Great Western Canada farmers prosper in 1917 sales growth
The article notes Western Canada farm wealth expanding in 1917 with wheat oats barley flax and rye totaling 270 million dollars and livestock sales at Winnipeg adding 40 million. Hogs alone brought over 11 million, and Calgary Edmonton gains exceeded 14 million. Farmers invested in tractors homes light heat and bonds as settlers increased and cultivated areas expanded, signaling future agricultural greatness.
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Western Canada
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Victory
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Reeer
Wecesesevenee
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Department of Labora
Pet
Inc
Bouse Fursh
Saving daylight debate echoed by Romeo in New York Sun
The New York Sun quotes Romeo vowing to save daylight, invoking the moon to argue for standard time changes and reduced wear and tear.
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Romeo
New York Sun
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Claims Fifty-One Years of Use
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as superior to ordinary cough remedies. It promises relief from coughs bronchitis and throat troubles with a good night's rest and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold for over fifty years. A stray line about a woman covering a rug hole appears as filler.
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Boschee
United States
America
Adv
Cuticura Beauty Doctor Ad Endsorsements for Skin Care
Cuticura Soap and Ointment promoted for cleansing and beautifying skin hands and healr with free samples available by mail. Address Cuileurs Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 60 cents. Adv for social circles only men with income can come in.
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Cuticura
Wilderness Romance of Hazel Weir in British Columbia
Hazel Weir, a Granville stenographer cleared of blame, becomes a teacher in Curthoe Meadows. She meets Roaring Bill Wagstar in a wild BC camp, endures a night in the woods, and faces an escape from isolation. In spring he marries Hazel after she accepts her love for Wagatatt, then they seek gold further in the mountains.
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Hazel Weir
Granville
Ontario
Curthoe Meadows
British Columbia
Roaring Bill
Wagstar
Hazel
Bella Goola
Vancouver
Wagatatt
Roaring Bei
Hudson Bay
Bill
Golil
Through the Rockies to the Promised Land Pass
Roaring Bill and Hazel battle steep canyons and river crossings as they push toward a mountain pass two miles north. Bill spots a hidden route over the backbone of granite and, with relief, foresees an easier basin beyond. Their spirits lift as they glimpse a safer camping place and the chance to escape the grueling trek.
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Bill
Hazel
Haozel
Cush
Milea
Billy-boy
BNL
Promised Land
Pacific
Bozel
Roering
Cariboo
Four Walls and a Roof in the Klappan Wilderness
Hazel and Bill toil to stock twenty tons of hay and plan a cabin as winter nears in the Klappan wilderness. She fears isolation and foreboding sightlines from looming mountains, while he reassures with resolve to endure and build. The couple discuss life’s harshness, independence, and the next steps toward a sheltered stake in the untamed land.
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Hazel
Bill
Bui
North
Bil
Billy-boy
Pine River
A Sue Mapmee Meadow Remnant Trail Scene
Hazel arrives in a meadow with a fresh deer bound to Silk’s back. Bill guides to a rocky hill edge where a spring appears and he finds a charred stick. He recalls their last campfire and declares they are finished with the trail for a while.
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Silk
Bill
Grim North of Cold and Fire Tests a Couple
Hazel and Roaring Bill endure a harsh winter in the North as a barn fire destroys their stable and five horses. After the tragedy, Bill consoles Hazel and vows to press on, planning to leave with their fur and gold and not suffer hardship on the escape. The couple faces the merciless wilderness with resolve and mutual support.
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Bul
Hazel
Bil Bui
Bill
Silk
Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets Ad
An 19th or early 20th century health ad touts Spring Fever remedies. It extols Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier tonic from Blood root Golden Seal Stone root Queen's root Oregon grape root and a glycerine base. It also endorses weekly purges with a mixture from May-apple aloe and jalap to prevent auto intoxication and praises Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as sugar coated easy to take pills.
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Drugetste
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Expert Advice Quip From Louisville Courier Journal
A humorous column quote suggests telling a husband you need a lot of money to prompt a compromise on finances. The lightweight joke reflects domestic finance gags in mid twentieth century humor.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Painter's Busy Morning Yields Awkward Apology Noted
A terse exchange notes a lame apology from a person, followed by the remark that he has sprained his wrist, suggesting a distraction or excuse. The dialogue hints at strain in relations and a minor injury affecting actions and apologies.
Fragmentary OCR note on rewards and medical claims
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a 3100 reward and four hundred letters in a Great Seton context. It references hall’s catarrh, internal acts through the blood, and a foundation, with druggiata tiol and Toledo based F. ceemneney & Co. ohio.
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Halls Catarra
F. Ceemneney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Way of It Cards Line Proves Handy
The exchange features a sharp remark about a handsome fool at cards and a quick quip about doing the handsome thing, capturing a witty moment in social banter with concise humor.
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