Mowbray family and neighbors settle in new frontier town
A narrator recalls Mrs. Mowbray’s skill at absorbing details and policing gossip as the Mowbrays relocate from Stonewall to a Canadian settlement. Neighbors include English couple Mr. Fenwick and Mrs. Fenwick and Gwen Severn, whose wartime stories and domestic strains color life on a Soldier's Settlement Board farm. Tensions arise among the women, while men struggle with illness, weather, and war memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mowbray
Jim Cameron
Stonewall
Cameron
Kipling
Mrs. Fenwick
Jack Severn
France
Jack
Gwen
Jean Mowbray
White Rupert
Nicolas
Ins and Outs of a Quiet Canadian Village Life
The narrator reflects on relationships and mistaken romances involving Jack and Murray as two suitors vie for a woman who seeks honesty and care. A neighborly portrait follows of Madame Gagnon and her large family, including Baptiste Sr and Jr, in a neat bustling household along the frozen creek.
First Winter On The Farm A Cozy Deserted Kitchen Story
The narrator recalls the first winter on a farm, a crude yet comforting kitchen, a small root cellar for potatoes and fruit, and a cook stove kept separate from the living room. The family enjoyed sleigh rides, snow forts, and woodland wanderings led by Narcisse the storyteller, shaping enchanted memories for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Cameron
Nicolas
Rupert
Narcisse Pambrun
Narcisse
Rabbit
Mrs. Gagnon
Murray
Daddy
Bark Not Bite Leads to Home Burglary Discount
An insurance firm offers lower rates on burglary coverage for homes protected by a barking dog. Any dog that will bark qualifies, with no specific breed or type required. The policy emphasizes the animal's alerting presence rather than formal security features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier- Journal
Parachute Nurse Proves Tiny Chute Safe From Plane
Mile. Collin, a war nurse, leaped from a 350 meter altitude over Issy Les Moulineaux, deploying a three and a half kilogram baby parachute. She descended gently, reporting no shock on opening the chute and feeling a sudden, gentle suspension in the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlle. Cellin
Mile
Collin
Issy Les Moulineaux Field
The Salt Connection in Language and Life
The article explains how salary derives from salarium or salt allowance for Roman soldiers and notes salt is essential for all life. It cites daily needs, unique saltless groups, medieval punishment in Holland for saltless bread, and the Via Salaria as Italy’s oldest road for salt transport from Ostia to Sabine lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Italy
Via Salaria
Ostia
Rome
Immigration to Canada rises sharply in six months
The Department of Immigration reports a 1923 April to September influx of 94,333 entrants to Canada, more than double the 46,331 who came in the same period in 1922. British immigration reached 51,961, with 13,055 from the United States.
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Canada
Department of Immigration
United States
Canadian Apples Sale To Germany Reported
L B D Wilgress, Canadian Trade Commissioner at Hamburg, reports the first consignment of Canadian apples to Germany will be sold within two years. He notes ten barrels of the best grade sold to a Berlin dealer serving the smart hotel trade, with remaining buyers mainly Scandinavians or other non German firms.
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L. BD. Wilgress
Hamburg
Department of Trade and Commerce
Wilgress
Berlin
Worrying By Idle People Accounts For Nine Percent Claim
It is estimated that seven per cent of the worrying is done by people who have no other regular occupation. The remark highlights how idle individuals contribute to overall anxiety levels.
Munich Tower Barometer Majestically Watches Weather
A colossal public barometer on Munichs German museum tower stands as one of the largest and perhaps唯一 in existence. The dial spans over eighteen feet with a gilded hand weighing about a hundred pounds and indicates Munich weather by mercury height with 71 cm as the average. The tower hand is electrically linked to a distant spring barometer and mirrors its slightest movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Continuous daylight inspires sleep questions in daylight study
Boston lawyer Anderson notes Finland where continuous daylight lasts through summer. He observes people gardening at two in the morning and says long sun exposure may reduce sleep need, linking daylight to energy and recovery. The Vancouver World cites this theory on human life and sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Boston
Anderson
Vancouver World
Letter from my wife joke in old Irish barber tale
An Irish man shows a blank piece of paper asking why it is writing from his wife. The other replies it is a letter from his wife but there is no writing because she and Inysel are not on speaking terms, producing a humorous quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadramaut
Nicobar Islands
Pat
Missus
Inysel
Hopeful Sign for Dairying in Manitoba
Three carloads of dairy cattle from Quebec and Ontario arrive for Manitoba farmers. Minister Neil Cameron, Minister of Agriculture, calls the move a hopeful sign for the future of dairying in Manitoba.
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Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Neil Cameron
Catarrhozone Claims Cure for Colds and Catarrh
Promotes CATARRHOZONE as a remedy to drive out colds and catarrh, claiming quick action at the source of trouble. Says it stops hawking and spitting, clears nostrils, relieves headaches, and purges bronchial and throat weaknesses. Offers months treatment for $1.00, small size 6c, via druggists or mail from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
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Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Bananas Contain Rubber Found in Banana Juice
McGill University professor F E L Lloyd reports banana juice can yield rubber that coagulates with ammonia forming a solid. The banana rubber differs from tire rubber as ammonia solidifies it, while preserving commercial rubber in liquid form. Lloyd also shows a method to measure tannin in fruit using a paper strip and iron salts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. L. Lloyd
Macdonald
McGill University
Montreal
Lloyd
Prayer Mishap At Dinner Ends With Torture Wordplay
A business correspondent dining with a friend improvised grace and accidentally uttered a sequence of words including torture in a phrase that mixed religious phrasing with an unintended dark ending. The moment prompted surprise yet remained nonconfrontational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Anien
The Forgetter: A Cautionary Fox of Duty and Memory
E A Henry warns boys and girls about the dangers of forgetfulness through tales of a train wreck caused by an overlooked signal and a war era shell misfit. The piece stresses memory as character, urging alertness, attention to duty, and keeping one’s mind on tasks to avoid everyday and historical mistakes.
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Fort William
Castoria Endorsed as Harmless Teething Remedy
For over 30 years Fletcher's Castoria has been marketed as a pleasant safe substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups with no narcotics and directions printed on each package. Physicians widely recommend it and it bears a signature on the bottle.
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Fletcher
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Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited
Elinor Marsden Eliot
Oh Scotts
Sige Tei Ty
We. N. U
Mrs. Gaenon
Madame Gardon
Mme. Gagnon Relens
Baptiste, Sr
Baptiste, Jr
Gabrielle
RozeMarie
Helene
Paul
Joseph
Victorine
Baptiste Sr
Chapter
Minard
Lee
Spohn
Germany
Ees Foxes
E. A. Henry, DD
Ter
Castoria
Bears Signatere
Velde
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