Canadian WCTU convention calls for action against polygamy
At the Hamilton gathering the Dominion WCTU passed a resolution urging ecclesiastical bodies to investigate and prohibit polygamy and related abuses in Canada. A second resolution urged sending a note to Minister Frank Olver about alleged evasion of prohibition and migration to Alberta for immoral living.
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U. Th
Hamiton
Paneed
Wright
London
Richardson
Montreal
North W Sea
Dominion Wctu
Canada
Thornley
McKee
Barrie
Frank Olver
Interior
Ontario
Manitota
Alberta
Jones
Tragic Winnipeg Plant Death Drives Inquiry
William Watts an asphalt plant worker at Winnipeg Civic Plant was fatally crushed when his arm was caught in an elevator belt and pulled into a shaft. He had been tending the belt after replacing a feeder while coworkers worked nearby. the fall and crushing impact caused fatal injuries. An investigation will determine exact cause as witnesses report the accident occurred within minutes of his arrival.
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Miam Watts
Winnipeg
Swift
Sot Fen
William Watts
Civic Asphalt
Watts
John Appleton
Derby
Fancy Cookery for Christmas Gifts
A summary of holiday cookery trends from the December Delineator. It highlights new giftable recipes and ideas from Isabel Gordon Curtis including plum puddings sauces and festive beverages. Also notes chapters on child party ideas cakes decorations and home crafts as part of Christmas gift making.
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Isabel Gordon Curtis
Mooney's Cream Sodas Promote Superior Crackers
An old advertisement extols Mooney's Cream Sodas as the finest Canadian crackers. It claims superior nutrition, easy digestion, and production in Canada with high quality flour butter and cream from Western Ontario dairies. The copy touts health benefits and urges consumption for strength and vitality.
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Moones
Mooney
Dairies
Ontario
Canadian Pacific praised for grain movement efficiency
The Globe and other papers credit the Canadian Pacific Railway for prompt wheat removal from Winnipes city during a critical harvest period. By November 1 25 000 000 bushels had left Winnipes destined for the lake port at about 650 cars daily. The Canadian Northern also aided delivering 6000 09 bushels. The Winnipex Free Press lauds the record as unparalleled in western wheat history and notes few blockades, while contrasting CPR with eastern Canada and the United States.
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CPR
Globe
Canadian Pacific Railway
West
Lake Port
Canadian Pacifi
Canadian Northern
Winnipex Free Press
Canada
United States
Grand Trunk
Toronto Globe
Chafing Dish Cookery Promoted by Armour Limited
Advertises a free cookbook from Armour Limited Toronto teaching chafing dish use and quick digestible recipes. Promotes women’s expertise in cooking and social entertaining, urging readers to request the booklet with the paper.
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Armour
Toronto
Gas Drilling Outlook For Alberta Big Gas Field
Medicine Hat watches Maple Creek and Calgary drilling with keen interest. Officials emphasize that only the drill reveals the size of Alberta s gas area, with speculation giving way to the hole in the rot for facts. If proven, a field over 4600 square miles could extend further, making natural gas a priceless boon to communities.
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Medicine Hat Newsy
Medicine Hat
Maple Creek
Calgary
Alberta
Gan
The Value of Efficiency in All Professions
A discussion on how every skilled person seeks to complete preferred tasks and achieve strong outcomes. The piece references salesmen, mechanics, executives, and wartime leaders, noting how decisive action and efficient planning lead to success and peace after conflict.
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Impos
Roosevelt
Torin
Speta
Botelan
Dying by inches and the drumbeat of efficiency praised
An unsigned homage to a steadfast executive praising efficiency and resolve, praising John A. Walker of Jersey City and the Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. The piece extols bold, prompt action and indomitable will as ideal leadership. It shifts to an advertisement for Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming the tonic cures anemia and blood-related fatigue with testimonials from Miss Francis Peach of Welland Ontario.
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Ange
America
John A. Walker
Joseph Dixon Crucible Co
Jersey City
USA
Eas
Dr. Williams
Francis Peach
Welland
Dr Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Bahamas Trade Spurred by Canada Tour Debates Tariff Rifts
Mr Harold E M Johnson of Nassai Rabania Islands tours Canada praising closer trade with the Dominion while noting US duties on Bahamas goods shift demand northward. He reports rising Bahamian shipments of fruit cheese butter and boots to Canada and plans further fruit exports. Governor Sir Greg Wilton met Canadian officials to push ties as Christmas features in The Designer magazine.
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Indien Cowarde
Canada
Harold EM. Johnson
Nassai
Rabania Islands
de Minion
United Tes
United States
Dominion
Halifax
Johnson
Bahamas
California
West Indies
Greg Wilton
Johinson
Keen Sense of Smell Alters Hunter Tactics
The article explains how chamois’ eyes are similar to humans while their sense of smell is exceptional. Wind currents greatly affect scent detection, making tracking difficult. Hunters report that wind shifts and scent cues can drive game away, prompting quick, alert withdrawal.
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Webould
Spongers on Tripoli Coastwork Process Revealed
Description of sponge harvesting near Tripoli with steps from catching to drying and packing. Sailors haul sponges aboard, beat off impurities, soak, bleach slightly, sun dry, and ship mainly to England France and Italy. The passage notes naming ships and the author in Harper's Magazine.
