Western Canada offers big chances for farmers
The piece touts Western Canada as a land of opportunity for farmers with 160 acre free homesteads and cheap land. It cites a Lloydminster resident who expanded from 160 acres to over 100 cultivated, growing wheat oats and barley yields while shifting from oxen to horses and cattle. It warns wartime demand postwar Europe will boost livestock, urging stock breeders to prepare now to lead Saskatchewan’s industry growth.
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Western Canada
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Canada
Europe
United States
Dominion
Western
Patented Process Aims to Recycle Scrap Tin and Metals
A South Wales tinplate worker has filed a patent in England for a process to remove solder tin and chemicals from scrap and galvanized articles and to utilize the base metals. He has already secured contracts with several municipalities to treat down refuse including tin cans containers and similar metallic waste.
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England
South Wales
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Claims Quick Relief for Tight Shoes
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for feet. It promises instant relief for coins bunions and tight shoes after shaking into shoes or using in foot baths. It offers a free trial package from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY and notes broad availability. The page also includes stray lines about war news and a gas attack reference.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Adv
Epilepsy and erratic phrases mark a fragmented note
A garbled passage mentions epilepsy and assorted nonsensical strings about Kline Ephe teine matires and Red Ban company. The text ends with a general statement that most fun in life is foolishness, reflecting a disjointed, opinionated aside.
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Toppe Nickiv
Kline
Sting
Pan E Company
Red Ban
Keynes
Fortunate Locomotive Engineer Faces Reckless Life
A concise remark highlights the risky lifestyle of a locomotive engineer noted for danger and luck in enduring incidents.
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Fortunate
Summer Spraying Essential for First Class Apples
Missouri College of Agriculture explains summer spraying to protect apples from scab moth and curculio. Three sprays are advised: before bloom with lime sulfur, after bloom with lime sulfur and lead arsenate, then a ten to fourteen day follow up. later applications only for special cases.
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C. C. Waggans
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Practical Points on Art of Pruning
Practical pruning guidelines from A J Gunderson at Illinois Experiment Station. Remove dead or diseased limbs and water sprouts. Eliminate crossing branches and trim overvigorous leaders to side branches. Avoid sunscald by thinning top evenly and partial pruning across years. Preserve fruit spurs as they bear apples.
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A. J Gunderson
Illinois Experiment Station
Prime essential in setting out plants
An horticulture note by Leroy Cady stresses firming soil around the tips of plant roots while keeping top soil loose. It warns against roots contacting fresh manure to prevent damage.
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Leroy Cady
University Farm
St Paul
Cause of Hard Luck on the Farm
A farmer attributes bad luck to unseen forces and finds his tools left in fence corners from last fall, suggesting misfortune follows neglected equipment and winter storage.
Danger of Smothering Piglets at Farrowing Time
The article warns that excessive bedding around sows during farrowing increases the risk of piglet smothering. It advises providing only a small amount of bedding until the piglets are several days old to reduce danger.
Careless Spraying Advice From Horticulture Expert
Oklahoma A and M College horticulture specialist warns that spraying must cover the entire surface of trees in a fine mist. Partial coverage invites disease and pests, and rain can wash away incomplete applications, yielding little to no benefit.
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CW Rapp
Department of Horticulture
Oklahoma
A & M College
Stillwater
Pointers on Using Shears in Orchard
Double cutter shears used in orchard pruning give good satisfaction on limbs under three inches diameter. Cut through bark around the branch to promote healing and avoid squeezing. When forking limbs occur avoid bearing down and lift when making cuts to prevent splitting or fruit loss. cut a foot beyond crotches and finish with a second cut.
Freckles vanish with ethine-double strength remedy
An advertisement promotes ethine-double strength for removing freckles. The claim states an ounce used nightly and morning will fade even dark freckles and clear the skin, with lighter spots disappearing. Buy from a druggist with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Miss Violette Wilson Leaves UC to Develop Her Soul
Miss Violette Wilson daughter of former Berkeley mayor J Stitt Wilson has withdrawn from the University of California to seek education from real life. She had enrolled in letters and sciences last August but soon felt college study hampered her mental growth and left against her parents wishes.
