Winnipeg Diary Excerpt Recounts Travel Trials and Encounters
A diarist describes travel into Winnipeg on a Tuesday in May, noting discomforts and cold cream remedies plus reflections on courtesy on the Canadian Pacific Railway. The account mentions a tall tale of travels and a sergeant at the station guiding a lone woman to a waiting area, with memories of Ralph and a boyhood fascination with frontier scenes.
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Winnipeg
Cap Craim
Canadian Pacific
Ralph
North Americ
Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills Proclaimed Versatile Remedy
Neglected kidney troubles and rheumatism may lead to Bright's disease but Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills are advertised as a regulator for kidneys liver and bowels. A testimonial from Mrs John Ireland of King Ontario praises dramatic relief from headaches and bilious spells after using the product. Sold in Toronto by Edmanson Bates Co Ltd at 25 cents per box.
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Bright
Dr Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Ltd
Toronto
Pimzie Sees a Hermit Crab Without a Shell
Pimzie, a young character, loses his clothes and discovers a hermit crab wandering without a borrowed shell. He observes crabs and sea creatures, learning how hermit crabs depend on wit and fighting power to find new homes. The tale ends with a teaser about next week's events.
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Troutie
Tim
Pirevie
Winnipeg Diary Entry Describes Arrival and City History
The narrator recalls entering a station crowded with eager crowds then meeting the Arnolds and heading to their home. He comments on Winnipeg’s crooked Main Street, speculates on Red River origins, and notes maps, Canadian history, and French influence on early British North America as part of continuing travel reflections.
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Arnolds
Mr. Arnold
Mrs. Arnold
Mary
Main
Arnold
Windolpeg
Winnipeg
Kildonan
Fort Garry
Main Street
Port Rouge
la Verandrye
England
The First Talking Machine
A teacher, frustrated by an idle class, shifts from math to science and quizzes students about great inventions. A backrow student asks for the material of the first talking machine, replying a rib as the answer.
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Asen
Times Have Changed on Farm Money and City Service
The article contrasts old rural life with modern shifts as families in farm towns brace to help with rent and groceries when men go to town. It cites 600 US factories with Canadian branches worth 460 million and 7 000 jobs, plus wartime boosts in Canada and new varieties of manufactured goods. It also notes ice harvests and sowing wheat as farmers adjust to warm weather and changing farming routines.
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Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
United States
Canada
Hota
Brandon Opens New General Hospital at F500 Cost
The Brandon area unveils a new general hospital costing about F500. The facility opens with the lieutenant governor officiating and aims to serve Ure Tran Won district with improved medical facilities.
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Brandon Brandon
Ure Tran Won
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