WANTS OWN FARM Beckoning to Independence in Western Canada
A Canada bound prospect talks with a manager at a St Paul government office exhibit. He explains leaving Iowa for western Canadian land, seeking independence and wealth through farming. He notes past city pay and a plan for land purchases and markets, with land values cited and economic promise described.
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St. Paul
Canada
Iowa
Cannada Cence
Western
Cana
W. Y. Bennett
Bee Building
Omaha
Neb
Gift To Be Useful Flatiron Swap Story
A humorous exchange in the Houston Post describes an English woman inspecting a huge flatiron gifted by a charwoman. The charwoman explains she bought it for her sister who is marrying a violent-tempered husband, hoping the tool will be useful in family disputes. The sister had received a more beautiful gift from her fiancé, while this is intended as practical insurance.
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Canada
Houston Post
American Legion Weekly
Pronunciation of Stone Shocks Customer in Ring Scene
In a Boston Transcript exchange a young woman asks how to pronounce the gemstone in a ring. The jeweler after inspecting it declares the correct pronunciation is glass.
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Boston Transcript
Organizing for the sake of organizing won’t advance progress
The speaker warns that mere organization without substantive action yields little result. Emphasizing planning over results, the message urges focus on concrete steps and measurable goals to achieve meaningful progress.
Wife Rebukes Delinquent For Return Home Delay
An angry wife scolds her spouse for failing to come home by eleven while he confesses waiting outside to ensure she sleeps. The scene turns sorrowful as he leans on the wall preparing to remove his boots. From Pearson's Weekly.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure scientifically compounded herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It emphasizes purity no habit forming drugs and offers sample bottles by mail with ten cent price and mentions two bottle sizes.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
Red Brass Ball Blue for Housekeeping Needs
A housekeeping note promotes Red Brass Ball Blue as suitable for cleaning and brightening textiles. It suggests use on kitchen towels table linen sheets and pillowcases and similar items.
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Department of Housekeeping
Notable Lineage Amid War Echoes Through Time
A fragmented observation notes that many husbands remain alive or unaccounted after conflict, while some still satisfy the idealized role of a good husband. The sentiment hints at enduring bonds despite widespread losses and upheaval.
Pressing Dad Far
A humorous exchange shows a boy probing family matters with his father and learning the landlord warned about moving. The piece ends with a quip about profanity and a remark on language.
Hog Building Design Promotes Sunshine and Air
William A Radford outlines hog-raising designs that maximize sunlight and ventilation. The plan features a central feeding alley, sanitary metal partitions, and a hosed gutter system to keep pens clean. Enhanced by cheaper building costs, the article urges builders to consult local dealers and use ready plans to cut expenses.
No excuses for mistakes in spring building drive
The contractor urged careful work this year as heavy building demand grows for cities, towns, and farms. Those who start now will have proper housing for livestock and crops next fall.
Poison Ivy Described as One of World’s Most Powerful Poisons
The United States Bureau of Chemistry classifies poison ivy as a violent irritant and one of the strongest plant poisons. All parts contain toxins and even minimal skin contact can cause severe inflammation and danger if ingested or absorbed.
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United States Bureau of Chemistry
Fresh air and sunlight for healthy pig housing
A 24 by 70 foot frame on concrete provides 90 pigs a sanitary pen. Raised plank floors allow air circulation beneath bedding. Large windows in walls and roof admit February and March sun to kill disease germs and warm the interior. Ivy poisoning risk noted for plants and clothing.
Evolution and the Nails
The article discusses how bonelike finger skin traces back to early humans and how nails aided climbing, food tearing, fighting, and ground scratching. It notes diminishing prominence as humans moved from primitive surroundings and considers whether nails may disappear with constant disuse.
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London
Estimating one's powers echoes common folly and doubt
The passage notes that judging personal ability is as unreliable as judging others. It cites egotistical fools who overrate their destiny and great men who doubt their own gifts even after discovery. The Exchange quotes this reflection on self-perception and performance.
