Wheat yields and local humor from Moone Jaw 1907
A Saskatchewan note from Moone Jaw dated November 18 1907 records Mr B K Hathwall reporting wheat yields around 22 bushels per acre on 200 acres sold after frost at 85 cents, 60 cents per bushel on 300 acres, and potential profit per acre with hog feeding. It also includes a wart cure joke exchange and a roofers quip about satisfaction and contentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone Jaw
Saskatchewan
K. Hathwall
Tegird
Postum Coffee Alternative Boosts Health and Cheer
A Washington woman credits Postum with restoring her health and mood after four years of nervous illness tied to coffee. She describes improved nerves, energy for daily duties, and caring for two babies, noting the beverage’s soothing effect and renewed cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tam
Baer
Postum
Ramo
Postum Co
Battie Cronk
Mich
Ike Road
Well Mille
Okga
Nimrod Gun and Rod Club Rabbit Prank Ends In Snow
A wary group of jokers in the Nimrod Gun and Rod Club stage a snowbound rabbit caper. They lure a green bidder Wilbur into a mock hunt at a lakeside farmhouse, build a trolley rabbit on a kitchen track, then trap him in a night of cinch games and misdirection. The gag escalates with bets, a staged rabbit chase, and a final exchange about shooting privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimrod Gun and Rod Club
Jack
Mullanphy
Janice
Wilbur
Big Taek
Carmody
Negan
Big Jack
Amy
Hunter
Buck” Swearingen
Buck
Wilbur Boy
Huck
Dean's Kidney Pills credited for recovery in Cloverport man
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky recounts years of kidney disorder back pain swelling and weakness. He says doctors failed to help until he used Deans Kidney Pills and soon felt great improvement becoming strong and healthy again. Pills sold nationwide at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Armstrong
Cloverport
Kyenya
Dean
All Deaters
Foster-Milburn Go
Buffalo
Fragmented 19th century ad and text mix
A collage of OCR fragments includes a literary critique anecdote from Youth's Companion, mock testimonials and patent medicine claims for Cheney’s Catarrh Cure, a restaurant prize seat advertising stunt in New York, a classroom geography joke with a child’s answer, and an 19th century soothing tonics pitch, all unreadable in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hhis
Gentle Persuasion and a Hypnotist in a Boarding House
A southern resident in Bomton seeks studies at the Hub and lodges in Columbus avenue. He complains of noisy neighbors while the landlady explains the uproar nightly stems from Prof Whiteside attempting to persuade his wife to attend a band concert. Also includes brief ad blurbs for Allen's Foot-Ease and Garfield by Le Roy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bomton
Columbus Avenue
The General Demand for a Simple Laxative Remedy
The Well Informed crave a plain laxative of known value and gentle effect. California Fig Syrup and Elixir of Senna provides a reliable combination that physicians endorse for family use, delivering prompt relief. Buy only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists. fifty cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Calfornia Fig Byrup Co
Thiow
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Amber Pete
Alvo
Borax Mountain
Barney Marlay
Mike Carrey
Barney
Mike
Molly Carrey
Sam
Ernest McGarley
Ero
Joseph Hmowlen
Mrs. Muge
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
Baltimore American
Frank J. Cheney
Ara Ta
Wari
Drecamaders
A.D
Asom
Ben Fria
Toledo
Esis
Faust Patty Pils
Darktown
Cuttin
Little Rastus
Neaven
Perila
Congress
Allen
le Roy
Emerson
Centaur Company
Ova
Tm Pera Ey
Bears
Castoria
Jone
Meise Eee
Sinko
Addre Wathat
Mele
Rewe
Ht. A. Stroud & Company
Twin Falls, Idaho
S'Jacobs Oil
AMD
Paxton Toilet CO
Bostea, Masa
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