Canadian Corn Wins Prize at Soil Exposition
An exhibit at the Soil Products Exposition in Kansas City, Missouri, featured Dent corn from Kelwood Manitoba grown by John Hamilton winning first prize. Canadian officials say the success signals the corn belt moving north and hints at Canada becoming a major corn producer alongside wheat, barley and oats. Western Canada swept numerous prizes in wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, and vegetables, with Saskatchewan repeatedly winning top wheat honors.
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Canadian Government Information Bureau
Kansas ‘City
Agricultural Press
John Hamilton
Kelwood
Manitoba
Kansas City
Mr. Hewitt
Malin Street
Canada
Canadna
America
Minnesota
Crookston
Minnnesota
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western Canada
South Dakota
Canadian Pacific Raiftway
Too Bright as New Hire Tries to Run the Business
A veteran owner notes the new hire is very bright yet too ambitious. The newcomer, barely a month on the job, attempts to dictate how the business should be run.
Garfield Tea Becomes Abound in Health Advance Agent
In a note about outreach, Garfield Tea is introduced as the advance agent for Abound in Health, signaling a push to deepen familiarity with the organization and its initiatives.
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Garfield Tea
Aboundinz Health
Table Manners Sketch in Brooklyn Suburbs
A humorous exchange notes napkins and sanitation in Flatbush and Bensonhurst. One speaker protests paper napkins while another retorts they scratch his neck when tucked in the collar, illustrating urban suburb manners in a comic tone.
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Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ends Run of Catarrh
Catarrh cannot be cured by local means. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh through a blood-borne action on mucous surfaces. The ad touts a tonic-based formula and offers testimonials and free literature from Be. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Salem
Hale
BE. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Olw
His Only Chance
A dialogue fragment shows a character claiming a plan to give singing lessons and another remarking that she would need customers to pay for them. The exchange hints at doubt about the viability of her venture.
Dave's Rise and Awakening in a Newspaper World
Dave climbs from warehouse helper to shipping clerk and then joins the Call as a reporter. He fights isolation with deliberate friendships in police, fire, and hotel circles, guided by Mr. Duncan. Edith and Reenie Hardy anchor his hopes as loyalty tests sharpen amid a budding romance.
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Dave
Mr. Duncan
Call
Moral Reform League
Fire Brigade
Reenie Hardy
Edith Duncan
Duncan
Tam
Edith
Dave and Edith
David Elden, a rough foothill youth, meets Irene after a wrecked car incident. Tyava brings a doctor. Irene handles the household as they grow closer. Dave learns city ways from Conward but turns to a better path after a narrow escape. He meets Melvin Duncan who welcomes him to his home and introduces Edith.
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David Elden
Doctor Hardy
Irene
Tyava
Dave
Conward
Melvin Duncan
Edith
Pape's Cold Compound Advertisement Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for up to three doses to relieve a cold. It promises immediate opening of nasal passages and cessation of nasal dripping and headache with minimal cost and no quinine.
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Pape
War's影 and Mrs. Gadder's Europe trip fashion query
A Birmingham Age-Herald fragment notes war sober reflections among some, while Mrs. Gadder plans a Europe trip and asks others for advice on proper attire to view a battlefield.
Recipe for gray hair remedy best for home use
A vintage ad explains mixing bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine with water to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. feasible for druggists to prepare or DIY at low cost. It claims to soften harsh hair without cooling the scalp or leaving a greasy rub-off.
A Terror Perhaps Life Quips About A Child’s Mischief
A brief fragment records a humorous exchange between a mother and child. The girl defends her efforts to behave, noting that not trying would be harder. The line captures a witty domestic moment from Life.
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Bessie
Cascarets Advertisement From a Historical Page
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a sleep aiding laxative that cleanses liver and bowels without griping. It claims waking with clarity and health, compares favorably to Calomel and harsh pills, and highlights low cost and overnight action. The page also includes a stray verse about a handicap race and family dialogue.
Women Wonder at Her Many Clothes
Diamond Dyes promises fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. The ad notes a direction book in the package shows how to diamond dye over any color and suggests using the Diamond Dye Color Card for material matching.
Feathered Nest Ambition Cited by Observer of Events
The Observer of Events and Things quips that a man may grow rich by feathering his own nest if his funds aren’t diverted to his wife's hat collection. The remark highlights concerns over spending and frugality in domestic affairs.
Garfield Tea Ad Claims Health Benefits For Liver And Kidney
An advertisement promotes Garfield Tea as a regular remedy for liver and kidney disorders. It also includes humorous elder advice about marriage and cooking, noting fashion and wisdom in an era of periodical humor.
Favorite Prescription praised by Ohio women in ads
Spai What Your Neighbors Say Cleveland Ohio prints testimonials from Mrs Emme Strohmeyer of 2460 E 82nd St Findlay and Mrs Mary Vinton of 339 Wilcos Elyria praising Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery Pleasant Pellets and other medicines for weakness sleep appetite and health improvements with claims of healing weakness and nervous exhaustion and becoming stronger mothers of healthy children
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Cleveland
Ohio
Emme Strohmeyer
82Nd
St. Findlay
Dr. Pierce
Mary Vinton
Wilcos Street
Elyria
Mra. J. T. Riblet
Winckles St
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Robert J. C.stead
Kitchener
Irwin Myers
Judith
Allan Forsyth
Tdith
Keenie Hardy
Shill
Reenie
Tian
Dunenan
Society
Forsyth
Elden
Ber
Duncans
Wali
Dave and
Prosperity
Banner Lye
Ruggists
Penn Chemical Works
Philadelphia Uss
Ager
Gilbert Bros. & CO
Baltimore, Md
WN. U
Cincinnati
Spohn
2Poum Medical Company
Goshen, Ind
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