Western Canada lands seen as wheat boon for US import era
A Winnipeg advertisement argues that a coming need to import wheat could boost Western Canadian lands. It highlights 12 million acres suitable for cultivation, free grants or affordable purchases, and crop diversity plus strong livestock potential. It notes Canada offers democracy and voluntary military service.
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United States
Canada
Western Canada
Winnipeg
High spots topple rolling stones in tense match
In a dramatic show, high scoring plays and solid defense powered a decisive win over the rolling stones. Key players delivered standout performances as the crowd watched closely.
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Rolling Stones
Kidney Flush Remedy Ad Claims Meat and Urine Relief
The ad asserts meat damages kidneys by forming uric acid that overworks the kidneys leading to various ailments. It promotes four ounces of Rad Salts daily as a meal starter remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys and end bladder weakness.
The Good Old Peony by Charles A. Gitchell
The peony, hardy and outdoor, blooms in May and lasts about fifteen days. It thrives in sunny southern land, resists winter cold, and yields blooms sold in New York and Boston at $3 a dozen. An acre can yield about $5,000 seasonally with strong demand around Decoration Day.
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Charles A. Gitchell
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Japan
Virginia
New York
Boston
Pushing Sweet Peas by Mrs C W Jennings
Mrs C W Jennings shares a garden method using wood ashes in a trench and soil cover to grow tall sweet peas and nasturtiums. She describes cedar brush support, weekly soap suds fertilizer, regular hoeing, and careful watering to prevent drying out and promote blooms. She notes soap suds as her preferred fertilizer for flowers and roses.
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C. W. Jennings
Window Box Gardening Tips for Front Porches
Practical guidance on creating window boxes with 8 by 10 inch dimensions, rich soil, and weekly maintenance. Recommends ferns in back, mums or ottoe in front, and room for growth. Suggests dwarf nasturtiums for large porches and lists pinks pansies and marigolds as suitable, with daily watering and thinning once seedlings reach an inch.
Kidneys Benefit From Early Care Says Ad
An old advertisement urges quick action at first signs of backache dizziness headaches weight loss nervousness and irregular kidney action. It recommends resting the kidneys with rest a milk diet and less worry to prevent dropsy gravel or Brights disease and offers a free Dean's Kidney Pills trial.
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Dean
Bright
Decidedly Unneutral in Exchange Over Bridges
Fragments show a comic dialogue where Mrs Knicker questions neutrality and Mrs Locker accuses her husband of destroying bridges she provides. The exchange centers on personal remarks and a metaphorical conflict rather than a reported event.
Potato King Promotes Seed Co and Early Crop Advice
Henry Schroeder known as the Potato king of Red River Valley advocates starting with potatoes for early success. The notice promotes John A. Salter Seed Co catalogs with sample seed packages and a mailing offer from La Crosse Wisconsin, plus a Sunday School joke about baptism.
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Henry Schroeder
Red River Valley
John A. Salter Seed Co
Mr. Schroeder
Price Schroeder
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Red River
la Crosse
Wis
Marine Eye Medicine Ad Highlights Quick Relief
Marine Eye Medicine promises rapid relief for red, weak and sore eyes with no smarting. Murine, produced by the Marine Eye Remedy Company of Chicago, is presented as a long-used physician practice product now sold by druggists in bottles at 50 cents and one dollar. A free Eye Book offers more information.
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Marine Eye Remedy Company
Chicago
Adv
Accompaniment Echoes Stage Jibe and Warning
A terse exchange echoes backstage with lines about eyes for the stage and a warning to beware the hook. The dialogue hints at performance nerves and a sharp retort within a theater setting.
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Laxative
Old time castor oil and calomel are rejected by mothers. California Syrup of Figs is promoted as a gentle, effective laxative for children and adults. A 50 cent bottle is advertised with directions on the label.
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California
Adv
Too Much to Bear in the Courtroom Scene
In a fragmentary courthouse dialogue a boy named Bobby explains his sister whipped him after his face was dirty, then washed it. The judge reacts to the child’s account in a tense, tense moment.
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Bobby
Sage Tea Remedy Promises Darker Hair for Gray Locks
An old home recipe Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is marketed as restoring natural color and shine to faded or gray hair, also claiming to curb dandruff and thinning. The ad describes applying the solution with a sponge or brush to darken hair over several uses.
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Wyeth
Adv
Mother Tongue Debate Echoes in Public Forum
A fragmentary report notes a heated public forum on language use and cultural identity. Participants include educators and local leaders who discuss preserving the mother tongue amid globalized schooling pressures.
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