Canadian climate praised by Alberta homesteader
T A Tolman of Lacombe Alberta writes that he moved from Cascia County Idaho in 1894 and found land cheap with easy terms. He farms since lifelong, reports 1897 yields of 60 bushels per acre and 1898 wheat at 37.5 bushels, notes 34 cattle 15 horses and $150 cash, seven payments on land, and finds schools and a tree homestead policy favorable.
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Lacombe
Alberta
Cascia County
Idaho
Canada
Fourth Meridian
Canadian Pacific Railway
Norwich Town Lass Captures Hearts with Cheerful Grace
A lively verse celebrates a Norwich town lass whose trustful brown eyes and merry spirit lift spirits. imagery compares her to light as thistle-down and cheeks rosy as cherries, capturing a bucolic, cheerful mood.
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Norwich-town
Widow Darby Finds Valentine in Snowbound Ride
In a February snowdrift tale, widow Lucy Darby rides with Jared Kent to town. He reveals a long held anti marriage view but confesses affection via a valentines note. Lucy accepts, and they marry, sharing a kiss at Jane Carr’s gate on Valentine’s Day.
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Darby
Jared Kent
Jared
Smith & Hanscom
Stone
Jane Carr
Jimmie
Mrs. Darby
Jane
Valentine
Mrs.Darby
Jet] Darby
Janet Deane
Shelby Way
Lucy
Harbour
Detroit Free Press
Last Valentine Keeps Love Remembered By Dying Woman
In a snowbound home, a dying spinster clings to a crumpled letter from Orson she believes to be a Valentine. The letter, unread and sacred, is kept by her heart as she dies, and neighbors decide to burn it rather than reveal its contents.
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Jared
Liddy
Silas Peterson
Orson
Silas
Miss Penniman
James Buckham
Detroit Free Press
Fox Jumps Tree Stuns Radnor Hunt Club Crowd
The Radnor Hunt Club and 20 riders pursued a fox through Radnor and Newton Township. Reynard climbed a forked tree about 30 feet up, remained aloft briefly, then dropped and fled toward the Ennis farm in Newtown. The pack soon chased again as the fox sprinted away.
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Radner Hunt Club
Reynard
Marsh Artemus
Artemus
Barrens
Saw Mill Hill
Radnor
Darby Creek
Engle Farm
Clyde and Ellis
Godfrey and George Harrison
Tryon Lewis
Yarnall Farm
Newton Township
Ennis
Newtown
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Dolly-Jack Engagement Noted In Journal Entry
A fragment recalls Dolly-Jack mentioning a busy social engagement for tonight and Dasherty noting a plan to ask Millyums about his daughter's hand. The text reflects casual diary-like chatter without clear names or dates.
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Dolly
Jack
Dasherty
Nicaragua Canal Costs and Patents in Ads
Estimates for the Nicaragua Canal vary from 115 million to 150 million dollars. An unrelated ad praises Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as superior for digestion and related ailments, followed by a rural anecdote about an old servant and a catalog offer from Salzer Seed Company in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Nicaragua Canal
Salzer
John A. Salzer
Decupation and the Right Line of Business
A thoughtful man argues that people overlook their true calling and choose wrongly. He mentions Brown as an example, suggesting the need to pick the correct vocation. Grain-O advertisement praises a grain based coffee substitute for health and strength.
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Brown
Chicago
Novel edition proposal echoes in a playful banter
A dialogue fragment shows a writer and caller joking about adding a sensational line to a novel to boost sales. The exchange cites a Philadelphia newspaper and phrases from David Harum, ending with a plug for ordering the book from D Appleton & Co in New York for 1.60 dollars.
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Philadelphia
North American
David Harum
D. Appleton & Co
Fifth Ave
New York
Engagement rupture spurs chase for duke match
A gossip column notes that a noble engagement ended as the daughter sought a possible match with a duke, prompting rumors of a new alliance and social maneuvering in high society.
Allen's Foot-Base ERE Free Sample Offer
A vintage advertisement invites readers to write to Allen 8. Olmsted in Le Roy New York for a free sample of Allen's Foot Jase a powder to shake into shoes. Claims it cures chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet makes new or tight shoes easy and an instant cure for corns and bunions. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores at 25 cents.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Sugar Prices Fall Framing Racing Odds in Boston
Sugar is so cheap that it influences racing bets as joked in a Boston transcript. The line comments on the affordability of sugar and its ironic impact on the sport.
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Doston Transcript
Daily Health Tonics and Quack Ad Snippet
A collage of early 20th century patent medicines and satirical quotes praises tonics like Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Pise and St Jacobs Oil. Advertisements claim cures for headaches, coughs, neuralgia, constipation, and sprains, with witty remarks from various periodicals.
Periods of Pain and Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Promised Relief
An article extols menstrual pain as a common problem and presents Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thorough female regulator. It cites a testimonial from Miss Jenne R Mines of Leon Wis and urges readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass for free advice.
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Dean
Dean Mrs. Proxham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jenne R. Mines
Leon
Wis
Miles
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
I. J. Cheney
Weat & Truax
Toedo
J ‘Walding
Chicago Daily News
St. Jacobs Oil Masters
St. Jacobs Oil
Atchison Globe
Ayer
United States
DR. J
Bos
Capitarisufacturing Co
Lnsfield
Agt
Glen Hidge
N. J
Fentualentine
Polly
Clinton Scollard
Harper's Bazar
Valen
Jane Carr's Gate
Fox
Sly Mr. Reynard
Radner Hunt
Tim
Baby
Grandma
Chicago Journal
Lane
Indianapolis Journal
Puck
Pise
Frank Mobbs
Bale
Pike
Solomon
St. Jacobs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
America
Japan
Sevasors
Mickel
Association
Rogers
Jaid
Aed Eieies Miner
Wilson Hester
Drummond Branch
St. Louis, Mo
Western Farms
Mississippi River
Eman
Star Plug L. & M
Liggett & Myers
Moarnwiarterm
Ottenbéog
Wilsall
Pasariien
Fm Jasarien
Ellwander & Barry
Mount Hope
Rochester
Satuer
Mahlon Luthor
H. Tray
J. Breider
H. Lovejoy
Red Wing
Minn
Balzer
Sofia
No. K
Spertal
Vwerster Mfg
Ill
Corsultes
Ulorme ‘Springs
Sen Prandiaog
Los ‘Angeles
Kansas City
Ft. Worth
Los Angeles
Pullman Tourist
Agitrus
John
Sebastian
G. P
Ebscagu
Buckingham
R.P. Hall & Co
Nashua
Alneers
Alneer Bros
Rockford, IL
Krausers
Ben -Oroular E
Krause & Bko
Milton
Atsewine
George Barry CO
Birees
Overland Club
San Francisco
Oal
Sailway Fares
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Des Moines
Lowm
Alek
Bose
Ion Ae
Hha
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