Western Canadian agricultural education promises vast farming gains
The piece extols Western Canada as a future farming powerhouse. It highlights the Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta systems, government farm experiments, and the Alberta Edmonton university college. Dean Curtiss of Ames cites American vs Canadian progress in agricultural education and suggests strong government and private support accelerating farm education and cooperative ventures. It notes 1913 grain yields and ongoing marketing and breeding efforts.
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Canada
Hamus
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Province of
Agricultural ‘College
Himwell
Tea University
Alberta
Edmonton
Dean ‘Curtiss
Ames
Agricultural College
Iowa
United States
Corporatione
Ratimnatis
Whl
Dean Curtins
Chile
Veiled Ride Prompts YMC A Plea for Talk
A Washington scene on a trolley shows Vice President Marshall approached by a neighbor asking him to address the local colored YMCA. He promises a later engagement while noting a busy schedule, with Senator Works of California previously addressing the group.
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Marshall
Capitol
Weill
Works
California
Washington Herald
Dust Like a Girl and the Engagement That Never Was
A fragmented dialogue recounts a broken engagement with Grace recalling a series of letters torn up. The speaker admits a decisive moment when they chose to send a final letter, then hesitated about mailing it. The exchange ends with uncertainty about the final action.
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Grace
Mel
Census inquiry leads to startled household head reveal
Washington police sought census data citywide. An officer knocked on a door and a timid man with sparse whiskers whispered that he was the head of the house, prompting a tense exchange as the officer pressed for information.
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Washington
Dina
One of His Attractions A Cynical Young Woman
A fragment from Atlantic Monthly quotes a cynical young woman who finds cad’s behavior more interesting than that of gentlemen. She argues a cad’s actions are unpredictable while a gentleman is entirely predictable to the busy reader.
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Cads
Banquet With Phone Speech Leaves Guests Amused
Report notes the president spoke to guests by telephone at a banquet while 18 attendees listened. The speech was described as somewhat quaint and the room filled with phones at each place setting.
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Nou
Fletcher's Castoria and Infant Remedies Advertised
Fragmentary ad copy promotes Cabtora style remedies for infants and children with a signature claiming over 20 years. Mentions Fletcher's Castoria and warnings about a daughter in the kitchen. Readable parts indicate a period tobacco or patent medicine tone.
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Arantine Caren
Fletcher
Castoria
Poultry Raising Rules From a Practical Guide
Practical directives for healthy poultry keeping including housing, ventilation, feeding, water, crowding, disinfection, and breeding practices. Emphasizes sunshine, clean conditions, proper diet with a mix of dry and cooked feeds, and introducing new bloodlines annually.
Ventilator for Brooder Houses by C W Brick
The Scientific American reviews a ventilator design by C W Brick of Crosswick New Jersey for brooder houses. It describes an improved ventilator with heated air induction and an exterior safety valve to prevent excessive air delivery.
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New Jersey
The
Scientific American
C. W. Brick
Crosswick
N. J
Ducks and feed tactics spark challenged Pekin production
Fragmented note discusses feeding ducks with sharp sand or grit and marketing strategies to cover costs. Mentions Pekin ducks and pullets, green fodder, and water relate to production concerns amid unclear context.
Cradles From Around The World A New Guinea Baby Cradle
A reporter describes various global baby cradles. The Lapland cradle uses a shoe and snowshoe, the Indian cradle is a basket worn on the head, and New Guinea mothers bury infants in soft desert sand up to the waist to cradle them.
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New Guinea
Lapland
Cure of Psoriasis via Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Walter Mahony of Camp McCoy Wisconsin says psoriasis covered his arms and legs for two years. After trying multiple treatments it cleared with Cuticura Soap and Ointment in three months, following an advertisement he saw. Cuticura products are sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book offer.
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6Th
U. S. Cavalry
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
Walter Mahony
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Flaw In the Honeymoon Sparks Domestic Pie Debate
In a domestic scene, Henry Jaws scolds Helen as they quarrel over his mother’s thrifty pie method. Helen retorts with chilly ice, insisting many scraps will appear before she bakes such pies.
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Helen
Henry Jaws
Senator Lodge Quips on Daily Jokes at New York Banquet
At a New York banquet, Senator Lodge spoke with a famed newspaper writer. He asked how the man produced twenty jokes daily. The writer replied with a joke about using a typewriter, and Lodge quipped that perhaps a copying process was used.
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Senator Lodge
New York
The Difference in Lunch and Luncheon Joke
A humorous exchange contrasts blunt bluntness with directness saying blunt people come to the point. Parkie jokes lunch is masculine while luncheon is feminine in tone.
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Parkie
Why Have You Not Sued Husbands for Alimony
A judge quips about alimony during a divorce exchange, remarking that by the time she is ready to leave a man he is always bankrupt. The remark frames a satirical take on domestic relations and financial dependence.
Balloon or dirigible? Confusion in crowd prompts aviation note
In a Baltimore scene a bystander asks if a flying machine is a dirigible, and the reply clarifies it as a balloon. The exchange highlights public curiosity about new aviation marvels.
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Baltimore American
Broker Invites Denny Morey Out For Drink On La Salle
A broker rushed into Dennis Morey's La Salle Street office and offered to buy him a drink. Morey warned of risk but agreed to accompany him, saying he could not reciprocate. They left arm in arm.
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Dennis Morey
la Salle Street
Denny
Morey
Funny Justice Gaffe In Green Touring Car Tale
A magazine quotes a county judge and a rural constable debating speeding fines. The judge allegedly bought a racing automobile after inflicting fines, while the mag notes an ironized line about economy starting at home and ending on Broadway.
The Typewriter for the Rural Business Man
The advertisement targets small town merchants and farmers urging seed a typewriter. It promotes the L. C. Smith & Bros. model as long wearing, simple to operate, compact and durable, claiming efficiency gains and offering special attention via a coupon.
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Bell Bearine
L. C. Smith & Bros
Selfish Loot Reveals Graft Preamble by Boss McNab
In a dialogue from Telow, Boss McNab defines graft as the easy money enjoyed by another Telow, challenging the notion with sharp questions about motive and opportunity. The exchange frames a critique of corruption and calls for scrutiny of apparent gains.
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Boss McNab
Prisoner Plots and a Muddle of Signs
Fragmentary court notes reveal a prisoner discussing forger signs while a judge clarifies no signature charge. The text mixes product claims and odd phrases about a teething syrup and a mystical staircase, ending with a reference to Athens and a municipal laughter house and a $600 000 figure.
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Athens
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Bomatimes
Almapuri
Smith
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co
Syracuse, N.Y
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Ie Eath
Colembas
Carter
Centrail
Jacksonville
Florida
William Astor
St. Johns River
Aator
Lake Co
J.P. Tosa
Fis
Mrs.Winslow
Tees
L. Thompson Aaws & Ie
Free Ac
Philsdelonlar
M’/CLOY
Ada
Oig
Lady Agente
Asy Kellers
Fort Wayne
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