Apron and fabric sales and social notices
A jam of sale items and local social notes fill this column. Aprons, damask, silk poplin, and bed spreads appear for Vanderpol and the Methodist ladies exchange. Social visits include Leta Conduff Levin Johnson, Rev. J. F. Bakers, and many Lovilia and Des Moines trips, with church events and lectures noted, plus local business updates and restaurant moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies' Exchange
Vanderpol’s
Methodist Ladies’ Exchange
Dennis
J. C. Mitten
Des Moines
A. M. iDuboe
Western Canada Is An Empire Of Opportunity And Promise
The piece argues Western Canada, especially Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, is rapidly attracting settlers from the United States and Europe. It cites land wealth, rising farm values, and demographic fusion as drivers, claiming long term wealth from western lands will outpace industrial gains and that prairie land offers strong returns for homesteaders and investors. It emphasizes census-backed growth in Illinois Iowa Minnesota and warns of a broader continental wealth shift toward western agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Prairies
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Mississippi
Missouri
Pacific
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Great Northwestern States
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Dominion
Western
Canada
Iava
West
Tremendous Average Yield of Crops in Manitoba 1902 Record
Manitoba has averaged 20 percent bushels per acre in wheat over 21 years, a record for North American wheat regions. The report notes rising flax prospects for Western Canada, with Indian Head Experimental Farm data showing exceptional yields in 1902. It also cites high potato yields from government trials at Indian Head and emphasizes Canada as a major flax supplier amid expanding cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Canada
Western States
Western
United States
Indian Head Experimental Farm
Indian Head
Assiniboia
Burnaby
Empire State
Ita
Delaware
Also Mentioned on This Page
M.vander Linden
Ki A
Vanderpols
Leta Conduff
Levin Johnson
Levillia
J. F. Bakers
A. M. Duboc
Wormhoudt
Newton
Henry and
James de Wit
Pella
Lovilia
Ab Vanderpol's
O. W. Catlin
Hiteman
Ed. Wormhoudt
Kaboka
New War For Independence
Mrs. Goedhardt
Messrs. Ketman and Bailey
Central
Kansas City
Vandlerpol’s
Martin Klein
Knoxville
Peter Lubberden
South Pella
Geo. J. Kyle
R. BR. Wwopton
J. W. Harbaugh
West Chester
Vanderpol's
W. A. Cormany
Lovilla
Michigan
A. M. Dubos
Auditorium
H. D. Wormhoudt
Dump
Vanderpol 'S
HH. D. Wormhoudt
F. P. Stubenranch
K. of P
M. A. Parker
India
Assam
G. A. Vandermeilen
California
Vandermeulen
Frank Warner
Star Restaurant
Mr. Johnson
Tienry Renaud
Chronicle
Anna
Artie Wormhoudt
Kellar
Stacker F
Minneapolis
Lowa
Lu Lbs
Erry
Perry Meee
Eer - Wi
Stern
J. Davey
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