Western Canada offers farm land for settlers with low cost
The advertisement extols Western Canada Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba as the sole solution for land-hungry settlers. It cites 160 acre homesteads, easy residence requirements, cheap prices from 10 to 30 dollars an acre, light taxation, good roads and rail links, and strong farm income prospects. It emphasizes favorable social conditions and accessible utilities to attract immigrants seeking independence and financial stability.
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Canada
Western
Mamaike
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Tate
Dastels
Chotiddia
Onny
Ife
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Western Canada
Tonsils to be removed again after prior work
An Indianapolis wife took a child to a throat specialist who found the tonsils poorly removed and ordered a redo. The doctor asked who performed the first work, and the mother replied with a smile that the patient’s mother had. both shared a knowing, professional smile.
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Indianapolis
Father John
Francis
John McDermott
Mountain St
Phila
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Claims Global Use
An advertisement promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year remedy for coughs bronchitis and throat settled illnesses. It touts better sleep easier expectoration and natural healing aided by air and sunshine and notes trial and family sizes with sales across the United States Canada Australia and other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
United States
Canada
Australia
Government official ridicules warm economy tale at Washington dinner
A Washington official derides a suggested warm economy of a fantastic nature during a dinner, recalling a joke about a private asking for bacon and the canteen keeper offering rind for shoe-laces in a humorous exchange. The anecdote underscores skepticism toward excessive economic optimism.
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Washington
Dandruff Ad Promises Hair Growth and Luster
An advertisement warns that dandruff causes falling hair and scalp damage. It touts Knowlton's Dandering as a solution, claiming rapid improvement after first use and eventual new hair growth with increased luster and fullness.
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Knowlton
Turn About and the Blighter’s Careers
A fragment reports a man’s career misfires as he tries law medicine and partition. He left each field and now lies in hospital with a broken leg and multiple fractured ribs after a recent incident.
Janitor Togo Battles House Furnace in Harsh Winter
HASHIMURA TOGO recounts as a submerged house job in New Jersey. He feeds a stubborn furnace in Pondside and endures a perilous steam crisis before escaping into a snowbound porch.
New Jersey mobilization effort draws public to war work
State leaders and citizens rally as coastal threats loom and Red Cross volunteers offer help. Governor Midge, a former Spanish American War commander, pledges swift enlistment and full state support while sites such as Sea Girt campgrounds prepare for troop mobilization. The State Board of Education seeks site proposals for the South Jersey Normal School with Craven and Sinnott added to the committee.
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Trenton
State National Guard
Naval Rey
Red Cross
New Jersey
Midge
Atlantic City
Cemere
Amr
Coe Broddes
Goreenoe Cape
Jerses
State Board of Education
Elits
South Jersey Normal School
D. Stewart Craven
Salem
Thomas W. Sinnott
Wenonah
Normal School
Soy Bean Trade Volumes in 1915 Imports
In 1915 the United States imported over 3,837,000 pounds of soy beans worth about 87 thousand dollars. It also imported nearly 6,000,000 pounds of cake valued at 64 thousand dollars and more than 19,000,000 pounds of oil worth nearly 900 thousand dollars.
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United States
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Easy Shoes and Relief
Ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for feet and shoes with instant relief for tight footwear. Shaken into shoes or foot baths, it claims to loosen tight fits and soothe feet. Free trial package offered by Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Adv
Wall Street
Wall Street Review
Bread Gt
New York City
Cascarets claim quick relief for bilious headaches
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for sick headaches and biliousness caused by torpid liver and foul bowels. It asserts the product cleanses the stomach, removes undigested food and gases, and purges waste while you sleep, promising morning relief. It also notes unrelated product slogans and a San Francisco building expense figure.
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Fletcher
North Dakota
Mississippi
Ask
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Haan Mora
Togo
J. W. Hamburg
Pondside
N. J
Hamburg
Tama
Inferno
Hon. Furnace
Billy
Newport
Hon
Furnace
Gag
Yours Truly
Coast Line
San Francisco
Absorbine, JR
Dealera
W. F. Young
Templa Street
Springfield
Maia
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