Homesteader Advances in Western Canada Rail Access
Benito Manitoba November 26 1906 a Swan River Valley settler recalls homesteading in 1900. By 1906 he reports 80 acres in crop with 65 in wheat yielding 850 bushels and 15 in oats yielding 855 bushels plus a stack for feed. Receipts total 1 072 05 while expenses include seed blue stone binder twine hired help and threshing leaving a balance of 4 530 76. He notes railway proximity improving prospects and urges seekers to contact Canadian Government Agents for low railway rates to free homesteads.
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Benito
Manitoba
Swan River Valley
Meridan
Western
Canada
Ghostly disturbances shook Kirkwall and cathedral trees felled
Reports from Kirkwall Orkney describe a haunting incident near St Magnus cathedral during curfew duties and a mysterious figure. Daybreak found twenty trees in front of the cathedral cut down while police investigate amid moonlit quiet. A second note touts Curecura remedies claiming swift skin ailment cure for a child after measles.
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Kirkwall
Orkney
London Daily Mall
St. Magnus Cathedral
Burgh
Woman Lobster Catcher Emerges in Maine
Mrs. Kate Wilson operates a four horsepower powered lobster boat and is noted as the state’s only woman professional lobster catcher. Her venture shows promise as she builds a business in Maine waters.
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Kate Wilson
Maine
Wilson
Tonic for Mothers Dr Williams Pink Pills Safe Remedy
Mrs. M J Wight of Auburn Maine reports relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for post partum weakness and later rheumatic pain. She says the pills strengthened her, aided recovery after childbirth, and helped settle health quickly, with continued use as a tonic. All druggists sell them or they can be mailed at 50 cents a box or two boxes for 2 50 from The Williams Medicine Co Bohemian University NY.
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Williams ‘Edicine
Pany
Bohenectady
N.Y
Young Trapper Woodbury Moore Captures Coyotes and Fur
The Denver News notes Woodbury Moore of Kendall, age 14, as the country’s youngest successful trapper. He collected bounty on ten coyote pelts and, over winter, trapped ten badgers, 80 muskrats, 12 skunks and about $50 worth of mink furs while trapping independently without adult help. The piece also praises laundering impact on textiles and endorses Defiance Starch for strong, non thickening stiffening.
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Woodbury
Ancient Lake Canoe Unearthed In Somersetshire Work Site
A workman clearing a deep bog in Somersetshire England uncovered an oak canoe likely from an ancient lake dweller. The 20 feet 6 inch long and 2 feet 10 inch wide boat is in fairly good preservation and resembles a modern punt in appearance.
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Somersetshire
England
Port of New South Wales at Newcastle Grows as Coal Hub
Newcastle, N S W emerges as a major port with 80 000 residents and rail and sea links to Sydney. Last year 1 779 ships entered or cleared with 2 768 401 tons carried. Labor troubles hinder progress while Defiance Starch boasts superior value with one third more starch per package.
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New South Wales
Newcastle
Sydney
The Rise of the Modern Country Man in Progressive Era
The piece argues the rural dweller has shed rural caricature and gained urban influence. It notes towns embrace technology, libraries, schools, and newspapers, reshaping farmers into informed citizens with national concerns. The rustic citizen is described as educated, worldly, and ready for leadership.
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March of Progress
Health crank Dr Bismuth tests sausages with stetho scope
Webb asks why Dr Bismuth will not buy sausages without testing each link with a stetho scope. He quips the doctor tests to hear if they grunt or bark, calling him the greatest health crank.
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Cobb Webb
When You Are Praised By A Hard Man
The quote notes that praise from someone you cannot help confirms the praise is not flattery. It contrasts prosperity as a teacher with adversity as the greater teacher, and says possession pamps the mind while privation trains and strengthens it.
Suffolk publisher touts Doan’s Kidney Pills cure
J D Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia reports passing 20 pounds of gravel over two to three years during kidney trouble and says since using Doan’s Kidney Pills three years ago he has not passed a stone. He notes prior gravel attacks caused severe pain and other kidney symptoms. He claims Doan’s is a fine kidney tonic and mentions a box with 14 stones as proof. Set for sale by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. D. Daughtrey
Suffolk
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Man Expert Milliner and Foot Ease Ad
London expert hails Charles Manners as a premier amateur milliner with skills rivaling French models. Allen’s Foot-Ease powder advertised to cure painful feet ingrown nails and sweating feet, promising comfort and easy shoe wear. Trial package offered free. address Le Roy New York.
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Charles Manners
London
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Humility in Noble Minds Quote by Feitham
A succinct quotation states humility dwells with men of noble minds attributed to Feitham, reflecting a moral ideal.
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Feitham
The Sin of Untruth Reported by Absconding Treasurer
The absconding treasurer was seen looking over papers and lamented that newspapers reported him in Atlanta Denver and Portland simultaneously. He chose not to pursue public redress after reflection.
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Atlanta
Denver
Portland
Conscience Highest of All Victor Hugo Courts
A compact reflection on conscience as a supreme authority attributed to Victor Hugo's figure, presenting the notion that inner moral law overrides external judgment in human affairs. The line casts conscience as guiding principle.
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Victor
Hugo
Parvenu Seeks Opera Singer For Sleeping Child
A parvenu replies to a doctor asking if all methods to soothe a child were tried. The dialogue suggests using a lullaby and proposes hiring an opera singer to soothe the child.
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Parvenu
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