The Most Prosperous Year for Foresters in Canada
The ninth annual session of the Canadian Order of Foresters opened in May with large attendance led by Chief Ranger J. A. Stewart of Perth. The year to Jan 1 1907 saw 64 055 members, 7012 initiations, 9134 lapses, 400 deaths, and a net of 68424. Insurance reserves rose to 2 426 690.87 with 413 326.24 in death claims. Sick and funeral benefits paid 134 415.44 for 543 claims, reserve 112 864.48. Total receipts 910 669.71, surplus 267 962.02, assets 2 587 037.70. The death rate 5.98 per thousand. 7 912 initiations the year, largest in order history, with 1 026 courts and 68424 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincon
Canadien Order of Foresters
Judi
Ie Ake
Sarenenion
H Cole
Blanding
Moho Fligh
J. A. Stewart
Perth
Order
Geo. Faulkner
Brantford
Robert Elliott
Dominion of Canada
A. M. Stanley
Malia' Eee
Medical Board J
W Strong
UrSuiy
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
D. Allan
Grimsby
Geo. Faulknner
Robt Eliott
Brantfona
A. M
Stanley
M.D. Carroll
Montreal
C. E. Britton
P-H.c.r
Gananoque
L. P
DP. Tilley
St. John
J. A. A. Brodeur
Mark Mundy
Galt
W. L. Robers
J. P. Hoag
Walker
W._ J. West
Bluevale
Lyman Lee
Flamilton
Colin’ H. Campbel
Winnipeg
P.D.H.C
Ipnipeg
Boy
Clairvoyant Swindler Sentenced In Lead Turned Gold Case
Mme Salmon a fortune teller near Bourges was jailed five years and fined £120 for deceiving a gout sufferer. She promised a polka in a week if the victim slept on a mattress with louis under it. He gave gold instead of cash. The box under the mattress held only white lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Salmon
Bourges
France
Salmon
Louis
Poor Blood Brings Misery Among Women
An article on widespread anaemia among women and girls, detailing symptoms from pallor and fatigue to headaches and heart palpitations. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to restore red blood cells and strengthen health, featuring Miss Rose D Aragon of Waterloo, Quebec, who reports marked improvement after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose D’aragon
Waterloo
Que
D’aragon
Waterloo Journal
Ming
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Signs of Rain in an Irish Reader Verse
A lyrical weather mood piece describes ominous signs of rain with talking animals, birds, and countryside imagery. The speaker notes cold air in June, damp walls, savoring changes in beasts and insects as a forecast of rain, ending with a planned jaunt postponed to tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Blackbird
Bright Little Ones Make Homes Bright
An advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets for infants and young children addressing indigestion constipation and teething troubles. It claims safety verified by a government analyst and quotes a Canadianmother praising the product. The Dr Williams Medicine Company Brockville Ontario sells boxes for 25 cents by dealers or mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Janelle
St. Sylvere, Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brock Ville
Ont
Gossip on Royalty and Celebrities From A Worldly Page
The piece highlights Lady Colebrooke’s carpentry and sculpture work in Abington Lanarkshire and her influence on village girls. It notes Sweden’s Crown Prince turned king enjoys tennis and hosted a banquet for players. It mentions Sir George Milman’s life saving medal, the Czar’s heir’s many titles, Emperor Francis Joseph’s sorrows, deaf and dumb philanthropist Sir A H Fairbairn, and John Ringling’s circus empire triumphs over Barnum and Bailey with vast staff and assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colebrooke
Abington
Lanarkshire
Scotland
Sweden
Stockholm
Crown Prince’s Club
Finland
Zitovsk
Siberia
Tashkend
Anastasia
Francis Joseph
Austria
Maximilian
Mexico
Lake Geneva
A. H. Fairbairn
Sir Arthur
Arthur Fairbairn
John Ringling
America
Barnum and Bailey
John Vanderbilt
John
Barnum
Shroud Cutting Upheld From Ancient Scottish Custom
A Glasgow funeral gift to Rev J H Dickie a small shroud swatch sparked note of a medieval practice. An old act promoted wool trade by requiring corpses to be shrouded in wool and ministers to examine the shroud. If absent, a swatch passed to the officiating clergyman. The mourner’s family preserves the custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilpatrick
J. H. Dickie
Glasgow
Scotland
Clergyman Promotes Temperance Miracle Remedy
A Methodist preacher touts Samaria Remedy as a cure for drunkenness, advertised via free samples and confidential correspondence. The pitch claims hospitals endorse it for those desiring to quit drinking and seeks buyers through plain envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samaria
Samaria Remedy
Samaria Remedy Co
Jordan Chambers
Jordan St
Toronto
The Milk in the Cocoanut Refreshing tropical drink
Beatrice Grimshaw notes in In the Strange South Seas that Tahiti native skills pulp coconuts with a ground stake and strike to release white water unlike commercial coconut milk. Young nuts yield a sweet aerated draft, prized as nourishment. old nuts are avoided. The coconut is praised as a gift to travelers in hot tropical days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Grimshaw
South Seas
Tahiti
England
America
Tropics
The New Food Prize Red Card Campaign
A newspaper notice promotes a steam cooked flaked white wheat product called The New Food. Each package contains Red Cards worth prizes such as a gold watch or silverware. 75 cards have been redeemed for these rewards. A new list of prizes is added and grocers are urged to offer the product locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickle Watch
Duchess Parkin
Rogers
Medical quackery and dubious tonics in a crowded court corridor
The excerpt mocks pestilent cures and pill advertisements with jokes about a future vial of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills and Kerrovim tonic. It features doctors and characters debating medicine while a jail-like corridor echoes with quips and warnings about worms and tone.
