Western Canada Positively Draws Michigan Farmers
A Michigan couple, J. E. Blum and J. Grumper of Manchester, visit Alberta and Saskatchewan districts. They praise Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Lumsden, Balgonie, and Long Lake Road for crops, hay, water, and wood. They plan to locate in the Saskatoon area and urge land seekers to consider Western Canada as a thriving farming region. They note the district’s soil variety, prospering settlers, and good buildings. They commend government land information offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
J. E. Blum
J. Grumper
Manchester
Washtenaw Co
Michigan
Alberta
Shantz
Pennsylvania
Ontario
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Assiniboia
Lumsden
Balgonie
Long Lake
Saskatoon
South Saskatchewan
Smith Settlement
Canada
English bishop seeks sermons of Jonathan Edwards in Scotland
An English bishop recounts meeting a Highlander far from neighbors who plans to spend winter in solitude. The traveler declines light reading and asks instead for a copy of Jonathan Edwards sermons, prompting the bishop to seek out a suitable edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Jonathan Edwards
Crown Prince of Siam and Japanese Heir Seek U S Visit
The Chicago Record-Herald reports the crown prince of Siam and the heir to the Japanese throne discuss visiting the United States. The paper warns that if such business continues, Americans may become overly self important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Japan
United States
Chicago Record-Herald
Colonist excursions offer low March and April California rates
The notice promotes 25 dollar round trips to California and intermedate Pacific Coast routes from March to April with special summer round trips priced at less than one cent per mile. It urges readers to write W H Connor Union Pacific Southern Pacific Bus Cincinnati for details and to send names and addresses for educational and business value information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great West
W. H. Connor
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
East 4Th St
Cincinati
Ohio
Equitable Egg Share Provokes Nostalgic Quip
A reader quotes a light remark about dividing eggs equally among all residents. The joke notes each person would receive 141 eggs, recalling a past West tour anecdote from Yonkers Statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Brette
Yonkers Statesman
Bravery and Missing You in Verse Fragments
A collage of poems and quotes from The Washington Star and Chicago Record-Herald. Bravery lauded for facing danger. a lament for a lost loved one echoes with longing and poetic reflection on fame and virtue.
Winter Metamorphosis in Sherman Verse
The poem notes a snowy hedge bordered landscape where vines rested and birds sang. It contrasts summer joy with winter sorrow and reflects on life and death, ending with hope that spring returns after a strange season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dempster Sherman
Brief verses of longing and missed romance across miles
A collage of 1910s style poems by S. E. Kiser A. St. John Adcock and Francis Bar rie lament fleeting love distant friendship and reunion in a glossy period voice. The pieces trace unrequited affection across cars oceans and deathless memory with wistful cadence.
Whispering Wind and Nature’s Gift of Wisdom
A short, lyrical verse notes a gentle wind and a mystery carried from the sky to earth. Only the butterfly and birds sense the meaning while the leaf grass and rose embody divine felicity and the gift of wisdom. Frank Dempster Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dempster Sherman
Frank Leslie
Popular Monthly
Poem Excerpt Exposes Tarnished Motives and Corruption
Fragment from William Hamilton Hayne critiques deceit and moral rot. It depicts a ravenous shadow feasting on corruption, severing truth from love and dignity. The verse condemns predatory hypocrisy that thrives on sins of rulers and oppressed alike.
