Canadians Draw Americans With Free Homesteads and Rich Yields
The article cites rising U S migration to Canada as settlers seek free 160 acre homesteads and affordable land at 15 to 20 dollars per acre. It quotes William Johnston, former Minnesota resident, praising crops, prices for butter and eggs, coal nearby, milder winters, and overall success in the Albery District near Battle River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Champ Clark
U. S. Senate
United States
William Johnston
Alexandria
Minn
Albery
Battle River
Minnesota
Rat height guess sparks playful chat between friends
Jim asks if Mamie is taller than Susie. Tim replies Mamie is about one rat taller, keeping the conversation light and humorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Mamie
Susie
Tim
Cure for Severe Baby Rash Promoted by Cuticura
Mrs Margaret Gunn of Roxbury Massachusetts reports a nine month treatment with Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured a baby’s rash that covered head to body during travel in Ireland and England. The ad claims no scarring and offers free samples from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Boston
England
Ireland
Baby
Margaret Gunn
Burrell St
Roxbury
Mass
Cutiura
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Burglary Banter and Patent Medicine Ad Amid Odd Phrases
A garbled snippet mixes a mock dialogue about burglars with an advertisement for Cole's Carbolisalve claiming rapid relief for skin ailments. It touts 25¢ and 60c prices and invites free samples from J W Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Frea
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Miss Sunbonnet and the Garden of Hearts
Jeannette Sunbonnet tends her neighbor James Harper’s garden while admiring him from the white fence. Lucile Emerson arrives,Horseback rides stir envy, and a dangerous ride leads Jeannette to reveal selfless love and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Jeannette Perry
James Harper
Perry
Miss Sunbonnet
Perry Garden
Jeannette
James
Lucile
Jimmie
Harper
Miss Perry
Jet
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Ad for Children
A 19th century style health ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective laxative for children. It claims to restore cheerfulness by improving digestion and bowel function. The text offers sample bottles by writing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Iowa and lists bottle prices.
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W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Pound humor on cremation at New York Authors Club
Ezra Pound discussed Shelley's cremation with wit in a New York Authors Club talk. He quipped that cremation invites ribald jokes about ashes and memory noting a widow finding her husband’s remains scattered by March wind.
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Ezra Pound
Author’s Club
New York
Shelley
Mr. Pound
George
Take a Different Route Sermon Prompted by Dueling Paths
Uncle Abraham in a sermon urges parishes to choose a righteous path over a sinful road. Sister Eliza responds with a humorous vow to return home to the woods, illustrating community tension between faith and secular life.
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Abraham
Brer
Eliza
Lippincott’s
Talent in the kitchen and a balance in the bank
A proverb-like reflection on balancing domestic skills with money management. The author notes that success lies in saying the right thing at the right moment and avoiding unspoken missteps when temptation arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sala
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Relief
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, claiming to soften gums reduce inflammation allay pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents per bottle.
Amusing Iowa Senator Recounts Casket Lift Gag
Governor Beryl Carroll narrates a Des Moines anecdote about a state senator who looks rough yet is sensitive to hardship. An undertaking shop worker asks for a lift with a casket, prompting the senator to react with surprise before the worker adds there are a couple of drinks inside.
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Beryl Carroll
Iowa
Carroll
Des Moines
Ex-Governor's Cursing Anecdote From Philadelphia Post
Frank I Cobb recalls a Detroit era ex governor famed for freehand swearing. During a dinner with Cobb and family a political scheme failed due to a bungling of a pin toentment. The governor dismisses curses as his normal way of talking, prompting his wife to remind him of his promise to quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank I. Cobb
Detroit
Michigan
Cobb
Marlo
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Love and Death Farewell Echoes in Final Message
A dying man whispers his final command to companions, asking them to tell Milly that he died with her name on his lips and that he loved her alone. He also asks to tell Bessie the same. The scene captures poignant devotion as life ebbs away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milly
Bessie
London Weekly Telegraph
Saving His Money Owens and Bowens Banter
A brief exchange features Owens asking for a fiver from an elderly man. Bowens retorts that saving money would prevent borrowing. Owens counters that borrowing is to save his own funds.
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Owens
Bowens
Extreme Measures in Bills and Payments
A brief quip notes a marital financial dynamic where one spouse hands the bills to the other, who then covers the costs, framing a wry domestic exchange about money management.
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Bea
Garfield
Tom
Tess
Opyright
Era
Associated Literary Press
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Omaha
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Evening Post
Harold
Broad Ripple
Indianapolis News
Willie
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Batile Creek
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