Christmas-longing from Bar B Ranch patient to return home
A diary fragment from Bar B Ranch recounts homesickness amid illness, weighing options to sail home by Christmas. The writer notes Mrs. Bingham's care, a beef tonic with odd ingredients, and recent visits to Paget Park and Carroll farm, while detailing letters written, gifts sent, and a brother's wedding in Fibaa.
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Paget Park
Mr. Carroll
Ellen Prince of Wales
Mary
Winnipeg
Carbon City
Mrs. Bingham
Livingstone
Fiba
Diary of Elinor Bingham at the Bar B Ranch Christmas Visit
Elinor recounts a bustling Christmas visit at the Bar B. Mary Arnold arrives with charm and teasing, while Sunny flirts with Mr Livingstone as Mrs Bingham and Uncle Don return. The scene features Mary in a grey coat, fudge making in the kitchen, and hopeful homesickness fading into lively intrigue. The entry ends with a tease of continuation.
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Elinor
Mrs. Bingham
Mr. Livingstone
Carbon City
Sunny
Santa Claus
Don
Miss Eliot
Mr Livingstone
Miss Arnold
Mary
Mr Paget
Mr. Hingham
Lee
Davidsons
Dr. McMurray
Mr. Paget
Miss Marshal
Miss Marshall
End of the Earth Tale of Kiwis and Moa
Stella the Fairy tells four Brownies about the Moa and the descendant Kiwi. The Moa, ostrich-sized, vanished centuries ago with eggs and bones found underground explaining their habits. The Kiwi, only two feet long, cannot fly and boasts about its size and a long bill with nostrils at the tip.
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Stella
Pimzie
Fimzie
Weill
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Pain Free Separation
A light hearted ad claims a peaceful separation from corns with magic results. It touts no pain and no failure and urges readers to refuse substitutes for Putnam's, priced at 25 cents.
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Putnam’s
Putnam's
Danish Inventor Proposes Auto Fire Engine Device
Danish electrical engineer John Ekehammer introduces a compact attachment no larger than an alarm clock that allegedly turns a motor car into a fire engine within a minute and can spray water up to 60 feet. He argues it could provide village and mansion protection at low cost. The note adds that the first sewing machine was patented in 1790.
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John Enehammer
Mr. Ekehammer
New Lamp Burns 94 Air Promises Superior Light
A pen oil lamp advertised as vastly brighter and cleaner than gas or electricity, tested by the U S Government and 35 universities, claims odorless smoke free operation. It costs four percent per 24 hours and six percent on kerosene, with a free 19 day trial and an agency path promising earnings up to 2560 to 500 per month.
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U.S
T. V. Johnson
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Warning From Von Hindenburg on His Seventy Fifth Birthday
Field Marshal von Hindenburg warned that Germany would seize foreign policy opportunities and warned against rifts in the Entente, signaling potential trouble if allied unity falters. He spoke on his seventy fifth birthday, stressing the need for capable leaders in foreign affairs.
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von Hindenburg
Germany
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Aid Ex-Serviceman
Morinville Alberta man after three years overseas gas exposure shell shock and rheumatism finds relief with six boxes of Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. He reports rapid sleep easing and head pressure relief and full recovery after continued use. Available 50c per box from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Sound to power via Piezo electricity showcased in London
Two Cambridge undergraduates demonstrate converting sound into power using Piezo electricity at the Wireless Exhibition in London. The process uses crystals that generate electricity when vibrated and the invention aims to power commercial needs.
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London
Cambridge
Spanish Police Learn Jiu Jitsu From German Instructor
German police instructor Herr Weing of the Berlin criminal police trained Spanish guardians of public order in jiu jitsu for self-protection. He returned from a brief home visit as his reputation in Berlin as a police instructor grew. He helped develop police jiu jitsu teachers at Barcelona and aimed to establish a Madrid squad.
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Spain
Herr Weing
Berlin
All Night with Asthma Remedy Claim
All night asthma attacks rob sleep and hamper work the next day. The ad urges prompt use of Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy, claiming it drives away attacks and restores readiness for business.
Beggar Scorns Police Wagon in Taxicab Court Plot
Frederick Hammill a legless beggar with a North Dakota ranch drove the arresting detective to a New York police station in a $3000 sedan and insisted on taking his captor and himself to night court in a taxicab. He claimed a $20,000 ranch investment and said he is 46 with paralysis from infancy. His home is listed as in the south.
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Frederick Hammill
North Dakota
New York
Hammill
Broadway
Campaign to curb lynching gains national momentum
A movement seeks to enroll a million women as Anti-Lynching Crusaders to build public sentiment against mob violence and to support the Dyer Anti Lynching Bill in Congress. The data show 83 women lynched since 1889, 717 white victims, with Mississippi Texas and Alabama leading in incidents.
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United States
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Wil
Congress
Royal rescue at Arno as King and Princesses aid fishing crew
King Victor Emmanuel and the Royal Princesses helped save a fishing boat caught in a strong current at the Arno mouth in Tuscan waters. They stood in water to their hips, threw a rope, pulled the sailors to safety, and received a basket of fish from owner Tulli Romeo who nearly fainted at their identities.
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Victor Emmanuel
San Rossore F
Arno
Tuscan
Iue
Tulli Romeo
Constipation Relief Through Liver Health Promoted
Mrs. Alvin Richards of Seeley’s Bay Ontario reports two years of indigestion and bad breath upon waking. She found no relief from laxatives or doctors’ medicines until Dr. Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills. One pill per dose costs 25 cents and is sold by all dealers or Edmanson Bates Co. Ltd., Toronto.
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Alvin Richards
R. R No
Seeley’s Bay
Ont
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Ltd
Torosto
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Bar B Ranch
Wilmington
N. UW
Minard’s Liniment Co., Ltd
Yarmouth, N.S
OLD Reliable
Liverpool
King Victor
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