Western Canada lands offer rich soil and profits
The notice promotes emigrant farming to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It cites high yields like 45 bushels per acre in Portage la Prairie and 68 lb bushels in Moorehead Saskatchewan, praising the prairie climate, low taxes, and ready markets. It urges settlers to seek new opportunity after war for wealth and family security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Chicago
James Wishart
Portage la Prairie
Moore Jaw
Coaldale
Barons
Western Canada
Dick Williams Remembered as Charitable Man at Richmond Funeral
An elderly Richmond, Virginia man Dick Williams is praised for charity at his funeral. A witness recalls Williams always lending his ping hat to anyone in need, with Mose Barker confirming the tale.
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Richmond
Mose Barker
Dick Williams
Darkey
Boy Directs St Bernard Through City Streets
The Hon. John W. Davis recalls a small boy guiding a large St Bernard along a busy thoroughfare. When asked where the dog is headed the boy replies I am going to see where he wants to go first. Davis, a London envoy, shares the anecdote.
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John W. Davis
London
Page
Mr. Davis
St. Bernard
Relics of Aztecan Era Found Near Phoenix
The Christian Monitor notes seven pre Aztecan communal settlements in the Sait river valley near Phoenix with central buildings larger than Casa a winter. Evidence of these peoples appears across river valleys to the north and northeast, showing movement from cities and fields on plains and mountains.
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Phoenix
Sait River
Casa
Monitor
Ruth Belmore Endicott and the Windy Sled Ride
Miss Parton and Uncle Joe help Ruth Belmore Endicott persuade a sailor to rest a moment before boarding a sled. Carolyn May hails Uncle Joe from the porch as she prepares Princes harness and Kiss Mim for the voyage in the blustery weather.
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Miss Parton
Uncle Joe
Carolyn May
Princes
Mim
Sailor's tale stirs secrets of a sunken ship
In a seaside tale, a shipwreck survivor recalls the Dunraven and purser’s boat while Carolyn May learns more about her missing parents. Amanda probes past losses as Joseph Stagg weighs family memories and a rising interest in Amanda. The report shifts to a London Paris plane demo.
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Mandy
Carolyn May
Mins
Amanda
Raed Roy Hingenabrarrr
Purser
Jokin
Dunraven
Cross and Crescent Line
the Mariner
Benjamin
Carolyn
Joseph Stagg
Benjamin Hardy
Dunraves
Hannah
Mr. Stagg
Pam
London
Paris
Bee Sees Jossrees and a Wives Worth
A Life magazine excerpt presents a man praising his wife to various listeners. He defends her fairness, housekeeper skills, and frugality, joking that all women are alike. The remarks reveal a satirical portrait of marriage and gender norms.
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Adele
Chapter excerpt hints at secrets and a sleeping sailor
Fragment describes Carolyn May's return home and a tale shared with Aunty Rose. A figure named Miss Amanda kisses, while a sailor lies asleep on a Parlow couch. The scene suggests discovery and unfolding family drama.
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Carolyn May
Rose Ken
Amanda
Prince
Snowy day encounter at Sunrise Cove
Mr. Stagg walks toward Sunrise Cove when Miss Amanda steps from the Parson shop and cottage and calls him to speak, surprising him as he avoids her father and glances toward the cottage. The noon moment marks an unexpected, charged meeting between the two.
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Mr. Stagg
Sunrise Cove
Miss Amanda
Guard Sentry Mixes Up Duty At Camp Dodge
A Swede guard on duty at Camp Dodge asks for relief in a humorous exchange. The relieved officer corrects him and the sentry, after a pause, delivers an odd command to dismiss himself and be reconciled, ending with a note on the ease of the ESE one.
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Camp Dodge
Reliable Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Endorsed
For years druggists note the strong track record of Swamp-Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It boasts broad support and urges readers to try a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Imer Co Binghamton NY. The ad ends with a wink about undertakers and solemnity.
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Dr. Imer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Eatonic
Eatonic Remedy Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad Claim
An old style advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney and urinary symptoms. It claims rapid relief from back ache fatigue nervousness and urinary discomfort and urges readers to visit a druggist for the genuine import and to continue use for ongoing health. It promises refunds if the product does not help.
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Haarlem
Ady
Fragmented early 20th century clippings mixed items
Snippets describe distemper cures and prices, a child’s geography joke about the state of Innocence, a Baltimore store notice for alterations at Casey & Cohen, and a quip about Briggins boasting yet not thinking before speaking.
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Baltimore
Casey & Cohen
A Fine Comb Maybe
A playful exchange features sisters and a brother remarking on Myrtle's hair after a recent styling. The sister gushes over the look while the brother jests about a honey comb aiding the style.
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Myrtle
Big Sister
Small Brother
A Lifetime Job and a Lesson in Monopoly
A classroom dialogue centers on punishment for the Kaiser and his sons with hard labor and cleaning uniforms. A teacher explains monopoly and uses a pawnbroker’s son to illustrate profit from winter sleds, prompting young Jakie to answer that it would be a chance to make a lot of money.
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Francis
United States
Mother
Askett
Tellum
Elizabeth
Julie
Jakie
Mrs Ida Tickner Praises Favorite Prescription
Atchison Kansas woman testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription relieved displacement and other female ailments. She believes the medicine strengthens her and has used it whenever feeling run down, calling it a woman's real friend.
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Main St
Buffalo
N. Y
Baba
Dr. Pierce
Ida Tickner
How They Measure Gas Poison in War Jargon
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip contrasts scent meters with a grim “kill-a-meter” joke about measuring German poison gas effectiveness. The exchange highlights wartime humor amid lethal tech.
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Mnny
Americca
Cincinnati Enquirer
Rhetoric Fragments and Advertisements From A Historic Page
The readable text includes medical claim blurbs from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and a quip about luck and pluck. It reads like fragmented ads and quotes from a 19th or early 20th century publication with promotional lines and generic marketing language.
After Effect Observations A Cynic Sees Repeating Clips
A cynical narrator recalls recurring after effects from wartime life and social change. Vignettes include a dog after a cat a young man after a daughter a neighbor after money and cautious reflections on wages sermons and the dawn after loss. The piece critiques ongoing postwar disillusion and routine motifs.
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Hfe
Indianapolis
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Denen
Howrea, Spahn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
U.S. A
Briggins
Fletcher
Hall
Acim
Price F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Navy
Kodaks
Lincoln Photo Supply
KODAK
Eastman
Lincoln
Nab
Ziegler Co
East Harrison
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