Excellent Weather Brings Magnificent Crops Across Western Canada
A Winnipeg Free Press correspondent says southern Alberta's Pincher Creek district produces extraordinary wheat yields. Forty to over fifty bushels per acre are common, with many fields yielding No 1 Northern quality. Land is cheap, profits high, and rail access via Great Northern and others looms. The Canadian Government Agent notes new land rules offering 160 acres additional to 160 homestead at 3.00 an acre.
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Correspondence National Editorial Association
W. D. Scott
Rapettn
Ottawa
Canada
T. O. Currie
B. Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Wis
Winnipeg
Man
Free Press
Pincher Creek
Alberta
Crow’s Nest Pass
British Columbia
Jim Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Marshall (Minn.) News-Messenger
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Minnesota
A Cure for Toadstool Poisoning
A French contemporary cites a simple antidote for mushroom poisoning worth considering. Swallow a tablespoonful of finely crushed animal charcoal in pure water every ten minutes. the remedy is also said to help mussel poisonings and ptomaine poisoning from bad meat and fish.
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London Globe
Rural Home Prospects Boosted by Modern Conveniences
President Roosevelt forms a commission to make rural homes more attractive and keep young men on the farm. The article argues country homes can rival city residences with water, heat, and modern fixtures, plus lawn, trees, and sanitary systems, encouraging continued agriculture. It covers alfalfa handling, quack grass control, widespread grasses, hog mange cures, and fruit tree fertilization.
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Roosevelt
Goodall
Manure vs chemical feeding in fruit trees contrasted
The text compares manure-fed peach trees with chemically fed trees. Manure yields rank, green, but weak, short-lived trees. Chemically fed trees with moderate nitrogen appear firmer like apples and show bark and limb health, lasting two to four times longer than overrank trees.
Prices Going Higher for Farm Goods in 1907
A Bureau of Labor report finds prices across 258 commodities rose last year to levels not seen in eighteen years, with farm produce leading the gains. Despite a minor rise in clothing and building materials, farmers overall show higher incomes, better living standards, and increased prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor
Powderly
Convenient Barn Truck Benefits for Dairymen
A concise appeal urging dairymen to consider a truck or car to lighten labor, noting that even with a well built stable, daily tasks remain heavy and efficiency matters for all operations. Emphasizes practical convenience in farm management.
Feeding Equipment and Rural Tips From Farm and Home
A compilation of practical farm notes including building a mobile feeding truck, national farm figures for 1907, and advice on silage, baking bacon, glass care, butterfat, lambing age, tool storage, horse feeding, charcoal for hogs, and social tips. The piece blends construction ideas with daily farming guidelines and household wisdom.
Plaque Price Sparks Witty Church Booth Exchange
An old gentleman asks about a church stair booth plaque. The girl in charge quotes five dollars. He calls her dear. she blushes and explains that’s what the boys tell her.
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P. G
His Little Joke at the Grocer Stand
A humorous exchange where a grocer says a customer is harmed by a deal of six onions for a nickel. The grocer clarifies the joke by claiming six scents for five, highlighting a pun on the word cents.
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Grocer
Birds Kill a Snake in Curious Battle Near Alma
Ed Neal and his sister Miss Jessie Neal report a strange incident near Alma where a coach whip snake blocking a road was slain by a pair of mocking birds. The birds pecked from both sides for about half an hour until the snake’s head was severed. the five foot long reptile reportedly swallowed a half grown rabbit.
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Ed Neal
Jessie Neal
Alma
Neal
Alma Cor
Blood Temperature of Athletes After Runs
Prof Flack of London College Hospital notes curious changes in blood temperature after running. Normal human temperature sits around 98.11 F. After 200 yards, readings ranged from 100.76 to 102.2 F. half mile and mile runs yielded 102.8 to 103.6 F. a three mile run produced 105 F in one case. One subject with 101 F normal temperature reached 105 F after three miles yet remained healthy.
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Flack
London College Hospital
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertising Reward Notice
One Hundred Dollars Reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by Wapling Kinnan and Marvin, Toledo wholesalers, stating F J Cheney & Co has been trustworthy for 15 years. Cure taken internally, targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, 75 cents per bottle, sold by druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Dall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Hall
Memory prodigy recalls forty thousand dates patenting mind
E C Laston, 23, claims to memorize 40000 historical dates after rheumatic fever halted army officer training. He learned by copying dates from Haydn's Dictionary of Dates, then rewriting them until mastery, now challenging world memory titles. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup and a quip about marriage.
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E. C. Laston
Zancigs
India
Haydn
New York City seizure targets Italian smuggling ring
A search of 97 Schneck Avenue Brooklyn yielded thousands of pairs of kid gloves, many long or elbow styles, valued at 2 dollars each. The find, worth about 10000 dollars, ties to S. Manzi already indicted for smuggling. The resident woman denied keeping smuggled goods.
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New York City
Hyams
Schneck Avenue
Brooklyn
S. Manzi
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Mrs Richmond's Health
After years of kidney trouble backache and dizziness Mrs Richmond of Northwood Iowa reports relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says three boxes ended all symptoms and her health is perfect. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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R. C. Richmond
Northwood
Iowa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Origin of Hooligan and policing by Irish constables
A London Chronicle correspondent recalls an unwritten police chapter about stamping out hooliganism in a borough. A retired inspector says big Irish constables were drafted into division duty, turning quiet neighborhoods into safer areas like Kensington or Piccadilly.
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Metropolitan Police
London
Donnybrook Fair
Kensington
Piccadilly
London Chronicle
Whiskey Cure for Lame Back Sparks Medical Debate
A periodical notes that whiskey is increasingly used for lame back rheumatism and is described as an almost infallible cure when blended with Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. The formula recommends taking tablespoonful doses before meals and at night, with Toris Compound produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co., Chicago.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
Hide & Fur Co. Catalog Offer From Minneapolis
The advertisement promotes catalog 105 for 105 N. W. Hide and Fur Co. in Minneapolis Minnesota. It highlights selling guns and traps cheaply while also purchasing furs and hides from customers. It presents a straightforward trade request and product list typical of a general store catalog notice.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Tent city plans teased by Baltimore paper
The Baltimore American hints at a camping event with ample tents while noting a separate item: the painting of the Forth Bridge costing $10,000. The exchange implies tentative camping intentions and confidence in available shelters.
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Baltimore American
Forth Bridge
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Ill
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the Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
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Walt Magon
Emporia Gazette
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Mercer St
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N. J
Sandy Cathartic
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H. P. Hamilton
Two Rivers
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Lookout Mountain
Atlanta
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Chicago & Eastern
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Finois
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A. B. Schmidt
Wisconsin Station Bulletin
Fred O. Sibley
United States
Eiles Senna
Ios
Alifornia Fic Syrup Co
Carters
Texas
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Marquette Bidg
National School
Merhauiing
Washington, D. C
Castoria
Bateman
Godfrey
Journal of Health
New York
Chas. H. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Ills
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Taft
N. Y
R. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Mich
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Omaha
Neb
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Philadelphia
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
Cert Company
Murray Street
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