Climate and crops boost Western Canada appeal
The article highlights Western Canada’s excellent climate with an elevation around 1800 feet, bracing summers and bright winters. It notes July mean temps near Winnipeg and Prince Albert, ample moisture in the Saskatchewan valley, and rapid crop maturity with harvest in August.
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Canada
Minnesota
R. F. Stupart
The
Meteorological Service For
Canadian Northwest Territories
Winni
Peg
Prince Albert
England
Saskatchewan
Sniffkins Paid Pastor’s Car Fare in Church Incident
In a Philadelphia Press item, Towne asks about Sniffkins at church last Sunday. Browne says he dropped a button, but the story reveals Sniffkins leaned over and whispered that he paid the pastor’s fare in the car yesterday morning, calling it square.
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Sniffkins
Browne
Square
Philadelphia Press
Cuticura Ointment for Skin and Hair Troubles
Cuticura Ointment is promoted as the premier remedy for painful skin and scalp humors including hair loss. A single application after a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and possibly Cuticura Resolvent Pills can bring immediate relief and aid rapid healing, especially in infants and children.
Suburbas Debate Atlas Use in Modern War Talk
Mrs Suburba laments wars in this advanced age while Mr Suburba counters with a mapmaker’s view as he studies a new atlas, the exchange recorded by the Cincinnati Times Star.
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Mrs. Suburba
Mr. Suburba
Cincinnati Times-Star
Salzer Seed Company Seeks 10 Cents for Catalog and Seed Samples
The Rural New Yorker editor extols Salzer's Earliest Potato yielding 464 bu acre and Salzer's Early Wisconsin at 736 bu acre. He invites readers to send 10 cents to Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis for farm seed samples and a catalog describing high yielding fodder plants and grains including Teosinte, Victoria Rape, National Oats and various clovers and grasses.
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New Yorker
Salzer
Wisconsin
John A. Salzer
K. L
Allen's Foot-Base Promises Quick Foot Relief
Advertises a cure for swollen sweating hot and aching feet sold by druggists for 25 cents. Trial package free. Address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Accept no substitute.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Ossified man and freak talk in dime museum scene
A Chicago Daily News fragment mentions a conversation with a hardened freak and an ossified man about conditions and a girl giving a marble heart. It advertises cures from Hoxsie’s Croup Cure and notes druggists selling remedies. an automobile dealer showcases a machine with a three-length stop claim.
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Chicago Daily News
Quack ads and product pitches in early 1900s paper
An assortment of patent medicine and dye ad lines appears, promoting cough remedies Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Piso's Cure for Consumption. It includes social satire quotes and a Putnam Fadeless Dyes plug, with references to Trinity ity Springs and Philadelphia Record.
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Piso
J F. Boyer
Trinity Ity Springs
Poetic Selections Better Than the City
A Washington Star poem expresses a longing for home and nature over urban sights. The speaker values trees and stars and wind above electric lights and city bustle, noting concert music still feels home sick despite its beauty.
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Washington Star
Supposing Worlds and Words Collide in Jest and War
A playful verse contrasts odd what ifs from roaming trees and airborne fish to a traveler born of maps and languages. The poet laments the tongue tied role in discussing a distant war, noting the challenge of pronouncing Japanese and muscovite names while remaining silent on the campaign.
Rainbow in the Houston Post woods verse
A stormy scene gives way to light and color as rain and sun reveal a rainbow. A maid and lover laugh in the woods while the stream and world seem renewed, attributed to J. M. Lewis in the Houston Post.
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J. M. Lewis
Houston Post
Joyful Troublemaker Comes Home Promptly In Verse
A folksy verse by L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution depicts a restless character returning home, staking claim with humor and homebound swagger. The speaker notes delayed trains and a welcoming chorus as joy approaches, hinting at a cheerful reconciliation.
Why Game of Life Riddles Endlessly Baffle Minds
A Washington Star poem muses on the eternal mystery of why we exist and why life holds joy and pain. It ponders birth sunlit wonder and the unseen forces behind winds stars flowers and the limits of wealth versus toil. The verse frames life as a grand riddle called why.
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Washington Star
If I knew you and you knew me
A verse by Nixon Waterman from Good Cheer contrasts mutual recognition with hopeful friendship. A second stanza notes resilience: beneath sorrow the sun shines, joy returns, and sadness fades as the violet wakes after winter. The Washington Starseater includes hopeful lines about renewal.
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Nixon Waterman
Hints on Fruit Grafting and Wax Methods
Practical guidance on grafting stocks and scions, storage of scions, and choosing season. Describes cleft-grafting steps for apple and plum, wax and clay coverings, wax recipe, and how to secure and seal unions for successful grafts.
Secretary Wilson Steals Spotlight at Chicago Cattle Show
At a Chicago livestock show a mass meeting drew Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson as the central figure. Norman J. Colman sat nearby on the platform as the former drew hearty applause. A Nebraska farmer humorously praised both the alfalfa and agriculture’s omega, prompting laughter as Wilson’s remarks ended.
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Chicago
James Wilson
New York Herald
Norman J. Colman
Wilson
Nebraska
Senator Peffer
Secretary Wilson
Alfalfa and Omega of Agriculture
Woman plants liver pills by mistake on new ranch beds
A Phoenix woman, planning garden improvements with her husband, labeled each seed packet. While planting sweet peas, she accidentally planted her mother's liver pill package in a row, then marked it as a seed variety before realizing the mix up.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by West Pembroke Mother
Mrs. A. L. Smith of West Pembroke Maine urges Dodd's Kidney Pills for growing girls recounting her daughter's case. A thirteen year old suffered weeks long Crazy Spells with poor appetite and yellow eyes before after one box and later a dozen boxes led to no spells and improved health.
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West Pembroke
A. L. Smith
Dodd
Mrs. Smith
Market Roundup from New York to Pittsburgh in March 1908
Trade results show lower or quiet flour and grain prices across several markets. Key figures include No 2 red wheat at 1.00 in New York, corn 0.50 in places, oats about 0.45 0.484, and beef and pork prices varying by region with steers around 4.25 to 5.50, hogs near 5.45 to 5.75, and lambs up to 6.15 in some reports.
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Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Toledo
East Buffalo
Peruna Publicity Letter Delivers Patient Testimonials
A letter to Dr Hartman from John O Atkinson of Independence Missouri praises Peruna and Manalin for curing a 25 year catarrh and a long standing constipation. The writer credits Peruna with dramatic improvements and urges others to seek Hartman’s free medical advice. The appeal emphasizes systemic remedies for aging patients and promises guidance from The Hartman Sanitarium.
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Hartman
Peruna
Manalin
John O. Atkinson
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Purpose of pruning grapes
Pruning should leave a limited number of buds on current season canes to yield fruit the vine can support. Varieties differ in habit. stronger varieties receive more wood. Do not let vines fruit heavily until they can grow vigorous canes with firm laterals. Cut thrifty laterals to four to six buds based on vine age and strength. Growth to perfection. Varmer's Review.
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Varmer
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