Western Canada prospect for 1914
The writer, back from an extensive tour of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, reports outstanding crop conditions with uniform growth across provinces. Spring wheat is ahead for May 10, 1914, and farming shifts toward mixed farming with cattle, hogs and sheep returning to the plains. New settlers from the western states arrive, and Canadian rail lines will offer through routes to the Panama Exposition, promoting prairie, woodland and mountain scenery.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Wtiam
Canadalia
Wantern
Anceeus
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Canadian Northern
Grand ‘Trunk
Thue
America
Phoebe Calms by a Curious Glance in Nursery
In a restless day Phoebe cries loudly until her mother lifts her to view a frightened looking glass. The child pauses and asks what she sees, hinting at the mystery of the mirror and the strange new sight it reflects.
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Phoebe
Crewe
Abe
Golf tale from miners crowd in bunkered duel
An amusing golf anecdote unfolds as Rix George Rid Girl, Linyd George, and McKenna attempt a drive past an awkward bunker. McKenna handles the ball well, while George Rid Girl faces crowd reactions as the bell rings and the spectators applaud the shot.
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Rix George Rid
Linyd George
Me McKenna
Wales
McKenna
Allence
Lingh George
Toad
Liogé
Barroom Confession Ends In Resolve To Help The Addicted
A distraught young man in a village tavern pleads with the landlord to sell him money to help two others escape drink. He recalls his own ruin at twenty eight and begs for mercy, while the landlord vows to give his last drop to aid others in need. He speaks of redemption and a pledge to help rather than profit.
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Allen
No Use for Alcohol in Human Life Says Dr Rutherford
A speech by Dr. V Rutherford of Zion College London argues alcohol is a potent race poison harming reproductive organs and protoplasm. He warns drinking leads to degeneration in children and urges abstinence as state preventive policy.
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Pilato
Lang
V. Rutherford
Zion College
London
Choose Your Bridge in a Prohibition Era Plea to Readers
A rhetorical appeal contrasts Moderation and Total Abstinence bridges, warning that today’s drinkers will become tomorrow’s drunkards. It urges Christians and patriots to choose the abstinence path, calling readers to confront their moral record and future judgment.
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Willard
Why He Quit Drinking Attorney Ends Bitter Saloon Habit
Indianapolis papers recount why a local attorney abruptly quit drinking after years of patronizing a saloon. The saloonkeeper explains he preferred dealing with a respectable lawyer and refused the attorney now seeking other counsel after a house purchase and abstract review.
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Indianapolis
How Brewers Make Money and Tax Claims in Ottawa
Hon. Prank 8 Regan delivered to The Pool Tax Payers in Ottawa an informal statement. He cited a chemist from Stil wapkes brewery saying the cost to tank a barrel of beer ran around 2800 to 280 cents, and the cost to produce a wallon of whisky which retails for $4.18 but 26 cents.
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Regan
Ottawa
Stilwapkes
Saloon Reform Reported in Grand Forks Dispatch
A fragment notes a prohibition era debate citing Dr. Sine Woodhead on impaired judgment from alcohol. It mentions Great Northern rail division leaders moving to Insper Minnesota, with unclear references to saloons and a March event.
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Tt Fe
Grand Forks
N. DD Merald
James J. i
Taw
Great Northern Railwy
Marretaon
Insper
Minn
Ahlese
Alcohol 18 Barred by Sir Edward Shuckinton Expedition
Sir Edward Shuckinton states that his party will once again attempt a retreat or expedition and mentions barred alcohol at the outset of the venture.
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Sir Edward Shuckinton
Retic
Lemon Pie Delights and Variations From Old Recipes
The article outlines old-fashioned lemon pies and related desserts, detailing methods, ingredients, and variations. It describes lemon pie batter with lemon zest and brandy, light crusts, and sugared tops, plus custard-like lemon dishes, lemon tarts, and lemon candy methods. It notes uses in puddings and cold cures, with multiple recipe steps and ingredient proportions.
