Farm Cheap Land in Western Canada Boosts Low Overhead
Western Canada farmers endured postwar low mood with low land costs and wide acreages. Wheat and grain prices fell from 1920 peaks, but land priced at 25 to 50 dollars per acre kept production cheap. The ad urges homeseekers to use a return fare plus two dollars to learn about settling Western Canada.
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Western
Canada
Stern Canada
Prairie Provinces
Farmaina Vecanada
Paket Iberia
Manitoba
Atchewan
British Columbia
Stranger at the Bailies flat disrupts a small town circle
The narrator recalls Celia Warren visiting and moving into the Bailies flat, stirring rivalries among the girls led by Dora, Nell, and Sallie. Celia's vanity and flirtations disrupt friendships, as jealous plans unfold around Ted Loring and others, until Celia departs and the group returns to their old dynamics.
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Celia Warren
Livingston’s
Bailie
Miss Celia
Dora Barr
Billy
Barr
Dora
Yelia Warren
Delia Warren
Ted
Dad
Nell
Georger
Hampden
Dean Gordon
Miss Warren
Elizabeth Gordon
Cella Warren
Campaign to Improve Livestock Through Purebred Sires Expands
USDA report shows 5900 enrollees in the Better Sives Better Stock campaign by year end 1921. livestock owned by enrollees rises from 400000 to 750000, 56 percent of females purebred, scrub animals fall to 19 percent in purebred herds. Activity strongest in Ohio Nebraska Washington Virginia Kentucky North Dakota with Hardin County Ohio leading enrollments. Livestock owners in 548 counties plus Guam and Puerto Rico participate.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Nebraska
Washington
Virginia
Kentucky
North Dakota
Hardin County
Kittitas County
Wash
Belmont County
Grand Forks County
N. D
Ellis
Okio
Gallia
Lewis
United States
Pulaski County
Greenville
S. C
Guam
Porto Rico
Trevor Simpkins Finishing Affairs After Doctor's Warning
Blinkins notes Trevor is winding down his affairs after a medical diagnosis. The exchange mentions the doctor saying he is run down.
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Simpkins
Trevor
Blinkins
Long Sight Range of Human Vision Explored
The article discusses how far human vision can extend beyond the horizon noting estimates from forty-five miles to ten times that if the observer stands on Mount Everest. It argues vision may be limitless reaching to the farthest stars, with a vast mileage on the retina at a modest estimate.
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Mount Everest
Odd skating misadventure near the creek bridge
A narrator recalls skating a mile from home as a heavy snow began. He followed a creek branch toward a bridge, then realized he had taken a wrong turn and ended up about three miles from home in a strange experience.
Nature Looks After That It Has Been Estimated
The piece notes a warning that at current consumption rates the green plants of the world could exhaust the air of carbon dioxide in about thirty years if they were not constantly replaced by new growth. It emphasizes the need for ongoing plant growth to maintain atmospheric balance.
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Celia Warren
Ike
Sallie
Ted Loring
Ted
Celia
Nell
Dora
Jackie
Delia Warren
Nature
Woman's accusatory riddle solved in Seattle paper
A Baltimore woman who allegedly shoved her obstreperous husband into a trunk and discarded the key has reportedly solved the veiled riddle regarding her husband in a Seattle Post-Intelligencer item.
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Baltimore
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Feed for Wintering Sheep Delivers Savings Over Hay
The report states sheep kept through winter can be fed cheaply with straw and one ear of corn per day. This method allows wintering at lower cost than hay and grain diets, emphasizing frugal feeding practices for livestock.
Better Animals Better Sires in CABeS Mean Superior Stock
A compact note suggests that improved sires in CABeS programs raise overall animal quality. It emphasizes the link between advanced breeding and better herd outcomes.
Just the Boy for Papa in Pittsburgh Press
A fragment describes a man seeking an office boy with specific qualifications. The speaker mentions not being rich but young and willing to work and references Miss Millyans Edith. The scene hints at an employer deciding to hire.
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Papa
Two Full Moons In One Month Ties Old Theory Of Love
The fragment contrasts sentiment and realty with a line about true love and a father, then notes that a rare double full moon occurs about every two and a half years.
