Thriving Manitoba farmer marks seventieth birthday after thirty prize filled years
Samuel Larcombe of Birtle Manitoba celebrates turning seventy and a career that yielded more than three thousand prizes including the 1917 world wheat championship at Peoria. His record spans decades of展示 Western Canada farming, promoting immigrant success and the region's potential to world agriculture.
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Samuel Larcombe
Birtle
Manitoba
Western Canada
Larcombe
Kansas
Devon
British Isles
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Drought Forces Cattlemen to Sacrifice Half Stock
British Columbia faces severe drought with cattlemen expected to reduce herds by half. The impact threatens livestock and regional commerce as drought conditions persist across farming areas.
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British Columbia
Veteran Captain Ross dies after 33 years guiding Maid of the Mist
Captain John Ross aged 73 who piloted the Maid of the Mist steamer below Niagara Falls for 33 years has died. The obituary notes his long service and leadership aboard the famous vessel.
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John Ross
Niagara Falls
Remarkable Highlander Jack Stewart Builds Empire Railways
In a London Sunday Times piece T P O Connor profiles John W Stewart known as Jack Stewart. From Assynt to Canada he rose from farmhand to railway contractor and millionaire. His wartime rail projects impressed Lloyd George and the War Office, earning honors yet blocked by Canadian Parliament. He remains a Gaelic-speaking Highlander who funds Celtic causes and may seek Scottish Parliament or a British peerage.
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John W. Stewart
Gold Coast
T. P. O'Connor
London Sunday Times
Canada
Jack Stewart
Assynt
Sutherlandshire
New Quebec
Quebec
Scotch College
Montana
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Stewart
House of Peers
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Aids Children Widely
Recognized as a leading specific for worm destruction, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has proven a boon to suffering children everywhere. It seldom fails.
German Press Under New Rule in Prussia
A Ottawa Journal reprint argues the German Republican Government will force provincial Prussia newspapers to align editorially with official demands or lose state advertising, claiming autocracy persists under a new guise and warning against swift changes in national character.
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Prussia
German Republic
Russia
Ireland
Edith Cavell
Angel
Ottawa Journal
The Strike Problem
Richard Spillane argues that strikes result from deeper causes and will persist until those causes are removed. He calls for solving the problem with a blend of industrial insight, common sense, and the Golden Rule to guide progress.
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
Mothers warned of deadly summer illnesses for infants and the role of Baby's Own Tablets in preventing diarrhea and related stomach troubles. The tablets, sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. of Brockville Ontario, are promoted as a safe home remedy for infants during hot months.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Cotton Base for Tower on Sandy Ground Used in Antiquity
The article describes using cotton as a foundation material for a tower built on sandy ground at Leasowe England between the Mersey and Dee. A wrecked cotton ship washed ashore provided the inspiration after its cotton mixed with sand supported a massive stone tower enduring a major tempest.
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Leasowe
England
Mersey and
Dee
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Relief for Nerves
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil soothes neuralgia and lumbago with thorough rubbing. It asserts fast relief, a calming cast and rest sensation, and that trial will prove its efficacy.
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Thomas
Inca Warriors Decorated Saddles With Embalmed Heads
Before the Spanish conquest Inca warriors adorned horse saddles with enemy heads killed in battle. They then lightened the weight by a secret process that removed bones and embalmed the heads preserving them as relics.
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Endorsed by Customer
Mrs Ervin W Stairs of East Waterville NB says she raised ten children using Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry for summer complaints. She credits it with curing cholera like illness in neighbors and two of her own children when they were passing blood. She urges buyers to insist on the original product from The T Milburn Co Toronto with price 50c.
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Ervin W. Stairs
East Waterville
N.B
Dr. Fowler
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Doom Foretold Earthquake Doom Hits Europe and Asia
Dr M A Nobles a physician and geologist predicts within 30 days Europe Asia and Northern Africa will be destroyed by earthquakes killing all residents. He cites 70 volcanoes near Budapest as the eruption site and says the western United States beyond the Rockies will vanish, while Canada remains.
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Europe
Africa
Asia
M. A. Nobles
Syracuse University
United States
Rocky Mountains
Noble
Canada
Budapest
Nobles
Farm labor ad seeks reliable worker near Intervale Road
A Kansas farmer lists conditions for farm work in The Home Recorder. He offers three square meals a real bed fair wages and a better treatment than family. He asks applicants who know a cow from a talking machine can hear an alarm clock and rise at five to apply at the Steve Wiggin Place Intervale Road.
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Kansas
Home Recorder
Steve Wiggin
Intervale Road
Knowing People Use Holloway's Corn Remover
Uninformed endure corn pain while the informed apply Holloway's Corn Remover for relief.
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Holloway
Religious Freedom Under Bolshevism Church Sets Baptism Rules
The Supreme Council of the Church under Soviet control drafts a new church law on baptism in Russia. Baptism will be allowed only at age 18 and requires written consent filed with authorities.
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Russia
Supreme Council of the Church
Shortest men, bold tasks, and a hungry tramp
A dialogue recalls a tramp trading five cents for a coat and supper with a lady then offers a quarter for life support. Napoleon favored small men for large duties, showing belief in brief men for big tasks. A sharp, wry remark notes a woman immune to flattery commands the world.
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Napoleon
Minard's Liniment for Burns Promises Quick Relief
An old advert line touts Minard's Liniment as a remedy for burns and similar injuries. The copy emphasizes rapid soothing effects and practical use in households to quiet gossip through practical care.
Heroic loss at sea as second officer drowns
In Montreal the master of the steamer Corinaldo reported a gale on August 4 that swept away second officer Angus J. Glasgow who refused rescue and sank while ordering the boat to save two sailors.
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Montreal
Corinaldo
Angus J. Glasgow
Yellowstone Park Dimensions
Yellowstone Park measures 62 miles in length and 54 miles across, defining its expansive boundaries and geographic footprint.
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Yellowstone Park
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