Minnesota editors tour Western Canada
Editors from Minnesota cities tour Western Canada report rapid railway and settlement growth since ten years ago. They note wheat land prices, improved land laws, strong 1908 crops, and Milestone yields of about 30 bushels per acre. Government agents offer free land and transport information.
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Minnesota
Canada
West
Hutchinson
Western
Western Canada
Milestone
Saskatchewan
Country youth reports Chautauqua ride in Santa Ana
In the afternoon a country youth traveling from the Chautauqua was spoken to by a town resident. The youth replied that the event was fine and that he rode on the dam nine times.
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Ezzy
Santa Ana
Cal
Cure a Cold in One Day Promoted Medicine
An old advertisement touts Floss Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets with a promise to cure a cold in a day. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each box bears B W Grove's signature and costs 25 cents.
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B.w.grove
Meerschaum Soap Tale From Morocco Sermon
A missionary recounts that before hardening meerschaum makes good soap. He notes in Morocco near the Atlas that meerschaum is plentiful, softer than butter, lathers well, and unsent abroad as carved goods, so it is used as soap or left. The tale appears in quotation from the Minneapolis Journal.
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Morocco
Atlas Mountains
Minneapolis Journal
Scotland
Passing of Prairie Chickens in Kansas Hay Fields
A Kansas City Journal item notes that prairie chickens avoid tame hay nests and chiefs blame wild prairie hay loss for their decline. It contrasts hens with pheasants released by a state warden. Alfalfa mowing destroys nests and early broods, threatening pheasant females more than prairie hens.
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Kansas Prairies
Kansas
Kansas City
Journal
Modern Pearl Farm in Gulf of California Largest Globally
A Mexican company operates the world’s biggest pearl farm in the Gulf of California. The farm employs about a thousand workers including divers and uses up to date gear. Pearl cultivation relies on a two year cycle from planting to harvest after discovering the shell loses its vigor after age two.
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Gulf of Lower California
Lower California
Syrup of Figs and Senna Endorsed as Healthy Laxative
An ethical remedy praised by physicians and the Well Informed of the World, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is recommended as a wholesome family laxative. Genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. is sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Western Canada Promises 320 Acres to Settlers
Government offers 160 acres wheat land plus 160 more at $3 per acre to American settlers seeking homes in Western Canada. Reports claim yields of 25–50 bushels per acre wheat, 60–180 oats, 45–60 barley, with strong cattle herds. Descriptive pamphlets and rates available from immigration officials in Sinan and Milwaukee.
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Government of Canada
Canada
D. Scott
Sinan
T. Currie
City Receives Funds to Plant Medanos Forests
The federal act approves a $10 000 annual grant and a city $5 000 for planting and conserving small forests on the sand hills or medanos around the city. Planting has begun and soon travelers will see lush vegetation replacing barren areas.
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Federal
Medanos
Vera Cruz
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PazO Ointment Promise
Guaranteed to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or the money back. Uses bold refund promise to attract readers seeking fast relief from hemorrhoidal symptoms.
Boston Woman Reveals Home Made Leaf Lard Method
The Detroit Free Press notes a Boston woman keeps lard pure by rendering unrendered leaf lard herself. She boils leaf lard pieces slowly with water and salt, strains through a cloth, presses out scraps, and uses the final product for frying and shortening.
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Boston
Detroit Free Press
Argentine Capital Servants Paid Low Daily Wages
Male servants in the Argentine capital earn 66 cents to 2.20 dollars gold per day while female help receive 40 cents to 1.10 dollars per day in the reported wages.
Upward Start to Postum Helps Tennessee Woman
A Tennessee woman shares how coffee harmed her stomach and nerves from a young age. She switched to Postum, felt stronger within hours, and says Postum now replaces coffee entirely. The letter, labeled There’s a Reason, is part of Postum’s ongoing testimonials.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Experiments with Stable Manure and Other Farm Topics
Maryland agricultural experiments compare fresh versus rotten stable manure over three and seven year spans. Fresh manure as top-dressing after plowing and winter residue left on field shows best results. subsoiling offers little extra value. kainit aids even in dry seasons. Other notes cover pumpkins for cows, grain seed quality, ideal corn ears, and a Paris institute remedy for field mice.
