Western Canada land for settlers offers vast options
Thousands seek farms with hundreds of thousands of acres for sale. Government has no direct lands but rail and private holdings offer choice. A personal inspection to Manitoba Saskatchewan or Alberta is advised, with low rail fares and guidance to find ready to occupy farms, mixed farming, or cattle ventures.
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Dominion of Canada
Dominion
Canada
Hinan
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western
Chinese Ham Exports and Pork Consumption in China
The article notes that nearly 3,000,000 pounds of hams and pork were exported from China in 1917, valued at 570,000 taels (about 850,000 USD). Great Britain was the principal importer. It also observes widespread pig farming and large Chinese consumption of pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Great Britain
August Flower for Digestive Ailments and Liver Support
Green's August Flower is marketed as a remedy for stomach disorders and inactive liver. It claims to relieve sick headache constipation sour stomach and indigestion by gently laxing and regulating digestion. Sold worldwide. recommendation to give it a trial.
Unclear Scribble Cites Hotel Clerk Rudeness
A fragment from Birmingham Avenue Hereld notes a hotel clerk's hauteur and a suggestion to complain to the manager. The line hints at a cultural perception of service and authority in a brief, quoted exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Ave
Hereld
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promise and Reward
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It offers a $1000 reward for any case not cured and cites testimonials and the makers F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It also contains a side line about crazy quilts not lunatics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Nature
Druggista
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Oh
Armadillo Digger Escapes Child’s Grasp in Burrowing Scramble
A boy describes trying to catch an armadillo that bursts from its burrow and digs deeper. He clings to the animal by its tail, is dragged underground, and ends up flat on the mound as the armadillo buries itself deeper and shovels soil onto him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Podson
The Coming World Ruler Proclaimed in Biblical Vision
A religious meditation describes Christ as the forthcoming sovereign ruler. It outlines four marks of his kingship including absolute authority, universal judgment, protection for all, and full provision for his people. The piece emphasizes divine mandate and a transformative era of peace and abundance under the King of Kings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
tInere
Isaiah
Tree Puzzle Reveals Spiral Growth in Alaska Spruce
An old spruce cross section from Alaska shows a spiral wind from center to near the edge. Foresters discuss a theory that inclined growth on a ridge caused gradual rotation and a continuous spiral formation in the reddish wood called ratHolz.
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Adaska
Armericaan Forestry
Moses Chooses Helpers In Israelite Leadership
Jethro visits Moses at Sinai and counsels delegating authority. Moses agrees, appointing capable, God fearing judges over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens to share the workload and preserve his strength for teaching God’s statutes.
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Jethro
Moses
Egypt
Mt. Sinai
Midian
Melchizedek
Israel
V. Jethro
God
Observation of Plants Teaches Careful Garden Practice
Daily observation and experiments reveal plant preferences for light, soil moisture, and fertilizers. Many cuttings fail when left in sun without shading trials, while patient gardeners learn which sturdy, robust plants to grow and how to improve success.
Mystery Note Baffles Schoolmaster in Odd Word Puzzle
A Thanet schoolmaster faced a puzzling one word note handed by a neighbor’s child on behalf of a pupil. After hours of study and much tobacco, the strange term Cepatomtegeataturing yielded its meaning as Wept, put home to go, detailing a curious instruction.
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Tut
London Chronicle
Catch a Tartar Origin Story From Old Saying
An etymology note explains the phrase catching a Tartar. A Russian soldier boasted of catching a Tartar but the Tartar outsmarted him, leading to the saying used when someone aims to catch another but gets caught themselves.
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Russia
Overcoming Vocational Handicap Through Social Value
A writer argues that misery follows poor work choice but effort to see the social value in any task can renew motivation. Cultivating a keener sense of purpose may unlock talents and bring peace of mind.
Proclamation for World Prohibition Issued by WWCTU Leader
Miss Anna A. Gordon, president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, urges a world prohibition campaign. From Evanston, Illinois, she proclaims that world democracy peace and patriotism demand prohibition by 1925, urging nations to unite to educate organize and legislate for a sober world.
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United States
Anna A. Gordon
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Evanston
Ill
Woman's Christian Termperance Union
T. UL
Frances E. Willard
Illinois
Like a Stream of Water Reflecting Each Vessel
A stream is described as taking the color of its container with each drop dipping into a bowl and shaping the water to fit the vessel. Maeterlinck compares fluidity and form to the way perception mirrors surroundings.
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Paii
Maeterlinck
Duty for All Points of View
A reflective note by A. C. Den-Fon urges everyone to seek a just appreciation of diverse viewpoints and to strive to understand others rather than simply persuade them. The quotation emphasizes empathy and open-minded discourse for social harmony.
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A. C. den- Fon
Going Dry by Walt Mason
The poem extols the dry era as shops close and drinkers seek water from taps. It praises war time thrift, urges saving via war bonds and stamps, and lauds the end of ginrooms and excess drink. It contrasts old revelry with new civic duty and parlor improvements.
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John Barleycorn
Adam
Two Glasses of Wine and a Violinist’s Slip
The anecdote features Nicolo Paganini, born in Italy, who performed across European courts as a renowned violin virtuoso. After several concerts a peer noted two nights with blurred notes, to which Paganini replied that he drank wine before those performances, admitting imperfection in the toughest passages.
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Paganini
Europe
Taganini
A Libel on the Workmen
Opinion argues laborers in war industries are as loyal and patriotic as soldiers and sailors. It contends that abstaining from alcohol is not a hardship for those in railroads and other essential war work and rejects claims of inferiority among workers.
Organic Treatment for an Organic Disease
Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson argues that prohibition fails while any state remains wet and American law remains imperfect. He says global prohibition cannot be organic and adequate while any nation is wet, framing prohibition as a step toward America’s destined worldwide mission.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
American
America
Husband saves wife in Pittsburgh ad claims relief
A Pittsburgh woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing backache and headaches after her husband bought three bottles following a newspaper advertisement. The testimonial urges other women with weaknesses to try the remedy and notes the company has advised readers for over forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jas. Rohr
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Doctor Pridham's Salt Heals Joints at Military Hospitals
Dr. Fred Pridham of Johns Slopkine hospital Baltimore has developed a mineral double nitro peroxide treatment for rheumatism and other joint diseases now used successfully in military hospitals. The salt mixed with starch is applied to the skin over the affected bone to draw out impurities and germs. Dressings are removed after six to twelve hours revealing skin blisters if infection is present.
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Fred Pridham
Johns Slopkine Hospital
Baltimore
Market chatter on nerves in cotton and wool underwear
The market reports show cotton nerves while wool underwear stalls on fidgeting, reflecting cautious sentiment. The commentary contrasts business and nonbusiness perspectives on price movement and market stability.
More Work for Less Money Repeats in Effort Quest
A reader notes a recurring predicament where striving for higher earnings results in doing additional work while receiving reduced pay. The observation highlights inefficiencies in effort to income balance across projects.
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Elizabeth
Marine Eve
Draggina
Remedy CO
Chicago
the Armadillo
Rev
B. B. Sutcliffe
Moody Bible Institute
Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Jethro’s
National Woman's Christian- Temperance Union
Walt Mason
TION
Husband
Eatonic
J. E. Proctor
Wooster
Ohio
Wratson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
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