Record Wheat Crop Boosts Western Canada Rail Traffic
The 1915 western Canadian wheat crop yields exceed 25 bushels per acre across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Railways report surging earnings and record shipments with CP Rail handling 2000 cars daily and ships moving large cargoes through Upper Lakes ports. Montreal remains the main export gateway with New York receiving overflow. A social comment ends the piece.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
G. N.R
W. Grant Morden
Canada Steamship Company
Upper Lakes
New York
England
France
Italy
Montreal
Swamp-Root Promises Kidney Relief for All
Advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as the remedy for kidney and bladder trouble affecting both women and men. Claims high efficacy with thousands of testimonials and available in 60 cent and one dollar sizes. Offers sample by parcel post with ten cent request and a pamphlet, plus Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as a laxative option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Parcel Post
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Remarkable case helps a girl walk and talk again
Los Angeles doctors and teachers report Carlotan Sausedo a fifteen year old once judged hopelessly paralytic after a head injury has outgrown physical impairment. She now walks unaided speaks clearly and is learning normally though her mind has not yet registered her recovery. A schoolteacher Miss Ettie Lee began work during the new term to awaken her awareness of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Carlotan Sausedo
Carlotan
Spirit violins and seance room fuel Detroit divorce suit
In Detroit John I Ward a druggist is accused by wife Helen Ward of running a seance room with spirits including Big Eagle to influence him. She says he smashed the cabinet, rebuilt it, and keeps two spirit guides, while the couple's cross-bill unfolds amid accusations of spiritualism and marital strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
John I
Ward
John
Mason
Helen Ward
Big Eagle
Bride Elect Enjoys Linen Shower Hint In Ad Copy
A playful ad note promotes Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago and Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as liver and bowel regulators. The piece ends with a quip about a man arrested for taking notes during a lecture, implying bank notes were taken from a pocket.
Laughs End After Long Delay At Riverview Station
Betsy Green, a stout woman, stood with a heavy man at Riverview station in Kansas City when a puff of wind toppled the man’s hat. The crowd smiled as he chased it down Central Avenue. Betsy laughed for an hour and forty five minutes until an ambulance surgeon ended the scene with morphine.
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Kansas City
Betsy Green
Riverview Station
Central Avenue
No. 4 Shoes Pinch Fair Customer in Shoe Store
A fair customer complains that No 4 shoes pinch while recalling comfortable No 3s. The salesman suggests the threes may have been marked down.
Woman Accuses “Young Creature” of Stealing Husband
Mrs Amela Mellacho witz eighty files complaint at district attorney office charging Antche Mellachowitz eighty two with failure to provide He alleges a forty year old woman stole his affections and enjoys his thirty dollar monthly pension in a widely noted case on the courthouse lawn.
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Los Angeles
Amela Mellachowitz
Antche Mellachowitz
Court House Lawn
Man hunts for collar button with curling tongs incident
Do you see the man Yes I see the man What is he doing He is blowing his fingers jumping up and down and acting so that his wife looks on in astonishment and fear There he has kicked over two chairs torn curtains and rushed to the kitchen He was hunting for a collar button and picked up his wife's curling tongs in an absent way The husband may not speak for three days but will not die and the incident may do him good
Woman Thwarts Robber in Farm Home With Bean Pot
In Winchester Indiana Mrs Engle, age twenty, wrestled a shotgun attacker. She struck him with a pot of beans, disarmed him, and recovered the stolen valuables before fainting. The robber fled leaving gun and loot behind.
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Winchester
Ind
Walter Engle
Strength of body must pair with an active mind for success
A concise observation notes that lasting success requires both physical strength and mental vigor. It emphasizes the need for discipline in training and sharp thinking to achieve goals. The message underscores harmony between body and mind in personal development.
Couple Wed in Lockup Cell at Put in Bay Village
Miss Luelia Martin of Toledo and James Edward Wessel of Detroit were married in a Put in Bay village lockup by Justice Homer Ramey. The couple sought an unusual ceremony and chose the jail cell as the setting.
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Sandusky
Luelia Martin
Toledo
James Edward Wessel
Detroit
Putin Bay
Homer Ramey
Squire Ramey
Wai
Parcel Mail Shipment From Silverton Sets Record
The Fischer Flour and Cereal mills of Silverton sent 1500 pounds of flour and cereals by parcel post, the largest shipment from the city since the system began. Postage totaled 17 dollars and 95 cents to three consignments in View Point, Lake County.
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Silverton
Ore
Fischer Flour and Cereal Mills
View Point
Lake County
Dr. Pierce Pleasant Pellets Advertises Health Aid
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a health aid. It claims the product regulates the liver bowels and stomach and encourages daily freshness without overdoing it.
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Dr. Pierce
Pickle Crave Sparks Childs Shameless Revelation
An English visitor among an American family has the lad of eight whisper that God wants a pickle after the noble guest is served first and the pickle is overlooked. The boy then punches his mother in a moment of comic impropriety.
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Haddish
Mati Nee This Afternoon Show Comment
A man doubts his wife should attend the mati nee this afternoon noting she would not want to see it if it were suitable. He questions its propriety and her interest. The exchange hints at social norms and theatrical expectations.
Castoria Ad Promotes Trusted Infant Remedy
An advertisement urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the US Signature of a safe remedy used for over 30 years. It emphasizes its use for infants and children as a trusted product and notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Blank & Co. Goes to Receiver in Cash Crunch
A local firm Blank & Co. is placed in the hands of a receiver. Reporters note the creditors will receive whatever the receiver can distribute from the assets, implying a potentially limited recovery for creditors.
Cuticura Ad Promises Clear Scalp and Healthy Hair
An advertisement claims Cuticura Soap clears dandruff and itching while Cuticura Ointment treats scalp spots. It touts pure emollients for skin and scalp and offers free samples by mail via Skin Book, Cuticura Dept XY, Boston, sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Questionable style and a garage distant affectation
A Detroit Free Press quote humorously defines affectation as carrying three extra tires in a car that never travels far, emphasizing a pretentious display versus practical use. The wry line contrasts mobility with ostentation.
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Detroit Free Press
Long Sprout Reaches Window From Hidden County Potato
A potato in the cellar of W. E. Pancake in Columbus Indiana sprouted a single bud that grew 11 feet 6 inches toward a window. The tuber’s sprout continues to grow despite being overlooked when other potatoes were gathered.
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Columbus
Ind
W. E
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children promising immediate relief for delicate feverish and cross kids. Claimed to cleanse the stomach act on the liver and used by mothers for 38 years with a 35 cent price and free sample offer from Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
Coloratura Soprano Joke Sparks Studio Banter
In a stage-room quip, a producer jokes about a coloratura soprano being “painted up” with makeup, prompting laughter and a mild studio banter. The remark plays on theatrical exaggeration and vanity among performers.
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes Ad Says
An eye care ad encourages keeping eyes youthful with Murine and suggests not revealing age.
All the world loves a lover line survives critique
A clipped quotation ponders romance and the irony of social expectations on wedding day norms. The wry observation contrasts public adoration with economic pressures tied to marriage rituals and personal finances.
Kidney and Uric Acid Problems Cause Widespread Misery
Weak kidneys fail to filter poisons, leading to aches heaviness and irritability. Uric acid forms stones and triggers lumbago gout and sciatica. Send for a 10 cent trial package of Anuric from Dr. Pierce Invalids' Hotel Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Anuric
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