Wickfield family finds comic legal showdown over beads
Charmian and Grandma Davis share a morning of light trouble as Gam Garfield the lawyer faces a case with Edgar Purdie over a ten dollar string of beads. Grandma toys with the hat purchase for Emmy Bascomb while Jim browses for the perfect choice.
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Phillips Milk of Magnesia: a trusted 50 year remedy
A promotional note extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a tasteless, effective alkali dose in water. It claims rapid relief within minutes and urges use by physicians for decades, cautioning buyers to ensure genuine Philips product.
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Charmian Learns School Board Action After Graduation
Charmian experiences genuine happiness upon learning the school board has given her advancement after graduation, marking a significant milestone in her educational path.
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To Be Continued at the Home Near Her Door
The narrative recalls a girl weighing staying with Grandma against rising expenses and a dilapidated house. She considers a move to be near her own home, as continuing the distant arrangement becomes increasingly difficult. The passage ends with the line To Be Continued.
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Measuring Speed Of Light In A Mile Long Tube
Prof. A A Michelson plans a landmark speed of light test in June using a mile long vacuum tube near Pasadena California. He will clock a light ray over the course to extraordinary accuracy, claiming the final figure of 186.284 miles per second remains valid.
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Baby Health Ad Highlights Dr Williams' Tablets
An old advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a safe laxative that relieves infant illness symptoms. It claims to banish constipation indigestion and aid sleep, stating the product is sold by medicine dealers or mail order from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario at 25 cents per box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
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Great Falls Passes Low-Altitude Flight Ordinance
City authorities in Great Falls Montana enact a law setting a 300 dollar fine and a 30 day jail term for any aviator flying under 1000 feet over the city The limit is aimed at preventing stunts like a pilot trying to miss a church spire and endangering the public.
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Montana
Brave Little Traveller Sails Alone to Saskatoon
Three year old Jean Baxter appeared aboard the White Star liner Alber tic bound for Halifax with a label on her coat stating her mother is dead and she travels alone to her father in Saskatoon asking strangers to be kind to her.
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Jean Baxter
Halifax
Saskatoon
A Family Affair Brings Long Medical Tradition to South Ryegate
One family has provided medical service to South Ryegate Vermont for 82 years. Dr. John Brook Darling began practice there in 1848. His son, Dr. George W. Darling, took over in 1882 and continues to serve the community.
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George W. Darling
Unusual Bottle Message Reaches Seaman After 18 Months
Seaman Larry Kimmons of a New Orleans to Brazil freighter spat with a Rumanians at sea and killed a fireman during a shipboard clash. Fearing port loss, he sent a bottle message from off Brazil to the Seamen's Church Institute in New York. Douglas H. Shepherd of Wood End Lighthouse forwarded it, and 18 months later Kimmons learned his fate.
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Crowded New York Skyscrapers Dilute City Grandeur
The New Yorker notes that New York’s skyscrapers have multiplied to the point of decreasing individual spectacle. The Chrysler Building remains the loftiest yet nearly invisible in midtown. The Flatiron endures as a recognizable landmark while others fade in perceived prominence.
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Palpitation relief praised by Sault Ste. Marie reader
Mrs J Cunningham of Sault Ste Marie Ontario reports severe influenza left her with heart palpitations and weakness. After using six boxes of the medicine she found it helpful and expresses gratitude. Price fifty cents per box from druggists or mailed by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Prince of Wales’s Empire Tour Ends With Africa Journey
The Prince of Wales completed the ninth foreign and Empire tour, traversing Africa from Cape Town to Cairo in the last trip cut short by the King's illness. He has visited Canada the United States Australia India Japan Africa and South America, becoming the most travelled heir to rule the empire.
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Behold I stand at the door and knock opening for renewal
A devotional reflection by Francis G. Peabody urges personal repentance and humility. The piece describes opening the door to God as the only way for inner renewal, likening it to winter melting into spring and a fresh, purifying air flowing in.
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Douglas Egyptian Liniment for Foot Suffering Relief
Advertises Douglas Egyptian Liniment as quick relief for scald feet soft corns and warts with claimed inflammation relief and removal of proud flesh.
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Miller's Worm Powders Promise Rapid Child Health
Miller's Worm Powders are claimed to detoxify the infantile system by acting on the stomach liver and bowels. The remedy is said to correct lack of appetite biliousness and other internal disorders caused by worms and to make children thrive as treatment begins.
Finest parchment trade amid Havant’s ancient craft
In Havant Hampshire a family craft endures for centuries producing the finest parchment the world. Men pass the skill from father to son with seven and six decades of service. A magic spring supplies chalky water aiding the pearly parchment qualities unmatched by any other source.
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Havant
Hampshire
French Inventor Crafts Luminous Watch Dial for Night Keys
A French inventor coats a watch dial with bright luminous paint enabling illumination of key holes in darkness and allows a user to identify and select a key from the ring even in low light.
Census shows more men than women in early U S history
The sentence notes that since the first United States census, men have outnumbered women in the country. It highlights a long term demographic pattern without citing specific years or figures.
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United States
The
United
Laws as false teeth in modern justice
A contemporary view likens United States laws to bite plates that can be removed when wealthy interests face consequences, suggesting inequity in enforcement and the influence of wealth on legal outcomes. The remark frames a critique of the justice system's perceived selectivity and durability.
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United States
New Book Predicts Dramatic Revolutions in 2030
Earl of Birkenhead forecasts vast changes over a century in The World of 2030. He envisions 600 horsepower in a fountain pen reservoir, beef grown by the ton, shorter workweeks, marriage abolition, and widespread in‑home food production and cheaper synthetic staples. Television and radio advances include debates heard by all and rapid national votes.
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Lord Birkenhead
Concession for Blind Travelers on British Rail System
The National Institute for the Blind has learned that British Railway companies will keep the two-for-one ticket concession for blind travelers on business with a guide. The arrangement has been praised for honesty and there have been no improper uses during its operation.
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National Institute For the Blind
So Skinny Shamed In Bathing Suit Promotion
An advertisement touts Ironized Yeast and a weight- gain claim of 5 to 15 pounds in three weeks. It features testimonial by Eulah Lanningham and promises two tonics in one Malt Yeast and iron supplement to build weight, improve skin, digestion, and sleep, with money-back assurances.
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Emmy
George K
Charmian
Grandma
Eulah Lanningham
Canadian investments in U S exceed American in Canada
An official statement shows the average Canadian has about $100 invested in the United States while the average American has about $29 invested in Canada.
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United States
Canada
Young generation loses interest and discards the capital
A terse note reports that the younger generation rapidly disengages from affairs and abandons the capital, signaling a shift in attention and priorities with potential civic implications.
American Funded Line Expands Brazilian Fleet
An American financed airline operating in Brazil is expanding by adding more aircraft to its fleet. The move signals increased capacity and stronger ties with U.S. investors as the carrier scales operations across key Brazilian routes.
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Composer Writes Song For Pedestrians In Modern Era
A composer creates a pedestrian themed song but notes it will take long before today’s composers can surpass Chopin’s famed funeral piece.
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