Western Canada farming boom boosts wealth and growth
The article notes rising farm profits in 1917 with wheat and livestock sales totaling 310 million dollars in Western Canada, widespread farm improvements, land purchases, and an influx of settlers. It highlights increased production value, machinery demand, and higher output prices fueling prosperity across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
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Western Canada
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Victory
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Department of Labor
Pet
Inc
United States
Western
Tor
U. S. Employment Service
Indianapolis
Indiana
Infant Mind Dialogue in a Surprise Party Scene
A playful dialogue from the Boston Evening Transcript features a child asking to bring siblings to a surprise party. The mother refuses, saying they were not invited, while suggesting the idea of inviting Archie and Edna to amplify the surprise.
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Archie
Edna
Boston Evening Transcript
Freckles remedy promises clear skin with ethine-double
An advertisement touts ethine-double strength for freckles. Buy an ounce from your druggist and apply nightly and morning to fade freckles, with money back guarantee if it fails. Ghosts remark that dead languages are rarely understood.
The Stupidity of Selfishness in Mark 9 30 60
Jesus teaches the cross and true greatness in Mark 9 30 37 as the path to humble service. Disciples struggle with selfish ambition, while Jesus models serving others and warns of ruin from selfishness in vivid terms.
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Jesus
Capernaum
Jerusalem
Caeseren
Peter
Christ
God
John
Hell
Americans and True Democracy rally for liberty bonds
George E. Bowen urges Americans to support liberty bonds to defeat German influence. He praises war era unity, rejects aristocracy of wealth, and calls for a heart and mind based democracy where dollars serve humanity and national defense. Where is your dollar.
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George E. Bowen
The
Vigilantes
America
Navy
Bond buying rally taunts readers in verses by Strickland Gillian
A verse urging restraint and more purchases of bonds prompts readers to buy more to support the war effort. It uses vivid rhymes and calls for action, portraying bonds as timely investments across the sea. The piece frames bond buying as a civic duty and appeals to repeated purchases.
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Strickland Gillian
First Colonial General Hospital Chartered in 1751
The Pennsylvania state hospital in Philadelphia was chartered February 7 1751 as the first general hospital in the colonies. Joshua Crosby served as its first president and Benjamin Franklin as the first clerk for the institution. In 1769 Thomas Bond gave the first clinical instruction in America at this hospital.
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Flest Colonial General Hospital
Pennsylvania State Hospital
Philadelphia
Joshua Crosby
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Bond
America
Her Conversation Flows Amid Easter Hat Scene
A fragment describes a scene where a girl wears an Easter hat and a conversation flows naturally around her. Details are sparse but imply smooth social chatter and a festive mood.
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D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Germany
Bobby
Wrigleys
Nixon-Nevada
Eastman & Company
Mille
Newport
New York City
Boston
Mass
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