Gillett's Pure Flake Lye Advert: Dirt Washes Away
The ad proclaims Gillett's Pure Flake Lye cleans dirt with a solution of one teaspoonful in a quart of cold water. It promises a spotless home without rubbing and scrubbing and claims use for toilet stains and clogged drains. A free booklet offers many cleaning and soap making tips, with an address in Toronto.
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Gillett
Lye
Address Standard Brands Limited
Fraser Avenue
Liberty Street
Toronto
Ontario
Streamlined bullet tests interest War Office experts
A new streamlined bullet was tested on the Bisley ranges with War Office experts showing keen interest. They placed shots within two feet of each other at 1,000 yards and found wind affected the new bullet 25 percent less than the old type. The new bullet's range exceeds 5,000 yards, compared with 3,040 yards for the old bullet. It is made of a secret alloy.
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Bisley
War Office
Hemen
Occasional Wife Synopsis
Camilla Mest and Peter Anson wed secretly and plan separate lives. Peter, a struggling sculptor, faces jealousy and ambition as Camilla gains work with Bowman and Weeks earning $50 weekly, while Avis Werth and Sylvia Todd influence their world. A party, a beach tryst, and mounting tension push their relationship toward rupture as Camilla seeks independence and Peter grapples with pride and love.
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Camilla Mest
Peter Anson
Peter
Gus Matson
Camilla
Avis
Supper and schemes for Peter Anson
Avis pressures Peter Anson the sculptor to accept financial help from Camilla while encouraging a practical plan. She pushes him to borrow money to fund his work and pursue success, arguing artists need a financial foundation even as he resists reliance on his wife. The scene ends with her declaring she will invest in his future.
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Camilla
Peter
Avis
Paradise
Peter Anson
Quick Relief From Neuralgia With Aspirin Bayer Claim
The ad touts quick relief from neuralgia headaches and rheumatism using aspirin. It explains an aspirin tablet dissolves within two seconds after moisture and begins easing pain minutes after ingestion. Buyers are urged to verify Bayer branding on every tablet to avoid substitutes.
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Bayer
The Rhyming Optimist on Marriage Through Time
The poem declares marriage endures beyond music and ritual, through shared years of hope, laughter, grief, and mutual growth. It argues age reveals the true strength of union, as love deepens with decades, overcoming adversity and changing circumstances.
Etiquette Of Pigeons At London Fountain
An ornate scene at Threadneedle Street shows 20 or 30 pigeons queuing for a dog trough fountain. Formidable pigeons marshal the line, regulate entry, and eject stragglers, while bank messengers humorously call the lead pigeons policemen. The piece ends with a quip about flattery.
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Exchange
London
Threadneedle Street
Little Helps For This Week From Fenelon’s Counsel
A devotional excerpt advises patience and submission to God. It urges quiet daily prayer, restraint of impetuous emotion, and living peacefully as if in continual prayer. It emphasizes listening to grace and acting only what the Holy Spirit inspires for calmer words and greater good.
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Fenelon
Catnip Grows in Sweden After Crown Princess Scene
A reviewer notes how catnip or catmint spread in Sweden after Princess Margaret, daughter of the Duke of Connaught, became crown princess. Since then, loyal Swedes reportedly tend beds of catnip as a royal lineage tradition.
Difference Between Valor and Discretion Ledgered In Satirical Exchange
The text contrasts valor with discretion using a voyage joke about tipping on an ocean liner and returning on a different boat. It notes England publishers developing a washable book cover and a stainless steel seteria.
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England
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Russel Ward
Hilton Beach
Ont
Jack
Clark
S&t R
Rhyming Optimist
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Bath
Isaiah
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Liniment
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