First Year Farming in the Western Provinces Lures City Men
The article notes thousands of young men leave city life to farm in Western Canada. It highlights Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as appealing due to machinery plains elevators and railways. R H of Kindersley Saskatcheen won prize grains at Tulsa while lacking farming experience before 1913. The government 160 acre grants are advertised as a path for many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ada
Manitoba
R. H. Man
Kindersley
Saskatchehe
Tulsa
Oklahoma
No Time to Discuss the High Cost of Living
In a village exchange between Orrin and the Old Codger a debate about living costs ends when the vet rushes off to address a rumor about Walden taking horse medicine by mistake for a cough remedy. The tale ends with a quip about calling him down from a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C
Squire
Orrin
Vetan
Grassgill
Walden
Fenafire
Kansas City Star
Van Million Divorce Case Divides 25 Million Amicably
In a high profile divorce suit, the Van Million case reports a $25,000,000 amicable settlement over assets including a custody dispute involving a pig dog. The proceedings reflect a light tone amid serious financial negotiations.
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praised By Montpelier Woman
Montpelier Vermont resident Mrs Mary Gauthier testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her irregular cycles digestive pains and headaches. She endorses the product and offers to let her name be used for testimonial. The ad claims forty years of popularity and urges letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gauthier
Ridge St., Montpelier, Wt
Lydia E. Pinkbh
Lydia E. Pinkhamm
Lydia E.pinkham
A Perfect Complexion Instantly For Beauty Still
An old advertisement claims a magical eramel cures blemishes and guarantees harm free results. It promises transformation of the plain into beauty and offers a three month supply for 25 cents. Address La Zelie Newark New Jersey for details. Pile remedies also advertised with money back guarantee and full directions.
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la Zelie
S.ith St
Newark
N. J
Orchard Gleanings on Saving Wood and Plants
Advice on saving grape wood and cuttings for currants blackberries and raspberries. Details include proper lengths two buds per cutting tying in bundles not over 25 burying in high ground boxes of sand or dry earth and storing in a cool dry cellar. Also advised transplanting this year’s fruit bushes and spacing.
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Concord
Niagara
Clinton
Delaware
Baltimore American
Injury to Orchards by Field Mice Warned
An early notice outlines practical steps to limit field mice damage to fruit trees. It urges removing grass and mulch within two feet of trunks, exposing bare ground, and leaving root zones free of debris to reduce harborage. It also recommends small dirt mounds at bases and deploying poisoned baits in strawberry patches to funnel mice to targeted areas.
Improve Bordeaux Mixture for Pest Control
Improve Bordeaux mixture by adding one pound Paris green or three pounds lead arsenate to target pest control. This saves one spraying for the cooling moth. Do not spray when blossoms are open to protect bees. Wait for petals to fall and spray within ten days to combat codling moth.
Difference in Orchards Degrees of Variety for Families
There is a vast difference between commercial orchards and family orchards. For the latter the variety should be greater to meet the tastes of the various family members.
Selecting Breeders Early for Next Season
W E Vaplon urges farmers to select breeding stock now by observing pullets that lay early and consistently. Visit the henhouse, identify good layers without relying on bands, and sell surplus pullets and older hens before hatching. Create a small movable colony house for 15 to 25 hens to boost egg production during the hatching season.
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W. E. Vaplon
Poultryman
Colorado
Agricultural College
Killing the Poultry Lice Through Dust and Spray Methods
The article advises keeping nests and roosts clear to reduce lice in poultry. If needed repeat dustings, using a powder made from gasoline, carbolic acid, and plaster of parts to form a pinkish brown dust. For nests, a kerosene and crude carbolic acid spray or paint can kill insects.
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New York Experiment Station
Poultry Notes on Pigeons Ducks and Eggs
Instructions on keeping pigeons with balanced care for squabs four weeks old for market readiness. Advice covers coop cleanliness, earth floors in duck houses, litter bedding, and insect powder for arrivals. Emphasizes vermin prevention and fertile egg concerns and kitchen scraps as duck feed.
Lesson on prayer and pedagogy from Luke 11 13
February lesson analyzes Jesus teaching approach in Luke 11 1 13, showing teaching by example formula parable and contrast. It highlights reverent prayer model in Jesus life the Lord's prayer structure and the need for persistence and faith in prayer.
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Jesus
John
God
Heaven
Earth
Christ
Walter Kelly and the dog story with a chilling twist
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note cites Walter Kelly's dog tale as dubious but likely true. The friend resurfaced with a story of a guardian who supposedly isolated a dog for mange using chloroform, leaving the owner confident yet stunned by the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kelly
Walter
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kelly
The Right Soap for Baby s Skin
The article promotes Cuticura Soap as the mother s favorite for baby skin and hair. It highlights purity, fragrance, emollient benefits, and relief of minor irritations, with Cuticura Ointment for eczema and itching. It notes economical use and worldwide availability, offering free samples with the 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Fresh pigs offered for sale by old fashioned mammy in garden
A real negro mammy with a basket of fresh pigs walks up the garden path to a side porch. She assures Miss Bess they are perfectly fresh and free of any disorderly ailments.
Which Class
A fragment quotes a street observation contrasting a woman hobbling with questions about her circumstance. The line hints at social judgments of disability and fashion, prompting reflection on appearance versus ability.
Fragmented thoughts on heartbreak and duty in verse
A reflective line contrasts a broken heart with salvaging pieces and notes that nearly every man acts according to his own perceived duty. The odd, aphoristic tone invites interpretation of resilience and responsibility.
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Schrock Mille Co
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Orchard
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Concord Grapes
International Sunday School
E. O. Sellers
Moody Bibi Institute
Chie
Dr. Pierce
Fotel
Buffalo
N. Y
H. W.grovh
Carter
Carters Fetleiver
Sabe A ‘Ts Sons
Ylouie
Gray
Tadress A. S. Olmuted
le Roy
Misa Lois Bright
Publi
Makaa
K. D. M. Hanmy
Sykesville
Canada
Europe
Alberta
Ord William Percy
England
Ottawa
GEO. W.aird
Indianapolis, Ind
Agi
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
E. A. Cummings & Co
N. Dearborn St
Chicago
Dept
Fort Wayne
Ind
Kingman CO
Kan
Best
J. T. Nash
Kingman
Kansas
B. Tex
Wrba Land Company
Caldweill
Texas
Czar, Alta
Can
J.R. Coffey
Czar
Alta
M'Henry CO
Welling
L. V. Andrews, Marengo
Fayette Co
Ill
Linane
Rameey, III
Washington Co
Portland
Gaston
Lewis CO
Gee
F. Mathews
Ewing
Teton CO
Mont
Sik
Mach
Jacob Bauder
Brady
Parry
Base
R. Boyes
Parry, Sask
Wayne CO
C. Goldbeck
Taskee
Gainsboro
Sask
W. A. Shearer
Gainesboro
Aylesbury
W. Stewart
Canadian CO
Mra. L. Snow, Banner
Okla
Lipton
Krauss
Lipton, Sask
Holt CO
Hay
Plenty Water
H. G. Asher
Page
Neb
Minidoca CO
Ida
A. T. Wilcox
Milner
Tda
Parker
P. O
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Maywood
Price Agency Dept
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Calif
Theo. White
Park St
Kalamazoo,Mich
China 8
Girla Bbc
Miller
Boxica2
Biation CG
Balladelphie Fa
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Mealas Bidg
Toledo
Indianapolis
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