Agricultural education in Western Canada
Dean Curtiss of Ames Agricultural College notes Western Canada’s strong push in practical farming education. Canadian governments fund experimental farms, agricultural colleges, and demonstrations across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, fostering high cultivation standards and future farmers.
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Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Agricultural College
Alberta
Edmonton
Dean Curtiss
Ames Agricultural College
Iowa
United States
University
Canad
Local Wheat Yields Reported Strong in 1913
An advertisement notes grain yields in Western Canada for 1913 were excellent though not abnormal with wheat averaging 30 to 45 bushels per acre. It mentions dairy cattle types and cost price long-time payments.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ohio
Sada
New Manager Limits Check Amounts At Quick Lunch
The quick lunch owner informs the new manager that checks can only be punched to 50 cents. He says if a customer eats more, they call 6598 Ev eningside, the nearest hospital, for treatment.
Castoria Reminder for Parents Cites 30 Years Use
An advertisement warns mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for safety and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years. It highlights that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and emphasizes infant and child relief.
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Fletcher
Questioning a policeman at a busy corner
A woman taunts a policeman about his endless questions at a busy corner. He concedes frequent inquiries tire him yet says one question still truly irritates him. The exchange ends with the woman’s laugh and a shrug at the absurdity.
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Hur
Kiss Confession Aims to Explain Misread Affection
A man explains his failed courtship to a woman, admitting he kissed Miss Sweet in a dark hallway and tried to pass it off as a mistaken identity, only to anger her more. He admits the situation shows you cannot please a woman.
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Sweet
Short Division Riddle at School
A humorous classroom exchange where a pupil answers a headteacher’s question about dividing a beef into halves and then repeatedly into smaller fractions. The boy lands on quarters eighths sixteenths and then thirty seconds, prompting exasperation from the Doy.
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Haricot
Almost Too Considerate Drill Verbal Sparring
A corporal warns the squad of relentless training to appease a faulting colonel. He threatens all day drills, night field practice, bivouac with no fire or cooking, no straw, and zero temperatures. A rank voice asks why not make it rain too.
You Can Tell Her Nothing She Doesn’t Know
A joke recounted about Timothy Woodruff at an alumni dinner in New York for a co-ed college. During a toast the college president quipped about women with degrees. Woodruff interrupted with a sharp jab, saying a graduate “knows it all” and nothing can be told to her.
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Timothy Woodruff
New York
Mr. Woodruff
Steamboat Crashes into Pier in Sudden Stop
Passengers watch as the steamer lurches forward and slams into a pier. A deck hand named Pat jokes that the captain must have forgotten they reach the stop, while a frightened passenger exclaims mercy and concern.
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Pat
World marriage joke quotes court line
A judge quips about a failed marriage as the topic turns to a possible divorce. The jest contrasts the husband once buoyant with the world before him and his current trouble locating grounds for divorce.
What She Got and Other Snippets on Stage and Society
A collage of adages and wry quotes on marriage, gender, and vanity opens with a quarrel over money and a chorus of sharp lines about women and stage life. Interspersed are product pitches for Mentholized Cough Drops and Snoilting Syrup for Children, and a startling statistic on Germany’s machine tool industry.
Political upheaval prompts criticism over city appointments
Richmond report notes Bull Moose turmoil amid Robbins mayor elect appointing several efficient city workers, including Nimrod Hl. Johnson and J. A. Gorman, with supporters defending the choices as ensuring loyal policy alignment. Also mentions Connersville Christmas tree industry growth and local wreath production from discarded branches.
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Richmond
Bull Moose
Will J. Robbins
Moosers
Nimrod Hl. Johnson
City
J. A. Gorman
Friends of Rabbing
Robbins
Palladium
R. G. Leeds
Wife Beater Sentenced for Beating Wife
Petersburg, Dec. 10. Hiram Maloot was sentenced to one to three years in the state prison for beating and deserting his wife. He allegedly struck her when the gravy she made did not please him. Judge Hretz stated that women's rights must be respected and husbands should not use violence over a wife’s cooking.
