The Big Work in the War Farmers urged to move to Canada
A wartime agricultural feature argues that farmers back home and in Western Canada share a large role in feeding the army. It describes expanded production, larger herds, and new incentives for U S farmers to take land in Canada including free homesteads, cheap tractors, duty-free livestock, and subsidized seeds, with yields of 20 to 40 bushels per acre at about two dollars a bushel and costs under ten dollars an acre.
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United States
Thields
Europe
Western Canada
Canada
Dominion
Avith
Munched by Confusion Theatrical Note Sparks Debate
Fragmentary scan shows garbled voice about Congress settling a strike and Garfield, with references to praise and a prodigal son. unclear dates or places impede precise events. readable bits imply political reform or labor tensions. Unable to extract a coherent incident or names beyond Garfield and Congress.
Story of a Man Under the Smoking Ledge Moral
A Boston Herald essay retells a trapper’s discovery of a man living under a rock ledge to escape war service. The tale becomes a parable about fear, misreading suffering, and the duty to protect shelter, family, and civil order amid troubled times.
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Massachusetts
God
Hiness
Tod
Boston Herald
Unsatisfactory Visit Highlights Vexed Representation
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote records Mr. Duthwaite recounting a Washington trip with Congressman Twobble, who he says delegated him to a secretary and that the only notable person he met was a hotel door man, illustrating disillusionment with access and influence.
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Twobble
Mr. Duthwaite
Washington
Birmingham Age-Herald
Indian women surgeons praised by American professor
Dr. Mary Riggs Noble of Colorado praises Indian women as superb surgeons. She notes Indian veiled women refused male doctors, leading to deaths during past plague. she lectures in Kansas City on Patriotism and the Woman and the demand for women physicians and nurses in India.
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India
Mary Riggs Noble
Colorado
Woman's Medical College of
Ludhiana
Doctor Noble
Kansas City
East
A Wonderful Letter About Stomach Trouble Not Taking Any Chances
A child named Donald faces warnings about street safety. He replies that he watches up and down and even looks to the sky for airplanes, showing a humorous misinterpretation of caution. The tale emphasizes caution and awareness in crossing streets.
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Bivina
Decatur
Illinois
Donald
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Claims Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as quieting coughs soothing throat and lung inflammation and easing bronchial irritation for better sleep and morning expectoration. It notes fifty two years of American sales and usefulness in lung trouble asthma croup bronchitis and similar ailments. Sold in civil red countries.
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Ameriea
Adv
The Nearest He Ever Came to Work
A humorous remark about Buggins never working. The speaker recalls a July 4 celebration where Buggins spent a day setting off fireworks.
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Buggins
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
A vintage newspaper ad touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the cure for backache and daily relief since 1696. It emphasizes purity, origin in Haarlem Netherlands, urges buying only GOLD MEDAL, and promises money back if not helpful. Also mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pellets and a quip about sympathy deepening gloom.
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Haarlem
Holland
Adv
Got Even Insult Turns Into Mock Formal Letter
The speaker recalls a petty quarrel in which one called the other an insignificant little noodle. In response a letter titled younhs respectfully was written and the word respectfully was then removed, signaling a comic act of retaliation.
A Different Matter and Miscellaneous Quotes
A collection of brief quips from the Boston Transcript includes exchanges about rent levels with Owens noting high rents. Also referenced is a joke about a man boasting of near success and a trolley car pun. A walking stick doubles as a camera tripod. Garfield Tea is advertised as a laxative and purifier. Ady.
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Owens
Boston Transcript
Lke
Ady
Woman Confesses Purchase At Mammoth Site
A puzzled wife reports attending the mammoth site today and asks where the new purchase will be kept. The exchange highlights humorous marital banter about housing a new, unspecified object.
Relief in Downtime Burden Shares Across Ohio State Tourney
A fragment notes relief for a husband when his wife stays home instead of going downtown for the Ohio State Tournament. The cryptic line hints at economic strain and domestic effort to balance finances during the event. It implies tension between work, expenditure, and personal relief.
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Enda
Ohio
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