Western Canada Lands Offer Big Profit With Low Purchase Price
Landowners protest surtax on uncultivated Western Canadian lands as governments push for cultivation. Farmers report high profits from wheat yields, with land prices from 15 to 30 dollars per acre and potential 50 percent plus returns. Prospective settlers encouraged to move this winter for spring residency and next years farming growth.
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Western Canada
Canada
United States
Western
Spelier Miss Bizness Misses Spelling But Keeps Wordplay
A businessgirl named Spelier is praised for usefulness despite poor spelling. Her employer buys a dictionary to aid her, and she protects it with cloth. She labels the dictionary with a humorous error Dictionery on the cover.
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Miss Bizness
Skin trouble relief soap and ointment ad note
For skin troubles The Soap to cleanse and purify the Ointment to soothe and heal. They usually afford immediate relief in itching burning eczemas pimples dandruff and most baby skin troubles. They also tend to prevent little skin trouble great if used daily each by mail with Book. Cuticura Dept. L.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Why Japan Desires American Friendship Now
Wilmot Lewis argues Japan seeks American friendship to escape isolation and gain backing at the council board. He traces Japan's wartime diplomacy, its shift toward China, and the need for Open Door policy and China’s integrity to secure trust with the United States. He warns Japan must reform Far Eastern policy before lasting accord can be reached.
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United States
Japan
Congress of Nations
Council Board
America
Germany
Shantung
Kiaochau
Far East
Great Britain
France
Japanese Ag
Council Board of the Nations
China
Washington
John Hay
California
Belgian Gems Sold in New York
Diamonds marketed in Amsterdam London and New York likely originate from looted Belgium and France. The London Horological Journal notes they are cut to appear from old jewelry. Some pieces come from provinces under German occupation or reflect wartime sacrifices.
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Amsterdam
London
New York
Germany
Belgium
France
Russia
Roumania
Europe
Platinum Imports and Prices Rise in 1916
A United States Geological Survey report shows 1915 imports of platinum at 61,487 ounces valued at 2,330,476 dollars, while 1916 imports dropped to 58,484 ounces but valued 3,138,306 dollars. The Engineering and Mining Journal notes refined platinum prices in New York averaged 49,638 dollars per ounce in 1915 and fluctuated from 62.56 to 101.25 dollars per ounce in 1916.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Engineering and Mining Journal
New York
Family arrangement joked about wardrobes and vacations
In a Parisian society note from Louisville Courier Journal the gossip page records a witty exchange about sisters never traveling together. They joke their wardrobe bans joint trips preferring separate vacations and pooling clothes.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Depth of Degradation Tookey Why Weeping Turk Prisoner
A confusing fragment shows a lieutenant asking why the Turk prisoner is weeping. The text indicates a capture by Sen with a reference to Sau, suggesting a wartime scene and interrogation.
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Tookey
Love as the Cure for Family Discord in Joseph Story
The sermon argues that jealousy and favoritism split families, using Jacob and his sons. It credits Joseph’s forgiveness and the restored love as the only remedy, echoing the Biblical message of love described in First Corinthians. Reverend Francis E. Clark cites enduring compassion as the answer to quarrels in households.
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Joseph
Jacob
Benjamin
Egypt
Feileth
Francis EB. Clark
D. D
LL. D
Christian Endeavor
Duty of Present Ministry Urges Kindness While Friends Live
The author counsels showing love and support to friends while they are alive. Do not wait for their death to express care. Send flowers and comforting words now to brighten their days and ease their burdens during their troubled hours.
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Wilmot Lewis
New York World
Mr. Lewis
Farstern
North China Daily News
Manila Times
Philippines
England
Wscomnt Sim
Linited States
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