Impressions of a Woman on Western Canada Alberta Letter
A Calgary style letter from Mrs John McLachlan writes of Alberta as a thriving farming and ranching region. She praises mild winters, good schools with 70 percent education funding, churches, and plentiful land. She argues Western Canada will grow rapidly, attracting East Coast migrants seeking free 160 acre homesteads and affordable coal.
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Lyn
Michigan
Alberts
Alberta
Uum
Mra
John McLachlan
The Roaring Drift of Life in Four Pages of Wit
A rambling essay piece blends humor about everyday mishaps with reflections on fame, advertising, and the quirks of modern life. It lampoons newspaper culture, the intrusiveness of celebrity, and the romance of spring birds, weaving in anecdotes from editors to vendors to photographers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison
the Tatler
David B. Hill
Mr. Hill
J & Morris
du France
Wille Billy
old-am-Up
Wrong Bird and the Irate Diner
An irate diner complains about a chicken order, demanding a dramatic remedy. Walter apologizes, noting the bird resisted being killed. The tale shifts to a streetcar conductor dispute over a 5 cent fare and a grand palace walk estimated at 120 English miles would take four days to traverse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
John
The Inventor of Valentines from Worcester
A fragment recounts Minn Howland of Worcester Maiss as the inventor of modern valentines in 1849 and notes she never married and died about ten years ago. It mentions Mount Holyoke Seminary and her father’s shop, describes her early designs, and that New York buyers ordered her cards. Also includes brief ads and local notices about Lawson, a soldiers monument, Allen's Foot-Ease, Rockefeller, and Hall's Catarrh Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Minn Hather Howland
Worcester
Maas
Mount Holyoke Seminary
New York
Mins Howland
Origin of nuns head dress tied to French king gesture
A French paper recalls how a simple cap became a nun’s headdress after Ash Wednesday, when a king folded his papkin to cover a nun’s blush at the Paris palace. The tale links the head dress to royal charity and courtly propriety in a historic anecdote. Prince Joa chim Albrecht of Prussia composes ballet music entitled The Miracle of Spring, adding to a note on the Hohenzollern musical devotion since Frederick the Great.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
George Ade
Peggy
Paris
Henne
Sousa
Ike Heino
Ironquill
Zephyr
Frederick the Great
Prizes to Cooks: $7500 in Cash for Improve Cookery
The Postum Cereal Co Ltd offers 736 prizes ranging from $5 to $2000 with $7500 total cash to improve general cookery by July 1. Winners gain diplomas bearing a large seal and receive rules by mail from Battle Creek, Michigan. The contest targets household cooks and urges respectful titles for cooks, not “hired girl.”
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Mr. Post
Cookery Dept
Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
Doan s Kidney Pills Gain Public Favor and Sales
Advert shows strong public interest in Doan s Kidney Pills with free trials offered by the makers. It cites testimonials from various locations noting relief from back pain urinary issues and heart symptoms. Grand spring promotion highlighted, urging readers to try the remedy.
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Doun
Toledo
Haven
Cony
Doan
Sanau Fs Bradley
Elm Street
Went Haven
Coan
Complete Cuticura Treatment for Eczema
Complete external and internal Cuticura regimen cleanses crusts and scales with hot water and Cuticura Soap, dries gently, applies Cuticura Ointment to soothe inflammation, and uses Cuticura Resolvent to cool the blood. Instant relief aids rest and sleep in severe itching and scaliness, suggesting a speedy economical cure when other remedies fail. Evidence of the worldwide sale and curative properties is cited.
Remarkable Cure Reported For Eczema And Hair Loss
The Honorable Justice Finnemorke.testifies to Cuticura Remedies easing excess uric acid and a severe eczema attack. After failing professional treatment, his face hair and limb improved with Cuticura, inspiring his wife to promote the remedies through the Bible Women's Society. postal and distributor details follow.
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Bible Women's Society
The
Bible Women
Robert Isaac Finnemorke
Natal Supresce Court
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Trx
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Houston
Ney
Cura
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Cme Nataly O
Cuticura
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Drulah Depot
Rs Charterhouse
Sandon
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la Pats
Arte Australien
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Sydney
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Jos. F. Smith
Wipe
Hewlett Bros. Co
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