The Canadian West and Prairie Farming Prosperity
The article argues Western Canada’s farming boom disproves the city-centric view. It cites 1906 crop yields totaling about 92.6 million dollars from wheat oats and barley, notes cheap homesteads and strong per-acre returns, and highlights many American farmers relocating to Canadian prairies. It quotes J. J. Hill urging care of the country so cities will prosper.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
J. J. Hill
West
Canada
Ottawa
J. S. Crawford
Ninth Street
Kansas City
Missouri
C. J. Broughton
Quincy Building
Chicago
Illinois
Lord Knollys Keeps King Edward’s Secrets In Desk
Lord Knollys, the king’s private secretary for 36 years, oversees massive correspondence with help from assistants, making him the sole person the monarch fully trusts with his secrets.
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Lord Knollys
Edward
Boy's Head Sore Healed By Cuticura Remedies
Avard Oklahoma store owner A C Barnett praises Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment in a letter dated March 30 1905. He describes his son’s severe eczema with a head wholly sore and hair loss that worsened until two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and daily soap and ointment cured the condition.
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A. C. Barnett
Avard
Oklahoma
Power for good praised by Lewis' Single Binder
A brief cigarette ad touts Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c as a better option, contrasting it with lesser cigars. It directs buyers to pay 10c for cigars not as good and to visit the Lewis Factory in Peoria, Illinois for purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Lewis Factory
Peorim
Missouri Supreme Court narrows peddler license line
Missouri decides that a soliciting agent for a Chicago portrait company is not a peddler when selling portraits and enlargements, but becomes a peddler when selling frames. The ruling, affirmed from the lower court, affects merchants statewide facing competition from foreign agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Supreme Court
J. P. Looney
Chicago
Oregon County
Looney
Police Staffing Ratio in New York City
Officers of New York Police in New York City maintain a ratio of one captain or sergeant for every 20 members of the force, reflecting the hierarchical structure and supervisory burden within the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Police
New York City
Six Largest Lakes By Area List
The Caspian Sea ranks as the largest lake, while Lake Huron is the smallest among six lakes exceeding 20,000 square miles in area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caspian
Lake Huron
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Eco Friendly Performance
Defiance Starch is the latest invention in that line and an improvement on all other makes. It is more economical, does better work, takes less time. Get it from any grocer.
Virginia Educator Placed On Retired List
Dr J McBryde president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Va named a pensioner of the Carnegie foundation He is the third educator from Virginia to receive this distinction indicating growing recognition within the state education sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McBryde
Virginia Polytechnic Institute of Blacksburg
Carnegie Foundation
Virginia
Missouri Coat of Arms And Motto Origin
Mrs A J Miller of Sumner sent this account to the Fulton Telegraph describing Missouri’s early state seal design. Upon statehood the power holders chose George Burckhartt of Howard County to devise the device and motto. He created the crescent bears and bee hive with Salus Populi Suprema exesto meaning The voice of the people is the supreme law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Miller
Sumner
Missouri
Fulton Telegraph
George Burckhartt
Howard County
Burckhartt
Supreme Court reverses Gordon murder verdict
In an opinion by Judge Fox the supreme court reversed the lower court and discharged defendant G W A Gordon, a Jefferson City merchant, who had been convicted of second degree murder after his wife was accidentally shot two and a half years after her death. The court held the evidence insufficient to sustain the verdict and directed a not guilty verdict.
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Fox
Supreme Court
G. W. A. Gordon
Gordon
Jefferson City
Language classes to start in London elementary schools
The education committee of London County Council recommends opening Irish language and literature classes in public elementary schools across Finsbury Islington St Pancras and Stepney. The proposal aims to extend language study in the capital schools.
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London County Council
Finsbury
Islington
St. Pancras
Stepney
Brandreth’s Pills Promote Health Worldwide
Thousands credit Brandreth’s Pills with good health from nightly use. The vegetable laxative tonic cleanses the stomach and bowels, stimulates the kidneys and liver, and purifies the blood. Used for generations, suitable for children and the elderly, sold everywhere plain or sugar-coated.
Improved Wireless Telegraphy Discovery by M Maiche
Paris papers report inventor M Maiche has unveiled a wireless telephony device using two posts with induction coils and insulated wire frames. One post sits in a garden, the other in a distant room about 100 feet away behind walls doors and windows, enabling clear conversation.
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Paris
M. Maiche
Missouri Bankers Meet in Columbia
Fifty bankers from North Missouri attended a recent assembly at the university in Columbia. Addresses were given to students by J. R. Dominicker of Traders' Bank Kansas City Colonel R. B. Price of Columbia and W. Harris of Fulton president of the Missouri Bankers' Association. Thomas J. Leonard, former Missouri legislator, says a bill will be introduced in January proposing that men must show they can support a wife or that she can support him, and believes it will pass.
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Missouri Bankers’ Association
Columbia
North Missouri
University
J. R. Dominicker
Traders’ Bank of Kansas City
R. B. Price
W. @. Harris
Fulton
Thomas J. Leonard
Missouri Legislature
Rigid France Chauffeur Licensing Rules Adopted
New French regulations bar automobile licenses to anyone lacking proof of technical skill and absence of physical infirmities. Eyesight and hearing must meet standards, unsteady hands from drinking, and nervous fits disqualify applicants to reduce accident risk.
