First Year at Farming in Saskatchewan Attracts U S Homemakers
The article notes thousands of young men in the United States who left farms for city jobs are returning to farming in Western Canada. It highlights Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta as appealing regions with modern equipment, vast plains, grazing lands, and rail access. R F H Crossman of Kindersley, Sask, who won prizes at the International Dry Farming Congress, exemplifies transitions from engineering to farming, aided by 160 acre Canadian government grants.
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United States
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
R. FH. I Crossman
Kindersley
Sackatcher Wan
Tulaa
Oklahoma
The Bat and the Friend at the Haberdashery
A man seeking a new bat visits a haberdashery and asks for a price reduction, citing ten years of dealing with the proprietor. The proprietor refuses, stating he cannot lower the price despite their friendship, noting dependence on friends for support as enemies do not patronize him.
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Ben
English Prudence Dialogue on Strikes and Slang
A brief exchange among Mrs Briggs Mrs Jobns and Mrs Johnson recalls a tea strike and contemplates a possible postal strike. They discuss stockpiling slang and reacting to potential labor action with wary humor.
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Prudence
Briggs
Jobnsson
Hard Luck After Jail Time for Speeding Man
A man faces difficulty finding work after serving time in jail, with little employability outside driving jobs. The speaker notes how punishment can limit future prospects, especially for someone labeled a chauffeur.
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Bix
Dix
Grape-Nuts and Postum Restore Hope After Illness
A New York woman shares a long illness tale starting with peritonitis and leading to nervousness insomnia and weak heart. She credits Grape-Nuts food and Postum coffee substitute for regained strength sleep appetite and overall health improvement. Her husband and she continue using the products from Postum Co Battie Creek Michigan.
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Jex
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Wellville
Tims
Aurelie's stage dream tests faith and family limits
Aurelie contemplates a life on the stage aided by editor Curran and friends while John Ferris and Aunt Abby clash with tradition. A prize check and Uncle Michigan's needs shape choices as Aurelie faces gossip, money, and the town's scrutiny.
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Aurelie
Mick
Mr. Curran
Harlan
Wiley
Aurélie
Thad
Sunday Press Run Sparks Dream of Modern Printing
Mr Curran works the hand press on Sunday night, churning out A O U Wo ball handbills while dreaming the News can someday afford a motor press. He keeps curtains drawn to avoid churchgoers seeing the late printing.
Poem by Hardy Noted After Nobel Win in Sphere
A Hardy poem printed in the London Sphere is highlighted as his latest work after the Nobel prize for literature. The verse contemplates love, time, and human tenderness amid metaphorical travel and distant spheres. A Hungarian court rules an aeroplane used for livelihood cannot be seized for debt. Swiss practice replanting forests after selective logging is observed.
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Thomas Hardy
Londen Sphere
Hungary
Weather predictions by line from auction display
An old man offers weather tips to a clerk, joking about forecasts and mistakes. He suggests using a county auction line, wind and weather permitting, as a humorous way to phrase weather predictions before leaving.
Laugh Away the Clouds Mistakes Should Be Lightly Laughed At
A moral exhortation urges laughing at minor mistakes rather than self punitive dwelling. Do not over punish oneself or others for small faults. Acknowledge errors confess when wronging another, then move on with a cheerful, hopeful mindset to avoid repeating the fault.
The Right Soap for Baby’s Skin
The piece promotes Bulleura Soap as a favored baby care product, praised for gentle emollients and soothing effects on minor irritations. It notes Cuticura Ointment aids eczema and infant eruptions, and Cuticura Soap lasts longer than ordinary soap. Free samples offered with a 22-page Skin Book from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Pasitard
Cuticura
Dept. L
Bosten
Adt
Finger Prints Identify Method For Criminal ID
A Scotland Yard detective stated that while no system is infallible, fingerprints can identify a man in about 1999 out of a thousand cases. He notes that any finger or thumb print is traceable, and that English police rely less on measurements, though France emphasizes physical measurements as supplementary.
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Morris
Hen
Ben McFetridge
Misa Lindstrom
Miss Lindstrom
Melther
Hothouse
Jon Jefferson
Chicago
Lindstrom
Ben
Wiley
Mr. Hanbury
Dubuque
Wiley TL Curran
Feldman
Jen
Teast
Scotland Yard
France
Scotlard Yard
Castoria Safety Ad Warns Over 30 Years Use
Public health notice urges mothers to inspect every Castoria bottle for the Fletcher’s Castoria signature and the long track record of safe use over three decades, highlighting child relief for infants and youngsters.
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Fletcher
BromO Quinine Signature Confusion In Careful Note
The fragment references LAXATIV BROMO QUININE and mentions B.W.GROVE, a care in one car and grip in two kay. It notes plenty of currency and staying qualities, urging careful attention to details in the unusual text.
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B.w.grove
Woman in Bad Condition Praises Lydia E. Pinkham Claim
Montpelier Vermont resident Mrs Marr Gauthier reports relief from irregularity chills and pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says her health improved, is now regular and free of prior pains, and invites others to use the remedy. The ad touts the medicine as honest and dependable and offers confidential letters answered by a woman from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Montpelier
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Marr Gauthier
Ridge St
Montpelier, Vt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Ek
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mauss
Death's Sudden Visitation in Everdon Harvesters
An English minister named Butler reports a strange scene after a storm in Everdon. Ten harvesters sheltered under a hedge when lightning struck, killing four instantly and leaving others petrified. One man clutched snuff, a second held a dead dog and bread, and a third sat with eyes open toward the storm.
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Butler
Everdon
Tas
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