Brazilian livestock on credit prompts Saskatchewan policy note
The Saskatchewan Legislature earmarked 500000 for livestock purchases on credit to farmers. Since then 1834 cattle including 235 pure bred bulls and 5275 sheep have been sold. Purchases require at least 25 percent cash with six percent interest on unpaid balances. Up to 400 stock can be bought with quarter cash and up to 1000 with half cash. Eligible farmers belong to agricultural groups. A cattleman in Winnipeg handles fall shipments.
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Saskatchewan
Co-Operative Association
Prairies
Winnipeg
Dodd's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Yukon Resident
Mrs. A Armstrong of Glacier Creek Yukon says Dodd's Kidney Pills have been her standby for sixteen years. She notes the pills aid headaches and other kidney related complaints and her family places faith in their medicinal quality.
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Glacier Creek
Dawson
Yukon
Can
Dodd
A. Armstrong
Bright
Aquarium Fascination Draws Return Visitor
A Louisville Courier Journal note quotes a local resident who says the aquarium holds a strong fascination after returning from vacation. The speaker recalls seeing many places without fish and contrasts them with the aquarium's aquatic display.
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Aquarium
Louisville Courier- Journal
Not Their Fault A Dining Exchange With a Pastor
An African American pillar Alexander Jackson hosts a dinner with the pastor and prominent members. After grace he carves chicken while the pastor jokes about white folks keeping chickens. Jackson replies that they do not, but try hard enough.
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Colored Church
Alexander Jackson
Grace Alexander
Bradder Jackson
Alexander
Strategy Ends Embarrassing Car Conversation
A woman riding a railroad car silences a newly married couple by remarking on the bride and groom. She notes the bride is older than the groom, then with a calm request asks the bride to have her son close the window, stopping the giggling and curtailing the exchange.
Why Immigration Is Encouraged In Canada During War
The piece argues Canada still holds 788000 single men of about 8 million population despite wartime enlistment. It refutes claims immigration aids war effort and states immigration is encouraged for industrial and development reasons, benefiting both Canada and newcomers as the country develops.
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United States
Canada
Dominion
Sam Hughes
Dominion House of Commons
Women Need Pink Pills for Blood Strength, Says Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for women with blood deficiency. It cites a testimonial from Mrs W Wagner of Rosenthal Ontario noting post partum recovery after using the pills. The firm offers six boxes for $2.50 via Brockville Ontario.
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Wm. H. Wagner
Rosenthal
Ont
Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Sillicus and Cynicus On Courtship Tactics
Sillicus asks how to please a woman and is told by Cynicus to avoid a foolish display. The exchange frames a humorous debate about courting behavior and self restraint.
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Sillicus
Cynicus
Parmalee's Vegetable Pills Offer Digestive Relief
Relief for suffering everywhere. He whose life is miserable from indigestion and has not tried Parmalee's Vegetable Pills does not know how easily this foe can be dealt with. These pills relieve where others fail and are the result of long study as a sure corrector of digestive disorders.
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Parmalee
Seemed a Mistake Answers Talk of Uncle Tom Feud
A terse exchange quotes Uncle Tom being told age and feebleness to handle business. The claimant says he was dismissed after a confrontation in the office. The dialogue implies a dispute over authority and propriety.
Warts Treated With Holloway's Corn Cure Promoted
Advertisement asserts that warts disappear when treated with Holloway's Corn Cure, presenting a medical remedy claim aimed at readers seeking relief from foot warts.
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Holloway
Americans Ruin Nervous System
Report from the Association of Life Insurance Presidents meeting in New York notes alarming health claims about Americans. It cites low life expectancy around 40 years and physical decline while insurance writers classify risks by quality, yet U.S. risks account for a vast share of global life insurance in force.
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New York
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
United States
Canada
New York Herald
Straw Spreaders Change Wheat Belt Farming
A historical note from Successful Farming describes how straw spreaders transformed soil management in the wheat belt. Earlybonfires for straw were replaced by crude and later refined spreaders that quickly and evenly distributed straw back onto fields, preserving humus and reducing wind erosion as cropland rotated.
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H. Kan
Minard's Liniment Praised by User in Letter
A September 30 1902 letter from Fairville notes that Minard's Liniment Co. Limited considers MINARD'S LINIMENT a superior relief for sore throat and chest. The writer says they would not be without it even if price rose to one dollar a bottle.
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Fairville
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
He Did as He Was Told By the Student
A student rushed in dropping books in class and the professor sent him to the president. The student returned calmly and answered that the president said nothing because he was not there. The tale appears in Ladies Home Journal.
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Ladies Home Journal
Ragged Applicant Seeks Work from Contractor
A terse exchange shows a craftsman insisting he has enough workers while a persistent applicant offers to take on limited tasks. The dialogue captures a small labor negotiation and the mood of contested opportunity.
Invisible film wings claimed for aircraft by Cervian engineer
A Cervian engineer is credited with inventing celluloid wings for aeroplanes described as so transparent they become invisible at an altitude of 300 feet.
Won Promotion Through Censor
The corporal used censor avoidance to gain advancement in his regiment. He drafted a long letter on bayonet fighting to his mother, prompting orders to lead company training. Within days he earned his third stripe and took charge of that training branch.
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Christian Science Monitor
Rub It in for Lame Back Dr Thomas Electric Oil
An advertisement promises fast relief for lame backs. It claims the oil is quickly absorbed through the skin, penetrates tissues, and brings speedy relief with a magical touch. The copy urges immediate use to convince readers of its effectiveness.
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Thomas
Accusations Fly as Lovers Clash Over Rupert Name
In a tense exchange, one partner accuses the other of an affair with a man named Rupert. The accused denies flirting and disputes Rupert's identity, claiming the claim is ridiculous. The confrontation centers on trust and truth in the relationship.
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Alice
Rupert
Irrigation Transforms Southern Alberta Agriculture
The Agricultural Gazette of Canada describes Southern Alberta's irrigation-driven shift from open range to diversified farming. It notes three major irrigation schemes near Lethbridge Calgary and Medicine Hat, drawing from St Marys and Bow rivers, totaling about 3.25 million acres. Irrigation enables higher yields, crop variety, and new livestock feeding enterprises.
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Agricultural Gazette of Canada
Alberta
Lethbridge
St. Mary's
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Calgary
Bow River
Southern Alberta Land Company
Medicine Hat
Canada After the War Perspective in a postwar nation
The article envisions a transformed Canada after the war with broader outlooks and a wiser population. It compares returning soldiers to historic reinforcements, notes untapped resources in soil, mines, and forests, and predicts a surge of national energy driven by victory over self.
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Canada
Grant
Lee
United States
Appomattox
Christian Science Monitor
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