If I ask for one thing can I be sure to get it
A jumble of comic dialogue and ads from a 1910s issue. It includes a mother and child exchange about one desired thing, a satirical remark on an aunt’s letter, plus brief notes from Des Moines advertising deap lands and western Canada opportunities, and a patient ad for Cole’s Carbolisalves. The piece closes with a $7 billion estimate of Canada's farming wealth and a general reflection on sharing happiness.
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A. E. Pirkle
Fifth St
Des Moines
Laws
Canada
Elise
Mother
Relef
Chicago
Clydesdale
Pilkie
Iowa
The Del icious Apple Tree Saga in Madison County
A historic Iowa tale recounts the 40 year life of the parent Delicious apple tree near Madison County, its 7.5 million offspring, and a $12 million annual crop. Jesse Hiatt implanted Hawkeye stock, Stark Nursery owner Clarence Stark named it Delicious, and a national rollout began with free scions in 19th century shipments. The monument to the tree honors a pomological romance that reshaped apple growing worldwide.
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Madison County
Iowa
Iowe
Pomona
Indiana
Madison Couny
Fern
Jesse Hiatt
Ant
Arm Institut
Pratt
Jesse Tratt
Jesse
Hiatt
Hig
Howl
Minte
Moe Iast
Ctfe
Stark
Washington
Mr. Stark
Everrhody
Boiled Loon Recipe in a Village Chat
Uncle Augustus explains to a young hunter how to boil a loon. The sage says loons are good to eat if prepared by boiling, dropping another on it, then removing the meat when done. The exchange doubles as a humorous local legend.
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Uncle Augustus
Meyer
Catarrhal Deafness and Catarrh Remedy Claim
Catarrhal deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube lining and can cause rumbling and poor hearing. If inflammation persists, hearing may be permanently lost. Two BALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is advertised to treat catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh, with 40 years of proven success by B. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Ball
Hall
B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Neighbor’s Gramophone Sparks Witty Language Debate
Mrs. Rawlers claims learning languages via a gramophone is possible while Mrs. Wage notes Mr. Wagg has begun using unfamiliar language since neighbors obtained theirs. The exchange hints at humorous social observations about linguistic progress and neighborly influence.
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Mr. Wagg
Mrs. Rawlers
Mrs. Wage
Flippant Signa Seen and Soda Slogan Quip
A fragment notes a flippant sign and a quote about foot aches and sodas. The Boston Transcript is cited with a boast that their sodas are the best. The item reads like a quirky street sign or ad gag from the era.
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Boston Transcript
Mexicans in American Cities Vary by North American State
New York hosts a large Mexican population and Chicago reportedly has around four thousand. Many work in stockyards to fill shortages, residing in the east old Irish sections near the yards. Railroads employ hundreds and house them in converted box cars. Social and religious groups assist, with the Tresbyterian denomination operating a church or mission at Jefferson Park and a Spanish speaking minister serving settlements. Special school arrangements are made for migratory workers.
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New York
Chicago
Jefferson Park Church
West Adams
South Throop Streets
Developed Monstrosities and Warm Wind Effects Across Regions
A garbled article notes bishop Berkeley allegedly chasing giants by feeding an orphan, then asserts Magraph grew to seven feet at sixteen and died aged twenty with old age symptoms. It also explains Chinook winds allow Alberta cattle to graze all winter, with rapid snow melt, and mentions warm descending air creating warm winds over prairie regions west of the Missouri and similar Fohn winds in Switzerland.
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Berkeley
Magraph
Deress
Alberta
Canada
Montana
Rockies
Prairie
Missouri
Switzerland
Grumpy Millionaire Forbids Suitor Then Backs Union
A Boston Transcript quips on social manners as a gruff old millionaire declares his consent to marry his daughter to a timid suitor after a sharp exchange. The remark highlights meddling expectations and social pressures in a small circle.
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Boston Transcript
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Baker’s Cocoa
Water Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
London
Cole
Ell
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Fontess Bloom
Baby - We & Furniture
The
Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Benwood- Wakefield Co
Menemines
Michigan
Virginia
Alice Cialeer
WN. U
Pike County
Louisiana
Robert H. Moulton
Darent TP
Paredl
Delicious Lee
Gray
BAYER
Lumbago
Bayer Manufactura
Rae Cenertts Bna
Pam Miets Dees
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