Minnesota Farmer Reports Western Canada Settlement Boom
A Minnesota farmer’s letter to Canadian agent Benj Davies describes rapid settlement near Dalesboro Assa and a hopeful wheat future. He notes crowded land, new homes, church plans, and growing community as winters are mild and crops look promising. The letter ends with thanks and a request for smoother aid for Arthur Finney’s move.
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Canada
Land of
Plenty
C.J. Broughton
Chicago
Agt
Gov'tor
U. 8
Benj. Davies
St. Paul
Minn
Western Canada
Dalesboro
Assa
Arthur Finney
Alex
Cameron
Libby McNeill Libby Luncheon Meats Advertised
Advertises Libby McNeill Libby Chicago meats with ready to serve options and a free booklet Slow to Make Good Things to Eat. Also features Grain-O cereal drink ad and light humor lines from Puck and Philadelphia Record. Includes Bent on self improvement and medical institute offers with a free book Hamlet's Lucky Escape.
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Laiby, McNeil & Libby
House of Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Fragmentary note on Emma Brave case and medications
A partial OCR fragment references Emma Brave and a medical context with unclear terms. It mentions children, corvens, inflammation, a bottle containing thirty three units, and potential treatment notes. Details are too garbled to confirm names, dates, or actions.
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Emma Brave
Rama
Charles Reade at Oxford in a Midnight Escapade
At Oxford Charles Reade fled the proctors with a companion lacking cap and gown. They reached colleges, the companion slipping past the queen’s porter, while Reade found a ladder to scale Magdalen’s window. He dragged the ladder after him and burned it for fuel, claiming to have spent the night keeping vigil by the fire.
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Charles Reade
Oxford
Queen’s
Reade
Magdalen
Queen's
Chicago Great Western Increase in February Earnings
The Chicago Great Western Railway known as the Maple Leaf Route reports a rise of 25780.78 in earnings for the second week of February 1900. The fiscal year total since July 1 shows 31024.68, reflecting continued growth.
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Chicago Great Western
Chicago Great Western Railway
Maple Leaf
Descendant Traces Penn Lineage Through Agnes Penn
A genealogical note links Gen Sir William Penn Symons to Agnes Penn, described as a near descendant of William Penn on an immemorial tablet. The remark explains his second name arose from family connections through the Penn lineage and the Dundee era.
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Penn
William Penn Symons
Dundee
Agnes Penn
Wfas
William Penn
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims Laxative Relief
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as curing a cold in one day. It promises refunds if the remedy fails and features E W Grove's signature on each box. The slogan claims the “straight one” is the shortest in mor.
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E. W. Grove
mor—Maria Edgeworth
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