Wealth and Immigration Trends in Western Canada
The Edmonton Bulletin highlights Western Canada's fertile soil and rising crop yields of 1902, noting 1,987,320 acres under cultivation and 117,922,754 bushels produced. It cites expanding immigration, railway limits, and regional specialization in wheat, cattle, and mixed farming as wealth drivers for Canada and the Northwest.
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Canada
United States
Great Britain
Edmonton Bulletin
Northwest
Canadian Northwest
Lake of the Woods
Rocky Mountains
Sphatever
Manitoba
Territories
Misread Chats from London to New York Spark Gossip
Fragmentary quotes reveal characters like Lavette Forsyte and May Sharpe discussing love and social status. An American rat abroad in London and a NY transfer prompt reflections on reputation. The clipped dialogue hints at cross Atlantic social tensions and romantic entanglements.
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Saaperet
London
New York
Lavette Forsyte
May Sharpe
Oteer
Philadelphia
Lemuel and Mehitable Pierce End a Shared Bachelor Household
In a tale of a close knit family, Lemuel marries Mehitable Pierce after years of living with brothers Reuben Silas and the narrator. Mehitable, smart and wealthy, imposes strict control, limiting Lemuel’s freedom and prompting unease among relatives about his happiness.
New Year Resolution Confounds Humble Lemuel
Mehitable and Lemuel show a quiet life of routine and pride in a New England home. Lemuel refuses to reveal any goal, then reveals his supposed resolution is to not admit he made none, leaving Mehitable baffled and the town amused by the stubborn pair.
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Incs
Washington Etreet
Jrmis
Standar i
Washington
Lemuel
Mehitable
Meritable
She
Serharan
Lemuel Babbit
Zemmel Br
Lemuel Babbitr
People's Home Journal
Legislation Mixed with Tariffs and Health Efforts
The report notes a $500,000 appropriation to the attorney general for enforcement actions under antitrust and related acts, with protections for witnesses. It also covers a reduction of Philippine duties and the passage of the pure food bill restricting adulterated foods and drugs across states and borders.
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Agriculture
New
England
Treasury
Attorney General
Department of Justice
United States
Washington
Philippine Islands
Islands
McCall
Rep
Mass
Tompkins
Adamson
Gardner
Tae McCail
State Department
House
District of Columbia
Traitor in Campsky and Historic Prison Tale
A fragment recalls a secret police seizure of Skoopsky on the czar’s grounds and a traitor among the camps sky. The tale contrasts with medical advice promoting Dr August Koenig Hamburg Breast Tea and related tonics as a cure for lingering coughs, urging open air living and simple regimens.
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Recat Pty
Alana
Skoopsky
Siberia
ecAlan
Nicholas
Gortchakoff
August Koenig
Hamburg
August Hoenig
St. Jacobs
Five Former Delegates Convicted in Bribery Trial
The joint trial of five ex members of the St. Louis house of delegates ended with five-year penitentiary sentences for John A. Sheridan Charles 4 Denny Charles Gutke Edmund Bersch and T E Albright. They were found guilty of bribery linked to passage of the suburban street car bill with a $75 deposit reportedly used as required. Each defendant filed for a new trial and was released on bond.
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St. Louis
House of Delegates
John A. Sheridan
Charles 4. Denny
Charles Gutke
Edmund Bersch
T. E. Albright
France Assures No Ultimatum to Venezuela
Caracas reports the note to Venezuela lacks ultimatum character though text hasn’t been transmitted. Quievreux cannot present the note until cable delivery. Terms mirror Belgium and Spain demanding most favored nation treatment for claims.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Charge d
Bowler Doctor Advises Silence for Cold Patients
A reader recounts consulting Dr Bowler for a wife’s cold. The physician reportedly advises no medicine and instructs her to keep her mouth shut and breathe through the nose. The note highlights Bowler as a skilled symptomatologist and keen student of human nature.
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Bowler
Tour of All Mexico Viatron Mountain Route
Exclusive escorted tour offered by the American Tourist Association with a Pullman train featuring wide vestibules drawing rooms parlor library music room and the largest dining car. Long tropical stops and ruin sites in southern Mexico included with all expenses paid. Contacts: Beau Campbell Chicago and H C Townsend St. Louis.
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Tropics
Mexico
American Tourist Association
Beau Campbell
Gen’l Magr
Dearborn Street
Chicago
H.C. Townsend
St. Louis
Questioned Too Closely in Philadelphia Press
Dialogue excerpt features Tees-You and Miss Sere in a tense exchange about age. Miss Sere declares she is 24, prompting a pointed reaction about doubt. The Philadelphia Press quotes the banter as a curio of social etiquette and wit.
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Sere
Philadelphia Press
Texas Rice Reduction Record Highlighted in 1902 Government Report
The 1902 government report notes Texas holds the world record for rice reduction. Advertisements mention M. K. & T. Ry. rail line related notes and a request for the best rice book on Texas. James Barker, General Pass. Agent, 501 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis.
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Texas
James Barker
Gen's Pass
Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis
Cited Burglary Query Prompts Patent Remedy Tale
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press references a burglar’s chloroform used as a cure for neuralgia, with a character named Richard recounting it to another person and questioning its legitimacy amid the dialogue. The snippet implies a sensationalized or dismissive exchange about the so called remedy.
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Richard
Detroit
Calendar offer and assorted ad blurbs from 1900s press
A compact ad roundup promoting a 1900s 10 by 20 inch multi color calendar for six cents plus various quips and product pitches. Includes testimonials and jokes from Indianapolis News Town and Country Punch Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
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Leone
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Omaha
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Tour of All
Viatron
Boston Rubber Shoe* Co
Silendar Dept
Murray St
Indianapolis News
Hale
Pike
Cork
Punch
Pise
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Chicago Daily News
Market Report
California Fig Syrup CO
Hayles
Augusta
Hiis
Wizard Ott
Winchester
Libby
McHeill & Libby
Ria
Dubuque
Waterigo
Albert le Fast
AH. Hanson
California
Beaumont
Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
Cincinnati
O. P. McCarty
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Western
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Noalaland
Greess
Wena Ed Eee
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