Land of Plenty in Western Canada Grain Fields
A tour through Western Canada’s vast plains shows wheat oats barley flax and corn harvests with elevators and rail lines. The 1920 grain crop is valued at over a billion dollars with wheat at about 250 million bushels and prices around 2.80 per bushel.
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Mabor
Transformation of a town figure at Woodlawn Station
A young man arrives at Woodlawn and is escorted to a nearby lunch room for breakfast. He discusses their old hometown and asks about Mise Plumply. The host notes Mise Plumply has become dramatically thinner, hardly heavier than the host's wife.
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Woodlawn
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Mise
Publisher’s Auxiliary
Papa's Diapepeia A Quick Relief for Stomach Distress
Corrects Pape's Diapepsin to provide rapid relief from acidity gas fermentation flatulence and heartburn. A few tablets give near immediate comfort allowing eating favorite foods with no risk or cost.
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Regato
Adv
Garden thief warning from the Boston Transcript
A correspondent urges a warning to a garden thief noting corn has ears and potatoes eyes. The piece hints at tracing scent or following up if trouble continues.
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Boston Transcript
Paris fashions favor simple tailored suits and coats
Paris fashion notes push simple, tailored styles as the season’s real stattles. The Parisienne values understated outfits with long coats, minimal embroidery, and subtle trimmings, with redingote suits and blue serge dresses dominating fall street wear and private client models fetching high prices.
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Parisienne
France
Kolinsky
Advances in satin fabrics signal new fashion directions
The 1920s silk industry shows dramatic progress with satin coats no longer seen as elderly attire. Lining silks rival outer fabrics and new prints like Chippendale and mikado jacquards feature radium-inspired backgrounds. Outfits emphasize grouped plaids, braided sleeve cuffs, and two color combinations with braided bands and patent leather trim.
The Real Shock and Brief Snippets
Vague campaign cost remarks by Coolidge spark mockery of rival parties. An ad promotes Cuticura products for skin conditions claiming quick results. A joke about a boy and a hammer delivers light political satire. A husband recalls silencing his wife’s calls by leveraging an office girl. A statistical quip notes about half the world in China and India.
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Coolidge
Willie
Catarrh Cure Adverts Prompted By Health Claims
An advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as a remedy taken internally to treat catarrh by addressing constitutional conditions. It promises relief, strength, and improved health with a free distribution offer. The page also notes a political speaker as a contrasting example.
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Chinay & Go
Toledo
Obie
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