Knight Splendor and the Cross of Blain
Blain returns home after an offer from a mining company and a Chinese letter hints at missionary work. He wrestles with a call beyond wealth, while Helen and his family weigh the risk of a life abroad. Blain perceives a cross in Knight Splendor and accepts a path eastward with Helen by his side.
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JSF
Forsyth
Blain
Lucky
Dog
Ducky Dog
Helen
Sife
China
Belen
Lize
Datchile
Liza
Rob
Bobs
Missy Helen
Deg
Gordon
Bob Gordon
Earth
Fielt
Cronusea
Cedars
Ted
Mother of Pearl
Chile
Gwynne
Miss Helen
Plano
What is in a name in old humor and lines
A humorous musing on surnames and wordplay shows many names with varied implications. It recalls wedding quips and a dialog about choosing a good name over riches, ending with a playful nod to names and identity.
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Pears
Pickel
Hunnisicker
Chen
Toadvine
Moon
Webb
Lord
Miss Helper
Lord Helper
Pat
Prices from 1882 Toronto Globe reveal consumer costs
A historical list of diverse grocery prices shows staples like rice five cents per pound, lard eighteen cents, coffee twenty five cents per pound, eggs two dollars per dozen, and numerous fruits, vegetables, meats, and dried goods priced per unit or per tin. The item highlights daily shopping costs in 1882 Toronto.
Advert questions and home care tips from a vintage Canadian paper
A quiz sheet asks about floor wax brand toothpaste film removing paste white soap and a skin cream known as purist cleansing while advertisers tout fatigue fighting cereal. Another item notes meat packers claiming four improvements from ovenized smoking and asks which hams are ovenized.
Market notices on produce and pantry items
Jams and jellies offered in ten pound pails at 1.75 and 15c per lb in bulk. Fresh fish price fixed at 9c per lb. Tea, black and green, 30c to 1.25 per lb. Gooseberries green 12 to 15c per quart. Spring chickens available. Cabbage and potatoes expected from Canada soon.
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Bermuda
The Vision of the City and Its Moral Task
The writer reflects on the biblical vision of the New Jerusalem as a redeemed dwelling for mankind. The core duty emphasized is building and strengthening good in life to aid the realization of that city of God, where righteousness prevails and sin is banished.
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St. John
New Jerusalem
City of God
Total Eclipse of the Sun Observed Across Canada in 1932
The article notes a publicized total solar eclipse visible across Quebec and parts of Ontario, with Montreal as a key observation point. It details the path of totality from James Bay to Portland Maine, its duration about 100 seconds, speed about half a mile per second, and the likely presence of international scientific parties centered at McGill University in Montreal.
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Ottawa
Canada
Quebec
Mont
Occu
Ac ‘Western
Ontario
Wiagara River
United States
Atlantic Ocean
New Haven
Connecticut
Hudson Bay
James Bay
St. Lawrence
Maskinonge
Pierre
Lville
Montreal
Rock Island
Derby
Vermont
Portland
Maine
Boston
Mass
Three Rivers
Travera
James’ Bay
McGill University
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Free Preas
Ruby I Kingswood
Brain
D. BR
Toronto Globe
Merri
Newsp
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