Western Canada farming boom cited in 1917 sales boom
A Winnipeg Free Press style feature extols Western Canada agriculture, citing 1917 sales of wheat oats barley flax rye totaling 270 million dollars and Winnipeg livestock sales adding 40 million. Hogs alone produced over 11 million, with Calgary and Edmonton gains over 6 million. The piece notes widespread spending on farms, land, tractors, homes, and bonds, plus rising settlers and expanded cultivated areas. It provides farm equipment price examples and links price increases to production gains, portraying Western Canada as a rising agricultural giant with untitled lands and strong future prospects.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Victory
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Department of Labor
India
Inc
Married Life Tips and Domestic Parables
A Louisville Courier-Journal ad essay muses on marriage and daily life with images of a girl, a rocking chair, a box of candy, a washtub, a cook stove, and a sewing machine. It contrasts idealized and real domestic scenes while advertising Cuticura beauty products and urging readers to request free samples.
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Louieville
How Dog Lovers Can Save Sheep From the Dog Threat
The article details the economic and industrial impact of dog attacks on sheep. It cites 1918 county data showing 54,683 sheep killed by dogs in 15 eastern states, estimates higher true losses, and argues for state dog laws and dog proof fences to rehabilitate the sheep industry. Read as a call for uniform legislation and enforcement to protect flocks.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountains
Crop reporters cite room to grow sheep in 1913 states
Estimates from 36 farm states show sheep numbers could rise 150 percent without displacing other livestock, adding about 84 million sheep. Of 1,411 replies on profitability, 887 said profitable, while 504 cited obstacles, with 531 naming dogs as a main cause.
Fence Proof Against Various Quadrupeds
A Forest Service design describes a dog and coyote proof fence with a 744 foot length posts set 24% feet in ground and 16 feet apart. It uses stacked woven and barbed wires with heights at 3 to 7 inches above ground and a total height of 57 inches. Farmers may avoid permanent dog proof fencing by corralling flocks in a designated area each night.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Lemon Skin Whitener Ad Claims Harmless Beauty Result
An ad promotes a lemon skin whitening mixture using two lemons and Orchard White for a quarter pint of lotion. It claims to fade freckles and tan and improve texture on face and hands. The text contrasts a pharmacist with a stamp-vending remark in a humorous aside from the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Boschee's German Syrup and Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Ad
An advertisement urges use of Boschee's German Syrup for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles noting fifty one years of use across the United States and claims it aids rest and easy expectoration. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as liver and bowel regulators and mentions national pride and homeborn patriotism.
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Boschee
United States
Nature
America
Dr. Pierce
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