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Maryland Agricultural Station
Winter Farm Upkeep And Orchard Spray Advices
Farmers gain tips on keeping livestock hydrated in cold weather by filling water and feed troughs together and ensuring clean, unfrozen water. Professor Taft touts copper sulfate spray to combat curl leaf in Elberta peaches with fall spraying as effective as later use. Care of horses stresses mixing light feed with concentrated grain and moistening dusty hay to aid digestion and adaptation to confinement.
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Taft
Michigan Agricultural College
A Sanitary Milk Pail and Feed Tips
A practical farmer notes that warm water aids digestion and reduces milk shrinkage, while a newly designed milk pail uses cheese cloth over an adjustable strainer to keep dirt out. The bone and muscle content in alfalfa supports young horse growth when paired with roughage.
Waterproofing matches for camping use
A simple method from Scientific American coats binary parlor matches with cooled paraffin. The wax coating rubs off when scratched, but the matches light as usual after immersion or abrasion. Treated matches resist moisture, require more rubbing to light, and reduce fire risk if dropped.
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Scientific American
One Kidney Gone But Cured After Doctors Said No Hope
Sylvanus O Verrill of Milford Maine credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a full recovery from kidney disease after paralysis and severe back pain. He states one box strengthened him, three months allowed walking on crutches, and he eventually became completely cured. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Sylvanus O. Verrill
Milford
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Log Found 404 Feet Underground at Alabang Stock Farm
The Manila Times reports a log five feet in diameter preserved in perfect condition was found 404 feet underground at the Alabang stock farm during drilling for a second artesian well. Officials seek explanation for how the log remained intact beneath rock ledges.
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Alabang
Bureau of Agriculture
Manila Times
Cuticura Eases Severe Hemorrhoids and Eczema
An 80 year old man from Hopkinton New York recounts a long battle with piles and itching eczema. He credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with restoring his health after doctors advised surgery and hospital care.
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J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N. Y
Grain crop losses in Scotland said to exceed two million pounds
The Glasgow Herald notes a rough estimate placing crop deterioration at £2 an acre for 90 percent of land, totaling well over £2,000,000. It adds that winter losses from half rotten fodder and delayed sales of discolored grain are harder to quantify.
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S. W
Glasgow Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
Deafness cannot be cured by local applications only. Hall's Catarrh Cure promises a cure for deafness caused by catarrh if it cannot be cured, offering one hundred dollars for proof. Circulars are sent free. product sold by druggists for 75 cents. includes a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Potter Will Distributes New York Bishop's Estate
The late Rt Rev Henry C Potter bishop of New York left all his property to his five children with equal shares. No public bequests were noted. The estate's total value was not disclosed.
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Henry C. Potter
Protestant Episcopal
New York
International exposition on art and building industry set in St Petersburg
An international exposition for art and building industry will be held in St Petersburg this summer under the direction of the Society of Civil Engineers of Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Society of Civil Engineers of
Russia
One Day Cure for Cold Ad Claims Princeton Expenditure
An ad touts Bromo Quinine as a universal cold cure 25c with E. W. Grove signature. The text notes extensive 1908 construction linked to Princeton University totaling about $2,000,000 in expenditure.
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Princeton University
Canada Relies on Carrying Trade for One Fifth of Jobs
Twenty percent of Canada's population earns its living through the country's carrying trade with railroads employing 124000 people.
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Canada
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Sloan
Aiment
Earl S.sloan
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U.S.A
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Martha Washington
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
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Lookout Mountain
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Chicago & Easter
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Tel. Harrison
A. B. Schmidt
Douglas 1300
W. L. Douglas
Autalons
Ang Rt
W. L Douglas
Spark St
Brockton, Mass
Ren
New York City
Mother Gray
Feee
National School of Washington
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Putnam
Nrce Drug CO
Quincy
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