Old Egypt the Circus Camel Narrative
Jeff and Jack purchase a worn circus camel named Old Egypt after seeing it pass by. The camel, abused by handlers, recovers with care from the boys and becomes a farm celebrity. Miss Nancy Shumway, the schoolteacher, bonds with Egypt and plans a playful oriental makeover for him, including rides for neighbors and dramatic costume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff
Father
Sim Walling
Jim
Kilburn
Sam
Jack
Omere's
Egypt
Lucy
Nancy Shumway
Marner
Jeffie
Jacky
Mary Jane Snodgrass
Miss Nancy
Old Egypt
Miss Shumway
Nancy
Jessie
Jacky Boys
Miss ‘Nancy
Orient
Ecyot
Slats Diary: Local notes and odd jobs around town
A quirky diary excerpt by Ross Farquhar records a week of small town happenings from a joking party at Blossoms to job hints with the government and a marriage near miss. It also includes a health ad about intestinal worms and Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priday
Pritty
Noose
Ant Emmy
Blossoms
Crick
Benny Floss
Eddy Blink
Govermint
Jeff Plucker
Teasday
Annie
Phitt
Wensday
Hilbert Gawn
Clarence
THAT'S SOMETHING Judge Before sentence old offender dialogue
A courtroom quip sparks a backhanded remark as the judge questions the defendant while a veteran criminal boasts of keeping several detectives busy. The exchange highlights old crime lore and sharp wit in a historic legal setting.
Egypt the Camel’s Last Race Ends in Tragedy
In a bustling pasture a camel named Egypt, wearing ribbons, charges a moonlit course as Miss Nancy shrieks and Jeff pursues aboard Nick the horse. The chase ends with Egypt collapsing and dying days later, leaving Jeff saddened by the camel’s final race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
Egypt
Miss Nancy
Old Egypt
Jeff
Sister Lucy
Mother
Hebron
Nick
Nancy
MAKE GRAPE JELLY IT S A FAVORITE
Betty Barclay shares a grape jelly and grape jam recipe from early home cooking notes. The method uses ripe grapes, juice extraction, sugar, and fruit pectin with precise boil times and parfin sealing for about eleven six ounce glasses each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asher
Canada Year Book 1933 from Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Announcement of the 1933 Canada Year Book edition revised and expanded beyond 1100 pages. Covers resources, history, institutions, demography, production, trade, finance, education, and more with updated data to press date. Includes immigration, trade for 1932–33, 1931 census agriculture, and pricing. limited free copies to libraries and government bodies. Price $1.50. university students and teachers may buy for 50 cents.
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General Statistics
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
Nationalife
Ottawa
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Bree Press
Watkher
Slats
Ross Farquhar
Betty
Barclay
America
Acton
Hha
E. Tyler
Johnstone & Rumley
J. M McDonald
J. P
Acker Furniture Co
Geo. Edwards
Jas. Symon
Ay Dy Bavage
Guelph
Hunter
Duncan Campbell
Beardmore Leathers Ltd
G. A. Dilis
J. F. Robertson
Cc Ee
Geo. Cowie
Massey-Harris Co
Alex. Hume
Storey Glove Co
R. EK. Anderson
Amos Mason
Brilliant
William Brennan
Service Tee
Esserercererees
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Montreal
Arena
Acton Creamery
Gilson Manufacturing Co
W. K. Graham
Doufbhery & McFarlane
T. Eaton Company
Toronto
Wuss
L. L. Mullin
Messrs
Cook Bros
R. J. Kerr
Ss. Co
C.W. McKeown
Pioneer Equipment Company
Hudson Autocrat
M. Pallant Acton
Lighthouse
Woodhall & Musselle
Greenhouse
Alex. McIsaac
King & McEachern
Jas.Ramshaw
John H. Bennett
T. Morton
Wm. Cooper
A. T. Brown
Quebec
G. A. Dills
W. D. Talbot
Brown's Fruit Store
C. L. Poole
H. P. Moore
Moorecroft
J. A. McWviver
W. Nesbitt
THE
Bower Avenue
Elgin Street
E. J. Nelson
Harold Nash Farmer
Perryman Block
MONEX_LENPON
Kenneth M. Langdon
Acton Georgetown
T. Seynick
Main Street S
Georgetown
A. J., Buchanan
Leishman Block
P. W. Pearen
J. M. Bell
Mill Street
Francis Nunan
Wyndham Street
Guelph, Ont
Williams
Watchmaker
Jeweller
J. H. Jordan
Tait Optical CO
Enn
Wyndham
Life Insurance
Frederick L. Wright
Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada
Ontario
J. Mogol & Son
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