Canadians offer free homesteads to settlers in West
The Canadian Government advertises 160 acre homesteads to actual settlers in Western Canada with lands of wheat oats barley and vegetables displayed in St Paul Minnesota. The offer includes $10 for 100 acres and land available via railways or private sellers. Send name and address on postal card to receive a free copy of Last West.
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Inohe
St. Paul
Minnesota
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewhin
Alberta
Crete
Western Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
Canadien
High Wages in Africa and the Ugandan Railway Journey
An narrator describes travel from Mombasa to a northern African coast town, gathering about thirty native porters paid 11 cents daily plus rice. He notes grueling treks, varied labor roles, and a corrupt head porter skimming money while the cook and gun bearer assist, with the aim of obtaining a prized cooking outfit.
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Hunter
Saya
Writer
Appleton
Zanzigar
Africa
Mombasa
British East Africa
Uganda
Sth Avenue
Grape-Nuts Tames Chronic Indigestion and Dyspepsia
A Ohio reader reports years of indigestion and constipation eased by Grape-Nuts. She notes improved digestion, regular bowels, sharper memory, and clearer thinking after switching from improper foods, as promoted by Postum Co. in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Micb
Wellville
A Tale of the Revolution Chapter XVII and XVIII Escapes
The narrative continues a cottage assault where Lawton, a trooper, defeats the Skinners and rescues Sarah as dragoons pursue. Amid flames and terror, Miss Peyton and kin relocate to Hotel Flanagan with Lawton’s aid, while Sarah speaks of heaven and reunion. A chase ensues, ending with a dramatic escape over a fence toward the rocks.
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Lawton
Sarah
Miss Singleton
Skinners
Katy
Cresar
Orst
Miss Leyron
Isabella
Frances
Earth
Angel
Henry
Iberty
Miss Peyton
George
Wharton
Casar
Flanagan
Lewton
Isabella Singleton
Misa Singleton
Htennvke
Washington
Rescue Amid Fire Saves Frances and Sarah in Cottage Blaze
Frances flees through smoke to a burning cottage as flames trap occupants. Lawton, a trooper, carries the insensible Sarah to safety while Frances seeks aid from her family. The peddler Hal appears, startling the trooper and revealing the dramatic rescue amid collapsing walls.
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Frances
Isabella
Lawton
Sarah
Hal
Lawten Faces Sacrifice Amid Turmoil as Miss Singleton Is Shot
Lawten, startled and resigned, exits to quarters as a tumult rises. Katy reports the self-inflicted bullet meant for him struck Miss Singleton in the bosom, altering the mood and fate of the household and the course of the case.
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Lawten
Katy
Miss Singleton
Dying Isabella Receives Comfort in Final Moments
In a secluded chamber two ladies tend Isabella as she lies dying, recalling battles and loyalties. Captain Layton, George, and Dunwoodie are named in tense exchanges as Isabella speaks of courage, duty, and the cost borne by women in war. The scene ends with a pledge to endure to the last.
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Isabella
Layton
George
Dunwoodie
Linton
Singleton
Frances
Garegeon
Prohibition Idea Changes Campaign Finances
Dialog from Washington Star Properly Dettned and local figures discusses how restricting corporate campaign contributions reshapes political fundraising and candidate worries. The exchange questions the impact on mining and public support in a rural setting.
Marvelous Quaint and Curious Henry the Eighth Topic
In the early sixteenth century much furniture earthenware and household implements were imported from Flanders and the Netherlands. The excerpt notes the influence of these regions on English material culture during that era.
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Henry the Eighth
Chater
Platsders
Netherlands
Witnessed 16th century家具 joined stools and chairs
The article notes the lack of engravings at home led to studying Flemish and German artists for depictions of domestic life of the period. It mentions joint stools and chairs as common forms, cites a fine three cornered chair in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, attributed to Henry VIII, and references a Weber sketch.
