Arms and the Woman in a London Night Narrative
The narrator reconnects with Dan Hillars, a once-brilliant writer now ruined by drink. Hillars confesses a consuming love for a woman driving his downfall, and the pair plan a sober interlude in Dan's bachelor rooms to confront memories, past glories, and a possible return to purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Hillars
Lillars
Ktiars
Wrenn
Flillars
Dans
Adonis
Doniel
Cambridge
Dan
Jack
Parliament Buildings in Toronto Sold to Paving Firm
In Toronto the old Parliament Buildings on Front Street are sold to a paving and construction company with a July 1 removal deadline. The piece recalls the historic site as a former parliament, courthouse, asylum, barracks and later legislative home, and notes turbulent sessions and notable figures connected to its centuries of use.
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Parliament
Front Street
Toronto
The
Paving and Constructing Company
Upper Canada
Court of Queen’s Berch
Medical School
King’s College
United Provinces
Queen’s Park
John Co Tborne
Allan Ne- Nab
Committee of Privileges
William Lyon‘ Mackenzie
Advocate
Thompson
Mackenzie
Trighlander
Queen's Park
John A. Macdonall
George Brown
Forrer
Kingston Penitentiary
Brown-Dorion
Barny Birds and a Poacher Meet in Morning Walk
An English nobleman, walking near his reserves, meets an Irish poacher named Pat. The nobleman pretends virtue while Pat greets him with a morning joke and asks what brings him out so early. Both men discuss their morning plans and appetite.
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Barny Birds
Pat
How Britons Compare Financially
The Scotsman earns on average £45 a year, the Englishman £28, and the Irishman £20. Scotland spends £3 per head yearly for police, roads, wages, harbors, education, etc., while the English and Irish contribute £2 18s. and £14s. respectively. Scottish fishermen bring to port 7s 6d per person, English fishermen 3s 4d, and Irish fishermen 1s 2d worth. Scotsmen also appear thrifty, with savings in banks: £5 4s. for Scots, £5 for English, and £2 for Irish per person.
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Scotland
W.ie
Paris National Library Claims World’s Largest Collection
The National Library of Paris is described as the largest library, with about forty miles of shelves. It reportedly houses 2,400,000 books, 175,000 manuscripts, 300,000 maps and charts, and 150,000 coins and medals.
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National Library of
Paris
Paine's Celery Compound Offered to Farm Families
A farm era note extols Paine's Celery Compound as a tonic for autumn weakness. It claims to restore strength, calm nerves, purify blood, and aid digestion for farmers and families facing harsh winter conditions. The ad links the product to vitality and resilience amid toil and illness.
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Paine
Butter Color Shapes Butter Quality and Profits
Advert says Wells, Richardson & Co.'s Improved Butter Color creates the June shade prized in butter. It claims color accuracy outperforms crude colors, delivering 2 to 4 cents more per pound for buttermakers. Also includes stray social critique lines about the beef trust and a misfit note on a woman's remark.
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Wells, Richardson & Co
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Arms
Harold Macgrath
Mery
Illus
Tam
Bresdway
New York
London
Focowation
Apee
Tyillars
Cinem
Staece
Renin
Heidelberg
Miss Landers
Phyllis
Theale
Durance
Jersey City
the Victoria
Garret
Paris-Tempston
Frankenstein
Aillars
Bernard McEvoy
Brown
Cayley
Legislative Council
Dr. Harkin
Prescott
H. E. Clarke
Richard Harcourt Jis
Oliver Mowat
C. F. Freer
Pardee
Bishop
Nobeady
Paine’s
Beef Trust
Ocean Steamship Tickets
Geo. H. Shaw
Trafic Mansaer
Canadian Pacific
All Pointe East
Old Country
Ita
C. E. McPherson
Winslpes
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