Charmian Receives Letters as Wickfield Daydreams Continue
Lizzie and Grandma debate Jim Bennett's troubles while Charmian reads Jim's long letter as John Carter escorts her home. The doctor hints at a future, Charmian recalls past trials, and romance threads through Wickfield life in this continued chapter.
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Jim
Ezra Bascomb
Lizzie
Charmian
Grandma
Miss Lizzie
U.S.M
Ezra
South Wickfield
John
M.D
George Junior
Sid
Bill
Madge Merry
Indianapolis
John Carter
New England
Monte Carlo
Wickfield
Grand Central
New York
Charmian’s regard for Doctor Carter noted by Grandma
A fragment shows Grandma calling someone a fool for turning down a fine young man like Doctor Carter while Charmian contemplates her choices. The scene hints at a romantic or social tension as a caller crosses the street.
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Doctor Carter
Charmian
Grandma
Waddie
Gruesome Luck Rope Tale From Paris Society
A wealthy South American woman in Paris loses a hangman rope fragment during a move and laments the loss as luck reverses for her. Her husband struck gold with a company, and she won a Spanish lottery prize before moving to a Champs Elysees flat. The tale notes a French superstition about missing hangman ropes and mentions Britons seeking a rope through the Home Office.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
France
Persian Balm Announces Subtle Charm for Women
The advertisement touts Persian Balm as a refined toilet requisite that cools and heals rough skin. It promises softer hands and youthful-looking skin, urging every woman to use the product for daintiness and charm.
Turner Valley May Oil Output Shows Decline From April
May production from Turner Valley wells totaled 85 640 barrels, down from 87 278 in April. Crude oil yielded 4 619 barrels, discolored crude naphtha 22 314 barrels, and crude naphtha 45 847 delivered to the Imperial Refinery, with the balance claimed by the Regal Co.
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Turner Valley
Imperial
Regal Co
Lack Education at Sing Sing Prison
N Y prison education head N J Henzel states seventy five percent of Sing Sing inmates have only sixth grade education or less. The finding highlights the education gap among prisoners and the state effort to improve literacy and schooling opportunities.
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Sing Sing Prison
N. J. Henzel
Bureau of Special Schools
New York State
First US Electric Transmission System in Folsom
The first electric transmission system in the United States operated at Folsom California powering Sacramento with electric light.
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United States
Folsom
California
Sacramento
The Age Of Progress From Cockiness To Context
A reflection on how young the modern era is and how dependent society is on 19th and 20th century inventions. Telegraph, telephone, radio, television, explosives, engines, cars, batteries, electric railways, airplanes, typewriters, lamps, phonographs, movies, and talkies shaped daily life and progress.
Protection Of Blind Col Burritt Appointed Commissioner
Protection Of Blind Col H Burritt, principal of the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, is named by Manitoba and Saskatchewan to study welfare of blind persons in the two provinces. The move follows a Winnipeg meeting between Saskatchewan Premier J T M Anderson and Manitoba Acting Premier Robert A Hoey and comes on recommendation of a Manitoba legislature committee after a petition seeking pensions for blind people.
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Col. H. Burritt
Pennsylvania Institute For the Blind
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
J. T. M. Anderson
Robert A. Hoey
Millionaire McNess Tiers Cheque After Rude Secretary
Western Australian philanthropist Charles McNess quit a charity office after arguing with a secretary in Sydney. He tore a $50,000 cheque into pieces and gave the fragments to the secretary, criticizing polite treatment toward the poor.
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Sydney
Australia
Charles McNess
McNess
Canada Construction Contracts Up 16.7 in June
McLean Building Reports shows a 16.7 percent rise in June for Canadian construction contracts with the business building sector leading at 37.1 percent. Paris provides special crossword puzzles for the blind. Modern girls are praised and critiqued for dress and cooking skills.
