Indianapolitan reports prairie success in western Canada
L. A. Stockwell of Indianapolis writes a January letter to Indiana readers about settlers from the States thriving in western Canada. He highlights Beaumunk of Brazil Indiana who saved $3,000, now owns 480 acres and saw wheat yields over 4,000 bushels total. Smith & Bro. of Lancashire started with $750 and built a prosperous farm with cattle, pigs and equipment. He notes many immigrants prosper, cites high yields and growing towns from Moose Jaw to Regina, and contrasts harsh winters with productive prairies seen from trains and land offices.
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L. A. Stockwell
Indianapolis
United States
West
Indiana
States
Han‘ley
Sask
J. G. Smith & Bro
Lancashire
England
Wapella
Neightors
Urey
Moose Jaw
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Brandon
Hanley
Moosomin
Chicago
Minneapolis
Finer Witter
Winnipeg
Canada
Fragmentary Note on Winter Work and Lands
A fragment mentions a long sleigh ride with nearly a thousand miles covered and frequent drives. It notes stone masons losing two weeks this winter, ongoing building in cities and towns, and advertises homestead land information in Western Canada via a Canadian Government Agent. It ends with a cigar advertisement for Lewis' Single Binder from Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Balzer Seed Book Promises Free Juicy Radish Seed
The ad touts rich, juicy radishes and offers to send free radish seed to readers. It promotes Salzer and the Balzer's Bargain Seed Book featuring bargains in seeds for a summer harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer
Balzer
Seed catalogue notice from Salter Seed Co Wisconsin
The notice advertises a special seed catalogue from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. It promises radishes and a bargain book free, plus a four piece reunion package with commemorative annual flowers, inviting readers to request the catalogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salter Seed Co
W la Crosse
Wis
Manhattan's First Paper Marks Mining Camp Boom
Manhattan Nevada's booming mining camp launched the Manhattan Mail on January 10 as a weekly newspaper with mining news editorials and pioneer sketches. Gold was first discovered April 4 last year, with the boom rising in the ensuing months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Nevada
Manhattan Mail
Sayings of Russell Sage on Fortune and Home Life
Russell Sage quotes touch on friendship family happiness and spending wealth. Phrases suggest home as birth place of ideas and caution about spending fortunes. He notes that a good wife is invaluable and dismisses impractical luxuries for workers while critiquing clubs for idle or wasteful youth.
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Russell Sage
Salt shaped humanity and global trade
Salt determined where people settled by the sea, driving maritime commerce and exploration. It enabled long voyages by preserving food, opening the world to civilization.
A Perfect Hand In American Advertising History
The feature recounts how a photographed hand in a candy advertisement became famous as a symbol of the Postum and Grape-Nuts campaigns. The owner remained unnamed initially, fueling public curiosity about the person behind the iconic image used on magazine back covers and later revealed in a newspaper notice.
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America
Postum
Friends of Postum
The
Postum Co
President Roosevelts railroad rate plan faces edits
Washington reports Roosevelts position on railroad rate legislation remains debated among conservatives and administration supporters. Friends say he wants an effective minimum court review, with amendments to satisfy Supreme Court standards. If rejected, he may pursue alternatives and push for government rate control with possible extra sessions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Ex Speaker Henderson Remembered in Dubuque Funeral
The funeral of ex Speaker David B. Henderson in Dubuque paused city activity for hours as bells tolled. The military guard of honor, six wagonloads of flowers, and a riderless horse accompanied the hearse. George D. Perkins of Sioux City delivered the eulogy. the G A R and Knights Templar oversaw services at Linwood Cemetery. The Iowa General Assembly sent representatives led by Lieutenant Governor Herriot and Speaker Clark.
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Dubuque
David B. Henderson
John C. Sage
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Congress
G.A.R
Lin‘wood
Knights Templar
Indian Marries White Girl in Minneapolis Nuptials
Ed Rogers former Carlisle Indian football star and ex captain of the Minnegota football team married Mayme Constance Ballton Roskovetch here. The bride is a white girl from a prominent family and Rogers is full blood Chippewa. He owns considerable property in the state. The wedding was held in a fashionable church in this city and attended by many close friends. Indians from Walker, Rogers home town, were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Ed Rogers
Carlisle
Chicago Banker Berthold Loewenthal Dies After 28 Years as President
Berthold Loewenthal, 56, longtime president of the International Mutual Trust Company since 1870, died in Chicago. The firm, renamed the International Bank in 1872, later consolidated with the Continental National Bank in 1898, where Loewenthal served as director until his death.
