Harris and Mary Seek New Life as Prairie Pioneers
Dissatisfied with teaching in a Canadian town John Harris leaves for Manitoba with Mary to become homesteaders. They marry and travel with Alec McCrae to claim and farm new prairie land aided by Fred Arthurs. The journey and partnership begin their life as settlers on the frontier.
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John
Harris
Manitoba
Mary
Alec McCrae
Fred Arthurs
McCrae
Steadary
Tier
Night on the Prairie Frontier Harms the Harris Homestead
Harris and his wife endure a perilous night as a lone rider assaults their camp. Harris foils the intruder, saves the horses, and tends to Mary who faints in his arms. The couple rebuilds their homestead with sod walls, grass mattresses, a canvas roof, and a future plan for a window.
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McCrae
Coulee
Harris
Jack
Shores of the Infinite Open New Settler Regions
Chapter Iil depicts a busy frontier summer with Harris building a stable while settlers move into the district. Tom Morrison settles within three miles of Harris, creating a castlelike log home. Nearby sites host Dick Matheson, John Burton, the Grants, Hiram Riles and Eliza, with a missionary holding monthly services and Dr Brain based in Plainville near Semp ter's store and a stopping place.
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Harris
McCrae
Tom Morrison
Dick Matheson
Madawaski
John Burton
Grants
Hiram Riles
Eliza
Morrison
Dr. Brain
Plainville
Sempter
Bend mill worker keeps hen that lays breakfast egg
A Bend Oregon sawmill employee owns a hen that wakes him by fluttering into his room, lays a fresh breakfast egg on his bed, and then leaves as the man resumes rest, continuing a curious daily routine noted by the Timber Trades Journal.
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Timber Trades Journal
Bend
Ore
Can Live Cheaply in Haiti Hotel Offers $4 Room and Meals
The article touts Haiti’s low costs with a Port au Prince hotel charging four dollars daily for room and three meals. It notes small rooms, basic facilities, clean comfort, and abundant fruit with staff tips in gourdes, while contrasting labor wages of about 20 cents per day and widespread poverty.
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Haiti
Port Au Prince
United States
Aiti
Forest composition and ownership in Bohemia lands analysis
The Bohemia regions show 78 percent needle forests, 9.1 percent leaf, and 12.9 percent mixed. In Slova kia and Carpathian Russia leaf forests dominate at about 67 percent. ownership lists state 1.4 million acres, charities 600,000, municipalities 2.5 million, and private estates 8 million. Smaller parcels over 1.25 acres concentrate among the wealthy, while sub 1,250 acre holdings stay with poorer classes.
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Bohemia
Moravia
Silesia
Slovakia
Carpathian
Russia
Champagne Shortage Plans Sparked Holiday Dinner Tale
Brown warned friends to beware Robinson's champagne at Christmas dinner. Johnson and Green declined strong drink, choosing lemonade. Brown drank the champagne, noting the quantity would be insufficient for all, a quip about disappointment rather than quality.
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Green
Brown
Johnson
Robinson
London
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Advertisement notes decades of pharmacist support for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It claims the product strengthens kidneys and urinary systems and has many supporters. Readers are urged to start treatment and may request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Do Englishmen Understand American Slang?
A light exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a line about an American daughter’s London wedding and an earl’s cabling to invite the father. The humor hinges on whether the English audience grasps American slang and the father’s concern over a potential financial motive.
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London
Boston
Transcript
Bank Drafts Reported Amid Cold Interior Riddle
Citizens discuss a bank almost freezing due to drafts and damp air. The exchange notes the building has many drafts causing discomfort while the overall tone hints at a broader concern about conditions inside the bank.
Sample request to Garfield Tech Co for postal card
An item notes a request to Garfield Tech, Co in Brooklyn New York for a sample and promises repayment. A proverb urges being true to oneself to avoid injustice to friends.
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Garfield Tech, Co
Brooklyn, N. Y
Ady
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed
Advertises Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claiming universal health benefits for good blood and stomach issues. Promotes a trial package for 10 cents from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York and urges readers to achieve happiness through improved health.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Stomach Ailment Sent Woman to Bed for Ten Months
Mrs Dora Williams recalls a year ago when she lay bedridden for ten months due to stomach trouble. She credits Eatonic with restoring her health and urges others with indigestion to use Entonic after meals, noting its affordable price and a druggist guarantee.
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Dora Williams
Atonic
Eatonic
Miniature Interchangeable House Helps Sell Paints
A paint dealer keeps a small house in his office built from interchangeable parts. By swapping roof and wall sections in different colors he demonstrates color combinations to customers. The device aids contract closures, costs little, and pays for itself quickly.
New Study of Child Courses at Denton College for Women
A new course at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton Texas offers lectures library readings and laboratory work to fit young women to be home makers and mothers. The program covers child instincts and related topics as described in School Life.
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College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Texas
State College For Women
Stranger returns to town seeking another favor
A stranger thanks a resident for a past favor and explains he has just arrived in town seeking another favor, saying he remembered the good deed. The good man expresses gratitude, and the exchange hints at a continuing sense of obligation.
The Heart of a Flirt Resembles a Crowded Streetcar
A playful aphorism compares romance to a busy streetcar with room for one more passenger, capturing a light, society-era vibe. The line hints at social eagerness and flirtatious wit amid urban life.
Wise men visit Christ child born in a garage
A mother recounts the Nativity to her son Young America. The child adds a twist in his tale claiming the Christ baby was born in a garage as three wise men rode camels to see him.
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America
Christ
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Tinally Morrison
Mary Harris
Emerson
Robert J. C. Stead
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Castoria
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le Roy, N.Y
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