Immigrants prosper in western Canada claim
A traveling land man from Indianapolis reports on Indiana readers about settlers who moved to western Canada. Stories include N. E. Beaumunk of Brazil Indiana who saved $2009 and now owns 48 acres after harvesting wheat and oats. J. G. Smith & Bro. who went from a Lancashire cotton mill to homesteading near Wapella Saskatchewan and built a prosperous farm with cattle and machinery. The piece extols rapid land takeup, high yields of 85–53 bushels per acre for wheat and 60–100 for oats, and describes winter conditions, harsh temps, and thriving towns with elevators and grain markets. It notes voyages of 1,400 steer trainloads to England and urges Hoosiers to seek land.
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Hanley
Sask
J. G. Smith & Bro
Lancashire
England
Wapella
Moose Jaw
Lethridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Brandon
States
Moosenaa
Indiana
Chicago
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Canada
Nobel prize use eyed for Koch edition of writings
Prof Koch plans to apply his Nobel prize to publishing a complete edition of his scientific writings. Sir David Gill resigns as Astronomer Royal at the Cape after decades of work solving major problems, including minor planets Victoria Sappho Iris. Contempt of Court case ends with a fine for a public executioner in Darmstadt.
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Koch
David Gill
The
Cape
England
Cape Observatory
Sir David Gill
Victoria
Say
M. Martel
Henri Moissan
Cassius
Global Education and Clergy Notes Across Nations
The report surveys education and religion worldwide, noting Maine paying elementary teachers about 1.20 daily for 313 days, Germany’s 42 360 winter university students, Berlin housing 1 081, Kingston Canada opening a marine school with 100 master and mate candidates, and Cardinal Gibbons ordaining 1 256 priests in Baltimore. It also covers Rev. Poole’s NZ parliament election, Rev. Elliott’s death, Wesleyan hymn book sales, Oxford philologist Joseph Wright’s rise from mill hand, Tasmania’s William Moore birthday, and German university versus technical school enrollment shifts from 1891 to 1902.
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Maine
Germany
Berlin
Kingston
Canada
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Cardinal Satolli
Martinelli
Charles M. Poole
Auckland
N. Z
Joseph A. Elliott
Elliott
Fyzabad
India
Joseph Wright
Oxford
England
William Moore
Tasmania
A Perfect Hand in Postum Ads Explains Public Fame
A photo of a woman’s hand, praised as the perfect hand, was used by Postum and Grape Nuts without naming the owner. The image, titled A Helping Hand, appeared in magazines and stirred curiosity as readers sought the owner’s identity. The firm teased the revelation in ads to draw attention to its products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Social Life of the Farm
A discussion on rural social life noting how work focus and modernization isolate farmers. Rail travel, alien settlers, and tenancy reduce neighborly ties. The piece urges farmers to cultivate neighborly connections across distances to counter isolation and support family life on the farm.
Women Dominating Hospital Admissions Say Experts
The article notes most inpatients are women facing operations caused by untreated conditions. It highlights warning signs such as abdominal pain and fatigue, urges seeking care early, and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with a testimonial from Miss Luella Adams of Seattle reporting tumor disappearance without surgery. Mrs. Pinkham offers free advice and invites letters from ill women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warmne
Luella Adams
Seattle
Wash
Miss Adams
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cheap durable roughage rack used by State Senator Cook
A historical note describes a six foot wide roughage rack on posts, used for cattle feeding in Michigan. It highlights soil waste management, ease of construction, and cost efficiency, noting it prevents trampling of hay or straw and aids disposal by forking waste into the yard for manure, with long racks possible as needed. It also includes a separate agricultural tip about starting celery indoors in winter and transplanting later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cook
Shiawassee Coun
Michigan
Cook
Caudit on the Rebound in Columbius Dispatch
The column presents a playful dialogue fragment featuring Mrs Hasher and Mr Simm debating dinner plans. It lampoons appetite and stubborn responses, with a mock newspaper tone and a Welsh or European flavored setting. The snippet emphasizes humor over plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caudit
Shiam
Mrs. Hasher
Mr Simm
Columbius Dispatch
Cure of Severe Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
Lizzie K. Sletye of Selma Alabama describes four years with widespread eczema. After two physicians failed, using Cuticura Resolvent with Soap and Ointment stopped the outbreak in the first bottle and six months more fully cleared skin. She credits Cuticura with curing eczema and related troubles. October 25, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phrysicians
Lizzie K. Sletye
Jones Ave
Selma
Prompted Burnished Card Sparks Roosevelt Pause
A St Francis hotel encounter in the Francisco Chronicle features Prof. Jenks and H A Buck, with a bellboy delivering a card from a man who once met Jenks’s father in Alaska. Jenks asks the bellboy about the sender’s age, then Roosevelt’s representative notes the father’s death 37 years past and invites a future encounter.
