Proper Handling for Successful Mutton Sheep Flocks
Prof. Craig outlines key steps for building a profitable flock of mutton sheep. Emphasizes selecting strong rams, ensuring accurate value, recording milk quality of ewes, and feeding lambs generously in early life. He warns against discarding proven ewes hastily and stresses careful mating to correct deficiencies. Breed choice, growth in nine months, and disciplined management shape market-ready stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Himelf
Parmelees Veget able Pills Advertised as Liver Remedy
The note claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills correct liver disturbances caused by chills exposure overindulgence in food or drink. It markets them as the leading liver pills with no superior alternative.
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Parmelee
What is woman according to the speaker
A fragment from a dialogue notes a speaker asking what is woman and a respondent defines woman as an animate speaking being, described with a back buttons dress, reflecting an unusual 1920s era gender view.
Fractured marriage sparks outside advice from spouse
A distressed couple argues about their strained union with the husband urging his wife to leave the house while the wife resists. The scene reflects tension at home and a call for space amid marital woes.
Communication Between Mrs Howard and Mrs Coward
An exchange from Life shows Mrs Howard inviting Mrs Coward to visit. Mrs Coward replies that with their new motor she avoids visiting anyone within 25 miles of her home, indicating travel habits and social distance.
Scarlet Fever Seclusion Stirs Country Parlor Talk
A country family isolates a visiting child with scarlet fever, pursued by cautious talk about keeping her apart. The household restricts contact, using a clothes-horse as a barrier, allowing meals only at a distance.
Growth toward manhood in Scottish American view
A brief dialogue notes admiration for a girl maturing into adulthood and a companion remarks that many aim to become men, reflecting attitudes in a Scottish American context.
Editor Affirms Unpublished Status of In Close Pieces
The contributor asserts the in close items are original and never published before. The editor, Lippincott's, responds I can quite believe it.
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Lippincott’s
No-Hit Day Declared by Judge Across Town
A judge remarks on a misdeed while reflecting on a claimed no-hit day in a rural town. The exchange features taunting words about disgrace and a mock baseball reference as the judge oversees the case.
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Rascal
Imperialist Col Denison Praised For Fiery Imperialism
A write up lauds Col Denison's vigorous imperialist views while noting his honesty and zeal. The piece reviews his proposed federation of British countries, imperial navy expansion, and global parliament idea as broad yet appealing. It highlights his influence on policy discourse and public interest across Canada and Britain.
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Sanset
Vancouver
Col
Denison
George
Canada
Ian
Col. Denison
Pompadour
Kaiser
Prairies
Toronto
Canadian Prairies
British Columbia
Empire
Farmers win bids at Francis Saskatchewan school land sale
The Francis Saskatchewan sale set an average price of 17.17 per acre with total proceeds of 504000 dollars. Farmers outbid speculators, proving local value by crops from similar land, as proceeds fund provincial education via a federal endowment.
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Francis
Saskatchewan
Public Tramps Abroad Move Prominent Canadians Abroad
The piece surveys a busy travel season among Canadian leaders. Laurier tours the West to gauge public will. Borden traverses Ontario trading views with Tories. Bourassa and Monk stage open air protests against imperial navy. Oliver revisits rough country routes seeking resources and admin needs. Grey embarks on a canoe voyage from Winnipeg to Labrador via Hudson Bay.
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Hague
Wilfrid Laurier
Borden
Ontario
Bourassa
Monk
Frank Oliver
Red River
Yukon
Portland Canal
Earl Grey
Lake Winnipeg
Hudson Bay
Labrador
Eskimo Candy and Tallow Treats Described
Eskimos prepare a bright red packaged delicacy from dovekie feet. The skin is blown into pouches filled with reindeer tallow for small folk. Explorers note that some eat vast raw frozen meats and blubber before lying exhausted.
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Greenland
Canada’s Railway Mileage Compared Worldwide
Canada boasts about 26 000 miles of railways about one seventh of the United States total. The Dominion claims the largest railway mileage relative to its population among nations.
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Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
Proportien
Populacu
Doomed to Suffering Rescued by Fruit-a-tives
Harbor au Bouche March 24 1909. Charles Barrett reports fifteen years of biliousness and dyspepsia relief after using Fruit-a-tives. He urges sufferers of indigestion biliousness and constipation to try the fruit medicine. Box 6 for 2 dollars, trial box 25 cents, available at dealers or Fruit-a-tives Limited Ottawa.
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Harbor Au Bouche
Charles Barrett
Fruit-a-tives Limited
Ottawa
Reporter Foiled For Speed in Line for Confession
A New York newspaper reporter queued in a church line to obtain a confession from Father Ducey. When his turn came he announced his affiliation, but the priest warned that even that might be forgiven, highlighting the cleric’s stern mercy and the columnist’s persistence.
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Father Ducey
New York
Journal
Success Magazine
Woman Regains Health Through Dr Williams Pink Pills
The letter from Mrs Henry Britton of Winnipeg Canada praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for curing chronic anaemia rheumatism and heart trouble that had left her bedridden for years. Her husband says appetite returned color came back and health fully restored after using the pills, with no recurrence in three years. The advertisement claims the pills build new blood and cure various ailments by improving blood quality.
