Midwestern farmers seek land and family ties in Saskatchewan
Iowa settlers discuss moving to Canada for abundant land at low cost. They compare Iowa prices to Saskatchewan at 11 to 12 dollars an acre, seek larger homesteads for staying with families, and view the trek as a family affair to keep sons near farming while still preserving allegiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
C.né Er
Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Cear
Saskatchewan
America
Kansas
Minnesota
Mid-West
Canadian
King
Toronto
Ontario
Globe
Not the First to Catch a Spouse Flirting
A playful exchange contrasts a woman's reaction to her husband's flirting with a witty retort that she herself used to catch him, highlighting satirical views on marriage and fidelity.
Child of the Press and Mrs Cynthia Alden
Mrs Cynthia Westover Alden founded the International Sunshine Society described as the child of the press with a claimed 3,000,000 members. She serves as president general. the organization began in New York at Christmas 1896 with 18 sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child of the Press
Cynthia Westover Alden
International Sunshine Society
New York City
Alden
New York
Wrigley Spearmint Ad Promises Fresh Air
The piece touts the fragrance of WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT as a forthcoming air freshener across locations. A medical specialist Dr J H Rindlaub is mentioned in a fragment about eye ear nose and throat work in Fargo North Dakota. A political shot warns against campaigns harming reputation and cites a Seneca quote about contagion of vices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Montana Legislature Holds Extra Session Over Capitol Stone
Helena reports an extraordinary session to decide materials for new capitol wings after Montana stone costs rose and a Bedford Indiana stone contract was chosen amid union pressure. Indiana outbid Montana by 58 000 dollars, legislators serving gratis during the session while Montana stone and other local products are reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Capitol
Board of Examiners
Bedford
Indiana
Great Falls Businessman Urges Saloon Regulation in City
Great Falls leader and merchant Great Falls Herbert Strain addressed Commissioner Cadman of the Salvation Army at a Grand Opera house reception. He called for regulating saloons including license limits and earlier closing hours stating sentiment favors restriction and noting about 56 licensed saloons with a plan to reduce to one per 1,000 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Herbert Strain
Montana
Cadman
Salvation Army
Grand Opera House
Strain
Youthful Elopers Caught in Idaho Attempted Marriage
Kalispell twenty one year old Edward Trueman and fourteen year old Helen Monroe were arrested at Sand Point Idaho by local authorities. Sheriff O Connell departed to return them for or to answer regarding their elopement. Civil officers near the Great Northern line had been alerted to stop the marriage license if attempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Edward Trueman
Helen Monroe
Sand Point
Idaho
O’connell
Great Northern Railroad
Requisition Honored for Extradition of R A Gay
Governor Norris honored papers from North Dakota to remove R A Gay from Butte to Grafton on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Gay reportedly promised a "mysterious Mr. Raffles" stunt for newspapers but failed to deliver. Sheriff E G Arnett departed Butte on the noon train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Norris
North Dakota
E. G. Arnett
Grafton
Butte
R. A. Gay
Gay
Mr. Raffles
Sheriff Arnett
Montana Pioneer Jacob Loeb Dies in San Francisco
Helena reports the death in San Francisco last night of Jacob Loeb a Montana pioneer who moved to California two years ago He served two terms as Helena city treasurer and kept records and seal for the Montana grand lodge of Pythians He was also a Mason and an Odd Fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
San Francisco
Jacob Loeb
Montana
California
County Commissioner J W Smith Dies in Custer County
Miles City report. J W Smith county commissioner of Custer county died at the hospital after a relapse following an operation for paralysis of the intestines. He was a Terry merchant in his third year on the board and leaves a wife and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
J. W. Smith
Custer County
A Little Cold and a Note on Cures
A short verse notes a neighborly scene by a bed with a death and reminds that neglect of a cough can lead to trouble. It offers a home remedy mix of Glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine and Whisky to break a cold in 24 hours and cure a cough, claiming easy purchase at any drug store.
Haircut Trade Sparked By Odd Coin Pact
A humorous exchange about borrowing money leads to a clever shortcut. One character offers a quarter for a haircut, prompting a witty response that flips the situation into a haircut deal rather than a loan. The brief vignette highlights quick thinking and irony.