To Prevent Iron Rusting Trons Treated In Odd Manner
A fragment describes a method to prevent iron from rusting by treating trons with a bone rag, warming, rubbing with a rag and waxed cloth, then applying heated brick for an ironing stand. The text emphasizes keeping trons smooth and hot longer than standard stands.
Froger Legs Brown Fricasere Recipe Note
A vintage kitchen instruction describes scalding frogs with hot water, then drying, frying to brown, and preparing a light sauce with lemon and herbs. It mentions simmering about fifteen minutes and finishing with batter or cream before serving.
Hints On Preserving Books And Removing Stains
Practical tips from a period column suggest perfumed olive oil on library shelves to prevent mold. It also advises rubbing raw potato on mud stains from black cloth and applying onion juice to an insect bite for relief.
Pinmakers Pie Crust Weighs Down Merinque Tip
Readable text notes a baking powder addition to the meringue before topping a pie to prevent collapse once removed from the hot oven. Details are fragmented but suggest a technique to stabilize the meringue during cooling.
Improve Pie Crust Appearance With Water and Agar
A cook notes a method to enhance top crusts by brushing with water and sprinkling with ranilated agar to improve browning and crispness, yielding a more appealing finish.
Roast Pork With Stuffing From Old Receipt
A vintage kitchen note describes preparing a pork roast with stuffing. It covers scoring the meat, tying, roasting two and a half to three hours, making a brown gravy, and cooking a onion stuffing with salt and butter. It suggests bone removal for roomy bread stuffing and details a loin incision for stuffing.
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Ste
Have Regular Mending Day for Clothes Care
The article urges a regular mending day or evening to prevent small tears and missed repairs. It argues timely repairs save time, improve appearance, and extend garment life, recommending selecting a consistent day and sticking to it for busy women or those with her own business.
Cookles Linzer Cookies From Old Recipe Page
Recipe for filled Cookles with granulated sugar lard eggs milk and baking powder. Filling combines English walnuts and raisins thickened as for pies. Roll thin, place filling, seal with a second cookie, and bake to seal.
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Walt
Fricassee of Lamb With Gravy Recipe Steps
Fricassee of Lamb with gravy describes cutting forequarter lamb, washing and simmering until tender. Drain, season, dredge in flour, sauté in butter, and arrange on a platter. Serve with a brown sauce made from the cooking liquor. chill overnight if preferred to remove fat.
Surprise Cake Instructions From A Spelling Challenged Text
A fragmented recipe piece describes mixing sifted flour with cream of tartar and soda, adding egg whites beaten to stiff foam, then folding in melted butter and milk. It notes a hot oven around 350 degrees and mentions a preferred flavoring or extract option.
Neaselrode Pudding Recipe From Fragment
A damaged OCR recipe describes making a Neaselrode pudding with whipped cream pulv pulverised sugar gelatin hot water and mixed fruit including cherries pineapple and English walnuts. It instructs dissolving gelatin in hot water mixing with fruit and flavoring then pouring into a mold and chilling before serving with whipped cream.
Fragmented recipe notes for baked biscuits and sweets
OCR fragment describes a confection recipe with sugar and meats, chopped fine, whites of egg, agar, buttered tin, and baking in an oven. Missing context and measurements. Likely part of a period cooking column or domestic note.
To Clean White Palate A Historical Note
A historic remedy suggests cleaning a white palate by rubbing with a clean cloth dipped in hot water then in bran savor. The method emphasizes a gentle, natural approach without injury, reflecting traditional dietary care practices.
Not A Soothing Apology Tolono Soldier Incident
A five year old boy in Tolono repeats a boast that his father owns the soldiers. The private confronts him, and the boy is urged to apologize. He rushes to tell the private he is sorry for saying his father owns him, creating a tense local scene.
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Tolono
Hank
Bobby
Colonel Blanks
Trip
Obby
Tommie
After Thought Benny Pa Patch on the Weat of a Boy
A fragmentary note describes a patch on the west side of a boy named souseran by Benny Pa in a rear guard context. The language is garbled with unclear references, but indicates a local incident or anecdote involving a repair or alteration attributed to Benny Pa.
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Benny
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