Safest Investment in Canadian Lands
Secretary Wilson notes farmers ignore Wall Street fluctuations and buy Canadian land instead. Manitoba and Western Colonization Co. promotes WHEAT LANDS in Canada priced on easy terms. 1906 immigration rose with 215,912 entrants. weekly excursions to inspect lands are offered.
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Wall Street
Wilson
Northwestern
Stll
Canada
WM. Clement
Freeport
Manitoba and Western Colonization Co
Dakotas
Minnesota
British Isles
Continental Europe
United States
Flirtatious Frontier Tale Ends In Triple Marriage
The tale centers on Kate Bunting a daring ranch girl who captivates two suitors Kingsley Farrington and Royal Pyle. She arranges a simultaneous wedding with both men and a clergyman, then reveals the event was legally questionable. The ceremony is annulled and Kate warns the wedding officiant. A separate article praises hog proof fencing as a path to healthier swine and cheaper pork.
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Kate Bunting
Kate
Kingsley Farrington
Royal Pyle
New York
Farrington
England
Pyle
Oliver Shiverick
Herod
Wells
LT Will
Come
Inglishman
United States
Papa
Frank P. Cheney
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised locally
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills claimed to cure backache weak kidneys and all urinary troubles. Sold by Wm F Jungkunz druggist at 85 Stephenson St in the local药 storefront listing.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Growing Onions Cultivation and Harvest Practices
A farmer describes onion cultivation from planting to harvest. He notes weekly cultivation after thrashing, cleaning as needed, avoiding work when tops tan gle, and yields about 60 bushels per acre. Yellow Globe Danvers onions sold at 60 cents a bushel, no shipping last year, no disease or insect issues, field kept clean, and onions cured in sheds after ten days in favorable weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Agriculturist
Uniformity and carload shipping for vegetables
Professor J. C. Corbett notes eastern fruit growers lack organization compared with western producers. He says lower express rates and small consignments by merchants cause nonuniform market quality. Carload shipments require uniform size and grade, a standard learned by distant shippers.
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J. C. Corbett
Growing Alfalfa Seed Sowing Guidelines
In growing alfalfa the ground should be well prepared and free of seeds. Seed should be sown when soil is suitable for production at about twenty pounds per acre. For Nebraska use Nebraska seed or seed produced under the same conditions.
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Kimball
Nebraska
Windbreak for Montana: the white willow
A writer in Farm and Fireside says the white willow makes a good windbreak for Montana. It grows well on bleak plains of North Dakota and is easily propagated from cuttings bought from northern nurserymen.
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Montana
North Dakota
Asparagus Bed Care Guidance From Farm Journal
Cuttings from the mature asparagus bed should be made regularly and thoroughly while avoiding injury to crowns. Weeds should be removed. Beds set this spring or last fall should not be cut this season. Let the plants grow unmolested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Journal
Tea Week Delivery Expands Across City by Daily Journal
The Daily Journal announces delivery of tea week specials to all city areas. Residents can order selections through local kiosks and phone lines.
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the Daily Journal
Humor of the Hour Minstrel Exchange Ends With Punchline
In a minstrel show excerpt, Mr. Bones delivers a riddle about a man born in Germany educated in Spain lived in Italy and died in the United States, calling him a dead one. Interlocutor judges the line, then Mr. Bones teases with a ballad request titled Papa, Get the Hammer There’s a Fly on Baby’s Head.
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Mr. Bones
Mistah
Germany
Spain
Italy
United States
Bones
Tough Chewing Punchline Echoes From Knox Roast
In a lighthearted quip in the Catholic Standard and Times a joke centers on Knox roasting Flaskie with strong words. The punchline lands differently for Knox in the morning, when he realizes the words were eaten rather than heard.
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Knox
Catholic Standard and Times
Honeymoon Couples Fill Train Car in Chicago Scene
A humorous Chicago News snippet depicts a porter jokingly telling a hat drummer that the honeymoon couples occupy the train car and see no scenery. The banter highlights playful, regional dialect and a light travel moment.
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Chicago News
Stay Granted Ten Years in Philadelphia Ledger Style
A court grants a ten year stay after negotiations described by a lawyer and a gravely presiding judge. The exchange frames the stay as favorable to the client referred to as Amenable to the situation.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Two Sisters Join the Great Majority
The Evening Mail reports that two sisters have joined the great majority. One sister married a man named Jones and the other a man named Brown.
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Ife
Jones
Brown
Evening Mail
No Hurry About It
A fragment from Detroit Free Press features a Sunday school exchange where Tommy pretends to want to be an angel, but asks to wait until a later time as a fruit Brown angel with gray whiskers is imagined by him.
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Tommy
Detroit Ree Press
Noisy Rivalry Sparks Courtship Tale
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a famous pitcher courting the sister of his longtime rival. The banter suggests a humorous outcome, with forecasts of a tie in both romance and competition.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tiger fed from a bull shocks Central America scene
A Kansas City Times report notes a remarkable incident where a tiger was fed by a bull in Central America.Observers debate whether the animal was cowed or merely bullheaded amid the odd event.
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Tawker
Central America
Cuttemoff
Kansas City Times
The Proposal Scene Sparks Nervous Banter at Princeton
A brief exchange shows nervous flirtation as a man hints at revealing feelings after months, while Margaret teases him about speaking up. The dialogue hints at a quiet campus moment amid lighthearted wit.
