On Easy Street for Western Canada Women Farmers
Feature on women in Western Canada running farms and prospering. May Hazlett, once a stenographer, manages her Touchwood Hills stock and land after choosing farming over sales work. Mrs. Mary J. Blackburn grows from tent life to a thriving Holstein dairy near Hardisty. Two Manitoba sisters expand from 160 acres to 1120 with 60 horses and nearly 100 cattle.
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Canada
May Hazlett
Touchwood Hills
Saskatchewan
Miss Hazlett
Vimy Ridge
Miss
Blackburn
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Western Canada
Ggsl
Iaw
Canada West
Polly Hopkins Prepares Revenge in Storm Country
Polly Hopkins and Larry Bishop hatch a plan to avenge Jerry and Daddy Hopkins after Old Mare MacKenzie seizes the child. Polly enlists Bishop in a deadly scheme and moves toward vengeance as her faith in love collapses.
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Jerry
Robert
Polly
Miss Hopkins
MacKenzie
Hopkins
MarcKenzie
Mare
Granny Hope
Gowers
Wee Jerry
Percival
Marcus
Buzzy
Polly Hopkins
Daddy Wopkins
Larry Bishop
Robert Percival
Pollyop
Marcus MacKenzie
Daddy
Billy Goat
Reyvenre
Polly Brat
Jesus
Jeremiah
Larry
Ayburn
Bishop
Auburn
Daddy Hopkins
Betty
Qld
Pullyop
Hysten
Ithaca
Sye Braeger
Jeremiah Hopkins
Lue Braeger
Foolish and Untimely In Palm Beach Trip
Mrs Gadder confronts a mysterious visitor claiming a message from the hereafter as she packs for a Palm Beach trip. The exchange between Mary and her mistress reveals a clashing preoccupation with mortality and leisure in a Birmingham Age-Herald tone.
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Mary
Mrs. Gadder
Palm Beach
Birmingham
Age-Herald
Castoria Reminder Seals 40 Years of Use
Public notice urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the Fletcher’s Castoria signature claiming decades of trust. Emphasizes safety for infants and children and cues parents to seek the mark on every bottle.
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Fletcher
Where It Went. Jack Spratt and Jean’s Jitney Gasoline
Newspaper item notes a pun on Jack Spratt and wife Jean with a Fresno California ad blurb for Dr Peerys Dead Shot a parasite remedy claiming to expel pinworms roundworms and tapeworms and cleanse intestinal mucus in one dose.
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Jack Spratt
Jean
Fresno
Cal
Poetry of Jove 18 Transformed into Prose
A witty remark turns on how a poetical line becomes prose when marriage dulls verse. The Boston Transcript quotes a quip about sentences and sentiment as matrimony changes style.
Presidents of Poed States Come From Seview Desent
A historical note states that nearly half of the presidents of the Poed States have been of Seview descent, highlighting the region’s influence in early leadership.
Buttercup Seeds as Food in Times Past
The article notes that buttercup seeds are tiny yet were once collected as food by humans. It states that gathering enough seeds would seem endless, but when seen growing thickly like grain the task appears more feasible. Source is the Los Angeles Times.
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Los Angees Times
How Halifax Got Its Name
Halifax the capital of Nova Scotia was founded in 1719 by Lord Cornwallis and named for the Earl of Halifax the English statesman who served in the House of Commons and Lords from 1688 until his death in 1715. The Halifax in England was a market town of notable importance.
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Halifax
Nova Sc
Lord Cornwallis
Earl of Halifax
House of Commons
House of Lords
England
The Light That Didn't Fall Fight Report
From Maryville comes a brief on a man charged with carrying a concealed half brick he claimed was for fighting matches and smoking. The Tribune notes the judge released him, citing the odd defense.
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Maryville
the Tribune
Missouri
Kansas City Times
Farmer as Fighting Man in a World of Pests and Losses
The piece asserts farming requires constant combat against pests, insects, weather, and thieves. It frames the farmer as a fighter from birth, battling time loss, soil depreciation, fire, flood, drought, graft, greed, and self temptation to succeed in agriculture.
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Lie
Farm Journal
Diamonds Split Asunder Belief Around Kimberley Mines
The piece notes a long held belief that diamonds burst spontaneously, a notion still common today though no verified witnesses exist. It cites numerous diamond fragments found near the Kimberley mines in South Africa as suggestive but not conclusive.
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Kimberley
South Africa
Molasses Spill Affects Ship Seaworthiness
During a West Indies hurricane the tanker Philip Publiker pumped 260.1 gallons of molasses overboard to calm seas. The move aimed to smooth the water and reduce wave force, echoing attempts seen in ship news of the era.
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West Indies
Philip Publicker
Ship News
Arrangement and Harmony Across Design Principles
A concise reflection on balancing contrast and unity in art and design. The author emphasizes using harmonious contrast only when space allows, otherwise preferring simplicity and unity as timeless guiding principles.
Girl Wears Diamond Ring on Toe for Safety
A Kansas town girl keeps a diamond ring on her toe at night to guard against burglars, a precaution cited in a Boston Transcript note demonstrating quirky home safety ideas.
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Kansas
Boston Transcript
Disrespect for truth blamed on laziness to learn
Uncle Eben laments a common vice, saying disrespect for the truth stems from laziness to learn. He compares a parrot’s mindless chatter to refusing new knowledge, urging readers to seek understanding rather than repeat empty slogans.
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Eben
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