Indiana People in Western Canada
A Tipton Indiana letter to a Canadian agent describes a party leaving May 15 for Western Canada. They tour Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta by rail, witness vast wheat fields thriving towns and big elevators, and note prosperity. After discussing opportunities they buy over two thousand acres and plan continued operations.
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Tipton
Ind
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Edmonton
Canadian Northern Railway
Neiziberhuod
Ken Prairie
Tipton County
Web
Indiana
Kansas
Derelict Deliverance on the Knight Errant
A storm scarred voyage for the Knight Errant as Jim recalls eight days adrift after a ferocious gale. Salvage stakes rise after enduring coal laden decks flooded by bilge water and a dangerous pitching at sea.
Salvage at Sea Earns Big for Crew in Eight Day Pursuit
A storm raged as the Knight Errant battled waves and a sinking wreck. After surviving with scarce provisions, the crew chased a French salvage near mid Atlantic and won two hundred fifty thousand dollars, then returned to Bermuda and home.
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Jim
North Atlantic
Baltimore
Knight Errant
Jack
Caine
Fie
Esseher
mid-Atlantic
Jack Carter
TL O
Bermuda
Min
Frugal Fashion Versus Health Remedies Parade
An article notes a man flaunting a $2 hat $3 shoes and a $5 jeans suit as a joke on balance of means and extremes. It also promotes Garfield Tea described as a pure herbal remedy claiming relief from ailments and liver purification.
Love and Friendship in Contrast by Emanuel Geibel
A lyrical meditation contrasting Love as a stormy sea and passion’s force with Friendship as a tranquil, enduring lake. The poem portrays Love as lightning and craving while Friendship offers selfless, steady support, ending in a calm dawn over landscapes.
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Emanuel Geibel
Protecting the Alligator Spurs Florida Legislation
Florida lawmakers and local officials have criminalized killing or capturing alligators in most areas to protect rapidly declining populations. Despite protections, night-time poachers still prey on the reptiles, lassoing them with lights and selling them for zoos museums or circuses.
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Florida
Tampa Bay
Ingenuous Observation at the Track
A Washington Star quotation shows Mrs. Torkins praising horses in good form at the track while noting some bettors are not in good shape, expressed with irritation by Charley and the speaker.
Stomach On Stake For Indigestion
An old and new treatment discuss Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for stomach trouble and related ailments. A Lowell Massachusetts patient Mrs Mary Stackpole reports dramatic improvement and cure after using the pills. The ad asserts the pills create new blood and strengthen nerves and organs. Sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady NY with pricing: 50 cents per box, six for 2.50.
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Williams
Pink Pine
Mary Stackpole
Liberty Street
Lowell
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Conversation About a Peculiar Umbrella
A boy notes an elderly man carries a distinctive umbrella. The old man defends the umbrella as stylish and a credit to his taste. The boy expresses regret at seeing the umbrella, saying it resembles one he once owned and lost track of.
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Shert
Jim
Jack Carter
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription
Advertises Dr Pierce’s two medicines as potent tonics and blood purifiers. Describes Golden Medical Discovery as a mucous-line purifying alterative with broad therapeutic reach, and Favorite Prescription as strengthening for overworked women. Claims non alcohol, non secret formulas, glyceric extracts, sold by medicine dealers, and adds Pierce’s Pellets for digestive regulation.
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Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Prctice
Piercé
Dark power outage at the church during service
During an evening lesson the lights suddenly failed leaving the church in total darkness. Dr. Fourthly called for a few minutes of silent prayer for the electric lighting company amid the dramatic blackout.
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Fourthly
Job
Dr. Fourthly
Electric
Does Your Back Ache
DOES YOUR BACK ACHEP Profit by the Experience of One Who Has Found Relief, James R. Keeler, retired farmer, of Fenner St., Cazenovia, N. Y., says: "About fifteen years ago I suffered with my back and kidneys. I doctored and used many remedies without getting relief. Beginning with Dean's Kidney Pills, I found relief from the first box, and two boxes restored me to good, sound condition." My wife and many of my friends have used Doan's Kidney Pills with good results and I can earnestly recommend them. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Yester-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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James R. Keeler
Fenner St
Cazenovia
N. Y
Dean
Doan
Yester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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A. G. Burkhart
J. Treloar-Tresidder
Walter W. Mount
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Boy
Giseas
Deck
Poop Helm
Midas
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