Noted Bridegroom Fees Blessing Quip Cited in Post
The Houston Post quotes a minister calling a groom a young man who paid a fifty dollar fee after the ceremony and his wife replying that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Houston Post
Railways blamed for neglect of duties by economist
A Washington Star quote features an offhand economist accusing some railways of neglecting responsibilities while focusing on improving their opportunities. The remark contrasts perceived duty with self serving expansion.
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Washington Star
Enigmatic Exchange Probed in Baltimore Affair
A brief Baltimore American note records a curious exchange about a marriage proposal. The quoted dialogue suggests a tension between desire and refusal, with the suitor pressing and the respondent rebuffing the proposal.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted for Children
A prompt pleasant remedy for coughs and colds Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup praised for children. Sold by Wm. FP Jungkunz druggist at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Kennedy
Wm. FP
Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Reading the Glass and Barometer Use in Navigation
The article explains cistern barometers, their construction, and how mercury columns reflect air pressure. It notes the device’s value for navigators, especially in tropical cyclones, where rapid pressure changes signal storm position and movement.
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Torrivelli
Great Britain
Tropics
Japan
Origin of the phrase complete fiasco linked to German glassblower
A German workman claimed he could blow glass as well as experts. A wager led to tests but he produced only a pear shaped flask, a failure repeated, and hence the phrase complete fiasco.
Unusual Topic Sparks Two Commuters on Train
Judge Brown, unable to stay silent, debates the question of rain before the flood with a stiff old lady on a railway coach. The pair soon chat about evening routines and a 5:03 citybound train, ending with a light Puck-style exchange.
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Judge Brown
Rail timetable notes East and West bound trains
East and westbound train schedules listed with arrivals departures and stations. Connections at Rockford Belvidere and Belvidere connections to Ba loit Janesville Milwaukee and points north and west. John F Daly, Agent.
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C’cage
Freep
tTrain
Rockford
Baloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Ad Isent
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Esa
Weat
Hareford
Madison
Sprig Valley
Pacific Coast
C and St Paul Rail Route Times and Arrivals
Eastbound arrivals show passengers on the 11 00 am train from Rock Island at 7 35 pm and 6 06 am to Racine. Freight service runs with passengers on the Mt SaFre revol line, with schedules to Freeport and Racine.
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Pepards Ne
Rock Island
Nera Freight
Racine
Ase
Gera
Mt. SaFrrell
Weat
Chicago Special and Northbound Trains From Brewster Schedules
Train routes from Brewster list Eastbound Maple Lent and East Bound service to Chicago with No 14 Chicago Special daily except Sunday and connections to St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Des Moines Omaha and Kansas City. Westbound No 4 85 and No 18 Dubuque Passenger serve different destinations with stops. Stage departures and throughcar arrangements noted with several abbreviations and officials.
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Nord
Omaha
St Paul Lim
Dubuque
Noid
Ft. Dodge
Siouxity
Omaha Lim
Decatur
Arriva
Madison
Cpeseee
Dodgeville
NeaChicago Limited
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Fort Dodge
Kaneax City
Brewster
Deatinatia
R. Rulaipp
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul Ming
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Steinway G Sons
14Th Street
New York City
Authority
Iil
Florida
Cuba
South-East
Southern Railway
Queen & Crescent
J.C. Beam, Jr
St. Louis
H. Hardwick
Washington, D. C
McCullough
Dearborn St
N. W
H. Tayloe
Washington
N.c
A.M. Hoover
Great Central
West
Humor OF the Hour
the Cupid Limited
Margaret
Princeton
George
Baltimore American
Wu. P. Jungkune
Dewitt & Company
Ile
Exchange St
Ginger
Puck
Business Directory
Illinois
BANKS
D.C. Stover
H. H. Antrim
F. Dorman
Ras't
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baker
State Bank
Ill
A. S. Held
W. H. Holland
Fred W. Hoefer
J. H. Stealy
D. C. Stover
Fred Dorman
W. H.wagner
Henry Baier
Homer F. Aspinwall
Savings Department
German Bank
Freeport, Ill
C. O. Cellmann
D. F. Graham
Cellmann
L. R. Jungkunz
Ass’t Cashier
D. B. Schulte
Wm. Trembor
August Bergman
W. T. Rawleteb
W. N. Cronkrite
John 8. Cellmann
HE First National Bank
Froodport, Ill
Lowell En Abitent
Cashi M. Clark
John Burrell L
Soeeph Pemert
C. H. Little
Wm. O. Bidwell
Boyd P. Hill
Addison Breell
Tatedest
M. V. B. Elson
H. S. Webster
L. Farwell
THE
Second National Bank
L. Z. Farwell
Reuben Siegfried J
FF. Fair
J. N. Galloway
Schaeffer
Webster
E. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
F. Shaeffer
C. J. Wella
John J. Trunck
W. Mayer
J. F. Kramer
W. J. Schwars
Wabster
Attorney AT Law
Freeport, N
K.P. Eckert
Freeport, Hinds
Dan
Book Bindway
Magasine Binding
Anseiger Foe
Bpring Streets
Co. A. Ruther
Carpenter & Contractor
Douglas Ave
Stephenson 8&J
New
Frisbie
HANEY
St. News
R.R
Illinois Central
R. R
John F. Daly
Daven- Dope
Sucees Tihamy
Agrives
Kangag City
Maple
Scattleepert
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