Origin of Phrases The Hobson and Hobson's Choice
A compact look at familiar sayings tracing origins from England. Hobson's stable owner Tobias Hobson supplied horses by rank and not choice, giving rise to Hobson's choice meaning no real option. The article links feathered caps and Turkish foes to historic quips about chance and fortune.
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Hobson
England
Kalsover
Becuse
Tobias
Brith Museum
Lansdowne
Hungary
Turk
Interview Insight From a Shootings Tale
A London Opinion note recounts a great daily editor giving a junior reporter a graphic task. A man married at four, shot his wife five times by eight. The editor insists the story focus on whether the husband’s conduct was insult or indifference and presses for an interview with the wife.
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Hitchcock
Great Daily
London
The Hague name origin and evolution from hedges
The Hague name derives from the Dutch Gravenhaaz meaning the count s hedge or grove. It began as the counts of Holland hunting grounds around a 1340 palace, grew into a village called The Count s Hedge, then developed into a large city now known as The Hague.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Holland
Smuggling Perils Under Italian Law Report
The London Chronicle notes Italian smuggling penalties are severe with two years in prison and heavy fines for contraband tobacco. Customs may shoot perimeters who refuse to halt at the frontier, with several deaths yearly. Smugglers risk danger yet profit from high taxes on tobacco and salt.
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Italy
London
Where They Belonged and the Speed Limit Halt
A magneto expert cautions that speed cannot always be violated with impunity. At a gate near St Peter, a ninety horsepower car hurtles forward and stops in a dust cloud, startling the guardian who signals the group to proceed only from below.
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St. Peter
Epitaph Honors Jean Pinto the Spanish Vocalist
In a French churchyard a monument bears an epitaph praising Jean Pinto a Spanish singer. It says when he reached heaven he joined the archangels in song and the Deity commanded silence to hear the illustrious singer Jean Pinto.
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Jean Pinto
Jean Piuto
Petition for BC women’s provincial suffrage circulated
A petition prepared on behalf of the women of British Columbia seeks the right for women to vote in provincial elections. The appeal argues that granting suffrage in school and municipal matters has benefited the community and should extend to provincial ballots.
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T the Women of
British Columbia
Iaw
Sunday Worship and Classes at Two Denominations
A church notice invites parishioners to Baptist services at 11am and 7pm with Sunday School at 10am and Bible Class, plus Tuesday and Thursday prayer meetings at 8pm. Also includes Methodist services at 11am and 7:30pm with Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 2:30pm, Epworth League Monday at 8pm, and Wednesday prayer service at 8pm. A hearty welcome to all.
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Methodist Chilliwack
A. E. Ronents
Padina Avenue
Epworth League
SUMAS Church Service Schedule Highlight
Sumas Pastor Rev. M. Pike conducts Sunday worship at 11 am and 8 pm. Sunday School begins at 12 noon. A prayer meeting is planned for Thursday evening.
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Methodist Sumas
M. Pike
Religious Services and Schedules for Local Churches
COOKS PRESBYTERIAN Sore PAU kak Rev R J Dovenas Pastor services at 11 am and 7 30 pm Sunday School 2 30 pm Wednesday Prayer meeting pm Pastor s Bible Class 2 30 pm Ladies Aid first Thursday 3 pm CARMAN METHODIST SARDIS T W Hant Pastor services 11 80 am and 7 30 pm Monday Epworth League pm Wednesday Prayer meeting 8 pm ST THOMAS CHURCH Rev Canon Hixemier BA services morning prayer sermon 11 am evening song sermon 7 30 pm Sunday School Bible Class 2 30 Holy Communion first Sunday 11 am ROMAN CATHOLIC St Mary s Church Mary at Rev Barner Ly Pack services first Sunday monthly Mas om
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R. J. Dovenas
Ladie’s Aid
T. W. Hant
Epworth League
ST. Thomas’ Church
Canon Hixemier
Ain
St. Mary's Church
Mary
Barner Ly Pack
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Denmark
Burton
Parson's Store
Hart Block
Chilliwack Planing Mills
H. C. Poor
Archibald
Wellington Street
P.O. Box
Chilliwack Feed Co
Vancouver
Victoria
Prince Rupert
ChiLliwack Feed Co. Opera House
Chilliwack B.C
J.H. Pook
Fraser Valley
Old Timers Association
L. F. Croft, Photographer
Mee
Chilliwack, B.C
C. T. Vradenburg
Baptist
B. G. Stewart
Ford Road
Cook’s Presbyterian
Sore Pau Kak
Carman Methodist Sardis
Henderson’s Dry Goods Sale
Henderson
Ever
I. D. Smith CO
New York
Henderson’s Dry Goods Store
Chilliwack
Chilliwack Free Press
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