Homesteader Tale of Harris Family Migration to Manitoba
John Harris leaves Canadlan town to become a homesteader in Manitoba. Mary vows to join him as Aled McCrae aids their pioneer trek with Fred Arthurs’s family nearby. They settle, build a shack, and plant a crop during the prairie voyage.
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Agnopasis
Canadlan
John Harris
Manitoba
Mary
Aled McCrae
Newcomera
Fred Arthurs
Harris
McCrae
Winter Trial Ends as Harris Fetches Doctor Home
In a snowbound prairie, Harris battles cold and distance to fetch Dr. Blain for his ailing wife. The journey tests endurance, tempers, and resolve as the doctor regains alertness, and the couple prepares to name their newborn Allan while facing harsh winter realities.
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Emerson
Tevin
Harris
Mary
John
Morrisons
Grants
Rileses
Plainyite
Tom
Jack
Morrison
Aarris
Plainville
Dr. Blair
Ingdlord
Hunk
Mr. Blain
Pineapple Pear Conserve and Tuna Recipes Featured
A column offers canning tips for Pears and Pineapple Conserve, plus multiple tuna based dishes. It includes Pineapple and Pear Conserve and Pineapple Cream, a Plain Sponge Cake, and diverse tuna recipes such as Tuna Salad, Tuna Chop Suey, Tuna In Peppers, Tuna Loaf, and Tuna Sandwiches.
Ornamental Thimbles Highlight 19th Century Craft
The article notes ornamental thimbles decorated with precious stones, valued for ornament over use. It recalls how fine ladies enjoyed delicate stitching as part of refined domestic fashions, with thimbles tied to the era's taste and rituals of needlework.
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Sheridan
Iowa Town News: Fort Dodge Plans $180000 Fair Grounds Upgrades
Fort Dodge to invest 180000 for improvements on the fair grounds next year. Thieves loot Parkersburg co operative store of goods valued at 600. Simon B Keffer, Des Moines pioneer and former city councilman, dies at 91. Fifteen lines summarize county notes across Mahaska Poweshiek and other counties including cattle auctions payments and local political shifts. Merger of agricultural and transport interests noted with formation of a livestock shipping association.
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Fort Dodge
Parkersburg
Simon B. Keffer
Des Moines
Newlan
John Ehrke
Jackson County
Grand Trunk Railroad
Mahaska
Poweshiek
North Skunk River
Trustes
Union Township
Banton County
Mike Kelly
van Horne
Iowa
Halifax
J. P. Woodward
Tir Sidney
Wyo
Frank C. Kennison
Prominet
Cedar Falls
G. J. Mahanka
Waterloo
Joseph H. Toulouse
Marna
Muscativ
Harding
Ruth Carliale
W. D. Harris
Charles R. Clark
Montezuma
Clark
Griffith & Son of
Manson
Omaha
Griffin &Son
Greater Omaha
Towa
Mazon City
Balmond
Waverly
Frank 8. Pinnay
United States Department of Agriculture
Eliza Plambeck
Davenpourt
Henry Erickson
Suetherland
John Paternon
GHEEN'S AUGUST FLOWER REMEDY PROMOTED FOR DIGESTIVE AILMENTS
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and related symptoms. It claims fifty four years of worldwide distribution with no failure and urges purchase everywhere noting its widespread acceptance and effectiveness.
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Green
Diamond Dyes Color Card Promises Rich, Fadeless Hues
An advertising blurb touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use for dyeing wool, silk, linen, cotton or blends. It claims guaranteed perfect results and features a color card with 16 rich options, warning about confidence in other men and urging purchase through a druggist.
Stop the Pala and Cole Co. RoaD Rockford Ad
An OCR fragment notes a druggist sample rite and advises Neal quickly without scars. Mentions W Cole Co Rockford Illinois Adv and a casual warning about a wise person stinking. The text is garbled but centers on a pharmaceutical ad copy and a local business reference.
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Cole
Neal
W. Cole Co
Rockford, IL
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Varris
Shay
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Doaon
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