Americans Increasingly Move To Canada For Farm Land
The article notes a boom of American settlers crossing into Canada with over 131000 border crossings in the past year. Many homesteaded in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta while others purchased cheap lands from fifteen to twenty five dollars per acre. Prospects for 1912 are favorable with ample moisture and an early spring predicted for a record crop.
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Western
Canada
West
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
John Kennedy
Biter
Spokane
Bucces
Ottawa
Chas. Pilling
Difford Breck Grand Forks
Cuticura Remedies Shown As Eczema Cure
A Utah mother recounts her child’s severe scalp eczema and how Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap cleared the rash. She notes hair growth improved and urges others to try samples mailed from Boston. The testimonial appears under Cuticura advertising.
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Francia Lund
Plain City
Utah
Public men and their grooming compared in candid exchange
In a brief exchange, Farmer Corntessel notes that modern public men spend more time grooming than in his youth. He contrasts this with the past, saying leaders used to be shaved and styled less often, hinting at changing norms in political appearances.
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Farmer Corntessel
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Inhale Gentle Regularity
Advertisement-style note promotes Dr Pierces Pleasant Pellets as a sugar coated digestion aid for stomach liver and bowels. Claims include ease of use and no griping as a selling point.
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Dr. Pierce
Hope and the Three Ball Merchant Clash in Debate
A heated exchange centers on the role of hope versus market forces as a controversial figure nicknamed the three ball merchant faces scrutiny and opposition in a public confrontation. The discussion highlights contrasting views on optimism and commerce.
Fortunes and shots mingle in a frontier ad style line
A garbled blast of phrases mentions fortune seekers, bravery toward a parson, a short haired woman, farms for rent or base on drop ments, and a tip to a waiter. J Mulhall of Sioux City appears in a fragmentary local notice context.
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J. Mulhall
Sioux City
Panama Canal Zone could host large scale agriculture and grazing
A U S Bureau study suggests turning five mile strips along the Panama Canal into a major agricultural belt. Mixed tropical farming with legumes and diverse crops could supply fresh meat and produce for ships and canal workers, while advancing stock raising with guinea grass pastures and cassava fodder to endure dry seasons.
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NCLE
Sam
Canal
Isthmus
New York
Pacific
Atlantic
Costa Rica
Panama
Panama Canal
Bureau of Soils
Bureau of Plant Industry
Hugh H. Bennett
William A. Taylor
Uncle Sam
Taylor
Canal Zone
Para
Bermuda
Savannah
Pacific Coast
Chirique
Republic of Panama
United States
Man Captures Groundhog With Panic in Renton Town
James Williams, a farm hand from White Horse, claimed to trap a groundhog to end winter. He pursued the animal through melting snow, sparked a crowd, and caused a village scare when the groundhog’s return triggered a hasty retreat by townspeople and a shouted warning to drop the skunk.
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Renton
N. J
James Williams
White Horse
Williams
Across China on Foot offers hard packing advice for goods
In Edwin u Dingle's Across China on Foot a practical note warns that interiors require thorough packing for transport. The author cites Germans and Japanese as understanding the method while British and American manufacturers lag, recounting a friend’s instructions to repeatedly drop a typewriter from stairs to ensure undamaged shipment.
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Edwin U. Dingle
China
Mr. Dingle
Laziest Boy in Chicago Wakes to Suspended Routine
A 17 year old, Hermann Davis, dubbed the laziest boy in Chicago, is awakened by a police officer after days of sleeping. His mother demands action while he defends his routine. Police consider juvenile court intake and a no work no eat approach. The boy remains asleep when the mother flees.
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Hermann Davis
Chicago
Hermann
Chicago Avenue
Ida McGraw
Mississippi Dog Triumphs in Lion Hunt
EW YORK. Paul J. Rainey reports African lion hunting with Mississippi dogs proved easier than fox chasing on Long Island. He returned with seventy four lion pelts and credits training for scent tracking, noting dogs soon located spoor in half an hour after six weeks of practice.
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York
Paul J. Rainey
Long Island
Reynard
Africa
Arctic
M. E. Johnson
Lexington
Mr. Rainey
Fifth Avenue
Post Office Robber Recalls Harsh Jail Escape Night
John Vail, 59, a convicted post office robber who escaped Macon jail in January, was captured at St. Charles after riding the Kansas City to Chicago train on the locomotive tender. He described near freezing conditions, biting wind, and frost bitten features as the train sped toward the Mississippi before he finally climbed down.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertised
Testimonies from Christina Reed of Peoria New Jersey and Joseph A. Lynch of Jessup Pennsylvania claim the remedy cured tumor-like inflammation after two months of use and praise the Sanative Wash for inflammation. The letters urge women with female illnesses to try the product before surgery.
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Peoria, Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Christina Reed
Mound St
Peoria, NJ
Jessup
Joseph A. Lyncna
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Dinglie
Bennett
Nome
Mississippi
Cook
Perry
Mrs. Lynch
Sloan
Rebecca Jane Isaacs
Lucy
Kentucky
Sloans
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Abel SB
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