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Canada
McLean Building Reports
Paris
Wild Strawberry Remedy Aids Family’s Diarrhea Cure
Mia Leo Lapointe describes how her three children recovered from severe diarrhea after using Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. She states the remedy stopped the diarrhea the next day. The product has been marketed for 85 years by The T. Milburn Co. Ltd, Toronto, Ont.
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Mia
Leo Lapointe
Lacker
T. Milburn Co. Ltd
Toronto
Immortalizing Dose Chooser Defies Estonian Law
Authorities puzzled as Serge Vasilanko sentenced to death drinks the poison and survives. He then selects the noose but recovers in hospital, claiming compliance with the law and refusing execution. He remains alive with an apparently invincible stomach, free from capital punishment for now.
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Serge Vasilanko
Vasilanko
Vaslanko
Warship Anzac Rescues Lightkeeper’s Wife During Tornado
The Australian warship Anzac braved a fierce tornado to reach Gabo Island where Florence Broderick, 21, wife of the local lightkeeper, lay near death. A surgeon, ferried through surf by bluejackets, tended her overnight and reported she had passed the crisis and was out of danger.
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Australia
Florence Broderick
Gabo Island
Bluejackets
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promoted for Children
An old advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a pleasant medicine for children and effective at driving worms from the system.
Alberta Development Board marks third year of service
The Alberta Development Board southern section celebrates its third year with a strong track record of achievement noted by the Calgary Herald. Its activities span promoting local attractions and economic opportunities across its communities, underscoring benefits beyond simple dollar figures.
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Alberta Development Board
Calgary Herald
Little Helps For This Week
The piece reflects on personal duty over grand deeds. It cites Galatians and King Alfred the Great to urge individuals to embrace their own God given tasks and burdens rather than imitate others. Elizabeth Charles.
Pink Pills Restore Strength After Birth in Dupuy
Mrs Jos Morasses of Dupuy Quebec says after birth she was terribly weak and could not sleep. She began Dr Williams Pink Pills and soon regained energy to do housework. She used them again with splendid results. Pills enrich and purify the blood and aid sleep nerves appetite and vigor. Sold by dealers or 50 cents a box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Stamps Forged by Secret Service Unearthed in London Auction
In London an auction room offered nine used German stamps forged by the British Government for spy drops behind enemy lines. Philatelists found minor flaws in the designs with excellent paper water-mark and perforations. Two values, red 10 pfennig and grey 15 pfennig, appeared as a block of nine of the latter. Brazil halts all public works spending.
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London
England
Argentina Holds Lead in Wheat Shipments to Britain
Argentina maintains a steady lead over the United States in wheat shipments to Great Britain. Public import figures show Argentina peaked last year with 84,776,496 bushels to America's 41,563,124. For the year to June 30 this year the totals were U S 12,204,152 and Argentina 19,187,620, while in 1928 Argentina shipped 45,545,360 and the United States 44,170,068.
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United States
Britain
Argentina
Great Britain
England
South American
Republic
America
Argentine Buys Canadian Apples Demand Reported
Demand for quality Canadian apples in Argentina was reported to the Department of Trade and Commerce by O. M. Armstrong Acting Canadian Trade Commissioner at Buenos Aires. Canadian apples were favorably received last year when first sold in Argentina.
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Argentina
Department of Trade and Commerce
O. M. Armstrong
Buenos Aires
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Montreal
Christine Whiting Parmenter
Perse
Sarah
Jimmy
Lizzie Baker
Jim Bennett
Deacon Purdie
Luella
George Knowles
Mr. Knowles
Uncle George
Ens
Pun’ Aliniment
Salva
Grogg
Merle Morang
Turner Valley Oil
Iceland
Minard
Estonia
Warship
Anzac
Alfred the Great
Elizabeth Charles
Dr. Williams
Secret Service
Brazil
SMP
Minacci
Bescent
Catherine
Clarence Jenkinson
Box 14
Thorn Ontario
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