The Ghost of Alvin Comes Home to Brother in Ghost Story
The tale follows Donald Boyce and brothers Robert Harley and Jack Rogers as they help Alvin Boyce’s lonely elder brother confront a ghostly visitation. A midnight séance reveals Alvin alive, returning to reconcile after years apart, ending with a reunion.
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Alvin
Rogers
Harley
Alvin Boyce
Mr Boyce
Bia
Peter
Japan
Wan
Alvia
Pot
Alrial
Harvey
Jack Rogers
Jack
Mr. Boyce
Robert Harley
John Rogers
Donald Boyce
Corber
Bob Harley
Biblical Ark Numbers Cited In Genesis Text
The excerpt quotes Genesis chapters 6 and 7 noting that clean beasts were taken by sevens and birds by sevens, while unclean animals and fowl were taken by twos, to preserve seed on earth. It presents archaic phrasing from the biblical verses.
Cellar Champion
A seven year old boy returning from school told his mother that half his grades had improved. When asked if he knew the cause he replied no and added that he is glad he is not the top pupil, claiming he is the smartest boy in the class.
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Achool
Lim
Obscure Phrase Prompt Sparks Tax Debate Mirth
A fragment from the Washington Star mocks slang in a bemused tone, with Miss Carenne offering candid remarks about lawful objections and the need to address a convoluted tax topic. The garbled text hints at satire over language and policy.
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Miss Carenne
Washington Star
Salvation Army World Congress to Feature International Children
Thousands of young soldiers from Dalny Manchuria Tokyo India and China Hong Kong Foo Chow join delegates from Europe Australia and New Zealand at the Salvation Army world congress in London In costumes from each nation they will parade sing and perform on traditional instruments including a Scottish bagpipe brigade representing Scotland and Maori children from New Zealand add variety to the pageant
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Congress of the Salvation Army
London
Jane
Bri
Dalny
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Tokyo
Salvation Army
India
Hong Kong
Foo Chow
Celestial Republic
Europe
Australia
New Zealand
Congress
Scotland
Sister's Picture Gets a Laugh at the Gallery
A sister gears up for a photo session and crowds the house with fuss and preparation. She costumes and preens, posing with smirks and grimaces, but the proofs reveal a strained look unlike anyone seen, drawing laughs from family.
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Sister
Engagement Announcement Sparks Surprise at Matinee
Mollie congratulates Muriel on her engagement to Harold after a matinee greeting. Muriel explains she did not expect the proposal so soon, while Mollie insists the timing did not surprise her since everyone else was surprised as well.
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Mollie
Muriel
Harold
Lippincott's
Progressive Work. DeLaney-Are you advancing any other affections
Reginald recalls mixed messages from a woman who claimed he was nothing then less than nothing, revealing personal turmoil and strained relationships in Chicago society.
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DeLaney
Reginald
Chicago News
Delays Are Dangerous Train Start Three Minutes Late
Station master warns delays risk trouble as restaurant proprietor vows action against whoever caused the late departure. Passengers had time to eat what they paid for at the train.
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New Orleans Times- Democrat
His Own Method In A Quirky Musical Exchange
Dialogue from a historical piece shows William resisting singing by rule and preferring hearsay, while Squire’s Daughter asks about the music and William responds with his own style. The exchange reflects 19th or early 20th century stage humor and social manners.
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William
Squire
A Wider Sphere Joke About Needs for a Suffrage Audience
A light Life magazine quip has Mr Meekton noting his wife Henrietta may seem eager to vote not from desire but from weariness with his conversations. He suggests she seeks a broader and more intelligent audience for her remarks.
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Jou
Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
The City of Hope reviewed by C Fox Smith in The Sun
A harsh portrait of Canadian life from an English novel as a settler and locals debate the temptations and opportunities in Canada. The exchange highlights working conditions for English youths, the value of grit over privilege, and contrasts with British warnings.
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City of Hope
C. Fox Smith
Canada
Johnny Canuck
Mark
Crawford
England
The Ironic Ideal Wife in a Houston Chronicle Verse
A humorous verse portrays a woman who admits she cannot cook sew or plan meals yet boasts dancing fashion taste and social prowess. She claims to be the ideal wife by noting she knows less than her husband while excelling in gossip bridge and shopping, aided by a motorcar.
