Irish carpet woven for Canadian Pacific Railway office
Dublin reports an Irish hand tufted carpet made for the Canadian Pacific Railway office. Miss Gleeson arranged a large loom at Hardwicke Hall. seven weavers and several cutters produced a 21 by 41 foot piece, weighing nearly a half ton, before a second large carpet was finished for the same railway. Designs draw from Celtic motifs with dyed Irish wool. The Dun Emer Guild operates on cooperative lines with workers sharing surplus after costs.
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Dublin
Ireland
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Dun Emer Guild of Weavers
James O'Shaughnessey
Messrs. Pim
Hardwicke Hall
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Dun Emer
Chamberlain's Tablets Praised by Newberg Junction Couple
N B Darius Down ey of Newberg Junction reports his wife uses Chamberlain's Tablets and finds them very effective and beneficial for stomach and bowel troubles. The letter urges readers to try them if troubled and notes they are sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Darius Downey
Newberg Junction
N. B
Overseas Trade Shows Wish in South Australia
South Australia’s overseas trade for February totalled 1,540,756 pounds, up from 1,456,213 the prior month and 1,484,007 in February 1912. Exports reached 890,550 pounds with wheat and flour leading at 492,747. wool 126,665. ores and concentrates 111,417. silver 38,710. copper 36,000. skins 91,287. tallow 9,300. lead 6,000. butter 5,191. dried fruits 672. Imports totalled 50,206 pounds, distributed as United Kingdom 418,271. foreign countries 151,009. other British possessions 54,526.
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Adelaide
S. Aus
South Australia
Customs Department
United Kingdom
Costly Rome building scandal report released
Rome Italy The inquiry into the Palace of Justice project distributes findings to the Senate and Chamber. Four deputies are cited for misconduct since election and responsibility for public funds waste is laid at Zanardelli Di Rudini and former public works ministers. The prime minister is linked to selecting expensive Brescia stone over cheaper local travertine. Public opinion condemns the expenditure. Lake cargo ship planned. Chicago The Hill Steamboat Company plans a $100000 steel steamship for daily Chicago Waukegan Kenosha service. Vessel will be 200 feet long 40 feet beam and 1000 tons gross.
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Rome
Italy
Committee of Inquiry
Palace of Justice
Senate
Chamber
Zanardelli
di Rudini
Brescia
Rezzatto
Chicago
The
Hill Steamboat Company
Chicago, Waukegan & Kenosha
Britain's Sugar Attitude Shown in West India Report
The West India committee report discusses Britain's stance on the sugar convention. It notes the government's withdrawal decision effective September 1 would reduce Britain's role on the international sugar commission in Brussels but restore its prior rights, given others continue the convention.
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London
West India Committee
Great Britain
International Sugar Commission
Brussels
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helps Woman in Bovina Center
Mrs Willard A Graham of Bovina Center New York testifies for six years of poor health improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She can now do much of her own work and cares for two children The ad urges others to try the remedy and to write for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
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Bovina Center
N.Y
Lydia
Pinkham
Willard A. Graham
Elsworth Tuttle
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
1902 Sugar Preference Petition in UK Trade Debate
A 1902 note discusses granting a preference in the United Kingdom to British colonial sugar against sugar from contracting states. It warns poor appetite signals impaired digestion and promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy. It claims thousands benefited and notes sale by all dealers.
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United Kingdom
Chamberlain
South Australia Treasury Sees Revenues Surpass Estimate
Acting premier of South Australia, closely tied to farming, praises drought resistant wheat varieties and cereal shows. He predicts a prosperous year with revenue exceeding the budget estimate set by Premier A. H. Peake, MP, in September. Farmers welcome ongoing scientific wheat trials boosting returns as districts vary.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Royal Agricultural Society
Butler
Hom
A. H. Peake
M. P
Cure for Eczema Recorded by Mrs Walsh in 1911
A Portland reader describes suffering from eczema for two years with severe itching and bleeding. After trying many remedies, she credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, used for a month, with a full recovery. The advertisement notes prices and free samples via Cuticura, Boston.
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Portland
Ore
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J. A. Borie Lumber Co
Pendleton
First National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
Pacific Power & Light
C. P. R. Office
Wish
Britain
Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner
Northern Pacific
Walter Adams
A. D. Charlton
Portland, Ore
A. Schneiter
Prop
Pendleton, Ore
Main Street
Oregon
Inc
T. F. O'Brien
Oregon Lumber Yard
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