Extraordinary increase: farm lands and settlement in Alberta
A letter from James S. Ainslie and sons lauds Southern Alberta as a thriving settlement area. They describe homesteading near Clairsholm, building homes and infrastructure, breaking 200 acres, and raising sheep, cattle, and horses. They note rising land values and a planned railroad, endorsing Southern Alberta for settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Carmangay
Alta
Canada
C. J. Broughton
Adams Street
Alberta
Clairsholm
Little Bow
James
Ainslie and Sons
Peruna Almanac Offered With Astrology Features
The Peruna Company in Columbus Ohio announces its 1909 Peruna almanac for druggists and the public. The pamphlet includes usual astrological content and detailed mental characteristics of each zodiac sign. Free lists of lucky and unlucky days are available with the almanac.
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Peruna
Peruna Co
Columbus
Camphor as Medicine in Cold Prevention
Medical note advises camphor as a helpful remedy when sneezing begins. Six to ten drops on sugar may halt a bad head cold if used judiciously and not within an hour of a prior dose. Ensure it agrees with the user before continuing.
Fragmented doodles and quotes swirl in scribbled note
A jumbled OCR-like passage blends names, phrases, and quotes from various sources. It references Catan, Gasinens, Be Wate Toledo, and Swift with scattered lines about price, time, and wisdom. The legibility is low, yielding no clear event or report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
Toledo
Fashion Notes: Silk Bodice and Net Dresses with Embellishments
A series of dress designs described with details on bodice fullness, armhole openings, tuck sleeves, and passementerie trims. Materials listed include satin ribbon, insertion lace, net, and velvet for multiple outfits in silk, satin, and cashmere with elaborate edging and waistbands.
The New Butterfly Comb For Hair
A finely wrought gold butterfly ornament with colored stone body sits on a shell hairpin. The item is worn at the top of 8 Psyche knot or three puffs and is designed to be worn with butterfly barrettes or combs, but only one at a time.
Green Gown Returns with Fur Trim and Overskirt
A fashion note recalls a long gown style from 30 years ago, featuring green broadcloth with an overskirt, brown fur edging, tight sleeves, and fur bands. Accessories include a brown fur round toque with green center and feather, and a granny’s brown fur muff.
Dark Cobra In Vogue Fashion Describes Color Trends
A fashion note discusses gowns and dresses in dark colors for various daytime wear, noting bright tints like old rose and saffron as particularly stylish and fashionable.
Scheme of pansy decoration for a luncheon
A seldom seen but charming luncheon decor uses a low silver bowl of multicolor pansies with a wire net top if stems are short. Place a round mirror and ferns under the bowl. give guests growing pansy pots as souvenirs in silver paper cases. candles and shades reflect pansy tones.
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Hopor
Fleur-de-Lis Buttonholes Trim Fashions Demand Restraint
Ornamental buttonholes evolve from satin and braid to flyer de-lis designs for dresses coats and blouses. The style adds a stylish finish but warns against over trimming and cautions against overusing them with other trims.
Eighteenth Century Silk Ribbon Effects Describe
The passage details ethereal eighteenth century effects made from ten inch wide silk with scalloped edges and triple box plaited lisse stitching. They feature a wide inner ribbon band with a back join beneath a fluffy lisse butterfly bow. Ruching sits on an embroidered or silver ribbon band and closes under a large bow.
Nine Fishermen Rescued After Two Days on Ice Floe
From Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin nine icebound fishermen survived two days exposed to a brutal blizzard after lashing themselves to the ice with lines. Four men were frozen stiff and others near unconscious when rescued by Capt. Dueion guiding Eagle Point light tender. Ferry Car Ferry No 15 endured a 55 hour voyage through stormy lake conditions to reach Milwaukee harbor.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Sturgeon Bay
Chambers Island
Dueion
Eagle Point
Pere Marquette
McIsanes
Monster lion kills boy in tent near Balboa
A two year old in Balboa California was killed by a mountain lion in a family tent four miles from the Hotel Del Mar. The mother Mrs Chris Brown returned to find the child dead and the lion retreating with flesh in its jaws. The Browns had moved from Delaware two weeks prior.
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Balboa
Cal
Chris. Brown
Hotel del Mar
Delaware
Socialist clash in Hanover over election laws injures twenty to thirty
Socialist demonstrations in Hanover on Sunday against Prussian election laws led to a clash with police. Twenty to thirty people were wounded in the confrontation.
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Hanover
Germany
Battleship New Hampshire Put Under Way From New York
The battleship New Hampshire sailed out to sea on Sunday after sealed orders issued Saturday. No reason or details of the hurry orders were made public.
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New York
New Hampshire
Laughter In the Court and Murky Legal Tricks
A plasterer called to testify in a suit faces a bullying defense lawyer. He recalls two prison stints first a full afternoon second a single hour. He explains the offenses were to whitewash a cell for a lawyer who cheated a client.
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedy For Health Rise
Mrs Bessie L Hicks of Houston Texas reports three years of female troubles chronic dyspepsia and liver problems reversed after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises its cures and urges other sick women to try the medicine.
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Lydia E
Lydia E. Pinkham
Houston
Texas
Bessie L. Hicks
Cleveland St
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Robert, Rustler
Robert Rustler
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Peruna Almanac
Ots
Sateetie
Midlake
Monster Lion
Pensacola
Fla
Milton
Fec
Santa Rosa Star
Charlotte
N. C
Georgia
Edward A. Mizer
Atlanta
Wilmington
Gananoque
Ontario
Sandy
Mexico City
Passo
Hotel Pasej
Constantinople
Kiamil Pasha
Sofia
Bulgaria
Christian Endeavor
Boston
Aera
Pete Yaa
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Mass
U.S.A
Colt Distemper
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