American Settler Welcome to Canada West Homesteads Grow
The Buffalo Express notes rapid growth in Canada West with 4174 homestead entries in July, 1212 of them from the United States. It highlights American farmers bringing capital and practical farming knowledge, welcoming them to Canada West where hundreds of thousands of homesteads remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
W. D. Scott
Holmes
Jackson Sta St. Paul
Minn
J. M. MacLachlan
Watertown
South Dakota
W. ¥. Bennett
New York Life Building
Oqsaalia
Buffalo Express
Canada West
Hom
Dakota
Gonto
Express Weil
Canadian Prairie Provinces
Oregon
Minnesota
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
Reformers clash over schooling in eccentric schoolroom debate
A garbled account shows a bishop urging a new church school with the line Study hard here while a reformer in the back mocks the idea. The scene hints at a broader clash over education and discipline in a local community.
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children’s Ailments
An ad from a New York children’s home nurse promoting Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders to treat coughs, teething disorders, stomach troubles, and worms in children. It claims cures in three months and lists druggists and address for Allen Olmsted, with a note on a rooty field in the people’s field.
Ten Years of Pain and the Devil Bird Echoes
A fragment from a period piece notes the devil bird or dlama of Ceylon with a haunting cry linked to misfortune. It cites Mitford’s study, describes the bird’s two alarmingly varied notes, and mentions superstition among Sinhalese watchers. The piece shifts to a Cleveland Ohio ad about kidney pills and a series of short notes on locks, a lawyer’s reminiscence, and a Toledo affidavit about a patent medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prem Newa
NATO ‘Ratista
Hindustan
Mr. Mitford
Ceylon
Elvil Gery
Fea
Margaret Emmerich
Clinton Street
Napoleon
Ohio
Down
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Hall's Family Pills and a shipboard toast tale
A fragment mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation sold by druggists and a banter about christening ships with champagne. It also briefly notes Webster's International Dictionary and a quirky anecdote about Julian Trask and a lawyerly scene, all in a noisy,杂 OCR style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Webster
William YP. Hier
United States
Supreme Cort
Afl
State Supreme Courts
Government Printing Office
Deeartment CG
Merriam
Syrlincfield, Mass
Inheritance Tax and Tax Reform Debate
The text discusses proposals to reduce living costs via rate reductions and to fund public programs through graduated inheritance and income taxation. It argues that wealthy interests will resist direct taxation while warning that progress demands yielding on both tariff reforms and wealth taxation, else faces consequences for public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accnss
The Tramp's Devotion in a Dignified Defense
A young Blaine defends a poverty-stricken tramp accused of stealing a watch. The courtroom scene moves the jury to quickly find the tramp not guilty as tears rise in the audience. The grateful tramp presents Blaine with the watch as a reward amid emotional reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Dawyer
Evon
Mild rebuke over mill milk quality in South England
A vicar, displeased with a local miller’s milk, began a gentle remonstrance about the quality and intended use. He asserted the milk was for dietary purposes and not for christening, while noting medicine can be aided by soaking in alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South-of-England
Tilly
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aiding Young Women
A historical appeal urges mothers to help daughters through puberty with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A letter from Emma Cole of Tulishoma praises its effects on headaches, nervousness, and irregularities, claiming it improved life and health. It notes Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham offers free advice and guidance to young women in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Emma Cole
Tenag
Mra
Lydia H
Prn Wien
Piel
Mia
Lynn
Musa
Lydia EF. Pinkham
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Winchester
Ares
Dregeists
W. L. Douglas
W. Ldouglas
Ing
Baequallad
Jobe
W. L. Douglag
Cullaren
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Renee
W. L. Glans
Douglas
Dept
Druggs
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Best West
Sioux City
Amican Type Founders
Foundry
Mites Guaranteed
Tubbs M
Fad Ja Printing
Ute
London Telegraph
Solomon
Joseph Choate
Lenox
Choate
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Prank J
Cheney
Cheney & Mo
Toten
W. Gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Sir Wilfred Lawson
Wilfred Dd
Julian Trask
Uber
Ne Limpettre
Carouigiout
St. Pras
Astoria
Reese
Old
Dr Sumours
Poe Pamplin Sead
Abe Senna
Rockette
Sully
Anise Scad
New York
Crisis
Girlagen
Hinme Gole
Pinkbaga
Fagetelia
Suez
Bears
Mayer
Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Hillwaukee, Wis
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