Way In Through the Canyon Gate
Sergeant Seymour plans a secret descent guided by the missionary to reach a ledge inside a gulch. Moira O Malley insists on joining, while Ruth and Oliver race to uncover the killer. The pairing prepares for a dangerous night with improvised rope and a path to safety at the Indian burying ground.
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Seymour
Bonnemort
Moira Dear
Hart
Argonaut
Moira O’malley
Mission House
Lepth
Montreal
Ruth
Russell Seymour
Father
Oliver
Russell
Karmack
Moira
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helps Women's Ailments
Testimonial letters from Mrs. M. W. Rose of Lachine Quebec and Mrs. A A Adams of Provost Alberta describe relief from left side and back pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Both women credit the remedy with improved health and ability to resume daily tasks.
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Lachine
Quebec
Lydia E. Pinkham
Montreal
M. W. Rose
Notre Dame Street
Lachine, Quebec
Provost
Alberta
Night Among Northland Graves and a Spook Roost Stay
Seymour finds a precarious ledge descent to a burial ground of stilts and huts. He shelters in a strange boot box roost above a creek while observing a quiet Indian camp and rationed supper fires. He plans to explore at dawn as he reflects on police duty and strange bedfellows.
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O'Malley
Northland
Seymour
Moira
Argonaut Valley
Glacier Creek Venture Signals Buried Prospect
Narration follows Seymour as he spies a mining camp along Glacier Creek in a canyon. He notes natives laboring at a sluice and bench, with dynamite blasts echoing upstream. The scene hints that the “richer than gold” gleaning is tied to a strip mine and a guarded claim.
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Pot
Seymour
Glacier Creek
Bart
Apple Growth In West Describes Northern Saskatchewan Varieties
Superintendent Tinline reports on the Scott Experimental Farm 1923 with 44 trees across 18 varieties. Fruit ripened from August 21 to September 11, with trees periodically frozen back yet yielding well for their size. The piece notes how the average person must pursue such findings.
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Saskatchewan
Tinline
Scott Experimental Farm
Do You Need Help Readily Advised by Readers
A Kirkton Ontario reader endorses Doctor Pierce's Anuric Tablets for eight years of bladder neck inflammation and praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for expectant mothers. The letter invites trials and confidential medical guidance from Doctor Pierce's Lab in Bridgeburg Ontario and the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Kirkton
Ont
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
John Simpson
Bridgeburg
Mars Surface Temperatures Measured At Near Earth Approach
At a National Academy of Sciences meeting a paper from Flagstaff describes 24 nights of Mars surface temperature readings using a thermocouple radiometer. W W Coblentz and C O Lampland report bright areas warmer or cooler than darker regions with polar temps down to minus 7 C about 4 F below zero.
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Mars
Earth
National Academy of Science
Flagstaff
Ariz
W. W. Coblentz
Bureau of Standards
Washington,d.c
O. Lampland
Lowell Observatory
Polar
Rewards and Punishments in Eternal Work
The New York Times quotes Livy on the link between work and reward, arguing that joy comes from ongoing effort, not idle rest. Idleness leads to decline and potential oblivion, while progress preserves purpose and potential get rewarded.
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Livy
New York Times
Changes Her Mind About Bolshevism Emma Goldman Reconsidered
Rebecca West declares Emma Goldman will be England’s best anti Bolshevik advocate if she speaks out. West says Goldman, once enthusiastic about Russia, became disillusioned during her stay and now doubts Bolshevism. Goldman has been in London for weeks, though her presence was not publicly known.
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Emma Goldman
England
Rebecca West
Daily Express
Russia
Miss West
United States
Lady Astor Sees Women’s Public Life as Spiritual Advance
In a speech to delegates of the National Council of Women of Great Britain and Ireland, Lady Astor praises the younger generation as full of hope and confidence. She asserts women’s rising role in public life marks the greatest spiritual step forward for generations and stresses the selfless service of women.
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Lady Astor
National Council of Women of
Great Britain and Ireland
Lady Aster
Crowbar origin linked to crow beak in Portland note
The Portland Press Herald quotes a saying that a crowbar derives its name from the crow's beak and that most inventions imitate nature. It adds that nearly all innovations are copies of existing ideas, with the airplane’s shape likened to that of a bird.
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Portland Press Herald
Hubbub of Wheat Pit Broadcast By WGN Chicago
The hubbub of the wheat pit reaches radio listeners daily through WGN Chicago as the Board of Trade quotations are broadcast every half hour while the pit remains open.
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WGN
Chicago
Board of Trade
Scenery In Yoho Valley Takakkaw Falls Height
In the remarkable Yoho Valley Canadian Rockies the Takakkaw Falls tower more than six times Nisgara in height, illustrating dramatic natural scenery.
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Yoho Valley
Canadian Rockies
Nisgara
Light From Trees Lights Up A Tree Power Source
A French scientist devised a method to extract electricity from trees. He linked copper plates to a tree and to earth, measuring current with a galvanometer. With three trees the output rose, and twenty trees were linked. Copper plates in the earth produced enough current to light a small lamp, though commercial viability remains uncertain.
Turks Build 3 Foot Statue of Mustapha Kemal
In defiance of the Koran the Turks plan a three foot statue of Mustapha Kemal financed by public contributions. The piece notes the Koran’s ban on graven images and the historical reasoning by Mohammed and Abu Bakr to avoid idolatry.
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Mustapha Kemal
Mohammed
Abu Bekr
Vancouver Sun
Was Once Seventh Letter In Alphabet History
The article traces the origin of letter 7 from a duck drawing in ancient Egyptian writing to its evolution into the Phoenician and Greek alphabets. It notes removal from Latin in the third century BC and later restoration by Roman scholars, where it ended up at the end of the alphabet.
Scientific Research Declines in Germany Says Russian Scholar
Professor Fersman of the Russian Academy of Sciences, after a stay in Germany, notes a great decline in German scientific work and a lag behind Russia. He contrasts this with the Scandinavian nations where science, especially abstract science, has advanced remarkably.
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Fersman
Russian Academy of Sciences
Germany
Tno
Russia
Scandinavian
Little Helps for This Week
A devotional note cites quotes from George Herbert and John Ruskin urging reverence for God's guidance in small choices. It emphasizes honoring God in all acts, not banishing Him from thought, and seeking divine direction in every task rather than relying on self will.
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George Herbert
God
Silent Costs Echo in Dull Spirits Over Home Repairs
In a terse dialogue a voice laments the burden of rising living costs with constant bills for materials paint and shingling. The exchange centers on the impact on a family rather than a specific residence.
Government dust study estimates average person inhalation
A government expert counts grains of dust to determine the typical amount breathed daily by an individual, informing health guidelines and air quality assessments.
India's First Woman Legislator Appointed to Local Council
Mrs. Poonen Lokose, Travancore's first woman legislator, has been appointed by the Maharanse Regent to the local council. A Syrian Christian doctor and former head of the state medical service, she studied in England and was the sole Indian woman at London University abroad.
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India
Poonen Lokose
Travancore
Lukose
England
London University
Healthy child sleep advice and a remedy ad
The piece promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a safe laxative for upset infants and restless children. It claims tablets ease constipation and aid sleep, promising no opiates and mail order availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co in Brockville Ontario. It also includes unrelated notes about a hydroplane crash near Oran and a quip about the owl.
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Peevich
Dr. Williamns’ Melicine Co
Sbrockville, Ont
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