Pleased with Alberta Excellent report from Minnesota and Wisconsin delegates
A group of five Minnesota and Wisconsin delegates report highly of Alberta in the Edmonton Bulletin. They cite abundant crops, favorable climate, and strong markets for beef and pork, noting many settlers would not leave and 160 acre homesteads taken. Sent by Floyd Dean, son of E S Dean of Deauville, Michigan.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Edmonton Bulletin
Dames
Alberta
McLean
Ada
Edmonton
United States
Floyd Dean
E. 8S
Dean
Deauville
Mich
Invitation Dilemma Cited By New York Truth
A quip on social etiquette recounts a woman vexed by the idea of inviting Mrs Prim to her reception yet unwilling to snub her. The suggested fix is letting the husband mail the invitation.
Reasonsbie Hints for Early Spring Cleaning Advice
Advice from Eliza R. Parker on starting spring cleaning warns against too-early efforts and suggests cleaning one or two rooms at a time. It emphasizes admitting air and sunshine, providing tools, and using soft water and Ivory soap for paints, windows, and presses. For sinks and drains, carbolic acid is recommended. Kitchen utensils are boiled with Ivory soap for twenty minutes.
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Eliza R. Parker
Shades of Meaning in Old News Wording
A witty reflection on journalism diction from the Indiana and Pa papers. Authors clash over phrasing such as paralysis terms and the idea of a "better half" in daily lines. It notes how wording shapes meaning and humor in contemporary print.
Grain-O Cereal Drink Promoted as Coffee Substitute
An advertisement urges parents to give Grain-O to children instead of tea or coffee. It claims Grain-O, made from pure grains, tastes like coffee and costs about one quarter as much. Available at grocers in 15c and 25c sizes.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Abashed Bigamist Claims Two Wives Are His Better Two-Thirds
A court scene features a judge pressing a man who admits to marrying two women. The man nonchalantly replies that they are his better two-thirds, a quip reported from Puck. The brief exchange highlights courtroom irony in a domestic legality context.
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Bigamist
Puck
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Comfort for Feet and Shoes
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves pain from sweaty tired feet and bunions, eases tight or new shoes, and soothes hot or aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 25c by mail, trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Name Change Sheds Light on Polka Dot Request
In a quirk of records from Chicago, Spotted Crow requested a name change to Polka Dot, illustrating evolving personal identifiers and cultural humor in local reporting. The anecdote reflects playful intersections of identity and community styles in the period.
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Spotted Crow
Chicago
Cough Remedies Promoted With Free Sample Offer
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a quick cure for coughs said to prevent consumption. It invites readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and notes 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes. It also mentions Bowery's origin as the old road through Gov Stuyvesant's farm in New Amsterdam and its role as a post route to Boston.
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Bowery
New York
Gov. Stuyvesant
Amsterdam
Boston
Salzer Seed Co advertises seed corn tests
Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes Salzer corn seed with a northern grown early variety. It offers 80 to 150 bushels per acre estimates and asks readers to send 16 cents for eight corn samples plus low prices.
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Salzer’s
Salzer's
Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
C.d
Ripans Chenical Co
New York
Nap Time for Soldiers at Station Army Duty Breaks
Wartime instruction grants soldiers a two hour mid day rest period at stations. Public health guidance promotes winter lung fortification with horehound and tar remedies. Historical note mentions legal penalties in Henry VIII England for football as a crime.
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Station Army
England
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Judge Joke
A historical classified style ad declares a one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from Toledo wholesalers West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin. It explains internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, price seventy five cents per bottle, and that testimonials are free. A separate humorous line features a judge and a young wife debating stove blacking colors.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Grain-O new drink offers coffee replacement option
Try Grain-O the new food drink that can take the place of coffee for adults and children without distress. It resembles rich mocha in color but is grain based. Sold by grocers at 1 1/2 to 2 6 per package with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure a cold in one day not applicable here
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Java
Genuine
Lane's Family Medicine Advert: Health Claims and Prices
An early 20th century listing touts Lane's Family Medicine for daily bowel movement and liver kidney health, claiming cures for sick headache, with prices at 25 and 50 cents. Also promotes Eagle Linen paper and Mrs Winslow's soothing remedies for children, describing gums teething relief and wind colic relief with price noted in cents.
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Lane
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