Wickfield gossip and a beads dispute spark town talk
Grandma and Lizzie discuss Charmian, Jim Bennett, and Luella Moore amid family plans and a costly bead gift. Edgar Purdie sues Luella over beads, while Lizzie jokes about a possible match and a looming town Hall fire scare as Charmian travels with Jim to South Wickfield.
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Lizzie
Wickfield
Woah
Ark
Edigar Purdie
Luella Moore
Sarah Bennett
Portland
Miss Lizzie
Edgar Purdie
Luella
South Wickfield
Garfield
Gam Garfield
Long Ocean Drifts Reveal Bottles May Travel Vast Distances
Mariners note two records of bottles drifting about 7,000 miles from the north Atlantic to the Pacific and near the Marshall Islands after being launched from European waters. The longest known drift dates to 1909 1912, covering 11 820 statute miles before recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydrographic Office
Washington
North Atlantic
Europe
K. R. Kingsbury
Blind Flying Instructors Urge Instrument Flight Training
A Daniel Guggenheim Fund report says every pilot should train to rely on instruments. Lieut James R Doolittle proved takeoff cruise and landing by instruments alone with cockpit covered. Two Army pilots achieved success after brief instruction and landing in fog or darkness on a good field is now within reach.
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Daniel Guggenheim Fund
New York
James R. Doolittle
Army
Prize Howlers From Toronto School Magazine
A Toronto school publishes humorous pupils’ quips from a classroom magazine. Examples include misheard geography Blanc Mange for Blanc Mend Swiss mountains and playful twists on Magna Charta and royal names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Switzerland
Blanc Mange
March records set for Homestead and Soldier Grants
Previous records broken at the Dominion Land Office in Edmonton show March totals of 277 homesteads and 19 soldier grants. This surpasses March 1928 figures of 230 homesteads, the prior record month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Land Office
Edmonton
Calgary Aviator Flies Over Rockies Both Ways
A Calgary aviator piloted a plane over the highest Rocky Mountain peaks in both directions. The feat deepens admiration for the explorers who traveled the range with dog teams and pack sacks in earlier journeys.
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Calgary
Rockies
The Pyramid of Cheops Height and Base Size Notable
The Pyramid of Cheops rises 461 feet high with a base 746 feet square and a footprint covering nearly 15 acres, highlighting its monumental scale and ancient engineering.
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Cheops
Count Tolstoi Known for Hatless Barefoot Habits
The text notes Count Tolstoi, a Russian father, habitually went hatless and barefoot regardless of weather, reflecting a distinctive personal stance.
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Count Tolstoi
Pompous Person Collides With Small Man Incident
A pompous individual challenges a small man after a collision, saying I wish you'd look where I'm going, sir as tensions flare over the confrontation.
Prospecting trek leads to near-miss with governor on route to Quesnel
A lone prospector named George Shaw from Lightnine Creek hiked with gear for days aiming to greet the governor general and Lady Willingdot at Quesnel. a mis-timed arrival left him one week early while he reached a remote trapper cabin after crossing three mountains.
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Quesnel
Demeral
Willingdot
George Shaw
Lightnine Creek
Cariboo
George
Beauty In the Countryside Protests and Progress
The piece argues that preserving countryside beauty does not require stagnation. It suggests modern development can coexist with landscape charm, with motor traffic and petrol stations seen as part of a lively landscape. It emphasizes busy, contented country people using their talents to create opportunities for their families.
Oldest Native Village Oraibi Precedes Spanish Contact
Oraibi in Arizona is cited by National Geographic Society as the oldest continuously inhabited Native American community dating to 1370, based on work by Dr. A. E. Douglass and Neil M. Judd. St Augustine claims oldest European-founded city status in the U.S. dating to 1565, while San Domingo in the West Indies began in 1497.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Oraibi
Winslow
Arizona
National Geographic Society
North America
New World
A. E. Douglass
Neil M. Judd
St. Augustine
Florida
San Domingo
West Indies
Baby's Own Tablets Aid Till Gentle Digestion and Relief
Advertisement describes Baby's Own Tablets as safe laxative for infants and children to correct digestion, relieve constipation, banish indigestion, and ease teething pains. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Taft Will Filed After Former President Passes
The will of William Howard Taft former president and former chief justice has been filed. It leaves most of the estate to his widow with a few specific legacies.
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William Howard Taft
United States
The
Supreme Court
Fast young man slow to come to front
A brisk young man is noted for delaying his appearance at the front, despite expectations of promptness. The report highlights a contradiction between his reputation for speed and his current tardiness.
Eighteen Children Mother Share Farm Life Portrait
Cardston Alberta woman aged fifty eight proclaims being mother of eighteen living children. She describes health, farm life, and a visit about her husband’s wife’s egg and the Vegetable Compound she recommended.
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Cardston
Alberta
Mes
Bemrua Sa
Lenpach, Sa
Cuen Alberta
Headache Relief Tips with Aspirin Tablets
Read the proven directions for pain. Carry the pocket tin of Aspirin tablets with you and keep the larger size at home. Millions know the quick relief Aspirin provides for headaches neuralgia and more.
