One Million League for Manitoba Seeks Population Boost
Manitoba plans a population push through the Million for Manitoba League. Local committees gather housing and land data to aid settlers from laborers to homesteaders, noting vast vacant lands, strong rail and market access, and active immigration cooperation. The league offers free information via Winnipeg.
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Manitoba League
Manitoba
West
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Yorkton
Minnedosa
Dauphin
Morden
Manitou
Dominion
League
Million League
The Position for Her
A young woman asks a statesman what post she would hold if women governed. He replies with a joke about managing a deaf and mute institution, implying she would either teach the unfortunates to talk or learn to remain quiet.
Social satire and a quirky sales pitch in one
A quip about a man who mingles with high society, noting he was once run over by a motor car owned by a multi-millionaire. The snippet then promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap, claiming it offers double value and travels twice as far as competitors, urging readers to ask their grocer.
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Fentress
Murrell
Ware
Tom
Norton
John
Natchez
New Orleans
Old Hickory
Texas
South America
Gulf
Hayti
Muriel
Judge Price
Belle Plain
Solomon Mahatty
Betty Malfoy
Mr. Mahaffy
Miss Malfoy
Mahaffy
Solomon
Middle Tennessee
Price
Maharty
Slocum Price
Mahatffy
Gang W
Charity
The Difference. Garfield Tea and Tactful Silence
A quirky historical snippet notes a question about a face and a gentle reply. It mentions Garfield Tea as a remedy for liver or kidney ailments and closes with a reflection on tact being about restraint.
Barony Schemes and Kidnapping at Belle Plain
In the Barony’s opening scene at a worn southern plantation, Quintards and others discuss its sale and Hannibal Wa Hazard’s fate as Yancy and Murrell maneuver through abductions and clashes. Judge Price later weighs Betty Malfoy’s troubles and Norton’s shooting as Belle Plain’s troubles unfold.
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Quintards
Byonathan Crenshaw
Bladen
Bob Yancy
Hannibal Wa Hazard
Yancy
Nathaniel Ferris
Hannibal
Captain Murrell
Scratch Hill
Dave Blount
Blount
Squire Balaam
Betty Malfoy
Ferrises
Bruce Carrington
Betty
Tennessee
Carrington
Murrell
Slocum Price
Judge
Cavendish
Price
Belle Plain
Judge Price
Charley Norton
Norton
Physician Advises Cuticura Remedies
Irven Hutchison of Three Rivers Michigan testifies four years ago eczema broke out on wrist and shin causing intense itch and bleeding. After ineffective doctor prescribed ointment, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cleared the disease and have kept it away since. Sample books and free offerings advertised.
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Irven Hutchison
Three Rivers
Mich
Laying Something for Future Wealth Encouraged
The Indianapolis Star urges frugality and future-oriented savings. It argues prosperity comes from individuals saving for tomorrow, noting the contrast between high earners who spend all they make and those with modest income who live within their means to build capital.
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Enmrak
Wre
Indianapolis Star
Real Mistress of House in Old Time Etiquette at Table
The eighteenth century hostess governed table manners as mistress of ceremonies. She carved, announced courses, urged guests to partake, and managed the dining ritual while her husband merely pressed the bottle. Lady Mary Montagu noted training under a carving master to perform publicly.
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Mary Montagu
Decorations of the Daughters of the American Revolution
The article notes the jewels worn by the Daughters of the American Revolution at a Washington reception exceed 500000 in value. It adds that if Revolutionary fathers had had 50000 dollars worth of ammunition at key times they might have shortened the war by years, per the Boston Transcript.
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Washington
Boston Transcript
Beauty Doctor and the Skin Game Trade Tip
A quirky ad-like passage notes a beauty doctor’s supposed advantage in a skin game. It urges thrift on small items like blueing water and endorses Red Cross Ball Blue for value. It extols Garfield Tea for youth and energy and wryly comments on male romance with a jab about the latest trend.
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Red Cross
Doctor Advised Resinol for Eczema
Complaints about eczema show letters from Mrs. W A Collins of McSherrystown Pennsylvania and Mrs. W A Lucas of Montclare South Carolina praising Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. They report rapid itching relief and healing of scalp eczema and general skin troubles with consistent use, noting availability from local druggists and a Beltsville Maryland seller.
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W. A. Lucas
Montclare
Beltimore
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