Astor Will Furnishes Thanksgiving Dinner for Newsboys
Mrs William Waldorf Astor provided in her will that New York newsboys receive a Thanksgiving dinner. This year at least 2000 newsboys attended as the afternoon papers suspended work for a holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waldorf Astor
New York
Astor
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
An 19th century style advertisement promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio and mentions testimonials, internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and a price of 75 cents per bottle with a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Economy idea hints at restraint to favor own business
The Washington Star quotes Dustin Stax saying people should slow patronizing most businesses to save money for his own ventures. He frames economizing as a method to free funds for his enterprises, urging restraint in spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Castoria Reminder Signature and Trusted Remedy History
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of the company and to trust this safe remedy used for over 30 years. The familiar product claims to be the kind you have always bought for infants and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igen
The Difference In Marriages Across Countries
A foreigner claims continental marriages are as happy as those in America and calls marriage a lottery. The American retorts that Americans let a girl select her own partner, implying agency in marriage choices.
Will Interest Mothers. Mother Gray's Powders for Children
An old advertisement promises relief for feverishness headache and teething disorders in children. It claims quick cold recovery in 24 hours and harmless ingredients with a 25 cent price. Sample offers mailed free from Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
Quick as Wink Eye Salve and Medicine Tips
Advertisement snippets promote Pettit's Eye Salve from Buffalo druggists Howard Bros. and mention Wrigley Spearmint. Additional lines tout forgetting, warn about La Grippe and Perry Davis Painkiller with prices, and note a fall poem about snow. The text reflects a collage of product pitches and light satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Judge Rules Driffle Reinstated as Anaconda Fireman
Judge Winston orders Mayor Aldermen and Chief Mentrum to reinstate Harry G Driffle as city fireman and to pay six months salary since discharge. The ruling follows the Driffle case and mandates restoration to duty and compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Winston
Driffle
Mentrum
Harry G.driffle
Helena Man Admits Counterfeiting Skills Linked to Utah Massacre
Joseph Lee proclaims his sole role in counterfeiting and boasts forty five years of study. He is linked to a mountain massacre in Utah in 1868, described as a leading factor by local accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Joseph Lee
Lee
Utah
Prize Offered for World Cure of Tuberculosis
Dr. George W. Bloomer of Yale announces an anonymous donor has set aside 100000 dollars for the first globally discovered cure for tuberculosis. The cure must be in constant use at least five years and pass a merits review. Many physicians pursue vaccines and serums, but no cure exists without standard supportive care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Bloomer
Yale University
Where Are Harry and Isabella Allen
In 1897 Harry and his sister Isabella were placed in the Nebraska Children's Home Society after their father Silas Allen died. Now aged 20 and 18, they have not seen their mother in Oklahoma who seeks their location. The superintendent who took them twelve years ago withholds their address but asks the children to write to P. O. Box 898 Omaha Neb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Isabella Allen
Isabella
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
Grand Island
Silas Allen
Oklahoma
Society
P. O. Box
Omaha
Nebr
Funny Exchange Over Burroughs-Mr Merchant Appointment
Dialogue shows a misread appointment as Burroughs and Mr. Merchant meet in the office. The office boy confirms the broker’s presence and a lighthearted exchange ends with laughter as he leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
Mr. Merchant
Catholic Standard and Times
Wrigley’s Spearmint and Household Remedies Ad
An old advertisement collage promotes WRIGLEY’S SPEARMINT chewing gum and Allen’s Lung Balsam for coughs, plus PAZO Piles cure claims. The text blends brand slogans, financial anxiousness, and social polish in a vintage consumer-page style.
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Tnd Aa
Western
Wrigley’s Spearmint
Wrigley
News of Montana
Ee Et Unions
Puck
Scott
Lippincott’s
la Grippe
Perry Davis
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Wizard Oil
Bess
Tess
Allen
Wrigley’s
Carter
P.atest
Coventry
Sion
Oda
Ie Ta
Maive
Ineenteporan
Manitoba
Ottawa
Chas
Clifford Block
Pilling Grand Forks
B. da
Fae Fitzgerald & Co
Pot.Attys
Box K
Fargo
Pierce
Getling
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Rep. Pierce
Icaare H
Icaare
Aaker
Business
Fargo Or
Grand Forks
H. H. Aaker
Fars
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