Miner Heroism at Frizington Inquest
A Frizington inquest tells of William Walker who, amid a roof collapse at Postlethwaite Iron Ore Mines on the 3rd inst, single handedly rescued two fellow workers after his son Joseph Walker was killed. Despite danger and entreaties to desist, he braved falling debris for an hour to free the trapped men, earning high praise from the coroner for extraordinary gallantry.
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Frizington
Joseph Walker
Postlethwaite
William Walker
Walker
Webster
Regulations on Postage and Insurance of Parcels Issued
Published by Authority announcing the Governors approval of regulations under the Postal Act of last Session. The changes relate to Reduction of Postage and Insurance of Parcels as issued by R. Bond Colonial Secretary on 30th June 1891.
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R. Bond
Parcel Post Rates and Compensation Regulation 1891
The notice outlines Parcel Post rates to the United Kingdom and Canada effective July 1 1891, with charges for parcels weighing up to 1 pound and additional pounds. It also establishes an insurance scheme where compensation may be paid for loss or damage to parcels, with maximums of 24 dollars per parcel and 240 dollars in total, final decisions by the Postmaster General, and operative date in Newfoundland.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Post Office Department
England
J. O. Fraser
Savage Attack by a Dog On Postman in Blackrock
Postman Richard Ashenhurst of Blackrock was attacked on his last delivery by a large dog owned by Mr. Spencer of Belle Vista. The dog knocked him down on the Hall steps, and a brutal struggle followed before he freed himself and was taken to St. Michael’s Hospital Kingston. Doctors treated severe injuries to his ear neck and face with his clothing torn.
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Richard Ashenhurst
Blackrock
Spencer
Belle Vista
St. Michael’s Hospital
Kingston
Hamilton
Excuse for Printers Errors and Patent Medicine Pitch
A column discusses printer errors and readers patience with misprints quoting Pall Mall Gazette. It endorses Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and its money back guarantee, plus Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Bast Liver Pills.
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Dr. Pierce
California Tree to Build a Railway Train for World Fair
A Tulare County giant log, 90 feet long and 20 feet in diameter, is to be cut into two 45 foot sections and transformed into two hollowed Pullman style railway coaches with bark roofs and finished interiors. Iron bands will secure the structure, and the plan includes a Tulare delegation bringing families to the Columbian Exposition to live in the cars. Remaining log portions will be sold as mementos.
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California
Chicago
Tulare
A Novel Form of Fraud Exposed by Paris Court
Dalziel's Paris correspondent reports that the Ninth Police Court sentenced sixty five people named the False Accident Gang to fines from 2001 to three years in prison. The scheme involved a coachman feigning collisions with police aiding, victims kept in bed, and fake verifications by gang members to obtain damages.
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Dalziel
Paris
Eight Thousand Dollars in Word-Building Contest
The Canadian Agriculturist and Home Magazine offers 669 prizes from 1 to 1500 dollars for the greatest number of words formed only from letters in Home Magazine. Subscriptions, stamps, and full rules requested from Toa Canadi an Agriculturist in Ottawa or nearby.
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Home Magazine
U.S
Canada
America
AcRwuLtuaist
Sterborough
Mrs. Wooston's Sooraine Syrup for teething relief
An 19th century advertisement urges mothers to buy Mrs. Wooston's Sooraine Syrup to soothe a sick child with cutting teeth. It claims quick relief from night crying, diarrhea, dysentery, colic, and inflamed gums, presenting the remedy as prescribed by leading nurses and physicians in the United States, sold by druggists worldwide for 24 cents.
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Winston
United States
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SEA
Talsa
J. T. Lamb
Little Bay Mines
Waaay
J. W. Pitts
Tf. J. Daley & Co
Water Street
Saint Ale
Yeral
Ghar & Co
Authority
Post Office Regulations
Gmayrral Post
Orrica
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Bill
Pall Mall Gazette
Advics
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