Widow Rowell Seeks Bridegroom Amid Harbor Gossip
In Quince Harbor Captain Barnabas Pick recounts Ananias Stinets’s dilemma as Widow Rowell pursues him for marriage. Ananias plans to flee to avoid a wedding while the widow presses for vows at the First Methodist Church, prompting a tense family scene.
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Ananiis Sline
Rowell
Quince Harbor
Barnabas Pick
Mofia
Ananies
Ananias
Telham
Barnabas Fish
Marta
Bettie
Hettie Rowell
Avanias Thom
China
Widow and Captain Plot Wedding in Ghostly Comedy
In a rural salon tale, Widow Rowell dithers over a wedding to Ananias while a hoarse pallbearer voice and spiritual warnings haunt her plans. Maria and Captain Barnabas support the farce as plans shift toward a June ceremony and a lingering fear of the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marami
Mrs. Rowell
Maria
Jasper Jones
Henry Rowell
Ron
Annales
Bia
Rowell
Maris
Mra Rowell
Bettie
Henry
Barnabas Fish
Ananias
Quince Harber
Murray
Barnabas
Marin
Arctic explorer Radford slain huge wood buffalo in 1910
Marry V Radford and Geo Street were killed by Exequimos while pursuing a record wood buffalo. The 2250 pound carcass was seized after a Royal Northwest Mounted Police inquiry. The tale, recalled by H A Tremayne, notes the permit confusion between Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
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V. Radford
Geo. Street
Ottawa
H. A. Tremayne
Hudson Bay Co
Tremayne
Winnipeg
Radford
Fort McMurray
Athabasca
Fort Smith
Smith
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Northwest Territories
Dominion
Smith’s Landing
Edmonton
Department of Agriculture
Governa
Capi
Auto polo on city streets shocks Toronto readers
A Toronto Telegram excerpt describes boys turning rollers into makeshift autos for a street polo game during noon hours and evenings. Two-tea teams led by "Reddy" and "Curly" race small carts, crash into soap box targets, and crowd the street while ambulances and police are jokingly lamented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosedale
Euclid Avenue
Jehus
Big Brother
Scotty
Reddy
Curly
Starr
Toronto Telegram
Borden and Macdonald Look Alike in Striking Doubles
The piece notes striking resemblances between Canada’s Prime Minister R L Borden and British Labour leader Ramsay Macdonald, sharing wavy hair parted in the middle, iron-gray moustaches, and similar facial features. It also mentions G E Foster’s two British doubles Tom Burt and Dr Clifford, described by a thin beard, grey moustache, and similar expression with spectacles.
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Canada
R. L. Borden
Ramsay Macdonald
Labor Party
G. E. Foster
Trade and Commerce
Great Britain
Tom Burt
Morpeth
Clifford
Train Jacked a Moose in New Brunswick Night
A running light engine in New Brunswick derailed after a moose stood on the track staring at the headlight. The driver whirled and reversed to avoid collision, drawing sharp blame from the superintendent who says he should have pushed forward to push the carcass aside with the cowcatcher.
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New Brunswick
Montreal Standard
Has Phenomenal Power Alex Logan Boy in Clinton Township
Logan of Clinton Township near Beamsville Ontario claims his nine year old son Hugh possesses a phenomenal power that flings objects struck by the boy. He cites a glowing circle seen around a hammer head after an electrical storm and says the power is waning with the boy often suffering headaches.
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Alex. Logan
Hugh
Record Fish Catches Sparking Angler on Sparrow Lake
A Toronto angler landed a record maskinonge from Sparrow Lake Ontario weighing 38 pounds with a length up to 4 feet 6 inches. The fight lasted about twenty minutes as the fish was towed a hundred yards before being secured. Other 20 pounders are common and 46 pounds have been recorded in prior seasons.
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Toronto
Sparrow Lake
Freak Will Adds Bizarre Bequest in Montreal Case
Canaija notes join a list of odd bequests. Jabez Hollister of Montreal left his two sons a corn razor ground by a cutler for chiropodic use. A cash forfeiture was set if they used any other cutter, justified for their health and from blood poisoning risk.
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Canaija
Jabez Hollister
Montreal
Lived Under Six Sovereigns Mother of Kingston Pastor Dies
Mrs Laing mother of Rev Doug las Laing pastor of the First Baptist Church Kingston died recently at age six years. Widow of Robert Laing she was born in Roxburghshire Scotland and lived under six British sovereigns. She descended from a Douglas family famed in Scotland border warfare and had twenty four ten and six great grandchildren.
Severe Ontario Winter Predicted by Squirrels
Ontario farmers warn of an unusually early and severe winter as gray squirrels begin heavier nests and closer knitted leaves. Local reports say squirrels store up vitamins and corn, signaling harsher conditions ahead.
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Ontario
Duck Weather and Duck Shooting Tactics on Stormy Days
A Canadian Courier piece by A P Mc Kishnie details duck behavior in stormy weather. It offers practical tips for novices on staying hidden, waiting for the right shot, and choosing the right moment to fire while decoying ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. McKishnie
Canadian Courier
Giant Blast Clears Cliff for CPR Rossport Track
At Rossport east of Port Arthur the CPR blasted 3500 yards of rock to widen a cliffside section for a double track. A carload of black powder and a car of dynamite were used with safeguards. debris removal ran from morning to midnight before the first train crossed.
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C.P.R
Rossport
Prt Arthur
Quebec Seeks Pointers on Ontario Agricultural Policy
J A Chapais, tasked with Quebec's grant expenditures, met Ontario's Agriculture Department in Toronto to study its district representative system and the role of officials in farm work. He noted potential educational campaigns and was impressed by Ontario's school fall fairs.
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Quebec
Ontario
J. A. Chapais
Agriculture Department
Toronto
Lonely Bachelors' Cry From Graham Island
From Graham Island off British Columbia a band of bachelors post a Macedonian cry for wives and threaten to leave their island. About 50 to 100 Masset hopefuls request that their plight be public. Numbers 1 to 66 in a minor lottery are said to be young and good looking and eager to hear from potential brides.
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Graham Island
British Columbia
Bachel
Masset
Sockeye Run Surges Then Fades on Fraser in Two Weeks
In August 1913 Fraser River sockeye salmon surged to record numbers, outpacing decades of runs before vanishing as quickly as they appeared. Fishermen packed nets and cannery crews worked around the clock, while markets briefly faced oversupply and scowloads of fish were offered to refineries.
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British Columbia
Hubert Evans
Globe
Fraser River
Fraser Run
Nbte
Ireland
Scotland
Canileta Cartiot
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Borden
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