Canada’s Excellent Financial Standing
Advertised bulletin cites 1915 farm and munitions output boosting national wealth. Prairie provinces lead with wheat and dairy gains, beef cattle and horses valued at about 150 million in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta. Western clearings rise. February bank clearings hit a record 604 million. Prosperity framed as sustained by farm stock, auto purchases, and commerce.
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Canada
Canniu
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Nova Scotia
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Nici
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Sas
Calgary
Alta
Canadas Bank
Hidden Harmony in a Married Couple Romance
A reader notes Mahdub writes a striking romance about a married couple who live happily together. The piece explores intimate bonds and daytime joys within a stable partnership.
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Mahdub
Fragmented overheard dialogue from Boston Evening
A humorous clipping presents overheard street talk with quips about exams war peace and gas prices. It includes puns and a racial slur, reflecting casual street conversation and editorial voice of the era.
Ordinary Refrigerator Test Reveals High Ice Use
A historical test of a common 18 by 28 by 18 inch refrigerator shows an icebox top and a food chamber below with separate doors. The unit uses about 40 pounds of ice per day, temp averages 66 in the food chamber, 74 in the room, and a heat transmission factor of 7.99. Critics note high maintenance cost and limited interior cleanliness, with claims the device is only about one sixth of an ideal performance for its size.
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Huish
Touash
30 Years War Cost 65 Billion Francs
The New York World reports European war costs from early 19th century to 1934, totaling about 60 billion francs by August 1934. Edmond Thery’s statistics show rising expenditures, with 30 years of war cited and a comparison to current conflict spending.
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Poleon
Thery
Great Britain
Austria
Turkey
Sardinia
France
Italy
Prussia
Denmark
German
Germany
Russia
Japan
New York
Paris
Europe
Edmond Thery
Lightning safety and myths from a Philadelphia Inquirer column
The article argues lightning follows patterns and certain places are safer. It claims trains and steel structures resist strikes, while barns, churches, and houses near wire fences are at risk. The safest home spot is a center of a room away from stoves, with metal beds offering real protection only if iron frames are present.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Music vs Castor Oil From Lotion Anewore
In a nursery scene a child resists castor oil, crying with lines about medicine. The father and mother negotiate with bribes while the child defies piano practice, declaring she can earn more with castor oil than a penny.
Seeds Inside the Fence Cause Fenceline Confusion
In Berkeley one morning Perkins questioned a neighbor over a burying scene. The neighbor claimed seeds were being replanted, but Perkins insisted they looked like hens. The neighbor replied the seeds were inside, defusing the misunderstanding.
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College
Berkeley
Perkins
Tariff Commission Pledge From GOP Stance
A Chicago News item notes party leader Bieter calls for an impartial tariff commission to decide protective tariff actions without regard to partisan painting of the wagon, asserting the need for fair assessments.
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G. O. P. Tariff Commission
Chicago News
Bieter
Agencies in fight against tuberculosis rise to nearly three thousand
Statistics from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis show about 3,000 agencies now active in the U S fight against tuberculosis, up 1,600 since 1904. The directory lists sanatoria hospitals dis pensaries open air abodes and anti TB groups, plus Canadian institutions, with a 115 percent increase over five years.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Association
National Association
Who Is the Boss in a Boston Department Store
A Boston department store superintendent teaches a school of salesmanship. He declares the true boss is the customer who pays wages, and urges students to rise only when the customer arrives. The lesson ends with a memorable call to action for sales staff.
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Boston
Retailers’ Journal
Up to the Audience Seymour Hicks yarn on Richard II makeup
Seymour Hicks recalls a tale about his Richard II casting. A dramatist quips that Hicks will avoid the hump since the audience will supply it, prompting Hicks to laugh at the idea that spectators shoulder the burden of costume.
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Seymour Hicks
Richard II
Seymour
Richard
Mr. Hicks
War talk and sympathy mix with old age humor
Severm young cauowrries met recently and discussed the war as the chief topic of conversation. They expressed pity for soldiers in trenches and debated aiding them. One remark later noted they drank to their health all evening. A restaurant joke follows about a tough fowl eroding respect for old age and a dig at opera taste.
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Severm Young Cauowrries
London Mail
Sunset in the Grand Canyon Described by Iowa Visitor
A cautious Iowa woman described a sunset over the Grand Canyon lingering for hours on the rim as turquoise and purple light melted into milelong shadows. She affirmed the experience as highly gratifying, quoting a reflective line about the scene.
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Gra ! Canyon
Towa
Grand Canyon
Iowa
O B
van Loon
Saturday Evening Post
Professor Freedman Targets Beardless Forked-Head Wheat
Professor William F. Freedman of Cornell is conducting experiments to breed American wheat that mimics the beardless and forked-head traits of Russian specimens. He has access to diverse global wheat samples including a bearless Russian variety, aiming to adapt its characteristics for U.S. crops.
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William F. Freedman
Cornell University
Freedman
Globe
Russia
Electricity kills insects by soil current method
A department of agriculture development uses salt water in the ground and a strong electrical current to generate a gas that instantly kills germs larvae and soil insects without harming vegetation. Large areas can be treated by digging shallow trenches for the current.
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Department of Agriculture
New Blood Magazine Echoes Old Fashioned Hostess
A fragment recalls a boastful remark about a magazine titled New Blood and mocks the old fashioned hostess who once opened a cinlof peaches for visitors at ten. The line hints at a shift from cordial domestic habits to modern publishing aims.
Not a Friend 7p Be So Sought
Warning about a man named Barat Whallee unity and a warning against false advisors. The message cautions that deceitful motives drive some people to manipulate others for selfish gain, urging vigilance and discernment in whom to trust.
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Staal
Free Book Ad Promotes Rheumatism Cure And Wisdom
An old ad offers a free book on rheumatism titled the cause and care. It claims a wonderful book is absolutely free from Jesse Re, Case, and G. W. Brockton Mass Adv, using rhymed quips about ignorance and wisdom, and jokes about a happy medium and a contested will.
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Jesse Re
Case
G. W. Brockton
Mass
Adv
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