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Nanaimo Courier

Location

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Aug 10, 1889

Page

3

Vast array of scientific notices and memory feats reported

A long compilation covers lightning visibility to 200 miles, climate rise a tenth mile, Pasteur and Chamberland on typhoid in water, steel with manganese becoming non magnetic, a sensitive French thermometer, England rail speeds up 14 percent with less coal use, and drills cutting through steel with red hot points. It also notes fable about flowers as souls, not fleas, new hypnotics and psychiatry notes, electric water purity tests, electric welding for long rails, hay oil deterring flies in Switzerland, and a French doctor’s heart size claims. Historical timelines list many inventions from glass windows to watches and printing. Feats of memory describe Mazzini’s vast vocabulary memory and a clergyman who recalls burial details, with humorous anecdotes about recall and preaching.

Pasteur and Chamberland England Carson Mint Chicago Flics W. A. McCorn New York City Vie San Francisco Medical Journal Switzerland Tomedy France Tia London Standard Aoman Cardinal Mazzofanti Leyden Moffat Livingstone

Fox chase misleads hunters in Landis Valley tale

A Lancaster County fox chase spans Landis Valley Fairville and Kissel Hill as a fox eludes scent. Hunters and hounds pursue across fields and pikes, with tales of the fox leaping into hay, surfacing in a Dutch oven garden, and finally slipping away amid a puzzling trail loss.

Landis Valley Fallery Hoe Fairville Edward Haller Haller Lititz Meffsville Kissel Hill Lancaster

Nanaimo Contagious Diseases By-Law Repealed in 1889

The City of Nanaimo repeals the Contagious Diseases By-Law of 1888 and defines infectious diseases including scarlet fever diphtheria small pox typhus and cholera. It imposes duties on doctors and residents to report cases within twelve hours and to display a yellow flag on premises with infection. Penalties include fines up to 100 dollars and possible imprisonment.

Nanaimo Sucherson Bulding Medical Officer of Health Heath M. Bare

Canadian Pacific Railway Passenger Service Promises Finest Travel

The Canadian Pacific Railway touts luxurious sleeping cars with drawing smoking and bath roof, comfortable colonist cars, free sleeping berths for second class, modern day coaches, dining cars and hotels with ample meals at reasonable rates. It highlights scenic routes along its line to Portland Seattle Victoria and far destinations including Winnipeg Chicago Boston and New York with through tickets to US Canada and Europe.

Portland Tacoma Seattle Victoria Pacific Coast Winnipeg Minneapolis St. Paul Chicago St. Louis Ottawa Toronto Montreal Boston New York

Esouimal and Nanaima Railway Time Gard No 10

Time schedule for Esouimal and Nanaima Railway takes effect 8 10 A M Saturday March 16 188. Trains run on Pacific Standard. Return tickets issued between points for a single fare good for return Monday. Return tickets for one and a half ordinary fare may be purchased daily to all points good for three days from issue. No return tickets for a single fare when fare is 25 cents. Through rates of Victoria and Comes RK. Dunsmut Residents jos Hunter, Tenet Superintendent HL K Prior, General Freight and Passenger Agen.

Ah Victoria Dunsmut R.esidlents Jos. Hunter Tenet HL K. Prior Agen

Wanted furnished room near Courme office by gentleman

Wanted furnished room in a quiet neighborhood not far from the Courme office. Address with terms including board options. Two meals and luncheon to J. J.8., Counter office. City references furnished.

Courme J. J

Chlorodyne touted as universal remedy in 19th century ad

An 1880 advertisement praises Dr J Collis Browne's Chlorodyne as a revered cure for coughs consumption bronchitis asthma diarrhoea dysentery epilepsy hysteria palpitations neuralgia rheumatism gout toothache meningitis and more. It cites Symes & Co and government stamps, warns against pirated copies, and claims global Anglo Indian fame with varied prices.

J. Collis Browne Army Medical Staff Symes & Co Pharmaceutical Chemists Medical Simla J. T. Davenport Great Russell Street Bloomsbury London Hindostan East Collis Browne Pharm, Society of Great Britain Viceroy’s Chemists

Notice to settle accounts by June near term

Notice to all indebted to Jas. Harvey of Nanaimo to settle accounts on or before the 80th June proxime. Unpaid balances will be placed with an attorney for collection. Claimants are to present payments by that date. The undersigned is retiring. April 19, 1889.

Audee Jas. Harvey Nanaimo

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