Western Canada offers great farming opportunity for settlers
The article urges Western Canada as a golden opportunity for farmers especially in Saskatchewan and Lloydminster districts. It highlights cheap land at 100 acre homesteads with easy terms and the chance to add 160 more acres, citing a Saskatchewan resident who expanded from 25 to 109 cultivated acres and built a mixed farm with cattle hogs and horses. It credits government markets, predicts a postwar livestock boom, and urges preparedness to meet demand in Europe, asserting stock farming will lead to higher returns than grain alone.
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Western Canada
Western
Canada
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Aod Ita
Europe
United States
Dominion
Backwards Dining Lesson From Freddie
Freddie, youngest of five, is told he eats backwards by his mother. He ponders the idea as more plates arrive for the elders and tests the word by turning his back to the table. The exchange ends with Freddie confirming backward eating and footwear confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertising Ballad Fragment
Ad claims Allen's Foot Mase and Foot-Ease loosen tight shoes and relieve foot pain including corns and bunions. Mentions a trunk package and sales in Le Roy New York. Includes garbled lines about repeating rifles and a caption on a pretty woman walking down the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Fred
Allen &, Olmsted
le Roy
Pigeons as Squab Breeders and Market Trends
A guide discussing squab production with varieties like Homer Carneaux and Runt, housing methods, pricing by weight, and breeding practices. It covers breeding stock age, picking birds for vitality, skin color as quality indicators, and economical setup using an old outbuilding with a $1.26 wire netting flying pen.
Damp conditions harm young poultry health
Dampness risks trouble for chicks and ducklings. They should avoid wet drinking water and damp brooder or yard areas. Dry quarters support health and growth.
Inoculation Tactics For Valuable Legume Crops
Legume crops like clover alfalfa and peas rank among top farm crops but grow poorly in new districts lacking tuberclae bacteria. Use soil from fields where legumes grew to inoculate seed at about 300 pounds per acre harrow in on a calm day. If old soil unavailable use a pure bacterial culture mixed with seed prior to sowing per Dr. Ira D Cardiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira D. Cardiff
Washington Agricultural Experiment Station
Starting with live stock breeding cautions and grading up
The article warns aspiring farmers about starting in live stock without sufficient capital or experience. It endorses the grading up method using two purebred sires as a safe, affordable entry, while cautioning against overreliance on early strong results. It advises using a purebred sire matched to financial means to sustain long term improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mve
Ventilation Requirements for a Brooder Hover
A brooder must provide constant fresh warm air for chicks to breathe. A warmed box with no proper ventilation forces reuse of air and quickly becomes practically poisonous to the chicks.
Fitting Collars on Horses Remains Safe with Proper Fit
The guidance emphasizes snug collars with a hand able to pass between collar and neck at the bottom and sides to avoid shoulder injury. It advises careful fitting of the hames to the collar.
Liberal Obedience in Household Economy Dialogue
A playful exchange shows a couple debating frugality at meals. She asks why she must balance costly dishes while he asserts the need to economize. The humor hinges on exaggeratedly managing both ends of the budget at the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Free Sample Cuticura Skin Care Ad Claims Youthful Look
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products to cleanse skin, purify, soothe and heal. It promises creamy emulsions for clear, fresh, youthful skin and soft hands, with free samples by mail via a postcard request to Cuticura Dept. L Boston and sale everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Exclamation Apropoa and Civil War Era Punishments
Fragmentary account references cannon range over 30 miles and strong reactions. Mentions FITS EPILEPSY FALLING SICKNESS and an unclear company in Red Bank Minnesota with garbled phrases. Concludes noting many ways of deserving punishment versus escaping it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larue Tat
Borris Berm
Sas i . Ie Company
Red Bank
J—Ady
Freckle Cream Promise and Time Request Joke
An odd clumsy ad promises a double strength ointment to erase freckles within a short span. The tale shifts to a regiment colonel demanding the correct time, while a missing watch yields a paper time note. A whispered note mentions a nobleman’s romance with Gwendolet, creating a varied, humorous snapshot.
Castoria Astoria The harmless substitute for many remedies
Castoria is promoted as a safe substitute for castor oil Paregoric and other medicines. It claims to be non narcotic and suitable for children, noting its long history over 30 years and the signature of Charles H Fletcher as proof of authenticity.
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Astoria
Alwaye
Chas. H. Fletcher
Russian dye tragedy and coyote scare in Por tola
An old Princeton mill owner left a large keg of Russian red dye, burned by son in law, valued now at 509 to 1000 dollars lost. In Por tola California a gaunt coyote menaced residents, attacked dogs, then chased by school children and hunted by locals.
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Willam Jessup
Princeton
Charles F. Woods
Woods
Mr. Woods
Mrs. Woods
Indianapolis News
Portola
Cal
Thomas Darithy
J.hardy
Mean Suggestion and polished manners discussed
A witty aside contrasts Miss Gladys polish with whether it is demeanor or facial enamel. The remark then pivots to money buying friends, noted as valuable yet ultimately not worth their price.
Diplomatic replies steer talks toward continued negotiations
Eight subtle exchanges reveal the line of inquiry into a potential marriage. The judge notes the response is only partially satisfactory, guiding ongoing negotiations. She specifies future suitors must be handsome, brave, and capable, while a man deemed worthless unlikely to become an expert whittler.
War talk and spiritualist seances end quarrel at home
William Jennings Brean at a dinner warned of war, while a Miami husband avoided conflict by joining his wife at seances. He had mediums relay messages from his deceased first wife, gradually quelling the household's spiritualist idea and ending the dispute.
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William Jennings Brean
Miami
Sample Goods Policy Causes Laughter in Shop
A shopper asks for samples and the salesman explains the store has stopped giving samples. He notes that some customers had samples made into bathing suits, a reason that brings humor to the exchange. The brief item reflects a lighthearted retail anecdote from the period.
Public Eye Humorous Snippet Highlights Hbway's Spotlight Ease
In a witty Public Eye item, Hbway appears at ease in the spotlight while others note his fondness for publicity. The exchange pokes fun at his self-absorption and habit of escaping media attention.
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Homer—Carneaux
New York
Cathyra
Smith
Gwendolet
Carter
Ante Products Co
St. Paul Park
Juan
Savage Company
Drexel
Chicago
Genada
Spree Ae Swenee
Berwick
Bex
Weston
What Is
Castoria
Coyote
New Post Toasties
Sioux City
Hub of the Northwest
Rice Brothers Live Stock Commission
Chigago
Kansas City
Sioux City Welding and Machine Works
Brusseau
Mer
Coreth& WaterSts
Iowa
Zimmerman Brothers
Puarce St
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