Western Canada Leads in Wheat Production in 1915
Western Canada produced 376 million bushels of wheat in 1915 with 29 bushels per acre, far exceeding other regions in the continent aside from the United States. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta together yielded about 842 million bushels, highlighting superior per acre productivity and high farm profits despite heavy marketing and labor strains.
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Canada
Dominion of Canada
United States
South America
Chile
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
North
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Dominion Census Bureau
Western Canada
Province of
Montana
Washington Seaeaene Secesenr
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
North Dakota
Indiana
South Dakota
Minnesota
Land Prices In Western Canada Backed By Crops
The excerpt notes land values ranging from $20 to $30 per acre on average with irrigated land higher. It claims several Western Canadian farmers paid for their land entirely from last year’s crop profits, including some who started farming last year.
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Western Provinces
Great Lakes
Canada
United States
Western
Fixing It With Evangeline
Clarence and Evangeline trade blunt truths in a playful exchange about courage and honesty. Clarence, nine, explains he did not cow ard and that he avoided smiting a red-haired boy to spare his mother from finding out.
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Clarence
Evangeline
Cascarets Offer Quick Relief for Upset Stomach
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for relieving headaches biliousness indigestion and foul gases by cleansing the stomach and bowels Overnight use promises a clear head and sweet stomach with a 10 cent box ensuring gentle relief for all ages.
An Edible Currency at Cobham Store
A rural Virginia storekeeper Mr Bell permits a customer to exchange an egg for two needles or cheese as change. The event, recounted in Youth's Companion, portrays barter with edible currency and a racially charged scene featuring a small negro and Lady Min's request for cheese.
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Cobham
Virginia
Mr. Bell
Bell
Mummer
Mumimer
Danderine promises quick hair health and shine
An advertisement asserts that applying Danderine removes dandruff and stopping hair loss within minutes, while weeks of use will grow new fine hair. It claims the product enhances hair texture, luster, and fullness and urges purchase of a 25 cent bottle from stores.
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Knowlton
Too Suggestive First Tramp Ride Directive
Dialogue lines describe a tramp expressing desire to ride in a first class coach and noting a cloud with 48 silverning. A second tramp mentions an ax and saw in a passenger car as a reminder of a wood pile.
Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises Strength for Women
In a faded ad style blurb the text touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as making weak women strong and aiding sick women to be well while implying benefits without discussing concrete proof. It hints at a man’s changed truthfulness when he begins to boast.
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Dr. Pierce
Points in selling woodlot products
Agricultural guidance from USDA bulletin suggests buyers compare prices across mills and local markets, seek neighbor experiences, obtain bids by lump and log scale, assess purchaser reliability, estimate quantity and value, market high grades, recognize standing timber stability, and use written timber sale agreements when buyers cut wood. These steps aim to secure fair prices for timber.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Little Pointers on Ducks for Handling and Storage
This note advises not removing wing end feathers or neck feathers when dressing ducks and to keep tail feathers if they will be stored. It warns duck flesh spoils faster than hen or turkey flesh and recommends a stored duck mash of corn meal bran vegetables and beef geraps moistened with milk or water.
Treatment for sore necks among horses
Tannic acid ranks as a top remedy for collar galls. Apply by rubbing over the collar each morning and evening if the horse works. Galls form where the collar rubs, usually at the neck top or shoulder. Keep the collar clean to prevent neck irritation. prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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Banker
Red World
Farm Efficiency and the Three Key Factors of Success
The text states that farm success rests on three main factors size of the farm business crop yields and animal returns reflecting quality and the diversity of the business. It notes that farms excelling in none of these areas almost always fail while those deficient in one or two may succeed but with lower odds.
Lime after plowing aids clover bacteria in spring
Ohio experiment station soil specialists recommend applying lime after plowing for spring crops. The lime promotes bacteria on clover roots, which require water and air and live mainly in the upper soil layers. Mixing lime into the soil during summer improves conditions for the clover crop.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Ume
Bees of Great Importance to Farmers and Hives
The article argues that every farm benefits from Italian bees kept in movable frame hives. It notes a dozen colonies can yield 75 to 100 gallons of honey in a season, valued at about 75 cents per gallon, with honey storage made accessible for easy retrieval.
Tractors Relieve Horses From Summer Farm Burden
In earlier years inventions moved labor from people to horses, but the newest farming device shifts toil away from the animals. The tractor frees the horse from the hottest, hardest work of the season.
Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Highlights Kidney Health
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promotes rising health from improved kidney function and urges readers to obtain sample bottles and full products from Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Binghamton, N.Y
Henpeck explains marriage trap in old year tale
The man recalls being unable to avoid marriage after his fiancée proposed. He claimed silence was treated as consent and the matter proceeded despite his objections.
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Henpeck
High Cost of Living and Skinner Macaroni Promotion
A civic warning about rising food costs urges families to substitute high priced meats with Skinner's macaroni and spaghetti. The Skinner Mixz Co of Omaha Nebraska offers a free cookbook detailing a hundred preparations as a homemaking aid.
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Skinner Mixz. Co
Omaha
Noebr
Adv
Foot of the class? Little girl leaves school
Doris, once last in her class, explains she no longer is the lowest after the small girl who always held that position has left school. her father questions her progress and her mother urges tougher study.
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Doris
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe Laxative For Children
An old newspaper advertisement praises California Syrup of Figs as a harmless remedy to relieve constipation in children, promising quick relief from feverish, cross, and unwell states. It urges mothers to buy a 50 cent bottle with directions printed on the label and includes endorsements and unrelated quotes.
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California
Foolish Striving After Happiness Quote
A reflective aphorism notes that the chase for happiness blinds us to daily joys and quiet pleasures, urging humility in desire and awareness of life’s simple value. The insight, attributed to Sir Arthur Helps, cautions pride over contentment.
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Sir Arthur
Glance Into the Future After the War
A brief dialogue notes speculation on what follows the war. Bootker imagines a peace after the peace as veterans and civilians anticipate reconstruction. The piece hints at societal and political shifts in a postwar era.
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Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
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Kensal
Johnson-Schiller Co
Ise
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Payne Investment Company
Neb
Kodaks
Iowa
Des Moines
KOMIK
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J. P. Wallace
Commo
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Minneapolis
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N. Day Omer
Engel Brothers
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