Western Canada offers great farm land opportunity
The article touts Western Canada as ideal for farmers with 160 acre free homesteads and low land prices in Saskatchewan. It highlights a Lloydminster resident who expanded from oxen to horses and cattle, yielding high crop outputs, selling cream to the government, and thriving in mixed farming. It predicts a coming surge in stock farming and a postwar demand for livestock, urging preparedness to lead Canada’s stock industry growth.
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Western Canada
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
States
Canada
Europe
United States
Dominion
Not Worthless Life? Insured Wife Story Hint
A fragment suggests a dialogue about Jinks accused of leading a worthless life. The remark twists to a claim that his wife held a life insurance policy worth a thousand dollars, implying motive or scandal. The text hints at intrigue but lacks fuller context.
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Jinks
You May Look Young By Keeping Your Complexion Young
Advert says Cuticura soap cleanses and purifies skin, soothes and heals, keeps hair healthy, and hands soft. Free sample by mail with booklet from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Lesson for June 11 Temperance Study Sowing and Reaping
The June 11 temperance lesson, from Galatians, contrasts law and grace and urges practical application. It emphasizes restoring the fallen gently, bearing one another’s burdens, and sowing to the Spirit to reap eternal life, with warnings against pride and selfishness.
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Pauls
Galatia
Paul
Christ
Thoze
Lee
The Kitchen Cabinets and Frugal Yet Tasty Dishes
A period kitchen notes several old fashioned dishes including Escalloped Eggs Jam Omelet and Coffee Custard. Recipes detail buttered crumbs olive layers and white sauce for baked eggs plus a jam folded omelet and coffee flavored custard. It also mentions a cold custard dairy drinks and a lemon colored egg whites froth for a sweet dessert.
Fireless cookstove and dishes for modern cooking
A historical guide explains the hay box and a modern fireless cookstove, detailing heat retention via stone heat bricks and recommending recipes. It covers Irish Stew and Beef a la Mode with step by step prep, seasoning, simmering times, and serving ideas while noting everyday usage for errands or church days.
Black Snake in Jam Closet and Miscellany Gags
A small town item reports Ella Norton of Oliver, Pennsylvania discovering a five foot blue racer snake inside a jam cupboard, carved by her axe. The rest notes a humorous general Funtson quote and a pun laden exchange about money and sweeping reforms, conveying light humor and local flavor.
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Ella Norton
Oliver
Improbable Claims and Sly Rhetoric Mix in Tiny Ad Page
A fragmentary page shows bold claims about a Dr Kline epilepsy remedy and graft fighting politics. It also includes an imitation warning about counterfeit money and an eyebrow raising hair dye ad "La Creole" that darkens hair without dye plus a caution about a widow with a conspiratorial voice.
Soothe and Heal Ointment Ad with Free Sample Offer
A creamy emollient promises clear fresh skin and youthful look. Free sample by mail with Book address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Tip From Father
A brief dialogue shows a father chiding his son after he reveals intentions to marry his daughter. The father says his prior advice to win over the bride and her mother was to test the suitor, implying that harsh scrutiny is the method to strengthen his case.
No False Teeth Scarecrow Advice Testy Farm Wives
A rural scene shows a farmer and his wife debating scarecrow attire drawn from housewifely wisdom. The wife suggests using Josh’s college clothes while the farmer laments not finding old garments to frighten crows. The exchange blends humor with practical farm life.
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Corntorsel
Josh
Fragmented advise note on legal fees in March
An OCR fragment discusses a lawyer and advice about taking a case, citing March 8 and a fee around 5.7 dollars. It references retaining counsel and a recommendation to let the writer handle the case rather than another lawyer.
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Lawsrer
Mig
Eating in a Pinch Feasts Behind War Rations
A quirky wartime column notes how people endure shortages by eating unconventional foods. It cites an Arctic explorer who preferred skin clothing to wool for survival and jokes about cooking gear, including a bishop who has eaten his boots on Alaska’s gold fields.
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Yukon
Arctic
Alaska
Recipe or pattern in a wedding kitchen clash
Stella visits Bella a newlywed wearing an overall and carrying fashion papers and cookery books. The chat centers on whether Bella bakes from a recipe or a pattern as she admits being new to cooking. The note ends with a Philadelphia Public Ledger line about a wife’s gown bill shocking her husband.
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Stella
Bella
Philadelphia Public Ledger
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Brooklyn
Parcel Post
Algo
Dr. Kilmer & Co
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Pin
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Pere Weary
ST. Louis
Black Snake
Jam
Reptile
Funston
Dr. Kline
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Wren
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Hed Bank
N. d
Adv
Sorghum
New Post Toasties
W.F Young
P.D. F
Teawladt
Bpringield
Tutt
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