Western Canada Grain Crop Prospects and Settler Opportunities
Western Canada’s 1914 wheat yield is estimated at 135 million bushels, with drought limiting gains in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The piece urges settlers, especially Americans, to take land at affordable prices, cites ample rainfall in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and highlights cattle, sheep, hogs, dairy, and alfalfa as profit drivers. It quotes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle praising the region and frames Western Canada as a perpetual grain field with strong market prospects.
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Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Band of Western Canada
Spe
T Universal
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Conan Doyle
Broad Is the Way and Uncle Jim’s Long Road Home
The major meets Uncle Jim returning from the country fair with a rambling ride across the road. Jim steadies against a fence while the major accuses him of being drunk. Jim replies that the road is broad but he cannot make it home.
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Uncle Jim
Jim
Delays and a Witty Exchange on Restraint
A dialogue features Mr Raf ferty suggesting counting to twenty before speaking or acting to avoid conflict. The remark ties restraint to an agreement with the other party to count twenty before he hits, highlighting tempers and negotiation dynamics.
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Mr. Rafferty
Castoria Told as Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
An old advertisement emphasizes Castoria as safe and pure for babies. It urges mothers to examine each bottle for the signature and notes Castoria has been used for over 30 years. A quip about water in stocks appears, followed by a joke about investors.
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Fletcher
Players Sorry For Jumping Braves
Two star baseball outfielder Vin Campbell and catcher Red Rariden left the Boston Braves for the Federal league seeking bigger pay days. The move followed offers whispered by Federal agents as Boston faced bleak prospects for 1914. Now the situation has changed and questions arise over the players actions.
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Vin Campbell
Bill Bartden
Indianapolis
Boston
Campbell
Braves
George Stallings
Rariden
Chance for Undying Fame Captain Leads Michigan to Harvard Test
Captain Jimmy Raynesford of Michigan faces a daunting fall as he must lead the Wolverines to a victory over Harvard at Cambridge. A win would engrave his name in Michigan gridiron history despite high expectations and pressure.
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Jimmy Raynesford
Michigan
Raynesford
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Baseball Notes From The Diamond Aims For 1913
Notes on players and trades including Josh Devore and Fred Kommers moving between teams. Mentions Tom Needham, Tallion, Nap Rucker's bursitis, and Heine Zimmerman’s war message. Discusses Archer and Good contract changes, Steve Yerkes’ retirement, and new second basemen Pep Young and Fred McMullen.
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Hughie Jennings
Pep Young
Sacramento
Fred McMullen
Tacoma
Good Breaks in Baseball in a Tumultuous Season
A Detroit News writer notes this season in the American League has produced unusual financial gains amid a costly baseball war. Most clubs, except the Naps, have shared strong box-office interest across cities including Detroit Washington Chicago St. Louis Boston Philadelphia and New York. The piece highlights the White Sox Browns Athletics and Senators and calls the year an act of providence for both leagues.
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American Baseball League
Detroit News
Naps
Sporting
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
St.Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago Sox
Browns
Feds
Athletics
Walter Johnson
Senators
SNEEZES TO DISGUISE BALK
Eddie Cicotte, charter member of the Order of the Ketchoo and past master of the Hay Fever, uses a sneeze to disguise a balk during a White Sox game in Philadelphia.
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Eddie Cicotte
Order of the Ketchoo
White Sox
Philadelphia
Ha Per
Sneezing Delay Leads to Bold Sneak by Eddie
In a tense moment the umpire raised a balk call but Eddie claimed it with a sneeze as he recovered. A runner reached first shortly after, yet Eddie reacted with a facial display and delivered a sneaky throw to first, catching the runner off guard.
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Eddie
All Central League selects 10 writers chosen all star team
Ten Central League sport editors named an all Central team headed by Evansville players. Evansville’s Knoll and Grefe are at left field and first base with Fittery on the left-hand pitcher slot. Other picks include Stiel of Grand Rapids Sheehan Terre Haute Vann catcher DeHaven Dayton Stanley Springfield Stremmel Dayton.
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Heilbroner
Allstar
Evansville
Knoll
Grefe
Baker
Fittery
Vann
Terre Haute
Sheehan
Stiel
Grand Rapids
DeHaven
Dayton
Stanley
Sprinfield
Stremmel
Four strikeouts in one inning highlight Nashville game
In the fourth game of the New Orleans Nashville series Boland pitched for Nashville and fanned four batters in a single inning. Hendrix struck out in the eighth, Starr swung thrice, Barbare struck out but reached on a wild third strike, then Burns also struck out to end the inning.
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Boland
Nashville
Hendrix
Starr
Barbare
Burns
How Time Flies in Baseball 1890 Debuts
A look back at 1890 when Hughey Jennings entered the game as George Stallings caught in the Atlantic Association John McGraw played in the New York and Pennsylvania league Connie Mack with the Brotherhood and Bill Dahlen with the Peekskill club of the New York league.
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Hughey Jennings
George Stallings
John McGraw
Connie Mack
The
Brotherhood
Bill Dahlen
Peekskill Club
New York
Wish to Marry Sparks Talk of Travel and Coldness
A man laments lacking money to marry and envisions spending it on travel. The woman blushes and probes about a little design on the carpet as the thermometer drops ten degrees, signaling a cooling moment in the dialogue from Lippincott's Magazine.
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Lippincott’s
Pediatric scalp disease cured by Cuticura products
A Vernon Pennsylvania mother reports her two month old infant suffered severe scalp crusts and itching before using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After trying several remedies without success she obtained a free sample and then the full kit, healing occurred within two weeks and hair regrowth began. The ad notes Cuticura is sold worldwide and offers samples with a Skin Book.
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Vernon,Pa
Emily Wright
Cutiura
Dept. L
Boston
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