High Prices and Good Crops Across Western Canada
A Canadian farmer in Warner bought land at 20 per acre, and a single wheat crop paid for the land and operating costs, yielding over 18 000 bushels. The piece notes Canada’s cash economy, war driven trade shifts, and a projected 1919 export surplus to the United States. It cites dramatic changes in Canada US trade balances from 1912 to 1919.
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United States
Warner
Hoe
Heat in Car Sparks Gossip in Pennsylvania Punch Bowl
A crowded car causes a scene as a young lady faints and is carried out by a gentleman. A matron notes the heat, while a cynic jokes that the handsome man behind her shares responsibility, capturing a lively bit of urban gossip from the Punch Bowl.
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Pennsylvania
Cuticura Ad Promises Skin Relief For All Ages
Fiery red pimples smeared with Cuticura Ointment then washed with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Dry gently. Claims Cuticura suits all skin troubles from infancy to old age. Free sample by mail with booklet. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Boston
Argument Avoided Between Wary Rivals Over War
In a brief exchange two men discuss a tense moment about the war. Both deny pacifist beliefs, noting that trouble was possible but did not occur. The dialogue reveals personal tensions and a wary stance on confrontation.
Cascarets Promote Liver and Bowels Cleansing Ad
A vintage style advertisement claims Cascarets cleanse the liver stomach and bowels easing constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches. It promotes a 10 cent box as a cure all with wide store availability and a note about pensions from the United States Meal corps.
Mystery in Silva House Ends With Fire Breathing Cobra
Godfrey and companions raid Silva’s room and find Mahbub and a cobra in a smoke filled closet. A yellow flame from a brazier awakens a snake goddess scene as terror erupts and a violent clash ensues with a rattling gunshot.
Night of terror in the Vaughan mansion ends with rescue
Godfrey and companions confront a venomous snake and a thug in the Vaughan estate. Miss Vaughan is found unconscious and revived with artificial respiration as Silva’s escape remains uncertain. Hinman arrives to learn Vaughan’s condition while Simmonds reports guards and a search, with the scene ending as Silva’s fate looms.
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Godfrey
Francisco Silva
Fottieg
Marjorie Vaughan
Lester
Hinman
Annie Crogan
Benor Bilva
Mahbub
Silva
Missa Vaughan
Miss Vaughan
Iowa Men Support Suffrage Campaign Across State
Iowa Men’s League for Woman Suffrage reports strong early support with prominent figures like J H Strief and L Urick joining as workers. A Denver attorney Garwood endorses equal ballot rights, citing no harm to families or homes and praising women’s capability.
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Iowa Men's League For Woman Suffrage
Iowa
J. H. Strief
Sioux City
Iowa State Federation of Labor
L. Urick
Iowa Ual Suffrage Association
John Stevens
Boone
Progressive Party
League
Omar E. Garwood
Denver
Colorado
Marshalltown
Garwood
America
Europe Faces Great Meat Shortage After War
The Paris based periodical notes Europe’s meat stock plunged by occupation and war losses. Central powers may balance 75 million head of meat animals, yielding about 1.91 million tons yearly, with pork most accessible though scarce.
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Vienna
Weely
Paris Revue Des Deux Mondes
France
Belgium
Germany
Poland
Galicia
East Prussia
Serbia
Bess Baer
Europe
Balkan States
Ottoman Empire
Central States
Neutral States
Entente
Great Britain
Italy
Ferretti
Russia
Itla
Farming Is Fundamental in The Lure of the Land
Dr Harvey W Wiley argues farming is the core vocation for development and broad life perspective. He asserts the farmer, living close to Nature, gains the sharpest view of life and humanity and can service society best. A New York chemist has invented vacuum distillation to extract volatile metals like arsenic and antimony without oxidation.
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Harvey W. Wiley
New York
Chemiat
Fragments Echo Poem Lines From An Eerie Spring Vision
Fragmented OCR text presents surreal lines about a cup for hope love memory and a cold wine in spring. The passage blends imagery of lips blush and doves, with distorted phrases suggesting a poetic meditation on memory and emotion.
Green Adjusts Lodgings Over Italian Eggs
In a London Tit-Bits anecdote, Mr. Green tests the quality of breakfast eggs at his new lodging. He hints at a difference by asking Mrs. Bluff about Macaulay and Italian eggs, implying the eggs come from a distant farm and recalling The Lays of Ancient Rome.
Brown an Elk in Nonvegetarian Talk
People discuss Jones-Is Brown and Smith-Brown while noting Brown is an Elk. A playful remark about the flowing bowl misleads, since the phenomenon is not the bowl itself flowing.
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Jones
Brown
Smith—Brown
Beebe Plans Tropical Zoological Station in Guiana
Charles William Beebe, long time ornithology curator at the New York Zoological Society, sails for Georgetown British Guiana to establish a tropical zoological station for extended observation. He notes a lack of concentrated tropical study and government support offers botanical garden use for the expedition.
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Charles William Beebe
Georgetown
British Guana
New York Zoological Society
Doctor Beebe
Tropics
British Guiana
Guiana
Venezuela
India
Ceylon
Tibet
Himalayas
China
Jorneo
Java
Japan
No Treating and A Jolly Sort of a Chap
The excerpt ridicules flubdub as a cheerful man who asks after you but never offers help. It mocks casual declarations of love as insincere unless spoken to a woman with real intent. It opines that a shabby shelter on earth outweighs fantasies of a castle in the air.
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