Poor man’s view of Western Canada proves profitable start
W H Kinkade writes from Alameda NWT Canada recounting 21 months of effort from $3.55 to $548.10 in receipts. He details homestead entry, land breaking, seed costs, and rental income while noting improved prospects for a family with hard work and Canadian settlement. He urges other poor men to consider farming in Canada over wage labor.
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Alameda
Canada
B. Davies
St. Paul
Minn
Western Canada
Traverse Country
Alamseda
Minnesota
W. H. Kinkade
Hash at the house fuels six boys and a wary landlady
In a tale from the Memphis Scim, six boys endure a tiresome hash life under a strict landlady. On Monday they confront their routine meal when yesterday's roast returns as hash, prompting wry jokes about friends ground to bits. The menacing hash fuels tension and humor in a claustrophobic dining room.
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Landardy
Hash
Memphis
Missing Commandments and a Puzzled Child
A young preacher entertains Elsie, a five year old, by reviewing the commandments. The girl guesses seven or eight, but the adult corrects her that there are ten, noting a conversation about teachings and family discussions observed in a Cass avenue drawing room.
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Cass Avenue
Elsie
Detroit Free Press
Sweet Young Thing and Savage Bachelor Rake Matrimony Debate
The Indianapolis Press quotes a conversational exchange on marriage during a Browns' golden anniversary celebration. The Sweet Young Thing and the Savage Bachelor clash over the idea of matrimony, arguing that societal fuss surrounds couples who have endured years together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browns
Indianapolis Press
Mother Returns Home Asks How Child Slept Alone
A mother, away overnight, asks how her three year old slept. The child recalls papa singing in a comically broken way, saying mamma asked how she slept and the girl reports papa sang yet she could not hear him. The anecdote appears in a Cincinnati airer.
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Cincinnati
Mockingbird Cracker Quippes and Civic Ironies
A fragmentary column notes a joking exchange about a parrot and a cracker, followed by a Chicago Dispatch line mocking humanity's urge for revenge and a Washing (In.) Democrat quip on quarrels and prospects. It closes with a brief Chicago Dispute remark.
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Chicago Dispatch
Fashionable Spring and Summer Silhouettes Embrace Light Fabrics
Fashion columns describe full gathered house maid skirts reaching America, new crepe de chine and chiffon weaves for mourning uses, and fleur de suede fabrics with slender silhouettes. Perpendicular plaits on the bonne femme skirt, umbrella foundation, and careful shade matching by professionals highlight the season. Wedding gowns shift to princesse styles in satin royal and peau de soie with venetian lace garnitures amid airy textiles and refined sleeve detailing.
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America
India
N. Y. Post
Col Jack Chinn Joins Kentucky Tragedy in Prominence
The Chicago Chronicle recalls Col. Jack Chinn, famed race starter and fearless figure, in relation to the Goebel assassination and a Houston incident with his valet Sam. The tale highlights Chinn's reputed weaponry and courage, including a boastful exchange about the ivory-handled six shooter.
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Kentucky
Col
Jack Chinn
Gov. Goebel
Col. Chinn
United States
Blaise
Houston
Chicago Chronicle
Cleaning tips from a housewife on daily polish
A housewife advises marble can be cleaned with dry salt and a rag. Pointed whalebone cleans window sash corners. Grass toweling works best for dish towels and cloths due to its coarse open mesh. Coal ashes remove yellow stains on aged cups and saucers. Do not place mirrors where sun directly shines on them to avoid harming the metallic coating and cracking the reflecting surface.
Why Americans Win In Business Practices
An American manufacturer explains a price gap to a visiting English firm by contrasting labor costs. He notes Americans use self supporting ladders, reducing labor time and cost, illustrating why American production can undercut foreign prices. The anecdote highlights efficiency and cost discipline as keys to American competitiveness in global markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray the Engishman
New Use for Wireless Telegraphy Demonstrated
A lightship captain demonstrated wireless telegraphy as a reliable alert method when standard signals failed. The ad then likens the effect to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, touting restoration of strength, bowel regulation, appetite improvement, and indigestion cure.
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Hostetter
Courtroom Quietly Echoes With Foreign Witness Speaking
In a Detroit Free Press note a courtroom fills as a foreign witness answers lawyers in his native tongue. A man in the gallery listens briefly and jokes about shorthand, adding a moment of dry humor to the proceedings.
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Detroit Free Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Full Oath Affirms Firm's Payment
J Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J C Co in Toledo swears to pay 100 dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleason witnesses oath dated December 6, 1888. Company and product details advertise testimonials and druggist sales at 75 cents per bottle.
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State of Ohto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Sai
Hall
A. D
A. W.gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Too Great a Strain in Comic Exchange
A fragment from a Chicago scene shows a flushed joke about alimony through exchange between locals. The quirky line hints at reputations and a hurried courtroom mood without clear names or dates.
Free Foot-Ease and Cures Parade Through Ads
An assortment of old advertisements and wry quotes surface. Claims tout Allen's Foot-Ease free offers and corn cures, with druggists selling tonics and dyes. Short quips about caution in marriages and lectures mix with product pitches for Laxative Bromo Quinine, Hale's Honey, Piso's Cure, and Putnam dyes, alongside a quirky note on a math prodigy.
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Allen
N. Y
Overland Limited and Pacific Express Train Notes
The Chicago Union Pacific and North Eastern inc lists The Overland Limited from Chicago at 6 20 P M arrives San Francisco two days later and Los Angeles next morning with all meals in dining cars buffet library barber and including tests of everything The Pacific Express from West Chicago at 10 30 P M offers first class through tourist sleepers to California Gentlemen agents sell tickets via Chicago and the West. For full information apply to B Kniskern 22 Fifth Ave Chicago Ill.
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Chi
Union Pacific and
Northestern Inc
Chicago
Sansco
Angeles
Barber
Pacific Express
Wes Chicago
Firstlass
Califoria
Hw Tn
Chi- Zo
both-Westerl Ry
B. Kniskern
Fifth Ave
Ill
Probable Result of Editors and Preachers Gathering
A fragmented note suggests people will place pumpkins in contributions and pay subscriptions, imagined as suspender button offerings. The fragmentary Baltimore provenance hints at a satirical or community notice role for the text.
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Sas
Baltimore
Railways Advertise Low Rate Homeseekers Excursions
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route announce low cost excursions for home seekers. pamphlets describing fares and routes are available free on request from C Townsend G P in St Louis.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
Yost
T. A
St. Louis
Rds
C. Townsend
G. P
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