Western Canada seen as wheat depot for Britain
A column notes Western Canada's rise as a wheat supplier to Great Britain aided by Canadian homesteads, rail information, and milling expansion. It highlightsBritain's breadstuffs demand, Canada’s grain market position, and expectations of independence from external wheat supply.
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Western Canada
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Wilfred Laurier
Corn Exchange
London
England
Montgomery
V. D
Liverpool
Dominion
Russia
India
Pacific
Manitoba
Dominion of Canada
British Empire
Railway Rata
Salzer seeds promise big yields across the plains
An advertisement touts Moravian Barley and Speiltz cereals plus Salzger’s 80 ton per acre Teosinte and other rare seeds. It offers a big seed catalog from Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin for 10 cents. A separate item recalls Major Ben Truman recounting Huntington’s frugal lunch.
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Dak
Mont
Idaho
Colo
Salzger
Iger
Salzer
Stampa
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Srosss
Mall
Wisconsin
State considers licenses for drugless healers in Iowa
A bill by Senator Blakely would create a state board licensing drugless practitioners of mind and body healing at five dollars per certificate with county filing. Existing chiropathy practitioners could qualifying receive certificates if their work began before July 4, 1904. About 400 Iowa practitioners may be eligible. A. C. Hutchins announced an Iowa clay products booth for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, seeking broader funding as clay industry figures push to showcase Terra cotta and building blocks amid objections to the exhibit appropriation.
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Des Moines
Senate
Blakely
Dee Butters
Iowa
State Board of Medical Examiners
County Recorders
Iowa Psychiropathic Association
A. C. Hutchins
Iowa Commission
Lowa
Grand Rapids
Mich
Water St
New York City
Piso's Cure Proclaimed By J W O'Burmn Minneapolis Note
A 1900 letter from J W O'Burmn of 322 Third Ave Minneapolis praises Piso's Cure for coughs and includes a proverb about heavenly bread being blessed when broken.
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J. W. O'Burmn
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Laughter Is the Cipher Key to Decipher the Man
A brief aphorism notes laughter as the key to interpret a person’s character. The phrase frames humor as a tool for understanding motives, sparking reflection on how joy shapes perception and truth.
Senate and House Kill Tax Ferret Law Move
The house judiciary committee killed the tax ferret law repeal with a close vote. Senate and house banking committees blocked bills to subject private state banks to same controls as state banks, led by Senator Stuckslager. The appropriations panel favored 125000 for Knoxville’s abandoned industrial home to become an inebriates detention hospital. The house passed the child labor bill and faces a strong house fight, led by Calderwood and Cummings, despite Senate approval.
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House Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Wilson
Stuckslager
Dowell
Polk County
Calderwood
Cummings
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Containing Mercury
Public advisory warns against mercury laden catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Care as mercury free and taken internally. The ad notes to ensure the genuine product from Toledo Ohio makers F J Cheney Co and mentions testimonials, price, and a related family laxative product. The piece also includes a short humorous exchange about corsets and sweets.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Tviede
Toledo
Bio
Cheney & Co
Bottie
Llalls
Trunk Delays Wash Porch as New Girl Keeps Best Stockings On
A light exchange reveals a new girl refuses to wash the front porch until her trunk arrives. She states she always wears her best stockings when she cleans porches, leaving the porch dirty until the trunk arrives.
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Maria
Remark at a Social Gathering
Mr Ma kinbrakes praises a man's wife as handsome in youth and notes she aged little, then asks for a match as his cigar goes out. The exchange reveals lingering social judgments about beauty and age in a cordial yet teasing conversation.
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Mr. Makinbrakes
The Most Common Disease in Yorktown Ark
Dr Williamson endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney disease stating reliable results. He cites a 31 year old patient with fever pain pus in urine who recovered in four weeks after three weeks of treatment and ongoing doses as needed.
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Yorktown
Ark
Lelané Williamson
Dodd
A. H. Cole
Williamson
Treasure of the Incas Found in Bolivia Under Dispute
La Paz reports the Inca treasure unearthed at Cheillacatta valued at 18.2 million dollars. Discoverers of varied nationalities quarrel over the treasure despite a signed contract. Authorities have intervened amid the dispute. Ethiopia bought 847 thousand dollars of US cotton goods last year. The Carnegie Institution lists 10.1015 million in assets and a cash balance of 445 thousand. American railways carry twice as many tons of freight as passengers.
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New York
la Paz
Bolivia
Cheillacatta
the Herald
Lima
Pei
Ethopia
United States
Carnegie Institution
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Roe & Roe
Walston Sanatorium
Gregory’s Seeds
J. d. H. Crecory & Son
Marblehead
Mase
Brighton
Fairfield
Lewis
Peoria
Farmers’ Grain and Live Stock Commission Co
Chicago
Ripans
John W. Skinner, Jr
Pine St
Northwest
Chas. Somers & CO
Seattle
Waah
Chesebrough Mpg
State Street
Cleveland
Signor Turchi
Ferrara
Italy
South Africa
Economy Bug Co
Oes Lo
Cale
Chas
Naeckel & Sons
Davenport
Ben ©. Truman
Collis P. Huntington
Mejor Truman
Mr. Huntington
Colburn
The
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EB. Rk. Hardin
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Dows
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Battle Creek Sanitarium
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Twelfth St
Senate Appropriations Committee
Knoxville
Smith
State Board of Control
Edworthy
Board of Control
Gayboy
Wien
Nellie Holmes
Young Woman’s Temperance Association of
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N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
No. Division St
Buffalo, N.Y
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East Savanah, Ga
Mus. Proxiam
Miss Imex Crosser
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Alabastine Company
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