Western journalism star Laurie forged in print and press
One of western journalism’s rising men, Laurie built a varied career as reporter, editor, and printer. Born in Barrie Ontario about thirty years ago, he learned printing, advanced through firms in Rat Portage and Fort Francis, and helped build the Prince Albert Times with John W. Young. He married Maude Bennett in Regina and is praised for courage and industry that shaped western Canada’s press.
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Mr. Laurie
Barrie
Ontario
Alexander Laurie
Haddington
Scotland
Frances D. Drury
Ont
Toronto
Jas. Murray Co
Rat Portage
The
News
E. A. Chapman
J. F. A. Demorest
Keewatin Enterprise
Fort Francis
John W. Young
Chatham Planet
Prince Albert Times
J. D. Mareety
Regina
Laurie
Worm Exterminator Promise in Success Magazine Tone
An advertisement touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as unique among worm medicines. It urges readers to buy a bottle and test its effectiveness, claiming cheerfulness signals sanity and warning that moroseness signals imbalance.
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Mother Graves
Success Magazine
Childrens Own Tablets Offer Gentle Safe Remedy
A promo notice touts Dr Williams Baby's Own Tablets as a universal childhood cure with no opiates or poisonous soothing agents. It emphasizes easy dosing, no waste, and parental trust, citing Mrs. Edward Donovan of St Agatha Que praising the product. Available from druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Edward Donovan
St. Agatha
Que
Saya
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Young Lady Seeks Suitor via Socks Note
A 20 year old woman hides a matrimonial note in socks bought from a merchant. A bachelor replies after reading the message, noting his mother married twenty years ago and that he is eighteen, signaling a curious early 20th century matchmaking anecdote.
Bed-ridden 15 Years Cured by South American Cure
Mrs. John Beaumont of Elora proclaims a miraculous recovery from rheumatism after using a remedy called South American Rheumatic Cure. She expresses willingness to provide a written guarantee of her cure and credits the treatment with a complete recovery after a long illness.
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John Beaumont
Elora
An Ancient Power and the Allure of Drink
A Philadelphia Ledger comment notes drink as a motive power behind human action, remarking that the mere prospect of a drink can move a man for blocks, reflecting on early urban vices and social behavior.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Bickles Anti Consumptive Syrup Promoted as Cold Cure
The advertisement claims no market medicine can equal Bickles Syrup in expelling germs from the system and curing a cold. It pitches the syrup as a simple, easily taken remedy that people will prize as a sovereign medicine.
From Alabama to New York Senate Office Joke
A flashily dressed man visits Major McDowell in the House at Washington asking for a job. He claims to be from the first state in the Union, Alabama, arguing alphabetically it is first, prompting a witty exchange cited as from the New York World.
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McDowell
Washington
Tinion
New York
Alabama
Union
Paris Uses Eiffel Tower in Army Wireless System
The French government plans to use the 900 foot Eiffel Tower as a Paris station for the army wireless telegraph network. A physician recently sued to recover four hundred dollars for a surgical operation, and the court reduced the bill by one hundred dollars.
Whitewash Bargain Talk With Uncle Rastus
A barn whitewashing tale shows Uncle Rastus offering a price based on costs and wear rather than a fixed fee. The anecdote juxtaposes humor with a colonial era dialect as a punchline about labor value. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advertised as tonics aiding digestion and purity of secretions.
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Parmelee
Oshawa
Professor de Martens Seeks Hague Peace Conference Date
The text notes Professor de Martens traveling from St. Petersburg to visit European capitals and United States Ambassador Tower to discuss a possible date for a peace conference at The Hague.
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de Martens
St. Petersburg
United States
Tower
the Hague
Pall Mall Gazette Quotes Bruce on Canada Sentiment
The Pall Mall Gazette remarks that Mr Bruce will learn Canada is not deficient in that national sentiment he sometimes admiringly praises. The comment frames Canada as possessing a notable patriotic tone in certain circles.
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Bruce
Canada
Pall Mall Gazette
Government to Send Troops Over Brazilian Bandit Chief
Brazilian officials plan a 150 strong federal detachment to capture Silvino, the bandit leader. In Europe, Herr von Kocscielski and Herr von Chrysanowski face trial in the Reichstag for holding a secret political meeting.
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Silvino
Herr von Kocscielski
Diet
Herr von Chrysanowski
Reichstag
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Reginald P. Laurie
Ohio
America
Prince Albert
Dodds
Ou Leon
Ole
LA Grippe
Walson-Fyle
Niagara Falls
Beechan
Drug & Chemical Co
Monureal
Pisre
Rastus
Sailoh
Minard
Tors
Richarda
Marrietta Cove
H. Robbime Bridgeburg
A. Walden
Psychive
DR. T.A. Slocum, Limited
King St. W
Oshawa London
Vancouver
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