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Williams
Henry Britton
Alexander Avenues
Winnipeg
Man
Britton
Willams
Bod
Dr. Williams
Wwe
Uween
Wiliams
Ron
Entick
Sea-sickness in ancient times and modern cures
An essay traces sea-sickness from ancient writers to modern sailors. It cites Seneca and Cicero, notes Greek etymology for the term, and recounts a practical coastal cruise anecdote where a sailor advises calm, adjusting sails and wind as the remedy.
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Seneca
Cicero
Merk Anthony
Antiquities Flip Across Borders Fetch High Sums
The American Consul at Dunferm lin Scotland notes sky high prices for antique furniture sold abroad. A Dutch cabinet bought for a few shillings by an antique dealer ends up with an Earl for 1400 dollars, transferred to a London dealer then to an American for 4.88. An elderly Scotch widow sold the cabinet after hearing of later prices. A Chippendale table changed hands for 24.33 and sold to an American for 486.65.
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Dunfermlin
Scotland
London
St. John Globe
Woman May Marry Without Surrendering Maiden Name
Kansas moves forward with an Attorney General ruling allowing a woman to marry while keeping her maiden name. The piece notes no legal obstacle preventing a husband from taking the wife’s name if she insists, reflecting prevailing gender norms and evolving identity rights.
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Kansas
Jackson
Succes Magazine
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns and Indigestion Tale
A family physician on vacation entrusts practice to his son who treats Miss Ferguson, an elderly widow, for indigestion. The son boasts of the cure and the mentor notes the indigestion helped fund his education. The remark underscores the medical tale's humorous irony.
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Miss Ferguson
Merely a Question of Comfort
A playful quip from Success Magazine about a ailing patient seeking relief from a crowding of elephants in pink, a humorous line highlighting comfort over vanity. The joke contrasts liking elephants with being overwhelmed by their presence.
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Success Magazine
Parrot Feeds and Frustration Move Across the Atlantic
A comic transport anecdote from the Chicago Record-Herald recounts a man who trusts no one to handle simple tasks. He sails to America and, worrying about a cherished parrot left in his brother's care, cables for the bird's feed only to hear the parrot remains hungry.
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America
Atlantic
New York
Agg
Chicago Record-Herald
Walking Honeymoon and Charity Plans Tangle in Chats
The piece recalls the Walking Honeymoon custom where couples tramp with knapsacks for a budget wedding trip. A story from the Bavarian Alps about a groom’s solitary trek is shared, followed by a town discussion on a fortune for charity.
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Collier’s
Rich picker of huckleberries cited as example
A Chicago Record Herald quote notes a man who became rich picking huckleberries and suggests he could have earned far more with other work. The exchange implies opportunity in choosing better ventures beyond harvesting fruit.
First Woman Says I Didn’t Steal Your Tenner
Dialogue snippet shows two women debating a lost tenner. The first asks if the second claimed theft, while the second argues she only suggested that finding it might have occurred if help had not been given. The exchange hints at a misunderstanding over responsibility.
Failed. He was bashful and she felt blue at sea
A short scene depicts a bashful man and a distressed woman seeking comfort as they drive along the seashore. She laments feeling unloved and cold hands, and he reassures her with faith and family love as the moment passes. A Success Magazine snippet on a farm requisition follows.
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Success Magazine
Lady Finds No Bets as Husband Attends Raves
In a New York Weekly item a woman says her husband attends raves but never places bets. She claims to have checked his pockets often and found no money or gambling items.
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New York
Humorous Quotations and Witty Exchanges from 19th Century Papers
A collage of brief quotes and comic exchanges from Cleveland Leader Boston Transcript Cincinnati Enquirer reflecting domestic quirks courtship banter and playful wordplay. The snippets illustrate social humor about marriage engagements and light banter in a period style.
Dictionary talk and house guest banter in rough exchange
In a fragmented Washington letter, farmers discuss a dictionary and a spell book, with quarreling neighbors mentioning moving to an unoccupied flat above them and recalling a long friendship. The tone mirrors a gossiping local page brief from Cleveland Lead.
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Farmer Countessel
Washington
We’re Always Right in The Land of the Pyramids
A quirky travel note describes a sightseer from the Midwest visiting the land of the Pharaohs. He muses on Cairo like a Tinoys spelling, calling the site an IT wonder and wondering why the place is named Kiro.
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Midile
Kiro
Tinoys
Keyro
Success Magazine
Hollowey's Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief
Slogan notes Corns cause suffering and offers a speedy sure relief. The ad cites relief from corns and hints at a harsh truth about human cruelty contrasted with fear.
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Hollowey
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Finnipeg
Dr. Thames
Cleveland
Bright
Boston Transcript
Cincinnati Enquirer
Revie
India
National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada. Limited
Montreal
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Hull
Tees & Peasse, Limited
Arents
Calgary
Edmonton
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Tete Gallery
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