Noted Case Describes Horse Walking on Fingernails
A historical report notes a horse that now walks on its fingernails, describing a rare or distressed gait and its observed effects on movement and balance.
Congressman's Mourning Cadence Provokes Quip From Colleague
In a Philadelphia Public Ledger anecdote a congressman known for a somber style struggles to speak on a simple topic. His colleague, amused, asks a friend whether the mourner is acquainted with the deceased, delivering a dry barbed aside.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Must Not Sling in Japan Seeks Safer Driving Standards
Automobile law in Japan imposes heavy fines on drivers who splash pedestrians. To prevent splashbacks, motorists fit all four wheels with odd fenders made from paper or fabric strips attached to a horizontal board on the bub-cap, a traditional protective measure.
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Japan
Out of Doom the Headache Demon Healing in Stone Age trepanation
Scientists describe early methods to cure headaches as demon releases via skull drilling. Ancient surgeons across France opened skulls to let out the headache demon, using crude tools and cocoa plant anesthetic, often with repeated procedures.
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Roy L. Moodie
University of
Paris
Seine
Oise
France
Peru
Dickens seen as modern visionary by Chesterton
Gilbert K Chesterton praises Charles Dickens for foreseeing social change more soberly than contemporaries. He contrasts Dickens with Thackeray, noting Dickens anticipated progress in Hard Times and remained distinctly modern rather than classical.
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Dickens
Thackeray
Treatment for Hip Disease Challenged by Norwegian Doctor
Dr Halfdan Sundt medical superintendent at Fredriksvern Coast hospital in Norway reports in a pamphlet that 43.4 percent of hip joint disease in children are not tuberculosis at all. He divides cases into treated and untreated groups and finds after three years the freely moving group shows final results as good as immobilized cases.
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Halfdan Sundt
Fredriksvern Coast Hospital
Norway
Comedy Judge Snapped By Silent Film Expert
A Louisville Courier-Journal vignette notes a professional humorist praises a film play as good comedy and good work yet with no laughter. The exchange highlights the craftsman’s pride and a quiet critique from a peer.
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Louisville Courier-Tourvel
Prominent New York Man Praises Tanlac
John F. Hyatt of Albany recounts a long rheumatism ordeal with Tanlac, saying seven bottles cured most pains and restored appetite and strength. He credits Tanlac with his renewed health and independence after years of suffering, recommending it widely. Tanlac sold by leading druggists.
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John F. Hyatt
Albany, N. Y
Pearl St
Albany
Tanluc
Hyatt
Albany County
Taniac
Adv
Bayer’s Aspirin Warns Authenticity Guarantee on Packages
Advertisement cautions buyers to verify Bayer on the package or tablets to ensure genuine Aspirin. It cites uses for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. Mentions handy twelve-tablet tins cost a few cents and larger packs sold by druggists.
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Bayer
A Great Man Scorns To Trample On A Worm
A short pithy remark on pride and humility attributed to Collier describing how a powerful person may either crush the weak or bow before a ruler, reflecting on social behavior and status.
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Collier
Hall's Catarrh Medicine promotes health on blood surfaces
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitution and requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces, destroying the disease foundation, boosting strength, and aiding nature. Available from all druggists with free circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
It Is Not All Who Turn Their Backs That Flee
A Danish proverb notes that turning away does not guarantee escape and urges caution in judging who runs from danger or responsibility. The line expresses skepticism toward quick departures and highlights hidden motives behind fleeing.
Proper Thing Collar Quip Sparks Wardrobe Debate
A witty exchange features a speaker claiming near poverty and desire for collars, answered with a quip about a slightly rolled design. The brief humor hints at fashion choices and snappy banter in a social setting.
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Bel
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Wiadows
Dickens and Thackeray
Gilbert K. Chesterton
New York
Tanlag
Carter
Fletcher
Allen
Kodaks
Lincoln Photo Supply Co
Eastman Kodak Co
Dept. K
O St. Lincoln, Neb
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