Cottage Hospital For Women Lepers Romance
A London postman named Francia Cardinal raises funds and travels to southern India to open a cottage hospital for women lepers at Mamemadura colony. He uses his wartime charity and inheritance to cover the 125 pound project and his trip. The tale follows stormy events and Helmi aiding Jack Doran after a harsh night.
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Francia Cardinal
London
Geewell Road
India
Cardinal
Mamemadura Leper Colony
Building a House For Helmi In A Stormy Morning
Helmi dreams of independence and a own home while working at the Eagle Mines boarding house. A Sunday thunderstorm pits moral warning against her plans to build, as she rushes out into the rain after the lumber lure on the knoll.
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Helmi
Jack Doran
Elmi
Helm
Miss Abbie
Edmonton
Henri
Eagle Mines
Aunt Lili
Hemi
Gin Pills Help Kidney Trouble Says St John Man
Mr W McArthur of St John New Brunswick suffered kidney trouble for six months before finding relief with Gin Pills He avoided surgery after taking three boxes and credits the product with easing backache urine issues and dizziness The notice promotes Gin Pills price 50c per box and mentions National Vancouver Chemical Co Toronto Ontario.
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W. McArthur
St. John, N.B
National Ve
Chemical . of Cangas, Limited
Toronto
Ontario
Tribute Of Two Nations Tombs Of Unknown Soldiers Forever Honored
The piece recalls the Unknown Soldier memorials in Westminster Abbey and at the Arc de Triomphe. It notes inscriptions and the solemn perpetual flames honoring France and Britain for their fallen soldiers who gave their lives for their countries.
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France
England
Westminster Abbey
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Niagara Falls Faces Erosion Threat and Potential Rapid
Geologists warn Niagara Falls could erode into a rapid within 50 years as the horseshoe bend deepens and shores dry at the ends. Ongoing erosion of the horseshoe caused concern about future water flow and the possible drastic reduction of the falls’ grandeur.
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Niagara Falls
Bus with dining service operates between London and Folkestone
A passenger bus for 30 people runs between London and Folkestone and includes a full dining service. The note adds that language in India may or may not reflect race guidance.
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London
Folkestone
England
India
Oxford Students Embrace Aviation Balancing Studies with Flight
Oxford undergraduates are training as pilots with more than 75 certified students in the program. Four aeroplanes are assigned to the Oxford air squadron and 75 more undergraduates receive ground and air training. Training starts in Oxford with engines and parts before flying at a nearby RAF station, as aviation during school time is encouraged. Possible Oxford Cambridge aeroplane races may rival traditional sports.
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Oxford
Oxford Air Squadron
Royal Air Force
Cambridge
Experiment on Fasting to Balance Weight and Hunger
Frederick Hoelzel of the University of Chicago physiological laboratories presents a rule to eat most of the daily food in the morning and heavy meals at night after 500 days of fasting experiments including a 41 day period without food. He says hunger is a trainable impulse, weaker when ignored and practiced as a physical stimulus.
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Frederick Hoelzel
Physiological Laboratories
University of Chicago
Mr. Hoelzel
Women Your Manifold Duties Require Strength
A testimonial from Mrs. M. F. Slack of St. Catharines Ontario praising Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine that restored her strength and reduced nervousness. The ad urges readers to seek free advice from the Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets at 60 for 30 cents.
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Francis St
Demand for limited furs fuels market for animal skins
The National Association of the Fur Industry reports rising demand for affordable furs. Dog and cat skins, goat skins shaved and stenciled into imitation leopard, and gray rats turned into "baby seal" are noted as new materials driving growth.
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National Association of the Fur Industry
French youth crosses channel by water bicycle
Reve Savard, a French youth, rode a water bicycle from Calais to Dover marking what is claimed as the first channel crossing by this method though the trip time is not available.
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Channel
Reve Savard
Calais
Dover
Memorial Honors Lille Woman Louisa de Putignies
France unveils a monument to Louisa de Putignies of Lille who risked death daily behind German lines in World War I. She aided Allied forces by guiding men across the Dutch frontier and gathering crucial military information. Condemned to death, she died in a Cologne prison from pleurisy two months before the Allied victory.
