Western Canada Lands Offer Big Grain Prospects
A cautious outlook on grain prices and farming profits notes that wartime price supports may fall as the world replenishes grain stocks. Western Canada offers affordable, high quality farm land with potential 20 to 30 percent returns, plus free homestead options. The piece urges readers to contact a Canadian Government Agent for literature on opportunities in Western Canada.
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United States
Canada
Eng Ushman
Adv
Odd Advice on Optimism At Village Lecture
Fifty seven adults and three juveniles gathered in Pledmore’s village to hear a lecturer on optimism. The speaker urged smiling through misfortune and business duties while a mournful listener doubted such cheer. A humorous undertaker remark followed about facial expressions at funerals.
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Pledmore
Indl
Landon
Peace and war talks dominate Brest and Italy fronts
Bolsheviks resume Brest-Litovsk talks as Germany pressures for peace. Wilson and Lloyd George press for a just peace with Russia and criticise tariffs. Baker defends U S war work while labor and fuel issues loom amid shortages and mobilization plans. Senators edge toward munition cabinet reform. Wilson backs suffrage move as fate of war effort hinges on unity.
Trains cut by western railways. Feb news items flash
A condensed news roundup notes Western railroads eliminating many Chicago to Denver St Louis St Paul and western routes with revised schedules. It reports Mabel Diameter killing B D Orr during a robbery attempt at Minnepolis Minnesota. Marqus Rousselot De Castillot a French national aged 30 is arrested in New York on espionage charges. The will of Joseph St Ghante valued at 4 020 870 reveals 37 relatives and one employee as beneficiaries. Seventy four passengers aboard Olivette rescued after ship ran ashore eight miles from Havana. Reports include a German raid threat in the Pacific and a German capture of the Japanese ship Hitneht Thin. Dwight Indian Mission school tragedy in Oklahoma claims lives of boys aged nine to seventeen. A US government powder plant to cost 360 million and employ 16 000 is planned on the Cumberland River near Nashville. London House of Lords rejects suffrage amendment 134 to 0. Pontiac Michigan jury convicts Allan Livingston of murder in the first degree. Harvard University sees a drop in registrations by 1 072 students. Elmer Jypp returns to Cleveland and fatally shoots Charles L Joyce before surrendering. the couple are noted as prominent socially.
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Denver
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St. Paul
Points Weat
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Mabel Diameter
B.D. Orr
McCoy Fuel Company
Minpenpolis
Minn
Chargad
Marquis Himpend Rousselot de Castillot
France
New York
Joseph St. Ghante
Threty
Olivette
Havana
Cuba
Ipose
Mi Otiiver
Nokye
Demuttary
Dwight Indian Mlasion School
Marble City
Okla
Cimberland
Nashville
Penh
House -of- Lorts
London
Lord Loreharn
Representation of the People
Pontiac
Mich
Cleveland
Charles L. Joyce
Hupp
New German Preparations Foreshadow Escalating War
Jan 4 dispatch from the British front notes German divisions arriving from the East and fear of a new, unseen form of horror. Reports cite widespread ammunition distribution along German lines and an intensified buildup in anticipation of renewed offensives. Paris confirms French raiding successes northeast of Reims while February air power grows as pilots claim eleven German aircraft and a captive balloon downed in early January. London reports three hostile raids south of Lens repulsed in mid January.
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Germany
Germain
Paris
Lens
Tialg
Markets Report From Chicago January Trading Floor
United States Administration notes fallows for Spring wheat and other grains with varying price ranges. Cattle and hog futures show mixed signals with dairy and butter prices listed. calves, sheep, and lambs also feature quoted values. Sellers and buyers across grain, meat, and dairy sectors are listed with multiple price points and stock references.
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Chicago
United States Administration
Atria Keone
Vresh Firdis
Chalee
Broekers
Feeners
Wholea Cawn
Chalee Dalferr
Prine
Fanny Walt
Medhim
Ehalea
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
A nervous, run down woman describes four years of irregularities and weakness. She and two doctors failed to help until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was tried, leading to health and regularity. The ad urges other women to consult Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for guidance.
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Christopher
Lydia
Alica Hauer
Lydia E. Pinkham
Unnerved. Bess- Was the groom aere-pos sessed?
June-Not a bit, he showed up and went through the ceremony.
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Bess
June
Recipe for Gray Hair Preparation
A home mix described to darken gray hair gradually without coloring the scalp. It suggests combining water, rum, Barba Compound, and glycerine in a simple formula sold with directions in each box. The preparation is claimed to make hair soft and glossy, not sticky or rub off.
Dog's Funeral Costly Obscures City Taxicab Fine
In London a taxicab driver faced a 250 fine for driving from the city to Maleworth with a dog's coffin. Sir Maurice and Lady Anderson funded an elaborate burial, claiming proper honors for their pet. The case highlights wartime fuel and transport restrictions and enforcement against unnecessary travel.
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England
London
Maleaworth
Wis Dar
Maurice
Anderson
Englund
John MacCurty
Fing
Doll factories shift to Brooklyn as US industries grow
New United States Industries increasingly produce dolls in Brooklyn, reducing reliance on imports from Germany. Previously many dolls came from France England and Germany, but now most are made domestically. Firms in the trade have run factories around the clock to meet orders.
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United States
Aus
Brooklyn
Germany
France
England
Man proposes while girl asks about Father approval
Fragment from Yonkers Statesman portrays a marriage proposal scene with a young woman considering her father's permission. The exchange hints at family tension and social expectation without further details.
Apple Juice Trouble Lands Adam in Hot Water
A mishap with too much apple juice led Adam into trouble, triggering consequences at home. Authorities or guardians addressed the incident, highlighting risks of overconsumption and the need for moderation.
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