Western Canada Crops Cannot Be Checked Claim
A letter from A Naltenbrunner, Commissioner of Immigration, Regina 1907, asserts Western Canada crops cannot be checked by adverse conditions. He recalls his own homestead near Rouleau and Drinkwater, detailing wheat and oats yields, car shipments, and plans to sell seed, praising the region's agricultural promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxuizion
Regina
Sask
Winnipec
Rouleau
Drinkwater
Moose Jaw
Western Canada
Naltenbrunner
Talking It Out: A Man Faces A Woman In Argument
A witty take notes that victory in an argument may favor the person who does most of the talking. The remark suggests gender dynamics influence debate outcomes.
World's Largest Bath Opens Near London
The world’s largest swimming pool opens at Fingland Foothill Bee Common. It measures 200 feet by 60, holds 1 869 005 gallons, and can pump 60 000 gallons daily to maintain a partial flow. Cleaning costs are minimal with annual maintenance, and the bath has saved thirteen lives, earning a medals award. It draws about three thousand visitors daily, with one day weekly reserved for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Grape-Nuts Cited For Better Digestion And Vitality
Endorsements describe Grape-Nuts as ideal for older adults needing easy digestion and nourishment. Testimonials claim improved health, regularity, and boosted energy, with references to Postum and the company line “There’s a Reason.”
Plain shirt waist styles lead fashion in fabrics and trims
The article notes plain shirt waists returning to favor with short skirt suits as a practical alternative to lace trimmed lingerie blouses. It highlights fabrics such as fine linens lawns and sheer colors, with yoke fronts, plaits, stiff cuffs, and collars, plus lace and outline trends in dresses and empire silhouettes.
Serge and Silk Frocks With Dark Serge and Silk Trim
Morning frocks use coarse yet supple serge in dark colors. Embroidery in thick silk trim creates a matched color or tea-gown effect for a refined look.
Table Decorations Show Romantic Floral Design Trends
The piece examines the season’s table decoration fashion using bowls and round baskets arranged with pink petunia blooms and greenery. It describes centerpieces, bowled blooms linked by vine, and surrounding beds of moss and smilax, with gold wicker baskets featuring small towers of flowers.
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Nachoneb
The Three Piece Suit For Women And Girls
A fashion note outlines a three piece afternoon suit for women and older girls featuring a coat and skirt in cloth velveteen or corduroy. It suggests semicircular or plaited skirt styles and a tailored coat with rounded corners as the prevailing look.
Stand for Dried Flowers Cardboard Tube Stand
A waterless flower stand uses a cardboard tube sized to fit the flowers. Ends are sewn, outside covered with floral brocade. Base is velvet or silk with gold braid, tube fixed by sewing or mucilage, and Everlasting flowers arranged on top.
Love and a Death Trap on the Mountain Cove
Polly Blake milks a one horned cow as Ben Martin and Gordon clash over a sly prospector. A trap misfires and Gordon falls into Devil's Sink Hole, only to be rescued by Polly. Ben exposes the plot and saves Polly from her rival, ending with a wedding plan between Polly and Ben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Blake
Polly
Gordon
Blake
Ben Martin
Ben
Jim Turpin
Lee Hooper
Jim
Bigke
Soco
Devil's Sink Hole
Devil’s
Oldest Rabbi in America Finds Quiet Life at 103
Rev. Abraham Isaac Trager of New York is described as the oldest rabbi in America at age 103. He says he does not borrow trouble and lives freely, noting he eats and drinks as he likes and has smoked for over eight decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Abraham Isaac Trager
New York
Remarkable Man Overcomes Kidney Troubles at 98
Shepard Kollock of 44 Wallace Street Red Bank New Jersey is described as a remarkable man at age 98 after forty years of kidney trouble. He reports severe back pain and night awakenings with heavy kidney secretions but says Dean’s Kidney Pills gave him complete relief. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepard Kollock
Wallace
St. Red Bank
N. J
Mr.Kolleck
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A La Kipling Turns Warlike In Spoken Verse
A La Kipling mocks today in pike and shard as he writes warlike verse. The critic fears the jovial bard grows rough in tone and manner.
Cure for Eczema Using Cuticura Ointment and Soap
Newark Delaware resident W a Dean describes seven years of severe eczema on his hands. After trying many remedies with little relief, two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap fully cured his condition, dated March 28, 1907.
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Dean
Newark
Del
Babies Pay Fare on Trans-Atlantic Steamers Debate
A witty snippet questions the rule that infants must pay fares aboard trans-Atlantic steamers. It ponders what happens if a baby declines to pay and imagines the social implications of such a policy.
Billion Dollar Grass Seed Offer Promises High Yields
A farmer touts Billion Dollar Grass claiming three crops per year and 300 tons of hay from 100 acres with $3,800 in seed sales. The ad from John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin promises seed catalogs and samples for ten cents and fourteen cents for a package of new farm seed including Victoria Rape and Silver King Barley, urging readers to request materials.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Sly Miller
Victoria
le Crosse
Infinite love and hatred clash in a moral reflection
A reflection contrasts boundless love with intense hatred for harm. The writer weighs whether pure benevolence can exist alongside fierce opposition to injustice. The piece prompts contemplation of virtue, vengeance, and the limits of compassion.
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist Faces Crude Remark
Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo a specialist in eye ear nose and throat responds to a casual remark about accidents and heartache noting the need for resilience in daily life.
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Dor. J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Wall Paper 2 Cts 4 Roll and Cub Free Sample Book
Advertisement for wall paper 2 cents per roll and a cub sample book. Includes order by A H Ranney at 616 Henery Avenue Minneapolis. Quote about easily being pious when children asleep and neighbors gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Ranney
Hen. Ave
Minneapolis
100 Acres North Dakota Land Free Ad
Classified notice offering 100 acres of land in North Dakota for free with a locating option. Mentions adjoining quarter sale by D J McMahon of Endicott and Endicott Building in St Paul for reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dako
D. J. McMahon
Endicott Btd
St. Paul
Arid Georgia and a cryptic stroke note
A fragment mentions a man in Georgia suffering apoplexy or stroke after a question about whisky and robbing a boss. It also advertises Miller & Holmes in St Paul offering top prices for cream and notes about sausage as a recovering patient’s first food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Miller & Holmes
St. Paul, Minn
Piles Cured In 6 To 14 Days By PAZO Ointment
Guarantee to cure itching bleeding protruding piles with PAZO Ointment. Each package promises full refund if not cured. A social note references a rejected suitor and a bitter blow to a girl’s pride.
Garfield Tea Laxative Ad Promotes Health and Patents
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a simple laxative of herbal composition that regulates organs and relieves constipation. It urges readers to obtain free patents and invites stamps for details addressed to Edwin L. Yewell in Washington D C.
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Edwin L. Yewell
McGill Building
Washington, D. C
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Western
Canada
Wats
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Atlantic
Copenhagen
Charles Sloan Reid
Joseph B. Bowles
Cuthura
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
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