Western Canada farming dream gains broad backing
Dean Curtiss of Ames Agricultural College notes Canadian policy and university systems foster agricultural growth. Governments fund experimental farms in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with strong college programs, vocational training and cooperative marketing support, aiming to turn Western Canada into a premier farming region.
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Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
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University At
Edmonton
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Ames Agricultural College
Iowa
United States
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Dairy breeds and grain yields advertised for Western Canada
The fragment notes Shorthorn or Special dairy breeds and beef values with cost price bids. It mentions yields in Western Canada described as excellent but not abnormal, with wheat rising from 0 to 45 bushels per acre and other small grains showing good averages. It appears as an advertisement fragment with multiple mis-typed phrases.
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Canada
Had His Prayer Answered In Town Butcher Sees Trade Rebound
A struggling butcher told his pastor he faced closure due to a rival across the street. The minister urged prayer, and a week later the shop owner reported a dramatic turn, saying prayer had revived his business and the rival across the road was now the one struggling.
Case of Man's Ingratitude
George McClellan former New York mayor recalls a Thanksgiving scene on an Atlantic City boardwalk. He describes an overdressed couple emerging from a cafe quarrelling, the man pushing the woman, and her retort about pawned fly screens as a day off.
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George McClellan
New York
Atlantic City
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Darky Office-Lady Receives Violent Assault After Midnight Argument
A Black office worker arrives with severe injuries after a quarrel with another Black person. The assailant punched the eyes, bit ears, split lips, and stomped the stomach, leaving the victim in shock and expressing extreme distress at the violence from a member of his own race.
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Henry
Bose
Knocker described by Missouri Brunswicker in verse
A vivid, surreal passage by Missouri Brunswicker describing a knocker as a twolegged creature with a corkscrew soul and waterlogged brain. It critiques moral rot as the knocker advances, prompting honest men to hide, angels to seek refuge, and hell’s gates to close.
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Angels In Heaven
Hell
Missouri
Brunswicker
Hard to Understand Woman O Laughs At Him
A man laments his failed attempt at romance, claiming he cannot please a woman. He recalls kissing a woman named Mise Sweet in a dark hallway, she objected, and he tried to downplay it as a mistaken identity, but she remained angry.
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Will
Karlen
Charles
Short Division Pupil and the Fractions Joke
A pupil jokes about dividing a beef steak to fractions from quarters to sixteenths. The boy grows impatient as the teacher guides him from quarters to thirty seconds, illustrating the progressive halving in a playful dialogue.
Almost Too Considerate Corporal Drill Remark
A corporal vents about strict drill, promising endless routines with harsh conditions. A rank member bids sarcastic weather and discomfort, while a separate line jokes that nothing pleases a woman like feeling she looks her best.
Christmas brass and copper craft projects and tips
A detailed guide explains making decorative brass and copper items such as teapot stands and candle shades. Instructions cover material selection, cutting, perforating, riveting, and finishing, with diagrams referenced and measurements given for each component.
Steamboat Crash Near Pier Sparks Passenger Confusion
A steamboat plowed into a pier at full speed causing a crash. Mercy cries out while a passenger asks what happened. A deck hand blames the incident on the captain forgetting the stop.
A Little Tour India Tale of Trampled Trees
In a curious incident an official is told his camera was impounded by a policeman for trampling camels near canal trees. The camera count reaches seventy six in the pound, yet no trees are found. The tale ends with the revelation that the trees are to be planted next spring.
Time to Be Taxed In Frankfort on Main Clock Tax
In Frankfort on Main Germany every adult must pay for timekeeping. City authorities plan a street clock tax ranging six to twelve dollars annually. Tax is based on clock size not accuracy, targeting oversized public clocks that disagree with each other.
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Frankfort-on-Main
Germany
Get H[m With the Goods
A brief comic exchange about an umbrella mishap. One person jokes that the owner of the umbrella caused the mishap, while the other confirms being soaked. The dialogue captures a lighthearted street scene tone.
The Generous Colonel and the One-Legged Veteran
An old colonel known for generosity helps a poverty struck veteran. The veteran jokes he served time in stall for stealing jewelry, revealing a sly twist on the colonel’s question about service. The tale ends with a moral about paths of service and punishment.
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Important to Mothers Castoria safety claim and vintage ad line
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children noting it has been in use for over eighty years. The copy includes a quip about marriage and divorce attributed to a judge.
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Fletcher
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