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William Hamilton Hayne
N. Y
Independent
Epidemic of Laughter Strikes Wellington Illini Town
In Wellington Iroquois county Illinois three youths fall victim to a laughter epidemic. Effie Hamilton Rosa Butts and John Kimberlin laugh for days unable to eat or sleep. A cold water shock briefly slows the cries but the fit returns leaving the town in solemn silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Wellington
Iroquois County
Effie Hamilton
Rosa Butts
Miss Hamilton
John Kimberlin
Imported cattle disease warning from Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson secretary of agriculture warned at the Central Shorthorn Breeders association meeting in Kansas City that tuberculosis is spread by purebred imported cattle and cattle imports should be shut down. He also cited imported glanders and suggested excluding foreign horses from U.S. markets. his paper was read by George M. Rommel.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Central Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Kansas City
James Wilson
Wilson
George M. Rommel
Department of Agriculture
New Clay Fuel Proposed as Cheaper Coal Alternative
The American Clay-Working Machine Co. of Bucyrus Ohio seeks machinery to make an artificial fuel from ordinary clay treated with chemicals. Invented by an Omaha railway engineer it burns with no smoke or cinders and leaves white ashes. One ton yields five times the heat of coal and far more fuel efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Clay-Working Machine Co
Bucyrus
Omaha
Beautiful Children and Peruna Praise From Mothers
Letters from Mrs. Shafer of St Louis and Mrs. Long of Atwood praise Peruna as a tonic that restored their sickly children. They report convulsions, fevers, coughs, and croup renamed by the medicine's apparent success. Both notes credit Peruna with renewed strength and health in their young daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schafer
C. E. Long
Mina Long
Atwood, Colo
Doctor's Little Daughter Cured of Grip by Peruna
Dr R Robbins of Muskogee Indian Territory reviews Peruna curing his grip and that of his daughter after two bottles. Mrs Heard reports her son regaining hearing after taking Peruna. Letters urge readers to write to Dr Hartman for free advice if results are unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
R. Robbins
Muskogee
Dr. R. Robbins
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
C. BE. Long
G. W. Heard
Howth
Texas
Presidents and Gifts Require Congressional Consent
Washington officials assert the president cannot accept presents from foreign rulers without congressional authorization. They note precedents show gifts were either returned, kept only with consent, or deposited in the state department or Smithsonian. The state department library holds many medals and valuables donated by foreign rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Emperor William
Prince Henry
Department of State
Smithsonian Institution
State Department
Bridge Carpenter to Vice President of New York Central
A railroad worker who started as a bridge carpenter is set to become a vice president and near head of the New York Central system. The Chicago Record-Herald notes his persistent ascent as a key example of perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railroad System
Chicago Record-Herald
Gun and family plots in a Baltimore News snippet
A fragment from the Baltimore News references a gunner nicknamed Smith and a quarrel over a house with a father-in-law. It also advertises Putnam Faceless Dyes with a boiled dye method and a 10 cent package sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Poer
Jones
Baltimore News
Proved Strawber-Monkton Followed Advice and Lost 4000
The Detroit Free Press notes Strawber-Monkton claimed he followed advice on speculating and lost four thousand dollars. Singerly-Did he is called a chump, reflecting sharp public skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawber—Monkton
Singerly
Detroit Free Press
Piso's Cure Endorsed for Throat and Lung Ailments
A 1900 reader testimonial from Endsley Indiana proclaims Piso's Cure the best medicine for throat and lung affections. The note is dated February 10 1900 and appears with other local quotes and sayings from the Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. OQ
Endsley, Vanburen
Ind
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Promotes Laxative Tablets
An old ad claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day and promises a refund from all druggists if it fails. The fragment also cites a Town Topics quote and a humor line from the Indianapolis News about family washing.
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Hague
California
Pacific Coast
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs Oi
St. Jacobs
Old Father Time
Washington Star
E. Kiser
F. L .Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
S. E. Kiser
A. St. John Adcock
Chambers’ Journal
Francis Bariie
Earth
Company
Bears
New York City
Man
Atchison Globe
Indianapolis News
DoLie
Aker
Parker
Douglas
Ws Somectanes
W. L. Douglas
Corona Colt
National Kangaroo
W.L. Douglas
LL. Douglas
Brockton
Maan
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Oregon, Washington and
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Wyoming
Chicago
St. Paul
Billings
Mont
Denver
Burlington
Northwest
P. S. Eustis
A.N. Kellogg Wevreceved
Ontario Street
Cleveland
Western
C. W. Griffen
Sioux City
Iowa
Salzer
America
Gromus
Victoria
Ardeocr
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis. Ee
Serego
Upor
Gregory
Sun
Marblehead
NASA
Allen
J. P. Allen
Ming
OPIA
Witz B. M. Woolley
Atlanta, Ga
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
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