Seven Years Ago and Today Western Canada’s Promise
An advertisement extols Western Canada based on grain livestock and dairy returns from 1914 to 1916. It features J. D. Johnston of Bradsworth Saskatchewan recounting seven years there, detailing crops, land holdings, livestock, and machinery gains. It praises simple land taxes, local governance, education, climate, and opportunities, calling the region a land of promise.
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Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
J. D. Johnston
Bradsworth, Sask
Johnson County
Kansas
Mr. Johnston
Saskatchewan
Pacific Coast
Johnston
Dominion
Missouri Livestock Stockyards Report Shows Growth in 1916
A Missouri labor bulletin tallies 16,442,209 head of cattle calves hogs sheep and horses and mules in 1916 from four stock yards in St. Louis Kansas City St. Joseph and others. Kansas City leads with 7,191,716 head valued at 270,162,590 while St. Louis handles 5,740,263 head worth 204,824,166.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mississippi River
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Drought Threatens Southwest Missouri Wheat Crop
Farmers say the region has suffered the worst drouth since 1888 with little rain since last June, risking crop failure unless relief arrives soon.
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Missouri
Missouri Tax Amendment Seeks 5 Percent Bequest Levy
The general inheritance tax bill in Missouri is amended to tax five percent of bequests to religious and educational institutions, replacing earlier exemptions. Senate action shows shifting support for governor’s programs, while debates continue on a state flower bill, gas supply inquiry, and Frances Willard Day in schools.
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Senate
Goodson
Macon
Mary Jane Brennan
St. Louis
Cabanne Avenue M. E
South
Graves
Jefferson D. Hostetter
House Appropriations Committee
General Revenue Fund
Hospital For
Fulton
St. Joseph Hospital
Nevada Hospital
Farmington Hospital
Marshall
Chillicothe
Higginsville
St. James
Missouri School For Blind
School For
Missouri State
Mount Vernon
Missouri Reformatory
Boonville
Tipton
House
Gardner
Missouri
Bill Presen
B. F. Stuart
Buchanan County
Marie Goodman
Kansas City
Frances Willard
Moore
United States
Character and Vision for American Manhood
The sermon urges young men to prioritize character over physical prowess and wealth. It quotes Savonarola Luther Knox Garri son Cough and Livingstone to illustrate consecrated lives. It questions drifting with modern life and calls readers to a Christian path to elevate the nation.
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Savonarola
Martin Luther
John Knox
Christ
Scotland
William Lloyd Garrison
Boston
John. B. Cough
David Livingstone
Africa
Destruction and rebuilding in religion and revolution
Wallace Herbert Blake argues that breaking bounds in religion art worship and business leads to self imposed labor to create new limits. He notes revolutions wars and inventions disturb landmarks but warns destruction is only wise if a clear better order follows. Destruction without rebuilding is foolish.
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David
Chicago
St. John the Baptist
Wallace Herbert Blake
Higher than happiness love in man, Carlyle quote
There is in man a higher than love of happiness, he can do without happiness, and thereof find blessedness.
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Carlyle
Farm Loan Act Explained for Prospective Borrowers
Federal Farm Loan Act guides farmers and hopeful buyers to join national farm loan associations. Forming groups requires ten members, articles of association, and elections. Borrowers must stake stock, limits apply, and banks aim for cooperative ownership of federal land banks.
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National Farm Loan Associations
Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Farm Loan Board
Washington, D. C
Federal Land Bank
O. K
National Farm Loan Association
Sach
Federal Land Banks
Hidden Le Brun Mural Found Behind Versailles Whitewash
Paintings by Charles Le Brun from the seventeenth century were uncovered beneath whitewash in a Versailles guardroom wall altered in 1749 for Mme de Pompadour to connect private rooms for Louis XV. The wall was later whitewashed in Louis Philippe's era. The works depict Hercules and Minerva.
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Charles le Brun
Versailles Palace
le Brun
Mme. de Pompadour
Louis XV
Louis Philippe
Hercules
Minerva
June Days and March Days
A humorous Punch Bowl exchange between Stude and a landlady about a steak and a board bill likened to June and March weather. The facetious dialogue tweaks culinary and rent matters to caricature weather moods.
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Stude
Engagement Called Off Amid Father’s Loan Offer
In a reported exchange Teo Willing asks why Harry ended his engagement to Miss Peckem. Tom notes the father offered a loan to finance the marriage, reflecting social pressures and financial influence in the error prone domestic scene.
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Teo
Tom
Harry
Miss Peckem
Jack
Vegetable Compound Praised By Louisville Patient
A Louisville reader credits Judin B Pik ham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life and avoiding surgery after four years of illness. The note invites others to write for free advice.
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Louisville
Lydia
Ellie Fishback
Judin B Pikham
Prom
Ike
Mom
Absurd Wish Exchange Sparks Courtroom Quip
In a playful exchange, the judge notes Jinks asks to know as much as his son thinks he does, while Blinks asks for a dearest wish, revealing a light moment amid proceedings.
Cascarets Claim Liver and Bowel Health With 10 Cent Box
An advertising claim promises Cascarets cleanse and regulate the stomach and liver, expel foul gases and constipated waste, and improve health by morning. The ad touts 10 cent boxes, no griping, and wide use among men and women to prevent headaches biliousness indigestion and constipation.
Gratitude Banter at Grocer-Now Exchange
The dialogue shows a brief exchange where one party thanks another while a request to open a package is made and a plea against blame is voiced. It captures a casual domestic interaction with implied actions and mild admonition.
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Grocer
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