Faint Glimpses of Farm Life Attract Young Men from Cities
Thousands of young men trained for professional work in cities turn to farming in Western Canada. The piece notes improved farming conditions in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta with better machinery plains and railways. It cites R H Amini Kindersley Sask as winning prizes at the Tulsa dry farming event and reflects on the shift from urban to rural life.
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United States
Western
Ida
Manitoba
Atchewan
Alberta
Tanes
Reatc Ceak
R. H. Smin
Kindersley
Saskatche
International Dry Farm
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Hegan
Bes
Danderine Hair Product Promises Dandruff Cure
Advertorial copy touts Danderine as a hair cleanser that removes dust and oil, purifies the scalp, stops itch and hair loss, and claims visible new hair growth within weeks. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store and try it.
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Adv
Cuban Spy Deception Sends Miss La Tessa Aboard Gnat
Navy lieutenant Holton, on secret service duty, escorts Miss La Tessa a Cuban patriot feared to be a spy onto the torpedo boat Gnat for transport to Cuba. Rodriguez, an American attache to the United States, unveils the ruse and directs the mission to protect troop transports at Tampa Bay.
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Holton
Navy
Washington
Miss la Tossa
Secret Service
Senor la Tossa
Cuba
Tampa
Miss la Tessa
United States
Rodriguez
Senor Rodriguez
United States State Department
Ramon del Rey
Conroy
Howard
del Rey
Miss la Tosga
Ardois
Horton
Bainbridge
Jameson
Boys In Blue
Lakeland
Long Line
Holton Protects Transports as Cuba Campaign Looms
Holton and the Gnat sail to Port Tampa to guard transports as U S forces prepare for Cuba action. Admiral Sampson messages shift orders after Cervera is bottled up in Santiago. Holton’s crew strengthens, guards trained, and readiness tightens for a possible strike on the Spanish fleet.
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Jameson
Holton
Bainbridge
Cuba
Allen
Port Tampa
Nicholas Channel
Army
Shafter
Admiral Sampson
North Atlantic
Tampa
Sampson
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Cervera
Santiago
General Shafter
Randolph
Key West
Conroy
Ruling Race Maligned by Indian Caste Tensions
The Calcutta Englishman discusses Vaisyas claiming Kehiri status and wearing sacred thread, noting subcastes seek Brahmin prestige. It cites how England recognizes titles and the western government’s difficulty in conferring native honors, with examples from Charcoli and Bishen Singh Rawat of Charceline.
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India
Calcutta
England
Charcoli
Bishen
Rawat
Charceline
Maharajah
Ants Attack Bread Box Prompts Chalk Suggestion
A fragment describes how to deal with ants in a bread box using chalk. The note mentions common chalk as a remedy and references school or classroom writing tools. The source text is fragmented and lacks a complete narrative.
Tax on Babies and Beards Through History
A VARIETY OF PORTRAITS OF TAXATION ASKS IF A BABY TAX IS A SOLUTION. THE PIECE REFERENCES MME. DU MORIER OF VERSAILLES ADVOCATING A BABY TAX TO Deter LARGE FAMILIES. IT NOTES 1695 ENGLISH BIRTH TAXES AND RANK-BASED TRENDS, PLUS QUEEN ELIZABETH IRE BEARD TAXES.
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Mme. du Morier
Versailles
France
Mme.du Morier
England
Elizabeth
Literary Life Surges Through Long-Lived Authors
The piece recalls M. Francois Fertault as the latest chevalier of the Legion of Honor who published at seventeen in 1830 and again in 1912, noting Michel Chevreul’s long life and early start, and Miss Caroline White who began writing at twenty two and carried on until her death.
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M. Francois ‘Fertault
Legions of Honor
Michel Chevreul
Caroline White
M. Fernault
Putnam Fadeless Dyes Advertised as Brightest Fastest
The notice touts Putnam Fadeless Dyes as the brightest and fastest. It also teases that people who can't get in a word edgewise should sharpen them up a bit.