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Violette Wilson
J. Stitt Wilson
Berkeley
University of California
Miss Wilson
San Francisco Chronicle
You May Look Young Soap and Ointment Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Cuticura soaps and ointments to cleanse, soothe, and beautify skin, hair, and hands. It invites readers to request free samples by mail via a Boston department address, noting availability everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Rockefeller gift prompts reporter’s compliment
New York reporter congratulates John D. Rockefeller on a gift of 1 275 000 to education. Rockefeller quips that giving is routine and stopping would jar him, comparing retirement worries to a man whose wife asks why he looks so concerned.
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John D. Rockefeller
New York
Mr. Rockefeller
We Three Sentry at Remount Camp
A sentry challenges a party at Remount Camp asking for passage. The weary voice answers that it is one friend and two mules.
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Remount Camp
Fragmented Dialogue on Snakes and Drinking Effects
We read a garbled quote about snakes appearing to multiply when a man drinks. The text suggests misspellings like gracles and ceca, hinting at a disjointed, possibly humorous note on intoxication and perception in a clipped OCR fragment.
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Ceca
Jaybird Robs Mail Box Reported In Anniston
Federal authorities in Anniston consider a mail theft case after a jaybird stole a postman’s letter from a box at Dave Young’s home on Twenty-first and Mobile streets. Identification could bring the matter before the next federal grand jury session.
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Anniston
Dave Young
Federal Grand Jury
Ala
Atlanta Journal
Ragtime Requests Signal Shelter Cabaret Visit
A settlement worker consoles a distressed woman and asks if she can sing. She answers with modest capability and the worker suggests performing the new ragtime songs to lift spirits, noting they have not attended a cabaret in two years.
An Eye for Beauty in Fairness Question
A dialogue hints at fairness and perception, with a character praised for discerning right from wrong from afar. The exchange emphasizes moral judgment and an eye for beauty in everyday conduct.
Ragtime loving horse drags Wells Fargo wagon through shop
A Cleveland horse with a taste for ragtime trotted across a sidewalk while listening to a phonograph in a store. The wagon he dragged became wedged in the door and the horse only moved on after the phonograph was turned off, as Joseph Davis led him away.
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Cleveland
Wells-Fargo Express
Joseph Davis
Be cheerful despite bills says Detroit Free Press
A humorous Detroit Free Press quote notes one can compare hardship to others who have more money but won’t lend it. The exchange highlights a financially strained outlook and resilience in the face of debt collectors.
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Detroit Free Press
Telegram Dismisses Question As Inessential
An elderly sender refuses to explain a misspelled telegram asking a passerby to identify a word. The response: they insist the detail is none of her business and imply others will learn it later.
A bluffer is a man who hides fear in fight talk
The remark notes that a capable bluffer in a confrontation masks his fear of fighting, keeping opponents from perceiving his true anxious state. It reflects a strategic viewpoint on deception and bravado in masculine conduct.
Tommy Learns to Eat Frogs
The British troops in Macedonia discover frogs as a savory addition to their meals. They catch frogs with meat on a string, finding the hind legs on toast a welcome supplement while quieting the frogs’ nightly chorus.
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Tommy
Macedonia
London Globe
Girls Quickly Led to the Altar Cabaret Owner Repeats Abroad
John Engelsberg, owner of a Panama City cabaret, traveled to New York for more performers. The piece notes repeated arrivals of singers who did not stay long, reflecting a scarcity of local girls and their quick marriages.
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John Engelsberg
Panama City
New York
Impossible Bliss in Dyspepsia Riddles
Dr Emdee notes stomach distress while Mrs Haightwork asks how to get meals and cope with dishwashing. The exchange hints at domestic routines and humor amid health concerns.
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Emdee
Haightwork
Easter Bonnet Twist Sparks Hope for Afterlife Halo
A playful line hints at risks women take for Easter fashion and the belief that festive style may influence fate. The remark blends humor with reflections on luck, faith, and social ritual during holiday decorating and church gatherings.
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