Growth of Western Canada Highlights Railways and Education
Western Canada shows rapid growth with Alberta railway mileage doubling to 4 097 miles, Dominion Railway Commission oversight, and widespread railway privileges. University attendance rose 1 000 percent in five years, drawing students from sixty one districts. A Blackie, Alberta farmer attests to prosperous mixed farming, improved health, and strong crop yields since relocating from Iowa, noting favorable winters and warm summers. The piece closes with a quip on people voting for nonsense and a line about old styles being reused.
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University of Alberta
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Blackie
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Iowa
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Audubon
Philip Foley
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John Walters
Charter Oak
Charles Darling
Nora Springs
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Albla L. Wreeman
Solon Editor Shot by Local Mayor Sparks Turmoil
Solon Economy editor Frank Kreigel was shot by Mayor C W Wolt in front of Cerny Broad store as Kreigel returned home with meat. The dispute stems from a shared creamery line and alleged up to date operation criticisms amid wartime orders and local politics.
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Marriage rings and prize rings on the stage scene
Fragmentary item notes marriage rings and prize rings crossing into stage, with a mention of Denison's Coffee, Bryle, and Atlanta convicts no longer required to wear striped clothing, suggesting fashion shifts among women. The text is fragmentary and unclear in scope or outcome.
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Bryle
Bill
Atlanta
Itill
Restore Youthful Color With Hoy's Hairy Health
Physicians advise against brimfil halretsins ena dyem and warn against unsafe dyes. Hoy's Hairy Health promises natural color without detection, claiming harmless ingredients and a money-back refund if not satisfied. Includes routine dandruff relief and scalp toning, offered for $1.00 at drug stores or via direct order from Philo Hay Specialties Co, Newark, N. J.
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Markdown Sale Sparks Price Debate at Blank's Shops
Customers note a marked down sale at Blank's shops prompting a debate over pricing ethics. One observer questions why price cuts are happening while another defends the decision as a strategic markdown rather than a price cut.
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Blank’s
Iizea
Hands Like Velvet Cure in Old Time Adverts
An ad prospect uses a warm soak and Cuticura ointment for chapped hands with a night bandage and a free sample offer. A Harvard professor anecdote about lateness in class appears, ending with a witty tea joke.
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Bkin
Addream Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Ady
Diverting Morning Chat Over Shakespeare Argument
Gasserby recalls a cheerful meeting with Dorfling where two elderly acquaintances, long over war, argued about a disputed Shakespeare point, turning a routine morning into a quaint diversion.
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Gasserby
Dorfling
The Height of Atrocity and Gas Bills
In a satirical exchange, Hark away notes the Garmans use gas instead of shot and shell. Dingleberry adds that firing a valley of gas bills labeled Please remit would be more atrocious. The speaker argues that the average man deserves deserts, not rights.
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Harkaway
Dingleberry
Villains Probed After Trust Is Shaken by Two Girls
Two girls discuss a suspected traitor, arguing they would not trust him. One calls him treacherous, while the other agrees, labeling him unreliable and deceitful in a sharp exchange.
Meaces writes promissory notes and U a fiction
An Evening Transcript line notes the author Meaces specializes in a peculiar fiction style centered on promissory notes and ten U a. The quote highlights a niche literary approach attributed to the writer.
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Meaces
Beaton Evening Transcript
Why She Went to Church
A devout old lady, hearing impaired, chose a nearer church after visiting the second congregation. She spoke with the minister, who welcomed her and urged attendance whenever possible. She explained that all churches read to heaven and her deafness made hearing the gospel difficult, so she would attend the nearer church.
Flow of Language in a Farmer’s Tale
A journalist notes varied language use by a town friend while Farmer Corntessel quips that the speaker only drowns ideas. The piece then shifts to revenue streams of a newspaper: advertising, subscriptions, and ownership of Jost dogs.
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Farmer Corntessel
Steep the Sasafras in a Clergyman’s Gloom
A St Louis clergyman laments poetry fading for realities as images of the post and the painter lose charm. Sassafras tea, once believed a remedy for conditions fostering this mood, was used in modern doses during this season.
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St. Louis
Hat Confusion Over Mrs Pinkey's Evening Hat
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a playful exchange where Mrs Pinkey borrows a hat John admires. The hat, priced at 30 dollars, is humorously described as a fright, while the wearer praises its becoming look. Neat misplacement leads to a light social moment.
Soldier-Earner’s Sock Knits Across War Front
In a brisk family vignette a girl named Ethel recalls her task of knitting socks for soldiers. She modestly reveals she managed only one sock because she was focused on aiding a one legged serviceman, a tender wartime scene of small sacrifices.
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Ethel
Noah’s Flood Inspires Dodgy Internship Comment
Noah surveys a wrecked landscape and mutters about no blessed place to intern. The mythic scene frames a grim irony as a figure seeks placement amid ruin and uncertainty.
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Noah
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