Wheat acreage powers prairie growth in 1914 crop reports
The department reports Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba and other provinces show rising wheat acreage and favorable conditions. Rain and warmer weather improve yields as seeding advances beyond last year with Alberta noting 30 to 35 percent greater area and overall sowing ahead of average.
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Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Denholm
Davidson
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Kindersley
Calgary
Department of Agriculture
Esual
War Zone at Home Sparks Family Quarrel
A familiar friend asks why the family quarrels persist and urges reconciliation. Mr Growcher retorts that the place is not a home but a war zone, implying ongoing conflict rather than harmony.
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Mr. Growcher
Mothers urged to inspect Castoria for infants safety
Ad urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for proper use and safety claiming over 30 years in use. Mentions children crying for Fletcher's Castoria and market claim Red Cross Ball Blue sold by grocers. Ends with a proverb about an old bachelor like a one bladed scissors.
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Fletcher
Red Cross
Italian Style Cooked Fruits Show Pleasant Variations
The article outlines Italian methods for cooking apples apricots plums prunes dried cherries and blackberries with wine juice and sugar. It suggests orange juice and peel with apples while apricots peaches and prunes receive marsala wine sherry red wine or raspberry syrup for depth.
Chintz Care Tips For Bright Laundered Fabrics
A housewife learns to preserve chintz colors by soaking in cold salt and vinegar, then tepid rinse. Avoid strong acids, use soft soap, and dry in shade. Iron from the wrong side with hot heat to keep prints vivid when not fully dry.
Radish Salad With Cream Cheese and Parsley
A recipe describes using firm fresh radishes washed and scraped, diced and kept crisp in ice water. Cream cheese is mixed with chopped parsley to make half a cup, then stirred into the radishes. Serve on lettuce leaves with French dressing.
How to Clean Suede Shoes and Trim
Suede appears on tops and trim of many shoes and is prone to wear. This guide notes there are several cleaner types available for suede and suggests careful use to maintain appearance.
Wratt Wedding Tale At Cheese Factory Locale
A brief, quirky exchange recalls Wratt marrying well with a bride who lived near a cheese factory. The chatter hints at social pride, local eateries, and a playful, bygone ballroom sociable tone.
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Eaey
Wratt
Planning for Revenge in a Sudden Parental Reversal
A young woman asks her mother for permission to marry Jack DeMutt. The mother grants consent after revealing a long standing grudge against him. The dialogue highlights a dramatic shift as the mother jokes about becoming his mother in law to seal the match.
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Jack DeMutt
Cyclone Plays Prank Uprooting Walnut Grove Trees
A playful cyclone struck the Phil lips ranch west of Pomona uprooting forty three mature English walnut trees. Eight trees formed a circle with a ninth untouched, while a manhole cap was lifted from the Phillips ranch house. The storm also cleared an entire row of trees in another big walnut grove a New York Sun.
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California
Walnut Grove
Phillips Ranch
Pomona
Phillips Grove
Phillips Ranch House
New York
Marketed Eye Remedy Promises Comfort and Free Book
A fragmented ad-like item promotes a supposed eye remedy from a Chicago firm. It mentions free mail offers and promises eye comfort, with garbled branding and unclear contact details.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marital Jibe on Reform and Failure
A fragmentary exchange hints at a wife’s joke about marriage as reforming her husband. The line “Ma, Is marriage a failure?” prompts the response that she married the father to reform him, implying a humorous, candid view on marital hopes and outcomes.
His One Thought
A humorous quip about marriage and budget constraints centers on a man warning against marrying on $15 a week while attributing the decision to his partner the bride.
An Old Fashioned Idea by Joshua Oldatock
A courtroom quip recalls a man denying modern feminism while claiming past movements. He asserts the best feminist action is a capable woman keeping home, prompting his grandniece to point out the anachronism. The judge weighs in with a wry line about traditional domestic labor.
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Joshua Oldatock
Judge
Thankless Job and Presidential Gaffe Echoes
A clipped exchange features a remark about preferring correctness over becoming president, followed by a wary assessment that the feat would be notable for any leader. The dialogue hints at skepticism toward leadership and the challenges of public office.
It Pays to Advertise in Paper Advertising Claims
A stage joke notes actors and opera singers being sickly as a critic wonders if patent medicine testimonials signed with real names fill the papers, satirizing advertising trust in medical cures.
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Hiram
Cynthy
Modest Pa. Quip Frames Ideal Through Marital Lens
A brief exchange from a Pennsylvania source presents a humorous definition of an ideal person as what a mother imagined when she married. The remark reflects domestic wit and period social humor.
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Promee
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Gees
Libby Mneill
Libby Chingo
Chintz
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