Indiana people in Western Canada letter from Tipton settlers
A Tipton Indiana letter to a Canadian government agent describes a group departing in May 1906 for Western Canada. They report vast wheat fields, modern towns, and prosperity across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. They buy about two thousand acres in partnership, invest, and note rail and elevator congestion prompting granary building as wheat yields reach twenty seven bushels per acre.
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Tipton
Indiana
Ind
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Edmonton
Canadian Northern Railway
Tipton County
Kansas
Very
Walter W. Mount
Mrs Emmerich Credits Dean's Kidney Pills for Cure
Mrs Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio explains fifteen years of kidney trouble with back pain poor vision and dizziness. After ten years unable to do housework and two years homebound she found quick relief and a full cure with Dean's Kidney Pills. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton St
Napoleon, C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adelaide Nichols
West 22Nd Street
New York City
Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Completion of Munhon Pigo 29 Volume Korean Cyclopedia
The government ordered revision of Munhon Pigo is finished. It comprises 29 volumes and will publish at a cost of 47 500 yen according to the Korean Daily News. An advertisement praises Defiance Starch for home laundering providing stiffness without sticking to the iron and reducing wear.
Learned Love Lessons Between Harold and Maid
A flirtatious exchange unfolds with Harold asking if love can be learned. The maid responds with playful enthusiasm, offering to give lessons in love to the suitor.
Garfield Tea Promoted as Mild Herbal Laxative
Advertises Garfield Tea as a natural herbal laxative for constipation liver and kidney derangements sick headache biliousness and indigestion.
Woman Demands Compound Interest On Kind Compliment
A witty remark turns into a financial metaphor as a woman asserts that a man must return her compliment with compound interest. The playful exchange highlights social exchange norms and expectations in polite conversation.
Don’t Sneeze Your Head Off Cold Capsule Ad
An old ad promotes Krause’s Cold Capsules claiming quick relief from sneezing and cold symptoms. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
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Krause
Curious 19th Century Advert Claims and Sayings
A garbled ad vignette mentions a talking machine and Lewis' Single Binder from Peoria Illinois. It also touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and gum inflammation, with odd lines about humility and a rolling stone.
Putnam Faced Dye Hat and Dress Ad Parodies
An antique ad snippet touts All Cloth Hats and Children's Dresses made to look new with Putnam Faceless Dyes. It adds a proverb about fruit trees and family trees, praises Lewis' Single Binder cigars, and urges generosity in judging others, noting the Peoria factory as a source.
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Putnam
Unscrupulous Ads and Pervasive Pest Control Promises
An old newspaper fragment lists varied advertisements and opinions including a daily fly killer claim, a Tokyo Nichi Nichi remark on wages, Garfield Tea as a health remedy, a quip about neighbors praising the dead, and a vague dealer contact in Brooklyn. The tone reflects common late era classifieds and promotional lines.
Allen's Foot-Ease Healing Ad Warns Against Substitutes
A vintage druggist notice promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty feet and callouses. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents, trial package free, address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Queensland crops advance with maize, pineapples growth
Reports from Northeast Australia show slow overall development with farmers using traditional maize methods. Queensland records a bumper maize crop this year while canning pineapples emerges as a key industry. Mining activity in the Cape York region continues to grow steadily.
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Australia
Queensland
Canning
Cpal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
Readers learn of Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to cure catarrh at all stages. A $1000 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with testimonials and a request to send for a prospectus. Sold by all druggists and Hall's Family Pills advertised for constipation.
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Hali
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dialect Writer Probes Librarian With Questions
A New York Sun item recalls an uptown library encounter with a man who claimed to be a dialect writer. He requested books, spoke of using Scotch and sea captain dialects, and pondered whether a duke would drop his Hs, prompting curiosity about his true intent.
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N. Y. Son
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Harold
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Sil
The
Rolling Stone
H. Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Tokio Nichi Nichi
San Francisco
Labor of the Novelist
Lickel
New York
Bears
Castoria
Jaques Mfc. CO
Chicago
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Maas
Dominica
Ottawa
W. W. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Nebraska
Smal Hernia Healer Co
Pan W
Erie
W.N. U
Lincoln
Cardus
Lucinda Johnson
Fish Creek
Wis
Rives
Co. Chattamane
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