Why I Emigrated to Western Canada a Paradise for the Poor
A Chicago journalist recounts a Western Canadian farmer who left Iowa for 160 acres and rose to 3,000 owned acres debt-free. He paid for the land within three years through wheat harvests, noting Iowa costs far higher and Canada offering vast, profitable opportunity for a determined worker. The piece contrasts a sod hut with a modern farmhouse to illustrate limitless possibilities.
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Chiccago
Canada
United States
Western Canada
West
Iowa
Western
Yesters
British Social Reform Legislation Shapes UK Policy
The piece surveys British public debate on social reform laws led by Old Age Pensions and unemployment insurance. It notes the act's reach, cost, and critics while detailing Labor exchanges, minimum wage measures, early shop closings, housing plans, and broader democratic aims.
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National Treasury
Great Britain
Parliament
House of Lords
John Burns
Lord Wemyss
National Insurance Act
Germany
Labor Exchange For Employment
Trades Boards
Board of Trade
Solomon
Lord Rosebery
Aberdeen
Scotland
Joseph B. Bowles
Sweet Bait Trade in Schoolyard Anecdote
In a brief exchange Mrs. A reminds Mrs. B that Willie may stop after school to buy a five cent bar of soap and perhaps a small amount of candy, highlighting a child’s distracted habit and parental caution.
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Willie
Self-Important Bachelor Picks Loudest Scream Amid Party
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale recalls Mr Blank, a first tenor in a glee club, who feels flattered after being chosen to accompany a pretty guest home. She admits she picked him not for bravery but for his loud voice, revealing a humorous vanity at a suburban social.
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Mr. Blank
Cleveland Plain- Dealer
Ringworm Like Eruption Healed By Cuticura Ointment
A Iowa father recalls his five year old daughter suffering a ringworm like eruption with watery blisters that worsened at night. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment as directed the condition improved and eventually cured in several months. The notice promotes Cuticura products and offers free samples and Skin Book from Boston.
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Maurice
Henry Prins
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Irish Duel Reckoned With Guillotines
An Irishman in France was challenged to a duel. He proposes shillalahs, but the second insists on weapons familiar to the French. The Irishman replies that they will fight with guillotines, prompting the humorous question of proper armament.
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France
Mrs Twickembury Comments On Altercation Remark
Mrs Twickembury recalls she did not expect the other person to suffer lumbago after the remark. She says she had no idea the remark would cause such pain.
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Mrs. Twickembury
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain. It claims gum softening inflammation reduction relief from wind colic and a cure for discomfort at 25 cents a bottle. The line ends with the word Ady as a likely author or brand tag.
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Birmingham
Eng
Aaron Watson
National Liberal Club
H. A. White
London Daily Standard
Conservative Club
Robert Donald
London Daily Chronicle
H. A. Gwynne
London Morning Post
Times
Daily Mail
Daily Telegraph
Lord Lansdowne
United Kingdom
L. G. Chiozza
M. P
Walter Williams
Ll.d
University of Missour
Otel
Samuel Pitcher
the Centaur Company
NEW_YORK
Bears
Castoria
New York City
Piso
Dean
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Carter
Carters
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
P.D. F
Temple St
Springfield, Mass
Minnesota
Fred D. Sherman
Dept. K
State Capitol
St. Paul
Minn
Moore Wilson
Tate
Sask
Illinois Sales CQ
Aurora
Watson FE. Coleman
Wash
Pavington
D.C
Chicago
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