Pioneer editor P G Laurie shaped western journalism in Canada
The piece honors P G Laurie a Scots born pioneer editor who built newspapers across Ontario Manitoba and the western territories. It details his work with the Nor Wester Manitoba News Letter and Battleford Herald from 1870 to his death in 1903, and notes his son Richard C Laurie who managed the Herald thereafter.
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P. G. Laurie
Scotland
Canada
Cobourg
Ont
Times
Owen Sound
Essex Record
Windsor
Sir John Schultz
West
Fort Garry
Nor’ Wester
Riel
Laurie
Lower
Ontane
Dawson
Winnipeg
Nor’Wester
Manitoba News-Letter
Plains
Imox Carts
Battleford
Herald
Richard C. Laurie
Manitoba News- Letter
Winnipe
W. F. Luxton
Manitoba College
Royal Military College
George McPhillips
D. L
Northwest
Macleod
Regina
Red Deer
Gowanlock
Frog Lake
F Co
Middleton
Strathcona
Battleford Herald
Saskatchewan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertising Policy
One hundred dollar reward offered for any catarrh cure that fails. F J Cheney and firm Walding Kinnan Marvin of Toledo endorse Cheney's honesty and ability to fulfill obligations. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation advertised.
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Hall
J. Cheney &O
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O Halls
Wee Hall
A Word to Mothers Baby's Own Tablets Promise Safety
A government analyst backs Baby's Own Tablets as free from opiates and poisonous soothing ingredients. Claimed benefits include curing stomach and bowel troubles, destroying worms, easing teething pain, and promoting natural sleep. Mrs. Ralph Judd of Judd Haven, Ont praises relief from teething troubles and constipation. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
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Ralph Judd
Judd Haven
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Marriage Drollery Sparks Brief Exchange in Illustrated Bits
In Illustrated Bits a brisk exchange shows Mr Askitt asking if marriage is a failure and Mrs De Vorsay replying that it is only a temporary embarrassment. The comic quip highlights light social wit.
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Mr. Askitt
Industrial Items and Global Labor Practices
The text notes electric arc cutting affecting steel piles, Chicago mail order houses totaling about 100 million dollars annually, Indian weavers producing enough cotton cloth for a world supply, and France mandating two to three year apprenticeships with self-provisioned board and no wages during half the term.
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Chicago
India
France
Nameless Graves on Westerland Island Cemetery
A small graveyard near Hamburg on Westerland island holds nameless bodies washed ashore unclaimed and buried here since 1855. By 1888 a stone titled The Home of the Homeless stands, and each grave is marked with a simple black cross.
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Hamburg
Westerland
Wealthy Manitoba Farmer Turns to Psychine Cure
Robert Squires of Shoal Lake Man a thousand acre landowner recounts his struggle with lung disease begun as a cold. He spent over three thousand dollars chasing cures and found relief only with Psychine claiming it cured a hopeless case. He cites improved coughing night sweats and restored strength after ten bottles. Psychine marketed as remedy for coughs colds grippe bronchitis and consumption at 50c to 1.00 per bottle via Dr T A Slocum Ltd Toronto.
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Robert Squires
Shoal Lake
Man
Squires
Tavas
Minard's Liniment Endorsed by Patient in La Grippe Relief
A customer letter from W. A. Hutchinson praises Minard's Liniment for a severe La Grippe attack and notes its effectiveness in treating inflammation. The testimonial appears in the Minard's Liniment Co. invitation to gentlemen.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
W. A. Hutchinson
Now Willie Learns Futility of Struggle
In a Philadelphia Press excerpt, a stern mother tells Willie the inevitability of his actions. The boy responds that washing his face and hands is pointless since they only get dirty again.
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Willie
Philadelphia Press
Minards Liniment Cures Distemper in Humorous Sermon
A minister announces leaving his flock for another field and is asked about pay. He hesitates then says the new post offers three hundred dollars. A worldly deacon quips that his move is a raise, not a call, highlighting the church’s wage dispute with humor.
Short on Princesses as Royal Births Rise in Europe
The article notes eleven unmarried English princes and fourteen potential marriages with the addition of Battenberg heirs. It laments a European shortage of young princesses and contemplates future marriages for a growing batch of princes as baby boys surge across royal families.
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Alexander
Teck
Louis
Battenberg
Europe
Parrot Metaphor Echoes in Statesman Banter
A statesman likens Thumper to a parrot at home, noting it repeats what it knows until a circumstance makes the remark seem apt. The exchange highlights a humorously critical view of repetition and relevance in political discourse.
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Thumper
A Good Path to Success in New York Presa
A brief note suggests that minding appearances helps social progress in New York Presa, implying that what others believe about your actions can influence your advancement. The remark underscores perception over reality as a social strategy.
Walford's Sanitary Lotion touted as quick cure for itching
A comic exchange mocks a sensational claim of a 30 minute cure for itch and mange with Walford's Sanitary Lotion. The joke shifts to a weather query and a playful husband wife exchange in Chicago News style.
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Walford
Chicago News
A Benefactor to All: Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Praised
The passage extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a dependable aid for soldiers sailors fishermen miners farmers mechanics and all hardworking people facing injuries and ailments from daily toil. It frames the product as a faithful friend in times of need for laboring lives.
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Thomas
Canadian Pacific plans $28,320,000 capital increase
The Montreal Witness notes the Canadian Pacific Railway to raise capital by 28.32 million dollars. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, as president, assures continued Canadian progress despite possible short-term global financial setbacks. The move aims to expand facilities to handle rising traffic and restore confidence.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Thomas Shaughnessy
Europe
Pleasures of Deserted London and a Dead Nebula
The piece notes life in off season London with freedom from social demands and casual dress. It also describes a recent telescope photo of a Taurus region “dead nebula” by E E Barnard, a sprawling faint cloud with many stars around and a dark, nonluminous area suggesting a large, largely dead structure.
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London
Piccadilly
London Tatler
E. E. Barnard
Taurus
The Emergency Woman A New London Invention
A Sanday Magazine piece envisions emergency women as a new profitable occupation for capable women. They visit households during sudden service needs such as illness or surprise guests, offering help and advice. The concept promises numerous opportunities for level headed, efficient women with many accomplishments.
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London
Sanday Magazine
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the Pathfinder
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Wagsby
Somerville Journal
Cabman
Black Watch
St. George’s Baking Powder
ST. George's
National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada Limited
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