Dual Monarchy Threatened in Balkan Tensions
The Vaterland accuses officials of posing Balkan unity as a cover while Russia and Italy show only antagonism to Austria. It warns that Nicholas and Victor Emmanuel’s proclaimed oneness is a war cry against Austria, and says war is within measurable distance.
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Vienna
Vaterland
Archduke Perdinand
Etar
Victor Emmance
Racconigi
Copi
Peper
Ressia
Italy
Balkans
Austria
Nicholas
Victor Emmanuel
France to Build Seven Dreadnoughts Surpassing Germany
Pall Mall Gazette reports the French government plans seven Dreadnoughts, equal in displacement to the new German ships, instead of the four originally planned. Special credits for the vessels will be discussed in the chamber after the general election.
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Larne Nephen Treo Pers
Pall Mall Gazette
Witty Irish Patient Tale and Patent Remedies Adverts
A Philadelphia meeting report recounts an Irish patient’s quip on why one limb remains functional when another falters, illustrating nature’s balancing power. The page also reviews Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a rapid remedy, features catarrh claims with Cheney remedy, Hall's Pills for constipation, Holloway Corn Cure, and a dialect joke about stage timbre from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Physicians
Philadelphia
Dis & Co
Toledo
Obie
F. J. Cheney & CO
Druggista
Hall
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria Story
A humorous Illustrated Bits item notes a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria. In a separate gag a pupil recounts an injured classmate Tony being teased by a practical joke in the smoking room.
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Minard
Tony
FASHIONS FOR MEN BY CURZON BROS TAILORS
News that Curzon Bros world renowned custom tailors have finished delivering the new fall and winter fabrics for 19% season and that samples are with their agents in Toronto and Winnipeg. The firm offers a new fashion booklet showing latest New York and English styles with clothes sent on approval and money refunded for unsatisfactory items. Free patterns fashion plates and brochures are available, and carriage is paid on postcard requests.
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Messrs. Curzen Bros
Messrs. the Might Directories, Ltd
Toronto
Messrs. Henderson Bros
Winnipeg
Messrs. Curzons
New York
Messrs. Curzon
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promoted For Digestive Health
An ad praises Parmelee's Vegetable Pills with mandrake and dandelion as harmless purgatives that cleanse digestive secretions. It claims benefits for liver and kidney ailments and offers concentrated relief, citing reader opinions and a humorous aside about long hat pins.
No Rest for Terrible Itch Ends with Cure Claim
Letter from Iron Bridge Ontario dated March 27 1909 touts D D D Prescription as a cure for eczema describing relief from severe itching after two bottles. The ad claims germs in the skin cause eczema and that topical treatment is needed. Free sample requests to D D D Laboratory Toronto. sold by druggists.
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James Lulloch
Iron Bridge
Ont
D. D. D. Laboratory
Department T. F
Jordan St
Toronto
Minard’s Liniment Claims Help With Distemper
A Joliet humor item recounts a man discovering his wife visiting her mother and joking about rushing over for a hearty meal after a distemper cure claim by Minard’s Liniment. The piece reads as light editorial amusement with regional flair.
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Detroit Free Press
Ducal Melon Lover Narrates Watermelon Praise in New York
A Duke of Sutherland praises the icy watermelon at a New York dinner. He recalls a voyage tale from a Southerner about a colored preacher warning against shootin craps and melon stealing, told with humor as others react in a back seat exchange.
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Duke of Sutherland
New York
Braddern and Sistern
Pahson
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dr Williams Pink Pills as Blood Purifier Aid
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building purifying tonic essential for health. It cites Mrs Harman of Wel land Ontario detailing rapid improvement after eleven boxes and urges use for anaemia rheumatism and other blood related ailments. It also mentions Bickles Anti Consumptive Syrup for colds and lung protection priced 25 cents.
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Dr. Williams
John Harman
Welland
Ont
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Conductor Casts Passenger From Car After Fare Row
In a crowded car a small man tries another fare after a warning. The conductor shoves Theo toward the platform edge, then accepts the dime, remarking he had no other way out. Reported by Success Magazine.
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Theo
Littl
Success Magazine
Back to Canada the way Hill sees immigration flow
James J. Hill argues Canadians should welcome American-born farmers returning to Canada to settle wheat lands. He says many emigrants to the U S are former Canadians who will contribute more in the Dominion after American schooling and experience. He notes English-speaking Canadians rarely farm, while American farmers bring valuable know-how.
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Chicago Tribune
Canada
James J. Hill
United States
Quebec
Ontario
West
Dominion
Europe
Curious Military Corps and Drowning Rescue Group
The article highlights diverse quasi military bodies in Britain. It notes Highland guards at Balmoral and a London firm forming an army officer corps with uniforms and band. It mentions the Runcorn and District Grappling Corps with a body recovery appliance led by Captain William Byfield. It also references Chowkidar guards protecting troops on Indian frontiers against Pathan rifle thieves.
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Great Britain
Tower
King’s
London
Runcorn
William Byfield
Britain
Pathan
Canadian Alpine Journal 1909 Highlights From Winnipeg
The 1909 Canadian Alpine Journal from Winnipeg features Rev Kenny’s daring Mount Robson ascent, Miss Jean Parker on Mount Tupper with Koehler’s German account, and Alpine Notes recounting Tom Wilson the Banff guide’s 70 mile blizzard trek home at Christmas praised for his pluck and endurance.
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Canada
Canadian Alpine Journal
Winnipeg
Furby Street
Kenny
Mount Robson
Mount Tupper
Jean Parker
Wolfgang Koehler
Glacier House
Tom Wilson
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Pipestone Pass
Ice age birth ties noted in Kincardine paper
The Kincardine Review reports Herschell Stringer, son of the Bishop of Yukon and Mrs Stringer, may be a contender for birth farthest north after Peary. He was born on Herschell Island in the Arctic Ocean northeast of the Mackenzie River where his father served as a missionary among the Esquimault.
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Peary
Kincardine
Herschell Stringer
Yukon
Railway Profits Soar Over 200 Million Annually
Profits on railways in the United Kingdom total more than 200 million dollars each year. Revenue from the rail system reflects rising traffic and tariffs, with major lines contributing to the national earnings and investment prospects.
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United Kingdom
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Thomas
Cleveland Leader
Holloway
Chicago News
Crassiste
T. A. Slocum Limited
Deroit Free Press
Washington Herald
Jones
Green
Dept.n.y
National Drug & Chemical Co
Willmott
Henry W. King
Regina
N. U. No
Rogers Bros
Beecham’s
Beecham
Ryrie Bros., Limited
Yonge Street
Carbon Oil Works, Ltd
Winnipeg Business College
Portage Ave
Fort §T
Man
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