Canada poised as producer across wheat belt
A New York journal projects Canada rising to rival Russia and the United States in wheat, led by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It notes dramatic growth from 58 million bushels in 1904 to about 200 million in 1914, with trade to the U. S. expanding and large waves of American settlers moving to the prairie provinces.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
New York Financial Journal
Winnipeg
Canada
France
India
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Canadian Prairies
Bassano
Oregon
Colorado
Calgary
Peers
Edmonton
Peter Goerts
Cardiff
McPherson
Kansas
Goertz
Rock Island
Are You a Policeman at a Charity Dinner Exchange
A paying guest at a Baltimore Sun charity dinner asks another if he is a policeman. The second replies no and notes the man is pulling a tough joint of fried chicken. Remarks about Jaglsby’s drinking and a rumored water wagon relapse surface, with a joking tone about preferring a scenic route.
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Jaglsby
Baltimore Sun
Button Doctor Returns For Missing Florences Tale
A court report recalls Florence Louise Loulee recounting a child’s accidental ingestion of a button. She notes specialists in medicine and jokes that they sent for a regular button doctor. The remark highlights early 20th century views on medical expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Laoulee
Lily
Henn
Florence Louise
Limited Intentions Probing Daughter’s Internship Proposal
In a fragment from the Rehoboth Sunday, a dialogue questions support for a daughter while revealing a misread proposal about interning the speaker. The exchange touches on intent, propriety, and perception as two figures discuss the meaning behind a “proposal.”
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Werald
Disastera. A Paris joke on baldness and marriage year
The fragment quotes a humorous line from Le Rire Paris noting baldness dating to a terrible year and mishearing a date of marriage as 1870 or 170, reflecting early comic chatter on aging and weddings.
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le Rire
Paris
Go to Church Movement Noted In Neighborhood Inquiry
Detroit Free Press fragment notes a community question about the go to church movement. A reply claims the church was full while serving a meal, mentioning Mrs Sue Hretle and a manager named Poot Lighte in a dialog about show offerings. The piece references Missouri as a preference.
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Detroit Free Press
Sue Hretle
Missouri
Milwaukee to rename streets after famous establishments
Milwaukee plans a street name overhaul citing over a hundred changes. Ootham suggests naming streets for the varied establishments that built the city’s fame.
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Milwaukee
Ootham
War party chase and a haunted island hut encounter
Ensign Joseah Hayward of the US Army travels toward Fort Harmar with a message when he meets the renegade Simon Girty and a quarter-blood Wyandot woman Rene. They discover a murdered French officer, Raoul D Auvray, in a hut, and Rene claims Hayward resembles her missing father while she seeks truth, trust, and help amid looming war with northwest tribes.
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Joseah Hayward
United States Army
Fort Harmer
Simon Girty
Fort Harmar
Halliiten
Hayward
Hamilton
Wa-po-tee-tah
Dey
Mitsion
Rene Hnkie Hayward
Wrandot
Clarte
North
Brady
Hayward Frndash
Raoul D'Auvray
Rene
The Maid of the Forest Continues Its Silent Night
In a tense room Brady awakens to a moment of revelation as Rene D Auvray, a Wyandot woman raised among natives and educated in Montreal, reveals her life and lineage. She tells of her French-Catholic father, an exiled soldier who became their white chief, and of her mission to preach to her own people. The scene ends with Brady noting a possible pursuer, and the mystery deepens as the door closes on a night thick with danger and intrigue.
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Ravel D'Auvray
Brady
Mademoiselle
Joseph Hayward
Schultz
Rene D'Auvray
King's Guard
Monsieur Joseph Hayward
Prince de Millier
France
Monsieur
America
Quebec
Montreal
Ottawa
Great Lakes
Voyageurs
Couriera Des Boisx
Mackinac
Green Bay
Illinoia
Christ Jesus
Clark
Vincennes
Europe
Jin
Great Lake
Convent of the Ursulines
Ike
Hayward
Mamadoiselle D'Auvray
Liding
Girty
Left the Principal Behind in Northerner Funeral Tale
A northern family plans a solemn burial by coach, but the coffin is forgotten as the family servant races ahead shouting that the corpse has been left behind. The scene unfolds with macabre humor as the hearse becomes the focus of the day’s drama.
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London
Franklin House at Craven Street to Be Demolished
London thieves target the Doom Franklin House at Craven Street which bears a Society of Arts tablet noting Benjamin Franklin once resided there. The building is marked for destruction to make way for a modern hotel after Franklin’s London stay beginning in 1757 as agent of the American colonies. Franklin rented lodgings with Mrs Stevenson and kept them for nearly fifteen years.
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London
Craven Street
Society of Arts
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Global book production through history summarized
The text estimates the world total of printed books at about 11.46 million, with roughly 8.71 million published after 1800. It notes annual production rose from about 1,260 copies in 154 to 1,260 in 1535, surpassed 16,000 by 1760, hit 100,000 by 1787, and from 1900 to 1908 averaged 174,875 annually, about 140 times the 1500–1635 rate.
Eruption on face heals with Cuticura in three weeks
A letter from Misa Caroline Miller dated April 0 1913 describes a severe facial eruption spreading from a small pimple across her face, causing disfigurement and distress. She reports relief after three weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and notes a free sample offer from Cuticura with a skin care book.
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Elm St
Streator
Misa Carolne Miller
Apr
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
The Right Way: Homeopathic Help For Children
A brief column stresses treating children with homeopathic methods and gentle care. It cautions against harsh handling and advocates patient, glove-free, careful attention to young patients. The piece frames homeopathy as a respectful, gentle approach to pediatric care.
Napoleon at Elba Lays Foundation for New Rule
A century ago Napoleon landed at Porto Farrajo Elba and was welcomed as sovereign by the islanders. He organized his inland realm with his usual care aiming to extend influence. Over the nine months as the Man of Elba he watched developments and the world watched him, amid growing suspicion of a political volcano.
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Napoleon
Elba
Porto Farrajo
Europe
Extraordinary Forced March from London to Brighton
Sixty two London Rifle Brigade men completed a 12 mile forced march in 14 hours 25 minutes, beating the previous 15 and a half hour record by the French Foreign Legion. Average age was twenty two. none dropped out, carrying 40 pounds of gear including rifles, tools, rations, and mess gear. A separate note jokes about Sim giving his wife pin money due to affection.
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London Rifle Brigade
London
Brighton
French Foreign Legion
Grape-Nuts Rebuilds Strength After Nerve Troubles
A Massachusetts woman writes of a serious nervous breakdown caused by overwork and dyspepsia. After trying many remedies, she credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her health, energy, and nervous stability, saying it rebuilt her whole system and gave her new life. The letter, sponsored by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Iver
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Western
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