American Settler Finds Welcome in Canada West
A series of editorials notes Canada West growth and the steady influx of American homesteaders. About 1,212 of 4,174 July homesteads came from the United States, mainly Dakota and nearby states, with Canadians praising their practical farming expertise and investment. The piece highlights favorable conditions, low border frictions, and broad welcome from Canadian authorities and farmers alike.
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Canadian West
Buffalo Express
Canada West
Canada
Great Britain
Dakota
Express
Americca
Canaian Prairie
Cana ' Ian
Oregon
Minnesota
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
In the Garden of Eden salad spoils Sunday clothes
A humorous domestic aside notes Adam returning to dinner finding Eve and the women altered the Sunday clothes into salad, provoking a playful fuss about household mischief and culinary chaos.
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Garden of Eden
Adam
Eve
Growing Mushrooms Requires Constant Temperature
The article explains mushroom cultivation hinges on steady temperatures near 65 degrees as in typical cellars. Excluding light, proper material prep, and careful watering complete the method. A bed can be started between September and January.
How to plant and grow mushrooms in manure beds
Instructions describe preparing mushroom beds from fresh horse manure and garden soil, mixing to a uniform spongy mass, and packing to 12 inches depth. Beds are covered with soil, casing after ten days, and should fruit in about six weeks with careful watering at 90 degrees if the top dries. Harvest starts when the cap edges open, by twisting gently.
Influence of Tillage on Soil Moisture and Health
A detailed discussion by Prof A Hummel on how tillage affects soil moisture, capillary action, and evaporation. It explains that shallow saturation harms roots, deep tillage can aid drainage, and surface tilth reduces dust, supports water movement to roots, and suppresses weeds. It notes renewal of the dust blanket after rains and spring plowing to maintain moisture and soil structure.
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A. Hummel
Aus
Chemiet Lunsiots
Ergot on Cattle Warns Nebraska Stockmen
A Nebraskan bulletin explains ergot from Claviceps purpurea on grasses like wild rye and wheatgrass, its life cycle, and how infected hay harms livestock. It warns farmers to cut suspect grasses early, burn contaminated hay, inspect seed, and avoid feeding ergotized grain to prevent abortion and gangrene in animals.
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Nebraska
Sonceune
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Pain Says Kesler
Retired farmer James R Kesler of Fenner Street Cazenovia New York recalls fifteen years of back and kidney trouble. He found relief from the first box of Doans Kidney Pills and says two boxes restored him to good health. His wife and friends also praise the remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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James R. Kesler
Fenner Street
Cazenovia
N. Y
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Dosa
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Reported by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers listing William R Ball St Thomas North Dakota treplate Frank E Coulter Sioux Falls fear drum John C Dangerfield East Grand Forks Minnesota fire escape Charles Elofson Minneapolis milk pasteurizer Paul Hanson St Paul mowing machine Maurice H Hartsough Minneapolis Yeading apparatus John 8 Tupper Park River North Dakota halter tle
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
William R. Ball
St. Thomas
N. D
Frank E. Coulter
Sioux Falls
John C. Dangerfield
East Grand Forks
Charles Elofson
Minneapolis
Paul Hanson
St Paul
Needed Something. Magistrate Admits Theft and Weakness
A prisoner confesses to taking a purse and watch after admitting a two day lapse. The magistrate notes the offender’s weak claim and questions the motive. The exchange hints at a broader moral judgment rather than a detailed case record.
Seed Corn Trade Jape in Old Row Sayings
A fragment mentions seed corn quality and jokes about kernels and regular rows. The brief notes a playful take on seed corn varieties and potential trade chatter, reflecting rural commerce language of the period.
Press Agent Claims Star Made Rapid Strides This Year
In a fragment from a theater column, dialog riffs on a star aging and a dramatic boast. A press agent boasts of the actor’s swift rise while a dramatic editor jokes about a long cross-country walk story, demanding verification.
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Tonawanda
Batavia
Puck
Brandreth Pills Laxative Remedy Promoted in Ad
Worth Knowing About recommends Brandreth Pills as a safe old family remedy. Each pill contains solid extract of sarsaparilla and other plant ingredients, claimed to purify blood. One pill at night is said to relieve constipation, with the product available in plain or sugar-coated forms and marketed nationwide.
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London Tribune
Alsace
Brandreth
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