Look to Canada for Wheat Says Western Farmer Letter
An article argues the United States should consider Canadian lands for wheat production amid rising prices and shrinking U.S. yields. It notes 800,000 American farmers in Western Canada, describes prairie farming profits, and includes a letter from an American Scandinavian settler in Turtle Lake Saskatoon area urging more settlers and assistance from Dominion Lands officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Inter-Ocean
United States
Canada
Turtle Lake
Saskatchewan
Fergus Falls
Mint
Chavez
Minnesota
Dominion Lands Office
Battleford
First Set Own House in Order
A compact note urges self examination before criticizing others, emphasizing that individuals must correct their own faults prior to directing others on their behavior. The reflection highlights universal self awareness and personal accountability.
Garfield Tea Ad Claiming Health Benefits
Annoyingly fragmentary note touts Garfield Tea promising health gains. Mentions constipation regulation and kidney support, but lacks clear sourcing or dates.
Waste of time to argue foolishly
The remark dismisses distractions and emphasizes valuing productive discussion over pointless talk. It conveys a stance that speaking foolishly wastes colleagues’ time and undermines efficiency.
Kansan Alliance to Drive Hoboes from State
Kansas officials including Gov Stubbs the state bank commissioner and railroad leaders join with the Anti-Horse Thief association and local prosecutors to curb hoboes and criminals riding trains and loitering at water tanks. A letter from H H Germain cites bystander arrests and calls for vigorous prosecution across sheriffs district judges and mayors to suppress thefts and rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Brubbs
State’ Bank
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Anti-Horse Thief Association
Bankers’, Associations
A.state
A. Railroad
J. N. Dolley
H.H. Germain
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Germain
Twinkling stars are worlds with life and death
Philadelphia readers learn that stars may host other worlds with beings who live, love, suffer, and die. Prof T J See, government astronomer at Mare Island, argues in a talk to the American Philosophical Society that planetary systems surround fixed stars and many planets are habitable and inhabited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
T. J. See
See
Mare Island
Cal
Naval Observatory
American Philosophical Society
Co-Operation Not a Success In Oklahoma Farms
The Oklahoma Farmers' Union moves cooperative plants to other firms as failures mount. The Hobart cotton gin, once a cooperative venture, sold at public auction and stands as one of the state’s last remaining cooperative plants to be transferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Hobart
Japanese Colony Planned in Texas Gulf Lands
A group claiming to represent a Japanese company closes a deal for nearly 5000 acres near the gulf coast extending into Starr Nueces and Hidalgo counties Texas. It plans a Japanese colony of rice growers with the first settlers brought from Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Jlate
Gulf Coast
Starr, Nueces
Hidalgo
Mexico
Block Signals on 71 269 Miles Nationwide
The interstate commerce commission issued a bulletin on block signals on U S railroads. As of January 1 1911 total block system mileage reached 71 369 miles with 17 711 automatic and 53 556 non automatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Nevada forest reserve proclaimed by Taft in Hum boldt county
The forest service announced a national forest reserve in Nevada. President Taft signed the proclamation removing 301 360 acres from the public domain in Humboldt County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Washington, D. C
The
Forest Service
Taft
Humboldt County
Mexico’s Reply to Taft War Border Tensions Revealed
Washington reports outline the Mexican government’s reply to President Taft’s remonstrance over border warfare. Officials say the response is not fully friendly, questions American officers’ impartiality, and may delay decisive promises. Ambassador Zamacona calls the reply friendly in form and essence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D
Taft
Mexico
Agua’ Prieta
Big draft horses bring high prices at Kansas City sale
About 60 extra large draft horses from C M Rand’s stock were sold at the Kansas City weekly horses auction. The top 20 averaged $290 each, the largest fetched $345 and weighed 2,200 pounds. The buyer plans to resell the horse in Madison Square Garden, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
C M. Rand
Co. M. Rand
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Madison Square Garden
New York
Cannon Opposes Reciprocity Treaty in Congress
