Canadian land investment yields high wheat returns in Alberta
Joseph & Sons of Des Moines Iowa reported to Canadian Agent Ble Hewitt that 240 acres near Champion Alberta produced 10 000 bushels of wheat in 1916 at about 40 bushels per acre. No 1 Northern wheat valued around 1 85 per bushel pushed gross to 19 610, with favorable profits after costs.
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Joseph & Sons
Des Moines
Iowa
Des Maines Town
Chaplon
Alberta
Ble Hewitt
Champion
Canada
Northersworth
C. A. Weight
Milo Iowa
Wright
Prohibition Advocate Smith Faces Washington Power Struggle
Edith Mallon intercepts John Smith near Lafayette Park as he strides to press his anti liquor campaign in Congress. She recalls their bond and the high stakes as Mannersleys committee blocks the constitutional amendment amid a growing public protest.
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Tor Mallon
Mallon
Miss Mallon
Massachusetts Avenue
Edith Mallon
Watrus
Washington
Edith
Congressional Record
Cholliewollie
United States
John Smith
Waller
Senate
Congress
Smith
Mannersley
House
Friends of Prohibition
Lafayette Park
Jackson Place
Cuticura Kills Dandruff Quick Trial Offer
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching with a Cuticura Soap shampoo. It claims quick relief and hair regrowth, advises daily use, and offers a free sample by mail from Cuticura Department L Boston. The text ends with a garbled autobiographical note.
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Dept. L
Boston
Portrait of a Clerk and a Great Man’s Promise
A clerk observes a powerful figure and ponders how a man can look so altered after labor. John Smith feels elation and triumph from the great man’s promise, sensing a transformed future.
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John Smith
Secret mission and vodka talk under Washington landmarks
A man returns from the British embassy with news of Lord Kitchener’s plan to keep liquor out of the army in Europe and a czar backed vodka ban in Russia. A companion, worried and grave, contemplates a serious talk during a drive past cultural and military sites.
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White House
State, War and Navy
Potomac Park
Lord Kitchener
Great Britain
Russia
Corcoran Art Gallery
Virginia
Arlington
Fort Myer
Chapter Eight Sets Up Tension and News From New York
He plans to tell her about his New York trip but hesitates due to her trouble. He mentions receiving her father’s letter this morning and recalls his prior behavior at her home. She reacts with a short, surprised breath. (Continued Next Week.)
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Washington
New York
Smith
Capital
Capitol
Senate
Thomas I.’. Mallon
Maury Davis Celebrates 80th Birthday on Stage
Maury Davis the actress with the longest service on the American stage today marked her eightieth birthday. She debuted sixty one years ago and still acts, appearing in the production Old Lady 4.
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Maury Davis
Aeanon
The Lawyer and the Rich Client in a German Drama
An ambitious young attorney faces a drought of clients as Mr. Wermut the butcher refuses his services. A controversial case involving Ottilie Wermut, Frans von der Helden, and a disputed boundary escalates amid seduction, threats, and a dramatic rescue.
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Lee Hasenfurs
Hearst
Wermut
Frans von der Helden
Ottilie
Jeunesse Doree
Wermuth
Wonder H
Werm
China Out in the Cold in July Booklovers Magazine
Harold Bolce discusses China's delayed adoption of Western methods and the rise of Western influence after the Allied siege of Peking. He notes China's self-perceived status, exterritorial rights, mixed courts, and the challenge of modern power in a changing world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Harold Bolce
Booklovers
Ching
Gamaliel
Japan
Peking
Legations
Alsace Reverts to French Rule After War Turmoil
French authorities appoint administrators in Alsace after restoration to France. Education resumes with mixed national language instruction, as local resistance fades and teachers begin teaching again under French oversight.
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Alsace
France
Fred Finds Cora After Box Slips On Snow
A boy named Fred races along a walk chasing a runaway sled. He fears his sister Cora is lost until he discovers her sleeping inside a snow filled box hidden near a pile. He rescues her, ties the box back to the sled, and heads home ensuring Cora’s safety.
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Fred
Cora
New American Battleships Seen Aiming for World Lead
The article discusses a Navy committee report on upcoming battleships with high speed and power. It notes designs displacing many tons and carrying large gun calibers, predicting they will surpass existing vessels and set a global standard.
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New York
General Board
Fe Navy
House Naval Mittee
Tas
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M Epoch
Ailo
Capitol Grounds
Mannersley's
Hle
Jeliffe
Sena
Cuticura
Dandruff
Tomn
Teter
South Dakota
Atpeng
Dean
Amp Store
Bog Doan
James Hay, JR
Garden City
Doubleday, —— & Company
Mary Davis
Thiess
Andie
Frans
Mr. von der Helden
Mr. Wermut
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