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Lille
Louisa de Putignies
Cologne
Proved Himself a Hero Commander Byrd in Daring Feats
Richard Byrd, famed for Atlantic flights, earned three life saving feats. He twice rescued men from drowning amid sharks and, during a Washington theatre roof collapse, crawled under a falling gallery to free a man pinned beneath a heavy iron beam. He worked three hours despite increasing danger.
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Richard Byrd
Washington Theatre
War Widow Sues Kaiser for Damages Over Sussex Sinking
A French war widow, Mme Prieur, sues the former Kaiser for damages alleging his responsibility for the Sussex sinking by a German submarine in the English Channel. Her husband perished when the liner went down, prompting the suit. The Ministry of Justice is studying the case.
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Mme. Prieur
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Sussex
Ministry of Justice
Oil For the Athlete Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
In rubbing down the athlete the Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil proves an excellent article. It renders muscles and sinews pliable removes soreness and strengthens them for strains. It stands preeminent for this purpose and athletes who have used it for years testify to its value as a lubricant.
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Thomas
Canadian Graduates Proving Asset in American Business
Canadian college graduates are described as scarce to meet demand while American industry rapidly hires them. Authorities quoted New York editor C. W. Barron who argued modern universities fail to fit students for practical business, yet Canadian graduates are praised as assets and successful in business.
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C. W. Barron
New York
Privileged Passenger Declines Help as Bag Saga Unfolds
In a humorous exchange, Mr. Harry Tate, playing the victim in a popular yarn, is pressed by a keen youngster to carry a bag. Tate refuses, offers to take it to the station for two pence, and the youth questions the motive with deadpan logic. The scene unfolds with wit and playful back-and-forth banter.
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Harry Tate
Tate
Last NYC country store demolished after 35 years
The last country store within New York City limits was demolished. John Hope opened the Bayside corner store thirty five years ago and kept it unchanged until last year. While others modernized, Hope’s shop stayed heated by a coal stove and lit by kerosene lamps.
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New York City
John Hope
Bayside
Hope
Burbank Wheat Breakthrough Said to Boost World Crop
The report claims adding two grains to an ear of wheat by Luther Burbank could add five million dollars to the annual global wheat yield. A curative note urges keeping Minard's ointment in the home.
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Luther Burbank
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional vignette cites John 14 15 and Henry Vaughan praising love for God and neighbor. It quotes Charoba in Gebir and Julius Hare on religion and morality as summed by two commandments and the vast, boundless ocean of duty.
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God
Henry Vaughan
Charoba
Julius Hare
Baby's Own Tablets: Safe medicine for newborns and children
An advertisement for Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. promotes them as a safe, opiate free remedy suitable for newborns and growing children. It highlights gentle laxative action, relief of constipation and indigestion, and claims help with teething and colds, selling for 25 cents a box from Brockville Ontario or via mail order.
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John Armour
South Monaghan
Ont
Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Nivorous Cow Devours Five Geese Near Bremen Barn
A German farmer reports a cow that ingested five geese discovered in a crate by the barn. The animal dropped its hay and advanced to the crate before the farmer noticed the事件.
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Bremen
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil touted as universal pain remedy
Advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil quickly soothes inflammation and heals cuts scratches bruises and sprains by topical application. Urges readers to keep a bottle on hand for ready relief and rapid absorption through the skin.
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Thomas
Alberta Forest Area Share and Timber Stock
A resume from the Canadian Pacific Railway notes Alberta covers 25 percent of Canada’s land area, totaling 252,925 square miles with 86,650 square miles forest. It lists softwood at 11.7 billion feet B.M. and hardwood at 5.2 billion feet B.M.
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Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Minard's Liniment for Grippe Means Saskatchewan Rapid
The article explains Saskatchewan to be a name of Indian origin meaning rapid or swift flowing. It notes the Saskatchewan River rises in the Rockies in Alberta and flows through Saskatchewan and Manitoba into Winnipeg.
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Saskatchewan
Rockies
Alberta
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Nerves and Heart Troubled Woman Seeks Aid in Ontario
Mrs Geo McKenzie of Campbellford Ontario describes severe weakness melancholy and nervous distress during the change of life. She says sleep was poor and she could hardly bear a ticking clock, and she was advised to try a remedy.
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Geo. McKenzie
Campbellford Ont
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University
Chicago
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Wee Tana Ay
Ea Ae
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Victoria, B. C
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Orca
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