Ohioan W E Lewis in Saskatchewan agrarian success tale
An Ohioan named W E Lewis who moved near Dayton to Saskatchewan details buying land, stock, and crops. He reports 22 horses, 15 cattle, 35 hogs on 1 120 acres, with wheat yields of 28 0 bushels per acre in past years and ready harvest this year. He cites strong prospects and plans for 400 acres of wheat 125 oats 99 flax and a four man team. He notes cold winters but good returns and endorses the new country.
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W. E. Lewis
Dayton
Ohio
Saskatchewan
Immigration Department
Earon Jn
Record of Profits Puzzling Over Wife’s Check Stub
A husband complains he cannot make sense of his wife’s check stubs. She explains she used the stubs to track items before they were marked down to reveal how much she made, clarifying the accounting method.
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Puck
Castoria Advertisement Promotes Safe Child Remedy Signature
An old ad touts Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It claims the product bears a signature and has been in use for over 30 years, noting that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Castoria
Fletcher
Felt He Had Been Defrauded by a Small Temptation
TV and Caillou recount a luncheon moment where Till took two dropped strawberries from a grocer’s box. Their mother explains it isn’t a sin though not nice or hygienic. Caillou presses to know why he did not get one, feeling slighted by the act.
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Caillou
Mamma
Calllou
Tili
The Parisian Flea Plague in Paris
A humorous Paris sketch notes a flea infestation spreading through Paria and the National Library reading room. A reader complains of fleas and reduced readers, while staff reply with dignity that fleas remain typical for the season.
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Paria
Egypt
Virginia
Sald
No Gusher but Tells Facts About Postum
A Wisconsin woman explains an easy safe exit from coffee ills after eight years of Postum use. She reports relief from dyspepsia bloating and headaches and notes family improvements after stopping coffee. She cites three meals daily and requests a Life book from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Bho
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wille
Wellville
Postum
Harlan Breaks With Ticket to Support His Own Candidate
In a public quarrel over district attorney nominations, Harlan declares he will run against the ticket and leaves for the hotel office. McBride’s wary support shifts, while friends remark on the labor leader’s steadfast, combative stance.
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Harlan
McBride
McPride
Wiley Curran
Arne
Mac
Wiley
Aurelie Returns to Town as Political Currents Shift
Aurelie arrives with a new poise and plans to go to New York to act while Curran’s mood lifts from setback. Harlan, Janet, and Wiley observe the dramatic revival of Aurelie’s charm and ambition amid political talk and hometown rivalries.
Flower Famine Strikes London Amid Shortage of Blooms
London faces a severe flower shortage driven by icy blasts from the Russian steppes, crippling supply chains for bougainvillea and cut blossoms. Street hawkers struggle, and middle class households lack decorative greens as Birmingham reports rising needs and charity asks.
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Kansas City Star
London
Europe
Birmingham
Contentment and Stagnation
A New York Times bulletin argues contentment with daily lot and employment relieves worry. It contrasts eastern yin with western yang, suggesting chronic eastern contentment but rising unease worldwide as civilizational strains grow.
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New York Times
Central Railroad
Argon
East
India
Our Neighbors and Society in Neighborly Relations
The piece argues that sour relations with neighbors breed unhappiness and harm communities. It warns against petty faultfinding and false competition, urging prudent conduct and statesmanship to avoid social friction and maintain harmony.
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Opeamnes
United States Experta Growing In High Tariff Circles
A garbled report notes expert views that U S trade could expand amid high tariff arguments. The text suggests optimism about American prosperity through Underwood tariff ideas and potential global involvement, though wording is broken and unclear.
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United States
Christian Bolence Monitor
Eeelont
Comparative Cost of State Governments
A Duluth Herald table compares rising costs across states. It notes Iowa ranks third in cost increase while Missouri and Iowa pursue new state capitol spending. The piece questions whether Missouri funds vanity projects in Jefferson City as a means to justify state expenses.
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Iona
Duluth Herald
Missouri
Itc
Iowa
Jefferson City
Marriage Proposal in a Dusk Car Jam
Eleanor Vance rides uptown in a dim limousine when Jimmy Barrows, a mysterious traveler, enters and declares his plans to marry her. He explains his sudden appearance, fame, and wealth, stating he followed her after seeing her photo in a magazine and intends to wed, urged by a belief in the shortest distance between two points.
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Han McClure
Dicate
Eleanor Vance
Eleanor
Pre
Orla
Jimmy
Mmy
Jimmy Vance
Jimmy Tarrows
Yeu
Atie
Ahe
Jimmy Barrows
Cape Town
Canal for Foreign Ships Gains Steam From Abroad
The Panama Canal stimulates foreign ship construction with Hamburg-American building 20 new steamers and other lines expanding fleets. American capital remains hesitant and no US-built vessels for foreign trade exist, unless Congress changes support for the American merchant marine. English German French Belgian and Norwegian flags will dominate the canal lanes.
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United States
Panama Canal
Congress
Hamburg-American Line
New
Atlas
Central
South America
Lloyd
Royal Mail Steam Packet Line
England
Pacific
Holland- America Line
Congressional
Gatun
Miraflores
A Dam Built With Water in Panama Canal History
A. Russell Bond describes the Chagres river damming method used for the canal project. Engineers flooded the valley with water and mud to form the dam walls, creating a clay core and earth fill that rose to about 105 feet above goal level, using dredged material and sluicing water to seal the structure.
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A. Russell Bond
St. Nicholas Magazine
Chagres
Goa
Colleniste Expenses in Youthful College Days
The piece recalls early 19th century college life when undergraduates lived on modest funds, often around 700 a year. Students earned scant money through seasonal work and tip hunting, with sport informal and social life frugal yet meaningful, shaping a generation’s values and education.
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Bey Te
Gamanes
Stea Av Eoom
Alaska Wealth and Interior Policy Reflections
The fragmented text discusses Alaska's wealth in natural resources before attacks and references Pinehot and the interior policy era. It mentions coal and gold resources, private capital, and critiques of the Interior department and conservation debates. The passage is garbled but centers on resource wealth and policy tensions.
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Alaska
Cyilllera
Buyer Worse Than Seller Seeks to Exploit Weakness
A Los Angeles Times excerpt argues that the true danger lies with the buyer who knows what he wants and how to get it, using multiple subtle approaches to coerce a tender of money. The text contrasts the seller’s passivity with the buyer’s calculated pursuit.
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Los Angeles ‘Times
Grateful Kentucky farmer praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
An elderly farmer from Ethel Kentucky, 77 years old, testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills helped him after weak health decades ago and stopped bladder inflammation. He uses the pills to prevent backache and supports publishing his testimonial with a photo. He invites further correspondence and offers to send Household Hints and recipes with the ad.
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Mr. Smith
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Two Viewpoints on Ship Christening Champagne Custom
Secretary Daniels cites two opposite views on christening ships with champagne and water. A temperance speaker recalls a shiplaunch where water was used, the shipowner replying that wine scarcity makes it wasteful to christen with wine. The fool killer seeks the man who knows it all.
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Daniels
Free advice to sick women from Lydia E. Pinkham Co
Announcement invites women with female illnesses to correspond confidentially with the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts. The letter will be read by a woman and answered privately, with testimonials never published without consent. Free guidance offered to all women regardless of wealth.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lyn
Mass
E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Lydia FE. Pinkham
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