Looking Back as a Life Moves Like a Symphonic Pattern
John Calverton confronts a retrospective moment after Grace lays a sheaf of photographs on his table. He recalls Jeannie MacDougal and Dorothy Milliman, two women whose memories reveal a life lived with unseen knowledge and underlying symmetry, as the aging Grace observes in silence.
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John Calverton
Somerset Margham
John
Grace Calverton
Jeannie MacDougal
Jeannie
Dorothy Milliman
Dorothy
Marcia
Mary
Ruth
Rose
Patricia
Evelyn
Ida
Ann
Sally
Italy
Florence
Harold
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Fragmented Social Bits and Witty Exchanges
A mosaic of humorous vignettes centered on relationships and self image. John grapples with fickle romance while Marcia, Jeannie, and others influence his view of love and life. Quick quips and clubby banter punctuate glimpses of marriage, travel, and vanity.
Courageous Mountie Moves 1100 Assiniboine 200 Miles
Constable Daniel Davis of the North West Mounted Police, stationed at Fort Walsh in 1882, led 25 Red River carts with food to relocate 1100 Assiniboine Indians toward Battleford 200 miles away. He faced stiff resistance, withheld food until crossings were made, and endured three weeks of travel before the band proceeded, earning respect from Bear's Head who offered a bride, which Davis declined.
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Daniel
Peach) Davis
North- West Mounted Police
Fort Walsh
Cypress Hills
Alberta- Saskatchewan
Battleford
Red River
Grizzly Bear
Turner
Davis
Bear
Assiniboines
Clockmakers say grandfather clocks fade with high cost
A Calgary report quotes a German clock factory representative noting grandfather clocks are losing appeal as they are too expensive for the average home. Many buyers now prefer purchasing a radio or television instead of a clock with money previously spent on timepieces.
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Calgary
12000 Post Offices in Canada
There are more than 12 000 post offices urban and rural in Canada. The figure reflects widespread service coverage across cities towns and remote communities.
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Canada
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P.P.L
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Front Street W
Toronto
By Lbnne Dedhiis
Funny Weil
Brownson
Idol
Mountie
John Peter Turner
RNWMP
Farmers' Tour
Europe
New York
Alberta
Fas
Ny Drug Counter
Skatchewe
Bes
Saskatchewan
Department OF Co-Op
Co-Operative Devison
T. C. Dougla
W. J. Hansen
Inister
Laval Sah
Abracadabra
Pan
Pru
Leo Carroll
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