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Petersburg
Hiram Maloot
Maloot
Hretz
This Hen Does Her Best
A Rhode Island Red owned by John Frazer in Columbus has laid an unusually large egg to help with the egg shortage. The egg weighed four ounces and measured 7 inches around the long end and 1 1/2 inches around the middle. The hen weighs about five pounds.
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Columbus
Dec
Rhode Island
John Frazer
Sneat
Delphi Farmer Burned to Death in Barn Fire
George Stanton aged 23, a farmer, died in a barn fire on his farm near Neiphi on December 10. Investigators believe an accidental shotgun discharge ignited hay, starting the blaze while he went to feed stock. Mrs. Stanton found the flames. help arrived too late.
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Delphi
Neiphi
George Stanton
Here
Stanton
Woman Dies After Taking Mistaken Dose in Seymour
Mise Louise L. Evgersman, 30, died after swallowing carbolic acid mistaken for medicine. The bottle lacked labeling and was kept with poison and medicine, both unmarked, on a shelf.
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Seymour
Louise L. Evgersman
Ritchie Resigns From Lebanon Council to Enable Land Sale
William B. Ritchie of Lebanon resigns from the city council to avoid complications over funding a waterworks site. The council votes 3 to 5 to purchase the land for the Lebanon Foundry Company, in which Ritchie is a stockholder. His term would have ended January 1. Bird boxes requested in Fransville parks for the new administration with a petition to set aside part of Mosker Park for bird habitat.
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Lebanon
William
Fransville
Eity
Barrd
Mosker Park Ag
Hind
George S&s ClMord
Fyanvile Audubon Beeferv
Howe
Canis A
Odd Cow Riddle Highlights Dairy Prices and Calves
A cryptic note discusses a cow that supposedly lowers beet prices and bears three calves. The text mentions a herd doing well and hints at solving economic issues through livestock.
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Oscar
Miner Killed After Threats Firearm Incident
Louis Stuyar fired six shots at Steve Warenevitch an Austrian miner after threatening people in Shirkieville. Warenevitch died instantly as Deputy Sheriff McDonald rushed Stuyar away.
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Shirtvieville
Terre Heute
Louis Stuyar
Shirkieville
Steve Warenevitch
McDonald
Stuyar
Money Hidden in Inmate’s Clothes at Hartford County Infirmary
Blackford county authorities found nearly two thousand dollars sewn into the lining of inmate Thomas Lynch’s clothes during a bath at the county infirmary. Lynch, age seventy, claimed the money belonged to his brother and said he came from Indianapolis. He was moved to the county jail after the discovery.
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Hartford City
Blackford County
Thomas Lynch
Marion Cortright
Jackson Township
Harvey Atkinson
Lynch
Tulsa
Okla
Fedford
Ind
Indianapolis
Paroles Granted at Indiana Reformatory Board Meeting
At the regular meeting of the board of trustees of the Indiana reformatory in Jeffersonville on December 12, the board paroled thirty three men who were examined and remanded forty four for another six months.
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Jeffersonville
Board of Trustees of
The
Indiana Reformatory
Indiana in Brief Weather and Crime highlights across towns
Brookville fire destroys the Stant farm two miles north of Metamora, insured for 1600 dollars. Rochester aims to sell 300 dollars worth of Red Cross seals. Carmel reports a five year old son of the Shields family killed by a horse kick. Washington revival closes with 91 accessions. Alexandria home destroyed by fire during a family outing. Terre Haute cat blamed for attacks after brain sent to state lab. Washington divorce suit filed over twenty years of nonwork. Seymour district O F deputies and lodge grand officers meet with twelve counties present. Laporte man Edward Blackburn found near Fenton Harbor exposed in blizzard. Newcastle Dr. Ticen pleads guilty. fined and jailed, sentence suspended. Shelbyville man duped into bank note scheme. Terre Haute suit over life policy and beneficiary changes after marriage. Brazil $10,000 damage claim retired. Arlington dog attack case sent to state lab for head exam. two children injured. Indianapolis area cases include various local improper conduct and accidents.
