Mennonites in Canada Report Oppression and Farm Finance
A letter from Syd Diedrich Goossen asserts Mennonites in Western Canada face little oppression despite wartime tensions. The piece shifts to a 1915 dividend study of Crowfoot Farming Co. in Alberta, detailing acreage, expenses, receipts, and returns from 1912 to 1918, with yields and timing notes. An advertisement closes the excerpt.
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Canada
Europe
Russia
America
South Dakota
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Diedrich Goossen
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Crowfoot Farming Co
Crowfoot
Alberta
Salts for backache and kidney trouble advised
A health note warns backache and dull kidney pain signal overworked kidneys from excess meat. It recommends a grape and lemon juice salt mixture with Lithia to cleanse and stimulate kidneys, relieve uric acid, and improve urinary irritation.
War news and political shocks cited in weekly digest
A condensed 1916 wartime digest reports German and Entente actions across Europe, notes naval losses and U boat activity, and covers political shifts in Britain Italy Greece and the U S. It lists military moves near Verdun and Ypres, and reports on strikes, elections, and sanctions affecting Belgium and northern France amid ongoing hostilities.
When a Man Is Down Enemies Halt While Friends Rally
A terse maxim notes that in adversity foes pause their attack while allies step forward to aid. The saying emphasizes loyalty and solidarity amid hardship.
Tender skinned babies find comfort in Cuticura trial
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for babies with irritated skin and rashes. It offers a free trial by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept. L Boston and notes products are sold widely. Also contains a stray sexist remark about prudery and bald characters.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
New Strength for Lame Backs and Worn-out Conditions
A reader reports relief from a lame back after using Anuric Tablets by Dr. Pierce. The letter describes back pain headaches dizziness and rheumatic symptoms while promoting Anuric as a powerful kidney cleansing remedy.
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Crick
From Girlhood to Old Age Women Are Helped
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for female ailments across life stages. It claims the medicine is a temperance product with ingredients listed on the wrapper and promotes its use for headache backache dizziness and fainting spells.
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Dr. Pierce
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