One Dollar Wheat Moves American Farmers to Canada
Interior Department data show a growing, nationwide push of U S farmers toward Canada with 11 841 Americans taking homesteads there last year. Dakotas lead entries 4006, Minnesota 3887, while all states except Alabama Mississippi and Delaware are represented. Immigrants seek fertile prairie lands, bring full knowledge of Canada laws and farming methods, and Canada hopes to welcome them as valuable settlers.
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Interior Department
Canada
United States
Winnipeg Free Press
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Dominion
Alabama
Mississippi
Delaware
Gulf
Ocean
Mississippi Valley
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Refined gold watch exchange quoted in Public Ledger
In a brief dialogue the jeweler confirms the watch is refined gold while Mrs Nuritch asserts her choice. The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports the exchange with a bit of humor on refinement and taste.
Allen's Foot-Ease and other 1900s notices
A collage of small ads and quips from 1900 includes Allen's Foot-Ease claiming cures for foot pain and easy shoeing, cosmetics journal chatter about suspensions, Piso's Cure advertised for coughs, and brief jokes and notices from various newspapers.
When Baby Has the Croup Give Hexsie's Cure
A plate of quotes notes remedies and sayings from the New York Tribune and Chicago Daily News. It mentions Hexsie's Croup Cure as a croup treatment and comments on home life for boys and political influence.
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Hexsie
Women’s woes point to kidney trouble cure
Mrs William W Brown of Paterson New Jersey testifies that backache headaches dizziness and urinary problems from kidney trouble improved after using Deans Kidney Pills. A free trial offer is available by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York and the product sells for 50 cents per box at druggists.
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William W. Brown
Jane St
Paterson, N. J
Dean
World’s Fair at St Louis Shines With Size and Beauty
President Roosevelt opened the St Louis Exposition marking a centennial celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. The article highlights the Cascades at Festival Hall, government exhibits, and vast displays including minting and locomotive testing, portraying the fair as a grand fusion of beauty and educational riches.
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Roosevelt
White House
Washington
St. Louis
Mississippi
Louisiana Territory
Festival Hall
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Buffalo
East
Gulf
Canadian
Puget Sound
Central West
Palace OF Liberal Arts
United States
The Struggling Foreigner in Naturalization Tests
A New York Tribune report highlights immigrants failing naturalization exams due to gaps in U S knowledge. One applicant misidentified the presidency method as by a big majority while another Danish native listed New York New Chicago New Boston New Jersey and more, mistaking state names for towns beginning with New.
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New York Tribune
Denmark
The
Union
New York
New Chicago
New Boston
New Jersey
Civil War veteran praises Dodd's Kidney Pills in letter
Salesville resident Mr. J Stephens describes years of kidney and back pain from Civil War days. He states Dodd's Kidney Pills gave relief, improved general health, and claims the remedy is best for kidneys and will cure backache. He notes he is 63 and served as a Civil War soldier.
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Salesville
Ohio
J. Stephens
Dodd
Mr. Stephens
Bureau of Engraving and Printing workers remark on race
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts an exchange at the bureau where a long‑time black employee known for humor is told by an Irish coworker that he must be Irish. The reply condemns the insult, with the black employee saying it is bad enough to be a nigger.
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Jerusalem
St. Louis
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Palace of Transportation
Jersey City
Hudson River
New York City
Thirty-fourth Street
East River
Long Island
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau
Jim
Blank
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia Record
Cure eczema with Cuticura 1 set promises relief
Advertisement claims Cuticura bath and Soap cleanse crusts and scales then Cuticura Ointment soothes itching and inflammation. Resolvent Pills purportedly cool and cleanse the blood. A single $1 set said to cure torturing skin and scalp eruptions with hair loss when other methods fail.
Classics teacher ad provokes witty replies and quips
A remark on a Times advertisement for a school assistant capable of teaching Homer and Virgil yields a string of humorous responses from readers. The Dean of Bristol notes the amusing distance limits cited for Latin instruction and other snippets include sharp asides about hunting, courting, and a vestibule scene.
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Bristol
Times
London
Hammersmith
Kurnham Green
Brentford
Postum Cereal Replaces Coffee Cills Health Claims
A reader reports relief from headaches nervousness and biliousness after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. The letter attributes cures to stopping coffee and using Postum and cites a neighbor who regained ability to work and reduced pain. The ad ends urging readers to look for The Road to Wellville in each package.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mica
Wellville
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Cuticura
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Evening
Marcanet Merkey
Third St
Milwaukee, Wis
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Chana M. Claussen
Penn St
Kansas City
Lydia E
Pinkham Med. Co
Lynn, Mase
Boston
R. Paxton CO
Pope Bldg
Mass
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Douglas
Mall
Brockton
Frank H. Kreger
Harth Block
Denver
D Manufacturing Company
Eastern Dept
Hartford, Conn
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INI
H.C. DU
ALL News
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