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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1901
Page
2
Published every morning except Monday subscription rates listed for daily and weekly by carrier or mail. Alexander & Co. in Spokane are authorized agents for subscriptions and advertisements.
A Philadelphia American excerpt discusses Professor Jordan of the University of Chicago proposing that North American peoples are becoming more aboriginal and may revert toward Indian types through intermarriage. The piece cites historical craniology divisions and lists various Native stereotypes while noting uncertainty about which type, if any, lies ahead.
The Nelson Operatic Society, honored for its Mikado success in the Monotone regions, elected officers and plans another show. Many members display strong vocal and acting talent, with above average orchestration and high quality costumes. The group debates repertoire, considering The Chimes of Normandy among options, and aims to showcase member abilities while balancing costs.
A display showcases solid leather valises kit bags hand bags English club bags and telescope cases in every shape and style available. The assortment emphasizes breadth and quality for travelers and collectors alike.
The piece discusses The Mikado and performers in draped costumes, praising the Nelson society for expanding public taste in music as a fine art. It contrasts western wealth focus with the lure of culture, then notes mining challenges at extreme depths and the need for proof before belief.
The article details shafts: War Eagle Rossland at 1500 feet, Comstock Virginia City at 4400 feet, Calumet and Hecla Michigan near 5000 feet, and a neighboring mine aiming for 15 000 feet. It questions Rand engineers claims to reach 15 000 feet, notes immense pumping, heat, hoisting, and timbering hurdles, and suggests stations with new hoists to manage depth.
Canada acts on Pacific Cable Act to fund its share linking two empire regions. New South Wales earlier jeopardized the project but now participation is assured. Australians will feel closer to Britain and British Columbia amid imperial solidarity. Premier Selden praises Australia's naval contribution. Colonel Pitt vows 50,000 New Zealand troops instantly if King Edward requests.
M. M. Austin a Winchester Indiana Civil War veteran writes his wife suffered long but found complete cure through Dr King's New Life Pills. The testimonial asserts the pills work wonders and are sold for 26 cents at Canada Drug & Book Co.
An advertisement asserts most Americans suffer from dyspepsia and liver complaints and lists symptoms including sour stomach headaches heartburn and indigestion. It urges readers to buy August Flower for 75 cents with a claim that two doses relieve symptoms and to obtain Green's Prize Almanac.
A Toronto firm markets Clarke's Kola Compound as a permanent asthma cure after a Western Division engineer reports twelve years of distress followed by relief from two bottles in December 1907. The product is sold by Griffiths & Macpherson Co. Limited and J. H. Vanstone in Nelson, British Columbia.
Notice under Trustees and Executors Act calls all creditors to file claims by August 20 1901 for the estate of William Thomas Beadles died in Nelson BC on April 17 1901. Claims must include full names addresses and particulars with any security. Admin will distribute assets after that date to those with proper notice. Dated Nelson BC July 18 1901. MACDONALD JOHNSON solicitors for James Lawrence administrator.
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