Minnesota Editors Tour Western Canada Sparks Optimism
A group of Minnesota editors toured Western Canada from Winnipeg to the Pacific Coast, noting vast railway expansion and new settlements. They report prairie provinces transforming into grain belts with towns thriving, while Canada’s land laws now allow 160 acres to be claimed with a $3 per acre premium alongside homestead rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
West
Trea
Western Canada
Tme
Milestone
Saskatchewan
Turkey
Fashion shift returns to dainty women’s footgear styles
A 1920s style summary notes women favor dainty, curved patent leather footwear over mannish looks. The piece describes a revolution in beauty and dress, with athletic figures giving way to French styles, and boots with softly curved vamps shaping smaller looking feet.
Circles About the Eyes and Button Fashion Notes
The article discusses dark circles under the eyes from fatigue or illness and suggests remedies such as rochelle or Carlsbad salts, liver issues, and facial rubbing to reduce wrinkles. It then shifts to a fashion note on buttons, describing oversized round buttons for furs and fine gowns, with construction details and suggested fabrics, urging care in matching foundations and closures.
Calendar easy to make for daily use and sales
A simple wall calendar craft suitable for amateurs. Uses a stout cardboard base with six slots cut at top. The design allows year after year use if the dates at the top are changed, making it a versatile bazaar item.
Embroidered perpetual calendar with ribbon date adjuster
The lower diagram shows a smooth cover with fabric secured at the back. A year date is embroidered at the top right while a floral design fills the left. Ribbons stitched with week days and month names slide through slits to expose the new date daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Andy
Becoming coiffure at the theater of fine Jet fashions
A fragmented fashion description highlights a becoming coiffure with two doux of Jet and black platted tulle, handworked gowns for thrifty women, and bold gown accents such as large water lilies on black chiffon cloth. It notes embroidery, borders, and sleeve variations, with contrasting garments and accessories.
Norway Sweden Denmark Notes From The North 1908
Gleanings report Schreiner appointed anatomy professor at Christiania University. Norway arms cuts and troop reductions abroad. Eel exports value, rising newspaper habit, Spitzbergen conference in 1809. English money in Christiania, crop prospects praise, mission receipts decline, Danish prince Carl politics. Sweden reports double tracking rail line, elections turnout up, tuberculin medal, Malmö strike, Stockholm schools, moose sightings, postal growth, and cabinet changes amid neutral policy.
Truth and Quality Appeal to the Well Informed
The text touts Syrup of Figs and Senna as a valued laxative for personal and family use. It claims natural cleansing and relief without debility or dosage increases, endorses physician approval, and warns to buy only genuine California Fig Syrup products. It ends with a proverb about sobriety and memory.
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California
Operation Needed Ends Painful Hemorrhoids Case
An 80 year old shares a painful battle with hemorrhoids and eczema before reporting relief from Cuticura products. After months of remedies and a hospital recommendation, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Suppositories with daily applications, then reduced frequency, noting cost and recovery. He mentions family expectations for a granddaughter’s wedding.
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Tores
Fenders
Hopkinan
Patents list issued last week to Northwestern
A fragmentary Patents section lists inventors and places such as Souris North Dakota Elkton Dakota and St Paul Minnesota with items including a collar stay smut machine mail box plane and shoe. It mentions Lothrop Johnson and H C Gustat among others and notes an advertisement for Asker's School of Telegraphy in Fargo North Dakota offering 25 years experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
H. C. Gustaton
Souris
N. D
Rolland
Elkton
Kouba
Pisek
A. Ink
Goonch
le Suever
Telford
Duluth
HL. McCoy
Minneapolis
Atinn
Nolander
Asker
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Dome
Bae SP
Trowi
Postum
Tal
Venience
Postum Co
Battle Creek, Mich
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Kristian E. Schreiner
University of Christiania
Andreas Amundsen
Storting
Ioriland
Chrstiania
Christiania
Spitzbergen
Hirsch
Norwegian Mission Society
L. Dable
Count Raben
Copenhaen
Morgenbladet
Carl
Haakon
Germany
Duke of Augustenborg
Prince Carl
Rll
Upaala
Stockhold
S. A. Tedin
Stockholm
Ljungby
Railway Department
Swedish Society For the Prevention of
Malarn
Lake Jalmar
Skane Hussar Regiment
Sonarg
Karlberg
Malmo
Ellen Key
Bastad
Neversa
Bear Jarkinsle
Vende Artihi Plery Regiment
War Department
Lapland
Abisco
Kyikkjok
Mn Bk
Brun
Washington
C. P. C. Moltke
Maly
Ole Hansen
Johann Hansen
Copenhagen
4. K. Hansen
Austin
Neergaaré
Folketing
Neergaard
Bjerre
Arawina
Denha
Verge
Mehing
Cesena
Cuthura
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo
Ierles
SPR
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