Wonderful crops reported in Western Canada in threshing stats
The Territorial Government reports crop results from grain threshers across the territories. Returns show remarkable yields, with wheat from 40 to 45 bushels per acre in Regina district. Notable feats include J A Snell at Yorkton threshing 80,000 bushels from 450 acres and others with 53 to 116 bushels per acre. The department plans prep returns for future planning.
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Regina
Assiniboia
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Territories
Vrop
Territorial” Department
J. A. Snell
Yorkton
W. T. Motherwell
Abernethy
Edmonton
T. Trutchings
Norman
Child Born With Silver Spoon in Mouth Sells at Drugstores
A garbled report notes a child born with a silver spoon in its mouth, later described with gold and eye color references. The fragment mentions commentary on meanings and claims sold by druggists.
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Boston
Yonkers
Helen's Tower by the Sea Obituary and Literary Shrine
The text speaks of Lord Dufferin’s gift of Helen's Tower at Clandeboys estate as a retreat for his gifted mother Lady Dufferin and poetess Trish Sheridan. An inscription for the tower includes a poem by Tom Wrote, praising devoted maternal love and scholarly quiet, marking the tower as a memorial and literary refuge.
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Lord Dufferin
Ord Dufferin
Helen
Fla
Trish
Richard Rinsley Sheridan
Clandeboys
Dufferin
Tom
Severu Hawatitg
Peculiar St Jacob Oil Praised For Pain Relief Record
The advertisement claims St Jacob Oil is peculiar to itself with unknown ingredients known only to manufacturers and trusted staff. It touts marvellous pain killing properties proved by thousands who were crippled and then healed, and claims sales surpass all other proprietary medicines.
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St. Jacob
St. Jacobs Oil
Vogeler's Curative Compound Promises Health For Weak Children
An advertisement claims Vogeler's Curative Compound strengthens weak and sickly children with inherited digestion issues. It touts blood purification, improved color, and flesh gain, recommending two to five drops twice daily for birth- and health-related weakness, with a sample offer from Jacobs Oil in Baltimore.
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Vogeler
Jacobs Oi
Maltimaze
Ship in Distress At Cape Lookout Shoals
A Spanish steamship from Fernandina bound for Hamburg carrying 2680 barrels of rest and 2500 tons of phosphate foundered near Cape Lookout. All crew, 14 men saved after 24 hours of lifeboat work by the Merritt wrecking crew and lifesaving station, with boats launched and towed through rough seas.
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New York Herald
Cape Lookout Shoals
V. Gary
Fernandina
Hamburg
New York
Lloyds
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company
I. J. Merritt
Gaskill
T. J. Mervill
Merritt
Threw His Canes Away
San Ste. Marie Michigan March 24 Mr CG tT Smit of Sort Aue street the seuretion of the Verdes Council has written this startling statement for publication I ful it my duty to make public the facts of uy recent illness and recov ery Twas very sick such sores and sad to walk with the aid of two canes It wis go very painful attack but I don t know what ib was Some said It was Vumbage add others that stay as Sel ntiva or Riwuinitisu Yowis tuld do take Dodd s Kidney Tiils so began a treatment After I had Nae one box I could wait with ame nine and after two boxes were uswil I would walk without any help keyps and three boxes cornd me coo pletely p am now well and happy without A Phine attache and I cum very truly say that Dodd s idney Pills are wore tly of wy greatest praise
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San Ste. Marie
Mich
CG. Tt. Smit
Verdes Council
Dodd
Root and Branch and the Gardener’s Dilemma
A misread tale describes a man who sent a gardener to pull up bushes by the roots while the gardener claims the bushes must be dug round. The exchange ends with the gardener demanding clothes and promising deep white snow, as an old Red Cross message advertises laundry soap.
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Loniin
Gieden
Rdsyy
George
Thought Unanswerable Tale From Toston Divrald
A fragmentary 1901 advertisement narrative recalls a shy girl overheard taunting another, with a retort about speaking up. The ad endorses Piso’s Cure for consumption, attributed to Mrs. S. Borden of 442 Street Washington D C, dated May 35, 1901.
The Real Hero of the Village Inn Tale
A cyclist in England observes a tall farm laborer named Guiles who volunteers for service after a boastful swagger. He initially leaves for the front but returns to farm work, then later again volunteers to join the army, showing quiet pluck as the village discusses his bid to enlist.
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Chitage Journal
England
Gil
Juger
Varmer Bacup
Cruitin
Agean
The Club That Had No Theories to Offer
An old fable parody about a Dolly Gray crowd forming a club to fix modern woes. They draft elaborate home life theories from Myrt and a reformed teacher, quarrel over men, love, and domestic schemes, and end with a blunt moral on true happiness arriving in broken doses.
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George Ade
Robert Howard Rusell
United States
Adams
Galesburg
Biue
Business Men's League
Wise Sisters
Jimerson
The Cardinal's Mistake and a Gift Through Time
A Baltimore Cardinal, once Bishop Bayley’s coadjutor, receives a blue divinity cuspidor mistaken for an ornament. The China gift, kept on a mantel, sparks amusement when a visiting priest reveals its true function. Also a quip about a motherly thrash lands in a humorous exchange.
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New York Sun
Baltimore
Church of
Nome
Cantal Gibbons
Bishop Bayley
Bosy
Change of Life Advice From Mrs Sailer
A testimonial from Mrs Nt Sailer of Los Angeles praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from change of life symptoms. She notes health restored over six years and cites charitable work aiding mothers. The ad urges other women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Nt. Sailer
Eb, Sailer
German Relief Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia LE. Pinkham
2. Lamer
Hill St
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
The Endless Controversy in a Little Chronicle
In a Sunday church tale a young urchin recalls a sermon about Samson the strong man of Israel. He says the preacher spoke constantly of Samson, but never mentioned Dewny, prompting his father to question the boy's understanding.
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Samson
Willie
Dewny
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertising Claim Summary
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure promising an $100 reward for incurable catarrh and claims testimonials for a cure. It lists F J Cheney and Shatt Aran with wholesale druggists and Hall's Family M ile as best, noting internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and sales by druggists.
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THUAX
Toledo
O. Wand
Kingwan & Marvin
O. Hall
Hall
Teaching the Filipinos Advances of the American School System
Edifying Washington reports describe the rapid expansion of Philippine schools under U S control with about 160 000 pupils enrolled and half attending. Some 645 American teachers have arrived in eight months, and plans for compulsory attendance are debated as demand outpaces supply. Private parochial and Lycea de Manila schools flourish while Japan’s model suggests the Philippines will soon cultivate home teachers.
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Harper's Weekly
Washington
Philippines
Einglish
Lycea de Manila
Japan
A Smart Man's Clever Ruse
A New York Press item recounts a cheeky ruse by a Wall Street broker who keeps his wife away by sending her last month’s gas bill for a few cents. The dash of humor lies in the amused reveal that a trivial bill prompts her return, while trunks arrive by train.
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New York Press
Wall
No Merit In It. Baltimore Herald Antirust Note
Fragmentary notes from the Baltimore Herald discuss anti rust legislation as untrue and reference various stray lines about hay, seed companies, and historical novel writing. The text also mentions 140,000 men engaged in anthracite coal mining and advertises seed pricing and per acre yields.
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Baltimore Herald
Snce
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