Painted Fires Chapter II Continued
Miss Abbie seeks fearlessness and adopts a pale girl who cannot speak English. At Helms Inn she considers bringing the girl to live with her, hoping “the quiet one” will become fearless and useful. Maggie Kenny explains the girl’s background from Saint Paul and that she is willing to work.
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Abbie
Maggie Kenny
Missie
Saint Paul
Ugte
Margaret Kenny
Helini
Abbie Won
Miss Abbie and Helmi in a Quiet New York Home
Abbie Moore offers references to Helmi as she guides the young woman into a genteel life. The narrative contrasts Abbie’s orderly Chestnut Street house with Helmi’s gradual seduction by fashion and mirrors, while a neighboring California style bungalow frames the setting.
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Miss Abbie
Wellington
Watterloo
New York
Abbie
Helmi
Elmwood
Women Praise Pinkham Vegetable Compound in Manitoba Ad
Mrs J L Waine of St Adolphe Manitoba reports relief from painful periods and heaviness after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the product with improved appetite and overall well being. A Toronto reader also notes relief from hot flashes and dizziness after six months and eight bottles.
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Adolphe
Manitoba
Pinkham
J. L Waine
St. Adolphe
F. Pinkham
Planning Garden Pathways Transforms Small Gardens
Charles Wellford Leavitt argues in Arts and Decoration that thoughtful winding paths can dramatically enlarge a tiny estate and create intimate, secluded corners as well as grand vistas. Paths steer the eye and invite exploration, turning trees and flowers into a living landscape.
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Charles Wellford Leavitt
Plants Feel No Dividing Line Between Life and Animals
Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose argues there is no clear boundary between plant and animal life, showing plant responses to stimuli and a “heart” like propulsion of sap. His electrical experiments record movements on a galvanograph, challenging sceptics and aligning with unity of life. The piece also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a potent liniment.
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Jagadis Chunder Bose
India
Sir Jagadis
Japan’s Ancient Royal Line Faces 2500 Year Span
The article notes Japan’s royal line dates back 2500 years with Emperor Yoshihito as the 123rd ruler of the Yamato line. It asserts no other dynasty remains continuous since antiquity, contrasting with short-lived Egyptian, Chinese, and European houses.
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Yoshihito
Japan
Jima Teuno
B.C. Yoshihito
Beet price rise announced by Canadian Sugar at Raymond Alberta
T George Wood manager of Canadian Sugar Factories in Raymond Alberta says beets delivered in 1926 will earn 50 cents more per ton, distributing about 20 dollars in the beet growing area. Growers have received 7.25 per ton, up 1.25 from 1925 due to higher sugar contents and prices. The White House land plot of 16 acres was bought for 1600 and now valued at 105000.
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T. George Wood
Raymond
Alberta
Mr. Wood
Musical Education Is 94 per Cent
Miss Armstrong argues in The Musical Observer that most young musicians fail before third grade due to parental and teacher practices. She notes supervised practice and reading music matter more than imitation, and emphasizes teaching children to read notes and think critically about what they read, similar to newspapers.
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Nancy Armstrong
The
Musical Observer
Miss Armstrong
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hyena Dies Moments Before Curtain at Irish Hall
A troupe of performing animals faced a fatal moment when the hyena died at an Irish music hall. The trainer hesitated to report to the violent-tempered proprietor who demanded readiness as the curtain rose. Mike replied the hyena had nothing to laugh at.
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Mike
Giant basket travels cross country on flat car
The largest basket in existence was shown in New York. After railroad tunnel dimensions were determined the item was shipped across the continent on a flat car.
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New York
Little Helps For This Week Be Good As Core Message
A devotional snippet urges abstaining from evil and following the simple divine command “Be good” as the path to greatness. It contrasts worldly ambitions with moral steadfastness and cites a religious sentiment from William Sawyer and a Thoreau reflection on goodness as a universal investment.
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Wiliam Sawyer
Henry David Thoreau
Red Hot July Days Hard on the Baby
July heat harms infants with diarrhoea and dysentery, prompting mothers to guard against summer illness. Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co offer bowel and stomach relief, sold at 25 cents a box by dealers or mail order from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Ulster Establishes Agricultural Training School for Irish Boys
Rev Maxwell announces Ulster Government has set up an agricultural training school at Richill for boys aged 14 to 17 from Northern Ireland. They will train for Canadian farms with study facilities on Canadian conditions provided by Colonel Dennis and others.
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R. Maxwell
Ligontel
Belfast
Northern Ireland
England
Ulster
Richill
Canada
Maxwell
J. 8. Dennis
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada auto output hits new high in 1926
Revised statistics show Canada produced 204,727 motor vehicles in 1926, up 26 percent from 1925 and 89 percent from 1923. The year included 154,961 passenger cars, 30,440 trucks, and 20,226 chassis valued at 122,620,527, with parts manufacturing pushing total to 133,598,456 compared with 110,835,288 in 1925 and 33,480,417 in 1924.
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Canada
Something Worth Knowing and Trends in Aviation
A cooling bicarbonate paste applied to sunburn provides immediate relief as it absorbs moisture and reduces blister risk. Germany leads global commercial aviation with greater business than all French firms combined. At the Salton Sea's east shore in the Colorado Desert live steam jets vent from ground holes used by campers to cook. Minard's Liniment for earache is noted.
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Germany
France
Salton Sea
Colorado Desert
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Miss Abble
Abigail J. Moore
Iselini
Yale
Helms
Coata
Abbie J. Moore
Chestnut Street
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Mr. B
Father
Mary
Helm
Eviciently Helmi
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ead
Fiie
Canadas
Fred J. Whitlow & Co., Limited
Toronto
Dr. Thomas
Anese
White House
Good Educators
T. F. McGregor M
T. Milburn Co. Liemited
Johnny
Minard
Linimert
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WDA
Paik
Linimen IF
Enery
Chamberlains
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