Night of glamour ends with plans for meeting Brandon
Joanna exits in a gray silk cabriolet to meet Brandon at his office, while John Wilmore pursues architecture under Foreman Van Brent & Craig. The splendor of the night contrasts with John's lean hours of study and the memory of a distant stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna
Dorminster
Kenilworth
Yvonne
Martha
Wilmore
John
van Brent & Craig
John Wilmore
Mrs. Adams
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Nurse
A Canadian reader from Minesing Ontario recounts how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after months of weakness. Her husband carried her to bed until she bought the remedy and after three bottles she regained vitality and strength. She offers to write for more information about the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Minesing
Ontario
Nea Bowser
R.R. 1
Pursued Return to John Wilmore’s Building
Joanna guides a chauffeur through drab streets to a furnished room district seeking architect John Wilmore. A wary plan hinges on a rag-wrapped landlady, a flower pot bill, and a quiet inquiry to determine if Wilmore is inside the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna
John Wilmore
Noted Landlady Senses Change In Lodger John
In a vivid scene a landlady studies Joanna and John’s ailing routine as she recalls the vision of "John's girl" and watches for clues in his behavior. The landlady notes John has been idle since breakfast, restless, and focused on a sapphire detail, suggesting a hidden motive or tension yet to unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Joanna
Mrs. I. D. Bernier Reclaims Health After Pink Pills
A Quebec woman aged 89 credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength and easing headaches and insomnia. She urges others to try the remedy, noting weight gain and improved well being. The company offers a prepaid booklet and sells the pills at 50 cents per box by mail from Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. Bernier
D'Arguillon Street
Quebec
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Love of God and neighbor in Rossetti and Swedenborg
A devotional note citing Christina Rossetti on loving God and others, tied to Emanuel Swedenborg’s view that love to the Lord unites believers with neighborly love. It emphasizes that loving God requires extending that love to all humanity to avoid spiritual loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christina G. Rossetti
Emanuel Swedenborg
High Altitudes Reach Tropical Weather Concepts
Dr H H Turner of Oxford University notes warm air at very high altitudes and meteors reveal atmospheric conditions up to fifty miles high. Aviators and balloons rise only a fraction of that distance, yet observations expand understanding of the upper atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
H. H. Turner
Oxford University
Italian Women Barred from Municipal Office Under Mussolini Rule
The Italian Ministry of Internal Affairs ruled that women are not eligible for Podesta posts and barred from municipal leadership. This reverses municipal voting gains after Mussolini’s early suffrage steps and cancels women’s right to head towns under the Podesta system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Mussolini
Italy
Podesta
Ancient Turkish Death Crier and Odd Customs
In remote Turkish districts a public death crier wakes villagers with news of fatalities. The Evakaf funds the grim duty. A coin slot machine prevents coin substitution. Canadian sealers benefited from airmen guiding them to abundant seals. The human body has over 1200 possible motions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Angora
Cesaree
Evakaf
Coal reserves estimated on Spitzen bergen island
Estimates place island coal fields at a total of 8 750 000 000 tons, with investigators assessing the extent of the deposits across the Spitzen bergen region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spitzenbergen
Death of Famous Magician Houdini in Detroit
World renowned escape artist Harry Houdini died in Detroit after a second surgical attempt to save him from peritonitis. He was famous for freeing himself from strait-jackets chains and prison cells before audiences worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Houdini
Detroit
Was So Nervous The Least Noise Made Her Jump
Mrs. W. H. Yates of Ashern Manitoba recalls severe nervousness and heart flutter triggered by the slightest sound. She notes her mother suffered similar issues and advised seeking relief from a box of remedies not fully shown in the fragment.
Milburn Co Offers Eclectric Oil and New Weighing Machine
An advertisement extols Thomas' Eclectric Oil with a 50 cent box and mail order option from The T Milburn Co Toronto Ontario. It also touts a newly perfected shop weighing machine capable of weighing human air to 40 pounds. The copy claims the oil is famous worldwide from Canada to Central and South America and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Thomas
Central
South America
West Indies
Australia
Nw Zealand
City Ban Lets Red Cars Fade From Street Wear
A Constantinople prefecture ruling bans the use of red on private automobiles and reserves the color for municipal fire engines, enforcing a color standard for city vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Also Mentioned on This Page
H.l.gates
First National Pictures, Inc
Brandon
Eggleston
Vicks
Seonel
SPOHN
Lare
Enna
Spoha Medical CO
Goshen
IMD
Minard
Cuticura
Telcom
PraeAera
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Bayer Cross
Bayer
Conetel St Daves
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!