Western Canada oats offer cheap land and high yields
A Minnesota farmer compares corn and oats, finding $31.49 per acre for corn versus $18.13 for oats. He notes western Canada offers land around $20 per acre, with 50 to 60 bushels per acre typical and up to 100 in good years. Canadian oats win prizes for quality. some samples weigh over 45 pounds per bushel, well above the 34 pound standard.
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Minnesota
Albert Inmer
Cottonwood County
Minn
Cottonwood Citizen
Inmer
Canada
Western
Dominion Grain Inspector
Canadian Government Information Bureau
United States
Tiny air turbine from North Dakota artisan described
The air turbine at 1L ft Nedland, a North Dakota artisan, weighs one-fifth grain and is less than one twentieth of an inch in diameter. It has eight parts with a gold easing and steel motor. The motor diameter is 0.032 inch, shaft 0.007 inch, driven by a jet of compressed air, claimed to be the smallest motor yet.
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Nedland
North Dakota
Cuticura for Sore Hands Ad Preview
An advertisement extols Cuticura for sore hands. It urges lathering hands with Cuticura Soap, drying, then rubbing in Cuticura Ointment, removing excess with tissue. Claims Cuticura products cover all toilet needs when used together.
Desert Stakeout Sparks Living Debate in Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt features a tense exchange about staking out a Jet and living in a desert setting. The quarrel centers on the irony of choosing a dry, desolate locale for residence, questioning practicality and perceptions of dryness.
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Great American Desert
Louisville Courier-Journal
Polk a Dark Horse to President From Tennessee
Chronology lists James Knox Polk’s rise from Mecklenburg County bench in 1795 to Tennessee legislature, Congress, governor, and Democratic presidential nomination. Born 1795, married to power, he becomes 11th president in 1845 and dies 1849 after pivotal Mexican War and Oregon settlement.
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James Knox Polk
Mecklenburg County
N. C
Tennessee
Congress
Oregon
Polk
Ames Knox Polk
James K. Polk
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Sarah Childress
Zachary Taylor Timeline Highlights Key US Campaigns
Zachary Taylor born in Orange County Virginia and moved to Kentucky in youth. He served as a lieutenant in 1808 and fought Indians in Indiana in 1812. He participated in the Black Hawk war in Illinois and the Seminole war in Florida. He commanded the Department of the Southwest from 1840 to 1846, and opened engagement with Mexico at Palo Alto on May 8, 1846.
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Zachary Taylor
Orange County
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Florida
Department of the Southwest
Mexico
Palo Alto
Achary Taylor
General Grant
Washington
Roosevelt
Buena Vista
Santa Anna
Bragg
Witfield Scott
Taylor
Early American Presidents Polk and Taylor Explored
The piece reviews James K. Polk as the first dark horse winner and Zachary Taylor as the first army man elected president. It chronicles Polk’s rise from North Carolina to the White House amid contest with Clay and Van Buren, and recounts Taylors military career from Rough and Ready to public candidacy, noting Whig nominating quirks and postal folly.
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Congress
Jackson
House
Tennessee
Clay
Baltimore
Washington
Morse
Polk
Thomases
Jim” Polk
van Buren
Texas
Mexico
Vian Buren
Wilson
New York
Liberty Party
Henry Clay
Yelling Disrupts Peaceful Visit With Silent Warning
In a quiet sitting room a loud yell interrupts a cordial visit. The father confiscates a bag and a bent pin while scolding his son Charles for dating the guest she hoped to impress. The boy explains the aim was to test a painless dentist ad, and the father warns consequences for the boy’s actions.
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Charles
Father
Jam
A Friend in Need. Mrs. Flatbush dialogue vignette
A Yonkers States man item recounts a humorous exchange between Mrs. Flatbush and Mr. Flatbush aboard a Milwaukee train. The man with the red nose is joked about, revealing he carried a bottle and a corkscrew, in a light domestic anecdote from the era.
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Mrs. Flatbush
Mr. Flatbush
Milwaukee
Yonkers Statesman
Youngster Makes Word Good in Everyday Errand
Marshall a five year old in a flat, disobeying the zone map, joins a vegetable wagon outing to buy three pounds of potatoes, berries, and two cantaloupes. His neighbor recalls the incident as he explains why he needed to get sings and reports being spanked by his mother.
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Marshall
Heavy Traffic in Northern Minnesota Tamarack Swamp
Narrator recalls a tour through a tamarack swamp in northern Minnesota where low hanging trees forced them to remove the top. Local children affirm heavy car traffic and boast that many cars have traveled that road before.
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Minnesota
A Great Improvement in Tart Words
A playful exchange highlights wit about wives and cooking. The speaker boasts that his wife can make a tart that speaks for itself, suggesting sharp humor and domestic prowess in a lighthearted row about culinary skill.
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Abtscox Chem
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Drageseeth
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Patchogue
N. Y
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la Fe Sohn Mahegan Avenue
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Omaha
Joe
Jason Bowes
Ayer
Te Gentaur Gonpanx
York
Oli Bycai Riha
Fletcher
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Resaca de la Palma
Monterey
White House
Zachary
Baton Rouge
James Morgan
London
Birmingham
London Evening News
Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Michigan
Ansa
Beaton Photo Supply
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1Seh & Farnam Sts
Neb
Chiropractic
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Farnam
Bailey
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Camp Furniture
Nebraska Tent &Awning CO
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Omaha, Neb
Buddy
C. L. Farnsworth
Dewey Ave
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