Prisoner-I Had Them On Judge Says
A terse courtroom remark suggests a defendant's claim of control in a case heard before the judge. The line implies the prisoner asserts an attempted confession or act was compelled by the court or circumstances.
Cuticura Pimple Remedy Advertises Ointment and Talcum
Cuticura offers a pimply skin solution with Ointment to smear on pimples and blackheads then wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. The ad warns daily use to keep skin clear and adds Cuticura Talcum for daily toilet use.
Horse Sense
A Lewisville Courier Journal item notes a figure bragging about “horse sense” while lampooning him for seemingly kicking at everything. The cheeky line reflects local wit and everyday humor in the paper’s column likely from a humor page.
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Lewisville
Diamond Dyes Advert Claims Easy Home Dyeing
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use for dyeing or tinting skirts dresses sweaters draperies and more. It guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running and instructs buyers to specify wool silk linen cotton or blends to the druggist.
Deaf to Entreaty over bobbed hair in Burtonwood parish
In The Excelsior Burtonwood parish magazine Rev A M Mitchell questions bobbed hair on girls and whether it harms the ear’s use calling the style a sin against the body and a crime against society.
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A. M. Mitchell
Burtonwood
Lanshire
England
the Excelsior
Theatre Eruption Over Ejected Patron At Show
An usher ejects a man amid a theater disturbance as the manager asks for clarification. The usher says the man hissed during the performance while the patron claims he only spoke to a friend and denied hissing. The incident unfolds in the lobby with tension rising at the Pittsburgh Press report.
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Sammy
Pittsburgh Press
Jud Tunkins Reflects On Early Pipe Smoking Patience
Jud Tunkins recalls his boyhood trial with pipe smoking and contrasts it with the endurance he later sought in his ventures. The remark highlights his self awareness and nostalgic look at early habits.
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Jud Tunkins
Fragmented Quote Sparks Mixed Literary Echoes
A jumbled excerpt juxtaposes flirtatious lines and Ben Jonson wit. The dialogue hints at tenderness and desire while pairing a cautionary quip about tyrants and tame beasts, reflecting a playful, eclectic literary collage.
Dogs Given Victoria Cross for Heroic Acts
The New York Tribune notes proposals to award the Victoria Cross to a cat rescuing a young girl during the Printemps fire, referencing the status of the VC as a military highest honor. It recalls dogs awarded in history Bob of the Royal Berkshire saved soldiers in Afghanistan, Jack aided at the Alma, and Jerry of Crimea received city honors in Dublin.
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England
Bob
Royal Berkshire
Jack
Alma
Jerry
Dublin
New York Tribune
I Am a Philosopher Says Elongated Frontispiece Gentleman
A gentleman with a notably long and solemn frontispiece declares himself a philosopher. He claims recognition is not essential to his contentment, insisting lack of appreciation does not affect him. The Kansas City Star recounts the exchange with skeptical inquiry.
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Kansas City Star
White Spots on Wood Cleaned with Mild Solutions
The article explains that white spots on washed woodwork are caused by overly strong soap. It recommends using luke warm water with milk soap suds or cleaning powder to remove dirt without leaving spots.
Tahiti Penalizes Delinquents by Forehead Tattoo Mark
In Tahiti serious crimes are punished by tattooing a mark on the offender’s forehead, a public branding practice reflecting colonial justice methods and local enforcement customs.
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Tahiti
Why Some Men Leave Home
A humorous London Tit-Bits excerpt captures a domestic scene in which a wife grills her husband about chores and security measures. The exchange escalates into a playful rebuke asking why he has spent so long below stairs instead of coming to bed.
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George
Wifey
London
Slim Missed Something Leads to Gloom in Leatherneck Note
A Marine recalls a bad day after the company commander bawled out the top while Slim was not present. The clerk had been reprimanded by the first sergeant several times, and his mood soured as he shared his frustration with a buddy.
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Slim
Man of Big Caliber Sent to Lead Corporation
The statement argues a strong leader is chosen for a company when they can enforce their vision. It frames the candidate as capable of steering strategic direction and wielding decisive authority.
Man Defies Odds by Marrying Reform Seeker
A remark on unconventional marriage spans tradition as a man weds a woman seeking reform, challenging social norms and highlighting personal change as a new union.
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