Western Canada prospers as war ends and new growth begins
Reports from Canadian industry show strong Western Canada trade and crop conditions. Merchants are paying cash and taking cash discounts, with auto purchases rising and land sales expanding. Experts predict postwar expansion, fueled by agricultural prosperity, immigration, and US-Canada economic ties.
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Canada
Canadian Credit Men’s Association
West
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern Land Companies
Western Canada
Manitoba
Automobile License Department
Kingman Nott Robins
Farm Mortgage Bankers’ Association of America
Monetary Times
Europe
Robins
United States
Bondmen's Club of
Chicago
Great Britain
South America
France
Union
Ingenious Mr Smith and the Sleep Talk Mystery
A man named Mr Smith wakes to his wife accusing him of sleep talking. He admits talking in his sleep and parrots a garbled Esperanto phrase meaning a question to his wife. The exchange blends humor with comic miscommunication and social gossip.
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Mr. Smith
Exaggerating Praise of Friends Provokes No Real Worth
The remark warns that boosting friends beyond their merit yields little value. It cautions against assuming outcomes from nothing and emphasizes realistic appraisal over flattery.
Truthful Wife and the Case of the Vanished Husband
A detective praises women's truthfulness and recalls a case in which a wife describes her husband’s last words as “For heaven's sake, shut up!” The anecdote highlights perceived honesty in a marital disappearance.
Relationship Recalled in Quip Between Father and Daughter
A humorous exchange features a boy asking about his relation to Miss Darlington and receiving the reply that she is his father and mother, reflecting playful wordplay in a domestic setting.
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Darlington
Ducks Dive Mystery Explained by Harp Clue
A quirky dialogue hints at why ducks dive, suggesting an aim to liquidate their bits. The exchange features Tommy and a playful Harp speaker named Exehenga.
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Tommy
Quiet Demure Gown Sets New Tone for Summer Wardrobe
A light gray silk afternoon gown with corded tucks and a sheer organdie collar embodies sedate elegance amid bold summer fashions. The gown features a side-fastening bodice, full sleeves with corded cuffs, and a simple silk girdle. Fall hats accompany the look, including felt and velvet types with grosgrain ribbon trims and decorative chenille accents, in purple white and rose color pairings.
Winged Insects Adorn Fashion Footwear Designs
Dainty fawn colored kid slippers feature blue and yellow butterflies while silk hosiery displays bluebirds and blue bachelor buttons. Beetles and other insects settle on fashionable footwear with iridescent beadwork buckles and shoe buckles shaped as dragonflies birds and bees.
Gloves style and construction noted in advertisement
Pale tam doeskin gloves feature wide wrists and long loose pull over ceat sleeve design. The description highlights generous wrist area and fashionable fit as noted in the listing.
Hearse Driver Falls Asleep On Way To White Creek
In Columbus area a hearse driver nodded off, waking to find Blessing family home in sight. The driver realized he had veered into the Blessing lane and then stayed alert to finish the trip to White Creek. An earlier scene shows the driver asleep briefly at the wheel.
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Carl Blessing
Columbus
Blessing
Penic
White Creek
Indianapolis News
Girl’s Flirtation Recalled in Missing Ring Tale
A lighthearted note describes a girl who flirts like a countess, misplacing a trug ring and leaving the event with a missing cherished keepsake. The fragment hints at social signaling and a playful misfortune within a domestic scene.
Church Gossip as People Trail Newsed Rumor Mill
Churchgoers are described as gathering for social chatter and neighborhood rumors rather than devotion, with observers noting the habit of trading stories during services and after meetings.
Castoria and its trusted family legacy
Castoria is advertised as a harmless substitute for castor oil and soothing syrups. It claims to ease teething discomfort, constipation, and colic while promoting natural sleep. The ad stresses genuine Castoria bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher and warns against imitations and experiments on infants.
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Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Forgetful Barber Shop Guest Leaves Town Bill Unsettled
A former Winchester resident now in California forgot to pay a barber shop bill on the way to a lodge meeting and a train. He said goodbye to friends, exited the shop, and the unpaid bill remained.
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Winchester
California
Indianapolis News
Taft Honored for Peace Work at New Haven Luncheon
Ex President Taft received congratulations at a New Haven luncheon for his efforts toward peace. He told an anecdote about a fat man who explains good nature arises from not being able to fight or run.
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Taft
New Haven
Mr. Taft
Got What He Was Looking For
Jack's statement to the judge reveals Mr Benedict married after words about not marrying unless the woman was “just so.” Belle asks for certainty and recalls his past vow as the judge notes the outcome of his choice.
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Jack
Mr. Benedict
Belle
Blissful Ignorance amid Yacht Life and Bores
An ad hoc reflection contrasts yacht life with idle chatter. A playful exchange questions the true cost of running a yacht, while a remark about boredom links purposeful work to meaning beyond talk.
No Comeback Letter About Aunt’s Farm Visit
A reader recounts a letter from Aunt requesting a vacation on her farm. They decline to invite her, planning to rent a two room apartment in the fall, leaving no space for a visit next winter.
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George
Advert for Cuticura Free Sample by Mail
A vintage ad promotes Cuticura thinly veiled as skincare advice and mentions free samples by mail through Boston address. It then wryly notes how budding geniuses are often discouraged and adds a playful jab about a girl’s dislike of riding in a buggy with a one armed man.
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Cuticura
Dept. I
Boston
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