Canada poised to become world breadbasket says report
A projected wheat crop of 55 to 60 million bushels in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories is expected to boost Canadian wealth by about 60 million dollars at current prices. The note from Interior Minister Sifton to Lord Strathcona cites good quality and minimal frost damage, while Spearman notes U S interest in Canada as a future breadbasket and Saskatchewan set to surpass Dakotas as a leading grain market.
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Canada
Clifford Sifton
Interior
Lord Strathcona
Northwest
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Frank H. Spearman
Saturday Evening Post
Nsotherman
Canadian Pacific
United States
Dakota
St. Paul Road
Eureka
Dakotas
Minnesota
Price of Coal Regulated and Family Banter
A fragmented dialogue touches heredity and business. Forrester, who bought wild land and built a fare, is linked to an inventor of an effective atump puller. His son becomes a successful dentist while broader hopes rise for coal prices to climb with the thermometer.
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Heredity
Winks
Forrester
Mole Bean and Farm Advice From The Economist
The piece labels measures to plant mole warding beans, notes their laxative use, and details leather oiling for harness care. It then discusses wheat and corn in poultry feed, soy and oats for pigs, and market-driven price effects on farm choices. It includes farm diary observations on winter oats and buckwheat stubble yields.
Hog Cleanliness and Clover Benefits for Potatoes
The article argues hogs are cleaner than some farm animals when not confined. It notes hogs bed on straw and deposit waste away from beds, contrasting with cows. It discusses hogs bathing in mud for relief. It then covers potato farming, stating clover is the best fertilizer for potatoes and improves yields, especially when soil has mineral nutrients and proper soil conditioning. It also suggests fertilization if land is thin.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
J. J. Faruzi
Elliott Ave
St. Louis
Dairy and Stock Practices for Small Farms
Dairy and stock notes emphasize proper handling of Shrep and mares, hygiene in milking, and avoiding heated mares. Tips cover equipment, feeding, and humane care. Farm Notes discuss light exertion, shelter, knee height for horses, and efficiency in breeding stock for medium yield at younger ages.
Man's Favorite Women Quote Reflects Male Ideal
A historical quotation attributes to a Chic man the view that a woman should possess beauty for companionship and sympathy for conversation and living. The snippet frames a gendered ideal emphasizing appearance and emotional connection as core traits.
Quartz Find Promises Gold in Ceylon Prospect
Gold bearing quartz found in Ceylon raises hope but uncertainty remains about sufficient quantity for commercial viability. Exploration notes indicate early samples show promise, yet assessment continues to determine economic feasibility and potential scale.
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Ceylon
Man with a chip on his shoulder in old prose
A verbose meditation on the man with a chip on his shoulder and his quarrelsome nature. It contrasts him with similar dispositions in women and cites outdated anecdotes. The piece also touches on the potato’s history, credit to Raleigh, Drake, Synhkius, and notes on the potato’s origins and spread in Europe and the Americas.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Synhkius
Sirfrancis Drake
England
Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Vane
France
Germany
Mastriots
Chile
Mexico
Doan's Kidney Pills Cure for Backache and Sleeplessness
Joseph McCauley of Chicago suffered two years with a broken down health, backache, loss of appetite, and insomnia. After four boxes he reports a complete and permanent cure and urges others to use Doan's Kidney Pills. Available from dealers for 50 cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
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Joseph McCauley
Sholte Street
Chicago
Doan
Drice
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
NL Y
Cause and Effect in Rural Trade
A rural merchant complimented a department store proprietor on clerks full of vim and energy. The proprietor answered with a sarcastic smile that they would close at noon today and the staff was preparing to leave.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
The notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces, offering a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. It urges readers to send for testimonials and mentions F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It includes a joke and a customer quote about Piso’s Cure for Consumption along with unrelated excerpts.
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Aod
Hall
Palare
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Be. Halla
Taking Him at His Word in Pocket Theft Case
A Kansas City Journal humor column recounts a defendant’s courtroom quip after two witnesses claim he picked a pocket. He explains the chain of events aboard a trolley car from a tainted lodging joke to the line You can search me, noting there is nothing wrong in taking a man at his word.
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San Francisco Post
Kansas City Journal
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