Editor’s Opinion on Western Canada as a Farm Frontier
The Nebraska Farmer editor extols Western Canada as unoccupied fertile ground for settlement. He cites climate, rainfall, and long sunshine as advantages for wheat, cattle, and dairy. notes Canada’s government incentives for settlers and easy access to land.
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Canada
United States
H. E. Heath
Nebraska Farmer
America
Heath
Alberta
Pacific Ocean
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
States
Canadian Prairies
Territories
Manitoba
Nebraska
Assiniboia
Dominion of Canada
Prairies
Iowa House Defeats Child Labor Bill 55 to 35
Des Moines March 14 The Iowa House defeated a proposal to prohibit child labor under 14 or under 16 who is under five feet tall and under 60 pounds. The measure backed by women’s groups failed after a Senate pass, with supporters including the W C T U and labor federations. The session also rejected a good roads commission and a tax increase measure while expanding state board scrutiny of homes for the friendless and lying in hospitals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Senate
Dowell
Polk County
Women’s Club Federation
The
Federation of Labor
Head
House
Good Roads Commission
League of Iowa Municipalities
Newberry
Auditor
State Board of Control
Iowa Humane Society
Cownie
John Cownie
Shaw
Downie
Iowa County
School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Army generals endorse Peruna catarrh remedy nationwide
A large group of 28 Army and Confederate generals, including Brigadier-General King and General Sebring, publicly back Peruna. Letters praise its efficacy for catarrh and related ailments, urging use as a tonic and cure while inviting readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s free medical advice if results are not prompt.
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Peruna
James Longstreet
Gainesville
Chas. F. Noske
B. St
N. W
Washington, D. C
W. H. Powell
Belleville
W. H. Sebring
W. 4Th St
Jacksonville, Fla
General Lomax
L. L. Lomax
19Th St
Wm. Cooper
C St
N. E
Washington
James R. O’beirne
Broadway
B. F. Chase
Harrison St
Anacostia
D. C
Dennis O’connor
22Nd St
Urell
M. Emmet Urell
12Th St
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
Town orders two men to leave on rail. notices served
Rufus Anderson and Lou Bian, marked colored and white, were given red ink notices signed Citizens’ Committee to depart Dension within one day. They face disgraceful conduct charges including debauching young girls and supplying liquor to drunken patrons. Dr L P Wilson, former Iowa Royal Arch official, died of heart disease in Burlington.
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Rufus Anderson
Lou Bian
Citizens’ Committee
Illinois Central
Odd Fellows Book Edited by Woodbine Editor
L N White editor of the Woodbine Chronicle and IOOF Iowa grand officer has issued a book recording services for sick lodge brethren. The volume grew from local lodge needs and is expected to be well received by Odd Fellows. Frank Brady and Charles Hermann, alleged Chicago visitors, were caught robbing Burlington First Presbyterian church.
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Odd Fellows
L. N. White
Woodbine Chronicle
Iowa
Frank Brady
Charles Hermann
Chicago
First Presbyterian Church
Burlington
Not Bigoted. A Vegitarian Exchange in Stray Stories
In Stray Stories a line of dialogue shows Brown accusing Robinson of eating meat. Robinson defends as a non bigoted vegetarian who eats only meat from animals that live on vegetable food. A moralizer and demoralizer joke about envy and allies in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Iowa
South Dakota
Boone
Cummins
Brown
Robinson
Cuticura Hand Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Cuticura for eczema on hands with soaking and lathers, anointing with the skin cure, and wearing loose gloves at night. It claims complete external and internal treatment for many skin conditions using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills sold for $1.00 by chemists.
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Haa
Niblick Dialogue Sparks Boston Transcript Joke
A fragment from the Boston Transcript features a humorous exchange about golf. Niblick asks Do you understand golf and Foozle replies Yes hee I don't speak it, highlighting cheeky wordplay in a brief humor item.
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Niblick
Foozle
Boston Transcript
Salter Seed Co Offer for Planting Kit and Seeds
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a free big plant on seed catalog plus seed to grow 1000 cabbage 2000 carrots 2000 celery 1000 onions 1000 radishes and 1000 flowers with 16 cents postage. If 20 cents postage is sent they add Berliner Cauliflower.
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John A. Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse, Wis
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
K. L
Rail fares to California on Iron Mountain Route offered
The Iron Mountain Route sells $30 tickets from St Louis to California with daily Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars between St Louis Los Angeles and San Francisco. Tickets available during March and April from company agents. H. C. Townsend G P and T Agent St Louis. A man may be perfectly square and move in the best circles.
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St. Louis
California
Iron Mountain
Pullman
Los Angeles
San Francisco
H. C. Townsend
St Louis
Philadelphia Record
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Fifteenth General Assembly
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Colfax
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Rockwell City
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Washington, D.C
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J. D. McBride
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Cairo
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South Carolina
M. C. Butler
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Hecker Post
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Eugene B. Payne
4Th St
Talley
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J. G. Bigelow
O’beirne
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Indianapolis
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Jackson Street
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Meinnes
6Th Avenue Theater
Detroit
Mick
Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Wiss
Sue
Prue
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Sir P. Sidney
Putnam
Wm. F. Brown
Franklin St
Brooklyn
Andy Catmartic
Sterling Remedy Co
ASH Ban ® Clothing
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W.l.douglas
Brockton
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St. Jacobs Oil
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