Ex Speaker Cannon spoke in Washington against a Canadian reciprocity agreement calling it the most important legislation since the Spanish-American War act and said he will vote against it as against his constituents interests. He criticized the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cannon
Congress
Spain
the _ press
Sultan Takes Refuge at French Consulate
Sultan seeks asylum inside the French consulate as part of a political standoff. Diplomats report the situation under careful guard with no immediate resolution announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan
Birmingham lauded for rapid reform by new commission
In Birmingham Alabama the city government is praised for swift changes after a single week of commission rule. 64 municipal positions were abolished saving 72 474 50 per year while prohibition enforcement begins after the law’s start. Police complicit corruption figures have resigned as reform spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Strange Alliances Form In Congress Over Reciprocity
Washington politics show odd bedfellows as Democrats push reciprocity to defeat Taft while Republicans aligned with Taft resist it. Joe Cannon opposes reciprocity and teams with lawmakers who previously avoided him as Underwood and Mann cooperate for reciprocity against old Republican guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Joe Cannon
Congress
Underwood
Mann
Senate
Portugal to Promulgate Church State Separation Decree
Lisbon reports the government will publish a decree separating church and state by week’s end. It declares Catholicism loses state religion status and all faiths gain equal footing with toleration for all creeds. Priests may marry under the new rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Negroes Plan to Buy I&GN Railroad at Palestine Sale
Booker T Washington and northern Black financiers plan to bid at the receivership sale in Palestine on May 15 to acquire the International and Great Northern railroad. They intend to operate the line with Black labor exclusively if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Road
Dallas
Texas
Booker T. Washington
North
International & Great Northern Railroad
Palestine
Washington
Calumet Baking Powder Compared For Quality And Cost
The discussion questions whether cheaper powders offer real savings for the consumer and argues Calumet is more reliable and easier to use. It claims Calumet reduces trouble in baking and balances price with quality over time.
Five young thieves face Liverpool magistrate in dock
A Liverpool magistrate faced five children aged seven to eleven accused of two months of thefts. Police had 40 charges against the youngsters. The seven year old led the gang as a skilled thief and planner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
Nalender
Absent Minded Bridegroom Delays Kansas City Wedding
John Adama and Ida Lee planned to wed in Kansas City Kansas with acting probate judge Paul Huff. During the vows Adama stared out the window and did not answer, prompting Ida Lee to insist the ceremony proceed. The judge reminded they could halt if there were doubts, but the ceremony finished after Adama explained he had been thinking about something else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adama
Kansas “City Journal
Ida Lee
Kansas City
Kan
Paul Huff
Adams
Temple of Liberty Burned In Toomebridge Fire
The Temple of Liberty, a famed Ulster landmark at Toomebridge Londonderry side of the River Bann, was burned to the ground. It was built about sixty years ago by the late Rev John Carey, a Cromwellian descendant who had been tried for murder but acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple of Liberty
Ulster
Toomebridge
County
Londonderry
Bann
John Carey
London Mail
Labrador's Bright Future Foreseen by Dr Grenfell
Dr Grenfell of Labrador predicts a brilliant future for the region. After twenty years in the country he says it will grow populous like Norway, and he deems it superior to Iceland, Lapland, Finland, Siberia, and Northern Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Grenfell
Dr. Grenfell
Norway
Iceland
Lapland
Finland
Siberia
Alaska
The Ignorance of Casey Rough Speech
A fragment from a historical piece features coarse dialect about Casey and Mulligan. It hints at humor through a mispronounced or playful exchange and shows character names in a rustic conversational scene.
Dame Nature Hints When Food Isn’t Suited
An old Dame Nature warning urges quick changes when digestion signals distress. A testimonial from an Art student describes years of breakfast distress finally relieved by quitting coffee and starchy foods and switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts, noting improved stomach comfort and overall well being.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hostetter
Honduras
Mexico’s
Douglas
House
Portugal
Casey
Mulligan
Dame
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!