Pioneers Praise Prince Albert District Climate and Prospects
A letter from J D Head in Birch Hills Sask dated February 1 1905 extols Western Canada inrush and life near Prince Albert. He notes mild winter by Chicago standards with temperatures around zero to 50 below folklore, strong hay yields, land ready for crop, and rails nearing river. He says his wife’s relatives will join in May and urges others to move.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Birch Hills
Sask
Chicago
Can. Nor. Ry
R. R
Prince Albert
States
O. K
Old Chicago
U. S
J. D. Head
Proper Views on Literature Spark Light Debate
A Chicago Herald excerpt notes Quite Proper and a speaker praising literature. The discussion contrasts Spencer’s merit with Shakespeare’s fierce writing and Spencerian penmanship as preferred traits.
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Spencer
Shakespeare
Chicago Herald
Deafness Cure Claim From Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad
An advertisement argues deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It claims official cures by constitutional remedies, offers US$100 for any deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and pitches Hall's products for sale through druggists. The copy imitates early 20th century patent medicine style.
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F. J. Cheney
Hall
Russian Tactics Comment Sparks Fight and Retreat
The Pittsburg Post quotes McToole Mulvaney claiming he dared to fight but fled from O'Rourke. O'Rourke calls it a bold move, with the only mistake being retreating too fast.
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McToole
Mulvaney
O’rourke
Pittsburg
Harpers Weekly Views Aldershot War Preparedness
The piece describes grim practice drills and mock combat at Aldershot. Enormous sheet steel guardsmen stand in for troops while armored trains and cavalry dummies simulate battlefield conditions. Markers record hits as signaling and targeting practice function of the exercises.
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Harper’s Weekly
Aldershot
Lee-Metford
Birthday ring mystery at seven birthday party
Mr and Mrs Graves of Center street South Orange New Jersey hosted a seven year old Lee Graves birthday with a seven candle cake containing a ring some think opal. The cake was cut and the children searched the cake but no one recalls swallowing any object. The host confessed to placing the ring in the cake and doctors were alerted with X ray options. No child has shown appendicitis.
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New York Sun
Sheep follow leader to death in Kent County
A Kent county farmer recalls a flock of seventeen sheep crossing a creek on thin ice. The old ram fell through and the rest followed, plunging into the water and drowning. The farmer quotes the tale from the Baltimore Herald and laments the others’ foolishness.
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Kent County
Edward J. Plummer
Auld Lang Syne Night at St Pauls Draws London Crowds
The Standard reports Londoners gather around St Pauls on New Year Eve to sing Auld Lang Syne and other songs. The crowd marks the year with a silent moment after the clock chimes, followed by a mighty cheer and time-honored wishes.
Queen of Actresses Praises Peruna
A humorous feature notes a talking spider couple reacting to a dry goods storekeeper starting to advertise. The wife laments the change as they fear relocation due to the store’s advertising move.
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Peruna
Mrs. Spider
Miss Julia Marlowe Letter to Peruna Medicine Co
New York City actress Miss Julia Marlowe writes to The Peruna Medicine Co. in a recent letter, sharing her views or experiences related to the product and its use.
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Peruna Medicine Co
Julia Marlowe
New York City
Peruna Endorsement Promotes Nerve Tonic Use
An advertisement features actress Julia Marlowe endorsing Peruna as a nerve tonic. It explains nervousness in women stems from anemic nerve centers and poor digestion, urging spring health and nutrition through Peruna with a call to buy today and contact Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio for results.
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Julia Marlowe
S. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
A Reasonable Request in a Domestic Quarrel
Mrs Hoyle demands payment for broken items from the new servant. Mrs Doyle recalls the servant offering to pay but requesting wholesale prices. The dialogue captures a brisk, wry exchange on cost and fairness.
Stranger waits as clerk refuses prescription
A village drug store clerk questions a man asking for prescription service and replies that prescriptions cannot be filled for locals until the boss returns, highlighting a strict store policy.
Clubgoing man quotes in Chicago Journal
A brief quotation from the Chicago Journal notes a man who frequents the club, rarely staying at home, with a playful correction about the phrasing that catches in time of social habit.
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Johnny Bumpernickle
Chicago Journal
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Purported cure for feverishness head ache stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with free sample by mail from Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Quote warns about procrastination.
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Mother Gray
New York
Atall Druggists
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
It Takes Constant Use to Keep Good Intentions Sharp
A concise aphorism notes that steady practice is needed to prevent good intentions from fading. It implies regular effort is essential to maintain virtue and resolve over time.
Utah Mines Prospect Promises Rich Copper Boom
Bold mining pitch touts Utah as a future copper giant with 1905 production set to surpass all prior years. It cites Michigan’s Calumet and Hecla and urges small purchases of Calumet stock as a path to enormous returns underlining the mining boom as a sound investment.
Mining Stock Fire Sale by Utah Corporation
A Utah mining company offers 25 000 shares of treasury stock at ten cents each to fund machinery and miners wages. It has five mining claims in Erickson Mining District Tooele County with copper silver lead and gold ores. Further issuances rise to twenty cents then one dollar per share.
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Treasury
Utah
Erickson
Tooele County
Price Increase Urges Quick Action Before It Takes Effect
A warning urges readers to secure all they can now before a forthcoming price hike. It emphasizes the move as the greatest and best chance to act promptly.
No order received for less than five thousand shares
The document presents a stock solicitation from Salt Lake City officers A Jacobson B Hawley Sampson Kelly and Robt D McCeery of a mining venture. It urges investments of 25 000 shares and claims to scatter stock to aid later sales while inviting bank verification and registered mail delivery.
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Salt Lake City
A. ©. Jacobson
B. Hawley
Utah Electric Co
Sampson Kelly
Robt
D. McCeery
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Nellie
David Kennedy
Wardell
Burnsville,n.j
Baltimore Herald
Marlowe
Lion
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo, Ohio
SOG
Virginia Farms
U.S
Kright
Pyle & CO
Pyle & DeHaven
Petersburg
Virginia Farm
Anna Nan Tone
Utah Mines
Michigan
Calumet
Hecla
W & Shares
Advice
Iowa Mining & Exploration Co
Main Street
Western
J. M. MacLaughlan
Watertown
South Dakota
J.W. Howe & Son
Hamilton
Tfemcte
Thompson
Eye
Putnam
Monroe Drug CO
Unionville
Misso
SDNY
Bankers’ Accident Co
Des Moines
Piso
Are Sts
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