In the Balance by L G Moberly
A fragmentary citation notes a work by L G Moberly titled In the Balance with references to Dar and Another and a tangled web. It mentions Ward Look Co Limited with London Melbourne and Toronto as associated entities.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
6
Nausicaa Portrait Inspires Local Artist Visit
In a Handhurst setting, Miles and Dorothy discuss Bevan’s painting of a girl among apple blossoms. Bevan arrives at Dorothy’s drawing room, and the scene shifts to a serene, flower-filled interior where admiration for Grace glows in the art and the room’s calm harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jove
Dorothy
Ulysses
Dyson
A Turkish Bath on the Farm Pole
A fragmentary piece mentions SNAP antiseptic cleanser and a Turkish bath on the farm. It shifts to a painting scene with characters Be Van and Miles discussing a portrait of a Parliament era figure Kelph Hennesley and hints the subject resembles Mr. Tritton. The note ends with a statistic: 84,707,000 telegrams in the United Kingdom in one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament
Miles
Kelph Hennesley
Dorothy
Jord
Denis
Tritton
United Kingdom
Portrait talk stirs Miles Galahad debate in Dorothy’s home
Dorothy and artist Bevan discuss painting Miles as Sir Galahad while Dor othy imagines the real man beyond the surface. Bevan praises Miles’ purity and nobility, Dorothy agrees the portrait should reveal the man, and the group plans a gallery visit and future sittings with Bevan and Betty Natshaa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevan
Miles
Galahad
Dorothy
Revan
Nanashaa
Mr. Bevan
Henpecked Husband and Baking Powder Claims
A satirical note contrasts warned buy nothing guidance on alum in baking powder with claims about Magic Baking Powder and a quip about a wife going out. It also extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as popular nationwide due to merit, not advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Eclectric
Dyspeptic Banker Grumbles Over Meals at Downtown Eatery
A famous Fourth Avenue banker is seen in a downtown restaurant complaining of dyspepsia. He calls meals mere guide posts to taking medicine, prompting a friend to ask about his appetite. The quip reflects a lighthearted urban vignette from the Pittsburgh Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh Post
UK Buys Oranges and Lemons Worth Millions Last Year
The United Kingdom purchased oranges valued at 11.6 million dollars and lemons valued at 2.32 million dollars in the previous year, reflecting a sizable fruit import outlay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Indian Play Budd ha the Light of Asia at Royal Court
After the King and Queen returned there was an Indian performance at the Royal Court Theatre presenting Budd ha the Light of Asia His Life and Great Denunciation. The 2,600 year old mystery play featured nearly twenty Indians in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Court Theatre
India
Asia
Dysentery Cordial Endorsed as Reliable Remedy
A newspaper note praises Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as the best medicine to subdue spring and summer dysentery. It is marketed as a standard remedy and sold widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
The New and the Old in a Prison Parable
Massachusetts Governor Foss recounts a famed divine visiting a state prison. A prisoner recognizes him and laments a wife’s domineering ways. The parson imagines the usual faults, but the man reveals his wife simply returned. A second joke imagines a traveler debating saving a friend from cannibals, who is already on the menu.
New Zealand Government Buys Back Vast Farmland
Over twenty years the government spent six million pounds to repurchase about 1,400,000 acres that had been sold earlier for five shillings to two pounds per acre. The effort reflects a state land policy shift and scale of the reset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
New Zealand
France’s Foreign Investments Reach 8.6 Billion Total
French investments abroad total 8.6 billion dollars with 2.5 billion funneled into Russia. The report highlights capital flows and the relative size of Russia’s share in France’s overseas portfolio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
English Language Reach Worldwide
A vast portion of the world population speaks English with about 1.6 billion estimated speakers out of roughly 7.9 billion people. The figure highlights English as a dominant global language in communication business and media.
Gin Pills Promise Rheumatism Cure in Montreal Ad
Samuel Longmore endorses Gin Pills claiming recovery from rheumatism neuralgia and diarrhea after short use. The National Drug & Chemical Co offers a money back guarantee and sample mail order from Toronto with prices 5 cents per box or six for $2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University St. Montreal
Samuel Longmore
British Empire
National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada. Limited
N.U. Toronto
Sixteenth Century Timber House Unearthed at Goodrick Hatfield
Rebuilding of Goodrick House at Hatfield reveals the remains of a timber building from the sixteenth century hidden behind brickwork for two centuries. Finds include numerous silver and copper coins spanning Charles I to George II. The property formed part of the Manor of Harifield and was sold in 1792 by the first Marquis of Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrick House
Hatfield
Charles I
George II
Harifield
Marquis of
Salisbury
Plainspoken Exchange Over Fees and Bricks
A Scribner's dialogue fragment shows a hint of tension between a lady and a doctor. The lady boasts about Willie throwing the brick that struck the patient while the doctor acknowledges good fees from tending the rich Smith boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Scribner’s
Morse Code for Seraplanes Tested by Airmen
A new Morse Code method for air crews is being developed. It uses lamp black smudges ejected from a funnel on a biplane to signal dots and dashes. Lieutenant Roy C. Kirkland leads experiments. signals are readable from the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Kirkland
Terra Firma
Baby's Own Tablets Cure Constipation
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a safe, drug free cure for infant constipation. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Ley Blanchet of St Racine Quebec and notes the product sells for 25 cents a box via medicine dealers or mail from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Dinner Etiquette Echoes From Rome Tale
The Roman sculptor Moses Ezekiel recalls a Rome dinner honoring two Turkish noblemen. A young nobleman, adorned with gold embroidery and diamonds, shuns a plate of toothpicks declaring he has eaten two already and wants no more, a bit of humorous table manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Ezekiel
Rome
Dickens Day Observed In Michigan With Dickens Study
The event focused on Dickens with Mrs Ballard reading The Clansman and a moving picture showing David Copperfield in multiple reels. The Boston Transcript notes the feature mix included The Early Life of David Copperfield and The Love of David Copperfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Dickens
Ballard
the Clansman
Moving Picture Theatre
David Copperfield
Em'ty
Boston Transcript
Nobles and Love Mark a Complex Lesson in Matrimony
A reflective note on love and marriage contrasts virtuous affection with reckless desire, warning that generous devotion strengthens bonds while unbridled passion harms character and harmony within couples and communities.
