Farm migration letters reveal harvest hope in Western Canada
Letters from Willmont Sask and Millet Alta describe 1914 1915 farming year with wheat yields from 40 to 56 bushels per acre and corn and oats thriving. Citizens like Jacob Goots and Peter Brandon report wide acreage and strong prices while others praise modern farms and urbanization pressures. The note adds remarks on German ancestry and hasty settlement patterns in the Prairie provinces, ending with a reference to revival meetings in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lohmann
Brigham
Lohmann
Canada
Willmont
Millet
Alta
J. ML. MecLachlan
Acta Amd
Jacob Goots
Piapot
Baek
Giako
Hooker
Ecrem
Boet
Peter Brandon
Maramdi
Aaron
Mettagauide
Meres
Salts Promote Urinary Comfort and Bladder Relief
Fragmentary ad copy promotes taking a glass of salts to soothe kidneys and neutralize irritating acids. It describes burning and scalding urination, frequent night awakenings, and relief claimed after several doses. The text touts a harmless remedy and references a courtine of water and a drink called Setar with purported soothing effects.
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Mont Folke
Jed Bolte
Biel
His Own Peculiar Care and Love in Christ
The sermon speaks of believers as Christ’s own peculiar property bought by his blood and guarded by his care. It outlines three ways: they are given by the Father, purchased by the Son, and surrendered to him. The text reassures that Christ’s love remains steadfast despite failures, guiding and supplying through his own peculiar care and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Pather
Christ
Eljah
Elijah
Simon Peter
Peter
Philly
Sean
Jed Mike
Thomas
Corfu the island garden of Greece with royal lore
Corfu shines with olive groves and gardens set in a bustling harbor isle. The Villa Achilleion and Charmed coastlines attract visitors, while Venetian and Hassish influence shapes culture and roads. Mountains, caves, and distant isles frame a vivid coastal panorama.
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Corfu
Greece
Achilleion
City of
Othonien Islands
Isle of
Calypso
Ulysses
Salvatore
Cenna
Tenia
Thesna
Reconstructed Years and the Holiday Proposals
A New York City Episcopal curate supports a radical plan where the year would be filled with 23 day months and an added holiday between June and July. The scheme envisions frequent half holidays followed by two days of vacation to foster moral strength and resilience. Also noted is a bookkeeper’s bond traveling roughly ten thousand miles over ledger pages.
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Elizabeth
Austria
Corfu
Achil— Yeion
Greece
Switzerland
Achilgjan
Oye
F. Maude Smith
Adriatic
Brindisi
Fiume
Trieste
Ashort
Passensera
Lugenke
Cortu
Kerkyra
Grenee
Sao
Alkinoos
Sceria
Corinthians
B.C
Corcyra
Nantes
Lear
Athar Fonien Islands
Heptanesog
Aoven Island
Englend
Gladetone
Ixtraordinary
Kingdom of Gr
al Angris’ Episcopal Church
New York City
Tabor
Walking holiday ends with 140 mile trek
Amelia Braathen walked 140 miles through 14 towns and eight counties after leaving Minneapolis to Christmas walk. She returned New Year’s Eve, worn shoes and rubber boots saved the trip, visiting rural areas while teaching at a country school.
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Amelia Braathen
Minneapolis Journal
Minneapolis
Breathen
Depths of North Sea and Odd Notes
A jumble of phrases mentions the North Sea depth about 2,000 feet near the Skee gern and Nancy's water experience with her father. It also notes a boiled mixture and coffee tasting hints, a public thought on speaking, reading and inquiry, plus a garbled daily reflection.
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North Sea
Skeegern
Stephen Defense and Martyrdom in Acts Twenty Six
EO Sellers presents an in depth study of Stephen's defense before the Sanhedrin and his martyrdom. The sermon traces his appeal to Moses and the temple, then exposes his accusers as violating the law. It highlights Stephen's vision of heaven, Saul's impact, and the scattering of believers as a strategic advance of the church.
