Saskatchewan Land Boom Attracts Iowans To Rented Quarters
Iowa's George H. Barr reports high value Saskatchewan acreages yielding strong returns. His seven quarter-sections rent for pasture or cultivation with 2 to 3 percent annual returns in Iowa, but Saskatchewan crops show profits. In 1915 his 85 bushel per acre wheat earned $25.00 per acre, while 1916 gave 1,643 bushels from a quarter-section at $1.56 per bushel netting over $2,500 after costs. Barr notes tenants like Geo H. Kerton and Charles Haight made large profits, spurring more migration to Saskatchewan. He advocates grazing cattle on unused quarters, finishing them for market in fall.
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George H. Barr
Iowa
Saskatchewan
Barr
Mr. Barr
Woman Dressed as a Soldier Reaches Dying Husband
Mme Simone Puget widow of French novelist Henri Puget arrived in New York after cutting her hair and wearing a British Tommy uniform to reach her husband wounded in Belgium. Assisted by English friends she entered Belgium with an English artillery detachment and says she reached him hours before he died.
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Mme
Simone Puget
Henri Puget
Belgium
Mme. Puget
New York
Hazebrouck
Cascarets promise quick relief for bowel and liver troubles
Advertisements tout Cascarets as the cure for lazy liver, foul gases, and upset stomachs with a 10 cent box. The copy claims a night time cleanse producing a morning fix and notes no gipple on children. A separate quip jokes about overshoe and umbrella devices.
Advertisement for kidney cure trial package in Buffalo hotel
A fragmentary ad announces a 10 cent mail offer to Dr. Pierce Invalids Hotel Buffalo for a large trial package of Anuri uric claimed to cure kidneys and backache. The wording is unclear but centers on a medical patent remedy promotional ploy.
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Pierce
Buffalo
Night Work of Sappers on the Somme Mischief
Berlin reports recount a dark Somme episode where British sappers led by Lieut Billie R and Sgt Armstrong repaired damaged wire while misidentifying German patrols. A night melee ended with British engineers unknowingly guiding a mixed party of Germans, who then faced a quiet, bloodless withdrawal and a Berlin report noting the incident was not officially acknowledged.
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Somme
Berlin
London
France
Germany
New York Sun
England
No Man’s Land
Four Hundred and Twentieth Field Company of
Royal Engineers
Billie R
Billie
Armstrong
Four Hundred and Twentieth Field Company
Billy
Sapper Bellis
Bellis
R. E
Wright Ready to Serve Country in War Time
Orville Wright announces willingness to abandon private affairs and offer services to the government to help organize an aerial army in case of war with Germany. He cannot manufacture war machines but will do everything possible for the country.
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New York
Orville Wright
Germany
Wright
Reads Bible With Tongue In Kansas City Sermon
William McPher son of Highland Park Illinois who lost sight and both arms in a 1906 mine explosion preached to a Kansas City congregation recently. He has learned to read with his tongue using raised letters on porcelain slabs and is being fitted with artificial arms. He declared that he
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Kansas City
William*McPherson
Highland Park
Ill
War Horses Frontline Comfort and Care at British Hospitals
The article extols war horses seen at French front hospitals where they receive lavish care and four meals a day. It notes high recovery rates, personalized treatment, and vets' efforts to restore animals to service, with 82 percent of sick cases returning to duty.
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France
Nelson
Paris
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure and Hair Growth
An advertisement touts Danderine as a quick dandruff remover and hair strengthener. It claims scalp relief within ten minutes and new hair growth after weeks, with gloss, volume, and softness for dull or damaged hair. A 25 cent bottle is marketed as a simple solution.
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Knowlton’s
Adv
Would Be Dangerous Says Doctor About Laughing at Meals
A doctor warns that laughing during meals could be dangerous while a humorous couple banters about the risk of a thrown plate if food mishaps occur. The exchange pits medical caution against domestic comedy in light conversation.
Red Cross Ball Blue advertizes whiter clothes
An old advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a powerful laundry product that makes clothes whiter than snow and brightens a house. It notes a large package selling for 5 cents at all good grocers.
What is a Bachelor Girl Pa
A brief exchange defines bachelor girl as an old maid, framed as a mother’s explanation to her son in a polite, safe tone. The vignette uses a colloquial dialogue style to convey social labels and generational views.
Convincing Advice Sought Through Lydia E Pinkham Co
An advertisement invites readers to write for special guidance to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts. It promises confidential handling and that a woman will read and answer the letter.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Unpleasant Atmosphere and Ambidextrous Matrimony Gags
A household rumor tale notes the master’s demand to coat his coat with gasoline, thwarted by the maid’s aversion since the chauffeur’s jilting. In a quip Peggy’s ambidexterity is spoofed after marriages to two men in short succession. Pennsylvania railways plan 20 million dollars for new rolling stock yearly.
What Is Uric Acid and Kidney Tonic Claim
An old health ad claims excess uric acid comes from meat and fermentation, tied to kidney strain and pains. It promotes Anunic as a kidney toning treatment and Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for bronchitis and blood cleansing with suggested cures.
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Pierce
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THE
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Mosquito Fleet
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U.S
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W.F. Young
P.D. F
Temple St
Springfield
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
J.h.hale
Lake Shore Nurseries
Girard
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ridgway
Penn
O. M. Rumuss
Mrs. Lindsey
Tennille
W. E. Luvpsry
R. R
Patience
Peggy
Patrice
Pennsylvania Railway
Batalo
Ny. Y
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