Remarkable Crop Yields Reported in Western Canada
The Agricultural Statistics Branch collects actual threshing data from the Territories showing high yields. Regina area wheat 40 to 45 bushels per acre. Yorkton oats 28,000 from 450 acres. Abernethy wheat 53 bu/acre. Edmonton wheat nearly 73 bu/acre. oats 6,950 from 60 acres. The system aims to aid business planning and reveal prairie potential.
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Regina
Assineboia
Canada
Agricultural Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Territories
Territorial Department
J. A. Snell
Yorkton
W. R. Motherwell
Abernethy
Edmonton
T. T. Hutchings
Missouri Girl and Montana Cowboy to Wed in Helena
Miss Ella Murray of Missouri eight feet one inch tall and over 400 pounds will marry Edward Beaupre the Montana cowboy who is eight feet tall and weighs 367 pounds in Helena within weeks. Beaupre is 21, has never left Montana, wears size 22 shoes and has never worn gloves.
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Missouri
Montana
Beaupre
Emperor marks 25 years in guards service
The emperor of Germany celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his service in the guards, with some observers still viewing him as young and flighty. The Chicago Record-Herald notes the contrast between public perception and official tenure.
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Germany
Chicago Record-Herald
Bennie Byne Learns Ten Faults To Be A Perfect Boy
A Sabbath School Visitor recounts Bennie Byne fixing ten faults by learning hygiene order keeping promises smiling politeness and sharing. Each virtue reduces faults until one remains selfishness. The tale ends with the question whether such a boy exists.
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Sabbath Schoo
The Trading Mouse and Ants with Peculiar Ways
A Florida paper writes of a trading mouse that replaces taken items with others such as seeds or shells. It contrasts its odd habit with a CincinnatiTribune note. The piece also describes black ants keeping yellow workers, which occasionally strike and form new colonies after raids and escapes.
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Florida
Dressed Turkey Delights Child with Naked Surprise
Ethel’s mother asked the grocer to send a dressed turkey for the child. The turkey arrived unadorned and the girl exclaimed that it was perfectly nude, prompting amused reaction from the household.
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Ethel
Cochin China Past and Its People Through Time
A traveler’s glimpse outlines Cochin China as the Mekong delta core then expanding to Annam region. It details early French views of inhabitants and customs, forest game and tiger traps, and rural life including a child’s remark about weather and a doorway in London Graphic.
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Cochin-China
Mekong River
Indo-China
Ankor Wat
Annam
Tonquin
London Graphic
Dining inquiry sparks napkin confusion at neighbor’s
A child named Bobby, while dining at a neighbor’s home, held up a large napkin and asked what its purpose was. The scene captures a simple moment of early curiosity and household French-style dining etiquette.
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Bobby
Nature's Own Toothbrush Plant From Jamaica
The toothbrush plant, a curious Jamaica creeper, is cut for its stem ends to fray and form a natural toothbrush used by locals.
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Jamaica
The Robin in the Middle States and Its Nesting Habits
The Robin arrives in the middle states as early as February. It is about eight inches long with a slate coat and chestnut breast. Nests are bulky and varied, built from roots, twigs, grasses, and mud, lined with grass, placed 4 to 30 feet high. Eggs number three to five and are greenish blue. Food consists mainly of worms and fruit such as cherries and strawberries.
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Middle States
Tobin
Tribune
Robin
Sentimental Conceptions and Keep On Keepin On Verse
A poem pairing Lizette Woodworth Reese lines on herbs and memory with a rural exhortation to persevere. The piece ends noting its appearance in N. O. Democrat. The verses urge resilience, cheerfulness, and quiet faith amid hardship.
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Lizette Woodworth Reese
Atlantic
N. O. Democrat
Childhood’s Afterglow Guides the Elder Heart
A reflection on growing old through the lens of a childlike heart. Memory, warmth, and the pull of "long ago" keep youth near, even as life darkens. Percy Gallard notes how one remains young by recalling innocence and retreat from the street tumult to memory’s quiet space.
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Denison
Percy Gallard
Chambers’ Journal
Just a little bit of baby poem snippet
A short verse excerpt by Amos R. Wells from Good Housekeeping about a very small baby who outgrows expectations. The witty lines contrast the child's innocence with his surprising influence, from weighing little to leading adults toward heaven.
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Heaven
Amos R. Wells
Good Housekeeping
Bells From the Steeple Sing of Prayer and Farewell
A Boston Budget note quotes J B M Wright describing bell performances from a steeple. The verses recount tolls for funerals and vespers, marking prayers at transitions of day and night with sacred, quiet tones.
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J. B. M. Wright
Boston
Homeward to the Shores of Rest in a 1920s Verse
A stanza from F L Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution reflects longing for final rest. The speaker imagines returning home across a river of foam to serene shores and folded years filled with tears beneath clear bells.
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F. L. Stanton
Atanta Constitution
Two Poets Offer Lessons On Effort And Destiny
A Chicago Record-Herald verse by S. E. Kiser contrasts a man who fails from inaction with another who learns from past mistakes to try again. A second poem by James R. Hillyer from the New York Observer yearns for a future pause to reflect on undone deeds and the grace of God.
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S. E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
James R. Hillyer
N. Y
Considerations of Solace in Washington Star Verse
A compact reflection on contrasting women and men with traits like giggling or crying, flattery or aggression. The narrator argues a balance of mild faults yields less discomfort than harsher vices, ending with a note on enduring comfort amid existence.
Cholly’s Loyal Heart Reverberates in Puck Charm
In a clipped revue of romance humor a Puck caption quips that Congressman Howard Constant and Alice-Oh discover Cholly remains true to his first love May-Who is that. The playful line signals a light social tease about engagement and affection.
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Constant
Alice
Cholly
May
Puck
Markets Report Across Cities on March 11
New York prices show patent flour at 3.85, wheat 87 cents, corn 69 cents, oats 53 cents, and livestock ranges with hogs at 6.60. Cleveland notes winter wheat patents 5.75, red wheat 84 cents, butter 27 cents, eggs 17 cents, cattle 5.75 to 6.00, lambs 6.40 to 6.50. Toledo lists cash wheat 84 cents, cash corn 60 cents, oats 44 cents, clverseed 5.35, East Liberty notes cattle up to 6.65, hogs 6.55 to 6.65, lambs 6.70 to 6.85. East Buffalo shows cattle up to 6.10 and hogs 6.50 to 6.60.
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New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Liberty
East Buffalo
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Alabama
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Fort Payne
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Rochester
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Virginia
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Warren J. Lynch
Gen'l Pass
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Brenham
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New Castle
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