Settlers Speak Well of Canada Farmland Frontiers
Letters from Effingham to Willmont and from Miller to Water town praise Canadian plains for farming. Homesteads, oats and wheat yields cited, with up to 65 bushels of oats per acre and 66 bushels of wheat per acre. Residents report better climate, strong schools, and rapid rural development in Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lohmann
Effingham
Lohmann
Canada
Sam Morrow
Miller, Alto
J. M. MacLachlan
Watertown
5. C
Jacob Goetz
Piapot
Sask
Golden Prairie
Alberta
H. Hooker
Marquis
Lee
Peter Brandon
R. Marandi
I. McReynolds
Ole Christoferson
Aruthus Gavett
Homely Savory Dishes And Fruit Salads Guide
A collection of old fashioned recipes and kitchen tips detailing calves hearts stuffed cabbage and braised liver with tomato or chili sauce, creole rice chops and beef heart, raisin soufflé, fudge using raisins, and fruit salads with grapefruit, pineapple, grapes, marshmallows, and dressed whipped cream. Includes serving notes and cautions on texture and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Pineappla
Creole Chicken Dishes with Variations For Northerners
A historical guide suggests adapting southern cookery by reducing fat and pepper, trimming garlic use, and substituting butter or bacon fat. It describes Dambralaya or Chicken Fry and Creole Gumbo with young chicken pieces, onions, tomatoes, rice, ham, oysters, shrimp, and parsley, cooked in a fireleaf cooker to a dry yet flavorful finish.
A Woman's Problem The Change of Life Remedy
A promotional notice for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims it safely carries women through midlife challenges. It cites testimonials from Philadelphia and Beverly women describing relief from headaches, back pain, heat flashes, nervousness, and dyspepsia after using the product. The ad invites letters for free advice, noting responses are handled by women and kept confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Mrs. Maraazzi Gasde Man
N. Ringgold St
Beverly
Mass
Geonem A. Donnan
Roundy St
Beverly, Mass
Erie
Lydis H. Pinkham
Kisszina
Pinkham
Lydia BE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Origin of the Tommy Atkins Private Soldier Name
The first Tommy Atkins was Gunner Thomas Atkins who, in the reign of George III, invented a pocket ledger that gained wide popularity among soldiers. The ledger earned the nickname Tommy Atkins and led to privates being called by the same name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Atkins
Gunner Thomas Atkins
Gunner Atkins
George III
Headkerchief Remedy Quip Echoes Far Underwater Frog Call
A joke pairs a doctor patient exchange about a cold with a punchline recommending a headkerchief. A fragment notes an African frog making underwater sounds that travel long distances, illustrating curious natural echoes.
Choice Dishes for Table and Light Gossip
A period menu features grapefruit cocktails with orange pulp and spices, Waldorf salad with apples celery pecans and mayo, Hamburg Sponge dessert with milk eggs and orange, kidney in scallop shells with tomato catchup and crumbs, plus a humorous cut of society quips and a World War fragment.
When a Patient Diagnoses His Own Case
A young doctor asks how to proceed when a patient diagnoses himself. An experienced physician says use best judgment of human nature, since some patients value agreement as proof of knowledge while others reject it. The piece shifts to reflections on Natura’s Jewels and Thoreau praising nature's beauty and artistic skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dean
Illinois
Mrn. IL
Eubanks
Dorchester St
Chicago
Doan
Ailing Women urged to seek Dr Pierce’s Prescription
The notice promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women with irregularities, catarrhal conditions, and pain. It claims thousands have found relief and urges immediate purchase in liquid or tablet form, attributing the cure to a root and herb based temperance remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Gambling remark and poor show sting noted
A brief exchange recalls a gambler who paid six dollars for two seats from a ticket speculator and felt the show was worth little more than fifty cents. The remark ends with a note about London having 1,600 churches.
Doctor Pieres Headed Hotel Discovers Uric Acid Eliminator
Discovery reports that an eliminator of uric acid named Anuric rapidly treats rheumatism and gout related symptoms. Doctors claim years of experiments prove its effectiveness for back ache scalding urine and frequent urination with sediment. Send 10 cents for a large trial package and a full treatment guide to Dr Pierce Buffalo North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pieres
The
Invalids' Hotel
Buffalo
N. C
Pierce
Wull
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