Western Canada settlement ride in Saskatchewan Valley and Assiniboia
An letter to the editor extols Canadian government settlement districts in Saskatchewan Valley and Assiniboia. It cites low land prices, easy homesteading or purchase, strong soils, high wheat and oat yields, ample hay and stock pasture, mild winters, and ample rainfall. Encourages readers to contact government agents for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Railway
Colonization
Saskatchewan Valley
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Iowa
Mule on Snowshoes in Maine Tale of Pete the Mule
In Maine a mule named Pete received oak framed moosehide snowshoes to traverse deep snows. Courier Henry Caswell and Pete delivered four mail sacks from The Forks to Bingham through high drifts, completing a twenty four mile return trip to the cheers of locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock Darling
Maine
New England
Bingham
Somerset County
Henry Caswell
Forks
Pete
Caswell
Testing of Diamonds Methods to verify real stones
Three practical tests for identifying real diamonds are described. Boil the stone in boracic acid to preserve polish, heat in flame and plunge into cold water to check for cracking, and observe behavior in water with a dark cup to distinguish white light through real diamonds. A striped surface test differentiates crystals from diamond. London Express style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Express
What the Sultan Spends
The sultan of Turkey is estimated to spend at least 30 million dollars yearly. Of this sum seven and a half million goes to clothing for the women and four hundred thousand for the sultan’s own wardrobe. About seven and a half million covers presents and five million for pocket money. A further five million is allotted to his table. The vast expenditure is linked to a palace population of about fifteen hundred who live in luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Fifteen Servants to a Family in Japan
The article describes well to do Japanese households employing fifteen servants with low wages. A nurse earns about $1 a month, cooks $1.50 to $2, and meals follow a European or traditional schedule with breakfast at 7 or 8, a noon meat luncheon, and supper six to eight. Wine is the national beverage, and dinner arrives on small lacquer trays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Lausanne Court Rules On Key Incident
An Italian lodger in Lausanne kept a room key after leaving town and later failed to return it. She removed her trunk and was sentenced to seven days in jail for the offense, prompting criticism from newspapers as reported by Philp Jamin in the Chicago Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of
Lausanne
Philp Jamin
Chicago
Peruna Ad Forges Praise From Women Readers
Letters from women tout Peruna as a cure for catarrh and related ills. Testimonials from Miss Katie Klein and Miss Anna Prescott describe relief from catarrh, fatigue, and nervous depletion. The ad claims Peruna cures systemic catarrh by restoring mucous membranes, improving digestion and nerves, with free medical advice from Dr. Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Klein
Bartmer Avenue
St. Louis
Perona
Anna Prescott
Marie Coats
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Endian
Great Saskatchewan Valley
St. Jacobs Oil
Peruna
South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minn
F. J. Lynch
S. Division Street
Grand Rapids
Mich
Peruna Medicine Co
Mary Coats
Appleton
Wis
Appleton Young Ladies’ Club
Ohio
PJ. Lynch
Makers of
Wetmore
M. C. Wetmore Tobacco CO
ST. Louis, MO
America
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