Farmers Hear Dairying and Poultry Talks On CP Rail Train
A June farmers train tour along the Canadian Pacific Railway visited Brandon and other districts. Lectures covered Holstein milk production, Ayrshire suitability, beef goals, dual purpose cattle caution, hog and sheep farming, weed control, fodder crops, corn and alfalfa, weed destruction, and poultry egg production. Women’s sessions emphasized home nursing and garden beautification.
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Canadian Pacifc Railway
Fiied
Peters
Joner
Papstely
Manitoba
Dom!Mon
Mi'k
Helstein
Brandon Normal School
Esrentiara
Hale
Mort Disticts
Paimets
Lee
Mapitcha
Harrison
Black
Agricultural College
Salisbury
Prederick
Herner
Plymouth Rock
Mitchell
Crowe
Neipsl
Professor Lee
J. J. Golden
Cthae
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Thatuerers
Train tour pleases farmers with free CPR program
The text describes a CPR train tour greeted by brass bands and addresses of welcome across towns. Farmers praised the free transportation and welcomed demonstration farms planned by the Canadian Pacific Railway to promote modern farming methods in local districts.
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C.P.R
Black Ard
Baby's Own Tablets Aid Summer Tummy Relief
A familiar ad touts Baby's Own Tablets as a safe aid for infants during heat and travel. It claims tablets prevent stomach upset, diarrhoea, and biliousness, urging mothers to keep a supply at home and at 25 cents per box.
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Hove
Dr. Williams’ Medhine Co
Brockville
Ont
Actor Rivalry Sparks New Cigar Lineup
The dialog shows a taunt as an actor notes growing fame while a manager jokes the cigar launch should outpace the actor’s popularity. The exchange hints at a publicity push tied to entertainment fans and industry taste.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promoted
The copy touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as the best medicine to expel worms from children, claiming it ensures health unless worms are expelled from the system.
Keyhole plate device misdescribed as great invention
Fragmentary text reports a misdescribed keyhole plate for front doors and a distance test. Three men were injured in a rowdy rush to bury remains, with scattered dialogue about Pascer and Sanminenetized terms.
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Pascer
Rey
Grammar Exam Gaffe at Maynooth School
A Maynooth School girl during a May examination quips that the noun bachelor is singular because “they don't get married.” She then moves to speak with the head of the elats.
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Maynooth School
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills For Indigestion
A historical ad promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the pills regulate stomach action, restore healthy function, and have long been a standard, highly esteemed treatment.
Little Boy Question About Pushing a Barrow
A boy asks a gardener why he pulls a barrow rather than pushing it. The gardener responds the sight of the beastly thing causes desitation.
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Gardner
Jones
Fragmentary note hints at rivalry in portrait scene
A brief, fragmented description mentions a young woman and a rival, with a glancing gaze and hand-painted elements. The text lacks clear actions or dates but centers on a confrontation between two figures.
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He Younges
Word hunt in Gibbs leads to aeroplane doubt
A dialogue in the Boston Transcript debates the absence of the word aeroplane in a dictionary with a quip about checking the fly leaf. The exchange hints at linguistic variation and lexicographic gaps.
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Gibbs
Dibbe
Boston Transcript
Dysentery Cordial Promoted for Rapid Relief
A medical notice urges quick action against cholera and dysentery with Dr. J. D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial. The remedy is described as inexpensive, available at drug stores, and capable of providing relief before a physician arrives.
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J. D Kellogg
English Actor Feeds Hungry Passengers in Sierra Station
An English actor among snowbound travelers in the Sierras is first to a restaurant after the train halts. He orders a porterhouse steak devilled kidneys chops vegetables and Bass beer as his companions endure near famine. A man in the rear room calls out to announce the arriving Prince of Wales.
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Sierras
California
Yast
Adicrd
Bass
Bill Eo
Prince of Wales
Delicate Ralsery and the Chepnic-Telling Married Man
Nellie-Mr Hotchpotch questions a delicate form of RALSOry as Thy Chepnic-Telling remarks on a married man who does not appear to be in that role.
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Nellie
Mr. Hotchpotch
The Liar’s Mound Dyaks of Borneo Truthful Warning
Dyaks of Borneo honor truth by a curious custom. They pile branches to mark a great liar’s wickedness so future generations heed the warning. Passers by add to the mound and revile the deceiver, a sacred duty with supernatural consequence for omission.
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Borneo
Divinistion Observations Echoed in A Quiet Acknowledgment
A concise note from the Baltimore American reflects a terse exchange about perception and simple acknowledgment. The fragment hints at subtle social dynamics and a humorous concluding remark about the corn.
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C. P. R. Agricultural College
Treia
Chile
Arlington Go., of Canada, Ltd., && Fraser Ave
Toronto
Sovereian
Kitche
Mooney
Mooney’s
Minart
Siles
Emen
Canada
Canada Cement Company Limited
Herald Bldg
Montreal
McAndrews
Pwe
Andy
The
Minard
Linimert
Divinistion
Baltimore American
Les Ds
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