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Berthold Loewenthal
Trust Company
Chicago
Berthold Taker
International Mutual Trust ‘Company
International “Bank
Pan
Continental
National- Bank
Ntil
McCall Will Leaves Estate To Wife In Brief Document
The late John A. McCall, longtime president of the New York Life Insurance Co., filed for probate. The estate, valued at more than $20,000, is left entirely to his wife Mary I. McCall, who is named sole executrix. The brief will is dated February 1947.
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New York Life
New
York
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance’ Company
Mary I. McCall
Valencia disaster report urged coast navigation upgrades
A federal inquiry into the Valencia disaster recommends stronger Pacific coast aids to navigation. Proposals include efficient lighthouses fog signals, telephone and telegraph communication, and life saving stations at Cape Flattery and between Flattery and Frazier Harbor, plus an ocean going tug and patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Cape Flattery
Flattery
Plans to invade China top military discussions
Washington sources reveal the general staff prepared a plan for invading China to be reviewed by President Roosevelt. In a potential outbreak, up to 15 000 to 20 000 troops may be sent, with initial forces from the Philippines and additional units from the United States.
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Washington
General Staff
Uoto
China
Roosevelt
War Department
Philippines
United States
Ippines
Islands
Surplus shows rise in February federal accounts 1906
The February 1906 government receipts total $48,194,727 and expenditures $43,740,698 leaving a February surplus of $4,474,029. Public works rose by $2,744,400 due to Panama Canal payments. For eight months of the fiscal year the statement records a surplus of $1,101,304 versus a March 1, 1905 deficit of $25,450,768, a net year increase of $26,552,072.
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Washington
Carnegie Offers $19000 Toward Memorial, Nebraska Wesleyan
Nebraska Wesleyan authorities report an offer of 19000 from Andrew Carnegie for the C. C. White memorial building. Carnegie will provide the larger share if the public raises the remaining sum of 18000 needed to complete the project.
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Lincoln, MB
Nebraska Wesleyan Universary
Andrew Carnegie
C. C. White
Carnegie
Revolt Against Castro Alleges Movement Near Venezuela
Paris reports a revolutionary movement forming abroad against Castro. Information claims Trinidadian forces await arms and supplies before attempting a landing on the Venezuelan coast, signaling potential action in the region.
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Paris
Venezuela
Trinidad
Prairie Fire Devours Million Acres in Southwest Texas Panhandle
A prairie fire roared through more than a million acres of fine pasture land in the southwestern Texas Panhandle and just east of Portales New Mexico. The blaze swept east and south for two days and remained out of control under a stiff wind with fifteen miles wide.
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Roswell
N. M
Texas Panhandle
Portales
N2m
Ja. Head
Senate redrafts Curtis bill on five civilized tribes
Senate action on the Curtis bill to reorganize the five civilized tribes in Indian Territory signals a hard fight next week in both House and Senate as radical changes are proposed to winding up tribal affairs.
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Washington
Senate
House
Letters From Mrs. Mary Dimmick Endorse Pinkham’s Remedy
Mrs. Mary Dimmick of Washington writes of a decade-long female health suffering and ulceration. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with saving her life after avoiding surgery. The second letter recalls a prior warning of operation and praises Pinkham’s guidance and help to other women.
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Mary Dimmick
Washington
Hon
Lydig EK
Pinkham
Iiynn
Mass
Washington, D. C
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Xeon
East Capitol Streets
The Dog It Was That and Other Odd Notes
A reader recounts a humorous outbreak of delirium tremens in a dog and a quarrel about a dog bite. Jim suspects the dog’s odd behavior stems from drink, while a bystander relays veterinary input. The Albany Journal item adds a note: lumber scarcity drives paper matches to be waxed and rolled for rigidity.
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Jim
Albany’ Journal
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Henderson
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McCall
Valencia
Carneigie
Castro
Curtis Bill
DE Laval Separators
Beatrics Creamery Co
Lincoln
Neb
Pati
Wuts Rose Company
Beatrice Company
DE Laval
DE Laval Separator CO
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CANA
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Dodds
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