Three Cheers for Canada A Homesteader’s Positive View
A letter from W A Spice, a former Iowa resident now homesteading near Paynton Saskatchewan, extols Western Canada. He notes mild summers, abundant grain like oats and wheat, large root crops, plentiful game and fish, affordable timber, and strong potential for money and living quality. He contrasts with U S states and praises Canada as ideal for settlers with muscle and brains.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
W. H. Ellwanger
Green Mountain
Iowa
Central Town
Western Canada
Paynton
Sask
Montgomery
Turtle Lake
Yankee
Des Moines
United States
W. A. Spice
Not So Bad As He Looked In Cribbage Banter
Not so bad as he looked. A Husband hints he married for money while she questions it. Subbs, playing cribbage with Popley, quips about a four card hand. Popley, distracted, says he has the sweetest little costume girl in the world.
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Papa
Subbdbs
Popley
Soando praise and the nagging admirer in a room
A reader describes a relentless admirer who extols a poet named Soando as the greatest man alive. The observer tries polite refusals, then escapes by leaving, while the man persists, prompting the urge to end the conversation and endure the pity of the admirer. The note adds a jab about subscriptions to curb such chatter.
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Soandao
Soandso
Chicago Record-Herald
Message for the World Ends in Loneliness
McLandburgh Wilson notes a speaker aimed to sway readers with a radical word but faced indifference as he hid away then returned to find the world had moved on. The verse critiques deliverers of controversial ideas who find their audience vanishing. He portrays shattered hopes and fading influence.
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Ami
McLandburgh -Wilson
The Better Part of Valor and a Garden Scene
In a Cleveland Leader exchange, a patient chides Attendant and plans a rooftop farce to fetch a gun while a boy sells snowballs to the early morning crowd. An Old Gent buys them all as a prank unfolds. A mother berates her daughter for lack of skills, and the daughter admits marriage as a path.
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Jim
Question prompts about driving dangers quoted from a police officer
Readers are prompted with a test question about road safety. The excerpt notes the quoted line “What is the greatest danger encountered in running a motor car? The police.” as a reflection on driver risk and authority, implying police presence as a distraction or hazard in early driving contexts.
Funeral Procession Halted by Verger Request
A solemn church funeral procession moves up the slope toward the grave when the old verger stops the clergy and whispers that the corpse's brother wishes to speak. The scene unfolds with rustic respect as a private audience is sought.
Excusable Candor Scene Between Tutter and Clara
In a drawing room exchange, Young Tutter moves closer and hopes Miss Clara’s father cannot hear. Miss Pinkerley replies that he should only speak to her as he would to her father, insisting on candor and propriety.
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Tutter
Clara
Miss Pinkerley
Mr. Tutter
Papa
Wages Overdue Inquiries At Upperton Household
A domestic dispute unfolds as Mrs. Upperton questions Norah about payment days. Norah replies payment occurs on Fridays, while the mistress’s pay schedule remains the source of concern.
A Paying Partnership The Playwright and the Saloon Owner
A struggling playwright laments lack of talent while a stranger proposes a partnership. He promises production at the Fashion theater and shared profits if the writer creates a ten act play. The playwright questions the stranger’s claim about managing the theater.
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Fashion Theater
Bald Johnny Jay Teaches No Plain United States Grammar
A judge ridicules formal grammar, saying it teaches little and that plain United States usage is enough. He argues traditional rules offer no real learning, contrasting with younger students.
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Grammer
Johnny Jay
Equal to the Ocpaasion
A clearly garbled dialogue shows a lady questioning a servant about delaying a boy who asked to drink soda. The servant explains she siphoned off a portion into a jug and let him drink, claiming she drew it off in response to the boy’s request.
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Jane
Unclear dialogue fragment on love and proposals
Fragmentary Chicago Daily News text shows Eva Edos and Edna debating proposals. Eva boasts a dramatic kneeling gesture while Edos asserts commitment. The garbled excerpt hints at romantic theatrics within a conversation about love and actions.
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Eva
Edos
Edna
Chicago Daily News
Peruna remedy described as catarrh treatment
The text discusses Peruna as a fluid form of Peruna Tablet, listing ingredients like oil of copaiba and claims its use as a substitute for quinine. It cites authorities such as Bartholow and Millspaugh to support Peruna as a catarrh remedy for conditions including chronic bladder catarrh bronchitis and stomach dyspepsia, urging reliance on high medical authorities.
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Formorn
United
Bartholow
Cyrman
Aantaoure
Cuber
Millspaugh
Virginia
von Roudeer
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