90 000 American Settlers Go to Canada
Article notes a large wave of American settlers moving to Western Canada during the last two years seeking free 160 acre homesteads. Canada offers cheap land producing about 25 bushels of wheat per acre with low production costs, attracting tens of thousands amid rising U.S. grain demand. Includes a quiz on public notices and various ad snippets.
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Nebraska Happenings Log Wide Local Events
Callaway bank increases capital from 10000 to 15000 dollars. Pierce county farmers institute and poultry show draw large crowds. William James of Dorchester sold his corn display at Omaha to the Russian government for 500 dollars. Creighton farmers institute holds annual two day session. Glenn Green of Polk injured when his horse fell during a coyote chase. Walter Barnard buys half interest in Loup Valley Queen. Barnard brothers to publish. A loaded shotgun accident injures nine year old Harry Kelley near Tecumseh. possible loss of hand. A. J. Hull sells Kimball homestead for 9660 dollars, aided by army service and rising land prices. Frank Brust of Nebraska City narrowly escapes injury from a gas engine saw. William Madgett reports 41000 in subscriptions for Hastings hotel. aim 59000 with stockholders to decide site. John S. Bland collapses dead from heart failure near Fremont while chores. Edward W. House, 70, dies near Kimball after ice accident. W. L. Jackson helps Beatrice firemen cover $2600 debt. reception planned January 26. Missouri River ice thick at Nebraska City. free river bridge opened. Broken Bow hosts farmers institute and domestic science week starting Jan 24. West Point forms girls culture club led by Maria Chambers and others with state federation aim. Buffalo County seeks pay raise for officials based on population estimate. ruling ties to 25,000 threshold and 6200 votes cast last fall.
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Callaway State Bank
Pierce County Farmers’ Institute and Poultry’ Show
Willian James
Dorchester
Omaha
Creighton Farmers’ Institute
Glenn Green
Polk
Walter Barnard
Dierks Lumber and Coal Company
Callaway
Loup Valley Queen
Barnard Brothers
Harry Kelley
Thomas Kelley
Simpson
Tecumseh
A. J. Hull
Kimball
Hull
Frank Brust
Nebraska City
William Madgett
Hastings
Sam Ig
John S. Bland
O'Neill
Neb
Fremont
Bland
R. D. Kelly
Edward WH. House
W. L. Jackson
Beatrice
Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Fement
Missouri
Mike Bauer
Henry Sneed
Thece
Burlington Railway
Farmers' Institute
School of Domestic Science
Broken Bow
West Point
Maria Chambers
Blanche Shearer
Mildred Langer
Lillian Chambers
Nellie de Bell
Buffalo County
Supreme Court
Sweet Maid and Man Argue Over Breach of Promise
Dialogue reveals a summer engagement with threats of breach action. The Sweet Maid warns that courting another could lead to a lawsuit for breach of promise, while The Man presses for commitment.
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Sweet Maid
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promote Soft Hands
Advertisement and health notice discuss Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a skin care regimen for hands. Instructions describe daily bathing in a hot lather, drying, and applying ointment, with gloves or bandage at night to protect clothing. Mentions Potter Drug as proprietor and a plague fight noting tuberculosis funding and new campaigns and sums in the millions.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Twain’s savage dig over Ferguson gifts in Virginia City
Mark Twain recalls a harsh strike at John W H Ferguson after Ferguson invited him to view lavish Christmas gifts for his wife. Twain published a tongue in cheek notice on page one praising the stones and cut glass while noting the anticipated write up.
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Virginia City
Mark Twain
Ferguson
Enterprise
John WH. Ferguson
When Dinner Comes A Good Appetite and Grape-Nuts
A promotional note extols Grape-Nuts as a strong appetite aid and digestive aid. It cites testimonials from a Tennessee grandmother and a story about a sick grandson who improved after using the cereal. The ad invites readers to read The Road to Wellville and mentions new letters appearing periodically.
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Wellville
Pondering Patron Sparks Quick Witty Comeback
A regular at a restaurant irritates staff with clever remarks until a tiny server answers him with a pun. He asks for baked potatoes and squash, and she replies baked potatoes are all over with the word play “all over what.” The moment ends the exchange.
Bonnet order and parsonage cat hunting tale
A department store order from a distant customer requests a black bonnet with red or blue ribbon and optional flower decorations, noting measurements and style preferences. The piece mentions Rev Sanford C Hearn and a Yonkers church parsonage scene where a father dresses chase trophies and a boy reports his father skinning and cutting up cats with interest.
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Lippincott’s
Sanford C. Hearn
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Yonkers
Pettit's Eye Salve and Allen's Ling Jtulsam Ad Snippet
A fragmented clipping promotes Pettit's Eye Salve for congested eyes and Allen's Ling Jtulsam to curb coughs. Mentions Howard Bros. Buffalo and a hospital-bound, paralyzed cook. Contains assorted quotes and cigarette ad lines.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
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Chicago merchant praises Peruna remedy for catarrh
J G Becker of 134 Van Buren Street Chicago a wholesale dry goods dealer says after thirty years of catarrh and spending thousands on medicines he found Peruna to cure him permanently and it also cured his wife for scold and she keeps it for attacks.
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Chicago
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
For 30 years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Blade exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. Mrs Pinkham invites all sick women wees to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free of charge. Address Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass.
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Fitchville
Ohio
Lydia I. Pinkham
Mars
C. Cole
Irasburg
Vermont
Lydia E.pinkham
A. H. Sanborn
Lydia E. Pinkham
The Boy Detective Prefers Plain Bill Butts Name
In a humorous aside, Bill Butts muses that plain names suit his detective work. He jokes that being Archibald Willmington De Graken Reid Butts would invite ridicule and hinder his pursuit, affirming his choice of the simple moniker Bill.
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Bill Butts
Archie Butts
Taft
Archibald Willmington de Grakenreid Butts
Bill
Nature's Remedy NR Tablet ad claims stomach and liver relief
An advertisement from The A. H. Lewis Medicine Co. of St. Louis promotes Nature's Remedy NR Tablet as a safe, easy cure for dullness, headaches, dizziness, and digestive or liver issues. It urges taking a 2c box to sweeten the stomach and regulate the liver kidneys and bowels.
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A. H. Lewis Medicine Co
St. Louis
Tow’s yer husband after the accident in Kansas City
A humorous Kansas City Journal quip about a husband’s health after an accident. The remark notes his condition fluctuates between better and worse and comments on his reactions when he believes he is improving or worsening.
Pa's Sleepy Day and a Time Question
The cartoon dialogue Drifts through a Sunday church scene where Pa explains he goes to church to listen to the sermon but is bothered by heavy breathing. A panel poses a time question about marriage costs, answered with a somber remark about longevity.
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Geen
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Watson
Uncle Sam
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John Deere Plow CO
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Paxton
Millard Hotel
Twas
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Rome Miller
Fis
Frea
Yonele
Weite
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Breese Co
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