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Brookville
Lettie
Howard Stant
Metamora
Rochester
Red Cross
Carmel—iles
Sherman Shields
Washington
J. W. Darby
Jack Lewis
Singer
Alexandria
J. H. Jordan
Jordan
Terre Haute
North Fifth Street
Merl Reynolds
Mary Chamness
Albert N. Chamness
Seymour
1 C. O. F. Lodge
Grand Lodge
First National Bank
Nellie M. Brown
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Matte Wilson
Brotherhood
Wilson
Raymond Roberts Brown
Martinsville
Wl Brown
Terre Haute National Bank
Brown
Neumner
Omakine
Brother Hard
Brazil
Frank CL Tate
Knight Prinkerhof Piano Company
FYANC
Tate
Severa Rivers
Shelieville
Iid
Briar Steps
Eaethor
Torsmer Wine
Wiftfim
Addison
Frank Poston
Mieders Head
State Laboratory
Arlington
Ijindianapolis
Gravity clock uses its own weight for motive power
A new French clock, called the gravity clock, requires no springs. The clock slides down two uprights in seven days, winding itself as it descends and setting the wheels in motion to turn the hands.
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Paris
France
Sim
Simple Mechanism Keeps Time Despite No Springs
A plain mechanism with no springs claims perfect timekeeping. The patentee asserts its accuracy and reliability, emphasizing simple construction and high precision.
British Mint Produces Record Coinage in 1912
London reports the royal mint set a record in 1912 with about 162.5 million imperial coins struck, surpassing prior highs by nearly 34 million. Gold output rose by 400,000, silver coinage matched only 1910 for quantity, and bronze exceeded 77 million pieces. Colonial orders remained heavy amid a total year coinage over 171 million pieces valued above 182.5 million dollars.
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London
Royal Mint
T. H. Elliott
Mint
Uch
$10,000 Pearl Lost in New York Supreme Court
A $10,000 pink pearl vanished in Part IV of the supreme court during a lawsuit between Ludwig Nissen & Co. and Mrs. Jules J. Vatable, formerly Miss Elizabeth C Stokes of Tuxedo. Bailiffs searched the courtroom while attorneys hunted papers. The pearl was allegedly stolen by J Edward Boeck in 1907 and sold in San Francisco.
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New York
Supreme Court
Ludwig Nissen & Co
Jules J. Vatable
Elizabeth C Stokes
Ludwig Nissen
J. Edward Boeck
San Francisco
Tight corsets and belts blamed for stomach disorders
Surgeons led by Dr. Herbert Patterson of London perform a procedure to create a new outlet for a stomach replacing an inactive pylorus damaged by tight corsets. The operation was on a woman and linked to corset wear, with college students wearing tight belts also cited as risking stomach disorders.
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Chicago
Herbert Patterson
London
Pr. Patterson
Campaign Cigar Would-Be Fortune Grimace
An admiring friend notes Freddie’s political savvy and hints at a fortune tied to campaigns. The speaker recalls judging Freddie’s influence from a campaign cigar he received.
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Freddie
Psoriasis Victim Restored by Cuticura in Three Months
Walter Mahony of Camp McCoy Wisconsin reports relief from a two year psoriasis outbreak on his arms and legs after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He says a friend saw the ad, samples aided him, and full cure came in about three months. Cuticura promoted worldwide with free samples and Skin Book offer.
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6Th
U. S. Cavalry
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wia
Walter Mahony
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
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Alchisan Globe
Dean
Colda
Germany
Indiana News
Connersville
New Lick Creek
British Mint
Mme. de Lambert
L. C. Smith & Bros
Tram Carter
Arters, Nuleiver Pitls
Eee
Gy Prite Ae Hotel
Windle
Jacksonville, Florida
Normea Hla
ASTOR
Florida
Edimoritte
Cechwonsa
Hater
Pia
John Eye Son
Philadelphia
Warnace FE
Coleman
Wareringtern
DU Tanase
Direte
Apollon Factory
Ala
OHTO
Reli Kutt
Barry Sellers
W.N. U
Fort Wayne
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