Canada sees vast coal and land riches boosting immigration
A Dominion Mines report says Canada has 24 billion tons of bituminous coal and 160 billion tons of other coal types, with US output far larger. It forecasts immigration rising as western agriculture expands, railways grow, and settlement accelerates amid green Prairies and abundant wheat potential.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Mines
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Boarding House Notice Predicts Higher Food Prices
A Chicago boardinghouse keeper posts a careful notice in the dining room about beef mutton and veal price increases unseen since the Civil War. She appeals for patience as boarders endure smaller portions and await a better time, noting no prior complaints.
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Chicago
Unto him that hath shall be given says student comment
A classroom exchange features Johnnie interpreting a biblical line. Uncle Bill adds a blunt moral about wealth and inequality, implying that the rich grow richer while the poor grow poorer despite efforts.
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Johnnie
Bill
Judge's Library
Tragedy in London Court As Luke De Mountford Faces Murder Charge
In a Brussels linked saga, Louisa Harts attends a crowded London courtroom where Luke De Mountford and Philip de Mountford are tangled in a murder case. A taxi driver testifies foggy glimpses of suspects while observers, reporters, and aristocrats watch the trial unfold with strained decorum.
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Brussels
Phil Tye de Mountford
Wlelye
Luke
Lottxa
Tire Lite
Hyer
Uet
Philip de Misinford
Bub & Cotten
Luileen
Murder Trial Reveals Knife Thrust Details In Court
The coroner and medical witness discuss the neck wound and method of the fatal thrust. The jury, Louisa among them, probes whether precise anatomical knowledge was needed, with the doctor noting a throat pierce from ear to ear could cause instant death and is doable by a determined attacker.
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Bofagehire
Wérious
Louisa
Alice
Countesa
Pilutalire
Marla
Derornimhniagerk
Thayshe
London
Louise
Countess of
Wilntahire
Ducien
Buurfa AgEen
Ruar
Luke
Cogn
Lucky
Radclyffe
Melton
Epo
Shaftenbury Avenuus
Lyrle Thersater
St Martin
Arerued the Coergner
Ald
Crees Park
Park Curner
Fin
Rand
Knightsbridge
Iowa
Gar Froyn
Cromwell Road
Blair
Doctor Blair
Inside Evolutional Puzzles and Ballot Language Origins
A quirky excerpt from The Gateway contemplates evolution with a child asking if he descended from a monkey. It then critiques ballot and suffrage etymology, noting ancient voting bones and Greek secret ballots while drifting into a political aside about a candidate.
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Balis
Bird Kind Ptg No 32 1912 Quirky Humorous Snippet
A fragmented excerpt from Sioux City printing with odd lines about birds and an aviary hospital. Contains a teething syrup product satire and a quip about spouses, ending with a brief editor’s note and a Smart Set joke.
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Sioux City Ptg. CO
Paxton Toilet Co Promotes Antiecotte Remedy
Paxtine Antiecotte marketed as a spray for nasal catarrh with magel passage claim. Sold in drug stores at 25 cents a box or prepaid postage on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co located in Toston, Massachusetts.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Toston
Masa
Fragmented Scribe Snippet From Obscure Page
The readable text shows garbled dialogue and partial phrases about meals and a plate. It mentions no clear people, places, or events and cannot determine a news item or outcome from the fragment.
Castoria Weighs In as Trusted Remedy for Children
Prominent ad touts Castoria as a safe remedy for babies and infants, claiming it has a 30 year lineage under the same signature. The fragment markets Castoria to parents and notes its use for various ailments and teething concerns.
Quaker Oath Dispute Among Brothers Sparks Shame
A Youth's Companion excerpt recounts two Quaker brothers in a Friends family quarreling. The older boy loses temper and roughly shakes his younger brother while shouting obscenities. He then begs, in a softer tone, not to tell their mother about his outburst.
Willing to Work A light on public service amb tions
A humorous dialogue among Democrats lampoons office seekers. Two men discuss government jobs with one declaring willingness to work while avoiding jobs that pay for doing little. The exchange ends with a quip about filling fountain pens for an assistant secretary of the treasury.
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House of Representatives
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