Dentist and Brewer Fight Over Dentist Fees in Twendon Court
In Twendon during April, dentist Mr Richardson sued brewer Mr Freeman for 570 pounds 5 shillings for eight months of dental services to Freeman's wife. The case featured sharp exchanges over charges for plates, teeth, and treatments. The jury awarded the dentist 278 pounds 5 shillings plus costs.
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Law Court
Twendon
Richardson
America
Frermlin
Lush
K.C
Mr Lush
Iopethis
England
British Dental Istitution
Cardiff
Europe
Court Martial Among Crows
A Scotsman report describes rooks at Cramond holding a quick court on a suspected thief. A bird on a plane tree is condemned, executed by peers in minutes after a jury of its kin finds it guilty.
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Cramond
C. C
The
Scotsman
Little customer demands Woods Great Peppermint Cure
A small man enters a shop and insists on receiving Woods Great Peppermint Cure. He rejects other remedies and asserts his hoarseness requires this specific product.
What China Is Asking For
The London Times notes a Shanghai correspondent stating China is abandoning old thought in favor of Western education driven from below. It argues Western learning must be integrated with Chinese ethics, warning reformers misattribute Japan's success to European arts alone and urging moral regeneration to accompany knowledge.
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Shanghai
London
Japan
Russia
Chang Chihtung
Medicine Hat Gas Boom Foreshadows Dominion Prosperity
In southeastern Alberta near Medicine Hat a vast natural gas field lies beneath unexposed caverns. Wells already drain the resource powering woollen mills, grist and planing mills at low costs. U S firms and Canadian manufacturers eye the region, predicting a new era of industry and growth driven by cheap heat and power.
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Alberta
Prussia
Holland
Belgium
Canada
Medicine Hat
United States
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Hemisphere
Civic Corporation
Easton Canada
Dominion
Remarkable case of somnambulism in a student
Dr James W. Russell reports a 21 year old music student who sleep walked for a month, playing piano and tuning a violin, writing letters in German, reading, crocheting, and composing essays while unseen. The waking memory remained intact, with actions performed in darkness and legible notes written only when sleeping.
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James W. Russell
Birmingham General Hospital
British Medical Journal
Sue
New Rocket Apparatus Demonstrated for Lifesaving at Sea
A Board of Trade review showcases Schermuly’s rocket apparatus tested at Greenhithe aboard the Warspite. Demonstrations included 200 yard and 845 yard launches, with a breeches buoy landing and lines extending to 1200 yards. The device folds compactly, is easily operated, and costs £14 for six rockets with extra lines at £3 10s each.
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Board of Trade
Warspite
Greenhithe
Havelock Wilson
M.P
Schermuly
Greenshithe
Scermuly
Land Values Rise Amid Auction Test and Market Tightness
A Canterbury Times correspondent reports on land values, noting a tight money market and strong demand. Auctions show 80 acres leased at 40s per acre, neighboring farms selling at 26s to £1 per acre, and a 700 acre perpetual lease at 6d per acre with goodwill of £6000. Views vary on overall profitability and national participation.
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Canterbury
The
Times
Canterbury College Board of Governors
Board of Governors
The Gift of the Gab Ministers in Politics
The piece argues ministers are chosen for speech and oratory rather than administration. It contrasts eloquent rhetoric with capable but tongue tied colleagues, noting gifted speakers gain prominence while businesslike figures on the Treasury Bench remain less noticed.
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Michael MacDonagh
Daily Mail
House of Commons
Treasury
Hee Burnet depilators advertised in Dunedin
An advertisement promotes Hee Burnet depilators claiming permanent hair removal from the face neck and arms without injury to delicate skin. Sold for sixpence through H E Bonnington chemist Ashburton or Mrs Hemsley Burnet hair specialist 46 George Street Dunedin.
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Hee Burnet
Price
H. E. Bonnington
Ashburton
Hemsley Burnet
George St
Dunedin
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Lyttelton
Toanil
Tugin Serow
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
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Wellingto
Wellington
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Rio de Janiere
Nicoll Bros
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Jreetseere
Islington
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Pseninewam and
J. Ballantyne & Co
Christchurch
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Pistors
Eto
East Street
Ashburton, Waimate and
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Nelson
S. Kirkpatrick & CO
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Baker
Undertakers
Telephone
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Hughes
Hereford Street
Ae CG
B. Fry
Saye
Newman's Livery Stables
Somerset Hotel
Newman
Ipsis
Mitchell
Farner
Tancred Street
Next Building Society
R. Teraris
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Andralasia
Great Hair Food & Tonic
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Tim
Cooper
China
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Ayer
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Inter
Manchester
Turrer
Quality Drapers
Asnburten
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New Zealand
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GAB
Manchester Bros
Belmat
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