Western Canada crops cannot be checked by adverse weather
A letter from the Dominion Government Commissioner of Immigration in Regina, dated November 25 1907, describes a settler’s success on two homesteads near Rouleau and Drinkwater. He reports 70 acres of wheat at 20 bushels per acre and 30 acres of fallow at 25, plus 9,000 bushels of oats from 160 acres, with 80 acres plowed yielding 90 bushels per acre. He asserts Western Canada crops cannot be stopped by conditions and predicts strong profits.
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Dominion Government
Regina
Sask
Winnipeg
Rouleau
Drinkwater
Mouse Jaw
Western Canada
Kaltenbrunner
Talking to Beat a Woman Proved Best Strategy
A remark posits that the sole way for a man to defeat a woman in any debate is to let her lead the conversation, suggesting an unfair advantage in argument dynamics.
Largest Bath in the World Opens at Tooting Bee Common
The giant pool in England holds 1,360,000 gallons with 300 by 99 feet dimensions and 6 feet 6 inches depth. Open daily with no charge, it averages about three thousand visitors daily and has a weekly women day. Thirteen rescues earned royal recognition.
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London
Eng
Aut Tooting Bee Common
England
Oul
Royal Ktumane Society
Grape-Nuts Endorsed For Easy Digestive Nourishment
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as ideal for aging digestive systems. It touts whole wheat and barley with diastase, notes brain and nerve phosphates, and cites an elderly user who praises regularity and improved wellbeing after years of use. It also mentions Postum and a cultural reference to The Road to Wellville.
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Poston
Pontum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Plain Shirt Waists Reignite Fashion In Linen and Lace
Fashion notes celebrate plain shirt waists in fine linens lawns and sheer colored fabrics. Describes yoke styles deep in front sleeves with regulation cuffs, white or colored collars and optional bows. Highlights revival over soft lingerie blouses and calls plain waists a rival in dainty coloring and materials.
Table Decor Ideas Highlight Floral Bowl Arrangements
The piece notes the charm of table decorations using bowl and basket arrangements with pink hegonia centers and white freesia in gold wicker. It describes central and side placements, ivy borders, moss beds, and decorative symmetry, plus fashion tips on fabrics and colors for the season.
The Three Piece Suit Styles For Women And Girls
A guide to selecting a smart three piece afternoon suit for women and girls. It discusses coat and skirt options in cloth velveteen or corduroy with flattering colors and styles for different ages, noting preferred skirt shapes and tailoring details like rounded corners.
Stand for dried flowers with a card tube
A dry flower stand uses a cardboard tube sized to fit the blooms. Ends sewed, outside covered in floral brocade. Base is a velvet or silk circle edged with gold braid. Tube fixed by sewing or mucilage. Everlasting flowers and grasses arranged inside the tube.
Lace Adorned Dresses Dominion Fashion Reflection
The article surveys late 19th century dress trends with heavy lace usage. Dresses feature lace yokes sleeves and trims, empire backs, and velvet or brocaded waistcoats. Delicate cloth colors including new purples and ecru lace dominate, favoring clear outlines and light shades over white or cream.
Serge and Silk Morning Frocks in Dark Colors
Small morning frocks made from coarse serge in dark colors prove useful when trimmed with serge and matching thick silk embroidery. The result yields a coordinated tea-gown look.
Love and a Death Trap on the Mountain Trail
Polly Blake milks a one horned cow as a dangerous stranger tests her suspicions. Ben Martin exposes a trap for a skulking prospector Gordon but Polly springes a rescue and throws him to the cliff. Polly chooses Ben and vows to marry, ending the tale with plans for a cabin.
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Polly Blake
Polly
Gordon
Blake
Ben Martin
Trever
Ben
Jie
Soco
Jin Turpin
Lee
Looper
Gordom
Oldest Rabbi in America Turns 103 in New York
Rev. Abraham Isaac Trager, aged 103, of New York is described as the oldest rabbi in America. He says he does not borrow trouble and lives freely, noting he has smoked for over 80 years and eats and drinks what and when he likes.
