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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
3
A collage of witticisms and reflections on ignorance and learning from historical voices. It weighs whether knowledge brings sorrow, notes the dulling of routine life, and contrasts the eloquence of the educated with plain speech. It ends pondering the limits of human understanding.
Bob Fitzsimmons defeats Gus Ruhlin by knockout in the sixth round before the Twentieth Century Club at Madison Square Garden New York. The brutal 6th round ends Ruhlin’s challenge as Fitzsimmons unleashes a fast combination and a powerful solar plexus blow. Officials announce a potential match with Sharkey in late August.
Editor F. M. Higgins of Seneca writes that years with piles were cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve after two boxes. He calls it the surest pile cure on earth and the best salve in the world, guaranteed for 25 cents at Canada Drug and Book Company.
A Toronto Ontario listing for mortgage loan services notes straight mortgage offers from Canada Permanent and Western Canada Mortgage Corporation. It cites lending availability and a reference to a Lennox Baker at 8t Street Nelson.
Footenay Cigar Manufacturing A Co and Royal Seal Kootenay Belle Cigars advertise factory and office in Nelson. WINE CO Limited lists wholesale wines and cigars at Corner Front and Hall Streets Nelson. J Y Griffin & Co promotes provisions cured meats butter and MES at Corner Vernon and Josephine Streets Nelson.
A fragmented reader makes scattered ship line names and agent notes for European passages. It mentions White Star Line Cunard Line and others with scattered city and agent references including G P Re depot and General Agent details in Boston and New York.
A garbled list of titles and authors appears from a periodical page. It features references to Stevenson themes and Rudyard Kipling era works including Stalky and Co and Life’s Handicap while noting various stories and poems in a miscellaneous departmental duties and ballads section.
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