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Stephen
Seriatim
Israel
Moses
Temple
Jerusalem
Jesus
Satan
Jephan
God
Stenhem
Christ
Heaven
Jonn
Saul
Tarsus
Paul
Jormalem
Wesleys
Westminster Abbey
In Primitive Russia and Cossack Life in Asia
A historical excerpt describes nomadic Kirghiz roots in Asia, their tent dwellings, winter brick houses, and reliance on telegraph poles as firewood. It notes Cossack influence, wealth from the Ural River, oil prospects, gas holes with sulfur deposits, and a superstition tied to prayers and offerings amid war interruptions. A Bengal cattle report follows, urging better bulls and dairy cows, with illustrative breed notes and measurements.
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Mr. &. A. Holiday
Society of Arts
London
Uralak
Asian
mid-Russia
Caspian Sea
Ural
Breisk
Bengal
Hiwlayas
Bay of Bengal
Bisog
This Picture and That
Senator John Sharp Williams compares South Africa to Mississippi noting shared outdoor life, gum humor, and a race pride shaping politics and religion. A banks and forgery scare in Scranton prompts a late night money payout amid foreign anger and a bank holiday closure.
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Heer
Republic of South Africa
Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
Antaeus
Uie
A Woman's Problem and Notes on Settlement and Trade
A vintage piece discusses the Change of Life and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonial letters from women across Philadelphia Beverly and Erie praising relief from nervousness headaches and hot flashes. It also mentions opening new territory in Panama with colonization led by James M. Hyatt and outlines exports of American musical instruments and reexports from Great Britain to global markets.
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Lydia E. Pinkhan
Philadelphia
Mrs. Man
N. Ting St
Beverly
Mass
Lydie
Gioner A. Dustan
Roundy St
Beverly, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia 5
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Panama
James M. Hyatt
Colon
Canada
Great Britain
South America
Australia
England
Ialy
Arpem Jting
Recipe for Gray Hair and New Year Resolutions
Fragmented OCR text presents a recipe for gray hair using Barbo Compound with instructions and warnings. It also touches on leap years in a century, remarks on modern women and beauty routines, and hints at fashion and self-image with stray phrases about skin and coats. The content is garbled and inconsistent but centers on hair coloring, cosmetic claims, and twentieth century norms.
Cuticura remedy ad and scattered jokes from a newspaper page
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for dandruff scalp care with a free sample offer by mail and a Boston address. Amid stray jokes extol a pharmacist style pun about tickets and a doctor joke about a cold, ending with a pun about a punctuated joke.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Ailing Women Urged to Use Dr Pierce Prescription
A widely circulated appeal promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female ailments including irregularities and cattarrhil conditions. The ad claims the tincture extracts from roots and herbs provide quick relief and restore health, urging immediate purchase in tablet or liquid form. It also touts Castoria for infants, noting a 300 year history and the Jay signature.
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Fletcher
Anurici Newest in Chemistry Discovery
A fragmented 19th century ad highlights Dr Pierce’s claim of Anurici as a uric acid eliminator. The text touts its use for inflammation, scalding urine, rheumatism and gout, promising quick relief and urging readers to seek large trial packages from druggists. It also includes unrelated lines about Marine eye remedy and a note on honesty in consumer dealings.
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Pierce
Invalida
Buffalo
Pierce Tc
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Hoek
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Buwbivis
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New York
Rev
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Inmseurel Changs
John
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A. B. Alcott
Villa Achilieicn
Strada Marina
Minnesota
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Arthur
Nancy
Johnson
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Moody Bible Institute
Coportant
Sunnday
Russia
Egion
Scranton
Kent Wisy
Mai Band
Erie
Arin
Ory
Darton
Adjinor
Lise Red Cross
New Zealand
Anurici
Gare Marine Rye Remedy Co
Riga
Amunice
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