Western Canada farmer wins world's prize for wheat
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pacific Railway offered a 100 lb wheat prize at New York's Land Show open to American farmers. Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Saskatchewan won the Marquis wheat prize, with Wheeler praised as a disciplined, seed‑savvy grower. Alberta boasted top prizes at the Dry Farming Congress, while Asahel Smith of British Columbia took the Stillwell trophy for potatoes.
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Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York
America
United States
Canada
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Wheeler
Regina
Columbus
Messrs
Hill and Son
Colorado Springs
Lethbridge
Alberta
Hotchkiss
Edmonton Bulletin
Empress Hotel
Olin
Duncan Marshall
Manitoba
U. S
Vroe
Hup’t of Immigration
Linwa
Can
Pilgrims and ruins in Mesopotamian desert
An observer travels from Kerbela to Meshed Ali and Nejef, describing Shia holy sites, gold minarets, and vast shrine complexes. He notes pilgrim routes, mosques, and tombs, interactions with locals, and the western influence touching the East through travel and trade. He also covers Arab frontier towers, Bedouin antiquities, and German excavations at Babylon, including Nebuchadnezzar’s palace and irrigation plans to revive the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caci
Meshed Ali
Canada
United States
Kerbela
Hussein
Persia
University of Pennsylvania
Niffur
Bagdad
Jokka
Hilprecht
Peters
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Novel Proposal Sparks Morning Fire Startled Plea
Ella and Stella discuss a new idea where he asks to rise early to light the fire for her. Dr Pierce's Pellets advertised as small candy to ease digestion and bowel cure. The ad jokes that the cost depends on quantity and mocks self-respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
Stella
Dr. Pierce
Romans would have loved baseball and umpires
A quip notes Romans missed baseball and the umpire, implying ancient culture would enjoy modern sport dynamics. The line blends humor about gladiatorial sport with a jab at officiating and play style, reflecting cultural contrast.
Means Health For the Child With Syrup Pepsin Promoted
An article extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as ideal for regular bowels in children noting fewer side effects than salts or laxatives. It claims toning properties aid stomach liver and bowels and offers a trial bottle by mail. A humorous anecdote about a Scots couple’s visit to a South Africa panorama follows.
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Evelyn Matson
Milwaukee St
Milwaukee
Wis
Kate Hawley
Waukesha
Dr. W. 3B
Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
The West End of a Boy Joke Sparks Reporter
A prank item about Willie Brown, burned by a live wire, prompts a witty reply from the reporter. The proofreader, noted for precision, receives a frigid note asking which is the west end of a boy, and answers with a sharp, literal retort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Brown
West End
Ladies’ Home Journal
Undertaker Recalled After Brief Farmyard Meet
An official undertaker, on a county circuit, meets a woman at a farm yard gate who jokes that she can recall his name. He responds, noting it has been about a year and a half since he undertook her first husband, implying a past funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
Mesopotamia
Nebuchadnezzar
Bilshazzar
Alexander the Great
Asia
William Willcocks
Joseph B. Bowles
Mock Courtship Sparks Between Two Women
A playful exchange frames the couple as they tease about declaring their feelings. The young man asks how to express sentiments while the girl insists on writing it down to avoid evasion. A humorous contrast follows with plans to attend Vassar and Reno for degrees and decrees respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower of Babel
Touching Words From London Opinion
A compact note quotes an exchange about fortune and affection. The line features a man named Jim and a woman named Jennie in a playful, stylized interaction reflecting social banter and monetary metaphor.
Grape-Nuts Rebuilds Health for Widow and Child
A California widow reports strong recovery after three months ill with fever and nervous prostration following childbirth. Grape-Nuts food boosted her weight from 95 to 113 pounds in two months and steadied her nerves. Her four year old also improved from eczema and appetite loss, gaining fat and rosy skin on the diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino Co
Cal
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Nime
Purchase of Jewish Outlook by Denver Businessmen
A group of Denver business and professional leaders has bought the Jewish Outlook. They plan to elevate it as a representative voice for Jewish sentiment across the trans Mississippi states, expanding beyond its prior local scope as a pioneer Jewish publication between St. Louis and San Francisco.
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Denver
Trans- Mississippi
The
Outlook
St. Louis
San Francisco
New View of It Sparks Friday Superstition Debate
A quote from Mr Growcher questions Friday superstition while a humorous remark about luck suggests one unlucky day in the week. The piece then shifts to health claims about receding gums and a mouthwash remedy from Rob Hamlins Wizard Di. It ends with reflections on self-perception and respect between sexes.
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Rob Hamlins
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A. Rosthern
SASK
Farmer the Lucky Winner
Youngleigh
Afar
William T. Ellis
Turkey
Philadelphia
Chicago
London
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Samarra
Tigris
Ali
Husein
Sur
Earth
Mecca
Medina
Mohammed
India
Fatima
Orient
Hig Lot
Willamson
Bosra
South Africa
Sandy
Jennie
Vassar
Thaks
Reno
Jim
Purchase
Jewish Outlook
E.T. Holmes
Jackson St
St Paul
Kem
Mackachlan
Watertown
Invents
Dow
A.W. White
Louisville
W.N. U
Sioux City
R. V. Pierce
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Perfection
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Remaid
Llhustrated
Spark St
Brockton, Maas
Italy
Rayo
Standard Oil Company
Incorred
Keeley Institute
Nebraska
Cass
Cass Streets
Omana, Neb
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