Highland and Lowland News From Auld Scotia Highlights
Bonny Scotland items report a seal found alive at Loch Linnhe, eight Glasgow cemetery women charged with gambling, a new 9,000 ton twin screw steamer for Donaldson Brothers, and the 2nd Battalion Royal Scots arriving in Edinburgh after 18 years in Bombay. A Musselburgh girl Hillhouse, 44, killed by a horse kick near Addiewell. Fire destroys H Morris cabinet works at Cowcaddens. $10,000 loss. Salmon weighed 43 pounds caught at Meadow Haven Berwick. Insch butcher Alexander Keith dies after carbolic acid intake. Anthrax kills three more animals at Musselburgh dairies. James H Shepherd to manage Dunfermline and District Tramways. Dundee whaling steamer Balena returns with four whales. Rev Duncan Macgregor resigns from Duncan College. A large chapel school rises at Bothwell for RC community. est cost £340,000. Murdoch and Murray win a port contract for passenger and cargo steamer to Liverpool owners. Trades Council to stage anti sewing demo on Glasgow Green Sept 26. Glasgow School Board plans medical exams and supervision for children with a chief medical officer and 20 practitioners.
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Donaldson Brothers
Glasgow
Whiteinch
Royal Scots
Edinburgh
Bombay
Musselburgh
Hillhouse
Addiewell
H. Morris
Cowcaddens
Meadow Haven
Berwick
Alexander Keith
Insch
Aberdeenshire
James H. Shepherd
Dundeed- Broughty
District Tramways
Dunfermline and District Tramways
Dundee
Bothwell
Hamilton Palace
Messrs
Murdoch and Murray
Port Glasgow
Liverpool
Trades Council
Glasgow Green
Clever Women at Madison Square Garden Exhibit
The London Chronicle notes a surge of female entrepreneurs in the United States as women exhibitors showcase factories springing up nationwide. It highlights Leona Forster who built a 600 worker clothing business, and two Scottish daughters of professionals who shifted from teaching to profitable enterprise.
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Madison Square Garden
London Chronicle
New York
Marshall Field
Chicago
Paris
Leona Forster
England
America
Nervous Disorders Ad Told For Dr Williams Pink Pills
An ads style health notice describes nervous disorder symptoms and claims Dr Williams Pink Pills improve blood supply and strengthen nerves. A testimonial from Mrs. Jas H Ward of Lord's Cove NB praises restored strength after two weeks of treatment. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order 50 cents a box from The Drea Medicine Co Brockville nt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. H. Ward
Lord’s Cove
N. B
Bottling Up a Fleet in Kiel Harbor
A Baltic cruise report notes the Cornwall entered Kiel and later Danzig and Swinemunde without a pilot, navigating in darkness and fog. The article warns such feats could allow Germany to bottleneck the British Grand Fleet in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Baltic
Kiel
Kiel Ford
Swinemunde
England
High Seas
Death by own action for love in rare whale
M. Edmond Perrier told the Academy of Science of a whale that ends its life after a companion dies. A 16 foot specimen preserved by M. Anthony of St. Vaast de la Hougue is one of only 28 known. The creature has two teeth mid jaw and often bays ashore in pairs. if the male dies the female may strand soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Edmond Perrier
Academy of Science
M. Anthony
St. Vaast de la Hougue
M. Perrier
Edmund Perrier
Gin Pills Bring Relief From Kidney and Bladder Trouble
An elderly reader from Annapolis Nova Scotia reports over fifteen years of kidney and bladder issues. After trying doctors' medicine with no help, six boxes of Gin Pills provided relief with reduced nightly urination and longer sleep. The letter endorses samples from National Drug & Chemical Co Toronto and lists regular price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
N. S
Faithless Lovers Across World Breach of Promise Rules
The article surveys breach of promise laws and customs in various countries. It notes England’s damages, US variability, Germany’s town hall formalities, France Austria and Holland strict proof and dowries, Italy’s writt en promise requirement and rare trials, and mentions duels and stiletto revenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Germany
France
Austria
Holland
Italy
Rosy Cheeked Babies And Careful Mothers
A health advice note touts Baby's Own Tablets for infant care emphasizing constant maternal vigilance. It cites Mrs. Wiggers of Perrotton, Ontario, praising relief of stomach troubles teething and sleep issues after using the product. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Wiggers
Perretton
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Is No Excuse for a Neat Woman in a Rag Box Home
Opinion piece arguing that women should be the tidy keepers of the home and uphold beauty and order, contrasting with men’s neater habits and urging women to improve dress and housekeeping standards to avoid social denunciation.
