Gambling tolls city trust as social clubs hide risks
The piece denounces widespread gambling amid weak laws, noting social clubs function as refined gambling dens and that bank staff and employers probe workers gambling habits. It cites Mr. Martin of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange on Manitoba crop prospects and calls for seed improvements and reform in municipal spending, plus a reader letter from The Russell Banner defending local governance.
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Globe
Queen City
Toronto
Martin
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Canadian Northwest
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Ontario
British Columbia
New South Wales
Northwest
Dominion census planned for March 31 enumeration
The Dominion census will be taken on March 31 counting all persons living at midnight that date. Work begins Monday April 1 and should finish within a fortnight. The London Finance Corporation failure raises questions about public figures lending their names to risky ventures and lacking supervision.
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London & Finance Corporation
Lord Dufferin
Public displeasure over Silver Creek Health Officer appointment
A letter to the editor from a Silver Creek elector complains that council members ignored public wishes by appointing Dr. Wright as Health Officer. The writer argues the decision was unpopular, unsupported by electors, and questions salary terms for the role despite workload.
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Russell Banner
Silver Creek
Wright
Russell
February Fashions in The Delineator
The February issue of The Delineator offers a careful illustrated guide to mid winter dress materials with emphasis on confirmation wear and sleeve fitting in the dressmaking article. The magazine targets women and girls with practical fashion content and reports a circulation over half a million monthly.
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Delineator
Dr Pierce claims stomach cure for systemic disease
The article promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a radical cure for stomach disorders and related organ disease. A customer from Kansas testifies that after years of weakness and catarrh of the stomach, one to two bottles of the medicine restored health. It notes Dr Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is available in paper covers by mail order from Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
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