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Ashmolean Museum
Oxford
Henry VIII
Weber
Meter Reader Attacked by Bulldog Over Gas Bill
Walter Freeman, a gas meter reader for Montclair Public Service, faced a brutal attack by Charles Tracy's bulldog after reading a large gas bill. Freeman dropped the meter book, the dog seized the red covered boot with the figures, and a fierce struggle ensued leaving Freeman severely maimed. The bulldog is said to have torn out the page showing the bill.
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Natea
Maater
Walter Freeman
Public Service Corporation
Montclair
N. J
Freeman
Treacy
Mr.Tracy
Mr. Tracy
Corporation
Preeman
Reeman Gually
Freemin
Janeas City Journal
Going to De Fined by Ade on the Irish Taborer incident
A clipped anecdote recounts George Ade as a reporter at a scene where an injured Irish Taborer was being helped into an ambulance. Ade asks for the name while workers assist, the injured man mishearing him as a timekeeper and quipping about being docked minutes for visiting the hospital.
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George Ade
Success Magazine
Complaint Echoes from Prison Row Over Punishment
The inmate and warden clash over law and punishment in a grim exchange. The prisoner challenges cruel discretion while the warden admits upcoming corporal punishment, lamenting the reliance on sensational papers to fill the time.
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Murderers' Row
New Chinese Emperor's Solemn Temple Visit and Banquet
On accession the new Chinese emperor journeys in solemn state to the Temple of Tenwen in Peking and, before his imperial predecessors, proclaims the new titles and dignities he has assumed. The ancestors are then invited to a commemorative banquet with reserved seats.
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China
Tenwen
Peking
Tham
Bad Temper and Its Effects on Digestion
A damaged passage notes that bad temper directly harms digestion by sending blood to the brain, leaving the stomach unable to perform its functions properly. The text links temper with physical bodily impact, emphasizing how mood affects bodily operations.
Trurdota Creampas? A Historic Recipe Spoof
A garbled colonial recipe describes mixing white of one egg and three yolks with augur and butter, forming a patte light to a quarter inch, baking then filling with fruit or cream. It spoofs whipped cream on top and notes serve with fresh fruit when in season.
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Walt
Horseradish Sauce and Lemon Pie Instructions
Recipe fragment lists horseradish sauce with grated horseradish salt pepper vinegar and cream heat in a dish set above boiling water and lemon pie with sugar cornstarch butter egg yolk lemon peel and bake. The text is fragmentary and unsafe for full interpretation.
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Leing
Salsify Batter Frying Instructions
A fragment describes preparing a batter from two eggs a gill of milk and flour to coat salfify roots. The mixture is dipped in the salsify then fried in deep hot fat until browned, then drained on a colander.
Old Recipe Fragments From A Vintage Kitchen
Fragmented directions list several baking mixtures and fruit dishes including a cake batter with eggs sugar salt and butter, a biscuit like dough with flour milk and baking powder, baked apples with sugar and crust, peach vinegar for overripe peaches, and a peach soaking fermentation note with brown sugar.
How to Prepare Tomato Relish and Cabbage Mix
A wartime style recipe lists ingredients for tomato relish and cabbage onion mix. It includes one peck ripe tomatoes peeled and chopped, six Ottlons cut fine, three heads celery, five red peppers, two pounds brown sugar, vinegar, and two ounces whole row tard aced. Instructions describe draining, cooking with flour, then combining cabbage onion mixture with seasoning and serving with vinegar.
Sweet Potato Pie Recipe Fragment
A fragmentary recipe describes rubbing potatoes, straining through a colander, combining with heated sugar and bitter nutmeg, then thinning with milk to a smooth batter. Bake in a moderate oven until set.
Gingerbread and Knife Cleaning Rumor Recipe
A garbled OCR note describes making hot water gingerbread with vague measures and directions. It also repeats a household tip claiming rubbing a dull knife with brick dust will remove stains, promising immediate results. The text mixes a baking recipe with a dubious cleaning claim.
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