Western Canada wheat boom draws Americans for homestead land
Confident reports say Western Canada will yield about 200 million bushels of wheat, with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta offering vast fields. Officials advertise low rates and easy entry, urging Americans to seek land priced from 10 to 20 dollars per acre in some cases, with potential yields raising earnings per acre to eight to ten dollars.
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Canada
M. V McInnes
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit
Mich
C.A. Laurier
Marquette
J. S. Crawford
Syracuse
N. Y
ThoseUletherington
Tremont Street
Boston
Mass
H M. Williams
Gardner
Toledo
Ohio
Geo. Aird
Tracton-Terminal
Indianapolis
Indiana
C. J. Broughton
Chicago
Geo. A. Hall
Second Street
Milwaukee
Wis
EH. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minn
Chas. Pilling
Clifford
Grand Forks
N. C
J B. Carbonneau, Jr
Main Street
Biddeford
J. M. MacLachlan
Watertown
S.D
W V. Bennett
Bee Bidg
Omaha
Neb
Rogers
West 9Th Street
Kansas City
Benj. Davies
Dunn Block
Great Falls
Montana
J. N Grieve
Bpokane
Wash
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Mrs Patrick Campbell Defends Artistic Independence
During a rehearsal, manager Charles Frohman urged a line delivery change. Mrs Campbell responded that she is an artist, defending her interpretation while Frohman joked he would not reveal her secret.
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Patrick Campbell
Charles Frohman
Campbell
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Parents urged to inspect Castoria labels for the familiar signature indicating over 30 years of use. The notice reminds caregivers that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, a trusted infant remedy.
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Fletcher
Murderer Casey Umpires Prison Baseball Game in Nevada Yard
In Nevada state prison Goldfield, Casey a condemned man with a wooden leg officiated a prisoner baseball game between blacks and whites. He ruled with certainty behind the plate as guards and 200 inmates watched, ending 15 to 12 in favor of the black team.
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Nev
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Casey
Nevada State
Patrick C. Casey
Goldfield
Thomas Heslip
Thomas Mann
Heslip
Nevada
Baker
Reno
Shines
Skinner
Mona Bella
New York
Sheridan
Hans Wagner
Baldy” Cunningham
Carson City
Baldy
Pullman
Mudville
Supreme Court of Nevada
Stephen Incledon's Bedtime Satisfied by Song
The Pittsburg Gazette-Times recaps Harold Simpson's A Century of English Ballads, telling of tenor Stephen Incledon who in a country inn quarreled with an army officer. To settle the dispute he woke singing Black-Eyed Susan and declared his performance had satisfied thousands.
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Harold Simpson
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Stephen Incledon
Incledon
Costly Privacy at the Restaurant
A waiter, praised for humanity, stays distant to respect a young couple’s privacy while they discuss tender matters. The proprietor overrules, urging the waiter to hover over the chair and intrude, insisting that the couple will seek fresh orders if left alone.
Joaquin Miller defies death at seventy on Sierra cabiny life
San Francisco poet Joaquin Miller aged seventy resists illness and plans to finish his life atop The Hights. He built a seven-room cabin complex and a stone crematory on the mountain, saying his ashes will be scattered to the four winds.
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Joaquin Miller
San Francisco
Sierras
Bay
Golden Gate
Queen Victoria
England
Mount McKinley
Joaquin
Mr. Miller
Golden Gate Park
Chinatown
Student Has Won Fortune After Twenty One Professions
Hardy Sundberg of Minneapolis returns home after seven years away to find his fortune of 350000 restored and another 200000 added, money he plans to spend touring Europe. He says he achieved his wealth only after practicing 21 distinct professions including real estate broker lumberman farmer streetcar motorman salesman machinist preacher engineer veterinarian watchmaker carpenter surveyor journalist cook stock broker and more.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Europe
Hardy Sundberg
Sundberg
Minneapolis Theological Institution
University of Stockholm
Bushelman
Public lecture ends with sharp rebuke in crowd
An audience member challenges a lecturer on figures about immigration wealth and trusts. The lecturer drinks water and delivers a scathing retort, declaring advertise for it to the questioner. The crowd cheers as the questioned man leaves in defeat.
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Promoted For Sore Throat
An ad touts Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as both preventive and cure for sore throat. It claims rapid relief when gargled a little in water and asserts superiority to other antiseptics. Price 25 or 50 cents. free samples offered by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston. Also notes tuberculosis prevention exhibits expanding in the U.S. and Canada with 200 displays nationwide.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Maia
United States
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Wyoming
Mexico
Porto Rico
Cuba
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
National Association
América
Maryland Tuberculosis Commission
Water rifle for divers fires a jet underwater
Captain Grobl a German diving instructor has created a rifle that can fire underwater using a water jet. The cartridge is rubber cased and the jet reportedly penetrates armor plate, offering divers a new defense when sharks and sea monsters threaten them.
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Grobl
India
False Hunger A Symptom of Stomach Trouble Corrected by Good Food
A Carthage Missouri teacher describes years of poor health and constant hunger due to stomach trouble. After trying Grape-Nuts she reports restored health, weight gain, and freedom from headaches and nerves, crediting the product and Postum Co. for recovery.
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Carthage
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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