Trade Revival Across Western Canada in 1915 Prosperity
The article notes a broad trade revival in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with optimistic spirits and stronger farm finances. Record crop value over 40 million dollars. Winnipeg bank clearings and grain shipments reach historic highs. mail order houses exceed expectations. Western Canada shows improved debt payment, cautious expansion, and praise from financial press for 1915 and outlook for 1916.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of Business
Prairie Provinces
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Fort William
Port Arthur
Canada
West
United States
Europe
Western
Western Canada
Dominion
What Was the Attraction
A dialogue recalls a young man named George Macpherson who visited Ethel nightly for three weeks. After he stopped coming, friends wonder if his visits were to see Ethel or to hear their grapho phone records.
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Ethel
George Macpherson
Cured of Bright's Disease by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs. A L Crawford of Medfield Massachusetts credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing Bright's Disease after doctors failed and swelling and vision impairment worsened. She reports gradual improvement and full cure with ongoing use. Dodd's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents per box at drugstores. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets are also advertised at 50 cents.
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A. L. Crawford
Medfield
Mass
Dodd
Bright
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Familiar Surroundings
Grace wants her brother to take a vacation but he refuses claiming he would be lonesome away from his chiropodist work. Barry questions the meaning of the foot of a mountain in the humorous exchange.
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Grace
Harry
Barry
Eye remedy advertisement from Chicago circulates booklet
An archaic ad promotes Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago claiming to keep eyes looking young. It urges readers not to reveal age and mentions an eye book available on request.
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Marine Eye Remedy. Co
Chicago
Grist for Tough Gravy Stories From Michigan
William Alden Smith recalls a customer and butcher tale to illustrate how bad a steak can seem when compared to harsher conditions. He cites Riley at a new market who found a piece so tough he could not stab it with a fork.
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William Alden Smith
Michigan
Riley
Fortune teller hints at films for aspiring shopgirl
A fortune teller remarks that future wealth and fame depend on opportunities in movies for young women with looks. The client, a shopgirl, questions how she could become rich and famous, while the seeress notes the uncertain future but notes cinema offers chances.
By Contrast Readings Stir Daily Life Reflections
A brief dialogue notes daily poetry as counter to harsh life. One reader discusses Dante’s Inferno and its stark vision of the possible hereafter, while another notes the work’s sobering yet stimulating impact on mood.
Modest Disclaimer and Cultural Banter in Parlor Exchange
A visitor remarks on the host's culture and books about him. The mil lonaire deflects praise, noting the color scheme is his wife’s but accepts the compliment with modest humor in a genteel drawing room scene.
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Millonaire
Debt arrest echoes through history in quotes
The piece notes that not many years ago men were commonly arrested for debt and adds that even today many are pinched for money, reflecting on ongoing financial strain.
Gastronomic Genius in the Woman's Page Recipes
Grinne appears as an eccentric culinary mind praised in the Youngstown Telegram. Barret questions Grinne's identity while noting he writes recipes for the woman's page.
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Grinne
Barret
Woman's Page
Youngstown Telegram
Deviled Crabs Linked to Mood Shift in Humor Column
In a light exchange, Henry asks if diet affects feelings and Parker replies yes sometimes. Parker quips he ate deviled crabs last night and felt like a resident of Hades the next day.
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Henry
Parker
Hades
He Was All In At The Club Dinner
A humorous exchange unfolds at the club dinner as Gayboy-Why explains he was too full to speak while Highball quips about being unable to utter a speech after the event.
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Gayboy
What is it brings win to ladies during rough weather
A lively quiz game titled What is it? captivates a ladies group amid rough weather. Contestants guess items from clues as hosts keep pace with the blustery day. The winner receives a small prize and the crowd enjoys light refreshments.
Contempt Payment Tale From General Marston Courtroom
The anecdote recounts Gen. Gilman Marston paying contempt fines in a New Hampshire courtroom. A sequence of lawyers faced penalties for contempt, until Marston declares he has twice as much contempt as any man and pays two ten dollar bills to the clerk.