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Tripoli
England
France
Italy
Charles Wellington
Harper's Magazine
Bride and Groom Embrace Comical Old Married Act
The bride bids Henry act like an old married man to avoid suspicion. He jokes about passing as a daisy while she endures a lonely night. The couple’s ruse becomes public knowledge, ending the bridal secrecy with humorous result.
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Henry
Futterings Of Fire And A Patchwork Parish Tale
A writer describes a candle flame’s fizzing sighs and the urge to replace it with a chemist’s lamp and blowpipe. A lighthearted dialogue unfolds between a parishioner and rector about identity in a household that includes English, Irish and Scottish strands.
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Shloner
Thompson
Fragmentary Exchange Sparks Curious Window Gaze
A brief, cryptic dialogue hints at a family scene with a boy and his mother discussing visibility through a window. The parts mention a little man and a teen, leaving certainty about context unclear.
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Tom Ma
Ponestoy
Poneshay
Best and Next Best
A succinct reflection on value highlighting the goodness of a well prepared dinner by a good woman. Highlights virtue and domestic harmony as central to daily life and happiness.
Dancing Waster Heralds Distortion's Reign
A cryptic line attributes a rise of distortion to the introduction of the dancing waster, phrased as a reflection on gesture and grace in childhood.
Conservative paper to start in Port Arthur early
A brief item notes plans for a Conservative paper to be started in Port Arthur soon. It mentions John Lawrie of Blenheim Township who died by hanging, and Lizzie Whitney of Hamilton who attempted drowning but was rescued. References to land purchase in Winnipeg, election petition trial for Mr D Gallery, and penalties for railway obstruction and forgery cases in Kingston and Glengarry.
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Port Arthur
John Lawrie
Blenheim
Lizzie Whitney
Hamiton
JW. Lyon
Guelph
Winnipeg
D. Gallery
Montreal
Gallery
Robert P. Irwin
Glen Morris
Hanty
Grand Valley
Irwin
Kingston
Farrell
Fausto Andonette
Giovanni Pesticello
British and Foreign News Briefs from New York
William J Lemoyne the actor died of Brights disease in New York. George Williams founder of the Men s Christian Association in London. The Czar will return to St Petersburg. Premier Seddon says Japanese will not be allowed into the colony. A deputation of wives of unemployed Britons sought aid from Premier Balfour. Mine shareholders will not be called until after two meetings. In Canada the NYS Superintendent of Trade and Commerce cut Equitable Life surplus by 18 billion dollars after an inquiry.
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William J. Lemoyne
Bright
New York
Ir George Williams
Men's Christin Association
London
St. Petersburg
Premier Seddon
New Zeand
Russia
Balfour
War Eagle
Centre Star
Canada
New York State
Tnanronce
Equitable Lite
English Servants in London Affects on American Settlers
An American in London describes the rigidity of English servants and their protection of class privileges. She notes high wages and demanding duties, with cooks and butlers resisting tasks like operating a dumbwaiter. The account highlights the tension between American expectations and English domestic hierarchy.
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London
Butler
Baby’s Own Tablets advertised as safe for babies
A persuasive advertorial claims most baby medicines are harmful and opiate laden. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a natural, non opiate remedy for stomach teething and sleep, with testimonials from Mrs. Woe Ansell and a claim of 25 cents a box via Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Te Iearee
Indowd
Woe Ansell
Unclear dialogue drives far west journey by two travelers
An Englishman and his valet travel westward from New York over four days. In the smoker car the master leans out the window and asks what the other is thinking. The valet replies with a quip about American discovery. The scene echoes a Harper's Weekly tone with misread names and fragmented speech.
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Fustra
Jefferson de Angelis
New York
Erlang
Hamericg
Harper
Tiger Hunting Calls and Tiger Obtainment in Loudon Field
The article describes a hunter’s methods to lure tigers using artificial sounds. It details imitating a monkey to coax tigers from trees and dropping a weighted fake baby monkey sound to trigger a strike. It also notes a deer call using a fawn cry to attract tigers in open grassland with caution.
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Jrst
Bineelf
Emien
Tiger Sudden
Mad Dog Fallacy and Fairy Rings and a Cigar Incident
A confused editorial fragment discusses rabies perceptions and home remedies, explains fairy ring fungi with a simple soil explanation, and ends with a smoke regulation anecdote about a green subaltern and sentry. The items show rural folklore and day to day military life in terse vignettes.
Trout Hearings Stir Debate On Sensitivity And Punishment
A fragmented discussion questions if trout hear a correspondent from Amateur Sportsman and whether vibration from the earth affects them. The dialogue touches on a juror’s sympathy for a defendant named Gratton and references a verdict of acquittal with financial impact on local business jurors.
Promise and Brew: A Study in Virtue and Leviity
A fragmented text discusses promise and brewing, noting a character named Atterbury and a theme of virtue. The writing links levity with interruptions to discipline and culling. It suggests observations on character, hesitation, and social behavior within a school context.
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Borrow
Atterbury
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