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Newspaper
Nanaimo Courier
Location
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1889
Page
3
A long curio of misread headlines and garbled copy shows how poor handwriting and typesetting created comic errors. Examples include misread phrases about drowning, thieving, and illicit liaisons, with commentary on proofreaders and the strain of preserving accuracy in print.
A garbled historical clipping recounts a young girl’s alleged playmate history and a haunting incident linked to a Boy, along with scattered notes about a 19th century mine or factory accident. The text shifts between nameless figures, village scenes, and a far clearer accident story from 1871 involving Nathan GQ. Vroom and a sunstroke claim, then digresses into medical observations of the girl’s behavior and sleep patterns amid a flood of unrelated details.
The store invites the public to visit for a wide assortment of tobaccos cigars cigarettes and pipes including briar and Havana cigars. It promises low prices and a large selection in Mersebanm.
A fragmented 19th century column discusses Chloro dyne and related compounds, noting alleged inventor Dr Collis Trowne and legal action over patent claims. It cites citations, medical claims, and warnings about counterfeits, with references to London firms and a court case in Britain.
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