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America
Abraham Isaac Trager
New York
Remarkable 93-Year-Old Claims Kidney Relief
Shepard Kollock of 44 Wallace St Red Bank New Jersey recounts a 40-year struggle with kidney trouble and nocturnal urination and says Dean's Kidney Pills gave him relief after trying many remedies. He notes the pills are sold by dealers for 50 cents a box.
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Shepard Kollock
Wallace St
Red Bank
N. J
Mr. Kollock
A La Kipling Poem Traits on Warlike Verse
A fragment notes Kipling like lines spoken today about pike and shard, a gentle bard moving toward rougher warlike writing. The text hints at a shift in tone from refined to harsher subject matter.
Cure for Eczema Achieved by Cuticura Ointment
Mrs Dean of Newark Delaware recounts seven years of eczema on her hands. She tried many remedies with limited relief until two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap cured her. The account notes the ointment removed the cracks and pain.
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Ome
Wif
Dean
Newark
Del
It Has Been Decided Babies Pay Fare on Transatlantic Steamers
A satirical question asks what happens if a baby refuses to pay aboard trans Atlantic steamers. The quip highlights debates on passenger charges for infants and the economics of early 20th century sea travel.
Billion Dollar Grass seed offer headline notice
An Iowa farmer reports three rousing crops from 100 acres, selling 3800 dollars worth of seed and producing 300 tons of hay. The notice promotes John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offering seed catalogs with samples including Billion Dollar Grass and Macaroni Wheat, urging readers to request materials and a seed package.
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Iowa
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Sly Miller
Sainfain
Victoria
Crosse
Wis. K
Infinite Love Amid Infinite Hatred of Hann Mockery
The fragment reflects a stark contrast between limitless affection and boundless hostility toward Hann. It hints at a philosophical tension between love and hatred in public discourse. The text presents an abstract meditation without clear events, names, or dates.
Eye and ENT Specialist in Fargo Speaks on Accidents
Dr Ji H W Rindlaub a Fargo specialist in eye ear nose and throat notes that accidents happen and a girl may have her heart broken once in a while offering a cautionary view on relationships.
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Ji H W. Rindlaub
Wallpaper sample instruction book offered by Ranney
Free sample instruction book advertised by A. H. Ranney of 616 Hen to Minneapolis readers. The blurb urges readers to request the guide for home wallpaper use.
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Cis
Bolt
A. HE. Ranney
Hen
Ave
Minneapolis
North Dakota Land Free Ad Near Adjacent Quarter
Ad offers 180 acres of North Dakota land free with locating service if adjoining quarter is purchased. Dr. McMahon of Endicott Building St. Paul included for contact.
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North Dakota
Arid Georgia Incident Prompted by Whisky Rub
A man in Arid Georgia suffered a stroke after being asked if whisky was good to rub on a horse. Report notes apoplexy as the cause and records the curious line of questioning as the trigger.
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Arid
Georgia
Miller & Holmes Advertise Cream Prices and Sausage Want
An ad from Miller and Holmes of St Paul Minnesota promotes top prices for cream with daily cash payments and invites readers to write for price lists and tags. It notes a returning patient who after recovery craves sausage.
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Miller & Holmes
St. Paul, Minn
Piles Cured in 6 to 148 Days Claim by PAZO Ointment
The ad promises PAZO Ointment cures for piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles with a guarantee or money back. It also advertises Garfield Tea as a laxative and notes a moral line about learning to live.
Free Patents Offered to Inventors by Edwin L. Yewell
Public notice promises free patent acquisition for inventors. Enclose a stamp and send to Edwin L. Yewell, Solicitor of Patents, 608 McGill Building, Washington, D. C. for details.
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Edwin L. Yewell
McGill
Washington, D. C
We Pay High Prices For Furs and Hides
N. W. Hide and Fur Co of Minneapolis advertises high prices for furs and hides and offers tanning for robes rugs or coats, indicating a local buy and process service.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
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