Exmount Alberta settlers praise farmland and low taxes
Two letters from J F Ward of Donalds Alberta and S Schweitzberger of Saskache wan recount farm life in 1916. They claim high yields, cheap land, and no war taxes, praising soil quality, water, and Western migration. They note local weather, livestock, crops, and residency benefits for Toledo readers.
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Toledo
Canada
Oata
Alberta
J. F. Ward
Donalds
S. Schweitzberger
Steve Schweitz
Market Musings on Bricks From House Wreckers
In a playful aside the market page muses on what happens to old bricks after a house is torn down. The comic notion suggests moving picture studios reuse the bricks for slapstick film effects. The remark captures lighthearted prairie newspaper tone.
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Moving Picture
Rid of Freckles With Ethine Double Strength
A Boston Transcript item promotes an ethine double strength treatment to remove freckles. It claims an ounce or less can clear complexions, with night and morning applications and a guaranteed result if the product fails to remove freckles.
Castoria Safety Notice And Old Proverb Muddle
A fragment lists Castoria for infants with a caution to verify the signature and mentions over thirty years. It then shifts to a Fletcher’s Castoria ad reference and a quip about age, followed by Dr Pierce’s Pellets and a laxative claim. The text ends with an odd misprint about a large population and a spear.
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Fletcher
Late French Models Bring Distinctive New Coats and Fabrics
A fashion note surveys French influence on spring coats and gowns with new collar placements and waist fastening. It highlights soft broadcloth returns, materials like serge and gaberdine, and the use of voile and georgette crepe in afternoon gowns, questioning American adoption of these trends.
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France
Serge
Gaberdine
Manner
Ank
Jenny
Bernard
Charm in Mobile Mouth
Physiognomist style text argues the mouth most expresses character and beauty. It links a lively mouth to youth and charm, advises maintaining mobility with gentle lip exercises, and warns against tight lips that age the face while emphasizing speech and laughter as youthful traits.
Ribbon dominates spring millinery trims in Paris and America
The season sees ribbons take a central role in hats with extensive coverage of crown and brim. Stiff ribbons, narrow bands, and tailored bows appear on sailor shapes and black hats, while pastel tones and wired bows decorate summer frocks. Buckles and electric blue highlights add finishing touches.
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Paris
Frivolous Capes Rise As Distinct Fashion Item
The piece describes the fashionable shoulder cape as a standalone accessory in black or dark blue, occasionally brighter hues. Variations include three deep ruffles of taffeta, ruffles and collar divisions at the back, and even versions with diminutive sleeves and high flaring collars with a narrow yoke.
Untitled Line Describing Flppant Capes and Charm
A fragment speaks of dark blue net and ruf fled capes, noting their undeniable charm despite flippant impressions. The terse line hints at stylistic fashion details and a playful mood, leaving the exact context unclear yet suggesting a focus on attire and swagger.
Black lingerie demand for whole sets shocks readers
The article notes a surprising demand for complete black lingerie sets including brassieres and corsets. It highlights that fashion now offers black versions of items typically in other colors, even with many frocks in transparent materials.
Stunning Sailor Hat With Satin Crown and Green Ribbon
A striking hat features a black and white satin crown with a green grosgrain band. The hat displays a blend of bold contrast and a touch of green in its trim, described as vivid and decorative.
Laying a Foundation for Swine Herd
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this guide outlines selecting brood sows and herd boars. It emphasizes depth, body length, heart girth, straight sides, a strong back, smooth joints, and feminine traits in sows, plus masculine features in boars. It notes uniformity in multiple sows and the boar's crucial breeding role.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Preparing the Garden Soil
The article emphasizes deep mellow friable soil for moisture and soil organisms. It notes breaking soil early, incorporating vegetation to decay into humus, possible rebreaking and harrowing, and using barnyard manure to supply humus and nutrients, especially where soil is thin.
Next Season Garden Plan and Tools Highlight
This note urges thoughtful planning for fruit and vegetable gardens next season, emphasizing pruning, division, and careful cultivation. It lists essential tools such as spades hoes lawn mowers trowels knives sprayers and other devices from progressive manufacturers to boost workmanship and save time.
Time to right up disorder on the farm
Winter should be used to repair and improve the homestead and protect vegetables. Cover early tender vegetables with newspapers or gunny sacks, weighted with rocks or bricks to prevent wind from blowing the covering off.
Charcoal feeding urged for turkeys in fattening
A prominent turkey raiser advises feeding daily a quart of finely powdered charcoal to each dozen turkeys confined for fattening. An experiment is suggested to compare weight and quality by dividing a uniform group and withholding charcoal to observe differences at slaughter.
A Dairy Mystery over Profit in Special-Bred Cattle
A dairyman questions the logic of sacrificing forty dollars annually from a premium dairy cow to raise a scrub beef calf, highlighting the financial puzzlement in dairy farming.
Testing Milk for Dirt Procedure Described
The text instructs to test milk for dirt by letting it sit undisturbed for an hour and then gently tilting the bottle to view the entire bottom for sediment without disturbing the contents. It reads like a procedural note on milk quality testing from an older source.
Farm Tools Overlooked and Orchard Machinery Notes
Two farm essentials are a jackscrew for lifting buildings and a tin suction pump with springs. The orchard is not a good place to store machinery unless it has a roof, and the text questions how often orchards have roofs. The discussion mentions Gybsoller and a Clarification of the heat subsoiling plow.
Gare of the Ax and its fragile data using ind
A fragmented OCR note discusses the axe Gare and mentions data fragile handling. It references beta testing and a server environment with indetermined context. No clear events, dates, or identifiable entities are present in readable text.
Woman Overcomes Ills With Vegetable Compound
Mrs. E H Bean of Nashville testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her Change of Life and a tumor. She stopped needing a doctor after using the remedy and urges others to try it. The company in Lynn Massachusetts invites letters for puzzling cases.
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Eoy
Lydil Dia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
E. H. Bean
Joseph Avenue
Nashville
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
His Way and My Bookseller Collide in Witty Exchange
A brief quip contrasts a stubborn bookseller with a whimsical buyer. The text notes American steel production matching German output in every way, highlighting industrial parity and a sharp humorous aside on book orders.
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