Ohioan praises western Canada farming fortune letter
A former Ohio resident recounts moving to Saskatchewan seven years ago with 1800 dollars, household goods, and four horses. He reports 22 horses, 15 cattle, 36 hogs on 1120 cultivated acres, wheat yields of over 2400 bushels in two years, and asks why someone would invest elsewhere. He notes 400 acres of wheat, 125 oats, 90 flax, and a ready harvest by the 12th while enjoying cold winters without hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ht. Lewin
Tved
Ohio
Sankatche Wan
Immigration Department
Tle
Eruption on ankle prompts Cure Ad from Cuticura
Mrs Charlea Brooke of Kingeville Missouri recounts an eighteen year struggle with persistent ankle sores. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with immediate relief and complete healing after three months of use. The ad notes Cuticura's global availability and offers sample requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingeville
Charlea
Brooke
Dept. L. Boston
A Grateful Old Man Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
An elderly Kentucky farmer, Mr W D Smith of Utherly, lauds Dodd's Kidney Pills after long use, crediting them with relief from back strain and bladder inflammation. He asks for publication and offers his picture, noting free household hints and recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uberty
Mr. Smith
Desler
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalio
N. Y
Homehold
Ady
Growing Champion Iowa Corn Grower Arthur Runft Honored
Arthur Runft, 17, of Reinbeck Iowa, won the state and national acre corn club title for 136.7 bushels on one acre. He earned $134.22 gross profit after seed and land costs, with no fertilizer used, testing seed, careful thinning, and three cultivation passes. He received a free trip to Washington and was presented to President Wilson.
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Iowa
Arthur W. Aputt
Reinbeck
Agricultural Extension Department of
Iowan State College
Arthur Runft
Reid
Arttur 'Kunft
Washington
Wootrow Wilson
Arthur W. Runft
Df Reid
Calves and Cookery Highlight Luverne Farmers Institute
Beaf calf shows draw strong attendance at Luverne Iowa farmers institute with nineteen fat calves judged. George Codfrey and the Iowa Beef Cattle Producers Association organize two classes for fat calves under one year old. Prizes range from eight to one dollars, with junior division for youths under eighteen. Judges’ remarks and talks by Rex Beresford emphasize value of early maturity in beef production and future plans include expanded junior divisions and regional shows to boost Iowa beef.
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Cora
Calvas
Luverne
Farmers' Institute
Iowa
George Codfrey
Towa Beef Cattha Producers’ Association
Eatrles
Rex Beresford
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Sandy
Laverne
Beaf Producers’ Association
Attite
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised Relief for Kidney Pain
A midcentury ad urges relief for backache and kidney trouble, claiming Doan's Kidney Pills restore kidney function and ease suffering. It narrates a sufferer, C. D. Kessler, describing years of pain and weakness, crediting the remedy with marked improvement after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Recounted Tales and Remedies from a Distant Era
A garbled page items mix physicians remedies and moral tales. Menthol drops claim relief for coughs while Castoria is pitched for infants. There are moral quips about money, crime, and survival stories from Alpine cliffs with cautionary morals.
No Gusher But Tells Facts About Postum
A Wisconsin woman credits Postum with curing dyspepsia and headaches caused by coffee. She quit coffee, drinks Postum three times daily, and reports her and her family’s ailments disappeared. The ad urges readers to try Regular and Instant Postum with a quoted claim There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Grocera
Queer Sort Drama Prompt Sparks Debate On Sexual Identity
A young man in a drama faces a controversial line about sexuality with the prompt, What bent has this young man in the drama. The reaction notes straight work as a retort, highlighting tensions over portrayal and perception in local theater.
Drug House Enjoined by Federal Court
Judge Jeremiah Neterer of the U S district court granted a permanent injunction for the Centaur Company of New York against Stewart & Holmes Drug Co of Seattle for infringing Fletcher's Castoria labels. The court ordered recall of infringing goods on the market and payment of costs and damages assessed at 3460. Seattle, Wash. Times Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Neterer
United States District Court
Centaur Company
New York
Fletcher's Castoria
Stewart & Holmes Drug Company
Honolulu
Seattle
Northwest
Decreas
Stewart & Holmes Company
Aseattle
Ady
Momentary mockery of the man with money to burn
Readers are urged to reflect on the tendency to mock or underestimate those who possess wealth. The passage notes how envy or disdain can cloud judgment when wealth is perceived as excessive or spends freely.
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Dawke
Johann Atoll
Sloan
EARL
Sloan, Inc
Boston
Mass
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Putnam
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Iowa State Agricultural College
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C.D. Kessler
M. Titth
Mendota
Jong
Fletcher
John
Rockefeller
Crimial
London Chronicle
Grundeiwald
Mishel
Stephen
Navarre
7Th Avenue
30Th ST
Frey
Broadway
York
Mtn Gorta
Edgar T. Smith
Inion
Safarene
Dr. Pierce
Apella
Unu
Buffalo
Bierce Amd
Steff
Tata
Peo E
Etidtence
WF Young
Temple Streets
Spzingtisid
Manag
McCess
Fougara CO
Beexmam
Prem Rook
DR. Leed. CO
Haveratoceru
Hampstead
Lon
Beat Farma
Michigan
Nerew
Bealihe
Dhursing
Ohvalé
Bend Zur Buakiat
Cresent le
Vwatouns
Fort Myers
Florida
Theat Iontave Expor
W. N.Y. Chicago
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