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Houston Chronicle
Timid Child Enters School Under Sensitive Superintendent
A timid six year old is brought to the city school by his grandmother and aunt. They fear he will be frightened by rumors of punishment as they describe the superintendent's awkward posture during the visit. The child asks to see the superintendent standing to judge his height.
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Lippincott’s
Water Narratives From Trenton Hygienics Thin Out
A Jersey man jokes about his town water while discussing its quality with hygienists in Trenton. He notes ten million microbes per drop but cites practical steps like filtering and boiling, ending with a humorous quip about drinking appiejack.
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Trenton
Collde
Horseyman
Obedient Willie Learns Barque in Reading Lesson
In a Detroit Free Press note, Willie struggles with a passage about a vessel. The teacher corrects him as he misreads a barque, and he blurts bow wow in a tense classroom moment.
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Willie
Detroit Free Press
Canaries Sing At Centennial Methodist Church Services
Twenty canaries lent their voices to a Montreal church event. An orchestra of twenty and a chorus of seventy performed at the 48th anniversary of the Cen tenary Methodist Church Sunday School with birds singing morning and afternoon, the birds resting at night as the choir and orchestra continued.
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Centenary Methodist Church Sunday School of
Montreal
Edmonton pioneer Matthew McCauley retires as Alberta penitentiary warden
Matthew McCauley, longtime Edmonton leader and former mayor in 1992, resigns as warden of the Alberta Penitentiary after a storied career. A pioneer since the 1880s he helped the land titles office stand firm against claim-jumpers and led Vigilants in territorial days. He built wealth in real estate and industry and served briefly with the Dominion Government before turning to prison administration.
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Matthew McCauley
Edmonton
Alberta
McCauley
Winnipeg
Land Titles Office
Strathcona
Saskatchewan River
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
British MPs from Algoma joke backfires in Commons
Arthur C. Boyce of West Algoma and W. R. Smyth of East Algoma, both British born, are noted in the House of Commons. Boyce teased Smyth about nationality in Room 16, recounting a humorous Ireland souvenir tale. Smyth, amused, seeks the son of the former Vicar of Wakefield.
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Arthur C. Boyce
West Algoma
W. R. Smyth
East Algoma
House of Commons
Boyce
Yorkshire
Smyth
Aberdeenshire
Ireland
London and Northwestern
Wakefield
Ontario Schools to Exhibit Ontario Society of Arts Works
The Ontario Government purchased several paintings from the Ontario Society of Arts exhibition to display in normal schools across the province. Featured works include The Very Heart of It by C N Manly The Carpenter's Shop by G A Reed The Old Hut t House by Bertha Des Clayes Roses by Mary H Reid Dartmoor Farm by Gertrude Spurr Cutts Autumn in the Luxemburg by H Mabel May Rion Magog by A Suzer Cote Or the Trail to Sentinel Pass Canadian Rockies by Thomas W Fripp The Old Barn by T G Greene Autumn Evening by F McGillivray Knowles.
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Ontario
Ontario Society of Arts
C. N. Manly
Carpenter’s Shop
G. A. Reed
Old Hutt House
Bertha Des Clayes
Mary H. Reid
Dartmoor Farm
Gertrude Spurr Cutts
Luxemburg
The Porcupine Calls Across Canadian Woods
A writer reports the porcupine makes the greatest medley of calls moans and squeals in Canadian woods. They roll in sunny nooks and hang suspended by fore paws uttering varied sounds. These noises occur mainly in mating season but are heard throughout summer.
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Canadian
Advantaged by Housekeeping at Polls Folding Blanket Ballota
A humorous line notes that women's housekeeping experience could aid at the polls specifically in folding blanket ballots, reflecting a quip about domestic skills and voting. The remark attributes practical task relevance to the voting process in a light, period voice.
Peculiar Baseball Quip Says Business Depends on Strikes
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a curious view that baseball resembles a business that cannot attract tourists without strikes. The comment highlights a playful take on the game’s dynamics and its appeal to fans.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Regretful Exchange Mentioning Mince and Barred Pig
A brief dialogue features a hostess and Georgie declining a bite of mince pig. Georgie expresses reluctance and notes he could chew it but could not swallow it, while Lenden Ovixica is referenced in the exchange.