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Putnam
Adv
Astonishing Tobacco Remedy Offered for Quick Taste Removal
An advertisement from Tebaccs Cleanse Co. in Wichita promises an instant remedy to remove taste for tobacco in any form or a full refund. The offer asks 80 cents for sending by return mail to an address labeled Desk.
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Tebaccs Cleanse Co
Wichita
Kanaas
Paradoxical Reception of Cold Wave Fans Warmly Welcome
A brisk cold wave is forecast, but sports fans greet the chill with enthusiasm. Local venues prepare as spectators anticipate chilly weather and exciting events. The report notes strong turnout and a buoyant mood despite forecasts of low temperatures.
A Good Muzzle Joke About Dog Finance Schemers
A humorous exchange features Harry asking why the dog is called Finance and Frank replying that the dog works by scent, implying a pun on financial sniffing. The quip showcases playful wordplay between characters.
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Harry
Frank
Regular Thing Goes On Record With Quitting Resolve
A light exchange shows a recurring habit and a wary pledge to quit. The remark frames a familiar pattern of intention versus action as a year begins.
Approved Method Knicker-For Whom Did You Name The Baby
A brief note discusses naming a baby in the Becker-Huerta family and parallels upbringing to how Uncle Sam is raising Mexico, suggesting a patriotic or political framing.
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Becker—Huerta
Sam
Mexico
Disagreed With Science Over Lifting Weight
A debate on physical strength arises as Bix scientists claim supporting weight is easier than lifting it while Dix retorts that lifting is easy, citing personal example of lifting his wife.
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Dix
Truly Impossible dialogue on truth in fiction
Critics challenge authenticity of the book as the author defends writing choices. The exchange centers on a scene where a young lady orders a four dollar dinner and her fiancé smiles. The critics question whether such behavior fits real life.
Waldo Tackles New Police Chief Post at Tammany Dinner
At a Tammany Hall dinner after Mayor Gaynor appointed Rhinelander Waldo as police head ex Comptroller Herman A Metz greeted him joking that Waldo faced a hard job ahead. Metz warned, Rhiney, you’ve got a tough task ahead.
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Waldo
Gaynor
Rhinelander Waldo
Herman A. Metz
Metz
Rhiney
New York Tribune
Salt craving among Bakwanis and Livingstone’s note
The article discusses African craving for salt, noting that the rich Bakwanis could buy salt while the poor suffered indigestion. Native doctors used salt in owl medicine and Livingstone gave salt teapoons to sufferers. He recalls salt cravings subside on a vegetable diet and return with meat or milk consumption.
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Livingstone
Woman Recovers From Peritonitis Credits Grape Nuts
The text reports a patient who improves after suffering peritonitis, noting sleep returns and food cravings end. She and her husband continue using Grape-Nuts and Postum, products of Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan, with reference to “The Road to Wellville.”
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Postum -Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Iver
New York Nut Shop Sign Causes Comical Confusion
Propr proprietors of a small nut shop in New York note pedestrians stopping to study their window with broad smiles. A clerk misread a sign saying This shop is under new management and hung New crop of nuts nowhere, creating quick curiosity and surprise on the opposite sidewalk.
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Cam, Dy
New York
California Syrup of Figs A Trusted Child Laxative
Advertising copy promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver, and bowels without griping, advising a teaspoonful for coated tongues and noting benefits for feverish or sick children. It urges mothers to keep a bottle on hand and to ask for the 50 cent size with printed directions.
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California
Explaining Telepathy and the Idea of Phantoms
The article discusses well documented cases of apparitions at the moment of violent death and argues telepathy may transfer emotional energy through air currents. It posits that intense emotion during murder or accident could send an electric shock over long distances to a receiving person.
Cooks Temper Sparks Warning Phrase in Old Play
A line from a historical play warns against angering a cook, noting that one should ignore her bad humor unless she chooses to react, reflecting stagecraft or domestic tensions of the period.
Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops Tickling Elixir Ad
An old advertisement touts Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops as the cure for a tickle and cough. It urges Druggists to stock the product to stop the tickle and claims envy inspires people to achieve wonders.
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Dean
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