Farms the Source of Wealth
A Canadian bank board report urges farmers as the nation’s wealth source, noting high crop prices and strong demand postwar. It cites vast undeveloped land, transcontinental railways, and need for land acquisition and operation to boost food production in Canada and the United States. Authorities warn of continued reliance on farming and call for investment and settlement to meet global food needs.
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Chartered Banks
Canada
Huppe
Europe
United States
John Ward Wolk Hero Military Trainer in Navvies Battalion
John Ward Wolk, a popular hero and M. P., earned fame for direct simple training methods. As a sergeant he molded raw recruits, using blunt phrases like this bayonet boss and bayonet bar to drill musketry, and the squad understood and remembered.
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Wolk John Ward
M. P
Cuticura Heals Sore Hands Quickly
Advertisement notes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment relieve sore hands. Soak hands in hot suds, rub in ointment, remove excess with tissue. Free sample by mail with a book offered by Cuticura Dept L Boston. sold everywhere.
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Dept
Boston
Distinguishing Poison Ivy In The Field
Poison ivy is a perennial plant identifiable by its three leaflets with the center leaflet on a longer stalk. It propagates through creeping underground stems or rootstocks and by seeds.
John Smith Becomes Hero To Save Baldwin Heir on Dam Crossing
John Smith, ex cashier pursued for alleged dishonesty, earns a risky chance at heroism when Colonel Baldwin’s daughter drives a stalled roadster onto a main-tracks crossing. He dives to shove the car clear as a train threatens, risking his life to save her.
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J. Montague Smith
Lawrenceville Bank ‘and Trust Company
Verda Richlander
Watrous Dunham
Smith
Dunham
Rocky Mountains
John Smith
Williams
JE J Smith
Noething
Lawrenceville Bank and Trust. Company
Tig
Stoad
Bartley Williams
Perkins
Toe Walk
Nevada Shore Line
Mobile
Dexter Baldwin
Trapped on the road a daring rescue
A jeep like roadster stalls at a railroad crossing as Smith helps a determined Colonel Baldwin’s daughter free a snagged dress and tires to reach Williams. She pleads for help against mining claim trouble while Smith plans to pursue the three men across the dam region.
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Williams
Red Butte
Brewster
Little Creek
Smith
Ditch Company
Smith's Real Character Shown to Colonel Baldwin's Daughters
The excerpt hints at a fierce brute nature in Smith as Colonel Baldwin's daughters witness a tense confrontation. The next installment promises a real fight scene to unfold.
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Smith
Colonel Baldwin
Planets May Harbor Confocal Rotating Layers
Article discusses Lowell's discovery that Saturn rotates in confocal layers with inner regions moving faster. Professor Very notes that such velocity differences among planetary layers could generate heat and slow cooling, suggesting other giant planets might share this structure.
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Professor Lowell
Saturn
Very
Asphyxiating Shells Wreak Havoc on British Front in Gas Attacks
Andre Tudesq notes heavy use of asphyxiating shells by both sides during fierce attacks near Fresnoy. Gas masks became vital as night battles raged on slopes west of Fresnoy. Hand to hand fighting persisted amid toxic vapors with few prisoners and many casualties.
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Andre Tudesq
Edgar Allan Poe
Fresnoy
Would Always Know Him Lancashire Widow Sees Stuttering Son Letter
An elderly Lancashire widow with three sons at the front receives a letter she cannot read. a neighbor helps and the mother reads part of it, recognizing her son Jerry whose stutter and difficulty with writing are noted.
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Jerry
Some Men Fear Marriage Before and After Marital Bonds
A pithy reflection notes that some men fear marriage before tying the knot while others grow bold only after the wedding. The remark contrasts pre marriage anxiety with post marriage confidence.
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Irwin Myers
Col. Bladwin
Chas. Scribner's Sons
Belmonts
Baldwin
Timanyoni
Felf
al Mighty
Kinner
Free Skinner Mfg CO
Omaha
USA
America
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber CO
Canbridge
Mars
Rice Brothers
Sioux City
Chicago
Ate T Watson
Sverrcounty
Investisgate
Laughlin Hutson Mfg
Donestille
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