Home safety tips curb four million U S accidents last year
The Pennsylvania Health Department issues at home precautions to reduce domestic hazards. Avoid starting fires with gasoline, avoid gymnastic stunts on ladders, keep medicines away from children, do not start cars in closed garages, and handle daily tasks with caution.
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United States
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Britain Breaks Old Seal as New Dominion Seal Replaces It
The King used a steel hammer to break the Great Seal of England in Buckingham Palace in the Privy Council ceremony. A new seal with altered wording, reflecting Ireland as a Dominion, will stamp important state papers. Sir Robert Johnson had designed the new seal, now kept by Lord Sankey with the old seal retained by the Lord Chancellor.
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George
England
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Irish Free State
Robert Johnson
Royal Mint
Lord Sankey
Twain early works found in Hannibal hometown papers
Displayed original first works of Mark Twain show Sam Clemens editing his brother’s newspaper in his teens and trying to liven up the columns with wit. An 1853 editorial notes the boy’s spicy writing and hints this may have halted his early literary ventures.
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Mark Twain
Hannibal
Sam Clemens
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Orion
Rambler
Montana urged to enter World Grain Show exhibits
The Montana Commissioner of Agriculture notes strong interest in the World Grain Show and urges growers to enter the contest and start preparing exhibits this season.
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State of
Montana
Apples Kept Fresh in CO2 Rich Air Long-Term
English experimenters report preserving apples for extended periods by storing them in rooms with ten percent carbon dioxide. The method slows decay and maintains fruit quality through controlled atmospheres.
Vienna Uses Science In Detecting Criminals
Vienna uses a cutting edge criminal laboratory to solve a murder. A knife theft leads to coat yarn analysis and tracing of Norfolk suit buyers, enabling police to identify and convict the suspect without leaving obvious traces. The story illustrates how science can uncover crime in ways a perpetrator may deem indetectable.
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Wilfred Deromie
Montreal
Ontano
Vienna
English Adventurer Proposes 160 Foot Bridge Jump
An English traveler aims to dive 160 feet from the Ambassador Bridge at Windsor for fame, noting the transitory nature of glory. The tale recalls Steve Brodie who leapt from a famous bridge and sparked a boy’s puzzled reaction about jumping over it.
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Ambassador Bridge
Windsor
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Brodie
It Testifies For Itself Dr Thom as' Eclectric Oil
The advertisement claims the Eclectric Oil requires no testimonial, as its powers prove themselves for coughs colds cuts contusions sprains burns and pains in limbs or body, asserting its general use.
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Thomas
Queen Alexandra’s Trusted Ally Charlotte Knollys Dies at 95
The longtime companion and close confidant of Queen Alexandra has died at age 95. Known as “my beloved Charlotte” to the queen, Knollys was a prominent figure in court circles for over fifty years and once influenced the royal Christmas plans due to her illness.
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Charlotte Knollys
Queen Alexandra
Charlotte
London
Sandringham
Heavier Riding Horses Before Armor Fell Out of Use
Until armor went out of style, riding horses were necessarily of heavier build than modern saddle horses.
New Ironized Yeast Promises Quick Health Gains
A health claim describes Ironized Yeast as adding 5 to 15 pounds in three weeks and ending nervousness, indigestion, and constipation. It touts skin clarity and rapid weight gain, pairing weight building malt yeast with iron. Buy tablets from the druggist. a money back guarantee if not delighted.
Little Helps This Week in Quiet Faith and Thought
A devotional snippet echoes Psalm 34 10 and urges turning daily life into a sacred dwelling. It cites Angelius Silesius and Quarles urging grace, peace, and steady focus on God from evening to morning for tranquil rest and prosperous labors.
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Angelius Silesius
Quarles
Long Journey Records Common Tern Across Ocean
A common tern banded in northern Labrador by Oliver H. Austin Jr in July 1928 was later sighted 9 000 miles away at the southern tip of Africa in the Indian Ocean about fourteen months later This may set a distance record The tern is a small white seabird with bluish gray cap and mantle and is sometimes hunted for its feathers
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Labrador
Oliver H. Austin, Jr
Africa
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Numeral Sum Insight From 1930 Century Note
A playful remark notes that the digits of the year 1930 sum to 13 and will not repeat as such again within this century, highlighting a quirky numeric property.
Worm Exterminator Promises Infant Sleep Restoration
An ad-style note touts a worm exterminator claiming to clear the stomach and intestines of infants, restoring health. It also mentions Mauna Loa in Hawaii as the largest active volcano and mountain mass in the world.
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Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Spaniards Among Early Explorers on Southern Alaska Coast
The Spaniards ranked among the first explorers to push along the southern Alaska coast, charting unknown waters and establishing early maritime contact in the region. Their ventures contributed to early geographic awareness and subsequent European involvement in Alaska.
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Alaska
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Gyppy
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Jimmy Bennett
Refusin
Ed Purdie
Grandma Davies
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Black Prince
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Rnchard
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