Women farmers of western Canada prove capable partners
The account highlights Manitoba's Oak Lake district women Clara and Beatrice Forward who farm their land for fourteen years, handling plowing seeding and harvest while building a strong herd. It notes Miss H M Ulman and others expanding grain farming, managing accounts and poultry, and helping sustain farm prosperity during wartime.
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Rata
Limonton
Winsnipeg
Wal
Goldiers
Nera
Canada
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Clara
Beatrice Eorward
Brandon Sao
OM. Tumun
Kerler
Sux Katehewun
Souk Farms
Miss
Ultman
Camila Canestles
Humorist’s Method in a Wesland Restaurant
A diner in Wesland restaurant talked with a newspaper humor writer from Welligtown. After praising the scribe’s work, the diner asked how he crafts twenty jokes daily. The author quipped he uses one typewriter, while another suggested copying processes, with poker chips mentioned in a garbled aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesland
Welligtown
Inuocis
Blu
Kin
London
Doctor Urged An Operation In Baltimore Woman Credits Remedy
Nellie B. Rittingham of Calverton Road Baltimore says four years of organic troubles and nervous headaches vanished after five bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others to try the remedy before accepting surgery and notes relief from monthly bed rest.
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Baltimore
Lydia B. Pinkham
Nellie B. Rittingham
Calverton Rid
Pinkham
Fasting plans and island romance collide in chapter one
On an island vacation, Montmorency and Lucile clash over a weeklong fast inspired by Lipton Clair. The couple, joined by Lucile’s mother and rival Frank Bopp, navigate hunger, water intake, and social friction as Lucile tests dieting fads while Montmorency jokes and endures. Their playful battle over health theories escalates toward a cliffhanger ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile
Lipton 8. Clair
Lipton
Clair
al Leite
Ste
Montmorency
Luelle
Phoenix Ike
Hearth
Manus
Lucile Mist
Jong
Natura
Hale
Johnny on the Spot Farmer Delivers Savings to Liberty Loan
A western farmer, near the end of the subscription period, empties a milk can of copper coins, silver, gold, and bank notes on the Liberty Loan table. He explains, I never put my money in a bank, but I’ve been thinking it over and I guess I can trust Uncle Sam. The act reflects a broader willingness to invest in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Liberty Loan Committee
Sam
Christian Sclance
Freezone Promises Fast Corn Relief and Easy Removal
A vintage advertisement touts Freezone as painless relief for hard, soft, or between the toes corns. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents at any drug store and claims to remove each corn and calluses without soreness or irritation.
Policeman’s Happy Lot in an Indianapolis Tale
A child in Indianapolis longs for her father, a physician, to become a police officer so he would not be lonely. She lives with grandmother and siblings while father works elsewhere, her longing framed by the warmth of family and small-town dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Lucile
Indianapolis
Castoria and Gossip: Aims and Figurative Warnings
The note urges mothers to check Castoria packaging for the named signature and recalls three decades of trusted use. It contrasts with Gossip as harmless smoke from smokers with bad taste, and quotes George Eliot on gossip’s empty value. The passage also nods to Shylock and a line about fresh pounds.
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George Eliot
Cold Drinks Harmful to Stomachs in Heat
An old advertisement warns hot weather worsens indigestion and heartburn. It promotes Eatonio/Hatonic tablets claiming quick relief, sweeter stomach, and appetite restoration. Consumers are urged to buy from druggists or mail a card to Hatonic Remedy Co. in Chicago for a free box if unavailable.
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Eurely
Eatonio
Rugeista
Hatonic
Eatonlic
Hatonic Remedy Co
Chicago
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank R. Adams
Lucullus
Phera
Lielle
Lyelle
Mia. Green
Lipton Clair
Lucila
Lelie
Frank Bopp
Bronk Bopp
Bopp
Luclo
Tootles
Toots
Luella
Tepadis
Mothera Esemle
Fletcher
Shylock
Ford
Ray Roa Suaannlta
Department P
W. F, Young
P. D. Fa
Springfield
Masse
Fes
Marshall
Ghent
Minn
Riel
Anton
Amy Teu
Trust Co
Towanan
Walia
Onetyoure
AaStasy AE Gomtinl Truss
Bock Leland
Ree
Watson
Caleman
Weakington
Oka Free
Rigbes
A . Farms
Lewis Frdue
Albert Lea
Aus
Des Moines
Bobby
California
Lae
LES Suny Sh
U. S
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
P.M. Aewitt
5Th Street
Des Moinne
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