheat movement, British Columbia mining activity, and a broad retail surge across Canada tied to dry goods demand. It notes Simulated weather impacts, shipping links, and ongoing immigration trends shaping a growing grain hinterland and Anglo-Saxon settlement across Winnipeg to the Rockies.
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Lradetreet
Dominion
New York
Hradetreet
Canada
Te Norkers
Columbia
Ontario
Winnipeg
Rocky Mounains
London
Tornited State
Dr Chase's Ointment Promises Pile Relief and Cure
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Ointment for piles or hemorrhoids, claiming instant itching relief, ulcer healing, and a thorough cure avoiding surgery. It cites patient testimonials, notes high cost efficiency, and provides Toronto distributors.
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Chase
Ion
Mir
Fo Morin
St. Eustache
Man
Fragmented Health Note on Children with Disease
A fragmentary report describes illness in children with isolation recommendations and a delay before symptoms appear up to three weeks after exposure. It notes uncertain efficacy of a cure and includes unrelated bits about rabbit products used for dishes in Russia, reflecting garbled OCR.
Help for Little Ones Tablets Promoted for Safe Baby Relief
Mrs W E Ansell praises Baby's Own Tablets saying they are effective for fretful children and sleep. The product claims to cure stomach bowel and teething troubles without opiates and is sold with a no opiate guarantee. Available from medicine dealers or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Ansell
Ayer
Dr Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Historical notes on Jinrikisha origin and whisky spelling charm
An editor recalls the word Jinrikisha from Japanese roots meaning carriage and the shift to two wheeled carts, noting English adoption and a missionary or newspaper figure in its invention. A New York merchant explains whisky spelling as a device to simplify pronunciation by reducing air and alignments in ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fensor
Advertising and Readers Speak on Newsprint and Ads
A chaotic mix of reflections on advertising, papers, and public notices includes anecdotes about Adam and Eve, Napoleon, and Mark Antony, plus musings on why ads work and how readers engage with print. It mentions printers, circulation, and the role of editors, ending with an aside about a deafness cure and other claims.
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Alexander the Grate
Napoleon
Russia
Hoam
Thare
Mark Antony
Rome
Egypt
Mister Antony
Mark
Yonkers
Ada
Sim
Giants in History and Legend Across Ages and Lands
The article surveys mentions of giants from ancient writers Thevet and Pliny to modern figures such as John Middleton and Murph. It cites height claims from Brazil coast legends, South American skeletons, Chinese records, Josephus, and Garth the Arabian giant, tracing a thread of extraordinary stature through history.
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Turner
Brazil
Thevet
France
America
Paris
Fe Flowers Kingdom
Josephus
Pliny
Garath
John Middleton
James L
Murph
Charles Byrne
O'Brien
Gambetta Intervenes as Napoleon Portrait Is Hidden
Gambetta with Fayre arrives at Hotel de Ville to read the proclamation of the third French republic. A crowd seizes the Napoleon II portrait, but Gambetta orders it turned to the wall saying the original has endured twenty years and deserves no further tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Odema
Ehere
Johnny
Tnis
Chicago
Alvertian
Adam
Informa Bureau
Apple
Gambetta
Napoleon
Portcau
Dolos Fayre
Hotel de Ville
Napoleon II
Steamship delays arouse concern after cargo shift
The steamship Rosedale faced delays making Sault Ste. Marie from Port Arthur due to cargo stain shifting dangerously. A North Sydney crew member, William Nicholson, was found dead in the woods and is presumed to have died accidentally during hunting.
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Rosedale
Sault Ste. Marie
Port Arthur
William Nicholson
North Sydney
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Eerema
Fashadon Wilkesbarve
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King of the Road
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Bay Sunlight
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Cape Horn
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Europe
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Dotamat
Lb Grain
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Hice
Winnipes
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Fort Rouge
Mike
Pete
Lever Brothers
Toronto
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