Conquering the Last Frontier in a Canadian Empire
A New York magazine profile, part of a series on Canada’s northwest expansion, describes empire building without rifles. It highlights half a million American settlers in Manitoba to Alberta, the role of engineers, traders, and explorers, and the harsh realities of surveying across three thousand miles with rarely glamorized frontier life.
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New York
Samuel Merwin
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
States
Administration
Hudson's Bay Company
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Gun
Rod
Vance
Battleford
Hudson Bay
Western
Mint
Mississippi
Missouri
Washington Square
Upper
Winnipeg
Rex Beach
Edmonton
Labrador
Greenland
Edmonton Frontier to City of Modern Progress
The piece contrasts vast prairie expansion and railroad zeal with Edmonton’s modern urban life. It notes massive land grants backing railways, high wheat yields, and burgeoning towns, while describing the frontier’s shift from logging era engineers to engineers of grand plans and urban growth.
Miles of Tin Streets Peculiar Architecture of Johannesburg
A London Express correspondent tours Tin Town on the Johannesburg edge, describing a one mile by three quarters mile shantytown built from petroleum tins and packing-case metal. He notes improvised housing, unsafe water, close quarters, and rising agitation among the 80,000 Kaffirs, with reformist currents shaping a volatile social backdrop.
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Johannesburg
Vvededorp
Kaffir Quarter
Golden City
London Express
Tin Town
Greatest One Man Book Shakespeare's Global Reach
A historical note praises Shakespeare as unrivaled in worldwide popularity. It cites translations into Icelandic Serbian Bohemian and Polish among others with six million copies in circulation and rising sales across centuries. The piece argues most authors fade, while Shakespeare endures and expands.
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Shakespeare
Britain Still On Top In Imperial Balance Of Power
The United Kingdom with 41,605,177 people governs an empire totaling 396,968,798, spanning 11,146,084 square miles. The British Empire outsizes Russia by over two million square miles and offers vast resources. The Bank of England is highlighted as the strongest financial institution in the world.
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United Kingdom
Russian Empire
Bank of England
Dialogue Fragment Reveals Hidden Father in Coal Cellar
A speaker asks if the father will arrive, and another reveals the father is hiding in the coal cellar, saying they tricked the visitor into believing a writ was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Shattered nerves and pink pills promise cure
An old health broadside extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for nervous disorders and anemia, praising their blood nourishing effects and listing a wide range of ailments they supposedly cure. The ad urges readers to buy genuine pills, notes prices, and provides Brockville Ontario maker details. It also mentions a separate家庭 narrative about a large family and a trust in Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a pain reliever.
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Dr. Williams
Fred Forth
Sullivan Street
Toronto
Thomas
Courted and Wedded Within Sixty Minutes A Matrimonial Oddity
A Washington era column recounts marriages and divorces as novelty records. Captain Kuhns of Maysville, Ohio wed Mrs. Sarah Crawford after a seventy year courtship, while Mr. John T. Kruger married a stranger within an hour. Mrs. Ayres of Taylor County reportedly had nine husbands before thirty-three, four of whom were killed, with others dying over time. The piece notes record breaking in American marriage and divorce culture across cities and notable couples, including the Coffins of Chicago and a Roosevelt invitation for Mr. and Mrs. Danville.
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Kuhns
Maysville
Ohio
Sarah Crawford
John T. Kruger
Wabash
Neb
Kruger
United States
Ayres
Taylor County
Amos Snell
Coffin
George Danville
South Dakota
Washington
Roosevelt
Public speech and medical cures in a busy day
A dialogue hints Cheles may address creditors and attend a public meeting while others discuss his speaking role. The text shifts to medical ads for Hem-Roid a pile cure promising full relief and a money back guarantee, followed by Dysentery Cordial claims and a humorous exchange about Noahs ark.
Exterminator Ad Promises Worm Removal for Children
A vintage ad urges parents to treat restless sleep, poor appetite, pale countenance, and nose picking in children as worms. It touts Mother Graves' Arm Exterminator as an effective, immediate remedy for these pests.
Our Good English Brings a Drowsy Mistype
A humorous dialect scene shows Bridget waking her mistress after claiming to be tired. The mistress asks to be called at five, but Bridget explains she checked at five and found her still asleep at six, sparking a comic clash over timing and English usage.
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Bridget
Reason Enough: Old Gentleman Intervenes in Schoolyard
A benevolent elder rescues a boy from two peers who attack him over arithmetic errors. He questions the motives and reveals the boy allowed them to copy his work, sparking a moral confrontation about lending answers.
Mystery show in Berne features international sausage exhibit
A brief dialogue identifies a mystery show during a Europe trip. The speakers discuss location, noting Berne Switzerland as the site and mentioning an international sausage exhibition as the event. The exchange hints at travel plans and cultural attractions in a European city.
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Europe
Berne
Switzerland
Sunlight Soap Promises Better Cleanliness In Ad Tone
A collage of light humorous exchanges and product pitches from an old newspaper page. References range from Sunlight Soap and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills to Halloway's Corn Cure and general store ads. Dialogues include quaint quips about manners, wart removers, cooking errors, and domestic scenes.
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Northwest
North America
Jim” Hill
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Northern
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
Rockies
Stanley
Africa
Board of Trade
Atlantic
Portsmouth
Jasper Street
Prince Rupert
Dodds
Peter Pan
Wendy
Kafir
Britain
Mr. Dunvile
Scott
Mrs. Littgwit
Cheles
HE Was
Mr. Misfit
Mrs. Misfit
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Pittsburg
Buffalo
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Cleveland
Rochester
Montreal
Aboland
Oliver
Johnny
Parmelee
THE
Oshawa
Una
Craig St
Sussex St
Toronto, Ont
Colborne St
Logan, On
Lombard St
Vancouver
Poencer St
CPE
GTP
Creek
Inch Head
R. Parsons
Welleaby Street
Sullivan Co
W. van Buren St
Tramp
Halloway
Mistress
Libby
McNeill & Libby
David
Collicutt
Airdrie
Mission Ointment & Chemical Co
Bawil
Wetaskiwin
D. Bradley & Co
Bewil, Alle
Wilson
Archdale Wilson
Hamilton, Ont
Ontario
Lord Aberdeen
BRV
J. J. Hare
Ph.d
the General Accident Assurance
Perth
Scotland
Tororto
Stair
Cor. Bay
Adelaide
Chapte
Linng
Demar
Omingus
Janos
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