Western Canada Crops Prove Profitable Despite Adverse Weather
A Saskatchewan letter from 1907 praises the government homestead program and strong yields in Western Canada. Keltenbrunner describes wheat yields up to 30 bushels per acre on stubble, 25 on fallow, No.1 hard wheat, and 3 carloads of oats at 35.3 cents per bushel. He asserts Western Canada crops cannot be checked even by unusual conditions, citing 70 acres of wheat, 160 acres of oats, and high overall profits.
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Dominnion
Regina
Sask
Winnipeg
Rouleau and
Drinkwater
Moose Jaw Creek
Western Canada
Stir
Keltenbrunner
Elijah and Elisha A Mission Ended and Begun
A brief piece by Highway Byway highlights the transition from Elijah’s departure to Elisha’s rise. The article references chapters in First Kings and frames the event as a dual ending and beginning in prophetic leadership.
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Elijah
Elisha
Greatness and Goodness Beyond Self Reliance in Service
Sermonette urges humility in reform leaders noting no cause succeeds by one person alone. God supplies loyal workers, and leaders should heed the still small voice. Focus on God not self, abandon temporal pursuits for higher divine commissions, and avoid pessimism.
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Interia
Conscience and conflicting duties for the devout
The piece reflects on the tough choice between two seeming right courses, one rooted in duty to mankind and the other in devotion to God. It argues that true obligation to God never violates duty to others, yet acknowledges rare cases that test conscience and cause hesitation.
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God
Groundhog Day history in varied European customs
The Groundhog Story notes February 2 as Candlemas and the Feast of Purification of the Virgin with church readings. It traces sunrise processions by candles, Pope Sergius founding the feast around 684 A.D., and mentions weather superstitions across Germany France Switzerland and England with hedgehogs badgers marmots and groundhogs as predictors.
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Europe
Sergius
Germany
France
Switzerland
England
Depths of the North Atlantic Depth Revealed by Challenger
The article cites the Challenger expedition findings as it records the greatest depth in the North Atlantic from Challenger soundings. It notes the measurement as a landmark in oceanography and marks a milestone in the mapping of ocean floor depths.
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North Atlantic
Elisha Faces Choice Between Farm Duty and Prophetic Call
While at Bethel school of the prophets Elisha contemplates whether to stay on the farm to help AbelMeholah or join the search for Elijah who has vanished. He prioritizes doing God's will over personal ambition, returns to plowing, and then encounters Elijah whose mantle signals his call to follow.
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God
Esha
Bethel
School of the Prophets
Abel-Meholah
Eli-jah
Elisha
Elijah
Bethel School
Mount Carmel
Baal
Jezebel
Ehsha
Lisha
Depths of the Atlantic Ocean Described Across Regions
A report notes the Atlantic floor near St Thomas lies about 44 miles distant in a region 3,875 fathoms deep. It states overall basin depths range from 2,000 to 8,000 fathoms with very gradual slopes outside coastal and shoal areas.
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St. Thomas
Atlantic Basin
New York American
To Remove Cinders From Eye
A simple remedy advises dipping a small clean cam’s hair brush in water and passing it over the eye ball. The method requires little skill and usually removes dust without inflammation, though not practical on a moving train where a brush is unavailable.
Jhen the jury returns verdict in Wal tleson case
The Skeptic Again reports a jury verdict of guilty in the trial of Mrs. Wal tleson for grand larceny. The piece then pivots to a provocative aside questioning Mrs. Wal tleson’s appearance and age.
Kindness in Nassau Street Amid Windy Rescue Scene
A New York Press note recalls a Nassau Street moment when ten umbrellas blew to wrecks in 25 minutes. A woman with a basket of papers and a baby faced a fierce gust as strangers rushed to help, placing the cap back on the infant and shielding mother and child. The scene leads to reflections on pity, sympathy, and Providence versus daily duty.
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Nassau Street
New York Press
Quick Lunach
Olted
Paneb
Almost Deserved His Life In The Shrewsbury Hanging
An 1695 Shrewsbury England execution tale recounts Richard Johnson who escaped death after cords and hooks were found about his body delaying the rope. The apparatus was removed and he was hanged properly. The piece closes with religious exhortations and a note on long-distance visibility.
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Richard Johnson
Shrewsbury
England
Practical Fashions Pattern No 2322 from Sears
Paris Pattern No 2322 offers a jumper with lace collar and cuffs bound in velvet ribbon. Jabot uses four inch wide edging. pattern available in small, medium, large with yardage requirements and a 10 cent pattern order to the Pattern Editor.
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Paris
Sears
Paris Pattern No. 2296 Girls Jumper Dress With Guimpe
Blue and white checked chambray jumper dress over a white dotted swiss guimpe with lace trim. Four sizes six to twelve. material and notions per size include yardage for 10 year old variant, with specific widths and trims. Pattern issued by Pattern Institute, request for mail order.
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Paris
Pittern
New Shorthand System by Dr James A Craig
Dr James A Craig professor of Semitic languages at Anna Arbor Michigan invented a system of shorthand while a student at McGill University. He has used it for 30 years and presents it as a practical aid for rapid writing.
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James A. Craig
AnnaArbor, Mich
McGill University
Remarkable Man From Red Bank Aged Centenarian
A Red Bank New Jersey man, Shepard Kollock of 44 Wallace, is noted as remarkable at age near 100 after decades of illness. He credits kidney pills from Foster-Milburn Co. for relief. The item blends anecdotes on longevity, medical claims, and other assorted notes from newspaper clippings.
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Shepard Kollock
Wallace
Red Bank
N. J
Mr. Kall
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
One Woman's Wronga and the Barbed Wire Pocket Patent
A husband confides to his wife that he cannot make a living with his business until he invents. Months later he reveals a patent for a barbed wire safety pocket for husbands, a comic slice from New York Weekly.
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Mrs. Smallpurse
Grape Nuts Endorsement From Aged Reader
An elderly user shares how Grape-Nuts and Postum improve digestion, strength, and daily life. He cites long habit, steady work, and reports others aged into their eighties noting better health, with branding from Postum Co., Battle Creek.
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Mra. Torkins
D-Zerta Co
Rochester
N.Y
Mrs. Spenders
Mr. Spenders
Harvard Lampoon
Ferdinand
E.W. Grousound
Lavater
E.w.grove
Uthor
Scripture Authority
Asar
Christ
Rutherford
Practical Fashions
Guimpe
Grammi Hiram Grasscutt
Victoria
Poleon I
Maria Louise
Schoenbrunn
Vienna
Empress Maria Theresa
Tam
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellvitte
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