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Georgie
Chair Fillers Rotundas of Toronto Hotels Full of Non-Paying Guests
A Toronto hotel manager laments how crowded lounges are filled by non paying guests who stay long hours and smoke strong pipes. He notes a large, varied crowd regardless of age or means and complains that paying guests are displaced by these habitual loungers. He recalls a morning guest who stays from 7 am to 8 pm and says ejecting them would be a nearly continuous task.
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Toronto
Moose and Elk Names Explained by Montreal Herald
A Montreal Family Herald piece clarifies the difference between the moose and the elk. It notes the moose is the largest deer, circumpolar, with a pendulous muzzle and flat antlers. in North America the moose is called elk by Europeans and wapiti by Indigenous people, while the western deer with round antlers is the true elk.
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Europe
Asia
Canada
Alaska
United States
Erope
Quebec
Ontario
Niagar Falls
West
E. J
Montreal Family Herald
Broder Faces Patronage Struggles Over Canal Jobs
Andrew Broder of Dundas, rumored candidate for the Board of Railway Commissioners, faces patronage pressure as canal work across the St Lawrence corridors prompts many applicants for lock master and labor posts. A supporter claimed he could perform with one arm and even preach after drinks, and Broder hired him.
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Andrew Broder
Dundas
Board of Railway Commissioners
Dr. Mills
St. Lawrence Canals
Broder
Andy
Jim
Toronto
Ontario finds diamonds in chrome ore sparking new interest
The Ontario Bureau of Mines notes a diamond discovery in the province seen as unusual. While the stones have little current value, the chrome ore they occur in may boost Ontario's mineral trade, similar to a prior British Columbia finding that yielded no valuable stones.
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Ontario Bureau of Mines
British Columbia
Ontario
Mystery Isles and Savage Natives Endanger Way to Tiburon Secrets
A Pearson's Weekly piece surveys Tiburon and Malayia like Tiburon island and Malayia, plus Tromelin and Jan Mayen, Groaning about inaccessible lands and doomed expeditions. It notes Wayne missing in Tiburon after October crossing and describes Bouvet, Jan Mayen, and Jap Mayen as unreachable, fogbound, and deadly to land explorers.
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Arctic
Antarctic
New Guinea
Buren Island
Wayne
Tiburon
Bit
Hell's Passage
Melanesia
Gulf of California
Millles
Malayta
Solomons
Malayia
Tromelin
Maauritius
Gulf
Henry Hudson
Greenland
Jap Mayen
Lord Dufferin
Jan Mayen
Bouvet Island
Valdivia
Pearson’s Weekly
Hesitation Waltz Teaches Swift Lesson Says Free Press
In a lighthearted note from the Detruit Free Press a quip about the hesitation waltz claims it is easy to learn in one lesson. The gag suggests the next step is to hesitate, capturing a witty exchange on timing and doubt.
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Detruit Free Press
Wasted Hospitality in New York Herald Anecdote
A maid informs the head of the house that a guest from the instalment house has arrived. The master directs him to sit, but the guest has already occupied chairs and now the table, illustrating a satire of debt collection in a domestic setting.
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New York Herald
EveDodgesBlame in Ancient Parable Exchange
A wry exchange depicts Adam accusing Eve of the fall and Eve retorting she has no door. The Ledger notes the joke as a consequence of a primal sin, illustrating humor arising from mythic blame.
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Adam
Eve
D’hiladelphia Ledger
Harmless coloring allowed under food act rules
Regulations issued under the adulteration of food act permit harmless coloring in cheese confectionery ice cream and butter without label declaration as long as the color does not conceal damage or misrepresent quality. Copper salts may be used to green peas within limits of 80 ppm in drained peas or 10 ppm in the embedding liquid.
Railway's Realty Holdings Landmark Land Empire
The article notes the Cunard Pacific Railroad remains the largest landowner in the world with over 11 million acres held at year start. It attributes 1912 sale values to a total worth of at least 175 million dollars based on past sales from an original grant of roughly 26.8 million acres.
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Diamonds In
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