London Lunch and overheard scandal foreshadows Staple arrival
Jean spends three hours in London touring sights and observing stylish English hotel life. At lunch she overhears two women gossiping about Lady Anne, Nesta Freyne and Blaise Tormarin, learning of a past love triangle. This fuels her concern over Glyn’s plans and hints he may object to her visiting Staple. The chapter ends with her boarding the Plymouth Express to Devon.
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Jean
London
Devonshire
Waterloo Station
Hyde Park
Glyn Peterson
Montavan
Dover
Lady Anne
Staple
Anne
Blaise Tormarin
Nesta
Tormarin
Nesta Freyne
Blaise
Plymouth Express
Glyn
Peterson
Glynn
Germany Aids Unemployed With Wartime Welfare Measures
Germany mobilizes four million unemployed for winter relief. Mounted trumpeters announce aid wagons to collect food fuel and clothing. Railroads ship goods free of charge to the unemployed. Measures include price cuts on essentials and rent relief. Dole payments reach up to six seventy five weekly for families.
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Germany
The Rhyming Optimist
Aline Michaelis portrays the speaker as tempered by pain who vows kindness to all. The verse traces how shared suffering softens harshness, guiding the narrator to bless those in need and offer alms of love and cheer.
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Aline Michaelis
Finest Fish In Hudson Bay Drawing Major Base Next Spring
A U S based fishing company plans a Hudson Bay operation at Churchill next spring with ice houses set this winter and a July start. Two boats are expected to operate with more likely, targeting the inland sea. Western Canada shows strong fish demand for fresh Hudson Bay salmon, aided by a Hudson Bay Railway service to markets.
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United States
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Western Canada
Middle Western United
Poltergeists Haunt Tellicherry Retired Official
A former deputy collector in Tellicherry endures relentless poltergeist activity in his home. Objects vanish or move, a pillow catches fire, keys vanish and reappear, and even food is sabotaged by unseen hands. A Moplah landlord nearby also fled his house due to haunting.
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India
Tellicherry
Window Memorial for Archbishop Machray to Adorn St John’s Cathedral
A stained glass window 18 feet by 12 feet, four lights, will grace St John’s Cathedral Winnipeg in memory of Arch bishop R. Machray. The London firm that designed and built it completed the 18 month project. features include the Sower, the Reaper, Christ’s Charge to Peter, the Good Shepherd, a central portrait of Machray, and Rupert’s Land arms.
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St. John’s Cathedral
Winnipeg
Canada
R. Machray
London
Christ
Peter
Good Shepherd
Rupert's Land
Aberdeen
Church of England
Gilbert Parfitt
Alexandra Palace
North London
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promoted for Worms
A child is treated with a safe medicine called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to address a worm problem. The product is advertised as a reliable remedy in historical medical notices.
Vessel From England For High Lake Titicaca Service
A 265 foot long vessel with 950 ton displacement was constructed in England for use on Lake Titicaca in Peru. It was shipped in sections to replace several ships that are about 60 years old. The lake sits roughly 12 000 feet above sea level and measures about 450 by 69 miles.
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Lake Titicaca
South America
England
Peru
Students drive omnibus routes for weekly pay noted
Several University College of North Wales Bangor students work as omnibus conductors earning 32.7 dollars per week.
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University College of North Wales
Bangor
Franconia World Cruise Plans Bold China Stop and Ways
Cunarders Franconia set for a Chinwangtao call on April 10 with visits to Pekin and the Great Wall of China. Purser T H Cullum touts Chinese railways and Oriental hotels while presenting optional overland and air itineraries and Bali as the cruise highlight.
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Manchuria
Franconia
Chinwangtao
Pekin
Great Wail
China
T. H. Cullum
New York
Tientsin
Siberia
Vladivostock
Pacific
Japan
Harbin
Moscow
Warsaw
Berlin
Bagdad
Babylon
Indo-China
Angkor
Bangkok
Saigon
Paris
Bali
Dutch East Indies
Purser Cullum
C. C. Batchelder
Boston
New York City
Madeira
Suez
Manila
Red Sea
Bombay
Palm Beach
East
India
Atlantic
America
Cullum
Excess Fat Dangers Promoted By Kruschen Treatment
An advertisement describes excess fat as a health risk and urges overweight people to use Kruschen Salts. It claims insurance rejections, boosted strength, and faster results with a daily half teaspoon in hot water, plus dietary cautions to cut fatty foods.
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional piece urging the spirit of adoption to abolish fear. Quotes from Romans and Tersteegen emphasize childlike trust, reconciliation with God, and peace in the Father’s house under James Freeman Clarke’s reflection.
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Abba
Gerhard Tersteegen
God
James Freeman Clarke
Persian palm the delight of feminine skin care
Fragrant palm product praised for smoothing and cooling effects on the skin. Claims include toning the complexion, leaving no stickiness, and suitability for hands face and hair fixing. Recommended for roughness and chafing from weather conditions.
Communists Face Hurdles Across Canada Says Fenner
Winnipeg mayoral candidate Jacob Fenner argues Communist meetings face growing bans. He says eastern towns bar gatherings in public or private halls, while western cities like Moose Jaw Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver restrict assembly, leaving Winnipeg as a rare exception. He warns the situation may not last.
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Canada
Jacob Fenner
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
New Ice-Based Ship Repair Device From Swiss Sponsor
A Swiss sponsored device uses ammonia refrigeration to freeze water at hull breaches, blocking openings and stabilizing damaged ships. It may aid salvaging sunken submarines and preventing sinking by forming ice at the entry points. BC grows apricots commercially with a 49,931 bushel crop, up 398 percent from last year.
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British Columbia
Canada
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Help Woman At Bark Lake
Mrs John Rose of Bark Lake Ontario says nerves left her a wreck. After using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills she felt relief after one box and was fully well after six boxes.
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John Rose
Bark Lake, Ont
Milburn
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