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Nanaimo Courier

Location

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Apr 12, 1889

Page

3

Steamer schedules link Nanaimo Comox Victoria and Westminster

Between Nanaimo Comox and Victoria steamers run weekly with Amelia leaving Nanaimo Tuesday evening and returning from Comox Wednesday evening and Thursday to Victoria. Rupert Dunsmuir serves Nanaimo midweek and weekends with trains to Victoria and connections to Wellington. Special Saturday trains add Victoria departures and Nanaimo arrivals with Wellington timing and weekly trips to Comox Alberni and way stations.

Nanaimo Comox Victoria Amelia Nanaiamo Vancouver Westminster Rupert Dunsmuir New Westminster Victoria and Way Wellington Alberni and Way

Peculiar Coincidences in Names Death Dates and Marital Oddities

A survey of curious coincidences in names such as Physic and Wendell Phillips plus signs like Cole & Wood. It notes near-misses in law partnerships Doo little and Steele and a Webster Le Rey litigation. Also cites Sim Reeves near death and J W Coudry mind reader and Washingtons death on the final day.

Boston Cole & Wood New York Doolittle Steele Wendell Phillips Wendell & Phillis Sim Reeves Squire George Washington Virginia

Nine children born on October 14 at Glade Mountain WV

The report tells of Joshua Franklin and family living on Glade Mountain Virginia West Virginia line who, claiming Confederate service, say nine children were born on October 14 and four family misfortunes all occurred on October 1. Neighbors call the date fatal and no one will stay in the house on that day or night. The tale links to a Chicago newspaper origin and is left for readers to judge.

Joshua Franklin Glade Mountain Franklin United States Chicago

Bur y the Croaker in the Woods Poetic Accusation

A fragmentary verse laments a crooked figure described as useless in the city and urges swift removal. The speaker calls for burying the subject in a ground hole beneath bees and stars, preferring a sound man to take his place.

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Warning on throat and lung diseases and early treatment

A health warning notes that diseases of the throat and lungs cause most deaths. It claims tubercle germs invade the body and, if untreated, move from throat to lungs and head. It advises prompt treatment with Boschee's German Syrup for immediate relief at the first signs of trouble.

Boschee

Incomparable Medicine Gains Global Fame for Curing Diseases

The text claims that Tus INCOMPARABLE MEDICINE has secured imperishable worldwide fame for alleviating and curing a wide range of human diseases. It presents a bold assertion of universal medical efficacy and lasting renown.

Chlorodyne claims by Dr J Collis Browne in historic ad

An advertisement touts CHLORODYNE by Dr J Collis Browne claiming it cures or relieves a wide range of ailments from coughs and asthma to epilepsy and neuralgia. The misspelled text emphasizes its status as the original genuine remedy and promises fast relief, invoking medical authority and broad efficacy.

J. Collis Browne Symes & Coy Pharmaceutics Chemists Medical All Simla J. T. Davenport Russell Street Bloomsbury London Je ‘Collis Browne Hindostan East Collis Browne Fim Symes & Co Pharm Society of Great Britain Viceroy’s Chemists Page Wood J. Collis Browna Fresman Wito Times J. Collis Brown

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