Western Canada wheat crop and settlement prospects
The article extols Western Canada’s settlement potential, citing 160 acre free land for U.S. settlers, high yields of 20 30 40 bushels per acre, and favorable conditions across Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan. It notes booming wheat output with forecasts approaching one hundred million bushels and urges consulting Canadian Government Agents for districts and rates. Nearby humor and anecdotal scenes close the piece.
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Dominion of Canada
Western Canada
United States
Canada
Western
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
F. W. Thompson
Ogilvie Milling Co
America
W. Thompson
Winnipeg
Against the Public Interest My Proprietary Medicines Fight
A long vignette argues against laws labeling proprietary medicines The piece claims such rules curb manufacturers advertising profits invite pirates and destroy public knowledge It cites exchanges and anecdotes about legal reform pushes and a royal anecdote about the Prince of Wales offering eggs for a portrait.
Grape-Nuts Food Restores Health For Stomach Catarrh
A grateful man explains how Grape-Nuts relieved years of stomach catarrh and distress from other foods. He states he can now eat normally, with digestion restored, and credits Grape-Nuts as his sole food, praising renewed health and vigor.
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Almatt
Y Postam Co
Tangible Footpath Idea From Rail Line Trunk
A passenger on the trunk line relates a practical idea for a tangible object and the conductor notes that the road used to circumvent a hill. The deep cut costs the company $50,000 and two months’ work but trims running time by nearly three seconds.
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Chicago Tribune
Prominent actor guest amused himself with photos
A household recounts entertaining a well known actor who stayed with them. They gave him a stack of photographs and his own among them, which kept him occupied for hours.
Tangible meaning and easy mark discussion
A dialogue defines tangible as something you can touch and asks if that makes a person an easy mark. The response confirms touchability as the criterion and suggests calling a person a simple target when easily deceived.
Honeymoon Visit to Niagara Falls Recounted by Benedick
Yes, young Benedick recalls a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls. He says they walked from the train to view the falls and noted the crowd's attention as they strolled, remarking on the spectacle and reactions of onlookers.
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Young Benedick
Niagara Falls
Hicks
Not an Athlete Jigley’s son Struggles at College
A local joke notes Jigley’s son at college. The quip says he isn’t amounting to much yet. The twist reads he makes progress by spending all his time trying to acquire an education.
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Jigley
Bridal Path Jest Tests Wedding Prep Humour
A facetious stranger jokes about a carpet to heaven while a workman lays a bridal path from church to curb. The exchange highlights wedding preparations with light, ironic humor.
Where is Charlie Blower Studying Abroad
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes questions about cornetist Charlie Blower’s whereabouts and his study abroad, with neighbors humorously saying all advised him to go far from home.
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Charlie Blower
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dream Sign and Doubt fill Conversation in Home
A mother and child discuss dream signs and superstition. The child fears sleep after hearing that dreams may go by contraries, while the mother offers cautious guidance on interpreting such signs. The exchange reflects household concerns with superstition and sleep.
Keep Off the Grass Jumper Ray and Jimmy Call to Path
A brief note invites Jumper Ray and Jimmy to come up on the path where the air is finer and the ground smoother, urging them to follow onto a clearer walking route.
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Ray
Jimmy
A Sure Cure Jones What’s Good for the Tooth Ache
A fragment describes a dialogue about dental pain and a judge’s remark. The text hints at remedies and a half way walk to a dentist. No further context or names are fully readable.
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Jones
Smith
New Letter In the Alphabet Mother Teaching Child
A fragment shows a teaching moment where a mother guides a child through letters after g. The stray line refers to "The Old Whitwedge" as a humorous or playful punchline within the lost text.
Congressman Goulden Praises Doan's Kidney Pills
U.S. Representative Joseph A. Goulden of New York's 18th District testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills relieving bladder inflammation with noticeable relief by the second day. He notes fellow supporters and recommends the medicine, sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Joseph A. Goulden
Congress
New York
Soldiers
Bath
N. Y
Doan
Dean
J. A. Goulden
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Aftereffects Define Value of Experience
The remark suggests that experience gains meaning only through its consequences. It highlights the link between what is learned and how it changes future actions, decisions, and outcomes. This perspective emphasizes practical impact over mere accumulation of events.
Advancing the Farmers Interests Through Global Sales
Chicago packers send traveling agents to South America and Asia to exchange meat products for cowries or elephant tusks and other goods. They aim to enter all lands, speaking any language and using any currency, to expand markets and stabilize prices. The article praises Yankee merchant enterprise and the reach of American meat products.
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Chicago Packers
Sahara
Zanazibar
Brazil
Wise quotation on care and charity from Vanburen
The text presents a moral adage about carefulness and restraint, stating that a careful man guards his right hand and praising Wise's Cure as a remedy for throat and lung ailments, credited to WM. O. Endsley of Vanduren Indiana, dated February 10, 1000, followed by a note on charity and courtesy.
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WM. O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Itching and Bleeding Eczema Cured by Cuticura
A testimonial from Mrs. A. Elson of Bellevue Michigan describes five years of painful itching and bleeding eczema. After failing with doctors, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured her after one bath and one application. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain at 25 cents a bottle.
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A. Elson
Bellevue
Mich
Defiance Starch Guarantee Ad Promotes Refundable Product
An advertising notice touts Defiance Starch as the biggest and best money refunded, offering 16 ounces for 10 cents. It also claims refined sensitiveness without control interferes with judgment and promises permanent cure with a trial bottle from Kline at Arch Street in Philadelphia.
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Dr. i
Th. Kline
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Defiance Starch promises lasting better results and more for money
The ad copy touts Defiance Starch as giving superior, longer lasting results with more product for the price. It mentions various notes and anecdotes about humor and a Lincoln birthday theatre joke, plus unrelated farm rental notices and an actor story in the Lambs Club.
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Lambs’ Club
Joseph Herbert
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