125000 Americans Go To Canada In 1911
A House Committee report highlights excellent opportunities in eastern Canada for American settlers. Southern Alberta shows strong moisture and crop potential, with claims of six crops and favorable land, soil, water, and climate. Excursions and government literature are available through Canadian agents to attract settlers.
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House Committee
Washington
Canada
Estern Canada
Warner
Alberta
Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Western Canada
Faint Hearts and Fair Ladies In Frost Era Tale
A playful note on romance contrasts between bold matches and cautious suitors. It hints at unconventional unions and a clever line about the old financial match versus the valvular heart motif. The piece treads humorous stereotypes about love and fortune.
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Frost
Snow
Allen's Foot Base Powder Ad Delights Tired Feet
The antiseptic powder is shaken into shoes for tired tender smarting and aching feet. It eases feet and makes walking a delight. Sold everywhere for 25c. Free trial package available from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Far Fetched Tale Sparks Long Distance Talk
The piece mocks a far fetched story tied to tele phone chatter. It notes readers smoking Lewis' Single Binder cigars at five cents, contrasting with pricier cigars and suggesting saving money comes from being too busy to spend.
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days Claim
Four druggists promise refunds if relief is not found in six to fourteen days for any case of itching bleeding or protruding piles with Pazootint. The advertisement claims a money back guarantee and a specific cure period.
Hessenius may gain liberty after bond and Bertillon testing
In Cherokee district court Judge Oliver considers releasing Ernest Hessenius on a fifty thousand dollar bond if he posts bail and agrees to Bertillon measurements and photos. Hessenius, a wealthy farmer near Cleghorn, is jailed on suspicion of murdering his wife. The report notes other Iowa items including highway talks, railway interurban plans, pensions, and local incidents across multiple towns.
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Ernest Hessenius
Judge Oliver
Cherokee
Hessenius
Cleghorn
F. A. Seemann
Hawkeye
Dubuque
Sioux City
le Mars
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
New York
Boston
Iowa City
Davenport
Osceola
William W. Daniels
Henry W. Boynton
Toledo
John R. Reed
Winterset
Cedar Rapids
United Railroad & Light Company
Light, Power
Rock Island
Moline
Postal Savings
Cantril
Danville
Douds Leando
East Pleasant Plain
Grandview
Hillsboro
Linby
Middletown
Montrose
Sterling
Olds
Packwood
Rome
Roscoe
Salem
Sperry
Stockport
Wayland
West Burlington
Wever
Wyman
Yarmouth
Dows Driving Park Association
Morningside College
A. E. Craig
Thomas Carney
Oskaloosa
Albia
Joe Robinson
Carhart Hospital
Mapleton
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Garner
Walter Senders
J. G. Bowman
Iowa University
Clinton County Alumni Association
University
Supreme Convention of the American Nobles
Ambition and humor across a frosty urban chatter
A clipped, witty exchange contrasts ambitions with realist jokes about cooking, air, storage, and mastery. The dialog references Garfield Tea, Daw ber's wife, Frost, Snow, and a Chicago man, all in a brisk, period voice.
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Chicago
Hospital wart removal experiments attract volunteers
Physicians at Hahnemann hospital in Philadelphia advertise for one hundred men and women with warts to test removal methods. The rush of applicants has turned the hospital into an immense wart removal effort rather than a medical study, promising results for sufferers.
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Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia
Life Sentence Quote From Dinner tale
The Marquis of Queensberry recalled a London anecdote at a New York dinner. A peer tipped a taxi driver who mistook him for a House of Commons member. the driver joked about the next election. The peer replied he is in for life as he heads to the House of Lords.
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Marquis of Queensberry
Foulke E. Brandt
New York
London
Westminster
House of Commons
House of Lords
Coffee Hurts One In Three Says New Ad Claim
A New York hotel man recites nerve, sleep, and stomach problems after coffee. He switched to Postum and reports improved sleep and calm. a friend notes weight gain and heart symptoms disappeared. A woman and her brother also benefited. There's a reason.
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New York
Postum
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J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
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Hostetter
Carter
DR. Leclerc Med. CO
Haverstock RD
Hampstead
Eng
Pettits Eve Salve
Neal
Neal Institute
S. 10Th Street
Omaha
Ford Mfg. CO
Paul
Louis
Kansab City
Iowa State of News
Ent
the Commonwealth
Des Moines
Arle Gray
Wylie Pratt
North
W. D. Skinner
High Streets
Party Prohibitionists of
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National Party
Atlantic City
Ackley
Horn
Evangelical Association For Iowa
Cedar Falls
Sumner
State Board of Health
Doyd
L. J. Pentecost
Pacific National Bank of
Tacoma
Wash
Ole Jacobson
Ft. Dodge
Polk County
State Fair Grounds
Mayme Butler
J. F. Butler
Elkhorn Township
Knights of Pythias of
Hampton
Photographers’ Association of Iowa
Ottumwa
North Iowa Pike Association
Mason City
Park Inn
McGregor
Sioux Falls
S. D
J. J. Drummond
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Maquoketa
Post Office Department
Northeastern
Iowa Association of Congregational Churches
Ray Long
California
Junction
Missouri Valley Hospital
Modale
John ‘Reed
Clinton
Animosa
A. Lundgren
Charles City
Muscatine
iCatcher
Albert Love
Rowland
Alabastine Company
Grandville Road
Grand Rapids
Mich
New York City
Desk
Water Street
Dawber
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