Farewell and unseen strings in a snowbound tale
Jean endures a restless day in Montavan after a fleeting romance with an Englishman. A warm letter from Lady Anne invites her to England, while Madame de Varigny’s cordiality hides an unsettling undercurrent. Jean weighs trust, longing, and the pull of an uncertain future as she prepares to depart.
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Jean
Montavan
Lady Anne Brennan
Lady Anne
Glyn
Jacqueline
England
Anne
Peterson
Devonshire Way
Madame de Varigny
Jn Boury
Mademoiselle
Power Of Music Ends With Dulcet Marmalade Insight
A music lover takes his unmusical wife to a Beethoven matinee hoping for enlightenment. During the Sonata Pathetique the wife appears entranced, then, at the final chord, she proclaims marmalade costs have fallen, stealing the moment with a comic twist.
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Elysium
Praise for Canada by Columbia president Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, hails Canada as the greatest gift of God to the British race. He praises the land from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, describing 3,600 miles and 3,600,000 square miles with a population of 10,000,000 as noble and thrifty.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
New York
Canada
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Cape Breton
Rockies
Advance Flower Blooms By Black Cloth Experiment
Florists here used black cloth as shade over chrysanthemums advancing bloom from three to five weeks. Following Ohio State University guidance they covered plants three hours before sunset and left covers on until two hours after sunrise each day. Restored rest period produced earlier flowering with large richly colored blooms.
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Ohio State University
Price Cut at Philadelphia Zoo Lions Sale
Officials at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens announce a lion on sale, reduced from 600 to 3150 oF leas, reflecting a time-based price drop for interested buyers.
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Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Plucky Pillory Punishments and A Jet Plane Reveal
A historical note recalls England's pillory era ending in 1837 and describes the last offender, Peter Bossy, at the Old Bailey in 1830. The piece then shifts to news of an aero project by Dr. Hugo Junkers, presenting an all metal duralumin plane designed to speed 1000 mph, with high altitude engine adjustments and remarks by engineer G. S. Vonheydekamph.
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London
England
Daniel Defoe
Hugo Junkers
Dessau
Germany
Cleveland
G. S. Vonheydekamph
Junkers
Ontario Population Rises by Half Million in Ten Years
Dominion Bureau of Statistics census bulletin shows Ontario's population at 3,426,488 in 1931, up from 2,933,662 in 1921. Maritime provinces add 7,994 to 1,008,322. New Brunswick 408,255. Nova Scotia 512,027. Prince Edward Island 88,040. Quebec's total pending, but fixed at 65 seats. representation units adjust from 37,650 to current basis.
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Ontario
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Maritime Provinces
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
House of Commons
English Hudson's Bay official reports Canada’s conditions improve
Ashley Cooper of London, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, returning on the Britannic, says Western Canada’s conditions were better than expected after a two and a half month tour of company branches. He supports tariffs as imperial protection despite personal misgivings.
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London
Hudson’s Bay Company
Canada
Ashley Cooper
England
Hudson's Bay Company
Cooper
Persian Balm described as universal beauty aid
The advertisement presents Persian Balm as the perfect aid to beauty essential to feminine distinction. It claims the product softens hands and keeps them white, benefits the whole family, adds charm to the mother, serves the father as a hair fixative and cooling shaving lotion, and protects the child’s tender skin.
The Resourceful Jew Car Collision Gaffe
A Jew and a Scotsman in separate cars collide when the Jewish driver’s vehicle swerves into the other. He offers his whisky flask to aid the Scot who is badly knocked about. A police constable arrives to take details and the Jew quips that the other man’s breath smells.
The Rhyming Optimist Poem by Aline Michaelis
The speaker recalls a fleeting visitor who brightened a street and garden with his brief presence. Though he returns no more, the poet keeps his memory close, a silent companion as spring and autumn pass and beauty remains altered by his absence.
Asthma Remedy Promises Relief For Sufferers
Dr J D Kellogg offers an asthma remedy described as a lifesaving aid to sufferers. The ad claims visible benefits and urges readers to try the time tested treatment believed by many to provide relief and renewed hope.
Speedy system aims to link homes via typewriter-telegraph
A new system of local and long distance message communication begins a spirited contest among AT and T, Western Union, and Postal Telegraph. Automatic typewriter telegraph instruments with standard keyboards will be installed in homes and offices. The machines will resemble those used for telegraphs and for nationwide news distribution. A subscriber can signal a central operator and connect with any other subscriber regardless of distance.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Typewriter Plant to be Built in Toronto for British Market
The United Typewriter Company Ltd will construct a manufacturing plant in Toronto for producing typewriters destined for export to Great Britain. This follows the emergency British tariff on imported manufactured goods and marks a shift from being a Canadian distributor for Underwood to a production facility.
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Toronto
United Typewriter Company, Ltd
Underwood Typewriter Company
United States
Great Britain
Catfish Leather Trade From Yar Mouth Nova Scotia
The article notes soft pliable catfish skin exported from Yar mouth to the United States for leather used in ladies handbags and shoes. It mentions a dialogue about hunger and headache and a joke about an axe and a woodpile. A note about Esucon policemen using three wheeled automobiles to speed through age sted traih is recorded.
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Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
United States
Esucon
How Kruschen Salts Keeps Weight Down and Vitality Up
A reader claims daily Kruschen Salts maintains her 116 pound weight after three years of use. She says the tonic removes lethargy, spurs activity, and makes walking and dancing enjoyable again, promising one bottle proves the intended energy and vigor.
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L.M.A
Eajor Ryer
Lce
The Lord Nears Those Who Call in Truth
A devotional note from Christian's Pocket-Book reflects on Psalm 145 18 and Paul Gerhardt about God hearing secret prayers. It suggests the Lord can prevent or remove trouble but often sanctifies troubles into blessings through divine love.
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Christian
Indian Calendar Complexity Links to Hindu Almanacs
The article notes that 17 calendars in India require three months to prepare each. It cites an inscription showing a well authenticated week day in 484 486 AD, marking Buddha era context. It adds that weekday naming variety grew: Sunday over 12 names, Monday over 6, Wednesday over 5, Thursday over 7, Friday over 8, and Saturday over 4.
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India
Robert Sewell
Wise Mothers Endorse Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
Wise mothers who know the virtue of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator keep it on hand for reliable pest control. The product proves its value in household use and highlights steady effectiveness.
Hired Girls and Maids Contrast Stated by Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe notes differences between hired girls and maids including body type and expectations. It says hired girls are fatter with thick ankles while maids are trim with pretty ankles, and that hired girls demand lower wages for more work compared to historic maid labor.
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Atchison Globe
Bean Pods Grow Long In British Columbia
A regional note describes bean pods typical of British Columbia reaching lengths up to 12 inches, illustrating local plant growth patterns observed in the area.
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British Columbia
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Rhyming Optimist
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