Farmer's Great Opportunity in Western Canada
Western Canada offers cheap land and free homesteads of 160 acres for farmers. A Saskatchewan Lloydminster district resident reports rapid expansion from 100 acres to 160 and shows strong yields of wheat oats and barley. The Saskatchewan agriculture minister predicts stock farming will outpace grain in a decade, with postwar European demand likely to boost meat and dairy needs. The piece frames stock-raising as the coming golden age for Saskatchewan and urges readiness to meet demand.
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Freckles removal claim and shoe powder ad blast
An exaggerated freckle cure promises removal with Athine double strength from a druggist and a night and morning regimen, noting varying results and a money back guarantee. An unrelated Allen's Foot Ease powder ad claims instant relief in shoes and feet, with a free trial offer and a punchline about money buying friends and walking with a homely woman.
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Toy
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Kenosha Tannery Strike Demands 1s Wage Boost
About 250 workers at the Kenosha tannery walked out over pay and future-prosperity guarantees. They secured a short wage increase after negotiations, then returned to work, but reissued a demand to stock hides to secure long term wages. Other departments did not join the strike.
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Kenosha
Kenoshka
Allen
Rail victim seeks action in East Troy lodgment case
Elkhorn Darney Ward seeks damages against eight East Troy residents after being ridden out of town following the death of his bride and baby in a Milwaukee maternity home. An examination under the discovery statute is set before Court Commissioner E L Vonosusmilt of Delevan as Ward’s lawyers seek facts for a possible suit while Ward claims he signed away his claim and was ordered not to return. He may pursue damages and a share in his wife’s property.
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Darney Ward
East Troy
Milwaukee
E. L. Vonosusmilt
Delevan
Ward
Train Wreck Near Owen Wis Leaves Man Hurt
Passenger train No 3 on the Chippewa Falls Soo line derailed near Owen Wisconsin after rails spread on a soft bed. Engineer C McKay was pinned, with a crushed leg and burns. fireman P C Dragan escaped with minor injuries. The wreck occurred at forty miles per hour and the engineer was freed with a saw and jack apparatus. He was taken to Marshfield hospital. recovery uncertain.
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Soo Line
Ue Twin Cites
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C. McKay
North Ford du Lac
P. C. Dragan
Marshfield Hospital
Milwaukee Governor Philipp Undergoes Appenix Operation
Gov B L Philipp underwent an appendectomy at Milwaukee Hospital. Drs Harry Sifton and E A Evans performed the operation amid a serious but improving condition. The governor’s fleshy build made the procedure more dangerous, yet he rests easily and is expected to need three or four weeks before leaving the hospital. He was stricken at home while preparing to travel to Chicago to lead Wisconsin’s unstructured delegation to the Republican convention.
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B. L. Philipp
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Harry Ig Sifton
E. A. Evans
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Philipp
Chicago
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MANY EAGLES EXPECTED TO VISIT GRAND RAPIDS
Grand Rapids hosts the state convention of Eagles June 20 to 23 with the local lodge arranging elaborate plans. Committees and business men cooperate to ensure a large successful meet, with city decoration promised to be original and impressive. The city has hosted prior major conventions and aims to outdo itself this year.
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Lodge of Eagles
Convention of Eagles
Hoard Named President Of Wisconsin Press Association
Madison The Wisconsin Press Association elected H L Hoard of Fort Atkinson as president with Lara Dow of Palmyra as secretary and I J Scott of Shawano as treasurer. Old vice presidents were re elected. resolutions called for restoring free newspaper delivery within counties and repealing government printed envelopes. another urged refusing non negotiable tickets for advertising at the state fair. Blackmailer Sent to Prison Fond du Lac George Lauer convicted with Mrs Rueckert of writing black hand letters to Rev Ingraham. sentenced to one year in prison. Army Truck Goes Over Cliff Appleton Sam Kolotske injured in a border truck plunge. pinned under vehicle. hospital in Columbus NM. Man Is Electrocuted Green Bay Charles Wesley, 30, an lineman for Wisconsin Public Service, electrocuted by 2300 volts while on a pole. Star Prairie Postoffice Robbed Star Prairie Postmaster Albert Olson’s store looted of 500 stamps, change, a Kodak and jewelry. last robbery in 1913. Catches Record Trout Genessee Lawrence Clark, 15, claims largest brook trout in Waukesha county. four ounce red lure. nineteen inches long.
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Wisconsin Press Asion
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Fort Son
Lara Dow
Palmyra
I. J. Scott
Shawano
Congress
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George Lauer
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S. Ingraham
Fond du Lac District Methodist Episcopal Church
C. A. Fowler
Appleton
Sam Kolotske
Columbus
New Mexico
Genessee
Lawrence Clark
Waukesha County
Milwaukee Clinic Attended by Oshkosh Doctor
Dr J E Schein in charge at Sunny View Sanatorium Winnebago county attended the state clinic in Milwaukee. In New Richland a 3 year old daughter of Ole Pearson of Poneville died en route to St Paul for surgical treatment after swallowing a peanut shell and suffocating. In Lake Residence Burns the Okauchee Lake Tullius Jaeckel home was destroyed by fire with unknown cause.
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Oshkosh
J. E. Schein
Sunny View Sanatorium
Winnebago County
New Richmond
Ole.Pearson
Poneville
St. Paul
Rail lines washed out near La Crosse by cloudburst
The Chicago Burling ton and Quincy and the Milwaukee railroad tracks south of La Crosse were washed out in a cloudburst. There has not been such complete destruction of railway service near here in many years.
