Western Canada Crops Cannot Be Checked Letter Claims
A letter from the Dominion Government Commissioner of Immigration in 1907 defends Western Canada homestead farming. It details a Regina witness whose Rouleau area half section yielded 7 acres of wheat 20 bushels per acre and 30 acres fallow at 25 bushels, plus 9,000 bushels of oats from 160 acres, and fall plowing. The writer asserts Western Canada crops cannot be shocked by adverse conditions and praises seed quality and profits.
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Dominion Government
Regina
Sask
Winnipeg
Uur
Rouleau and
Drinkwater
Moose Jaw
Cuticura Ointment Heals Long-Lasting Eczema Claims
A Newark reader praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment, saying two boxes and one cake cured his seven-year eczema on hands, after other remedies failed. The piece also notes a strange snakebite misattribution and includes assorted ad-like snippets and quotations from periodicals.
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Cuthurs
W. H. Dean
Newark
Del
Meadowbrook Farm Notes on Modern Homestead Tips
Practical farm guidance covers cleaning nest boxes hog and calf care, varied feeds, soil fertility, crop rotation, garden plans, and labor expectations. Emphasizes cleanliness, work readiness, humane animal handling, and steady investment in small improvements for improved milk, pork, and crop yields.
Judge Ball, Civil War Vet, Dials Illinois Central Ruling
Chicago judge Farlin Q. Ball, 76, veteran of the Civil War, dissolved an injunction blocking proxies at Illinois Central Railway. A Wisconsin native, he served as major, then settled in Dane County. He shaped transit fare regulation and universal transfers while leading Chicago Bar and Unicago Law Institute.
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Chicago
Farlin Q. Ball
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacifico
Railroad Securities Company
Illinois Central Railway Company
University of Wisconsin
Tled
Danes County
Wis
Superior Court
Chicago Bar Association
Unicago Law Institute
West Park Board
Cicero
Indian Peace Medal Found in Kansas City Area Treasure
Corwin S. Curtis of Rosedale Kansas owns a nearly three inch diameter silver Indian Peace Medal tied to a 1809 treaty with seven tribes including the Delawares Pottawatomies and Miami. Curtis recently compared it with Philadelphia Mint bronze originals and was told the medal is genuine and the only one returned. he has kept it since 1868 refusing $1,000.
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Kansas City
James Madison
United States
Ohio River
Wilderness
Washington
Rosedale
Kan
Corwin S. Curtis
Kansas City Avenue
Curtis
National Mint
Philadelphia
Mint
Mr. Curtis
Explained at Last Banking Link to Store Interest
Reader questions why a banking business is tied to a large department store. The inquiry asks about how money is lent or earned through interest while customers wait or change purchases, reflecting on financial procedures connected to retail operations.
Billion Dollar Grass Seed Offer From La Crosse Firm
A vintage seed promotion touts Billion Dollar Grass claiming vast yields and three crops a year. It urges sending 14 cents for a seed catalog from John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin, highlighting other products like Macaroni Wheat Victoria Rape and Silver King Barley.
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Iowa
Fox
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Sly Miller
Sainto
Victoria
John A
Salter Seed Co
Truthful juror tale from St Louis man John Smith
In a late financial flurry a St Louis businessman is questioned for jury duty. When asked his name he replies John Smith. The attorney asks his color and age, and he answers White and forty eight. He is then asked his business and he bluntly says Rotten.
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St Louis
John Smith
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Testimonials Ad
An old advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh, touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, and cites testimonials from Toledo druggists and merchants like Walmind Kirwan Baxvie. The mis-spellings and garbled names reflect a historical sales pitch.
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F.J. Chenry & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Chen
WaLnind
Kirwan & Baxvie
Hall
Drogetsta
A Diplomat and a Box of Cigars Joke
A short wit exchange between a diplomat and Mrs. Torkins revolves around gifting cigars to her husband. He praises them highly and even smokes a pipe to conserve the cigars, turning the gift into a humorous remark on restraint and taste.
The Obnoxious Element Exposed at Bedside
A nine year old recovering from measles overhears his father the Rev. Dr. Somers addressing his wife with polysyllables. He interrupts softly to say eliminate the obnoxious element, revealing a comic household moment in Lippincott's.
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Somers
Sarah
Jack
Rose Master
Lippincott's
Difference in the Men Reported Debate Insight
A senator questions why Congressman X remains popular with colleagues while Congressman B repels friends. A Washington correspondent studies both, noting both are gifted and witty but X is likened to a safety razor, implying smoother, safer appeal.
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Washington
Congressman X
Congressman B
A Hard Head Dialogue Reflects Racial Stereotypes
A quoted exchange from Illustrted Sunday Magazine features Representative McCall of Massachusetts and Representative Williams of Mississippi discussing violence against Black people. Williams affirms that striking a southern darky cannot injure him, then cites a mule kicking a man in a barn causing an ankle fracture as a grim example.
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McCall
Massachusetts
Williams
Mississippi
John
Darky
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Louisiana Immigrant Offer Promises Land and House Aid
The Charleston News and Courier reports Louisiana holds 27 million acres of arable land with 6 million under cultivation. The state board of immigration invites settlers, offering ten year credit farms, shared farming, furnished houses, a horse, seed, tools, and trucking gear to unemployed northern residents.
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South
Louisiana
Charleston News and Courier
Board of Immigration
State Board of Immigration
Mie
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Yhon Ct
Widen Ma
Manhorn
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le Roy
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Iintenan Optical Co
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Omah
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Conus & BokRox
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