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H. A Buck
Prof. Jenks
Cerne
St. Francis
Francisco Chronicle
Cornell
Harry
Dr. Jenks
Alaska
Roosevelt
Havana Limited Excursion Offers Week of Rail Ocean Travel
A vivid description outlines Pullman dining club and observation cars aboard the Havana Limited with departures from St Louis at 0 15 P M via Mobile and Ohio. It notes sailings to Havana, the Prince George, and arrivals in Mobile, with six month low rate excursion tickets and a sales call by J M Beall. The ad ends with an aphorism about drunken folly and personal responsibility.
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St. Louis
Mobile
Ohio R. R
Havana Limited
Peleamen
Prince Too
Havana
Viramship
Jno
M. Beall
Juicy Radishes Offered Free by Salzer Seed Book
Salzer promotes free radish seed to produce juicy tender radishes all summer. The catalog promises great bargains and surprises in seeds at bargain prices in the Salzer's Bargain Seed Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer
Seed catalogue notice from AL Salter Seed Co
An unusual field of seed catalogue claims to showcase enormous crops and fashionable seed items. The notice invites readers to obtain radishes rare Dorgan Dock and a Leontildicanual flower pack while mentioning AL Salter Seed Co. of Lock Drawer K La Crosse Wisconsin. It also notes social commentary on lumber price rises and promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria.
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Nimil
Dorgan
Hearn
AL Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Scandals Prompt Reflection on Poverty as Safety
A Raleigh News and Observer remark notes that amid high life scandals and immoralities, poverty appears the only true safeguard. The quote frames wealth as risky and poverty as safety in a morally charged social critique.
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Raleigh
N. C
News and Observer
Worm threat to Canada thistle praised by farmers
Farmers' Guide notes a caterpillar like parasite about one and a half inches long has appeared in some regions. The worm feeds on Canada thistle leaves and could help control the weed, prompting farmers to welcome the natural pest as a potential agricultural blessing.
Brown Tail Moth Spreading Across New England
The brown tail moth is rapidly spreading and present in nearly all of Massachusetts with abundance in parts of Maine New Hampshire and Rhode Island. It is likely to be found in northeastern Connecticut and southeastern Vermont within the year and could reach New York New Jersey and possibly Pennsylvania within ten years according to Prof T H Fernald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
T. H. Fernald
Nickel Plate passenger service praised for comfort and care
The See passenger service of the Nickel Plate Road is praised for passenger care and comfort. Colored porters in uniform attend to travelers, with clean cars, Pullman sleepers on all trains, and dining service offering club meals or à la carte at moderate cost. Tickets from La Salle Street Station Chicago. contact J Y Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams St, Chicago for details. Hypocrisy's favorite role is that of a fellow Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
la Salle &J
Chicago
J. Y. Calahan
Adams Bt
Chicago, Ill
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Offered by Druggists
A misread advertisement claims a guaranteed remedy for piles with a refund if it fails to cure in a stated period. The text includes garbled wording about itching bleeding and protruding piles along with a dubious claim and a price.
Olympia Man Recovers From Back Pain With Dean's Kidney Pills
L G. Gorham of 516 East 4th Street Olympia Washington says six years of severe back pain began after exposure to cold. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his urine became clear and natural within a week, with relief from ache and lameness. He completed six boxes and reports no return of trouble. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham
East 4Th St
Olympia
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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