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Newspaper
Moyie Leader
Location
Moyie, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1900
Page
3
A collage of horse race gossip from California and Wisconsin with mentions of mares, records, and notable trotters. It also includes an advertisement for Parmelee's Pills and Bickle's Anti- Coryl Syrup praising cures for throat and lung conditions, signed by readers and editors.
In a light exchange Mrs Henpeck says she can no longer control her husband after he obtained a certified census record showing her reported names. Mrs Wunder asks what is wrong as the couple discuss the lead of the family.
Fragmentary notes describe a fashion crusade at a summer retreat with hints of controversy around masculine fashion choices and ruffles. References mention a hotel in Montreal and an associated price list for accommodations and services.
Fragmentary account describes strict royal etiquette in Spain where touching the king or queen is forbidden. It recalls Alfonso’s childhood fall, a miscarriage of decorum when a man was dismissed, and a near-fatal riding incident with the queen saved by a young page.
A western woman aboard a city streetcar lashed out at a conductor who started the car early. She grabbed a blow that sent his hat off track, then calmly sat as the vehicle moved on. The London Globe notes recurring lost hat tales including a Maltese harbor incident and a sea rescue story.
A fragment presents dialogue about a new discovery and a humorous take on optimism. The speakers discuss what qualifies as an optimist, defining it as someone certain his turn will come, in a wry, named exchange.
A Milwaukee Journal item cites a witty quip about introductions and social status as a freethinker is discussed in relation to Miss Binks. The note poses a riddle on whether the gentleman is a bachelor or a widower.
A fragment discusses midday meals for children, noting neglect of quality and balance. Bridget and Liam plan to feed the youngsters leftovers and improvised dishes while the mistress runs errands, leaving children hungry and adults burdened by responsibilities.
A vintage note discusses gray hair as a stylish sign of aging and personal transformation. It praises how silver strands can brighten brown or golden locks and soften the face, making an elderly figure look distinguished as the complexion gains subtle light.
A Cornish female student outlines practical ways a penniless girl can work through college. She cites bookkeeping and typing as core skills, plus dancing lessons, piano, tutoring, choir, and literary work. She emphasizes self reliance, clubs, and selling handmade goods to support education.
A readable fragment discusses preferring soft water for washing over hard water. It notes hard water deposits lime that harms fibers, while soft water dissolves dirt with less soap. The text emphasizes the role of soap to loosen grease and improve cleaning.
A Paris dressmaker refuses to use blue or pink for red haired clients citing beauty rules and recommends black and white with browns and purples. Another designer claims every woman has a green undertone and seeks to tailor gowns to reveal it, adding a touch of white to each costume for contrast.
Mrs. T. B. Cox of Philadelphia devoted much of her life to philanthropic work and raised 150000 for various institutions. She represented one percent of original states at the Centennial in 1878, helped present flags to John Welsh, led the Drexel Institute as directress, and served on Pennsylvania committees for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. She long guided the Conventional Home and Lincoln Institution.
Miss Belle Cohean of White Rock Mills Nova Scotia recounts how three years of illness with weakness and heart palpitations improved after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits renewed strength appetite and weight gain to the remedy and urges others to follow her example. The article promotes the pills as a world widely used Canadian medicine and warns to buy only boxes with the registered trademark.
A cured by Dr J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio warns against ointments for catarrh containing mercury. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills made in Toledo with testimonials free and sold by druggists at a price per bottle.
An observer recalls eating fried locusts in Sudanese and Arab settings noting preparation by removing wings and legs, savoring the long body and head. He compares it to biblical John the Baptist’s diet and considers locusts a viable fallback if meat supplies fail.
The Grand Trunk Railway earned the gold medal from an international jury for its Paris exhibition of scenery. The award signals recognition of both the railway’s scenic beauty and broader Dominion achievement.
Items discuss Dutch dikes and Indian burial grounds near Sandusky to be converted into city parks. It mentions a Kitty Witches row on an old street in London and a Hampstead court manor quality procedure. A theft episode, a Melbourne crossing, and testimonials for Patme pills are also noted.
A fragment from a 19th century notice discusses quiet hostility, tobacco use, and social behavior. An Ontario reader, Mr Thomas Brunt of Tyendinaga Out., thanks for advice on Dr Thomas Electric Oil for bleeding piles, reporting eighteen months of relief after long trial.
A description of the Mermaid tavern in Bread Street London used by leading writers and actors of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign. It hosted the Mermaid club founded by Sir Walter Raleigh with figures like Shakespeare Ben Jonson Beaumont and Donne. The tavern’s fame spanned multiple Mermaid locations before the Broad Street site burned in the Great Fire.
A fragment from the Boston citizen hints at a local political slogan or campaign item about promising cures, with reference to a benevolent goal and an imagined improvement in the immediate area. The text is fragmentary and stylistically resembles a newspaper snippet.
The piece recalls Minard's Liniment cures and recounts a боhemian military figure renowned for strict discipline and disdain for foreigners. It notes his habit of carrying a pencil behind his ear and his unconventional punishment methods, including boxing cowards.
A fragmented ad style piece notes Minard's Liniment aiding diphtheria care and recounts a widower with two marriages and sentiment about love. Names and clear details are sparse, but the odd dialogue hints at a dating satire in period tone.
An assortment of vintage ads features Hojtowayt 8 Corn Cures promised to remove corns and warts, a Charles Hoyt theater anecdote involving Nat Goodwin, and a note on Mother Graves worm exterminator. Also details needle manufacture and packaging processes.
A brief, unclear excerpt shows a tense exchange between characters with dialectal spellings and interrupted dialogue. No clear events, identities, or settings are established in the legible text.
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