Thirty Years of Farming Triumph in Western Canada
Samuel Larcombe of Birtle Manitoba marks thirty years of successful farming and a life of awards. From a market gardener to a premier exhibitor he amassed about three thousand prizes including the 1917 world wheat championship at Peoria and other sweepstakes. His work boosted Western Canada’s farming reputation and inspired thousands of fellow-countrymen while he recently celebrated his seventieth birthday on the same farm.
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Samuel Larcombe
Birtle
Manitoba
Canada
Larcombe
Moanitoba
Peoria
Devon
Islea
Guna
Winnipes
Dirtle
Amd
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
APS
World Happenings Briefly Told
Drought in British Columbia will force cattlemen to sacrifice half their stock. The King approves Sir Harcourt Butler as new lieutenant governor of Burn. St Pauls Cathedral needs repair funding of 2100,00 to avert collapse. Captain John Ross, 73, who piloted Maid of the Mist for 23 years, died. Devonshire to join royal commission on honors conference. Soviet cut sugar and four prices due to crop prospects. Unemployment benefits in Britain total 77 million pounds in two years. Great War Veterans' Association criticizes imperial department efficiency. Soviet note protests Allies for failing to stop Greek warships from entering Straits. Honduras sets aside 190,000 to indemnify German merchants over wartime measures.
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British Coumbia
Harcourt Butler
Reginald Craddock
Burn
St. Paul's
Vaihalia
Christopher Wren
John Ross
Niagara Falls
Duke of Devonshire
Canada
Foreign Trade Department
F. Ho Lem
10Th Regiment
Calgary
Corporation of
City of London
Ontario Rifle Association
Toronto
Great Britain
Focal Boards of Guardians
Memorable Highlander Jack Stewart Brings Empire Rail Gains
A profile of Jack Stewart, born in Assynt and rising from farm work to railway contracting in Canada, who later became a major landowner in Sutherlandshire. His wartime Rail achievements impressed Lloyd George, though Canadian Parliament resisted honors. A Gaelic-speaking Scot and potential Home Ruler, he embodies Empire service and Highland loyalty.
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Jena W. Stewart
Rotary
Canad
Miake
Jack Stewart
Bome
Assynt
Sutherlandshire
New Quebec
Assyut
Quebec
Knowlewige Fle Herd
Scotch College
Montana
Downing Street
Mr. Lloyd George
Stewart
Canada
Jack Ste
Jack
Hue
Lst
House of Peers
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Aids Children Worldwide
A leading worm destruction product praised as a boon to suffering children. The noted remedy is described as seldom failing in its effectiveness, highlighting its tested reliability in combating parasitic infestations.
German Government Edict Quietly Demands Editorial Conformity
An order from the German Republican Government threatens Prussia's provincial newspapers with loss of official advertising revenue unless their editorials align with republican demands. The piece argues public attitude cannot be altered by labels and compares the move to autocratic control redressed under a new banner, citing broader historical parallels.
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Prussia
Russia
Ireland
Oollah
Lusitania
Edith Cavell
Angel
Otlaws Journal
The Strike Problem by Richard Spillane
The piece argues that strikes harm the public and asks whether blame rests with employer or employee. It suggests the causes can be removed and urges using genius from industrial progress along with common sense and the Golden Rule to find a solution.
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
Mothers know hot months threaten infants with cholera dysentery and stomach troubles. Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co offer preventive and rapid relief, sold by dealers or mail for 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brackville
Qut
Cotton Base for Tower Using Cotton in Ancient England
The article cites an ancient practice of using cotton mixed with sand as a base material for a massive tower built near AtyLeasowe between the Mersey and Dea. It describes how wrecked cotton aided foundation strength against storms, and notes a remedy claim for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to ease neuralgia and lumbago with a warming rub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
atyLeasowe
England
Mersey
Dea
Thomas
Toca Warriors Decorated Saddles With Embalmed Heads
Before Spanish conquest the toca warriors adorned horse saddles with heads of enemies slain in battle. To reduce weight they used a secret process to remove the brains and embalm the head as a ghastly trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batue
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Endorsed
Myra Ervin W Stairs of Hast Water ville New Brunswick reports using Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry for summer complaints while raising a family of ten. She cites its effectiveness during cholera fears and for two children with blood in urine, urging buyers to insist on the original product from The Dr Myro Co Limited Toronto Gat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra. Ervin W. Stairs
Waterville
N.B
Elie
Doom Forecast Warns Europe Asia Faces Earthquakes
Dr. M. A. Nobles, a physician geologist and Syracuse University graduate of 1881, predicts 30 days of catastrophe. He says Southern Europe Northern Africa and all Asia will be destroyed by earthquakes with Europe near Budapest at 70 volcanoes as the eruption wipes out those regions. The western United States beyond the Rockies will vanish, Canada remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Africa
Asia
M. A. Nobles
Syracuse University
United States
Rocky Mountains
Farm ad seeks four men for work with plain terms
A Kansas farmer advertises for four men to work his farm offering three square meals and a real bed with fair wages. The ad mocks dancing lessons and piano playing and invites applications at the Stella Wigsin Place on Intervale Road. The piece ends by promoting Holloway's Corn Remover for corn sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Recorder Ag
Stella Wigsin Place
Intervale Road
Religious Baptism Law Proposed by Soviet Controlled Council
The Supreme Council of the Claret under Soviet control drafts a church law on baptism. The new rule sets the baptism age at 18 and requires the consent of the person in writing and filed with authorities.
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Balshevian
Hussia Fn
Supreme Council of the
Mitat
Five Centa and a Night's Lodging Prompt a Trade
A rough dialogue unfolds with a tramp asking for a five cent coin and the lady offering a coat or meals. The exchange leads to a plan for life support in quarters and supper. References to Napoleon and a flattery tally appear, alongside a Minard's Ointment for Burns mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tady
Heroism on the Corioulda as second officer drowns at sea
Lio, master of the steamer Corioulda, reported the loss of his second officer Angus J. Glasgow who was washed overboard during a gale on August 4 in Montreal. Although unable to swim he refused aid and ordered a rescue boat to save two sailors, both of whom survived. The second officer drowned in full view of the ship. Yellowstone Park measures 62 miles in length and 5 miles in width.
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Montreal
Lio
Corioulda
Angus J. Glasgow
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Great War Veterans’ Association
Victoria
H. 5. Beland
France
Italy
Dardanelles
Honduras
Republic
Dr. Obase
Pituptes
John Stewart
Minard
Pelewes
Leena
Richard Spillane
Philadelphia Public Ledger
DR. Fowler
U.S
Continents
Holloway
Napoleon
Gosalp Fa
Yellowstone Park
Dominion Express
York Belting Co
York St
America
Plonver Dow Remedios
Clay Brov
New York
U.S.A
Wrought Iron Range Co of Canada, Limited
King St. W
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