Western Canada soil praised as rich for large grain yields
The article argues Western Canada soil is ideal for crops, citing Prof Stevens’s analysis showing high lime, potash, phosphorus, and nitrogen with strong organic matter. It notes settlers from the United States moving to Calgary Edmonton Lethbridge Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon and other gateways, with farmers increasing incomes and expanding farm land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Stevens
State College of Washington
Pullman
Wash
Western
Brooke
Alta
Oak Harbor
Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Alberta
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
North Portal
Coutts
Kingsgate
British Columbia
Vancouver
Prairies
Never Too Much for Them Money Quote
A dialogue contrasts thrift and generosity as one person questions work ethic while the other insists family needs justify limitless spending. The exchange highlights attitudes toward money and duty within a household context.
Feerys Dead Bhot claims one dose cures worms and tapeworms
The fragment mentions Dr Feerys Dead Bhot with a claim of a single dose curing intestinal worms or tapeworms. It includes a revival quote about fair exchange, a remark on Germany, and a 1910 US illiteracy figure of 5,516,618.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feery
Indiana Pensions Granted and War School Draft Plan
Pensions totaling small amounts are listed for numerous Indiana residents across towns including Shelburn Indianapolis Batesville and Crown Point. A 2000 man draft call to train as mechanics at Indianapolis and Purdue is issued with enlistment June 15 and quartering at the Indiana School for the Deaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Andrew J. Lampert
Shelburn
Roy Fred Green
Indianapolis
Emiline Ashby
Lyles
Eliza Wiseman
Batesville
Anna M. Rehder
Valparaiso
Mary EH. Moran
Mary E. Gray
Helen M. Fowler
Crown Point
Elizabeth C. Fry
Muncie
Elizabeth Casebeer
Orland
Eliza J
J. Delbey Crawfis
Indiana School For the Deaf
Indiana
Purdue University
Greencastle
DePauw University
Huntington
Jeffersonville
Clark County
B. Baily
Charlestown Milling Company
Bolly
Boonville
B. F. Shaver Canning Company
Frankfort
Clnton County
County Food Administration
Vast Extent of Turkestan Describes Desert Land and Oasis Life
Maynard Owen Williams surveys Turkestan including the Khanate of Kiva and Emirate of Bokhara. The region is three times Texas in size with sparse Russian population. irrigation fuels limited greenery while two large rivers shape the land. The Akhal oasis, 160 by 10 miles, hosts Tekke Turkomans noted for tall sheepskin hats and striking height.
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Turkestan
Khanate
Kiva
Emirate
Bokhara
Texas
New York
Massachusetts
Manhattan
Maynard Owen Wihillams
Christian Herald
Vermont
New Hampshire
Akhal
Salvaged Zeppelin Reduced by Steam Roller
French workers crushed a fallen Zeppelin with a steam roller after cutting the carcass with torches. They dispersed the framework to a road for crushing and carried away aluminium metal to the foundry, reducing bulk by about four fifths.
Obeying the Behest
A farmer, acting as executor of a widow's husband’s will, demands a large purchase from a grocer. The widow questions the motive as the farmer asserts his legal duty to carry out the will's provisions.
Keeping Up the Game
In a dialogue Browns and Jones discuss Smith a skilled golfer who stayed active by practicing daily through winter. They note his habit of swinging a cane and cussing after imagining shots, then drinking Scotch when downtown Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Brown
Jones
Milwaukee
Cincinnati Markets Flour Hay and Grain Prices
A Cincinnati market list details prices for flour, hay and grain sections. Includes Flour-Winter patent at 10.90 11.35, oats, corn ear prices, butter, eggs, poultry, and various livestock values from shippers to cows and calves with ranges for quality levels.
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Northwestern
No Water
A transient at a boarding house enters the dining room late for dinner drunk and refuses water claiming it will ruin his shoes and stomach. He explains he will never drink water again and urges others not to drink it.
Physician's Secretary and Patient Query on Diet
A patient asked by telephone whether rich foods should be avoided. The doctor directs to check Bradstreet's for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet’s
Fragmentary Exchange on a Doctor's Questioning
Disjointed dialogue notes describe a master in somnolent condition and the contrast with brain fever. The cryptic exchange hints at medical or psychological concerns without clear context or names.
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Western Canada
Germany
Cheres
Porupe
Indiana News
Greensburg
Lafayette
Purdue Univeralt
Shelby County
Diegent
Bunsell G. East
Purdue Extension Department
The
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Watson
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Indiana Wheat Men
Grain Corporation
Ernest Thornburg
Shelbyville
State Fuel Administration
Philadelphia
Stanley Wyckoff
Seabord
United States Grain Corporation
Wyskoff
Atlantic
Petersburg
Pike County
Fred Alexander
Michigan City
Arthur P. Snyder
John C. Miller
Earle ©. Calvert
Theodore Last
Alexander Spychalski
H. L. Crumpacker
Sesson
M. J. Kenefick
F. ©. Miller
Red Cross
Charles F. Coffin
Aave
Gary
American Coal and Supply Company
Chicago
Hasial Whiting
East
Indias
Cincinnati
Canton
Ohio
Bread St
Lares
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