Iowa Farmers Flock to Saskatchewan Land Boom
An Iowa farmer explains why families move to Canada seeking land cheaper than home. He notes $70-$80 an acre in Iowa vs $11-$12 in Saskatchewan and discusses keeping families together on homesteads while the younger generation seeks work in nearby cities. The piece reflects a broad westward migration to the Canadian West.
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Mantro Rowal
G. N.R
Winnipeg
Iowa
Canada
Dominion
Mike
Lowa
Cear
Saskatchewan
Saskatche
America
Kansas
Minnesota
mid-West
Canadian West
Toronto
Ontario
Globe
Pang Ma Canal Opening Delayed by Wartime Theme
In a fragment from a Chicago Tribune piece, officials debate opening the Pang Ma canal, with a ceremonial official whispering they first hope to scare up American bulky ships to pass through. A wartime tone colors the odd scene as a public notice-like aside appears.
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Pangma Canal
Chicago Tribune
Advica Fres
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pierce
Invalida’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
N.Y
A Coolness Between Them Now
A dialogue snippet shows a colonel and a woman joking about ages while a product pitch for Allen's Lung Balsam claims long standing success for deep seated coughs colds and bronchitis. The ad emphasizes simplicity safety and certainty of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Allen
Dialogue Fragment on House of Lords Role
A short exchange defines the House of Lords as one branch of the British Parliament and contrasts it with the House of Commons. The fragment ends with an incomplete answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lords
A Shocking Aftermath in a Gambler’s Trail of Crime
David and Pepeeta flee to New Orleans after a staged accident scene. He hides a murder in his mind while immersing in a reckless gambling life that masks his guilt. As the crime gnaws, Pepeeta grows distant and he faces a tightening spiral of superstition and remorse.
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Romeo
Pepeeta
Pepceta
Pepeda
David
Adam
Cain
Louisville
New Orleans
Davii
Whitch
Quack
Tmelee
Hey
Pepeetn
Iostuta
Batlantiné
Stch
Davy
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California
Fic Syrup Co
Western Canada
Sia
Agri
Western
Fiono
Oate
Barivesie
Manitoba
Saskatewan
Alberta
Wilovides
Ottawa
W. N. Rogers
ston-Terminal
Indianapolis
Williamas
Law Building
Liat
Carters
Ittle Iver Pilla
AH Druggista
Dorey
Aera
Piles ‘Mea
Wis
Fila
Minnweapolis, Mimn
Amined
Philadelphia Inquirer
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