Amends for All Amends for All
Joan confronts her father Durand about accusations linked to the house on the downs and a missing pearl necklace. Durand reveals hidden truths about Thorold, Frank Thorold, and a brother’s drowning, prompting Joan to reassess danger and trust as tensions mount.
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Joan
Durand
Thorold
Downs
Mr. Franck
Mr. Thorold
Mr. Frank
Lady Martin
Martin
Frank Thorold
Edward Thorold
Ehloe
Mar
Dandruff Cured in Baby's Head by Cuticura
A letter from Mrs. C. F. Keast in 1912 describes curing a newborn boy’s dandruff using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The dandruff and dry scales lift in sheets after bathing and careful application, with hair regrowing clean and free of dandruff. The notice requests a large box of Cuticura Ointment and Soap for ongoing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide St. St. John
N. B
C. F. Keast
Farm water systems bring city comforts to rural homes
The piece explains the air pressure water supply system for farms, detailing a steel tank about thirty inches in diameter and eight feet long, a hand or power pump, an air pump, and plumbing to a bathroom and kitchen. It notes optional barnyard tanks, cess pool drainage, and estimates a typical cost of 350 to 400 dollars plus variable freight.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by Cheney Co
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Internal remedies are needed. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is not a quack medicine and was prescribed by leading physicians. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. testimonials available. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fires spread in mountains prompt cautious talk
Mrs. McBride asks why forest fires spread, while Mr. McBride suggests they may start by accident from mountain ranges as a possible cause.
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Mrs. McBride
Mr. McBride
Speed and Endurance Money in the Old Days
The Old Fogg argues money spent on speed and endurance stretched further in the past. The Wise Guy counters that it didn’t go as fast then, implying value shifted with pace and innovation. The exchange frames a contrast between frugality and advancing performance.
Postum touted as coffee alternative cures coffee ailments
An advertisement by the Canadian Postum Co. promotes Postum as a coffee substitute. It quotes a couple who claim stomach and kidney improvements after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. The text describes Regular and Instant Postum, preparation tips, and urges readers to try the product with a preferred serving method.
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Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Ont
Wellville
Submarine Violin Aims to Improve Underwater Communication
The Submarine Violin transmits messages between submerged torpedo boats and shore or other vessels. Tests at Hampton Roads, Va. reached five miles. three sets ordered for vessels. Inventor Christian Berger, an Australian, pitched to the U S Navy after failing with his government. The device uses a violin bow-like wire, motor driven wheel, and Morse keyed signaling for dots and dashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toe Cary Department
Hampton Roads
Christian Berger
United States
Navy Department
Scientific American
Origin of the elephant trunk debated by Kipling and Woodward
The piece contrasts Rudyard Kipling’s tale in Just So Stories with Professor Woodward’s Royal Institution lecture on elephant evolution. It presents two explanations for the trunk and long face, then adds a humorous Irish pill joke as a closing aside.
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Rudyard Kipling
A. S. Woodward
Mr. Kipling
Limpopo
Woodward
Royal Institution
London
Woodyard
Kipling
London Daily Mail
Raising money to start a Nebraska creamery plan
A University of Nebraska dairy bulletin recommends joining with many responsible farmers to sign a shared debt agreement. The approach secures funds at reasonable rates to build and equip a creamery, then a sinking fund funded by a small per pound deduction to repay the loan. Each patron pays in proportion to their butter output.
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Dairy Department
University of Nebraska
Westward rose garden proves varieties flourish in dry belt
An exchange notes Senator de Weber's Lethbridge garden demonstrates roses of many varieties thrive in the West. This year he cultivates seventeen rose bushes loaded with buds and blossoms, including Killarney Earl Dufferin Mrs. Sherman Creeford in France Magna Carta and other choice varieties.
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Senator de Weber
Lethbridge
Killarney
Earl Dufferin
Sherman Creeford
France
Tickling a Shark on Tahiti Island Described by New York Sun
A New York Sun observer recounts Tahitian shark catching by natives using a rope and knife, detailing a canoe voyage, the diver’s approach to the tail, and the shark’s eventual return to the lagoon. The piece notes the shark measured sixteen feet. Parish notices and product ads follow, including Parmee Lee’s Vegetable Pills praising stomach regulation.
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Tahiti
New York Sun
Irish recruits learn marching halt command in brief
Two Irishmen in a class practicing marching tactics ask about the halt command. One newcomer is told that when Halt is called you slide the foot on the ground to join the elevated foot and stay motionless.
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Mike
Mecca of Dennis O Brien in New York and a bricklayer’s zeal
In New York, Dennis O Brien seeks fame by earning money through building work. He quickly gains a job in a new construction and writes home to Erin boasting the plan to climb a forty bar ladder with bricks while others on top do the labor.
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New York
Dennis O'Brien
Editor Confuses Competitor With Lightweight Champion
An irate man confronts the editor in the editorial sanctum claiming misidentification at yesterday's athletic meet. He insists he is a coal merchant and not the renowned lightweight champion the paper labeled him as.
Barber Quarrel Over Baldness Sparks Exchange
A barber and a customer clash in a sharp exchange about hair and flaws. The customer needles the barber about personal defects, prompting a tense retort from the barber in a brief roadside quarrel.
Like a Grip at the Throat Asthma Remedy Claim
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a wonderful cure for asthma It promises immediate relief of restricted air passages and cites thousands of testimonials It asserts the product is sold by dealers everywhere.
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J. D. Kellogg
Europe’s 160000 Medical Officers Counted
The Moniteur Medical reports Europe has 160000 physicians. England shows seven per 10000, Germany five, France 5.1, and Italy six. Cities dominate with Bruges 24 per 10000, Amsterdam 2 per 10000.
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Moniteur Medical
Europe
England
Germany
France
Italy
Brugs
Amsterdale
Minard's Liniment Cures Horse Wounds Quickly
A customer testimonial from August describes a horse badly cut by a barbed wire fence healing after using Minard's Liniment. Three small wounds recovered but others festered until a doctor advised the liniment and all sores healed in four weeks with hair regrowth. John R. Holden tests the claim with Perry Baker as witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
John R. Holden
The Quest of Health and a Farmer's Candid Reply
A narrator recalls asking about health and a farmer responds with a counterintuitive tale. The farmer tried every medicine then abandoned health concerns and felt better afterward.
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Farmer Countesses
Soldier Lecture Tests Duty with Wedding Invitation Advice
The captain lectures his men on sacrifice then tests Private Murphy who questions dying for country. The piece imitates an instruction note on wedding invitations printed on heavy white paper with folded envelope and non typewritten address. It also advises timely acknowledgments and polite gifts as courtesy.
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Private Murphy
Murphy
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Dora
Frank
Derand
Mr. Durand
R WU
Peet
UMC
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Ontari
Parmelee
Perry Baker
Upton
Kt. V. Pierce
The
Invalides’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
DR. Pierce
Portage
Pierce's Invalides
Gelden Medical
Pierce
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