Follows Judicious Farming and Western Canadian Prosperity
A long invited feature extols Western Canada’s farming boom in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It highlights the success of settlers and a Day-ton Ohio family who built wealth through homesteading, stock, and crops, and urges others to migrate with evidence from immigrants and the Superintendent of Immigration Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Dayton
Western
Tne
Nyone
Ottawa
Adv
Anitoba
Terature
Matos
R.A. Garrett
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Ddress
Wonderful Rock Chimney Near High Bridge Ky
A striking natural rock chimney near High Bridge Kentucky rises seventy five feet high and four by six feet at the base. The formation endures storms and evokes awe as one of America’s wonders in a historic photograph from Harper’s Weekly.
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America
High Bridge
Steamboat Memories and Centenary Reflections
London Opinion notes the centenary celebration of the steamboat. It recalls the British Admiralty’s claim that a paddle wheel steamboat could be of no use in navigation and cites Dr. Lardner who doubted steam vessels crossing the Atlantic yet traveled to America by steamer with his wife.
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London
Lardner
Atlantic
America
Swife
Wadéthaver
School of Navigation
Glasgow
Mi Studenta
Aetr
le Possibile
Easy Road in Music and the Indolent Louis
A fragmented passage discusses a musician praising Louis as smart yet indolent. The speaker notes Louis must learn to march at least five miles each time, with garbled phrases about learning to play and marching as a paradi m. The text shows distorted quotes and stray words about foot steps and self-improvement.
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Louis
First Sculptor Found Buried Near Masterpiece
Dr Capitan of the College de France reports finding the remains of the world’s first sculptor buried at the foot of his 30 000 year old masterpiece. In Dordogne a Magdalenian era grotto yielded bones utensils and five life sized rock horses along with the artist’s skull in a crouched pose similar to Rodin’s The Thinker.
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Dordogne
Rodin
Pantheon
Paris
Waking Church Sleepers and Wandering Wardens
One John Rudge left twenty shillings a year to Trysull parish to hire a poor man to walk the church in summer to keep worshippers awake. At Acton Cheshire, mid 18th century wardens toured the church with a large wand as a symbol of discipline.
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John Rudge
Trysull
Shropshire
England
Acton
Cheshire
Wrong Bride at the Altar in Bombay High Court
A Jain groom commissions a substitute bride from a man who pays the father and an intermediary. At the ceremony the veiled bride is unmasked to reveal a substitute, a common ploy in India, with reports noting such deceptions occur.
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Bombay High Court
India
Pawned teeth raise odd asks at local shops
Detective Frank Elvin of Louisville notes surprising items pawned at local shops. He says people pawn the filling of their teeth, a common yet curious practice, often yielding little money but helpful in times of need.
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Frank Elvin
Louisville
Puncture Leads to Nevada Nugget Find
In Grass Valley Nevada a motorist stopped to repair a punctured tire and discovered a gold nugget worth seventy dollars beside a stream. The nugget lay between rocks and appeared after he bent to inspect the water’s gleam.
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Grass Valley
Nev
Sure Shot With Hammer
John Lupton of Fort Lupton Colorado claims a hammer throw medal after his roof work incident. He spotted a coyote about fifty feet away carrying a live hen and hurled a hammer, killing the animal and freeing the chicken unharmed.
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John Lupton
Fort Lupton
Cols
Corcoran
Lightning scars hair. man injured in Sullivan County
Howard Kones, in Sullivan County Pennsylvania, was struck by lightning while at home. The bolt plowed furrows across his scalp removing hair while destroying windows and causing facial injuries. He would prefer to comb his hair in the future and hopes lightning leaves him alone.
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Howard Kones
Sullivan County
Henry A. Vornn
Somerset St
Plainfield, N. J
Sloan
Ehig Sloan
Relic of ill fated queen identified in museum
A 1757 Paris printed prayer book linked to Marie Antoinette is recognized as her relic. The back page bears a translation of her last words written before execution on October 16 1793. Inscriptions show damage from the revolution with erased fleur de lis and worn ornaments.
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Office de la Divine Providence
Maison Royale de
Saint Louis
Saint Cyr
Marie Antoinette
Chalons sur-Marne
Paris
Health guide touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
The ad promotes Dr. W B Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective laxative to keep bowels regular and prevent illness. It claims a bottle sells for 50 cents and offers a free trial by mail from 203 West 81, Monticello, Illinois.
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W. B. Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
West 81
Monticello
Ill
Adv
Man acquitted seeks warrant against lawyer over unpaid fee
A man charged with stealing a horse is acquitted after a lengthy trial. Later he asks the judge for a warrant against his defense attorney, claiming the lawyer took the horse he stole because the fee remained unpaid.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Jackson's Relief
Wilson reveals a misunderstanding about Jack son death noting he is alive while claiming his wife has died. Johnson expresses sympathy for the presumed death and accepts the news with surprise.
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Jackson
Wilson
Johnson
Cure for eczema with Cuticura in 1912 ad
Mrs Lawrence Kiehl of Abbotsford Wisconsin reports her son’s year long eczema cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She washed with the soap and applied the ointment twice daily for six months, then symptoms vanished. Ad promotes Cuticura products sold worldwide with a Skin Book sample.
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Abbotsford
Wis
Lawrence Kiehl
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Pies and a Fireside Catalog at a Western Junction
A dapper traveler with a long watch chain arrives at a western junction and asks the hotel dining-room keeper what pies are available. The hostess lists four kinds in humorous fashion.
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Popular
Suspicion Clings To Hunt For Hidden Target
Suspicion lingers as a lone seeker continues the search for a sought after object. The pursuit intensifies amid careful clues and evasive moves.
Cole's Carboli salve cures itching skin diseases
Advertises Cole's Carboli salve as stopping itching and smoothing skin. Sold by druggists for 25 and 50 cents.
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Cole
Opera box valued over pew price sparks varied opinions
A luxury opera box appears costly to some observers while others find it cheaper than the least expensive church pew, highlighting differing perceptions of value in cultural spending.
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Harper“ Weekly
Buenos Aires
Aguas Corrientes
Dre Caldwell
Suspicion
Automobile School
Minneapolis
WL. Dou
W. ZL. Douglas
W.L Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Brockttzi
Ourself
Saint Svat
Eloan
Wilton Wheeler
Morris
Ala
G. G
Baldwin
I. L
Earl 'S. Sloan
Boston, Mass
U.S.A
Carter
Carters
Machnos
Americas Writing Machine CO
Minn
Kodaks
Kregel Proto
Hennepin Ave
St.Paul
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