Debts and Debtors On A Transcontinental Train
June Webster, a young shop assistant, meets Mrs. Pomfret on a frosty January morning aboard an eastbound Western Ontario train. After forming a bond, June helps the elderly traveler to Montreal, where June begins work at Trumpet and Blair in a basement shop. A cash gift reveals a theft by Stanley Wilberforce, but the owner dismisses him and promotes June to assist Mrs. Burton, acknowledging her fresh insight and tact.
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Ontario
June Webster
Pry
June
Mrs.Pomfret
Montreal
Jane
Mrs. Pomfret
Pomfret
Jimne
Wirs
Trumpet & Blair's
Stanley Wilberforce
Laura Meeker
Laura ‘Meeck
Laura
Miss Webster
Math
Trompet
Wilber
Force
Wil
Ace
June June
aLory
Mr. Trompet
Wilberforce
Restaurant Dishes at Home From Betty Barclay
Article discusses recreating restaurant flavors at home, noting pre-prepared methods and subtle seasoning tricks. It lists two recipe ideas using steak and a vegetable dish with tomato sauce, plus a note on sugar enhancing vegetable flavors and a tomato based sauce. Also mentions Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as handy for handling croup in children.
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Ted~ Staurants
Thomas
Slats Diary and Local Mischief Echoes by Ross Farquhar
Slats records a week of small town happenings from Friday to Thursday with gossip about stage shows, a car wreck, swimming plans, a new bathing suit, a cousin bringing a husband, fishing by the creek, and a discharged show causing talk. The diary closes with an advertisement for Dr J D Kelloges Asthma Remedy claiming real relief and permanent benefits.
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Opry
Couzen- Rosella
Area House
Rosella
Wensday
Jake
Crick
Ferdy
Clem Dugan
J. D. Kelloge
Drowning in the Exmoor Bog A Narrow Escape Tale
A reminiscence recalls the Doone bog disaster and a survival amid a winter bog trap. An ordnance survey official and party wandered into Redmire in fading light, sinking to the waist. A six foot bamboo and frantic struggles enabled escape, tearing boots from the wearer as he surfaced and crawled to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorna Doone
Carer
Exmoor
Ordnance, Survey
Debt Reversal Banters Amid Gentle Valedictions
In a clipped exchange, June falters to express gratitude while the speaker counters that he is the debtor. The dialogue centers on mutual appreciation and a playful reversal of obligation between two individuals, with a light, courtly tone.
An Heirloom Uniform and a Return to Drowning
A wealthy man parades a full military outfit claiming it belonged to an ancestor who died for the country. A young woman examines it and asks if the old gentleman was drowned, turning the joke on the tale and the missing proof of battle damage.
Aratabs Offer Pain Free Nights for Bladder Pain
Advertising copy promotes Dr. Southworth's Aratabs for bladder weakness and nocturnal urination. It promises quick relief from burning sensations and back pains, with a 10 day money back trial if unsatisfied. A pharmacist can supply the product.
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the Free Press
Betty Barclay
Slats
Ross Farquhar
Trumpet
Chevrolet
Canada
M. O'Neill & Son
Georgetown
General Motors
Maple Leaf Hockey Team
CFRB
CKOL
CFCA
Pratt Food Co.of Canada Limited
Guelph, Ont
The
Acton
Free Press
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