Immigrant Ohioan’s Saskatchewan farming success story
W E Lewis, once of Tmyten Ohio, moved to Saskatchewan seven years ago with 2800 in cash and a wagonload of livestock and farm tools. He now owns 1120 acres, 22 horses, 15 cattle, 35 hogs, and reports thriving crops including 400 acres of wheat and 125 of oats. He says land is valued at 35 an acre, debts clear, and potential returns remain strong, urging others to consider the region.
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W. E. Lewis
Tmyten
Ohio
Saskatchewan
Immigration Department
Dax
Toast Not Cheap as Bird and Cold Bottle Demand
A terse exchange shows one party insisting on a proper toast and a hot meal, rejecting cheap fare. The other demands a bird dish and a cold bottle, signaling a culinary showdown over dignity and appetite.
Castoria ad and riverfront shipyard crowd scene
The page mixes a Castoria advertisement praising a safe infant remedy, a Brooklyn navy yard event with generals and admirals in a crowd, and a humorous London Chronicle couplet about a cliff risk. It mentions a shipbuilding gate cornerstone and a misadventure tale of Alpine walking after drinking.
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Fletcher
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Postum touted as coffee substitute for health
A Wisconsin woman shares plain facts about Postum as a safe alternative to coffee. She says quitting coffee cured dyspepsia and headaches, and her family reports similar relief after switching. The letter promotes Postum products, price details, and the slogan There’s a Reason, urging readers to try it.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Problem of Feeding World Grows More Complex
In Chicago in 1900s era commentary, Bland warns world meat supplies fail to meet rising demand as population and urban shift squeeze agriculture. He cites James J. Hill and Lord Macaulay on industrialism, trade, and need for scientifically organized farming to avert rising prices and worker hardship.
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P. Bland
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
James J. Hill
Hill
United States
America
Europe
Great Britain
Belaius
France
Germany
Japan
Siern
Belgium
Canada
Australia
England
Fierein
Lord Macaulay
The Lost Chord Author Adelaide Proctor
A fragment describing Adelaide Anne Proctor of London author of The Lost Chord and daughter of Bryan Waller Proctor Barry Cornwall, noting her notable literary heritage.
Makes Faces for Health in A M A Journal
The Journal of the American Medical Association discusses facial exercises to combat age related hearing loss. Fernet suggests three exercise sequences moving facial muscles toward the ear and head, arguing physicians can train these muscles and others need instruction. The ultimate outcome is uncertain but framed as a fight against deafness in old age.
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Fernet [Pow
Fernet
The Filipino's Reply in Century Magazine
The piece recounts a Filipina's quip about a "governing class" in the Philippines heard during Taft era hearings. It notes American officials’ laughter and argues about whether a native ruling class could or should govern, suggesting complex views on self-government and competence. The argument contrasts imported officials with native leaders.
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The
Century Magazine
Congressional
Taft
Manila
French scientist studies oil to curb river fogs
Four French scientists experiment with floating small oil quantities on rivers to prevent fog formation by reducing evaporation, arguing fogs are caused by this process.
Persian style on stage in Omar the Tentmaker
The article notes a Persian play presenting authentic Persian costumes with broad hip effects. Omar Khayyam appears on stage in Fifth Avenue fashion, designed by Persian fashion experts in Uralsher, aiming for opulent Persian garments reflecting the envisioned aclatocracy.
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Jane Salisbury
Persia
Omar Khayyam
Omer
Fifth Avenue
Richard Walton Tully
Omar
Baron i'Halrapet Khan Shehboodaghian
Uralsher
Aclatocracy
Comparative cost of state governments analysis
A fragmented note discusses Missouri and Iowa costs of state government. It questions whether Missouri has funded vanity projects in Jefferson City and ponders rising government expenses, suggesting concern over leadership and fiscal efficiency.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Aly
Atatea
Tows
Deluth Herald
Michigan
Ats Nee
Nebraska
Dakota
South Dakota
Indiana
Minnesota
S.as-R
The Shortest Distance Kissed by a Billionaire
Eleanor Vance in a late night jam meets Jimmy Barrows, a wealthy stranger claiming they are meant to wed. He reveals his lifelike persistence, reading her past photo, vowing to marry her using the shortest distance between two points, then pursues a meeting despite her protests.
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Richard B. Shelton
Copsright
McClure
Fleanor Vance
Eleanor
Tom
Bob
Bily
Fred
Harry
Jimmy
Timmy
Jimmy Vance
Tigan
Dimmy
Jimmy Barrows
Eleanor Vance
Tsoyer
Jimmy Errows
Tag
Tye
Cape Town
Eleanor Vai
Gil
Heture In & Magazine
Capetown
A Dam Built With Water by AL Russell Bond
In a St Nicholas Magazine excerpt the narrator describes Panamanian dammaking for the canal. Engineers flood a valley by pumping muddy water to form a dirt dam fifty feet thick at the base, rising to 160 feet, creating a lake to keep the river under control and support locks.
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AL Russell Bond
St. Nicholas Magazine
Chagres
Chaeres
Avertion
Collegiate Expenses in the Nineteenth Century
The New York World notes that earlier undergraduates spent far less than 700 dollars yearly, often supplementing income by winter teaching or summer hotel tips. Despite frugal amusements and strict penalties, many students gained practical knowledge and tastes now scarce among modern graduates.
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New York
Jand
A Tax With No Returns
Yale professor Irving Fisher argues in the Hartford Times that annual U S spending on strong drink exceeds four billion dollars. He says alcohol yields no public returns and imposes larger social costs like prisons, courts, and hospitals while reducing earning power and character.
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Irving Fisher
Yale University
Hartford Times
United States
Straight Railway Line in Imperial Vision
A historical note recounts how Emperor Nicholas I ordered a straight line for a railroad between St Peterburgs and Moscow. Two Americans laid out the route but the project faced deviations to reach key cities. The ruler insisted on a direct line as the shortest distance, shaping the actual map. Toronto, Canada, is briefly mentioned in relation to a separate remark.
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Macy's
St. Peteraburs
Moscow
Nicholas
Bis Dominions
Truncated Dialog Reveals Dealer and Creveland Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows a dealer and Creveland Plates negotiating a deal with phrases about money escaping income tax and ownership being transferred. The garbled text implies a criminal or evasive financial discussion.
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Tonga
Grateful Kentucky farmer hails Dodd's Kidney Pills
W D Smith of Bethel Kentucky writes a testimonial praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble he suffered from for decades. He is 77, a farmer, says the pills kept him alive and free of backache, offers to publish his picture and asks others to write for household hints and a National Anthem music booklet.
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Bodd
Smith
Dodd
Puffalo
Forfeit Claim After Bet Loss
Dialogue from Yale Record notes a bet dispute where one party asserts a forfeit after losing, while the other denies understanding and warns that someone might see them, reflecting campus humor in a fleeting exchange.
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Yale
Free Medical Advice Offer to Sick Women
Women troubled by female illnesses are invited to contact the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential, woman-to-woman advice. Letters are opened by women, answered in confidence, and no testimonial is published without consent. The firm offers free guidance from its extensive experience with women’s health.
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Privat
Idia B. Pinkham Medicine Co
Li Ty
Mass
Reyer
Ticor Byer
Addreea Lydia E. Pinkham
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Alps
London Chronicle
Grundelwald
Leslie Stephen
Hismeer
Stephen
Michel
Cy Unity
Journal of Alerican Medical Association
Flo
Vance Saya
Gervgut
Toronto
Lydia E. Pinkham
Manitoba
Iment Agen
Wultor
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