Western Canada's sweeping wheat yield amid prairie harvests
The grain yields across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are huge with reports of averages above 24 bushels per acre and individual farms reporting 40 plus bushels. Total 1916 harvest expected around 126,250,000 bushels from 13,000,000 acres. oats and barley also strong. Rail shipments to U S markets rise as prairie storage and transport rise.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
British Columbia
Plmir Seiler
Strassburg
Sear
Mysiand
Aberta
M. Wagner
Tofthagen
Develand
Gleichen
Engle
Hemboldt
Lows
Lethbridge
Unity
G.co
United States
Minneapolia
Duluth, & Loote
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Northern Railway
Grand Trunk Pacific
Denver
Western Canada
Swift Current
Chicago
Clay, Robinson and Company
EHM
Mauneel
Macleod
Mauneell
Western Canadas
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern
Bere
Western
Dominion
The king can do no wrong in card game stratagems
In a playful remark, the queen contends she can alter the king's fate with an ace, challenging the notion that monarchs are infallible in trick taking. The line hints at a card game mindset where a single ace reshapes power.
Grateful acknowledgment for kidney pills relief
A letter from F. C. Case of Wealcome Lake Pa credits Dodds Kidney Pills with curing his long list of ailments including kidney trouble, headaches, fatigue, and poor sleep. The advertisement urges publication for the benefit of sufferers and promotes Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Also promotes Dodds Dyspepsia Tablets and La Creole Hair Dressing with various claims and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Case
Wealcome Lake
Dodds
Doddse Kikney
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Labor voices push prohibition against liquor trade
The piece compiles labor leaders and unions inclining toward prohibition. John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers and other AFL figures denounce the liquor traffic as degrading wages and labor quality, urging unions to fight the saloon and keep workers in school and productive work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Netonal Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pasadena
Cal
Torrunto
United Mine Workers of America
John St Lennon
John F Cunneen
International Association of Machinists
America
Thomas L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Osteopaths Refuse Cocktails At Banquet Amid Ban On Alcohol
Delegates at the national osteopathic convention entered the Multnomah hotel blue room to find each banquet plate bearing a cocktail cooled with chipped ice and a cherry. The drinks contained little alcohol and the osteopathic physicians refused seating until every cocktail was removed, a move the Union Signal says shows them up to date scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Multnomah
Mortland
Seer and Whisky Debate on Alcohol Effects
Dr Hugo Hoppe of Koenigsberg argues chronic alcoholism shows more slowly with beer than whisky. He says heavy beer drinkers frequently become stupid and dissolute, stating thousands of men who drink daily pint suffer dulling effects.
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Hugo Hoppe
Nerve Specialiat
Koenigsberg
Germany
Kansas property values rise by 79 million in a year
The Kansas property values increased by more than 79 million dollars after the state tag commission completed the equalization of assessments. The total assessed value now stands at 245,337,525 with last year’s valuation recorded at 2,604,510,082.
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Kansas
State Tag Commission
Europe War A Year Ago This Week 1914 Summary
A year ago in the European War checks and advances unfold across multiple fronts. Allies push Germans back across the Weer while Germans gain near the Argonne and along lines from the North Sea to the Rhine. Russians reach Angerburg. Turks occupy territories in Persia. British and Indian troops land and move in Mesopotamia and Arabia as fighting swirls in Poland and East Prussia. Nov 16 to 27 see bombardments, battles, and strategic shifts with movements near Cracow, Przemysl, and Vistula Warthe fronts. reports of submarines, airless fronts, and political appeals surface.
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Weer
Argonne
North Sea
Rhine
Katser
Weljun
Caenstochowo
Angerburg
Kotur
Persia
Basra
Turba
Aravia
Weat
East Prussia
Soldau
Russian Poland
Cracow
Koprukeul
Oritlah
Fac
Tracye-Val
Diamade
Brura River
Galicia
Persian
Armenia
Waldeck Rous Aseay
Legion of Hover
Dangerous Patent Medicine Claims Advertised in 19th Century Flyer
A dubious solicitation from Buffalo New York promotes Dr. Pierce's Anuric and Favorite Prescription as cures for kidney issues and female weakness. The ad touts sample packages for ten cents and promises health benefits through “cleansing” the kidneys and improving blood pressure, appealing to anxious readers with claims of drainages and sedative effects.
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Whysian
Wien Caperience
Fir Moree
Invatide Hotel
Surgica! Tnativite
Buffalo
Anuric
Ree
Pieres
Pierce
Fragments from a damaged page on a local notice
A damaged OCR fragment from a local paper shows garbled text but hints at a notice of some sort. The readable parts reference a master, a child or object, and an unclear relay of actions or instructions. No clear proper nouns or dates could be confirmed.
Notorious Civil War draft riots sweep New York in 1963
The text recalls a July Civil War era draft riot in New York City with estimates of over a thousand deaths and $1.5 million in damage across four days. The draft resumed on August 19 and completed after ten days without further resistance. Minor disturbances occurred in Boston and elsewhere, while unions urged delaying the draft and it was avoided in Illinois until the following year.
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New York City
Howver
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Holmes County
Ohio
Philadelphia
Chicago
Nionsets
Real Skin Comfort and Beauty Ad Claims
An advertisement extols skin comfort from bathing and anointing with creamy preparations for sensitive or irritated skin. It promises samples by mail from Cuticura and mentions a Boston address. The copy also markets a hair dressing, promises whitening and darkening effects, and includes stray archaic text and misspellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Boston
Birthplace of baseball linked to ancient Egypt
Article notes 4000 year history claimed for the game with discoveries near Cairo including leather and wooden balls dating to 2000 BC. It references ancient ball motifs and cites a curious line about love and a name Pletcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttme
Egypt
Cairo
Ad copy fragment in garbled ad style hawking hair dye
Fragmentary OCR style ad praises hair restoration with La Creole Mair Drose Ing. claiming to restore streaked or dyed hair to its former beauty. Includes a provocative line about desire and references a price of 1.00 with unclear business claims and reader misgivings.
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National Woman's Christian Temperance Alon
Ales
Yver
Armentieres
Arras
Belma
Poland
Vietula
Warthe
Gumbinnen
Kolubara
Durkney
Tredizond
Frankfort
Bixschode
Chauvoncourt
Cirey
Vistula
Solcau
Prous
Trebinje
Cardinal Mercier
Chacroncourt
Brxschoote
Reims
von Hindenburg
Vistula Warthe Line
Looe
Gaiow
Ornes
Przemysl
Goeben
Sra
Woevre
Jacow
Fredrichshafen
Fletcher
Castoria
Taylor Ee
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Dite Ce
Intrious
Parlicollars
Elias & Bro
Buffalo, N.Y
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