Record Wheat Crop Boosts Western Canada Rail and Port Traffic
Western Canada reports an average wheat yield across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with railways expanding capacity. C P R earnings rise by 762000 and daily shipments reach 2000 cars as grain movement tests infrastructure. Canada Steamships records 76515 bushels shipped and New York port traffic rivals Montreal for export market.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
C. P
C. P. BR
G. R
W. Grant Morden
Canada Steamships Company
England
France
Haly
Montreal
New York
Dr. Pierce's Pellets Advertised in Humorous Appeal
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original remedy for regulating digestion and bowels. The copy also touts courage as a resilient plant, suggesting lasting virtue despite adversity.
Illustrated Eye Book Offers Eye Remedy
A Chicago advertisement promotes a marine eye remedy from yTto Marine Eye iemedy Co. It touts liberality as giving wisely and notes Mr. Austin's Bag Pancake as a pleasing grocer’s item. The spotlights claim to reveal more imperfections than talents.
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yTto Marine Eye Iemedy Co
Chicago
Illustrated Book of the Eye Free
Hiram the office pet loses a security package
A young messenger for Security National bank misplaces a packet containing securities after placing each of two envelopes in separate coat pockets. He panics loudly, proclaiming loss and potential shame as nearby onlookers and a police officer approach.
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Hiram
Bacon & Co
John Marvin
Security National Bank
Hiram Solves Lost Security Packet Mystery
In a bustling street scene John Marvin recovers a lost packet containing Blackstone Wharton Winkleman securities. Hiram, newly hired at the Security National, ingratiates himself, uncovers a fraud scheme, and recovers Marvin’s $500 check funds by clever banking maneuvers. He celebrates with a wedding-day glow.
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Hiram
Ioss
John Marvin
Blackstone
Wharton Winkleman
Marvin
Nix
Afarvin
Hie
Hig Tancee
Mary Roberts
Halyam
Mr. Marvin
Nim
Drollard
Drchard
Security National
Drokard
The
Thrills Of A Woman On Her Day Of Duty
A passage extols a woman’s steadfast role in family crises from fires to medical aid. It centers on her resilience, training from lineage, and obligation to act when disaster strikes, highlighting her unsung labor within the home.
French Smoke Signals Fire on Hidden Battalion
A French infantry battalion in concealed terrain is shelled with remarkable accuracy. Investigators capture a German disguised as a peasant, manipulating a chimney cover to signal the enemy from a farmhouse nearby.
Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets Promoted as Health Aid
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver bowels and stomach regulation. A humorous exchange about borrowing an automobile ends with a jest about lending the girl for a spin.
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Dr. Pierce
Castoria Advertisement Cites 30 Year Use and Safety
Mothers urged to examine each bottle of Castoria for the signature. The ad claims Castoria is a safe remedy for infants and children and notes it has been in use for over 30 years. Children reportedly cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Canada
Old Songs Echoed Amid New War Endurance
Nostalgic banter contrasts cherished tunes with modern war apparatus as references to Zeppelins and submarines appear in a playful exchange about reviving old songs like Up in a Balloon, Boys and Sailing Over the Bounding Main.
Cleansing scalp ad promotes Cuticura for dandruff relief
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to clear dandruff and itching. It claims pure fragrant emollients for scalp and skin and offers free samples by mail via Skin Book at Cuticura, Dept XY, Boston, with sales nationwide.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Honeymooners Joke About Bermuda Cruise Alone
A light exchange recalls a Bermuda trip where the couple notes no other passengers were aboard the boat because they were all married, prompting a playful punchline about widish romance.
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Bermuda
Keep Your Eyes Youthful After the Movies
A lighthearted ad urges readers to maintain youthful eyes and appearance. It suggests Marine Your Eyes and avoiding aging cues, emphasizing keeping eyes bright and young after film screenings.
Gift of kindness saves birthday on a hard day
John laments a failed gift for his mother and grapples with family conflict. Grandmother urges peace with his sister and everyday kindness. That night the mother’s happiness reveals the value of small, daily acts.
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John
Grandmother
Forestry a science or an art debate in class
In a classroom exchange students argue whether forestry is a science or an art with light humor about wood cuts and definitions. The discussion shows differing views on discipline boundaries within environmental study.
The Beauty Of Reading A Tiresome Book
A clever remark notes that reading a dull book allows one to skip pages without noticing the impact, highlighting the ease of skipping sections to avoid tedium.
Unpopular Higgins Faces Solo Football Game
Local remark notes Higgins has few friends and, last Saturday, held three tickets to the football game but could not find anyone to accompany him. The setting reflects social isolation around a community event.
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Higgins
Pierce's Pellets Laxative Cathartic Claim Noted
Ad copy touts Pierce's Pellets as best for liver bile stomach and bowel health. It promotes one pellet as a laxative and three as a cathartic, labeling the product as Adv.
Mrs. Austin’s Bag Pancake Teases Grocers in Society Note
A quirky society item notes a fashionable woman not a society belle but a duck of a girl. then hints she should be in the swim. The blurb ends with a playful line urging readers to try Mrs. Austins Bag Pancake, sure to tease grocers.
Mean Cat and a Talk of Time to Kill
A Kansas City Journal remark quotes a man named Algerno saying he had spare time yesterday afternoon. The passage references a woman whose beauty brings misfortune as she goes broke in the end.
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Algerno
Kansas City Journal
New Remedy for Backache and Kidney Trouble Promoted
An advertisement touts Anuric as the new discovery for kidney, bladder and uric acid troubles. It links backache and rheumatism to weak kidneys and urges readers to try Dr. Pierce’s Anuric as a treatment to cleanse the blood and relieve discomfort.
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Doan
Rzvel
Bright
Anuric
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