Canada Farm Lands Offer Strong Investment and Living Prospects
The article argues that Canadian farm lands rose 15 to 20 percent this spring, offering strong investment value and reliable returns through cropping profits. It notes rail access within 10 to 12 miles, government rail rates, and growing homesteader interest from U S settlers, with land still abundant but rising in price the longer one delays. Government literature and agents across the States can assist in choosing locations.
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Canada
Children Stage Indoor Church Play During Stormy Day
A stormy day finds children indoors enacting a church service with Theo dore as minister and Florence as the congregant. He directs her to obey his wishes and share or withhold toys as he commands, in a playful domestic scene reported by Christian Herald.
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Florence
Theodore
Christian Herald
Resinol Ointment Praised for Piles Relief Worldwide
An unnamed testimonial from Christopher Holmes of Brookline Massachusetts credits Resinol Ointment with curing twenty five years of itching piles. He reports immediate relief after the first application and says only occasional use is necessary thereafter.
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Christopher Holmes
Brookline
Mass
The Kid and the Goat Venture to the Lake
A boy leads a playful goat toward the lake inviting a companion to join. The boy jokes that the goat has just acquired a crate of sponges and plans to let him drink at the water. The scene captures a rustic, humorous moment.
Heiress Calls Out Forged Pledge in Foreign Baron Exchange
The heiress accuses the baron of breaking his word, while Baron Fucash concedes his foreign background leads him to use a certain amount of broken English. The exchange highlights tension over trust and language in a high society confrontation.
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Baron Fucash
Hamilton Wins 10000 Prize in New York Flight
Charles K. Hamilton, a frail but skilled aviator, flew solo from Governors Island to Philadelphia and back winning a 10000 prize. He started at 7 35 am, reached Philadelphia at 9 26, resumed at 11 30, landed at 12 45 in South Amboy after engine trouble, repaired a broken propeller, then returned to Governors Island at 6 39. outbound time 1 51, return 1 36, average speed 54.96 mph over 88 miles.
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New York
N. Y
Charles K. Hamilton
Philadelphia
New York Times
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Governors Island
Pennsylvania
South Amboy
N. J
Less Money Now for Whisky
New York report notes a two year drop in alcohol consumption totaling 110 million dollars. 1909 liquor use valued at whisky 566 million beer 898 million wines 107 million total 1.554 billion. 1907 retail liquor cost placed at 1.664 billion as population rose by 2.75 million. Per capita spirits use youngest since 1900. beer since 1905. Tea coffee and cocoa consumption last year highest since 1905.
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New York
N. Y
Bureau of Statistics
Missouri Representative Withdraws Attack on Judge Philips
Washington D C Representative A P Murphy of the Sixteenth Missouri district withdrew a resolution attacking Judge John F Philips. Murphy says the measure was not taken up as Philips withdrew from office, a step he partly attributes to Murphy's push. He notes responsibility for Philips retirement but few accept his claim as the sole cause.
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Washington, D. C
A. P. Murphy
Missouri
John F. Philips
Murphy
Philips
Railroad bill compromise outlined by conferees
Washington report states that railroad bill conferees reached an agreement now before Congress. Key points include a commerce court, a panel to study railroad capitalization, temporary suspension of rate increases during investigations, limits on short haul pricing, shifting rate reasonableness burden to carriers, and interstate jurisdiction over carriers including telegraph and cable firms. It also tightens federal court reach against state laws and limits raises after rate reductions. Penalties for sharing shipment data and shippers gaining route control are noted.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Commission
Telegraph, Telephone and Cable Companies
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thirty Five Dead In A Fire At Montreal Herald
A Montreal Herald building fire killed thirty five people mainly bindery staff and linotype operators. The blaze damaged the upper floors and a water tank collapsed into the basement trapping workers. Police Inspector McMahon urged a rescue as flames prevented entry. editors escaped unharmed.
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Montreal
Canada
Montreal Herald
McMahon
Police Department
Packers Defy Supreme Court Taxation Ruling in Kansas City
In Kansas City four major packing houses Armour Packing Schwarzschild Sulzberger Morris & Co and Fowler protest the 1910 personal property tax on finished product after a Kansas Supreme Court ruling. Cudahy and Swift made returns without protest.
