Western Canada Wheat Prospect Brightens Across Provinces
The Department reports strong wheat seeding gains across Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia with yields improving after rain and warm weather. Areas sown to oats and flax may fall, but overall prairies show expanded acreage and earlier sowing boosted by favorable soil preparation and abundant moisture.
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Denholm
Davidson
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Kindersley
Alberta
Calgary
Department of Agriculture
Margin decision in railroad damages dispute quoted
The junior partner boasts of winning against the railroad and asks what to charge. The senior partner recalls damages totaling twenty thousand dollars and directs a bill for nineteen thousand five hundred, arguing the client deserves compensation for the case.
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Thompson’s
Peruvian Balsam Misidentified as Peruvian Origin
Peruvian balsam, famed for its properties, does not originate in Peru but grows along a stretch of the coast of Salvador.
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Peru
Salvador
Man Refuses Pie as Lawn Work Payment
An old black man asks a passerby for a job to cut grass and is offered 25 cents but lacks tools. When told to fetch his lawnmower, he declines and is humorously asked if he will cut grass with a pie. He responds with dignity that he never cuts grass with a pie.
Emerald Oil Promises Quick Vein Relief and Health Wins
An old advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful remedy for varicose veins and swollen glands. It claims rapid reduction of veins and even goitre or varicocele with steady use. A sample offer invites readers to mail 10 cents to Moone Chemical Co. in Rochester, New York.
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Moone
Moone Chemical Co
Dept. W
Rochester
N. Y
Ady
Indian Forced to Succumb in Civilization’s Advance
In stark, period tone the piece laments the supposed incompatibility of Native Americans with white society. It argues modernization, disease, and displacement erode indigenous life, claiming tuberculosis is the chief cause of decline despite government efforts.
Lawyer Attacks Magee in Gamb ling House Case
A city prosecutor loudly accuses James Magee of running a gambling house, insisting he has proven it repeatedly. Magee concedes his reliance on the honorable gentleman's patronage while the exchange grows heated in court.
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James Magee
Castoria Advertisement Promotes Safe Remedy for Children
An advertisement urges caregivers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature of Fletcher and to trust it as a safe remedy used for over 30 years. It notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and emphasizes its long history.
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Fletcher
Reformer and Jagsby Clash Over Sunday Liquor Sale
The reformer calls selling liquor on Sunday dreadful while Mr. Jagsby concedes the point. He argues those who fail to stock up on Saturday deserve no sympathy and says bartenders should enjoy Sunday with their families and a park outing.
Your Own Druggist Will Tell You Remedy for Made Up Ailments
An advertisement fragment touts Munroe Bye Remedy for red weak water byta and Gimutated Eyeldoy Ngo, promising comfort and a book of live your dace Marae Mye Benedy Cy in Chicago.
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Eyeldoy
Marae
Mye Benedy Cy
Chicago
Quote on Freedom and Exceptions in a Free Country
A reflective remark asserts that the nation is largely free with three or four notable exceptions. The speaker frames freedom as broad yet acknowledges limits or tensions within the system. The statement contrasts general liberty with specific constraints or caveats.
Warning from Havely v Golnick on divine instruction
Law Notes cites Havely v Golnick 128 Minn 498 where a defendant sued for breach of promise of marriage uses supposed heavenly guidance as a defense. The court rejects relying on any such divine command as legal excuse for breaking a promise.
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Law Notes
Havely
Golnick
Minn
God
Reformation and Self-Examination Called For
The judge argues that Americans focus on reforming others while neglecting their own faults. He notes corporations and baseball as mercenary and urges individuals to mend their own lives before judging others.
Nim Heck’s Ideal Condition Hums With Sickness and Town Visit
Nim Heck envisions the perfect state as being too ill to work yet able to stroll downtown. The remark captures a comic paradox of comfort found in feigning illness to enjoy city life.
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Nim Heck
Clear Your Skin With Fragrant Emoments Ad
Advertising copy promotes Cuticura skin and scalp care claiming to clear pimples blotches redness and roughness on skin as well as dandruff and itching of the scalp and chapping of hands. Free samples by mail via a 32 page Skin Book request with a postcard to Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. V
Boston
Women Endorse Lydia Pinkham Remedy For Female Weakness
Mrs S T Hurvey of Eldon Missouri testifies she suffered displacement inflammation and weakness for two years before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved strength and no further trouble and urges others to try the product advertised by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Biden
Lydia EX. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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New York City
BP. J, McCormack
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