Bread Basket of the Empire Prompts Western Canada Settlers
A Milwaukee Germania letter by Prof. Sheridan extols Western Canada as a wheat rich, fertile region. It describes Indian Head and Edmonton growth, large farms, cattle and dairying, promising yields of forty bushels per acre, and notes abundant rainfall and timber.
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Western Canada
Empire
Western
Canada
United States
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Germania of
Milwaukee
Sheridan
Indian Head
Brandon
Regina
The
Germania
Experimental Farm of
Madison
Calgary
Edmonton
North Saskatchewan
Yukon
Dawson Ity
Northwest
Northwest Territory
Grain-O A Food Drink Replacing Coffee Ad Claim
An old ad touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains suitable for children and adults. It highlights rich mocha like color, light stomach impact, and price points of 15 and 25 cents per package.
Who Named Old Glory The Salem Skipper’s Flag Tale
The Salem captain William Driver named the flag Old Glory in 1831 aboard the brig Charles Doggett. He kept it through battles and later hoisted it at Nashville then sent a second flag to the Ohio Sixth. The original flag was preserved at the Essex Institute in Salem, now on view.
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Salem
William Driver
Charles Doggett
Captain Driver
Doggett
South Pacific
Driver
Nashville
Tenn
Nelson
Capitol
Ohio Sixth
Essex Institute
Springfield
Mass
Youngest Chaplain Frederick C Brown in Navy Service
Chaplain Frederick C Brown aged 25 becomes the youngest naval chaplain after appointment last April. Former pastor of the Unitarian Church in Middleboro Massachusetts he served on the USS Columbia during the war and is a Brooklyn native and Meadville Theological Seminary graduate. He is known for fluent delivery without notes.
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Frederick C. Brown
Iowa
Manila
Brown
Unitarian Church of
Middleboro
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company Endorsed by Paper
The paper reaffirms its endorsement of Swanson Rheumatic Care Company of 167 Dearborn Street Chicago for the Five Drops remedy. It notes rare failures from improper use but defends the product and urges readers to obtain a trial treatment or a large bottle by mail or express for a dollar Plus 25 cents for trial. Agents are appointed in new territory.
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Armer
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Swanson
Swanson Rheumatic Care Company
Ill
Hereditary Callings in India Revealed by Census
The London Mail reports census data from Allahabad and other districts showing surprising occupations among the population. Among Allahabad residents, 35 described themselves as men who beg with threats, 226 as flatterers for gain, 25 as hereditary robbers, 974 as low blackguards, 29 as howlers at funerals, and 6,872 as poets. Elsewhere there are 11,000 tom-tom players, 45 makers of crowns for idols, 145 ear cleaners, and a note of hereditary painters of spotted horses. The census is kept at Sanskrit College in Benares.
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India
Allahabad
Sanskrit College
Benares
London Mail
Catarrh Cure Claim Sparks Public Reward
The ad touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease, claims it treats blood and mucous membranes, and offers 100 dollars to any case it cannot cure plus testimonials and Toledo based F J Cheney & Co contact. It notes selling price 75 cents through druggists.
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Ita
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O.ee
Sure of Himself and a Winter Foot Ease Advertisement
A romance fragment shows a couple exchanging vows with a quip about endowment. An embedded winter advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for warming and soothing feet, claims to cure swelling sweating and corns, and offers a 25 cent price with free trial by mail. Also lists states named by Spaniards.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N
Grain-O Promises Coffee Substitute For Children
Advertisement notes Grain-O made from pure grains as a cheaper coffee replacement. Claims nourishing effects when given to children, tastes like coffee, costs about 4 percent as much, available at grocers for 15 and 25 cents. Also includes other ad snippets and a Nickel Plate train holiday rate notice from 1898-1899.
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Product Description
A vintage patent medicine claim promises daily bowel movement and Liver and kidney support. It asserts gentle action, cures headaches and lists a price of 25 in what reads as a medical tonic advertisement.
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Lane
Poem Book Praised For Unique Style With Initials
A reader hails a book of poems as wonderfully unique. The critic notes the author signs only initials for first and second names, not full given names, adding intrigue to the work.
Holiday excursion tickets offered on multiple lines
Excursion tickets be sold at all stations on the North Western line and via the Nickel Plate Road to points within 200 miles at reduced rates for December 24 25 26 1898 and January 2 1899 good until January 4 1899. Apply to Chicago & North Western Bay agents for details and enjoy the train service and low rates during the holidays.
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Nickel Plate Road
Dee
North- Western
Chicago & North- Western Ba
Toliday
Jacobs Oil and Bt Jacobs Oil Mentioned in Odd Phrases
Fragmentary OCR text lists phrases like Bt Jacobs Oil and St Jacobs Oil with various misreadings. The content appears as garbled quotes and repeated listings of product names without clear context or narrative. The source resembles a stray OCR artifact rather than a coherent news item.
North Western Line California Travel Offers Seasonal Rates
Advertises low single and round trip fares on the North Western Line to California with daily through routes year round. Features first class and tourist sleeping cars and weekly personally conducted tourist car parties to California and Oregon. Provides multiple route options with no extra charge and requests inquiries via Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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New York City
Boston
Nickel Plate
North- Western
California
Oregon
Chicago & North- Western Railway
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Lowell
Masa
Walter Baker
Dorchester
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Remedy Company
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Giles
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Madge
Puck
Cyrano de Bergerac
Piso
Amos Kelner
Cherry Valley, Ill
Mr. Bridle
Mr. Norris
Mia. Norris
Joh. Yorks
New South Wales
Australia
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Nellisons
Edith
F. C. Brown
Alfred
Colorado
Texas
Nevada
Florida
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
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Henry
Mr. Peck
Indianapolis Journal
Confucius
Jacobs Oil
Jacobs
Ballou
Winslow
Scitcus
Ripa Chemical Chemical Ge
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Atlantic
Pacific
Hartman
Statesman
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Cazeer
Columbes
W. M. Lord
Chicago Newspaper Union
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Clinton St
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Sapolio
Mississippi River
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