Attractions of Western Canada Draw Settlers in 1906
The Canadian West attracts settlers with rich soil and climate for No. 1 Hard wheat and other cereals. Wheat 99,000,000 bushels. oats 76,000,000. barley 17,000,000. Free 160 acre homesteads, $10 entry, help from government agents, and a prolific common school system boost immigration amid rail expansion and stable law.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
United States
Squirrels perform Thanksgiving nut run in Goodyear home
Fisk Goodyear of Burchtown Pennsylvania trained about fifty squirrels to gather nuts and deliver them to his house. On Thanksgiving guests watched as a wooden plank from window to nut bowl guided the squirrels to bring chestnuts walnuts and shellbarks. A final nut cracking display ended the performance.
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Walters
Fisk Goodyear
Burchtown
Mr. Goodyear
Three Principal German Cities
Berlin Hamburg and Munich are the three largest German cities with populations stated as over half a million for Berlin, about 3000 for Hamburg, and around 540000 for Munich according to the source.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Broke the Wildcats Back on Locust Mountain
Thomas Dyke, unarmed and alone, fought a wildcat ten feet away on Locust Mountain south of Mount Carmel Pennsylvania. After the animal sprang, he leaped onto it and broke the creature's back with a quick swing. a physician treated scratches on his face and hands.
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Thomas Dyke
Locust Mountain
Mount Carmel
Ashland
Relief From Severe Eczema With Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma details a torturous eczema ordeal with universal itching and night scratching. She credits Cuticura Remedies for rapid relief after following directions and recommends them to others. June 28 1905.
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Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Trying Experience with Dean's Kidney Pills
Miss Frances Gardner of 369 Jackson Boulevard Chicago writes she suffered kidney complications for nearly five years and spent over $100 on remedies before five boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills cured her in a few weeks. She reports restored health appetite digestion and sleep. Sold by all dealers 56 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Frances Gardner
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Kitchener Hears Engagement Shout At London Social
General Lord Kitchener, guest at a London social function, is teased by a pretty girl who reveals she is Toby’s fiancée. He admits surprise but smiles at the notion of sharing in Toby’s glory.
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Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
London
Gen
Toby
Perils of Ballooning and Defiance Starch Claims
A ballooning article explains the rare risk of holes in the air and unreliable downdrafts, noting that pilots can correct steep descents by releasing sand. The piece also promotes Defiance Starch as a safe, chemical free option for fine fabrics, offering strong stiffening with less product.
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Mr. Rolker
Defiance Starch Promises Better Home Laundering Results
The article praises starching in home laundering, stating that fine wash goods gain attractiveness when properly laundered. It recommends Defiance Starch as the first essential for strong starch that stiffens without thickening the fabric and improves the appearance of work.
Jury Questioned On Ice Use In Philadelphia Trial
In a Philadelphia ice trust trial a prospective juror was quizzed about ice consumption. He replied he uses a little occasionally and joked about tempering a highball. The attorney asked for clarification and the court called him a juror, allowing the trial to proceed.
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Ice Trust
Philadelphia
Gas engines on canal boats in Germany show efficiency
Canal boats are powered by gas engines fed by gas produced on board from coal. The system suits slow boats of moderate capacity, appearing efficient and economical.
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Germany
Putnam Face Advertisement Teases Dyes and Freckles
A vintage ad copy touts a carriage with Putnam Face and claims less dyes. It promises no experience required and guaranteed success. A woman is quoted about speaking her mind while a Peoria factory reference appears with tobacco product mentions.
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Carridge
Putnam
Garfield Tea Company's labels claim Pure Food Act compliance
The Garfield Tea Company markets products bearing a serial number and government assignment guarantying full compliance with the National Pure Food and Drugs Act on every package.
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Garfield Tea Company
Ambitious Youthful Violinist Seeks Midland Orchestra Leadership
Miss Selma Gustafson of Delhi Ontario, a youthful violinist, has applied for the leadership of an orchestra organized by the Colorado Midland railroad.
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Selma Gustafson
Delhi
Ont
Colorado Midland Railroad
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Cheney Co
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces. Claims non quack medicine with physicians' prescription and testimonials. Promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists Toledo Ohio as the company base.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggters
Price i
Playwright Blames Tired Business Man for Inferior Stage
Bronson Howard attacks the tired business man as the cause of dull plays. He claims the industry panders to him and that the drama has no future until producers stop catering to tired businessmen.
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Bronson Howard
Where Lawyers Are Unpopular in Colobar West Africa
A Gold Coast newspaper reports a lawyer's appearance in Colobar provoking public fear that lawyers will lure locals into litigation and ruin them, calling it unsafe for people to practice there.
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Colobar
West Africa
Gold Coast
Coal Prices Rise Sharply in India
Coal companies in India boosted prices by nearly 100 percent since last year. The report notes intensive price moves amid a period of financial strain and cites wider impacts on industry and consumers.
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India
Picturesque German Custom In Naval Reserve Parades
A German naval tradition sees sailors who finish active service enter the reserve. They wear a reserve flask and parade with ground length ribbons on caps and ribbons attached to canes, a sight similar to army ceremonies.
McClellan Statue Unveiling Event Planned in Washington
Mrs. Ellen M. McClellan widow of Gen George B McClellan and mother of New York City's mayor arrives in New York ready to attend the April unveiling in Washington of the memorial statue to Gen McClellan.
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Ellen M. McClellan
Gen
George B. McClellan
New York
New
Yor
Washington
Gen. McClellan
Census Finds Eleven Female Well-Borers In U S
A snapshot from the last census notes eleven women employed as well-borers in the United States. The text also weaves in opaque phrases about children, gums, and a bank roll that may or may not honor specific items or people.
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United States
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