Immigrants Pour Into Western Canada Amid Growth
A Winnipeg dispatch reports a large influx of United States settlers heading to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with 41 carloads of goods five colonist sleepers and 25 farming families. They bring machinery horses cattle and gas tractors to cultivate virgin prairie as officials expect monthly increases and growing demand for provincial land and resources.
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Alberta
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What Did She Mean at the Wedding Reed?
A wedding recounts a baby’s shriek provoking a guest remark. The bride’s party departs after a delay and the bridesmaid retorts with a witty line about printing “No babies expected” on wedding invitations.
Trust in a Daughter Overseen by Mrs and Owens
Dialogue reveals Mrs belief in assigning her daughter to Owens with confidence. Owens asserts universal trust in him while a friend who defends him sometimes fails to return that support.
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Mr. Owens
Owens
Empire talk and a housewife’s empire bite
A fragment contrasts grand imperial rhetoric with domestic life. An English husband claims a grand empire meeting while his wife, peeling potatoes with a baby in her arms, hands him a child and asks him to take his slice of empire as supper cooks. The tale mocks pretension and highlights everyday domestic reality.
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Empire
Cuticura Remedies Restore Barber’s Scalp and Hair
A Dorchester barber reports severe dandruff and itching, hair loss, and white-dandruff on his collar. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, he achieves thick hair growth, no itching, and no dandruff, crediting the remedies as the cure.
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John F. Williams
Norfolk Street
Dorchester
Boston
Mass
Carnegie on labor troubles and employer excesses
In New York at a recent dinner Andrew Carnegie argued that employers are not always right in labor disputes and are often in the wrong. He cited examples of unreasonable demands, including a tale about a villa owner and a deacon butler to illustrate stubborn obedience versus truthfulness.
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New York
Mrs. Smith-Jones
Park & Pollard
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Jews
Park & Pollard Co
Boston
Mass
Tam
F. C. Tovrea
Dandy fish stars in Colonial lobby prompt odd exchange
In the Colonial lobby two unnamed fish stars sparked a strange conversation. One asked about weight, the other lamented the lack of hay scales in TV, claiming pulling the fish lowered the lake four inches. The banter veered toward duck hunting with four quarts of toes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Speeders and the rich cheat the poor in modern crime tale
In a vivid near future speech a judge lambasts plutocrats for harming workers. He recalls earning only 29 dollars weekly commission catching speeders, while others flee by flying machines and stealing livelihoods from the common man.
Out of Date Marriage Proposal Dialogue
A playful exchange where one mocks old fashioned courting while urging directness with a father about marriage. The witty banter contrasts traditional propriety with contemporary boldness.
Royal Flush Poker Tragedy Ends Laura Cotton’s Life
Laura Cotton of Chicago died in a poker game after drawing a royal flush amid a high stakes pot. Her father, Henry E. Cotton, says she had borrowed funds from Equity Finance and Loan to help a sweetheart who vanished with the money, leading to worry and fainting spells before her death.
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Chicago
Laura Cotton
Miss Cotton
Henry E
Equity Finance and Loan Company
Mr. Cotton
Firan
Deering Harvester Company
Panama-California Exposition Seeks New Rose for Grounds
Panama-California exposition directors in San Diego offer 1000 dollars for a distinct new rose variety to be grown in America and used on the exposition grounds in 1915. Florists nationwide are invited to submit hardy outdoors varieties meeting residency and other stated conditions.
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America
San Diego
Cal
United States
United Sae
Idaho Potatoes Prove Cash Rain for Small Idaho Farms
The article highlights Idaho potato farming's profitability citing the 1910 Burley prize contest. Twin Falls county won $500 with Dalmeny Challenge yield and Canyon county earned $250 with Peachblow. Snyder raised 645 bushels on one acre weighing 38 685 pounds, selling 4 150 pounds as culls and 575 bushels for money.
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Idaho
D. E. Burley
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oregon Short Line
Pacific & Idaho Northern
Idaho Northern
Idaho Southern
Payette Valley
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Wyoming
L. A. Snyder
Twin Falls County
Canyon County
W. B. Gilmore
Snyder
Commercial Club
Twin Falls
Mr. Snyder
William B. Kelley
Gooding
Samuel Lewis
Aiso
Midnight Mood in a Witty Parlor Exchange
Mr. Bore feigns delay as Miss Caustique growls at the late hour. The playful dialogue hints at manners, urbane wit, and a hint of social satire in a quiet drawing room.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement Letter
An advertisement extols kidney health and promotes Doan’s Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. A testimonial from Mrs. O W Erwin of Little Falls Minnesota describes bloating, breath difficulty, and back pain improved after using the product. Also notes price 50 cents a box and dealer availability.
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Doan
Killer Fly Kills Pests and Prevents Disease
A faded ad-like fragment markets A DAISY FLY KILLER with claims it kills thousands all season. It urges readers to contact a dealer or send 20 cents to H. Somers in Brooklyn New York for the product.
Resinol ointment praised by Ogden woman
Barbara Carpenter of Ogden South Carolina says Resinol cured her recurring neck eczema that resisted every other treatment. She notes the remedy helped when nothing else did and reports it is sold at drug stores.
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Barbara Carpenter
Ogden, S.C
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