Growth of Timber in Manitoba Reveals Age Based Output
The forestry notes compile tree growth in Turtle Mountain Forest Reserve citing height at breast height and annual wood yield. Data show optimal harvest around forty to fifty years with cordwood per acre rising to fifty eight cords by eighty years and revenue about fifty five thousand dollars annually. A light humor anecdote closes with a joke about a thief and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Roland D. Craig
F. E
Canadian Forestry Journal
Turtle Mountain
Mrs Harrington Praises Peruna Cure in Detroit Letter
MISS CrLia Harrington of Detroit writes that a severe cold two years ago settled into catarrh and disturbed her health. She says Peruna enriched her blood, invigorated her system, removed pains, and left her always well, urging others to use the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CrLia Harrington
Second Ave
Detroit
Mich
Peruna Promises Health and Strength in Tablets
Mrs A E Stouffer of Capoma Kan writes Peruna has given me health and strength and friends note a dramatic change. Dr Hartman and assistants have created Peruna Tablets offering the medicine in solid form for those who object to liquids. Also testimonials from Mrs Chas Gros Louis of Indian Lorette Quebec and Mrs William Hinchliffe of Beverly Mass credit relief from illness and catarrh with Peruna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A E. Stouffer
Capioma
Kaneas
Hartman
Chas
Gros Louis
Loirette
Quebec
Canada
William H. Hinchliffe
Myrtle St
Beverly, Mass
Peruna
Misunderstood Him Hix-Did You Hear About Wedding Day Fright
A humorous fragment recalls fright on a wedding day and warns of weak lungs. It emphasizes Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a preventive to strengthen organs and protect against colds and pulmonary disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hix
Dix
Bickle
Ayer
Stayer recounts Belle's firm rebuff to Mr Nervy
Tess recalls Belle denying proposals with a firm "No a thousand times" and notes Mr Nervy interpreted the response as 500 affirmatives, reflecting a playful exchange reported by the Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nervy
Belle
Tess
Philadelphia Press
Ungallant Views On Women Prompt Coded Ad Slant
A Pittsburg Leader fragment cites a female writer decrying women in harsh terms and shifts to an advertisement for Dr Thomas Electric Oil. It claims the remedy breaks up colds and cures coughs with a tasteless disguise, urging immediate use at first symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Itch to Walford's Lotion Cures in Thirty Minutes
A random clipping mentions Walford's Sanitary Lotion promising rapid cure for all forms of itch affecting humans or animals. The text also includes assorted bits from letters, domestic scenes, a teacher’s patriotism riddle, a joke about a clothes line, a NorthWest winter travel offer by Canadian Pacific to Vancouver and Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walford
North West
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Victoria
Minards Liniment Cures Catarrh and Wheat Cures
An old ad style note promotes Minards Liniment for cats and humans, touts a constitutional catarrh cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, claims tests and a one hundred dollar guarantee, mentions Holloway’s Corn Cure and a Christmas gift verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allor Alllour
F. J Chney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
How many seed compartments in an apple puzzled pupils
A school inspector asks the class about seeds and seeds compartments in an apple. The inspector urges careful observation of nature. A girl leading a discussion pretends to be the inspector and questions classmates about common things.
Noisy Nursery Exchange and Comic Ad Parody
Ellen scolds Nancy for not napping while Nancy recalls checking on Ellen as she pretends to sleep. The passage shifts to a Punch magazine style jab about a worm exterminator lacking a canal and a cheeky ad claim. It ends with a statistic about marriage extending lifespan and a quip about marriage inducement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Nancy
Mother Grave
Doctors thought baby was consumptive
A mothers letter from Mrs. F. W. Kittle of Kirkdale Quebec recounts her 18 month old son’s leg injury mistaken for consumption by doctors. She credits Zam-Buk with healing the leg and urges anxious mothers to try the product. It claims Zam-Buk treats skin diseases in all ages and lists price and mail order details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Kittle
Kirkdale
P.Q
Zam-Buk
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Minards Liniment Cures Colds in Prosperous Era chat
A short dialogue notes current prosperity with Mr Comrox replying that wealth brings little satisfaction as many people are getting money. The exchange comments on widespread affluence and health cures in a humorous tone.
Minard's Liniment Cures Lumbago Ear Ache and More
Advert claims cure for lumbago ear ache and sensitive lungs by Minard's Liniment. Mentions Rev. WM Brown Mrs S Kaulback and Mrs S Masters as users or endorsers. Source reads as a traditional mid 19th century patent medicine testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
WM Brown
S. Kaulback
S. Masters
Berlin Houses Glow with Painted Numbers and Key Holes
The note imagines extending luminous painting to door key holes in Berlin housing. It ponders practicality and safety of glowing entries, suggesting nighttime visibility could aid residents and visitors while raising questions about design and privacy.
Christmas Excursion Rates East via North-Western Line
Excursion tickets to many points in Eastern Canada west of Montreal are on sale from December 1 to December 31 at 40.00 for a round trip. Tickets are valid for return within three months from date of sale. Specify the North-Western Line between Minneapolis Saint Paul and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Montreal
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
Wild animal images and fur price list from N. W. Hide Co.
A four animal color plate accompanies a gun and trap catalogue with postpaid price list for raw furs hides and skins. Trade likely from N. W. Hide and Fur Co of Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Hide ®& Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Harrington
Helper
Speeder
Pittsburg
Filius
Mater
Fred
Pater
Puck
Tommy
Judson
International Sunday School Association
Alphonso
Holloway
Dodds
Berlin
Scheels
London
Winnipeg
Stanfield
Time
Ryrize Bros., Limited
Yenge St
M. U
Neo
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