Overripe Promise Tests Restraint and Timing
A concise note discusses the difficulty of keeping an overripe promise, emphasizing challenges in timing, reliability, and personal accountability without actionable steps or named individuals.
Submarine Line Connects England to Switzerland via Paris
Completion of a new submarine cable between England and France enables telephonic transmissions to Switzerland. Commercial conversations now pass from Great Britain to Geneva via Paris and Belfort and to Basel via Paris and Belfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Great Britain
Switzerland
Geneva
Paris
Dogs your fancee know your age Letta well partly
Message fragment notes a playful exchange about knowing age. Limited context shows a casual conversation with names likely Letta and others, but no clear event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letta
Union of South Africa area and population figures
The Union of South Africa covers about 470000 square miles and has a population nearing six million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of South Africa
Alberta to host International Dry Farming Congress in 1912
McNiche and J W McNicol speak at Calgary for the Alberta Falls association outlining plans to hold the International Dry Farming Congress and Exposition in Lethbridge October 21 to 26 1912. They note strong Western Canada backing and provincial gains at Spokane and Colorado Springs with government exhibit success and broad estimates of long term provincial benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J W. McNicol
Cheyenne
Billings
Spokane
Colorado Springs
Fallberta
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Dry farming gains focus at Alberta exposition
The Alberta agriculture drive promotes dry farming as conserving soil moisture and building drought resistant crops. The Lethbridge congress and exposition, October 21 to 26, aims to attract American and eastern Canadian farmers with district and individual premiums for soil grown products without irrigation. Provincial effort to boost exhibits begins with roping in agricultural societies for up-to-date preparation and high grade seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Canada
Lethbridge
Ada
Alberta
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Society
de Roin
Exposition invites Alberta growers to exhibit at Dry-Farming Congress
The notice urges careful planting and multiple grain varieties to win premiums, noting free space at Lethbridge and equal treatment for all exhibitors. It emphasizes personal initiative to secure benefits from the International Dry-Farming Congress and Exposition, invites inquiries to W J Mc Nicol, and cites the Suez Canal length of ninety nine miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Suez Canal
Earliest Greek marriage contract dated 312 B. C.
The record notes a marriage contract from ancient Greece dating to 312 B C. This artifact marks the earliest known example of a formal marriage agreement in Greek history.
Prices Still Rising Across Sectors in February
The Department of Labour reports wholesale prices climbed from 214 to 1945 in February, higher than January. Grains, animals and meats, dairy products, and potatoes drive the rise, with retail food prices following suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labour
Where New Stars Come From
An astronomer explains star birth as suns collide and accelerate for centuries until a violent impact creates heat and a new star. He cites Nova Persel as an example, noting it shines about ten thousand times brighter than the sun and may result from such a collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickerton Beliieves
Stomach Becomes Vital Center Says London Doctor
A London physician argues stomach disorders underlie most illnesses and that digestion governs the body. Patient Mas G. M. Munuxen reports relief after five bottles of a remedy, regaining appetite and strength, praising Dr. Pierw for his cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernethy
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. G. Moberly
Dar
Wes
Allison Deering
Handhurst
Richard Bevan
Fequire
Scott’s UO
Scott
Derey
Beran
Hennesleys
Be van
the Grail
Pshaw
Sir Miles
Rossetti
Betty
Natshaa
Elsie
Baby
Telephonina
Hairman McNiche
Duncan Marshall
The
International Dry-Farming Congress
Bruce's Seeds
Aly
Pants
Jules
Bengtementend Poultry Suppsties
Eich
Aod
John A. Bruce & Co. Ltd
Hamilton
Promeer Seed Rouse of
Sion
Eddy
E. B. Eddy Company, Limited
Hull, Canada
Harness
the Imperial Oil Co., Limited
Rann
Canadian Novelty Supply House
Windsor
W. J. McNicol
Let Bride
Akane
Dyne
the Martin, Bole & Wynne CO
Winnipeg
Trench
Es’ Chambers
Toronto
Mas
Mouscey
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Mas G. M. Munuxen
Corona
Call
Pierw
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