Wondrous Western Canada farm dream realized by Marcy family
After a long search Mr. and Mrs. Marcy decide to move their six sons to Alberta. They toured Arizona Colorado California Washington Oregon and Montana before choosing a Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta farm. They were impressed by prairie yields and stock potential and plan to relocate with a loaded cattle shipment bound for Edmonton market.
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American oil presses lead in global production methods
America develops and operates hot pressed cottonseed oil plants using superior machinery and processes. American design and construction plants are in use across Europe Asia Minor India and China, showcasing US leadership in oil production technology.
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America
United States
Europe
Asia Minor
India
China
Mercenary Principles Dialogue
A terse exchange contrasts ideals with money as the speaker declares cash deals drive business choices over noble aims. The dialogue frame highlights the tension between ideology and profit in a market mindset.
No Luxury and Patience Tested in Tense Exchange
A terse dialogue contrasts impatience with necessity as two speakers debate restraint. The exchange emphasizes endurance amid mounting strain, signaling a clash over time, resources, and tolerance.
Everett Defeating Deafness Feels the Veil of Wax
A late life note recalls Edward Everett's hearing loss and a friend’s joke about wax. Everett replied with a pun saying the trouble is not wax but waning. The exchange reflects a dignified, humorous response to aging and impairment.
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Edward Everett
Everett
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Bright Linen Results
Use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep table linens white and spotless. Available at all good grocers for 5c. A note on adversity and sympathy connects joy and sorrow as the column adds a moral aside.
Nitro-Phosphate Promises Health Through Weight Gain
An advertorial urges thinning individuals to use nitro phosphate to feed nerves and body cells, claiming it cures weakness and nervousness, increases weight, brightens eyes, and improves health. Caution notes it should not be used by those who do not want to gain flesh.
Johnsons Sail South Seas For Unknown Jungle Adventure
Martin Johnson and his wife Osa plan a long voyage to Australia and the South Sea Islands to film and photograph tribes in the vast bush country. They seek uncharted life, risk tropical diseases, and capture customs no white man has seen.
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Martin Johnson
South Sea Islands
Jack London
South Sea
Osa
New York
Australia
New York Sun
Paradise
Broadway
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Mrs. Johnson
United States
Solomon Islands
Reclaimed Theater Programs and Musings on Habit
Theater programs are cleaned by flattening 200 to 300 copies nightly then running them through presses to erase fingerprints. The piece notes how revived programs resemble fresh print editions. A quoted dialogue questions the scale of a trillion versus a billion. A moral on avoiding habit and idle musing is offered by J W Alexander.
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Popular Mechanics
Chicago Wild Onions Name Origin Debated
The origin of the name Chicago is debated with theories of an Indian word meaning mighty or high moral significance. Most agree it derives from the Indian name for wild onion, abundant in the area.
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Chicago
How Spain Honors Great Men
Spanish paper money bears portraits of great literary men painters musicians generals and other notable figures reflecting national memory and cultural pride.
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Spain
Deer Kills 365 in New Jersey Open Season Note
Deer killed in New Jersey during the 1918 season totals 365 across four weeks. The weight of the kill reaches 85 tons as the season is described as four days, one day a week. Moose numbers rise in Wyoming prompting talk of an open season in a few years. Minnesota remains the only state with an open moose season.
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Game Commission
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Opiates Harmful to Infants and Castoria's Narcotic Warning
The article warns that opiates harm infant development and can cause lasting changes in brain cells leading to imbecility and later addiction. It cautions physicians to limit small doses to one day and urges against nonmedical dosing by druggists. Castoria is safe only with the Fletcher signature.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Moving an Army by Rail Reveals Transport Scale
The passage estimates wartime logistics for 80,000 soldiers needing 6,220 cars and 866 trains. It notes a locomotive assigned to each train and illustrates the vast scale of military movement during war.
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Army Corps
Not Your Heart It Is Your Kidneys Promotion
An old advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney troubles, claiming the kidneys filter poisons and that the oil relieves inflammation, destroys germs, and restores health within 24 hours with continued use to prevent further attacks. It promises money back if the product does not help.
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Doan
Bright
Nebraska
Delevan Bates
Burkett
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Omary
Ares
Drineie
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. J
MIDAS
Perished with their riders recall of Comanche horse saga
The article recalls the Civil War era legend of Comanche, the lone survivor of the Custer massacre. Wounded seven times, he was carried by soldiers on a pole litter to reach camp, later discharged honorably. Indians stripped him believing he would not recover.
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Keogh
Cuter
Trained chimpanzee in glass-guarded cage draws crowd
Washington Star reports on a popular chimpanzee exhibit drinking from a milk bottle held by a guard. The simian lowers its jaw like a steam shovel to gulp water, then repeats the action as spectators, including a child named Mamie, remark on the animal's resemblance to a grandma.
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