Barometer of the Post Office Reflects Western Canada Growth
A Winnipeg based report highlights a surge in western Canadian mail volume in 1912 with 40 extra workers and special mail trains. It notes rapid settlement, new post offices, and government efforts across railway lines, roads, and policing to support immigration reaching 400 000 in 1912, half from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Old Country
Canada
Western Prairies
United States
Ottawa
Cleverness Required in Pension Bill Comment
In remarks amid high-cost living debates Representative De Forest supports pensioning ex presidents while recounting a street car remark about savings. A woman quips that it takes clever hair cutting to mislead other women’s husbands, illustrating sharp wit in everyday economics.
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de Forest
The Height of Absurdity in a Fiery Exchange
A sharp exchange erupts with the line Your scheme is foolish followed by Foolish yes absolutely foolish. The dialog likens the plan to the libretto of a grand opera, underscoring the speaker’s disdain and theatrical rhetoric.
Weight 250 and Phatasom’s college specialty
A court comment notes Phatasom studied gastronomy in college, remarking on his appearance as evidence. The exchange frames a humorous misfit between weight and field of study with a judge’s quip.
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Duhl
Phatasom
Keene
Taos Old Pueblo and Farther Taos Valley History
The Taos region in northern New Mexico is a threefold town with Pueblo de Taos Fernandez de Taos and Ranches de Taos, rich in ancient adobe architecture, frontier history, and desert valley culture. The area’s isolation grew after railroads bypassed it, preserving an old world tone and traditions while inviting eventual modernization.
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Hether
America
Taos
New Mexico
Pueblo de Taos
Fernandez de Taos
Ranches de Taos
Poco Tiempo
Pueblo of
Fernandez
Santa Fe
Taos Valley
Sailor Yarn From a Pirate to a Woman's Club
A bos'n recalls a wild pirate past aboard the ship Sorry Sue. The crew mutinies over a planned scuttling, fleeing as a mysterious noise terrifies them, then learns the sound comes from a lively women’s club meeting aboard a neighboring vessel. The tale ends with reflections on life at sea and social etiquette.
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Juanapatan
Bos’n
Palm reader reveals engagement shock at fair
A fortune teller at a fair proclaims a girl engaged to Mr Mooney after noting an engagement ring the reader says was returned to him three weeks prior. The scene unfolds with disbelief as the palmist twists the tale beyond lines on the hand.
Breath Gone Wrong as Boy Tries to Run Home
A boy named Harry visits his grandparents with his father. En route he sprints ahead and struggles for breath, gasping that his breath is "all out of place" as the father asks what is the matter. The scene unfolds near the village by the country home.
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Harry
M Harry
Slow Chap Teases Girlfriend Over Kiss Delays
A humorous exchange from Mack's Monthly features a girl with a pink parasol describing a slow young man who asked for a kiss. She reveals she wears a veil with a knot that takes time to untie, causing the delay in his response.
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Mack’s Monthly
Miss Gusher and Mr Boerd Discuss Wedding Scale
In a playful exchange Miss Gusher questions Mr Boerd about wedding size. He responds that large weddings are essential to the Dartmouth Jack o Lanterns, framing the debate with humor and a hint of local group pride.
Its Popularity in Governance and Festive Boards
A cryptic debate on which public board holds sway in a municipality. The speaker quips that the festive board may be the most influential, implying social events and community gatherings drive local influence more than formal committees.
History is Easier to Write Than to Manufacture
A reflective line contrasts crafting history with living by a harsh ethic. It suggests that passive tolerance fails in the face of conflict, urging decisive action over a creed of merely allowing coexistence.
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Western
Eeaenene
Missouri Photo Finishing Co
Hall Bidg
Kansans City
Northwest
Missouri
Kangas City, NO
Pltiks
Smith A. Simpson
Kit Carson
Aloys Scheurich
Carson
Scheurich
General Sibley
Charles Bent
Padre Antonio Jose Martinez
Southwest
Constitutional Convention
First Territorial Assembly
Padre Martinez
el Crepuscula
Mexico
Armijo
Price
Ceran St. Vrain
Lor
Dean
Michigan
Josiah Hoover
Catherine St
Mich
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
New
Post
Posum Cereal Co
Benle Ciick
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