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Gilman Marston
New Hampshire
General Marston
Earston
Through College He Worked His Way to a Job
A dialogue notes optimism about future employment. The speaker remarks on a person’s ability to secure work, highlighting the fact he supported himself through college and now pursues job prospects. The tone is practical and forward looking.
Prosperous Locals Comment On Young Plodgett
An old resident remarks that the young Plodgett has prospered in the city and earns a fancy salary. He notes the contrast with his humble past, when he wandered Hicksville in a shirt and overalls and now returns home riding the hotel bus from the depths.
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Plodgett
Hicksville
Fashion and football gear shape a player’s image
A witty exchange notes that clothes influence behavior. The observant person quips that padded football gear makes a player more prone to enjoy newspaper photo opportunities, implying attire affects public perception and self-presentation.
Movie Operator Pleads Excuse For Lost Ending
A manager reproaches a motion picture operator for running a feature too fast. The operator admits speeding up the film to see the ending for the first time and expresses contrition.
Pa Discusses Patriotism With Boy
A father explains patriotism to his son noting that all citizens may love their country but few act with visible respect as if long married to it. The dialogue sketches civic virtue and public duty in simple terms.
Right in Line Indiv idual Gourd Note
A Louisville Courier Journal quote shows a farmer offering a drink from a bucket but insisting on strict sanitary practice and selecting an individual gourd for the customer in a humorous, folksy exchange.
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Louisville Courier: Journal
Orator Impresses Quiet Crowd Amid Parrot Store Echoes
A conversation recalls an eloquent speaker who remained unflustered as women in the audience chatted during his address. The speaker also once ran a parrot shop, a curious detail audiences remembered.
Theatergoer Shares Pain Over Tight Shoes
A theatergoer laments discomfort from tight shoes, noting a ten year wait between acts and expressing it may be the last time they attend with such footwear. The remark highlights fashion and comfort clash in the venue.
The Natural Inference Stages Will Power Remark
A brief dialogue recalls Dubhwaite who quit smoking after twenty years and is then questioned about his cause of death.
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Dubhwaite
Customer and waiter clash over a steak at dinner
A diner complains the steak is inedible while the waiter insists it is “all right.” The dispute centers on a meal quality issue and the server defends the kitchen.
Wintering geraniums three methods for the cellar
The article outlines three keep over winter options for geraniums: pot storage with dry soil at cool temperatures. hanging rooted masses in the cellar after lifting in November. and taking cuttings in fall to root in sand for potted plants. It notes to avoid moisture, provide dormancy, and use greenhouse storage if possible.
Protecting Bulbs From Winter Thaw and Frost
Garden advice explains covering bulb beds with six to eight inches of coarse manure or hay to slow thawing and preserve frozen soil. Repeated freeze thaw cycles rupture plant tissues and loosen bulbs. keep ground frozen and raised to prevent heaving. Leaves are a good optional covering for bulbs when available.
Some Hardy Evergreens
Winter evergreen trees and shrubs bring warmth and color to gardens. Laurels grow rapidly offering shelter and cheer with dark green foliage. Rotundifolius and Latifolia are the best laurels, hardier than the common laurel which suffers in extreme climates.
Inside cleansing with hot phosphate water each morning
A health ad urges daily intake of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises renewed vitality and a feeling similar to youth by removing internal poisons and toxins.
Life in foreign countries compared with home life
An enthusiastic young woman asks about life abroad while Mr. Duthwaite replies that it depends on many details. He notes that presently foreign life is full of horrors, so he prefers reading about life at home.
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Mr. Duthwaite
Painless Method Punting Riff on Hanging Art
A witty exchange questions why the art committee did not hang a picture. Criticus quips that electrocution would be less painful for the artwork, underscoring a caustic gallery joke about standards.
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DeAuber
Criticus
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