Why People Go to Canada From American Settler Reports
A reader explains rising American migration to Canada driven by 160 acre free homesteads and cheap farm land. Anecdotes from William Johnston in Alberta describe bountiful crops, low coal costs, nearby schooling, mild winters, and strong profits, illustrating why many seek wealth and health there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Champ Clark
U. S. Senate
Congress
United States
William Johnston
Alexandria
Minn
Albery
Battle River
Minnesota
Meadowbrook Farm Notes on Poultry Care and Clover
A farming column notes routine tasks for Fez Meadowbrook Farm including daily trough cleaning and feeding. It states a hen yields 120 to 170 eggs per year and mentions clover improves the stand of red clover. A purplish red comb signals potential health problems in a fowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Pure Bred Stock and Farm Upkeep Guide
A farm tips list covers pure breds, potash needs, udder care, butter color, pig losses from deep bedding, prevention for gore shoulders, milking discipline, water access, fodder, egg hatchery, and equipment like cream separators and silos. It emphasizes healthy flock management, incubator usage, housing, feeding, and disease prevention with practical steps for poultry, cattle, horses, and hogs.
Humorous Ads and Quotes From a 19th Century Page
A collage of satirical lines and product pitches appears, including laxatives, eye care remedies, and boot powder. It quotes advertising copy and quips on health, dignity, and mortality, featuring notices about Allen’s Foot Care and Paxton’s antiseptic, along with musings by Ezra Pound and a Prussian anecdote about cremation jokes.
What’s the nurse for in a quarrelling couple
A husband and wife argue on the way to the theater about the nurse and bedtime. The wife explains the nurses keep everyone safe and cared for, while the husband mocks the idea. The boy asks about prayer, and the nurse’s purpose resurfaces as the man contemplates the meaning.
Youths and Snatches of Wit in Studio Society
A brusque young man meeting a renowned sculptor at a studio supper provokes a quiet reply about mud heads. The aside hints at marriage friction and the playful tone of anecdotes from Youth's Companion.
Magistrate and thief in old brimstone theft scene
A quick courtroom vignette shows a magistrate asking the elderly man about his charge as the officer reveals he stole brimstone, caught in the act. The magistrate quips that the old man could have waited a few years longer for a better time.
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Garfield Ten
Waent Direct
Pede and Andar
Birdley-Somers CO
Fifth Avenue
York
Hanoley Acres
Milena
Sam Gaeliy
Telematon Die Bie Ieee
Dal Me
Ernst
Ereford
Mexico
Mibaico
Western Canada
Canadian West
Olosa
Prince Albert
Haak
Market Point
Oahu
Woodward i Board of Trade
Dept
Bente Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Sephathawad
Albert
Atom
Isi Guiats
Imorton
Ottawa
Gid, Broughton
Fez
Meadowbrook Farm
William Git
Als
Paat
Bordeaux
New Jersey
Halsted
Mit
Rave
Garfield Ton
Abs
Winslow
Cole
J. W. Cale & Cou
Black River Falla
Wha
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Jim
Mamta
Susie
Tim
Allen
Alien
Olmsted
le Roy
Abraham
Bret’ Abraham
Oliza
Lppincott
Bolingbroke
Ezra Pound
Authors’ Club
New York
Shelley
Mr. Pound
George
Joe Crows
Lynn
Gene Hell
Centaur Companys
Foodard
Castoria
Infante
Bears
Epizootia
Postuiys
Spohn Medical 60
Ealelsgue Goshen, Inc
U.S
Lone Smith
Jones
Willie
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Michigan
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