Wheat lands to forge Canada’s population future by 1920
A New York Commercial prediction argues Western Canada including Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia will reach ten million people before 1920 based on vast wheat lands rapid railway growth and immigration. It notes Canada’s wheat belt is four times US as cultivation expands and urges settlement and investment while cautioning figures are speculative.
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Toronto Star
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Aldenta
British Columbia
New York Commercial
Canadian West
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Ontario
France
Western
Roosevelt Tour of National Museum Africa Collection
Theodore Roosevelt leads a museum tour of the National Museum’s African species with Dr. Mearns Heller Merriam and Fuertes, praising the bear skulls and iridescent hides while noting the careful, limited hunting for science and the special preparations by Heller and Loring.
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National Museum
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Edmond Heller
Edgar A. Mearns
J. Alden Loring
America
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Museum
C. Hart Merriam
Harriman Zoological Foundation
United States Biological Survey
Edmund Heller
Mr. Roosevelt
Africa
Louis Agassiz Fuertes
John Saure
National Geographic Society
Oyster Bay
Dr. Mearns
Great Exhibition Hall
Heller
Hart Merriam
Merriam
United States
Alleghenies
Adirondacks
Woods
Michigan
Wisconsin
Maine
Mearns
Abbott H. Thayer
Thayer
Oldest Klickitat Jake Hunt Near Death in Husum
Portland Oregonian reports Klickitat Indian elder Jake Hunt, reputedly over 100, near death at his Husum area home. He once led a farming family on rich valley lands amid an ancient Klickitat village site, leaving a probable sizable inheritance for a widow and children.
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Jake Hunt
Hunt
Jake
Husum
Portland Oregonian
Cascarets Candy Cathartic shows lasting sales through merit
The piece argues advertising alone cannot sell worthless goods. It cites Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a standout product whose enduring success stems from real merit and word of mouth. It warns buyers to beware look alike substitutes and to trust well advertised national products.
Family costs to please a dancer and runner
An economical map asks if it costs much to support the family. Mr. Sirius Barker answers that his costs are not for him. He notes his only daughter is a barefoot dancer and his only son is a marathon runner.
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Sirius Barker
Petrified deeds and G6 harpest angles noted
A cryptic line references petrified deeds and G6 harpest angles, suggesting a puzzle or coded statement. No clear event or names are present to anchor dates or places. The fragment reads like a cryptic note rather than a reportable news item.
Munyon’s Rheumatism Remedy Adclaims Cure Promise
A promotional notice urges rheumatic sufferers to discard all medicines and try Munyon’s Rheumatism Remedy with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. It claims the product contains no galactic acid opium cocaine morphine or other harmful drugs and is sold by all druggists for 25 cents.
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Cve Munyon
Where Gallantry Ceases in a Man’s Obligations
A humor piece questions a man’s alleged chivalry by proposing scenarios where a woman would gain advantage if he yielded. The man repeatedly refuses to concede, ending with a blunt rebuke when asked to give up his place in line.
Motherly Advice from a Child Teacher
A Margery led a doll classroom in a playful physiology lesson. The class declared hands are for keeping clean and feet must stay clean to prevent accidents, reflecting a quaint moral tone from Metropolitan Magazine.
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Margery
Metropolitan Magazine
Scarecrow Conversation Sparks Field Debate
A London Tattler quip presents Miss Brush and Farmer Gobel discussing field defense against birds. The exchange humorously notes birds as a seasonal problem, with Gobel inviting the visitor to stay longer for better protection.
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Miss Brush
Mr. Gobel
Farmer Gobel
London Tattler
Cheated by Prejudice and a Food Change
A reader recounts overcoming prejudice to try Grape-Nuts after years of stomach gas bitterness and appetite loss. The product restored digestion and weight, with the writer pledging daily use as long as reason remains. The ad invites readers to explore The Road to Wellville and notes new letters periodically.
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Wellville
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Edward A. Mearns
United States Army
Far West
Uncle Sam
Tropics
Nsw
Bles -Bok
Gazelle
Carter
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