Emerald Isle Happenings From Erin's Green Isle
Irish notes report pensions to ex Relieving Officer Greene of Newport and a Mullingar youth killed on the railway. Meadon sold at $35 per acre near Elphin. Patrick McGrath of Boston died in Dublin. A Milltown Malbay police hut from 1982 was abandoned. Canning of Manilla resigns as rate collector after 23 years. James Stephens memorial unveiled in Glasnevin. Walsh family inherits $95,000 from a cousin. Enniskillen cottages estimated at $899 each. Fire damages Waterford premises $15,000. Tramps in Clogheen workhouse decline due to ward ghost. Thomas Walker shot in the face, recovering. 28 lb pike found in Beltrubbet river with spoons and tires. Richard Burke given $5,000 purse for Tipperary Hunt service. County court judge says outer county position is sound. Agricultural post at Carlow offered $1,000 yearly. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator praised for children’s benefit.
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Greene
Newport
Patrick Rourke
Baltrasna
Mullingar
Elphin
Patrick McGrath
Braintree
Mass
D’olier ‘Street
Dublin
Milltown Malbay
Michael Canning
Ballyvarry
Manilla
Glasnevin
James Stephens
John Walsh
Ballinrobe
Enniskillen Union
Messrs
Jacob Brothers
Waterford
Clogheen
Cootehill Fair
Thomas Walker
Belturbet
Richard Burke
Tipperary
Justice Dodd
Dublin Commission
Kelly
Carlow
County Committee of Agriculture and Technical Instruction
Painkiller remedies and misfired queries in a school scene
A schoolroom vignette hides a mix of old time humor and household cures. The pupils joke about Newton and apples while advertisements tout Painkiller uses for bowel, cuts, and wounds. A vase smashing and an automatic brake prompt a laugh, and Holloway's Corn Cure promises relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Electrifying an Elephant in Mysore Incident
A palace elephant and its mahout were electrocuted when the man touched a live wire testing its lethality. The elephant collapsed, then roamed dazed, wrecking carriages and posts before two other elephants captured it after a chase.
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Mysore
India
Mahout
Travelling Cooking Schools In Bavaria For Farmer Daughters
Bavarian Farmers' Association started travelling cooking schools with nuns as teachers. The association covers most costs leaving little expense for pupils. Benefits include adaptability to local conditions and immediate practical use. Write to advertisers mentioning this paper.
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Germany
Bavarian Farmers’ Association
Sentences on faith and virtue in everyday life
A compact meditation on how work, restraint, and daily helpfulness shape character. It urges self discipline, honest speech, and steady effort over idle sermons. It contrasts hollow religious display with genuine virtue in action.
Fragmentary extracts on insurance and old time ads
A collection of fragmented excerpts on insurance against loss and various advertisements. Includes mentions of clothing insurance, a waterproof preparation claim, a park brass band scene, Wilson's Fly Pads, and humorous exchanges about bank security and handwriting.
iPaber Taste Delights Advertisers With Fresh Appeal
The publication highlights a crisp, readable flavor for advertisers, praising clean typography and engaging layouts. It emphasizes accessibility across devices and promises strong reader engagement for campaigns.
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Bonnie Scotland
Highlands
Auld Scotia
Loch Linnhe
Glasgow School Board
Krupp
Earth
Dr Wiliams
W. H. Pierce
National Drug & Chemical Co
Dept. W. L
Toronto
Erin's Green Isle
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Sir Isaac Newton
Dodds King
Bape Ey
NCI
Saiesaweeta
F. Rasmussen
Marquette Street
Montreal
Zam Buk Co
Justice of the Peace
Zam-Buk Co
J. D. Kellege
Marine Eye Remedy
Marine
Tree
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Wilson
Bella
Coes
Thomas
Parmelee
Davis & Lawrence
Tom
Wanzart & Witsberg
Ouaramt
Bucklet
Romeg, Company
Adelaide
Canada
Outario Veterinary College Temperance ST
Tingnto
Can
Ae S
Ontario
Crivris
Cae
Dept. of Agricultura of
EA A. Grange
Nares
Ress
Ackage
Henares
Uss
Oateman
Alfred Tyler
London
National Ma. Company
Calie Orn
Crewe
Rick
Bary
Booth
British American Dyeing CO. Ee
Socleaa Dealers
OWL
Howell
Powell
Gured
Freay
DE Silva Institute
University St. Montreal
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