How are you Friend Reminisces At Last Reunion
An old acquaintance rekindles a long dormant meeting with remarks on the wife before a Medine Chest advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cheap remedy for rheumatism lumbago sore throat colds coughs catarrh asthma and wounds making it affordable for the poorest households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. P
C. A
Hself
Thomas
Doubtful Donation Idea Behind Family Return
Chicago reader Mr J W Brown praises a remedy claiming it cured him financially. In a dialogue with Mr Bach and Mr Phamleigh, the exchange hints at giving away to gain or lose, and mentions Holloways and Cure as sought cures. No verifiable source details or context provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bach
Mr. Phamleigh
Holloways
Mr. J. W. Brown
Chicago
Circumstantial Evidence at Reception Sparks Slogan Quip
A master of the house jokes after finding a silver spoon on the steps following a reception. He quips that a guest must have had a hole in his pocket. The remark frames a light moment amid social gathering chatter.
Too Swift For Him In House Cleaning Banter
Mrs Stubb grumbles about slow progress while Mr Stubb jokes he is no moving picture machine. He urges doing your best as they tackle moving pictures and a cluttered house.
Silent Room At Utrecht University Reveals Sound Experiments
The Physiological Institute of the University of Utrecht preserves a seven and a half foot square chamber touted as noiseless from outside sounds. The inner room features multiple layered walls and air gaps for sound damping, with ventilation and sunlight possible. Some visitors feel ear sensations as researchers study sound phenomena using internal and external sound sources via a copper tube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Physiological Institute
University of Utrecht
Germany
Dysentery Cordial Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Ailments
An ad cites Dr J D Kellogg and his Dysentery Cordial as a remedy for dysentery cholera morbus and inflammatory stomach and intestinal disorders caused by food and water changes. It notes such complaints are common in summer but can strike anytime and ends promising speedy relief from the cordial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Life Under The Microscope And The Vitascope
A 19th century note describes observing tiny insects under a microscope and introduces a new instrument named the vitascope. The device resembles a telescope, about a foot long when closed and an inch and a half wide, with lenses enabling substantial magnification at varying distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rassay
Shortest Hour in Day Identified as 2 to 3 PM
A business man notes the hour from 2 to 3 in the afternoon as his shortest hour because time seems to pass faster then. He says this hour feels free and busy activities like meetings or dentist visits rush by, making unpleasant tasks less bearable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinec
Beevil
Snyder
Man with Eczema Branded Face Seeks Cure in Puzzling Cure
A man with facial eczema woes shuns mirrors in his home. He seeks relief by anointing skin with Weaver's Cerate and purifying his blood with Weaver's Syrup, a curious, old remedy.
Saskatchewan Settlers Land Agency advertises land in N W
Saskatchewan Settlers Land Agency based in Wauchope Saskatchewan promotes farmland for sale in the Bread Basket region of the Northwest Territory. Prices range from 12 to 18 dollars per acre with proximity to a good market highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pafair
N.W
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Settlers Land Agency
Wauchope, Sask
Military unit definitions across Army and Navy
A squadron comprises two troop divisions in the Army totaling ten or more per unit and sixty to one hundred each, while in the Navy it is a fleet section assigned to a flag officer on a special duty.
No belief in exam claims from mother's sorrowful account
A mother rejects the test results claiming her daughter did not pass and notes examiners questioned a girl about events that occurred long before her birth, suggesting gaps or doubts in the historical account.
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Felle
High Court
Altendapie
Sutherland Sisters
Sere Sutherland
Aye Ragen Wen
Price
Sor and
Stoo
Royal Humane Society
George Bryan Milman
K.C.B
Tower of London
Mauritius
5Th Fusiliers
Milman
Campbell
Lucknow
Canadian Gas Power & Launches, Limited
Wilson
Clergyman
Parmelee
Law Courts
Casey
Pat
Dr. Fissick
Dr. F'ssick
Teutonic
Pango Company
Lyman Bros. & CO
Lyman Knox & Clarkson
National Drug CO
London
Camro
Tet Conboy
Cowboy Carriage Co., Limited
A. J. Pattison & CO
Scott St
Mothers’ Congress
LIFE
Pokaan
Gritlen Anericam Dyeing CO
Bex
Montrsab
Ancient History
Black Watch
Koremeos
Smithameen
British
Kootenay
Scundary
Okanagan
Dominion
Great Northern Railway
Simithameen
Cascades
Eastgg Ang
Beautiful
Valley Land CO
ANC. Bt
Wimmipeg
Mon
Victor Berliner Cram
Dept. D. Toronto Gramophone Company
Yonge Street
Peterborough
Canada
Laonthes
Ste
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