Winnipeg Growth and Western Canada’s Grain Boom
A speaker at a Chicago banquet extols Winnipeg’s rapid rise from 2000 to 209100 residents in thirty years and highlights Western Canada’s grain wealth. He cites wheat moving to the lakes, magnifies arable land yet to be cultivated, and urges immigrant farm labor for empire development.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Chicago
Winnipeg
Deacon
Prairie
Prairia
Europe
Polite Bertha and the Dinner Conversation
A girl named Bertha attends a dinner with her parents and is told not to speak unless spoken to. After a quiet period she becomes uneasy and is asked what she would like next. She replies with a witty request to start asking questions.
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Little Bertha
Is Epilepsy Conquered by New Jersey Doctor
A Red Bank report credits Dr. Perkins with remarkable epilepsy cures and wide support from various observers. Sufferers are urged to write to Dr. Wm. Fens Branch 49, Red Bank, N J, for treatment information.
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New Jersey
Hse
Red Bank
N. J
Perkins
Ww. Fens
Ie Bank
Hustling Hearts and a Real Estate Breakthrough
In Manchester a quiet civil engineer named Millington and Gladys Nestle fracture stereotypes with a bold plan. She leverages her wealth and business sense to push him into a hustling role, transforming a hillside and plots into profitable lots. The success leads to a partnership offer and a dramatic shift in both their lives.
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Gladys Nestle
Manchester
Will
Gladys
Commercial College
Mill Inston
Mr. Millington
Miss Gladys
Hfe
Millington
Arcee
Glen Street
George
Swift & Morris
Lansing
Fred Bascomb
McClure
Wall Street crowds belie credit fears in New York dispatch
A New York dispatch notes crowded sidewalks and busy activity at the stock exchange with brokers moving offices and signs reading to let. A bystander observes no drop in business while a sharp office boy quips that the rush reflects fleeing creditors, not activity.
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Wall Street
New York Dispatch
Financial World of
New York
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Self Evident Disobedience and The Tin Can Lesson
Little Jack weeps as he explains Tommy Jones claimed a goat would eat all cans. Jack gathered every can from their yard and took them to the Joneses, only to find the goat wouldn’t eat one. Tommy’s mother warned Jack to return them or face punishment, and Jack claims he complied.
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Jack
Mamma
Tommy Jones
Joneses
Photographer Ignores Hat Sat For Expression
A photographer compels a sitter to adjust pose and gaze for a portrait. After a lengthy exposure the sitter discovers he has been sitting on his hat, provoking a comically angry reaction while the photographer defends the necessity of the pose for the expression.
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Aneriir
Castoria Ad Slogan Claims Safe Remedy for Children
The notice promotes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It urges mothers to choose Fletcher's Castoria, noting its long use and the signature of the producing company. The fragment emphasizes immediate trust in the product.
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Fletcher
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