Seven Years of Western Canada Wealth Highlighted
An advertisement extols Western Canada as a land of opportunity and wealth, citing crop earnings of 259 million dollars from 1916 across grain livestock and dairying, plus strong tax and land policies. It features J D Johnston’s Saskatchewan success story, praising climate soil and prospects for settlers.
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Western Canada
Imude
J. D. Johnston
Bladsworth
Sask
Johnson County
Kansas
Mr. Johnston
Saskatchewan
Kaneue
Pacific Coast
Johnston
Dominion
Two Spores of Sardines Study Growth by Scale Reading
Louis Fage studies sardine growth using scale and otolith readings. He notes concentric and nonstriated growth rings, with rest periods marked by nonstriated zones. He cites Dlfort and Firewn to discuss two biological races: Mediterranean and oceanic sardines, the former growing more slowly.
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Louis Fage
Dlfort
Siople
Logy Cuore
Msfy
Minister’s Confession Endorses DODDS Kidney W ather
W L Warner of Myersville Maryland praises DODDS Kidney Willy in a testimonial claiming the remedy cured his back pain numbness and pressure headaches. He urges readers to take the medicine for kidney related ailments.
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Ktew
W. L. Warner
Myersville
Ingo
Tage
Dodd
Gure
Get “Dodd
Mev
Warner
The Unselfish Bat and a Lesson on Charity
A mother tells Bessie a bedtime tale about a bat who travels to plead for more sun. The sun promises day and night in turn, but the bat loses sight in the light and gains it at night. The moral: the bat sacrifices day sight to help friends, a tale of selfless aid and gratitude from the animal kingdom.
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Amushe
Bessie
Aun
Waller Encounters Miss Downey in Amended Constitution Room
Waller enters a reception room of amendments officials and observes Miss Elsie Downey, a blond stenographer described with fashionably high speech and a breezy smile. He reflects on why seemingly dull people fascinate him and muses on a solvable psychological puzzle.
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Waller
Committee On
Elsie Downey
The Gospel of Cheer From the Detroit Free Press
The piece reflects on Mark Tapley as a cheerful example amid hard times. It urges Americans to emulate his optimism as the nation faces war and bloodshed abroad, praising steadfast cheerfulness.
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Detroit
New Belgian Envoy to Come in Spring
Baron Emil de Cartier de Marchienne, formerly in Washington as first secretary of the Belatantion, will soon succeed E. Havenith as minister to the United States. He currently serves as minister to the east, with a notable record in regional service.
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Baron Emil de Cartier de Marchienne
Washington
Belatantion
E. Havenith
United States
East
Leap Year Tragedy Verses Cited From Old Pieces
Purieined Lines by Sophie J. Kienan feature in prose notes as a partial poem titled A Leap Year Tragedy. The New York Independent editors question readers ability to identify its various sources across lines about meadow corn, a golden haired lady, and quoted proverbs and biblical imagery.
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Sophie J. Kienan
New York Independent
Prem the Omake Fee Presidents of a number of the great roads
fragmented OCR text discusses plans to end car shortages and launch a new transportation system. Several mentions include a plan to use a system by which speedily send it home, and references to agreements, ownership issues, and commerce. The wording is garbled but centers on a transportation reform proposal and its expected impact on era mobility.
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Prem
Bac
Haan
Ec Ayatem
The Tadpole Learns a Season with Fish Friends
Ned receives a fishing rod and catches a small fish by accident. He adds it to four goldfish, while a curious tadpole irritates the others. After repeated house knockdowns by a goldfish, the tadpole stops bother and learns to behave.
My Auto Tis of Thee Lost to Poverty and Pride
Fragmented verse laments a vehicle or item sold or squandered two years prior. The speaker mourns its decline while recalling past wealth and status, noting the loss of care, pride, and utility as the town and countryside witness the change.
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Thor
Cascarets Ad Promises Clean Stomach and Bowel Relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight cleanse for the stomach and bowels. It claims to remove sour foods, regulate the liver, and eliminate toxins without gripe or sickness, costing 10 cents a box and endorsed by “millions” of users.
Stammering Doctor Breaks Twin and Triplet Guess
In a suburban case a stammering physician misreads a pregnancy, prompting nervous husband to joke about twins then triplets. The doctor finally reveals the truth a girl is expected, ending the suspense with a calm explanation.
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Boston Transcript
Actress Reveals Secret Hair Recipe
Four well known actresses share a gray hair remedy using Barbo Compound and glycerine. The tip promises a soft glossy result, applied to the hair with easy at home preparation offered by druggists.
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Sisson
A Feollsh Question From A Sunday Shave
In Pat’s happy home on a sweltering Sunday morning, Pat shaves on the back porch when neighbor Mike asks why he shaves outside. Pat jokes back about the weather and his fur-lined shave, recalling the humorous moment from Harry Fox.
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Mike
Harry Fox
Pat
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Boston woman turns butterfly hunting into a business
In Boston a woman has built a profitable enterprise from butterfly collecting. A global network of trained collectors gathers about 700,000 specimens annually. The insects move from research into decoration for jewelers, florists, modistes, and others. After marriage a girl tends to lose interest in carl papers and jos stories.
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Boston
Popular Mechanica Magazine
Carl
Jos
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