Western Canada set for vast 1913 building boom and railway expansion
The text foresees huge 1913 construction in Western Canada across cities, railways, and public works. Major lines like Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific plan double tracking and trunk lines, with over thirty million dollars in new projects. Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, and Victoria are highlighted for rapid growth, backed by American settlers and strong capital.
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Varloia
Potata
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Bulding
Victoria
He's Not There. A man seeks help for restless sleep
Timmy visits a doctor for insomnia. The physician checks vital signs and listens to his heart and lungs. Timmy reports sleeping briefly only to wake immediately and asks how anyone can enjoy sleep when he cannot recall the rest.
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Timmy
Early Training and Terse Sermon Tactics at Church
A fragment notes a new young preacher hired from college and his strict methods. It mentions Easter choir practice restricted behind closed doors and satirical remarks about dealing with husbands, wives, and proposals. The tone recalls a 1920s rural community column.
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Wills
Gillia
Washington and New York News Roundup of Trials and Disasters
Washington hears BANK profits, senate impeachment, suffragist Maud Matone, a Newark double tragedy, Panama canal slides, and a hospital fire toll. Railroad strikes threaten pay increases, and legal notices include a New York lumber case injunction. Also reports on a bridge survey, a Missouri governor, and Taft accepting Georgia invitation.
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Matone
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Court of Appeals
Brooklyn
Roumania presses Bulgaria over Silistria and border line
Foreign Roumania practically delivered an ultimatum to Bulgaria by demanding cession of Silistria and the territory north of a line from Silistria to Kavarna on the Black Sea. A Moscow court has sentenced 201 Jewish dentists to one year in prison for fraud tied to dentistry school diplomas.
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Moscow
Phay by the Plow Word Thrive Inmate Duty
A cryptic note cites a line about need and duty from a Poor Richard’s Almanac fragment. It mentions an inmate required to either hold or drive, reflecting a local proverb or adage in a historical clipping.
Creole Gumbo and Raisin Cookies From Old Cook Book
A historical recipe fragment describes an unusual Creole Gumbo with chicken simmered in butter onion garlic flour water and sassafras with optional oysters served over rice. It also lists Raisin Cookies with butter sugar eggs chopped raisins sour cream nutmeg cinnamon soda and a soft dough bake watchfully. A Cherry Pudding batter with cherries and a breadlike sauce follows, plus a Banana dessert with raspberry jam and whipped cream.
A Rude Saying On Fate And Laziness
A fragment reflecting on fate and laziness, noting that misfortune follows slowly and can outrun effort by day and night, with poverty overtaking those who delay action. The lines emphasize that indolence hinders duty and outcome more than the pace of trouble.
Everyday Dishes and Home Baked Goodies
A compact guide to preparing common meals like round steak with gravy baked to tenderness, doughnuts using a tested recipe with sour milk and sour cream, Graham Gems with graham flour and soda, coffee cake with raisins and spice, popovers with a light texture, rice griddle cakes with cooked rice. It emphasizes simple methods, proper ratios, and oven care for reliable results.
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Riga
No One's Elbows On the Table Mildred Declares
A mother praises Mildred for perfect manners at a supper with a city minister guest. In a quiet moment the child looks around and proclaims with a grin that no one has elbows on the table. The line becomes a humorous highlight of table etiquette in the gathering.
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Ind
Lafayette
Mildred
Formal inquiry about delivering card to your hunter
A formal line asks to take a card to a hunter and convey the wish to speak on an important matter. The reply notes the recipient will likely be routed to the hunter's secretary for contact.
Rash Al l Almost Covered Face Warrenville
Mrs Kathryn Krafft reports eighteen years of blood poisoning and a severe Dustery rash on arms and face. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment along with Resolvant for two months she claims complete cure. Sample and Skin Book offered by Cuticura, Boston.
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Boston
Took Load Off Mother's Mind by Dora at Open Door
A six year old girl Dora returned from school early and, after ringing the doorbell thrice, reassured neighbors with a shrill shout that she had not encountered the installment man. The incident ends with the child confirming safety to her mother.
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Seraean
Mamma
Wanted to Compromise and the German Boss
The piece portrays Mr Levi a conscientious man praised for moral strength yet marked by German heritage and stinginess. He keeps a single hired man who complains about constant work. A tense exchange over discipline ends as Levi asks if there is anything else the man could be doing before starting.
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Materlack
Mr. Levi
Why He Changed His Mind by John L Sullivan
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph item recounts boxing lessons by John L Sullivan. A husky pupil admits planning to learn to thrash a rival but changes course and asks Sullivan to continue the lessons for him.
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Sullivan
Pittaburg Chronicle- Telegraph
Rats Invade Santa Paula. Fire Drives Them From Pines
A plague of rats haunts Santa Paula with thousands of rats in the pines and a fearsome effect on churchgoers. Women fear to attend services as rats occupy high benches during worship. City authorities seek abatement methods after fires likely drove the pests from nearby woods.
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Santa Paula
Cal
Army Officers May Not Umpire Baseball Games
Army bans officers from acting as umpires in ball games to protect discipline. Soldiers have abused umpires, and officers face insult from privates such as mutt and brainhead, undermining order and authority in military games.
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Mutt
Hone-Head
Castoria and foot care ads flood old column
An assortment of vintage ads and quips appears, praising Castoria for infants and Fletcher’s Castoria. Another ad promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease for corns and swollen feet. The piece ends with a jingle about hair loss and farewell wording.
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Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
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