Western Canada Leads as Wheat Producer
Western Canada produced 376 million bushels of wheat in 1915 with an average yield of 20 bushels per acre, vastly surpassing other regions outside the United States. Three prairie provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta accounted for 342 million bushels. Despite overwhelming production in Canada the U S output was about 1,012 million bushels at 17 bushels per acre. The report notes fall and labor issues from 1915 and 1916 trends, high grain prices boosting farmer returns, and contrasts land costs and profitability between Canada and the United States.
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Canada
Dominion of Canada
United States
South America
Chile
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Allerta
North
U. S Department of Agriculture
Western
North American
Great Lakes
Province of
Alberta
Montana
Washington
Wisconsin
Ohio
Nebraska
North Dakota
Indiana
Ares
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wexas
Western Canadian Farmers Rely on Last Year's Crop for Land
The passage notes that irrigation increases value and yields, with many Western Canadian farmers financing land purchases from the proceeds of the previous year's crop. It mentions new wire fencing purchased last year for the first time, highlighting rising costs and credit reliance in farming.
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Tne
Fixing It With Evangeline
Clarence Army, nine, defends his honesty before Evangeline, eight, denying cowardice after she accuses him of running from a red-haired boy. He explains his motive to avoid his mother’s disapproval and to keep temptation at bay.
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Clarence
Evangeline
GasCaret remedy ad promises relief for sluggish bowels
An old fashioned drugstore advertisement touts Cascarets for constipation and digestive distress. It claims a ten cent box cleanses the stomach, reduces sour stomach and liver bile, and ensures a clear head and normal bowel action by morning. It emphasizes ease of use and kid friendly appeal.
Edible Currency at Gobham Store in Virginia
A rural Virginia storekeeper Mr Bell trades two needles for a newly laid egg but the narrator, a young negro child, asks for cheese as change. The exchange is described as a curious incident involving a single egg used as currency. The Youth's Companion recounts this anecdote.
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Gobham
Virginia
Mr. Bell
Belly Mummer
Danderine Promises Hair Revival After Dandruff Cure
An advertisement claims Danderine immediately stops dandruff and hair shedding within ten minutes. It promises new hair growth after weeks of use, showing hair appearing thicker and more lustrous, with a single 25 cent bottle advertised for proof of improved hair beauty.
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Knowton
Fragmentary Rhetoric and Ads From a Historic Train Scene
A garbled excerpt features tramps on fast freights, woolly lines about class travel, and a pitch for Br Pierce’s Favorite Prescription claiming to make weak women strong and sick women well with no alcohol. It mentions counterfeit medicine sales and dubious reputations tied to sensational claims.
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Br. Pierce
Apple Orchards for Every Farmer in Apple Growing Districts
G B Brackett of the U S Department of Agriculture argues every farmer within apple growing districts should plant an orchard to supply family needs and surplus for outside markets. He discusses site selection, tree spacing, soil, drainage, manure, fertilization, and protection from rodents, with guidance on harvest timing and storage for early winter varieties.
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Unite States
G. B. Brackett
United States Department of Agriculture
Acre
Warder
Pruning Winter Guide for Currants and Gooseberries
The article explains maintaining fruit yield by yearly pruning. Currants and gooseberries bear on canes two to three years old, with optimal crops on two-year-old canes. Each spring remove the oldest canes and replace them with new shoots, maintaining a constant number of fruiting canes and removing excess growth to direct resources to productive canes.
Cultivation and Fertilization Tips for Gooseberries and Currants
Fall fertilizer applications followed by soil incorporation in spring improve profits for gooseberries and currants. Both fruits share similar fruiting habits, so the same cultivation and fertilization practices apply.
Selecting Seed of Quality Not Size
A Duluth expert urges seed selection for next year focus on quality over size. M J Thompson of the Northeast Experiment Station warns against choosing hollow large tubers and stresses shape, smoothness, uniformity, and frost readiness for potatoes and other roots. He favors moderate height fodder corn with heavy leafage and early maturity and cautions against growing too many crops in unsuitable counties.
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M. J. Thompson
Northeast Experiment Station
Duluth
Mr. Thompson
Are your kidneys weak and your health at risk
A vintage health ad warns of kidney and bladder troubles causing back pain headaches and fatigue. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy with sample bottles by mail and drugstore availability. The copy touts prevalence of kidney disease and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample and a booklet of letters from users.
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2Uto
Kidner
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Kilmer & Co
Foolish Striving After Happiness in Old Year Reflections
Teapeck recalls his failed marriage proposal to Chemlisia in a tale of misread signals. The anecdote echoes Sir Arthur Helps on happiness, noting how pursuit and pride dull daily joys and the quiet value of living.
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Teapeck
Sir Arthur
High Cost of Living and Skinner Macaroni Ad
A brief anecdote contrasts rising food prices with frugal meals using Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti. It promotes a free recipe book from Skinner Mfg. Co Omaha Nebr. and briefly notes a child named Doris as a class underachiever in a dialogue about schooling.
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Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
California Syrup of Figs advertised for children
An aged advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and all ages. It claims quick relief from constipation, sour bile, and undigested food, urging mothers to buy a 50 cent bottle and follow printed directions. The ad also mentions Garfield Tea for digestion and a line about the American farmer as the nation’s hope.
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California
Ady
Glance Into the Future. After the War’s End?
A fragment discussing what may follow conflict with Boecker noting peace after peace and caution that value isn’t fixed by price at a diner. The line hints at postwar expectations and everyday judgment in commerce.
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Cker
Boecker
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