Women Farm In Western Canada On Easy Street
The article profiles women who run farms in Western Canada thriving on fertile land and good climate. It highlights May Hazlett in Sas katchewan and Mrs. Mary J. Blackburn of Hardisty, recounting their journeys from tenants and settlers to successful dairy operators. It also tells of two Manitoba sisters who expanded from a mortgaged 160 acres to a 1,120 acre farm with substantial livestock, demonstrating a growing female-led farming movement and urging readers to request the pamphlet Canada West.
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Canada
May Hazlett
Touchwood Hills
Saskatchewan
Miss Hazlett
Vimy Ridge
Miss
Blackburn
Oak Lake
Manitoba
Western Canada
Canada West
Huntington
Maple Grove
Huntington County
Brownstown
Henry Merrill
Merrill
Indianapolis
McCray
Albert Einicke
Terre Haute
Einicke
Clay City
Libertyville
Jasonville
Rosedale
Clinton
Farmersburg
Shellburn
Riley
Isaiah Moore
Linn D. Hay
Harriet E. Evans
Mexico
Moore
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
East Chicago
King Callahan
Frank Callahan
Mike Untri
Crites
Mike
Newcastle
Henry County
Adah Granger
Mary Caldwell
Granger
Caldwell
New Albany
Ellen Jones
Pardons Board
William Tet. Donovan
Bloomingdale
Parke County
Donovan
Montgomery County
Delberta Williams
Muncie
A. B. Anderson
Indianapoulis
Thomas V. Miller
Delaware County
Tom Miller
Anderson
Noblesville
Indiana
Greencastle
Tri Psi
Mothers’ Organization
College Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Butler College
Franklin College
DePauw University
Barrage From Washington Fades After A Favor Ask
In a humorous exchange a man recalls asking his congressman to resign after a disliked piece of legislation. He notes the congressman sent speeches by franking and he regrets making his existence known.
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Barrage
Washington
Goodyear
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertise at Grocers
The note promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product use and claims dazzling results for baby dresses. It urges readers to try it themselves and mentions availability at all good grocers.
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Baby
Two of a Kind. Artillery Rookie Enlists Gentle Horse
A rookie artilleryman asks for a gentle horse for his first horsemanship lesson. The stable sergeant notes the animal is unbroke and suggests starting together so the rookie learns alongside a suitable mount.
Tanlac Restores Health Says Omaha Man
W S Meadville of 7604 North Twenty-ninth St Omaha Nebraska credits Tanlac with curing severe liver and kidney trouble back and side pains and long bed rests. He reports quick improvement and lasting benefit after taking Tanlac which is sold by all good druggists.
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Tanlac
W. S. Meadville
North Twenty-ninth St
Omaha
Neb
How They Came Benham Relays for Eggs
Mrs Benham notes both hens laid again and Benham confirms the birds are laying in relays. The lighthearted item highlights a farmstead scene with a playful exchange about egg production.
Bayer Aspirin Directions Ad Promotes Safe Use
An advertisement urges taking aspirin only as directed by Bayer and following package directions for Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It notes the Bayer Cross as a safety stamp and claims aspirin has been prescribed for over twenty one years.
Cleaning Tip Ad Promotes Red Cross Ball Blue
A vintage advertisement extols snowy white clothes after a hard day of work and recommends Red Cross Ball Blue as the effective wash aid.
Romance in Chinese Literature and the Foot Binding Tale
J P Donovan notes the historical beauty ideal of small feet in China, tracing the origin of foot binding to Yao Niang the emperor Li Yu’s concubine who had gold lily flowers made to walk on and reportedly had her feet bound to three inches to resemble a lily bud.
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J. P. Donovan
Forum
England
Yao Niang
Li Yu
Barber in Trouble Over Attendant Fits
A Birmingham Age-Herald item describes a barber who shaves customers while suffering a fit in the rear. The proprietor defends Bill as a good worker, noting fits began only after women started to come in for hair bobbing.
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Bill
Birmingham Age-Herald
Germ collections aid investigators at British research council
European and American institutions preserve living germs for study with a national collection guiding doctors to obtain specific strains. The British arrangement at the Lister Institute joins Pasteur Paris and New York Vienna efforts, with ongoing updates and donor details in the catalogue. Rheumatism beliefs persist in folk lore, from potato charms in Holland to hare foot amulets in England and wood ash in Cornwall, while a 1742 manual once prescribed gunpowder milk cures for rheumatic fever.
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British Medical Research Council
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Museum of Natural History
New York
Vienna
Lister Institute
Holland
Midlands
England
Up and early Bill reveals quiet cough tells footsteps
Two friends share a hotel morning with a playful exchange. One wakes early and returns for breakfast where his friend teases him about being up early. The punchline reveals the joke that his cough betrays the distinct sound of his steps.
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Bill
Jim
Halo on a Girl's Head Becomes Banner of Marriage
A courtship tale notes the halo seen on a girl's head during courting grows into a bon net after marriage, signaling vows and lasting bond.
Ain't It the Truth Halloo Old Top
Bertie jokes with Jack about missing a train. Jack explains the rear lights vanished as he reached the platform. He laments that a married man who misses the last train always catches it.
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Bertie
Jack
The Simple Life Morality Stamp No Longer Offered
A desentimental note observes that no one preaches the virtue of poverty as moral discipline, instead labeling it the simple life.
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Western
Washington, D. C
United States
France
Arlington National Cemetery
John Keller
Three Hundred and Tenth Infantry
Mamie Myler
East Tenth Street
Evansville
Boys’ Club Federation
Claypool Hotel
New England
Vincennes
Ralph Mussman
Vincennes State Bank
Knox
Charles
Nossette
American Surety Company
Marion
Grant County
Culla J. Yayhinger
State Senate
Alfred Hogston
Vayhinger
Hogston
Madison Road
George Lang
South East Street
John Kranzer
Iowa Street
William Beville
Producers’ Commission Association
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
David L. Swanson
Chicago
Farmers’ Federation
Indiana Department of the Disabled American Veterans of the Word War
Lincoln
Lafayette
Hammond
Inland Steel
Steel and Tube
Block
Inland
Clayton Mark
Brier Hill
Midvale
Lackawanna
Youngstown Steel
Bethlehem
Shank
Republican State Central Committee
Lawrence Lyons
Brook
Bloomington
Noble Henderson
Henderson
Carl Verguson
Bayer
Louisville Courier-Journal
Europe
The
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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