Climate praise from a Prairie homesteader in Canada
A Saskatoon writer quotes W H Ellwanger praising Western Canada for grain growth and climate. A Paynton homesteader details moving Feb 1907 from Montgomery Town, noting mild spring, high yields of oats and wheat, plentiful fish and game, timber access, and strong prospects for money and a good life. He claims 100 bushels oats per acre and 25 to 50 bushels wheat, with diverse provisions and favorable climate.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
W. H. Ellwanger
Green Mountain
Iowa
Central Town
States
Bliwanger
Ray
Turtle Lake
Yankee
Des Moines
United States
Fisherman Jud Bates and a Day of Fish Tales
In a front-yard chat at the Twin Lakes hotel Jud Bates recounts a comic fishing spree. He recalls staging a big catch with a fish hog pose, meeting a boastful Oconomowoc expert and a talkative Ducky Jones, while Clara and Horace spar over the morning’s events and keepsake memory of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Bates
Twin Lakes
Jud
Mme
Mr. Ocanemowoc
Jim
Ducky Jones
Clara
Oconomowoc
Ferdy
Ferdinand —Ferdy
Banagher
Ducky
J. Vl
Jonathan
Mr. Oconemowac
Mr. Oconemowae
Horace
Rae
Wellington
Thrace
Cures for Catarrh Promised with 100 Reward Claim
A dated paper fragment touts Caratrha's Gaturrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, backed by a $100 reward offer. It claims constitutional, internal treatment and direct action on mucous surfaces, urging readers to buy through Chesney Co. and promising bold testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caratrha
Caterri
Liai
Lotul
Touthmentals
Jiirasa FL
Chesney & CO
Toledo
Ifeit
Pamily Vilis Tov Constantios
LUMBAGO and related health claims from old ads
A collage of medical remedies and quack cures including lumbago treatment with St Jacobs Oil, skin rubbing, and topical applications. Advertisements promote seeds, inexpensive patent medicines, eye salve, cough relief, hemorrhoid cures, and teething syrups, mentioning brands and locales in promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Jacobs
Neighbor Test of Everybody Proverb Note
A neighbor’s testimony is the test of everybody in a fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal. The text includes Irish proverb flavor and a dialogue about disposing items overboard, with characters Charon and Satan referenced in a satirical tone.
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Mae Volten
Charon
Satan
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Casey
Geo
Philadelphia Press
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la Crosse
Wis. K
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New York City
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Ang Ciildren
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Putnam
Quincy
Utineks
Sloan
Sioar
Eol St. Sloan
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Mass
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