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Here
Hearing on Dietz pardon set for June in Madison
The hearing on the application for the pardon of John F. Dietz has been set for Wednesday June 14 in Madison.
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Set Bate
Sheboygan
John F. Dietz
Madison
FREGHIES PLAN TO HALT COURT ACTION
Madison report: five University of Wisconsin freshmen arrested in a riot. a wave of freshmen plan to flood the court by sending about one thousand names to police as participants. The riot followed a theater disturbance as officers seek more arrests on John Dee warrants. rumors of hundreds more in custody swirl.
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University of Wisconsin
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John Dee
Milwaukee man elected state Elks president at convention
Yockey from Milwaukee was chosen president of the state Elks association as the convention wrapped up in Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac will host the next session in 1917. Other officers named include first vice president B R Smith Oshkosh second vice president A H Wickert Menasha secretary Theodore Benfle Sheboygan treasurer Tay P McDermott Fond du Lac and trustees Edward Grasaler Burt B Neilson John W Ganerle W F Sturtgen D P Steinberg.
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Antigo
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Sheboygan
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Burt B Neilson
Racine
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Green Bay
W. F. Sturtgen
la Crosse
D. P. Steinberg
Appleton
Sparta Camp Quiet as Troops Withdraw for Summer
Sperta United States military reservation will be void of federal troops and state militia all summer. The move follows mobilization of soldiers on the Mexican border. Beloit firm forms Model Homes with $100,000 capital to build houses this season and next year. Alonzo Aldrich elected president and A. E. Board secretary.
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Beloit
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A. E
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Estate of 27000 To Be Handled By Public Administrator
Sheboygan county public administrator will dispose of an estate valued at 27000 from Rudolph Schmidt of Silver Creek who died intestate at the home of Dr Hesa in Adell. Schmidt left a trunk containing the money. no will or known relatives appear to exist.
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John Bruns
Rudolph Schmidt
Silver Creek
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L Adell
Husband and wife die within hours in tragic death bed scene
In Fond du Lac a man named August F Johnson died within an hour after his wife, who lay dying beside him as she breathed her last. The intimate scene at their deathbed highlights a shared fate in a brief, sorrowful moment.
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Fond du Lac
August F! Johnson
Colonel Leads Straw Vote on Presidency in Ripon
A straw vote among business and professional men in Ripon reported Roosevelt leading with 62 votes, Wilson 0, Hughes 25, Root 1, La Follette 1, Sherman 1, reflecting early preference amid fragmented support.
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Burglars Take $125 From Berlin Salon
Burglars entered the Lepinski and Wiecke salon through a back door and stole $125 in currency. Local parties are suspected of involvement.
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Berlin
Lepinski & Wiecke
Seven Seek Saloon Licenses in Turtle Lake Wet Vote
Seven men apply for liquor licenses in Turtle Lake after a one vote majority moved the town into the wet column. only two saloons will be lawful. Banting resigns as Stoughton school principal to become Chippewa Falls superintendent.
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Old George the cornetist Mourned by Sacramento Children
In New York City, an unnamed cornetist known as Old George played for children at a street corner, earning pennies to survive. One morning his horn dropped and he collapsed, the crowd’s song silenced mid tune. The children mourned for days as no one claimed his body.
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New York City
What’ll We Do With This Russian Dye?
The Woods family burned a large keg of Russian red dye from William Jessup’s estate, once a woolen mill operator in Princeton, twenty years after his death. They estimated the value at $500 to $1,000 and chose not to recall what might have been. Indianapolis News.
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Wordplay and wit from a bustling 19th century column
A collage of short comic sketches and questions. A child debates backwards eating and pie order with his mother while a colonel demands the correct time from an orderly who has no watch. Other bits poke fun at politicians self-praise and social pretensions, with quips about slenderness and wit.
Value of Our Horses in U S Wealth and Animal Population
A Popular Science Monthly note estimates about 190 million animals in the United States valued at six billion dollars. It cites roughly 21 million horses worth 2.3 billion and four million five hundred thousand mules at about 560 million.
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United States
Popular Science Monthly
Purport of Soap and Ointment Ad with Multilingual Doctor
An ad features a physician offering skin cleansing and healing products, claiming creams keep skin clear and youthful while a healing ointment protects hands. It promises free samples by mail via Buckl. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. in Boston. The text also includes a stray joke about repeating rifles.
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Cuticura
Dept.ly Boston
Adyv
Better Than War Pacifist Dinner Quips and Odd Jests
Quotes from a pacifist dinner feature William Jennings Bryan and a Miami husband who avoids war by joining his wife at spiritualist seances and receiving messages from his deceased first wife. A shopper asks for samples and a salesman cites discontinued giveaways tied to bathing suits. A boy newspaper vendor proclaims illiteracy with humor as a moral.
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William Jennings Uryan
Miami
London taxi driver remanded after army rejection
A London taxicab driver, refused for army service due to defective eyesight, was reexamined. The Globe records his grim joke about driving at night and how he judges danger by brain sound or silence, before being remanded to Scotland Yard for further examination.
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London
London Globe
Scotland Yard
Cats Up Move Causes Basement Cat Alarm
A brief quip from Youth's Companion recounts a mistress asking Sarah to fetch the cats from the basement. After a dash of scurrying, Sarah returns breathless with the news that the cats are "up." The humor arises from the double meaning as the felines occupy the upstairs space.
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Great Relief and a Bright Thing Said by a Nine Year Old
A Boston Evening Transcript quip notes a youngster’s remark and the danger that a little learning may inflate pride. The chronic kicker is always on the job.
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