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Kansas City
Supreme Court of Kansas
Kan
Armour, Packing Company
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Morris & Co
Fowler Packing Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Swift & Co
Good Wheat Prospects Reported in Ford County
Secretary Coburn of the state board of agriculture toured Ford county wheat fields and praised the prospects as nearly perfect. Ford county grows 74,000 acres of wheat this year with an expected average of 35 bushels per acre.
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Dodge City
Kansas
Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Ford County
Brookins Shatters Altitude Record At Indianapolis Meet
Walter Brookins in a Wright biplane soared to 4384 feet at the Indianapolis Speedway to break the world aeroplane altitude record, succeeding Louis Paulhan who had held the mark at 4165 feet in Los Angeles. The flight capped a national aviation meet following exhibition runs by the Wright pupils Orville and Wilbur Wright.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Walter Brookins
Indianapolis Speedway
Brookins
Orivlle
Wilbur Wright
Louis Paulhan
Los Angeles
Weather service for rural areas via mail carriers flags
Representative McHenry of Pennsylvania proposes a bill to extend the United States weather bureau service to rural districts. The plan would have every rural mail delivery vehicle carry flags signaling the daily weather forecast.
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Washington
D. C
United States Weather Bureau
Representative McHenry
Pennsylvania
McHenry
Autos Start on Reliability Tour
Cincinnati launches the fourth annual reliability tour of the American Automobile Association for the Glidden and Chicago trophies. The route passes through 13 states, covers 2851 miles, and will end in Chicago on June 30.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
American Automobile Association
Chicago
Saved Old Lady's Hair and Foot Eczema Hope With Cuticura
An elderly woman credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing her scalp eczema after two doctors failed. Her niece suggested the products and, within six months, itching and hair loss subsided and hair regrew. A separate case from Ellsworth Dunham reports relief from winter foot eczema after using Cuticura products for years.
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S. Ellsworth Dunham
Hiram, Me
New York Leads in Tuberculosis Bed Capacity 1911 Goals
The National Association notes New York state has 5476 beds for consumptives ahead of Massachusetts 2403 and Pennsylvania 2347. It says no state has adequate provision, though New York aims for no uncared-for tuberculosis in 1915 and seeks 35000 beds by May 1, 1911.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
New York State
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Colorado
New Mexico
New York
National Association
Try This This Summer Coca Cola Soda Fountain Ad
A vintage Coca Cola promotional piece urges readers to drink Coca Cola when hot or thirsty. It touts cooling, refreshing effects and availability at soda fountains or bottled forms. Readers are invited to request a free booklet “The Truth About Coca-Cola” and a baseball record book for 1910 including the poem Casey At The Bat and league schedules.
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Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball
Casey
Why Jones Was Sad
Jones learns his rich grandmother left a will and testament but mishears “testament” as his own name. Friends tease as Jones bursts into tears, finally declaring he is to have the Testament.
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Jones
Jenkins
Brown
Nearer My God A Child Whistles To Aid Johnny
A classroom moment unfolds as a teacher asks a student to sing while a girl suggests Johnny would be closer to the target if he whistles. The exchange centers on discipline and encouragement during a school sing.
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Johnny
Mothers Will Have Daughters Advertisement in Hudson
Hudson Ohio mothers receive testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregular and painful periods and related symptoms. The ad urges girls and women to seek the remedy, noting letters from grateful customers and offering free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Hudson
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
George Strickler
Hudson, Ohio
R. No. 6
Lynn
Big Assets Four Hundred Thousand CASCARETS Ad
An advertisement touts CASCARETS as the greatest asset, claiming 400000 nightly takers and a million boxes sold monthly. It promotes 610 CASCARETS per box for a week’s treatment and lists druggists as sellers.
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Cascarets
Millon
The Rude Visitor at the Golf Club
A diminutive secretary confronts a long driving guest during a summer round as the ball lands near him repeatedly. He complains but the visitor retorts that if the grass were cut the secretary would be visible.
Webster’s Work on a Forty Word Dictionary Plan
The article notes Noah Webster compiling a dictionary and describes his plan to assemble a concise 60 word telegram style lexicon. It mentions public praise for his linguistic project and Webster’s explanation of gathering a few words for quick reference.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Advertised Medicine
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a stomach liver and bowel regulator. It claims gentle action with tiny granules and easy intake and asserts no griping. The text questions whether a cow becomes landed property when placed in a field.
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