Farmers report crop yields and profits in Western Canada
Charles McCormick of Kenville Manitoba reports 100 acres produced 80 acres wheat at 22 bushels per acre sold at 90 cents per bushel and 20 acres oats at 60 bushels per acre sold at 36 cents per bushel totaling 2004.80 with 400.00 expenses leaving over 1600 in net. Thomas Sawatzky of Herbert Saskatchewan notes 70 acres wheat 1750 bushels at 90 cents, oats 15 acres 6500 bushels, barley 6 acres 80 bushels. he asserts Western Canada would have no complaint if all farmers did as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCormick
Kenville
Manitoba
U. W
Canada
Thomas Sawatzky
Herbert
Saskatchewan
Western
Women Lobbyists Are Most Unpopular In Washington
A satirical look at the three lobbying spheres at the U S Capitol contrasts the male and female fundraising and influence scenes. Women are positioned in a distant corner of Statuary Hall writing plaintive notes while male lobbyists mingle in the main corridors and officials dodge visits. A capitol employee recalls the blues caused by waiting women in black dresses and the resulting push to avoid engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Washington
Capitol
Statuary Hall
Postmaster General von Meyer Name Confusion
The Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer faces widespread misnaming as Americans drop the important “von” or misstate “Lengerke.” Letters and even elevator cards persist in honoring him as von Meyer, a habit tied to perception of nobility and grandiloquence rather than accuracy, with little remedy in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George von Lengerke Meyer
Meyer
Von
George v. L. Meyer
V. L. Meyer
George von Ji. Meyer
Lengerke
George von Meyer
von Meyer
Gen
Post Office Department
von Meyering
Washington
Boston
Meyer Halls
Cortelyou
Why Uncle Joe Cannon Clings to His Job
The piece frames Joseph Cannon’s driving ambition as a long public funeral at public expense, not the presidency, after a dinner with congressional friends. It recounts his career arc from early service to potential chairmanships and speaks of his imagined death during a session and burial at public expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cannon
United States
Congress
Hale
Maine
Joe
House
Anela Joe
Mnols
Pete the White House Bulldog Returns amid Mystery
Reported sightings of Pete, a white bulldog at the White House, sparked speculation the president valued him greatly. An investigation traced Pete to Tonas R. Stone, a veteran usher, who kept a brindle bulldog by that name. The original Pete died after a stress incident on 1 April last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pete
United States
United States Army
White House
Tonas R. Stone
Unreliable Chemical Experiment Reveals Lead Purity
A short home chemistry note describes testing white lead with a blow pipe to show purity, claiming pure lead forms metallic lobules while adulterated lead leaves residue. It promotes the National Lead Company Dutch Boy test kit and offers free equipment by mail. A humorous aside ends the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
National Joad Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Prescribed Cuticura cure for infant eczema
The letter from Mrs. M. L. Harris of Alton Kansas describes an infant with eczema on the face. After failing three months with a doctor, Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent reportedly cleared the condition. The baby’s skin became smooth and eczema has not reappeared by age two. The note is dated May 14 and June 12, 1907. The piece also includes a humorous Wayside Chat exchange about being thrown out of a saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Harris
Alton
Kan
Castoria and Trollope Earnings Noted in Ad Copy
An old advertisement extols Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with the familiar signature line. It also cites Anthony Trollope’s earnings of $500,000 and Pettit's Eye Salve first sold in 1807. Howard Bros. of Buffalo, N.Y. are named as the druggists. The text ends with a quip about fools being fooled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathera
Trollope
Anthony Trollope
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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Thompson's
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