Settler's letter praises Western Canada prospects and progress
An Illinois man recounts moving to Evarts Alberta in 1907 with $75. He buys land near Red Deer, builds a large home and outbuildings, fences quarters, and grows wheat and barley. Despite a hard winter and early frosts, he prospers with a thriving farm and plans a local school, praising the region over Illinois.
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Western Canada
Chicago
Dominion of Canada
Evarts
Alberta
Red Deer
Dakota
Harvey, I
Mt. Vernon
Canadian Northwest
P. O
Everts
Wife
Illinois
Made Him Rich Quote Turns on Clothes
A Philadelphia Press quip features a wealthy tailor scoffing at the idea that clothes do not make the man. He quips that they have made him, prompting his friend's surprised reaction.
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Philadelphia Press
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer
Advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York. Claims to cure tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and to ease new or tight shoes. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 28e.
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Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Allen
Getting Out from Under a Monster of Her Own Making
The text portrays Mrs. Shelley as shaping a moral horror within herself yet shifting blame for the monstrosity to a student named Brankenstein. It reflects on responsibility, perception, and the boundaries between creator and creation in a remorseful, self critical tone.
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Mrs. Shelley
Nature
Brankenstein
Paz
Equally Wise. Uncle Zeke Chides at Corner Restaurant
City nephew entertains Uncle Zeke with a banter about butter and cheese amid dining. The exchange shifts to a fact about English coronations, noting sixteen of twenty-one from William II to Elizabeth were held on a Sunday.
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Zeke
Henry
William II
Elizabeth
Government crop estimates boost farmer optimism for 1907
Government projections show grain yields with higher current prices support a strong wheat and corn outlook despite a smaller total world yield. Winter wheat is pegged at about 374 million bushels valued near $345 million, while corn is forecast at 2.52 billion bushels worth roughly $1.86 billion, with oats rye and barley also trending above earlier forecasts.
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America
Senators Scrutinize 1900s Politics and Principles
Iowa Senator Allison seeks re election while denying age concerns. Bryan emphasizes equal rights to all and special privileges to none. Knox discusses federal and state powers in a Yale Law School commencement address. Bryan praises Oklahoma lawyers and urges campaign themes centered on letting the people rule.
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Allison
Iowa
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Knox
Yale Law Scheol
Congress
W.W. J. Bryan
Oklahoma
Union
United States
Cormfield
Constitution
Emma Stoll Listed in Appleton, Wisconsin
Mrs Emma Stoll of Appleton Wisconsin appears in the local notice with a brief description of residence and status. The entry references Pimento Cote as part of the surrounding context.
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Emma Stoll
Appleton, Élow
Wisconsin
Streets in a Big Store Show How Kansas City Grocers Work
In a Kansas City wholesale house, lanes among merchandise are named as streets and stacks are numbered. The tracker follows coded orders using terms like swells for gas-forming canned goods and parior S for the upstairs packing room. Easy street leads to Fairyland where workers prepare packages, Clabber alley passes milk, and Corncake lane runs by cornmeal. The naming system speeds order filling, boosting output.
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Kansas City
Essy Street
Parior S
Kansas City Star
New York City Arrest Ages Questioned by Yonkers Statesman
The Yonkers Statesman cites a quotation noting the average arrest age in New York City as 22 percent and claims one in five arrestees is a woman. The source suggests the age table would lower the average if the data were revised.
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Bacon
New York City
Egbert
Postum Coffee Conversion Prompts Customer Insight
A trader recalls testing Postum Food Coffee with customers to compare tastes. A buyer explains how improper boiling altered flavor, suggesting a longer simmer produced a rich Java like beverage. The anecdote highlights how preparation affects perception and health benefits.
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Post
Fall &Steen
Postum
Wellvilla
Cure of long illness by Caticura product cited
A man recounts a decade of severe skin eruptions and hair loss. After trying many remedies, he attributes a full cure to Caticura Ointment and Soap, noting a total cost of 50 to 60 dollars and fourteen years of suffering before restoration of hair. The anecdote concludes with a separate humorous exchange involving Secretary Shaw and a hotel waitress.
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B. Hiram Mattingly
Vermillion
S. Dak
Secretary Shaw
Vivid Description of a Disorder Quoted in Ad
The ad recounts a sufferer describing severe headaches and dizziness after a distressing intrusion in Shirley Killbuck New York two years prior. It claims the product sold in all dealers for 60 cents a box via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Emma Wien
Shirley
Killbuck
N. Y
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, Y
Hollyhocks Come Back In Fashion Revival
A city man spots a hollyhock sign and learns the old fashioned bloom is in demand again. The New York Sun notes hollyhocks, once common along garden paths, are revived as decorative plantings in towns and on large country estates.
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New Fuver
New York Sun
the Inquirer
Weathering Blatter's Cake Plan Sparks Alpine Banter
Ellegende Blatter quotes a humorous exchange about baking a cake with butter and an ECG in it. He predicts rain tomorrow and jokes that if tourists do not visit, they will eat the cake themselves.
Reformer’s Two Hour Spiritual Robbery Confuses Rooftop Plot
A former criminal recounts a Kansas tale where a wealthy farmer captured him after a hold up and prayer session. The farmer released the robber and offered religion, while the thief kept $360 but never returned, puzzled by a faith that justified reform over restitution.
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Kansas
His Easy Job and the Bookstore Conversation
A customer questions the clerk about the tediousness of his work. The salesman replies that his task is simple to recall book titles authors and prices rather than reading the novels. The exchange highlights practical memory over literary engagement in selling popular fiction.
This Lovely Fancee Oh A Theatrical Exchange
A playful dialogue features Fancee Oh declaring she would rather die than marry George who reacts with astonishment as she jokes about rehearsing marriage.
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Fancee
George
Just Like Him Will Draft A Will
The Skeddsman's kin reports he has hired a lawyer to prepare his will. The response indicates surprise and suggests no one expects the will to favor another party.
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Skeddsman
Aly Seeks Right to Attend Church Services
Aly asserts a right to attend church and expresses preference for going, noting he donates more to the preacher than any other man in the congregation.
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Dicky
Aleep
Aly
Favorite Prescription Promoted As Cure All For Women
An old advert touts Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic remedy for delirium and female weakness. It claims reliable cures with all ingredients listed on the bottle wrapper. The ad urges medical consultation if sick and notes no habit forming substances.
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Dodds
RSI
He Eed
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Ban Cambrid
334
Sin Ave
New York
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Muskogee
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Clover Farms
Uncle Sam
Pimento
Ceulfeat
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Discar
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Him
He Medesty
Wow
Libby
Libby, Nicholl & Liby
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Boston
Retera
TWTZ
Anewt
Paradelphia
Pan
Aod
Niagara
Grand Army
Mannef Inter
New England
Gelag-datee Aly
Fearne Senettas
Geo. W. Vaux
Adams Street
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