Who's Got the Money in Western Canada Farming?
A Calgary Magnet reprint argues Western Canada farmers created wealth from grain cattle hogs and crops in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It cites wheat flax barley starch and dairy outputs valued in millions, defining money as hard cash from farm production and urging readers to recognize farm earnings over real estate or stock options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Manftoba
Tiense
Lve
Fastaine
California
Washington
European War Milestones From July 1915 Reports
A summary of events a year earlier: Russian retreat across the Vistula at Ivangorod, German and Austro‑German offensives on multiple fronts, British and American naval losses, and strategic shifts around Warsaw, Goritz, and the Isonzo, with submarine activity and civilian evacuations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vistula
Ivangorod
Souchez
la Pietre Forest
King of
Italy
Goritz
Rubenia
Warsaw
Random Bits From a Public Ledger and News Summary
A miscellany reports unmarried men as lawbreakers two to one over married men. The U S government declines to cover canal slide damages after Newport was sunk at Balboa. $800,000 suit against a company. A metal device aids rapid writing by clamping to the little finger. Brazil requires butter with at least 50 percent butterfat and under 15 percent acid. Fifteen thousand Russians will work on Canadian farms. Canada funds flax growing machinery. Mrs Hannah Berry of Stratford New Hampshire enjoys her first car ride at ninety one. There are 5004 sighted aids to navigation in the United States, including 1500 lighthouses or major lights. The Bank of New York, oldest state bank, born 1784, sits on land bought in 1797. An Italian scientist claims nerves signal to the brain and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama Canal
Newport
Balboa
Canada
Hannah Berry
Stratford
N. H
New York State
Bank of New York
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
Wondrous Land of Florida Color Scenes and Hidden Springs
The western coast of Florida is described as a green and blue landscape of forests, swamps, lakes, and bays. Near Tampa Bay lies a vast spring with a deep pool rumored to be bottomless, home to tarpon and surrounded by a settled town of winter residences and a harbor for costly pleasure craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Gulf
Tampa Bay
Scheme That Went Wrong in a Detroit Tailor Scene
Jacques Buggly and his wife Prunella visit Simon Weeve to buy a bargain suit. She woos a $4.50 sale, a quick flip at Levy Deecy, then to Mrs Twiddly's house for a final $1.89 purchase, while her husband hides in the waste paper basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boo & Buggly
Jacques Buggly
Simon Weeve
Detroit Free Press
Simon
Prunella
Jacques
Monoclomious Fossil Display At American Museum
The American Museum of Natural History mounts bones of the monoclonious creature once roaming Alberta’s tropical glades. Barnum Brown unearthed the specimen featuring a five foot skull, horns above the eyes and nose, double rows of teeth, and a turtle like beak with hoofed inner toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
Alberta
Canada
Barnum Brown
Peculiar Fish At New York Aquarium Exhibition
Remarkable fish on display at the Aquarium Society of New York show include the African butterfly fish with wing shaped fins that skim the surface for about twenty feet, the climbing perch that can walk on land, the guppi of Venezuela, and a bubble nest builder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquarium Society of New York
Venezuela
Snow White Quail Flock Sighted Near Cal
A flock of snowy quail was spotted north of the Cal area in a terse report. The sighting notes a small group of birds moving through brush, with no reported dangers or further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Im A
Witty Laundry Ad Quote on Ties and Marriage
A humorous line about a wife buying a man a tie causing vanity to suffer, praising Red Cross Ball Blue and laundress delight, and noting marriage being like filing for bankruptcy. The excerpt cites opinions from a man of experience.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Offer Free Sample
Why suffer skin troubles. Bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Dry and apply Cuticura Ointment to the affected part. They stop itching instantly and hasten healing often when all else fails. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. L
Boston
Shop Talk Bout Short Girls Preference Joke
A Boston Transcript quip notes a broker remark that men prefer short women for intimacy because shorts are prone to squeezing, delivering a humorous take on size and attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Swamp-Root Promises Relief For Backache and Urinary Ailments
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician prescribed remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. It claims quick results from years of use and offers bottles at 50 cents and one dollar, with a mail sample available for ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dentist Offers Free Teeth to Aged Ladies
An advertising dentist announces free artificial teeth for the first twelve poor elderly ladies. An elderly woman arrives first, but a red faced man disrupts, insisting his wife needs teeth despite the dentist’s restricted offer. He warns of trouble if she is treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nellie Anticipates Eva's Return in Uncle Tom's Cabin Matinee
A girl named Nellie asks her mother after an Uncle Tom's Cabin matinee if little Eva will perform again that night. The mother confirms she expects Eva may appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Eva
Mogaer
Home Yearning Hits the Road as Tramp Seeks Shelter
A lone traveler, overwhelmed by homesickness, trudges through a gray sky and bare branches. He laments being away from home after a month and pleads to be jailed to escape the cold, knocking on the doors of nearby jails for warmth and shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipperary
Louisville
Zeppelin Socks Advertising Sparks Weathered Debate
Bacon notes the new Zeppelin socks ad appearing in print while Egbert warns of potential failure if they slip at an inopportune moment. The exchange hints at product hype and practical concerns around wear and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeppelin
Egbert
Get Up For The Captain Aboard A Hilltop Load
An Irishman in New York lands work with a lumber merchant and is sent to haul a load uphill. The boss stops him to scold the horses but Pat replies with a joke about a poor ship carrying the captain as he urges the team forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pat
Secluded Veranda Moment Sparks Question of Love
In a quiet veranda corner a man asks if the woman could learn to love him. She answers softly with a single word, then invites him to bring on his man, signaling a pivot in their relationship.
Ambiguous Comment on Pay for Virtue
A terse line notes that people who think they deserve pay for being good would likely not earn much. It hints at merit and compensation ideas without naming individuals or events.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Western
Canids
Atari
Mya
Vienna
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Germany
Lusitania
Euphrates
von Mackensen
Lubin-Cholm
Ban-de-Sapt
Vosges
Dunkirk
Tervona
Grimsby
Leelanaw
Hindenburg
Novogeorgievsk
Dardanelles
Vilna- Petrograd
Isonzo
Lublin-Cholm
Belgium
Hooge
Throndhjemsfjord
Joo
Mr. Buggly
Husband
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Parker's
Andraie
Fort Wayne
Wanderer
Lydia E. Pinkham
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!