Climate Notes From Western Canada Weather and Yields
A 1913 report from a Swedish reader near Davidson Saskatchewan notes fine weather until New Year with a cold spell brief, then pleasant days. Wheat yields reach 30–35 bu per acre, oats 60 bu, figs about 20 bu. Alberta reports 84.25 hours of sun through Feb 22, below 1912, which had 120 hours by Feb 29. February was mild, yet Northern Hemisphere weather shows disturbances and storms. Edmonton saw 9–87 hours of sun in late February despite a ten hour possible total.
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People’s Voice
Canada
Davidson
Sask
Alberta
Meteorologiess Department
Edmonton
Uncle Josh Jokes About Summer Boarder and Consternation
In a humorous aside from a period voice the old uncle Josh laments a summer boarder’s noisy practice in the parlor. A quip about a fish and a motherly product line surfaces amid era ads and light domestic satire.
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Uncle Josh
Mrs Josh
Yaas
Flattern
Harpers Weekly
Buttermakers Study Creamery Science at Illinois Short Course
Illinois dairy manufacturers joined the state university for a three week Olindis agricultural college program. Butter makers and managers studied practice testing methods, butter composition, and dairy bacteriology. Lectures covered creamery accounting, refrigeration, cheese production, and dairy propagation with demonstrations by instructors Hepburn and Ruche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Hepburn
University of Illinois
Illinois
State University
Olindis Agricultural College
Wilmets Creamery
Engineering Experiment Station
Hepburn
Tor Hoe Ow Ruche
Disease Attacks Elms In Illinois Across Counties
An elm blight claims many elms across southern and western Illinois towns including Cairo Carbondale Centralia Du Quoin Edwardsville Fairfield Galatia McLeanboro Mount Vernon Quincy Robinson Sumner and Vandalia. The affliction damages trunk roots and branches with borers in dead bark and rapid decline, threatening shade trees and urban landscapes.
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Cairo
Carbondale
Centralia
Clayton
du Quoin
Edwardagville
Fairfield Galatts
McLeanaboro
Mount Vernon Quincey
Robinson
Sumner
Vandalia
Tlinois
Vital period for women prompts Lydia Pinkham remedy use
A promotion touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential for women aged forty to fifty undergoing the Change of Life. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. Henry Heavilin of Cadiz Ohio and others, praising relief from hot flashes headaches and nervousness, urging readers to write for confidential advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Henry Heavilin
Cadiz
Ohio
Fort Worth
Texas
Jydis K. Pinkham
Heravum
F. D. No
Edward B
Hilbert
Fleetwood
Lolia E. Pinkham
Epward B. Hitaart
F. P. Mullen Dore
Munford
Ala
Lydia E. PinkKham
F. P
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Doan
Ps Kidn
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
New Yorks
Saskatchewan
Gansta Bagtatchewan
Cl.broaghire
L&t. Fidy Osiags Ae
Ted
George M. Hild
Edmenta Aheeres
Ivo
Samuel Pitcher
the Centaur Company
New York
Ford
Bears
Western
Josh
Fierre
W. L
Douglat
Nat TB Reece
Crete
Brockton
Mass
Ilinole Creamery
Illinos
Stephen A Forbes
Rome
Reepaarls
Horace
Etotse
Standarded Oil Company
Aaeagioecce
Wn. A. Rogers
Johnson
Wm. A. Rogers
Galygpic
Johnson.Soap Co
Milwaukee, Wis
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