Western Canada offered as land of opportunity to settlers
A Stirling Alberta letter to Canadian Government Lands agents extols Western Canada's milder winters, rich yields, and low-cost homesteads. The writer cites oats 80 bushels per acre near Edmonton, large beet and vegetable outputs, and gains from homesteads, urging readers to consider Lacombe, Wetaskiwin, Edmonton districts before settling.
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Estern Canada
Benanss
Canada
Oqttawa
J.C. Duncas
Stirling
Alberta
Free Homestead Lands
M. Pickrell
Beechwood
Western
States
Terra Firma
Edmonton
St. Albert
Raymond
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Wetaskiwin
Western Canada
Ponoka
Manitoba
Wetask Twin
Oriental Dream Cream Promises Perfect Complexion
A historical notice extols Gouraud's Oriental Dream cosmetic claiming it removes blemishes and leaves a pearly skin. It appeals to ladies to beauty as Nature intended and notes spring water harmlessness as a seal of its gentle power. A stray line mentions pancakes and a grim aside on sentimental tenderness toward criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
Fred
Gouraud
Patent Kidney Pills Claim Urinary Relief in Wyoming Testimony
Isaac W. Stzraexs of Cambria Wyoming testifies that after using Dean's Kidney Pills he can sleep through the night with rare urge to urinate and the back discomfort near the hips has disappeared. The testimonial highlights a dramatic improvement in nocturnal urination and associated pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Galessone
Ill
Doan
Ewen Wannst
Isaac W. Stzraexs
Cambria
Wyo
Russell Sage on the Path to Success and Saving Wisely
Russell Sage urges young men to define goals and pursue them with persistence. He warns against stock gambling, endorses principled investing, saving regularly, and maintaining healthy habits. Sage cites discipline, work, and faithfulness as keys to lasting achievement.
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Russell Sage
Tao
Have You a Crafty Hat
A humorous reflection on hat fit signaling character. An orderly, deliberate person wears a neat fitting hat. great minds wear oversized hats. those worn at the back or tilted show easygoing or frivolous traits. Small hats imply conceit while eyes are hidden by low brims.
Wartime wedding vows stall as Jack mumbles I will
The marriage service stalls when Jack mispronounces I will as I 'ull and again, the clergyman corrects him. Sally interrupts with a blunt Irish bluster Gar along wid ye, and the service resumes after the exchange.
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Jack
Sally
A Loud Talking Telephone
A French invention lets speakers use a loud talking telephone without moving and without disturbing the listener. The transmitter echoes the speaker’s words to the other end with full force, even from adjoining rooms or while seated and relaxed.
Twain’s Illness Briefly Cited as Bronchial Trouble
The humorist Mark Twain is ill with bronchial trouble but not seriously. His doctor said he is not in a grave condition and should be able to resume work soon. The Telegram noted Twain joked about death as a fame ploy but chose to live and wait for mediocrity.
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Mark Twain
New York Telegram
Chicago Record-Herald
Uncle Jack Advice on a Money Request
A brief exchange shows one person asking Uncle Jack for guidance on whether to request $25 or $507. The limericklike dialogue hinges on financial figures and the dynamic between the two speakers.
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Jack
Waited and Saw Kidney Cure at Warren's Corners
In Warren's Corners New York April 20 a man named A B Smith was long treated by doctors who failed to help. He described severe kidney pain sleepless nights and extreme urination. After four days on Dodd's Kidney Pills his pain eased by day five he was better and says the cure is permanent and genuine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Adelaide Paant
St. Ann's Ave
New York City
Warren's Corners
N. Y
A. B. Smith
Dodd
Cupid the celebrated matchmaker delays his marriage
The piece comments on Cupid being a famed matchmaker who, despite his role, is not hastening toward marriage. It uses a playful tone to explore expectations of romance and commitment.
Liquid Cream Balm gains favor for catarrh and hay fever
Liquid Cream Balm in atomizable form becomes as popular as the solid version with physicians and druggists recommending it. The preparation includes all properties of the Cream Balm, priced at 75 cents with a spraying tube, available from Ely Brothers in New York or by mail.
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Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Messrs
ELY Bros
Wm. Lamberton
Delachaise Street
New Orleans
Geo. W. M’duff
Experience Teaches a Pricey Lesson for All
A witty remark frames experience as a costly tutor, noting that wisdom from life comes at a high price. The line underscores that lessons learned firsthand can be expensive and valuable.
Allen's Foot Ease ad promises relief for tired feet
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder to relieve tight new shoes and foot ailments. It claims to cure corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet and offers a free sample by sending to Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Phe Klean Kool Kitchen Stoves Promise Clean Air
An advertisement touts stoves that produce no smoke smell soot or excess heat. It urges consumers to look for the trade mark and warns pedagogues that they cannot teach youth to shoot with blank cartridges.
Agents Wanted for Liberal Life Insurance Company
First class agency contracts with renewable interest can be made by first class producing business men with the Liberal Life Insurance Company of Indiana Anderson Indiana. Members and advance wanted men need not apply. John H Terhune President C K McCullough Secretary.
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Liberal Life Insurance Company of
Indiana
Anderson, Indiana
Legal Reserve
Qid-Line Company
Advance
John H. Terhune
C. K. McCullough
Marriage Not Bought by Money Says Doctor Peters
Dr. Madison C. Peters told Philadelphia listeners that happiness cannot be bought with money and marriage should be based on love and mutual respect. He urged independence for women and cautioned that a mercantile view of matrimony demeans both hearts and civilization.
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Madison C. Peters
Philadelphia North Baptist Church
Cupid
Stock Exchange
Peruna Advice Request to Dr Hartman Sanitarium
A reader is advised to write Dr Hartman, president of Rue Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio, for advice on using Peruna and to send a full statement of their case for free guidance.
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Della Janveau
Globe Hotel
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Adia Brittain
Sekitan, O
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Rue Hartman Sanitarium
Typewriter Girl's Troubles and Reform Efforts
A demure typewriter girl aims to reform her blunt employer who dictats explicit lies over the phone. She erases profanity but the boss urges harsher wording, provoking her dismay and resolve to abandon attempts at reform. The tale illustrates office vice and moral struggle in a New York Commercial Advertiser account.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Watch Overboard Tale Echoes in YS Story
Yonkers Statesman recounts a far fetched anecdote about dropping a watch overboard and spotting a fish days later still running. The dialogue contrasts belief and skepticism with a playful remark about a gas meter twist.
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Bacon
Egbert
Yoners Statesman
The Way He Came Theme in New York Weekly
A New York Weekly item notes Miss Peppery and Miss Nuritch exhibit superstition about doors and entrances. It questions a man’s habit of returning by the same path and jokes about his steerage voyage to Europe last year.
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Pepprey
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