Debts and schemes drive Delpre to the East
Delpre, a veteran with Eastern service, seeks aid from the Horse Guards to escape looming pressures from creditors. He lands a promised troop and a route to Constantinople, leaving Hart and Davidson fuming as he cuts ties and heads abroad amid a faltering financial world.
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Duns
Motcoma
Horse Guards
Delpre
Hart
Davidson
Waterloo Station
C. H
M.S
Constantinople
Easts
Fragmentary Threat Letter Toast to Martyrdom
A damaged OCR line shows a taunting message urging a person to curb scandal and save reputation, with threats of contempt and injury. It references a husband’s contempt and a looker on voice, and ends with “To be Continued.”
Relief from Gravel Promises from Brantford Sufferer
A Brantford resident, Joseph Pinnell of 8 St Pauls Ave, Brantford Ont, writes that after using three boxes of Bu-Ju Pills for years long gravel kidney pain, he found substantial relief. The ad claims Bu-Ju pills restore kidney function, cite scientific basis, and urge purchase from druggists with immediate efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brantford
Joseph
Pinnell
St. Paul's Ave
Canada Uses Ads to Attract Settlers for Northwest
The Dominion of Canada built an immigration push in the Northwest provinces. Under the Interior Minister, about $200,000 funded an attractions campaign. Last year 128,364 settlers moved in, nearly 50,000 from the United States, showing advertising effectiveness.
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Danmark
England
Dominion of Canada
Northwest Provinces
Great Northwest
United States
Canada
Dominion
Philadelphia
How the King Reads Papers and Press Cutting Agencies
A historical note explains King Edward’s routine for tracking press coverage. To avoid missing items, he subscribes to two press-cutting agencies that deliver daily clipped articles about him. Each item is pasted with its journal name and publication date, reviewed by his secretaries, and shown to the King if deemed important. The King maintains large albums of these clippings and instructs replacements when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle
Miss Brabazon
Edward
Dalf
Diving Bell Described In Dover Harbor Article
An excerpt from Pall Mall Magazine recounts building Dover Harbor through an ornate diving bell. The narrator details donning heavy gear, being lowered 40 tons aloft, and the eerie underwater buzz as air drives water from the bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover Harbor
Pall Mall
Intermarriages Among English Aristocracy Trend Note
Observations on twenty century democratic shift show aristocratic marriages now include fewer alliances. Witty remark cites purer circles. examples list Duchesses Beaufort Portland Hamilton Somerset Bedford Newcastle Westminster Roxburghe Marlborough Manchester and others, with some Americans among the younger peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchesses of Beaufort
Portland
Hamilton
Duchess of
Somerset
Bedford
Tribe
Newcastle
Candy
Duchess of Leeds
Duchess of Sutherland
Duchess Rfc
Gold Railroad Passes and the Railways of a Continent
The passage discusses gold passes attached to watch chains used to gain railway access across a continent. It notes that such passes translate to prestige, with references to Australian ministers, premiers, and Hobart, while criticizing restrictions on passes' use and the impact on railway revenue.
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Aministerey
Pasaes
Hobart
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Charlie Revton
Providence
Reépton
Beensibhn Ek
Wwe
Belles Bench
Jeal
Mars
Charlie Repton
Charlie
Mia
Balle
Helena
Aspacia
Venus
Sheba
Scott
Bowne
Pale
Go Gee
Beecham’s
Hee
Beecham
Pope
Ee Cechan
Beronan
U.S
Fruit-a-tives Limited
Barrie ‘Xaminer
THE
Barrie Examiner
J. A. Maclaren
Iaqostes
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