Western Canada lands offer wealth for farmers seeking new opportunity
The piece urges farmers to consider Western Canada’s Prairie provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta for affordable land high yields and strong markets. It cites record crop yields beef prices and favorable conditions along with community amenities and zero tax on improvements to appeal to those seeking better returns and future security.
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Canada
Western
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Chicago
James Wishart
Portage In
Prairie
Moose Jaw
Coaldale
Barons
U.S
Ottawa
Disinfection Notes Spread Through Paris Entertainment Halls
In Paris amid a disease scare, managers of public and private venues disinfect after each gathering and announce the action on invitations and billings. Venues remained crowded as citizens sought amusement despite conditions.
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Salle Desinfectee
Paris
Youthful Misogynist Play Game Turns War Imagery
The text describes children Marie Arthur Rosemary Edward acting out war and family roles in a game. Arthur roles as wounded soldier while Marie wants to shift to marriage and resists realism. Dialogue shows playful yet unsettling themes of pretend violence and parental figures.
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Marie
Arthur
Hati Ag Red Cross
Ike
Roar of Waterfalls Described By Ancient Log Burst
A historical note explains that the roaring sound of a waterfall is largely created by the sudden release of air bubbles from bursting logs. The description links the phenomenon to Mona and mil Mona details.
The One Sign In This Building Today
Mr Gander explains there are many signs but only one truly important one at the show. He describes geese turkeys pigeons and other creatures as the real spectacle while the big day sign points the way to the fowl display labeled the Reese.
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Mr Gander
Mrs. Goose
Mr. Gander
Abs. Goose
Mr. Grader
Child’s garbled request for vinegar ends in comic demand
A mother sends a girl to the grocer for a quart of vinegar. At the counter the girl struggles with the cork and, in a mispronounced bid, tells the shopkeeper to “smelt that and give me four quart.” The scene closes with puzzled shopkeeper and amused onlookers.
Oldest Copy Reader Recalls Unique Sheepshead Bay Tale
A garbled reminiscence recalls a dramatic Sheepshead Bay motorboat crash with drownings and a bold woman who survives by clinging to debris. A whale of misadventure, the tale ends with a dramatic, poorly stitched rescue and a survivor’s whispered scream.
Traveler Recalls Narrow Escape From Purposeful Hit
A world trotter joins a circle of soldiers sharing hairbreadth escapes and near misses. The final tale breaks the pattern as he insists no accidents ever befell him, claiming only a deliberate strike.
Grenfell’s Splendid Work by Wilfred Rominson Grenfell
The article recounts Grenfell born February 28 1863 and his work with the Lavruler medical mission of the Royal National Mission of Deep Sea Fishermen. It details hospital ships and shore facilities, missions and vessels, and expeditions to Labrador in 1802 noting hospitals stores orphanage and industrial schemes.
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Grenfell
Wilfred Rominson Grenfell
Royal National Mission of
Bay of Biscay
Teeland
Hanes
Ele
Labrador
Tony
How Could He Know Hayger to Burouge After All
A fragmented item notes Miriam of Jeffersonville not eight and not cleaning her plate, wasteful, thinking the bars were up and that Mr Hoover will be after you if you waste food. The text hints a Me Hoover and a trip to Europe, with reference to Indianapolis News.
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Hayger
Burouge
Miriam
Jeffersonville
Hoover
Ty Be
Europe
Indianapolis
Time on the Rhine Private Joyee and Casey
Fragmentary lines recount a scene on the Rhine with Private Joyee of Beboken Say and Casey of Brooklyn. The text suggests a farewell or retirement motif tied to water imagery and a judge’s remark, but details remain unclear.
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On the Rhine
Joyee
Beboken
Casey
Brooklyn
The Happy Mosaic Moral and a Lost Dollar
An old legend tells of a magician who teaches happiness comes from making a mosaic of life’s elements for others. A pupil finally discovers this truth, while Jenkins drops a dollar at a store and flees as a salesman approaches with a display.
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Amagician
Aso
Jenkins
Sailor Corrects Zeebrugge Sign Outside Dover Pub
After the Zeebrugge raid a Dover saloon displayed a placard reading Naval raid on Zeebrugge. A sailor spotted the misspelling and offered to correct it, but the proprietor refused noting forty callers and that none were teetotalers.
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Zeebrugse
Dover
London
Remember Castoria and Cuticura in old medicine ads
A preserved ad fragment urges careful use of Castoria with its signature as a long standing infant remedy. It also promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin care and cleanliness, with pricing hints and an address in Boston. The piece includes stray lines about family counting and a playful quip.
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Fletcher
HALLS CATARRH REMEDY PROMOTES CURE CLAIMS
An old advertisement touts Halls Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh with testimonials and claims of action through the blood on mucous surfaces. It cites F J Chesy Co Toledo Ohio and urges regular gentle laxative use.
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HALL
Prico Ike
F. J. Chensy & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Sugar Beet Crop Gains Ground in 1918 Report
The 1918 sugar beet harvest is shown to be about ten percent larger than the previous year, with a roughly twenty five percent rise versus the late crop. The report notes a leap in yield and references domestic factors affecting production.
Haarlem Oil Capsules for Back Aches and Kidney Pain
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for backaches, kidneys and bladder discomfort, urging immediate use and claiming rapid relief and renewed health. It promises money refunds and urges consistent daily use to prevent future attacks while warning of serious diseases.
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Haarlem
Tiny
Yor Drugelst
Wigan
Getthey
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