Preparing for the Work of 1913 Western Canada
The piece predicts heavy investment and rail and city building across Western Canada in 1913. It cites the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific railways, expansion to Lake Superior to the Pacific, and new schools, offices, homes, and municipal projects. Vancouver and Victoria are noted for growth as 1912 figures suggest larger development in 1913.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Panama Canal
Lake Superior
Pacific Coast
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Northerns
Western
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Vancouver
Victoria
Antiquities Dealer Seeks Deposit on Long-Owed Pill
Slopay receives a card from an elderly man calling himself Professor Lruce a collector of antiquities. The man offers to serve by paying a deposit on a small pill Slopay has owed for over three years. The scene hints at a peculiar debt collection involving a mysterious antiquities patron.
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Slopay
Wes
Lruce
Professer
Spoiled Her Secret and Sham Marriage Tale
A gossiping interview shares a secret marriage nearly a year old, revealing reporters' snooping as the reason a divorce was sought. The piece diverges into mock ads and character quips about Dr. Pierce’s Pellets and a fanciful exchange with a boy named Mina Kitty.
Ady Mind Reader Pancake Flour Ad Appears
Ady Mind Reader offers bag pancake flour from Mrs Aus tin. All grocers. The copy cites a humorous exchange about a straphanger warning steps and a judge remark in a clipped ad-like fragment.
Treatment of Intestinal Worms in Hogs
The common round worm is most frequent in hog intestines and can fill the lumen when abundant. Thorn headed worms cause severe irritation and nervous symptoms. whip and pin worms are less harmful. Prevention hinges on clean pens, dry yards, and proper care. treat with noncontinuous dosing using turpentine emulsion or Santonin and calomel, dosing by weight and herd division information.
Handling fruit for the market in Indiana
At the Indiana Horticultural Society annual meeting growers discuss shifting focus from production to market delivery. They urge standardized grading and packing across farms to ensure Indiana apples compete with Idaho and western fruit, building a trusted Indiana Apples reputation.
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Indiana Horticultural Society
Indiana
Fruit
Northwest
Indianapolis
Idaho
Indianapoli
Sard
Calves Killing Ban Expands Across Western States
News notes a long standing practice in packing houses where calves are killed between three days and four weeks old. Several western states now prohibit killing any calves until they reach four weeks of age, signaling stricter animal welfare rules nationwide.
Short of Breath in Knickerbocker Poodle Dialogue
A playful dialogue features Patrice describing a knickerbocker poodle named Patience. Patience asks questions about the dog’s breed and appearance, highlighting a pun on pant like “short panta.” The scene centers on wordplay and light humor.
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Patience
Patrice
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Calidren
Early 1900s advertisement for a child remedy claiming to soothe feverish, cross children. Promotes cleansing the stomach and acting on the bowels to ease worm issues. Endorsed as a pleasant remedy used by mothers for two and a half years. Available from A B Mediation in New York with free samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
N.Y. Ady
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Chronic Coughs
An advertisement touts the Golden Medical Discovery as highly effective for coughs caused by bronchial irritation and congestion, especially in obstinate lingering cases. It warns it is less helpful for acute coughs from sudden colds.
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Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Discovery
Fragmented dialogue snippet with witty exchanges
A brief exchange features a flirtatious question about kissing a hand and a correction about etiquette. The dialogue shifts to a rumor about a character named Wombat, calling it a canard, and a casual remark about loan repayment.
Parlor Carpet Tacks Spark Quiet Domestic Moment
A humorous observation notes that even Jeb's wife did not ask him to remove tacks from the parlor carpet, reflecting a domestic scene with light irony and a hint of household tension.
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Jeb
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Mr. Lilabeau
Mina Kitty
Craig
Purdue University Experiment Station
Purdue University Agricultural Extension
James Troop
Wizard of Finance
Marrage
Foleys
Soluman
RV. Pierce
M.D
Buffalo, N. Y
People’s Schoolmaster
de. Pierce’s Invalids’ Hotel
Alamo
Wombat
Ius
Fletcher
Mra Winslow
Boften
Austins Ray
ATL Grocer
N. Y. Cincinnati
Sair
Virginia Farms and Homes
R. B. Chaffin & Co., Inc
Richmond, Va
Gallatin CO
Rouse
Clintwood
John Kiwarda
Reeve S
Putnam
Bechler Re Mongol Deus Company
Soe
Iran
Specis
Spoon Medical CO
Secrericiexete Goshen, Inc
U.S. A
Baska
Canuda
Ad- Yarco
Alany
Lorakure
Tales
Nethery
Gardner Bidg
Telede
Ohio
Anadias
Ldroes Buberta
Ottawa
Caseda
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