Dairy Profits Surge in Western Canada Farms
A 1918 Alberta agriculture report shows no drop in dairy output despite high feed costs. Butter and cheese production rose, with significant farm incomes from burgeoning creameries and bull sales across Edmonton Calgary Lacombe and Manitoba. Immigration to the region climbs as settlers cite fertile soil and strong dairy prospects.
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Western Canada
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canada
Edmonton
Calgary
Lacombe
Manitoba
Carman
Sakatchewan
West
Just Her Salary Film Pun Delivers Dated Wit
A playful quip about a movie star and a young admirer centers on pay and praise. The line exchanges mix flattery and humor as the star notes weekly earnings while acknowledging the admirer’s compliment. The item reads as a light era pun from a vintage entertainment snippet.
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Ad and Quips
An old advertisement urges keeping liver active and bowels clean with Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets claiming health and wealth. A series of quirky lines follows about a dove tinted note in a pigeon hole and a man described as a perfect manicure girl in a humorous exchange.
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Dr. Pierce
Glimpses From a Quiet Page of Oddities and Wisdom
A collage of short items and quips includes Virginia’s fondness for settings of duck eggs, a lesson on military ranks, Stockholm’s island geography, a moral note from a child, a humorous exchange about deception, window washing tips, a near-mable accident tale, a mother’s caution, and a wry reflection on hair.
Sayings of Shinbone Quips on Bradder Jones Sins
The Sayings of Shinbone quotes Shinbone reflecting on Bradder Jones praying to be delivered from sins. He suggests Jones referred to the sin of intoxication. The remark appears in a Boston Tran publication excerpt.
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David
Moses
Christian Herald
Boston Transcript
Shinbone
Bradder Jones
No blush after financial embarrassment noted
A facetious remark asserts there is no blush following financial embarrassment, noting the speaker’s irony about social reaction to economic trouble.
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Western
U Jemadwy Co
Chicagg
Heavenly Father
Victory Liberty Loan
L. L. Johnson
Virginia
Mollie
Stockholm
Tee
Mamma
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