Big Potato Yield In Alberta Draws Attention To Western Canada Livestock
On Ben Pawson's Coaldale farm in Alberta's Medicine Hat district he harvested six hundred bushels of potatoes from two acres for $285, a modest yield beside neighbors' larger crops. The piece notes rising hog prices, a $350 Duroc Jersey boar, and Western Canada’s push to high-quality pure bred stock as demand grows at home and abroad.
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Ben Pawson
Coaldale
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Ben
Calgary
Western
Canada
Western Canada
Jibway Reframes Wealth By Calling His Home a Shack
In a conversation about Jibway, critics question his comfort level as he downplays his $10,000 bungalow. He insists the home appears modest, yet observers note the discrepancy between perception and reality in his described status.
Can I Be Cured Sufferer Pleas For Help
A health ad urges readers to identify disease causes and support kidney function. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as quick relief for kidney and bladder troubles, claiming near immediate benefits and a money back guarantee. Boxed product comes in three sealed sizes with name visible on each box.
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Nature
Haarlem
Adv
Dean
R. J. B. Slack
Fiancee and Wife and a Roving Riff on Fads
A humorous quiz excerpt plays on terms of affection with Flubdub calling his fiancée kitten and joking about a wife’s evolution. An ad notes Dr Peery’s Dead Shot as a prompt remedy while quipping about a war tax on coffins and the sting of death.
Cuticura Remedies for Baby Skin and Public Morals
The advertisement promotes Cuticura products for soothing a baby's red itchy skin with soap ointment and talcum powder. It adds a cynical line urging moral suasion be backed by force and notes a contrast between rich and poor in valuing hard work.
Backyard Flock Provides Food and Fun Not Riches
A U S Department of Agriculture prepared feature describes a suburban poultryman who built a 12 by 18 foot hen house, raised up to 60 hens, and used Belgian hares for meat. He fed rabbits on weeds and grass clippings, yielding about 75 rabbits in two years, while poultry and rabbits supplied fresh meat and eggs with modest costs.
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Aladdin
United States Department of Agriculture
Chiggers Harmful to Chicken Flock
Harvest mites attack free range young chickens causing intense itching and abscesses. Mites feed on the skin, producing inflamed areas and droopy birds that refuse to eat. Treatments include sulfur ointment, kerosene oil and lard, carbolic acid wash, and dusting with sulfur. in southern states, keep chicks off range in summer and hatch early to build resistance.
Best Poultry Houses For Efficient Farm Rearing
Practical guidance on poultry houses emphasizes serviceable, roomy, well lighted and ventilated design. Avoid excessive costs while ensuring good airflow and minimal drafts for healthy flock management.
Best Celery Plants Guide for Larger Harvest
Celery is a gross feeder and laeral applications of manure will produce larger and heavier plants. The note suggests rich soil and steady moisture to boost growth and yields.
Best Results With Swine
The article argues that maximum hog growth comes from continuous forward progress from birth to sale. It emphasizes never letting the pig lose fat and maintaining ongoing feeding and care as the sole path to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Advantages of Same Breed for Local Stock Raisers
Community stock raisers gain better prices from uniform products and can secure suitable breeding stock near home. The emphasis is on consistency, local supply, and potentially higher market value through standardization.
Poultry Care Tips From Practical Experience
The article notes that water shortages reduce egg laying and advises keeping grit oyster shell and charcoal available. It stresses two main parasites lice and mites and urges a comfortable dry well ventilated hen house free from drafts and pests. It warns against keeping more hens than one can manage safely.
Bar to Self-Government in India Cited by Johnston
Charles Johnston argues in the North American Review that self government in India risks reviving Brahmanical rule tied to priestcraft and idol worship. He says educated elites from Calcutta may return to temples and rituals, opposing Buddha’s call for reform, while British guardians claim to promote liberty despite these forces.
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India
Calcutta University
Mill
Huxley
British Trustees For the Welfare
Charles Johnston
The
North American Review
Sophomore Poet Clears Hurdle at N High
A gifted N- high school teacher required poetry Fridays. Norman, a baseball player, faced a failing mark that could cost his team a key player. He produced a self referential poem that evoked sarcasm from the class, ending with a sly line about teachers and fewer nuisances.
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N—— High School
Norman
Devoted Nurse's Death Told By War Leader
Maj. Gen. Cuthbert Wallace recounted a French hospital story at a London council meeting on hospital staff hours. A nurse left off duty to comfort a bedridden patient during nightly bombings. a bomb fell and killed her, while the patient survived. The nurse's name was not disclosed.
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France
Cuthbert Wallace
London National Council of Women
Hunters Mistake Bird Call for Pheasant Joke
Two local firemen on a hunting trip hear a shot and misidentify a screech owl as a pheasant. One laughs at the other, who argues the bird’s voice differs but the meat is what matters. The exchange ends with a jokey remark about eating any bird regardless of its voice.
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London
Ancient Rogue river gravel yields vast gold hope
Belief in free gold in the Rogue river gravel spans decades in Oregon. The Waldo mine owner near Grants Pass reportedly struck large pay dirt while screening gravel for the first time on a 4200 acre claim, suggesting rich deposits along the old river bed.
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Rogue River
Oregon
Waldo
Grant’s Pass
Polish wedding dances end in tragedy after bride dies
A Polish wedding with many guests ended with the bride collecting a dollar per dance. After dancing about forty five times she had hoped to reach fifty dollars but collapsed and died on the floor early the next morning.
Bayer Cross Aspirin Ad Turns Into Odd Baby Names
A humorous church scene follows an ad claim about Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. The rector asks for the twins names at christening. the father proclaims Pershing Foch Halg Marne Mous Lloyd George Wilson Jones, while the mother quietly says Maud.
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Bayer
Pershing Foch Halg Marne Mous Lloyd George Wilson Jones
Maud
Renewal Request for Note Extension Leads to Tension
A scene with Renewal asking a banker for a sixty or ninety day extension on a note. The banker notes the note is thirty days past due and reminds Renewal that sixty had been promised. The exchange ends with a quip that a small man can be a big nuisance.
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Dr. Peery
Nrite For Free Eye Book. Company
Chicago
U.S.A
Ouch
Mrs. Bezarth
Eetee Doan
Axe Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooke
Cincinnati
Cobra
Philip Carey Company
Wayne Ave
Lockland
Columbes
Ohio
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