Modest miss avoids mirror finds solace in window blind
A shy young woman grows distressed at dressing and shuns the mirror. She seeks comfort only in the privacy of the window blind, avoiding hooks and eyes and the gaze of others.
Cumberland Islander in Cumberland, British Columbia
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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
3
Alive With the Dead on the Hill
A wounded Irish soldier recounts wartime action to an old lady visitor. He recalls capturing a hill and holding it briefly before retreating under heavy numbers. He is asked about casualties and responds that the hill was filled with the dead in a vivid, unsettling image.
When I am asked to sing I never say I can't
A family scene unfolds as Grace teases her father on his return, a playful exchange about singing and a possible marriage proposal, and Little Lillian questions parental choices while her mother explains love and money in a candid domestic vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Daddy
Dilly
Papa
Lillian
Mamma
Kitchen Squabbles Spin at House Hold
A domestic tiff unfolds with a master growling about kitchen squabbles and a servant retorting with a sharpened jab calling the master addle headed. The exchange captures a comic, sharp exchange likely from a humorous column or vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Burgess Tour Through Southern Utah Encounters Convict
E M Burgess vice president of Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company in Denver tours Southern Utah. On a narrow road the motor party stops to ford a creek for radiator water when a convict hauling crushed stone pulls up behind. Burgess apologizes and the convict responds I’ve got twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M Burgess
Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company
Denver
Utah
Noisy Arrest at the House Sparks Local Showdown
A disputed scene erupts as Murday refuses to back down, declaring authority in a tense confrontation. Police intervene as tempers flare and residents watch the standoff unfold inside the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murday
Twain Sends Dictionary to Minister After Sermon
A humorous exchange ends with Mark Twain promising a minister a book and delivering a dictionary the next morning. The tale highlights Twain's wit and a practical joke about shared texts between a clergyman and the famous author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Humorist
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the New Home Bakery
J.H. Halliday
Dunsmuir Ave
Canadian Collieries
Dunsmuir) Limited
J. R. Lockard
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Victor Bonora
Cumberland,b.c
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Manitoba
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Nrthwest Perriories
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Thos. E. Banks
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Alex H ®Derson
Marocchi Rros
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Johnny Mouse
Mister Johnny Mouse
E. L. Saunders
West Cumberland
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Lake Trail
Courtenay Road
Minto Road
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