Merchants' Bank of Canada Holds Annual Meeting
The Merchants' Bank of Canada held its annual general meeting at 25 St. James Street Montreal. Sir H. Montagu Allan presided as President and announced a net profit of 431 150.57 for the year ending November 6 with a 13.85 percent return, alongside plans to raise up to 4 million dollars in share capital in the future.
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Merchants’ Bank of Canada
St. James Street
Montreal
H. Montagu Allan
J. M. Kilbourn
St. Eugene
Ont
Ste. Agathe
P.Q
Unity
Kisbey
Saskatchewan
Castor
Mannville
Viking
Acme
Trocha
Killam
Okotoks
Alberta
Nanaimo
New Westminster
Ridney
B.C
Meadowvale
Muirkirk
Strome
Botha
Alta
Fort Saskatchewan
Dominion
Salance
Britain
Eincre
Canada
Sween
Se- Dominion
Corities Railway
Municipal
United States
Bank
Lasroe
Capital Stock Increase Adopted by Bank By Law
The bank's president and vice president moved to raise capital stock from six to ten million dollars and adopted By-law X as official Bank By-law. The action passed as part of the bank's formal by-law approval process.
Bank Increases Capital and Schedules Directors Election
A by law increases capital stock from six to ten million dollars with forty thousand new shares at one hundred dollars each. The directors are announced. scrutineers C R Black and D Kinghorn are appointed to oversee the directors election, with votes to be tallied by 3 PM and a possible immediate closing if no votes are cast within ten minutes.
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A. Haig Sima
M. 8. Foley
Messrs. C. R. Black
D. Kinghorn
A. Piddington
G. Durnford
H. Montagu Allan
Jonathan Hodgson
Thomas Long
C. F. Smith
What’s in a Name Anecdote From Carnegie
A Cleveland Leader tale recalls Andrew Carnegie’s fond anecdote about a crabbed bachelor and an old spins ter at a concert. Mendelssohn’s Wedding March stirs recognition and a quip about Maiden’s Prayer, highlighting class and taste in a witty exchange.
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Andrew Carnegie
Mendelssohn
Cleveland
Five Doctors Fail, Farmer Cures With Dodd's Kidney Pills
A Kent County farmer, Antoine F. Richard, suffers four years of severe backache rheumatism and joint stiffness. After five doctors offer no help, he credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for his recovery and returning to farm work. He cites dramatic improvement after initial doses and four boxes.
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A. H. Richard
Kent County
St. Ignace
Kent Co
N.B
Antoine F. Richard
Dodd
Richard
Minard’s Liniment Cures Diphtheria Report
A quirky item notes Minard’s Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria in a cheeky column. A humorous dialogue segment follows with characters Cholly and Reggie discussing party plans and jokes about buttons and tailor measurements.
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Cholly
Reggie
Four Times Daily Doses For Baby Inspire Savings Bank Sketch
A fragment notes a year old infant receiving four daily doses and a penny placed in a Good Luck Penny bank existed in a child’s sketchbook. The item mentions a savings bank and the name Lend inc. with a paper ending phrase.
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Lend Inc
Bank Board Reelects Directors and Officers in Silent Meeting
Scrutineers report unanimous re election of the ola Board of Directors. A vote of thanks was given to the President and Directors for their service and to General Manager Hebden and staff. In a subsequent meeting the officers were reelected: President Sir H Montagu Allan and Vice president Jonathan Hodgson.
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Hays
F. Orr Lewis
E. W. Blackwell
Ola
A. Haig Sims
G. F.C. Sith
Hebden
H. Montagu Ailan
Jonathan Hodgson
Private John Allen and Tupelo Ghost of a Candidate Tale
Private John Allen recalls speaking to Tupelo residents about using a name as a date and recounts an old darky addressing Marie Allen as his child and a long-ago candidate for office. The piece mixes reminiscence with a sales aside for Par thelee's pills and a bargain stop watch.
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Tupelo
John Allen
Metropolitan
Washington
Norman E. Mack
National Monthly
Darky
Marie Allen
Pop
Marie John
Medical Pills and Household Quips from a 19th Century Column
A collage of product praise and comic exchanges notes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a purgative and cleanser, Lifebuoy Soap for bath and clothing, and light domestic banter about tipping and fashion. The fragment hints at cultural chatter and consumer items in daily life.
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Parmelee
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with Pazo Ointment
Guaranteed to cure itching bleeding prolapsed or blind piles within 6 to 14 days or money back. Sold for 50 cents.
Telepathic phantom encounter ends with unexpected visit
The Rev Clarence Godfrey planned a telepathic projection of himself to a city woman. After about ten minutes of mental effort he slept, then four hours later she woke feeling unsettled. She saw Godfrey on her staircase for several seconds before he vanished.
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Clarence Godfrey
H. Addington Bruce
Success Magazine
Not by the Acre Farm Lease Raises Laughs in Scotland
A Scottish farmer complains his lease should be charged by the gallon not by the acre. The laird suggests reducing the rate, prompting a jest about leasing terms. The piece ends with humorous asides about Holloway's Corn Cure and audience yawns.
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Scotland
John
Holloway
LAXATIVE REMEDY PROMISES ONE-DAY COLD CURE
A humorous exchange cites advertised pills LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a fast cold cure with a doctor’s promise. Druggists refund if ineffective and E W Groves signature appears on each box. The Night Nurse quips about delivery of promised medicine.
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E. W. Grove
Iient
Chicego Tribune
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Becker
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George
Eye
F.F. Dalley Co. Limited
Hamilton
John Hallaa
Toronto
Henry W. King
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