Farming in Western Canada by Premier Greenway
Premier Thomas Greenway of Manitoba advocates diversified farming beyond wheat, urging mixed farms with horses cattle sheep hogs and poultry. He warns against soil exhaustion from wheat monoculture and promotes prudent use of fodder as fertilizer. He invites new settlers with affordable lands and free homestead opportunities, urging common sense and industry.
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Thomas Greenway
Manitoba
Canada
Ontario
Various Home Remedies and Advertisements from 1900
A collage of ads claims cures and products. Dr Kline's nerve restorer promises relief from fits with a free trial bottle. George Washington soda markets baking biscuits. Velvet Starch promotes housekeeper prizes. Piso's Cure cough remedy cited. Kuss' Bleaching Blue advertised as a bag blue filler.
Mouth Breathing Harms Health Breathing Through Nose
The article explains nose breathing as the primary air path, noting nostril structure warms and filters air. Mouth breathing leads to dry inflamed membranes, reduced oxygen, daytime fatigue, and poorer school performance, urging early examination and treatment for affected children.
South Carolina to receive memorial tablet from Spartansboro
John B. Cleveland offers to present a memorial tablet to South Carolina bearing a copper plate from the coffin of James Glenn of Long Croft Scotland. Glenn served as governor of South Carolina from 1748 to 1755 and is buried near Linlithgow Castle.
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John B. Cleveland
Spartansboro
South Carolina
James Glenn
Longcroft
Scotland
Linlithgow Castle
Glenn
Digestive power lauded in patent medicine era claims
An assortment of ad blurbs tout perfect digestion as the key to strength. Bitters promise cures for stomach and liver complaints with blood purification and nerve support. Also advertised are tonics for malaria, a salt problem, and various elixirs. Several brands offer samples by mail for $1.00.
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Hiostétter
Buddhist Priest Claims Pre-Columbian Japanese Contact with America
Rev Shuye Sononda, a Buddhist priest, returned to San Francisco from Mexico with alleged proof that Japanese explorers reached America 1,000 years before Columbus. He cites Buddhist influence across Mexican artifacts, a Tibetan style temple alignment, and strong racial resemblances to California Indians, supported by archaeologist Senor Batres and UC linguist Prof John Fyer.
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Shuye Sononda
Japan
San Francisco
Mexico
America
Columbus
Pacific
Alaska
Sonoda
Senor Batres
Chicago
Hoekshin
Uvitla
Tibet
California Mission
Largest photographic plates on a moving camera car
A camera on a special train for the Chicago and Altona railroad takes eight by four and a half foot plates. Carried on a flat car and locomotive, it demands many workers to mount it. The device resembles a standard plate camera but is built at a mammoth scale with a twenty foot bellows travel track.
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Chicago & Altona
London Municipal Bands Grow in Popularity Through Years
The article traces London's municipal bands from 1892 to the present, noting initial funding of £3,000 and a rise to about £130,450. It also cites £9,500 set aside for music in 1901 and last season’s allocation of 1,013 pounds to bands.
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London
Unreciprocated love and health ads warn of mercury risk
An old advertisement column warns against mercury in tonics and salves while promoting Dr Shoop's Restorative and Hall's Catarrh Cure. It quacks about dyspepsia and offers six bottles for six dollars, with a free offer if not paid. Cautionary notes target ineffective remedies and emphasize internal use and mucous-surface effects.
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Dr. Shoop
Radoe
Army officer claims Eden site found in Philippines
Fragmentary notes describe an army officer’s claim of locating the Garden of Eden in the Philippines. other items reference whimsical sayings about health remedies and household products, including Garfield Tea and blueing, alongside social quips about dancing masters and extravagant spending.
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Philippines
Adam and
Eve
Also Mentioned on This Page
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Premier Greenway
George Washington Soda
Piso
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Cleveland Cider Co
Madison
Lake County
Ohio
River Styx
W. Grove
Winslow
Zea Bette
Carter's
Iuklings
Carter's Ink Co
Boston
Bedford City
Finders OF America
Senoda
Mrs Laurels
Hall
F. J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney &Co
Carter
Cugor
Perety
Usegert
W. L. Douglas
Scher
United States
Dow Anal
Douglas Hrockton
Winchester
Chester Repeating Arms CO
New Haven
Conn
Grandpa
Grandma
Seth Hook
New York
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