Mennonites in Canada and Wheat Farm Finances Highlighted
An English note from Syd. Diedrich Goossen defends Mennonites in Western Canada against oppression claims and praises the climate and prosperity. A 1915 financial statement from Crowfoot Preruaue Co Alberta shows 1200 acres of wheat and 200 250 cattle with rising expenses and a 58 percent cash dividend, detailing annual revenue costs per acre and capital returns from 1912 to 1915.
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United States
Canada
Europe
Russia
America
South Dakota
Western Canada
Crowfoot Preruaae Co
Crowfoot
Alberta
Frugal families embrace piano purchases on insolvent plan
A father recalls buying a piano for his home and his first child says they also earned one. The second child confirms the same. The dialogue highlights a thrifty, improvised approach to furnishing a home amid tight finances.
Fragmented Ad Snippets From A 19th Century Page
A jumbled OCR-like snippet shows old style advertisements and dialogue references. It mentions cooling a burn with Hanford's Bal sam and a health claim for Adv Social Inanities, plus a humorous exchange about aging, cleanliness products, and a joke about ginger and gin.
Jad Salts Promised to Cure Sluggish Kidneys
An old advertisement urges readers with backache and cloudy urine to try Jad Salts a four ounce dose in water before breakfast for several days. It claims the drink cleans and stimulates sluggish kidneys neutralizes urine acids and ends bladder weakness. It adds warnings about meat overconsumption and a final aside about patriotism and women.
Columbus Seeks Arm or Plate Plant Bid and Blue Sky Hearing
Special Columbus correspondence reports state officials pressing to hear in the Ohio blue sky case and to advance Willis tax case as Columbus bids for a government armor plate plant. The piece notes corn contests, Civil Service repeal petitions, school books, and local legislative actions.
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Columbus
State Educational Department
F. B. Pearson
J. R. Clark
State Board of Agriculture
Clark
Washington
New York
State Board
Turner
County Auditor’s Office
Board of Revision
G. C
Supreme Court
Chamber of Commerce
John A. Kelsey
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Civil Service
Ohio
Edwin Watts Chubb
Ohio University
M. A. Leiper
W. B. Drummond
Medical Board
Tariff Commission Plan Aims To Keep Politics Out
Washington reports a tariff commission bill with six members split evenly between Democrats and Republicans. The measure, drawn by Rep Rainey, would advise Congress on tariff matters without binding legislation, while preserving Congress's final say. The article notes President Wilson's support and outlines proposed terms, appointments, and terms. It also describes a proposed coast guard aerial corps and the formation of a state, war and navy department social club, the Home club, to improve official welfare and coordination.
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Children’s Home
State Department of Workshops and Factories
Perry County Children’s Home
New Lexington
George H. Hamilton
Hamilton
Public Utilities Commission
Hocking Valley Railroad
Supreme Court
Commission
Turner
Ohio
United States
Washington
Edward Nusbaumer
Norwalk
San Francisco
Nusbaumer
George Clinton
Tariff Commission
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Wilson
Congress of the
Aero Corps
Coast Guard
Revenue Cutter Services
Byron R. Newton
Lifesaving Corps of
Revenue Cutter Service
Army
Navy
Aero Coast Guard
Revenue Cutter
Uncle Sam
State, War and Navy Club
State, War and Navy Departments
Department of the Interior
Lane
State
War
Navy Departments
Interior Department
War and Navy
Home Club of the Interior Department
Lafayette Square
Persian Legation
Old-Time Jewelry Styles See Revival in War Era
Jewelry trends revive old fashions as signet rings bear tiny photos and crosses from mid Victorian days resurface. The Irish diamond cross remains a prized piece while the Russian silver cross on a long chain gains wear. Diamond arrows, once popular, reappear among wartime adornments made and sold in Paris and London. Tiny cannon and aircraft motifs adorn the steel helmets of French soldiers in jewelry form.
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Paris
London
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound With Relief From Period Pain
Taunton Massachusetts girl describes monthly pains and absence from work. A neighbor advises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, leading to full health and willingness to share the remedy with others. The ad invites confidential free advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Taunton
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Kindred Thoughts Entertainments Misread At Home
Mrs Jaggs remarks on John being late from the club while Jaggs vents frustration at the long wait. The exchange reveals domestic tensions as the couple navigates evening routines and misaligned expectations. The dialogue style hints at a serialized or stage scene with sharp gendered jibes.
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John
Mrs. Jaggs
Jaggs
Mother Gray’s Powders for Children Promote Quick Relief
Ad suggests Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children ease colds in 24 hours and calm fevers headaches stomach trouble and teething issues. Claimed as pleasant for kids and used by mothers for years with worm destruction. Sample address Le Roy New York. The true poet distinguishes genius fire from stomach hunger.
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Mother Gray
Forda
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Groves Tasteless Tonic advertised to drive out malaria
An old newspaper ad promotes GROVES Tasteless Tonic claiming quinine fights malaria and iron strengthens the system. The copy notes the formula includes quinine and iron and lists a price of 50 cents. It ends with a remark about men losing political jobs compelled to work real labor.
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Western
Syd
Diedrich Goossen
Hanford’s
Mr. Jones
Ek Pierce
Bill
Jill
Ag’ Board
House of Representatives
Julius G. Lay
Berlin
Ann Howard
Quincey Howard
Barnesville
Nickel Plate
State Utilities Commission
New York Central
The
State University
J. N. Bradford
Lydia E.pinkham
Alabastine Co
Granville Rd
Grand Rapids, Mich
Skinner
Paul F. Skinner
Skinner Mfg. CO
Omaha, U.S.A
D.C
BOS
Kers Eero Wastror Free Remedy Co
Deste
Dearhorn St
Chicago
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