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France
Missouri Refuses License For Guardian Fire Insurance
W D Vandiver head of Missouri Insurance department declines to license Guardian Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg Virginia to operate in Missouri. The department cites the company as successor to Armenian Fire Insurance of Pittshore linked to an anti trust case prosecuted by Attorney General Crew. Armenian Fire was fined 1000 by the court and ousted from Missouri after failing to pay, leading to removal order issued after a court decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Vandiver
Missouri Insurance Department
Guardian Fire Insurance Company
Pittsburg
Missouri
Armenian Fire Insurance Company
Pittshore
Supreme Court
Attorney General Crew
Wee
Thoughtful Thief Returns Missing Molasses Keg
Two years after a theft in Hertsourg Poone county D M Quesiberrs lost a keg of molasses. Last week the empty keg was returned completing a long forgotten case and ending the mystery.
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D. M. Quesiberrs
Hertsourg
Poone Coounty
Death of Dr F W Allen A Berryville Doctor Died
The obituary notes Dr F W Allen died at his home near Berryville in Macon county. He was 71 years old and practiced medicine for over 50 years. He founded Macon college and led it until 1861. Governor Folk appointed J M McGhee of Grandin as coal oil inspector for Carter county, replacing Oliver Chilton who resigned.
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F. W. Allen
Berryville
Macon County
Macon College
Carter County
Folk
J. M. McGhee
Grandin
Oliver Chilton
Fire destroys Chapin post office and nearby buildings
A fire destroyed the Chapin post office on the Frisco line six miles east of West Pisins. The blaze also consumed the Towers Merchandise Store owned by W. A. Chenin and the warehouse of R. A. Eadle, with their contents, in the same conflagration.
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Chapin
Frisco
West Pisins
Towers
W. A. Chenin
R. A. Eadle
Baptist Minister Dead In Clarksburg At 69
Reverend J. K. Godbey a prominent Baptist minister died at his home in Clarksburg at age seventy? nine. He had served in the ministry for more than fifty years.
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J. K. Godbey
Clarksburg
Iie
Various Advertisements and Slogans from Local Trade Pages
A jumble of product pitches and morals from an early 20th century page. Items include Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claims for children, Putnam Faceless Dyes, Garfield Remedies and Garfield Tea, Defiance Starch guarantees, and multiple quips about work and luck. Names include Lewis’ Single Binder cigars and Peoria, Illinois distributors. The tone is promotional with cautionary ad lines.
Mix Soap With Dough In Continental Bakeries
A communication to the Association of Belgian Chemists warns bakers mix soap into dough, varying by product from bread to waffles and fritters. Defiance Starch is praised as safe for fine fabrics, offering strong stiffening with half the usual quantity for a perfect finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Belgian Chemists
Autos In German Army Provide 27 Automobiles For Staff Transport
The German Volunteer Army Corps received 27 automobiles assigned to uniformed drivers to shuttle staff officers during maneuvers. Tacticians praised the speed and convenience of the machines as they observed the mimic campaign developments last month.
Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Ear Remedy and Cure
An advert claims deafness arises from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh caused case not cured by Mall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Mall
F.j.cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggtats
Uses of Masks in North American Indian Traditions
A writer states that among North American Indians mask use began to conceal emotions. In combat masks hide expressions such as sympathy or fear, and awareness that fear is visible could doom a fighter whose feelings are betrayed to the opponent.
Postum Cereal Co. growth tale in new booklet
A fairy tale of growth from a white barn started Jan 1 1895 to Battle Creek Michigan’s Postumville. The Door Unbolted chronicles the Postum Cereal Co. rise, the Stratford on Avon style offices, lavish factory rooms, and commitment to employee welfare. The booklet, lavishly illustrated, is available on request.
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Postum Cereal Co
White City
Postumville
Battle Creek
Mich
Post
Lydia E Pinkham and Her Vegetable Compound
A historical portrait of Lydia E Pinkham born 1819 in Lyne Massachusetts. It traces her Quaker family's rise, her early teaching, marriage to Isaac Pinkham, and how poverty after 1873 led her to create a herbal remedy for women. The narrative covers the kitchen laboratory, pamphlet distribution, and the rise of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with family help guiding ongoing research and patient records.
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Isaac Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Lynn
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkhams
Empress of Japan Honored for Education and War Aid
The empress is deeply loved for backing women's education and funding schools. She personally funded hospitals and, during the Russia War, tended wounded, crafting bandages whose sterilized reuse reportedly boosted soldiers’ recovery through psychological influence.
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Japan
Russia
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
A Clinton street Napoleon Ohio resident says kidney troubles confined her for years and kept her from housework. She reports back pain sharp shooting pains poor eyesight and dizzy spells. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills she was quickly relieved and cured, with the makers selling 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Emmerich
Clinton Street
Napoleon, O
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
High Position for Admiral Brownson in Navy
Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson, recently in command of American naval forces in the East, is expected to be recalled to take chief of the bureau of navigation. Admiral Browngan would retire next year but is believed to stay at the head of navigation through the current administration.
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Willard H. Brownson
East
Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Browngan
Navigation
Philadelphian Witty Exchange At Low Saloon
A philanthropic woman recalls giving a dime to a weary wayfarer who admits he went into a high-toned saloon saying a man with only a dime has no call to enter such places. The quip captures streetwise humor from the Philadelphia Record.
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Philadelphia Record
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Missouri State News
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Putnam
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