Canada Battles to Possess Vast Western Coal Reserves
A Dominion Mines Department report says Canada holds 73% of bituminous, 461 million tons of anthracite, and over 100 billion tons of other coal. With unmixed coal, exhaust would take 6166 years, and 14575 years if inferior grades included, while US output could exhaust Canada in about 145 years. The piece highlights rich agricultural prospects, rail expansion, and settler migration driving optimism for a prosperous future.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Mines
United States
Fragmentary Civil War Era Boarders Mention “Good Time”
A reader's quote describes boarders awaiting a hoped for good time amid reduced rations and shortened belts. The fragment hints at Civil War era conditions and a patient refrain. The text reflects wartime hardship and public mood without full context.
Interpretation of a Biblical Parable In Rural Exchange
A classroom dialogue parodies a teacher asking about a text and a boy, Johnnie, offering a cynical take. The joke implies wealth inequality through Uncle Bill’s claim that fat people grow fatter despite effort while thin people become thinner.
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Johnnie
Bill
Peas and Carrots: Simple Butter-Flour Sauce Method
A cookbook style guide explains preparing peas with a butter and flour roux, salt, and pepper, then stirring in to finish. It covers cooking peas alone and with carrots, optional parsley, cream and butter, and a method for packing peas into turnip shells for an attractive serving.
Adornments for the table give linen a distinctive air
The article praises new table linen designs for tables, round and luncheon sets, with lace borders, centerpieces, and daisies embroidered on Irish linen. It notes varied styles from bold lace to punch work, French embroidery, and damask in floral patterns, suggesting homemakers can achieve luxury with modest effort.
Health Plum Pudding from a Historic Recipe
A traditional pudding recipe uses graham flour salt soda baking powder and molasses with nuts and raisins. Mix dry ingredients then fold in molasses and milk and add raisins and chopped nuts before boiling in a buttered mold for three hours. Serve with lemon sauce.
To Wash Blue Duck Suit for a Child
Instructions for cleaning a blue duck suit begin with shaking loose dust then dipping in cold water with a tablespoon of ox gall per gallon. Rinse and dry partially in shade before washing in tepid water with borax soap, or white soap with borax, rinse well and air dry. Iron when damp.
Seeded Grape Pie Recipe
Seeded grape pie instructions describe pulping grapes and separating skins then boiling the pulp. Mix sugar and flour, fold with the seeds, add butter, and fill a rich crust. Top crust, vent with holes, brush with butter, bake hot until golden. Serve warm with coffee.
Home design for rural living boosts architect’s role
William A Radford argues country and suburban houses should favor sunlight and landscape, not crowded town lots. A gambrel roof design with broad porch and central hall illustrates practical, economical country living, with an estimated cost of 3500 dollars.
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America
Where Doctors Failed To Help
Covington Missouri and Brownsville Indiana women praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for stopping hemorrhages and strengthening health after failing medical treatments. Mrs Jennie Green reports improved mobility and energy after monthly illnesses. Mrs O M Cine credits relief from serious female trouble and avoided surgery.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Green
Covington
Jennie Green
Covington, Mo
Brownsville
Ind
Mrs. O. M. Cine
S. Main St
Ape attacks passenger on Oxford Street omnibus
A fashionably dressed woman on an Oxford Street omnibus in London rode with a large ape in a blue coat. The ape suddenly bit a fellow passenger on the arm before the conductor intervened and the pair vanished into the crowd. The victim wore long gloves protecting her arm.
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Oxford Street
London
England
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