Canada’s Waterways Dual Link Opens at Kirkfield Bridge
About 2,000 people witnessed Hon. Rodolp Lemieux open a new lock on the Trent canal at Kirkfield, linking Lake Ontario with Lake Simcoe. The 48 ft 6 in lift uses twin steel chambers, each 140 ft by 33 ft, amid a vast 160 mile navigation potential as Canada moves toward a continental waterway network.
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Canada
Golden West
Dominion
Rodolp Lemieux
Kirkfield
Victoria County
Lake Ontario
Lake Simcoe
Kawartha Group of Lakes
Great Kent Valley Canal
Georgian Bay
Lake Biron
Bay of Quinte
Lemieux
Trent
Montreal
Trenton
Peterboro
Great Northwest
Liverpool
Sault Sto. Marie
Welland
A Paper of Pins Through History and Common Sayings
The article traces pins from the sixteenth century when rare and costly, noting legal price limits and quality materials like boxwood bone and silver. It contrasts rich and poor pin usage and explains the origin of pin money and a folk motto about thrift.
Farmer Corntes sel and his son hear baseball talk
A Washington Star fragment notes Farmer Corntes sel remarks he is unsure his son is fluent in French or German but can understand every word of baseball news in a humorous exchange about language skills and sports commentary.
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Farmer Corntessel
Baseball News
Washington Star
Cholera Prevention Urges Immediate Dysentery Cordial Use
The notice warns that many die from cholera and summer illnesses each year and urges prompt use of Dr D Kel logg’s Dysentery Cordial, claiming it reliably cures and quickly relieves pain and illness.
Population and policing scope in London city port
The report notes London’s daily port activity with 1,000 ships and 9,000 sailors. It cites annual police custody reaching 75,000 people, 27,000 in lodging houses, and 25,000 arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct, with about one third of crimes occurring in the rails area.
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London
Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows
On their wedding trip in a motor the couple banter about settling down and kissing every three miles. The exchange, attributed to Fliegende Blaetter, portrays rural humor and playful dialogue.
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Minard
Darling
Duelists Plan Early Meeting at Fontainebleau
Two duellists ride an early train to Fontainebleau for a meeting. One asks for a return ticket while the other quips that he never takes a return, claiming he takes his return half from the dead man’s pocket. The exchange captures the morbid humor of a fatal duel.
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Fontainebleau
Quietha
London
First Representative Assembly Minutes From James City 1619
This account, authored by clerk John Twine, describes Virginia’s first representative assembly convened at James City on July 30 1619. It details the oath to the king, a prayer by Mr Bucke, and adoption of English laws for Virginian conditions including tobacco trade limits and incentives for flax silk and wine.
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Representative Assembly
America
Frst
John Twine
General Assembly
James Citty
Virginia
Bucke
Holland
New World
Manners Outside the Navy on Visiting Presidents
A humorous tale from On a Man of War about sailors' manners toward presidents ashore. It contrasts formal naval welcomes with informal treatment when a president visits a ship, prompting a debate over etiquette and rank among ordinary sailors.
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United States
Marine Guard
Following Forest Trails And Trail Signs
Hamlin Garland’s Long Trail is cited describing trail signs and laws. Blazes and bent saplings warn walkers while upright sticks mark dead ends. Trail readers gain guidance from prior travelers and leaders warn those behind.
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Hamlin Garland
Dentist Denies Bond Between Gas and Attack Plan
An anxious man bursts into a dentist office asking about nitrous oxide and its sleep effects. The exchange reveals a plan to incapacitate the dentist. The patient offers to sit for a tooth extraction but pivots to removing a porous plaster from his back.
Piedmont's Size and Industry Compared to Massachusetts
Piedmont in area and population is somewhat larger than Massachusetts. It mirrors the state's manufacturing diversity and together with Lombardy forms Italy's premier industrial region.
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Piedmont
Massachusetts
Lombardy
Italy
The Idea as Finished Performance Historic Note
The phrase idea once signified a completed performance whether mental or physical. The remark traces an etymology showing idea evolving from a completed act to a concept. This note contrasts ancient usage with modern sense.
Blood Building Nerve Food Promises New Strength
Advert shows Dr Chase’s Nerve Food claims to restore good blood condition and cure weakness in heart stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It cites testimonials from Fergus Conn and Mrs Geo Beattie and notes kidney liver pills for constipation and stomach trouble with price 50 cents a box.
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Fergus Conn
Lily Oak
Ont
la Grippe
Dr. Chase
Geo. Beattie
Carr’s Brook
Colchester Co
N. 8
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Tomcat Defeats Boastful Machinist at Creek Bet
A Jessop steel mill worker boasted he could pull a horse through Chartiers creek. Superintendent Wilson offered $10 to prove him wrong. A big black tomcat pulled the man into the water in a dramatic tug of war witnessed by 200 mill workers.
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Jessop Steel
Washington
Chartiers Creek
Wilson
Philadelphia
Magnetic Cures Touted In 500 A.D. Actus Text
A medieval claim credits magnets with relief from gout and convulsions. The actus states that people troubled in hands or feet find relief when holding a magnet. This reflects historical beliefs in magnet therapy predating apothecaries.
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Actus
Youngest Army Officer Joins West Point Class at Sixteen
First Lieut Joseph H Pelot of the Artillery Corps is the youngest commissioned officer among over five thousand on the U S Army payroll. Born June 1 1885 in Missouri he entered West Point at sixteen the minimum age and graduated June 16 1908 last in his class of seventy six. He is now serving with the Eighth Haters in the Philippines and would not retire before June 1 1949 if he remains in service.
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United States Army
Joseph Halley Pelot
Artillery Corps
Military Academy
Pelot
West Point
Missouri
Blackburn High School
Blackburn
Philippine Islands
Army and Navy Life
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Betwen
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Mr. Lemieux
Dodds
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Record Foundry
Machine CO
Foundnes
Moncton
N.B
N.G
P.Q
Winnipeg
Man
Calgary
Alta
Vancouver
B.C
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