Zigzag Trail Leads to Meet in Moonlit Chase
Bob Deering treks the zigzag canyon trail in moonlight to help a mysterious woman and her fugitive father. He faces danger, delivers supplies, and discovers the trail hides a home and a possible future with the woman's family. The pair bond as news breaks of the pursuit and escape efforts.
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Jink
Hamp
Dan Cox
Dan
Hamp Tetlow
Ian
Bob Deering
Jink Prole
Red Spider Creek
Bob
Daniel
Rob
Bod
Dob
Red State Ranch
Red Spider
Greyson
James Greyson
Gnander
Job Deering
Janos Greysson
Mob
Elen
Tere
Ber
Camp Tetlow
Ontario proposes self supporting asylums through government canning
Government plans to organize canning factories to supply food for about 12 000 inmates in Ontario provincial institutions. Aiming to harvest crops on government land, the scheme includes dairy and beef self sufficiency and brick making. High yields and strong farm output support rapid rollout next season.
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Ontario
Hos
W. J. Hanna
London Asylum
S. E. Todd
Joke on Mr Judge Sparks Canadian theater prank
A Montreal theatrical manager Mr H Judge, part of a trio bringing English actors to tour Canada, is joked with after a cable about comedian Lawrence Brough. The note suggests substituting a curtain raiser for Love in a Railway Train, causing Judge to rush home from Lake Champlain.
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Canada
H. ©. Judge
Montreal
Mr Judge
Lawrence Brough
Brough
Judge
Mr. Horsfall
Horsfall
New York
Fewer Maritime Fatalities Seen This Year in Dominion Waters
Dominion Marine Department statistics indicate a notable drop in lives lost on Canadian coastal and inland waters. New season regulations on steamboat inspection and passenger and crew safety devices were adopted, credited as a major factor in the reduced toll.
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Dominion Marine Department
Sill Yielding Gold in Atlin Creek Mines
Miners report Atlin British Columbia creeks still yield gold with 1899-era best annual output. A quartz claim worker reportedly made three cleanups last summer totaling 71 000 dollars, 52 000 dollars, and 31 000 dollars.
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Atlin
B.C
Sociologist Defined in Humorous Exchange
A sociologist is described as someone who can inspect a garbage can and derive a long declaration on society's needs, in a dialogue attributed to Uncle Henri. The remark portrays sociology as extracting meaning from everyday objects.
Lillian Beynon Thomas Woman Advocate of the Prairie
Canadian Courier profiles Lillian Beynon Thomas a Manitoba journalist organizer and feminist whose rural focus grew from farm roots in York County Ontario and Hartney Manitoba She joined Free Press and Prairie Farmer in 1906 taking the pen name Lillian Laurie and became the women’s editor shaping coverage of rural women’s issues Her work highlighted legal inequities in Manitoba Saskatchewan and western Canada including property rights separation custody homesteads and rural nursing while pursuing fairer laws and opportunities for women on the farm.
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Lillian Beynon Thomas
Manitoba
York County
Ontario
Lillian Beynon
Hartney
Lillian
Winnipeg
Miss Beynon
Herre
Prairie
Free Press
Prairie Farmer
Lillian Laurie
The
Daily Press
Mary Markwell
Kate Simpson Hayes
Britain
Saskatchewan
Canadian Courier
Family Divides in New Brunswick Census Count
A colonial census recount reveals confusion between Baptists and Free Baptists in New Brunswick. An enumerator notes a mistaken entry for Mr Brown after missing his absence, while both wives confirmed Baptist status, highlighting census misclassification issues and overlapping denominations.
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New Brunswick
Baptists
Free Baptists
Grown
Brown
Education cheap nowa days in Ontario history tale
An elderly observer notes education is cheap now but contrasts with Ontario's early days. The Rev Dr Dewart edited the Christian Guardian and learned Latin plowing fields as a boy, walking ten miles to fetch a book, proving some will seek knowledge despite hardships.
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Ontario
Dewart
Christian Guardian
Importing Cattle by British Columbia Agriculture Dept
The livestock branch of the B C Provincial Department of Agriculture imported about 640 head of finest grade dairy cattle during the past summer.
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B.C
Veteran educator Dr. S. B. Robins retires after long career
Dr. S B Robins, an Ontario Quebec educator nearing 100, announces retirement after decades shaping Normal schools in Montreal and public instruction committees. He recalls pre Confederation Toronto days, remembers Egerton Ryerson, and notes two lifelong resolutions to never seek wealth or political favor.
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Ontario
Quebec
Constable Dovyen
Protestant Committee of Public Instruction
Robins
Toronto
Dummer
Western Canada
Cobourg
Egerton Ryerson
Dr. Robins
Barney Devlin- D'Arcy McGee
Douglas Planing Mill
St. Matthew Street
Montreal
Department of
Canada
With a Single Oar Sermon in a Nova Scotia Port
A revival meeting in a Nova Scotian fishing port centers on a sea parable about Charity Faith and Hope as three oars. The orator likens a fisherman's dory to these virtues and warns that losing one oar risks disaster. A heckler interrupts with a demand to haul the boat ashore.
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Seull
Wild Duck Gaught In Nets In Neller’s Bay Ont
The fishery inspector’s launch patrolled Neller's Bay near the Bay of Quinte as nets were seized for illegal October netting. Fishermen fear seizure of gear while seasonal fishing for herring, pike, pickerel and whitefish continues, and many wild ducks drown in the entangling meshes.
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Neller’s Bay
Ont
Bay of Quinte
Forest fires in British Columbia report record low
Chief Forester McMillan says the past year saw the lightest forest fire season in BC on record with less than five square miles of timber burned.
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B.C
Forester
McMillan
Window Garden Tips For Winter Petunias And Cineramas
Practical advice for winter window plant care highlights cinerama and cyclamen needs. Watering frequency and soak times are outlined for healthy roots, with directions for soapdragons petunias and the use of liquid manure or coffee as stimulants.
Study Aprons For School Frocks
The article promotes all enveloping school aprons worn over day or boarding school frocks to protect from ink stains. A fashionable back button model features a straight silhouette, back buttons, hip pockets, and decorative machine embroidery. Choose white or colored fabrics like batiste lawn dimity scrim cheesecloth or madras.
New Salad Serving Set Shown In Latest Silverware
The article highlights a new salad set as the latest silversmiths’ work. It includes serving fork and spoon plus various tools to aid the housewife when mixing dressing.
Thread Economy in Sewing Machine Tip
A sewing tip explains raising the foot to remove a garment, then lowering the foot with top and lower threads drawn to the back before cutting. This lets you cut threads short and keeps them in place, avoiding needle snags.
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Roe
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