Ellington confronts a web of lies and a dangerous rival
Richard Avory is named in a tense confrontation as Ellington and Letty confront a plot involving Mrs Tressingham. Ellington suspects manipulation by Hilda Tressingham while Marcia Avelon.Tests of trust intensify as siblings clash and a midnight visit on the study door sparks fears of a wider intrigue.
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Richard Avory
Ellington
Marcia
Mrs. Tressingham
Whitehall
Letty
Amaranth Club
Hilda Tressingham
George Ellington
Ney
Ashminster
Richard Avery
The Light Beyond Maurice Maeterlinck on Death
The passage argues death is the most persistent idea, yet the most neglected. It urges viewing death plainly free of matter and fear, noting memory of prior torments and errors is what weighs on us, while death ends them all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Maeterlinck
Inesses
How Times Have Changed 1900 to 1917 Boxer Exile
The excerpt contrasts Kaiser era plans for brutalized warfare with a 1917 Shanghai notice. It cites German troops labeled Huns and a directive from a Chinese foreign affairs commissioner requiring Germans to register twice monthly at the Native City police station or Bubbling Well Road yamen.
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Kaiser
Eizel
China
Shanghai
Yamen
Bubbling Well Road
Hedgerows Face Ban Under 1918 Agricultural Plan
In Britain the 1918 agricultural program threatens to remove hedge rows and uproot trees in hedges with aggressive root systems. The landscape feature valued in many regions may be drastically changed as plowing demands require removal or alteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Truant Tommy Encounters Curious Friend on a Day Out Fishing
A boy skipping school spends a long day fishing and meets a younger companion who asks if he caught anything. The boy answers with a guilty remark that he has not yet been home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Do Your Hens Say A Poultry Recording Form Ottawa
A simple form from the Poultry Division Experimental Farm Ottawa helps track daily egg counts, sales or consumption, feed purchases, and cash balances. It hangs in the poultry house or kitchen and records monthly activity with a duplicate copy sent to the division, free of cost.
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Poultry Division
Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Campus Gossip Sparks Banter Between Harry and Ambrose
The exchange shows a witty campus moment where Harry is praised as a terrible prevaricator while Ambrose deflects with humor. The playful dialogue hints at social dynamics and personalities on campus.
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Harry
Ambrose
Cuticura Skin Remedy Promises Fast Relief
Advert Item touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for itching eczemas rashes and chafings in infants and mothers. Claims relief aids sleep and healing with daily use and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Department N Boston USA. Bail worldwide.
War over wheat fields could decide the war says farmer leader
H W Wood president of the United Farmers of Alberta argues exemption tribunals remove able farmers from land hurting allied war aims. He says Western Canada’s wheat and meat production are pivotal and farmers’ wartime service on farms may outvalue trenches in contributing to victory.
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H. W. Wood
United Farmers of Alberta
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Wood
Canada
Mr. Wood
Canadian Food Bulletin
Military Department
Western Canada
Curtail Use of Tin Plate Warns Canadian Food Controller
The Canadian food controller orders curtailment of tin plate use across food production. The United States bans exports except under license and favors war food contracts. Due to global tin scarcity, strict conservation is urged for dairy and other sectors while substitutes should be sought. Wearing emphasis on preserving supplies for essential uses in war-related manufacturing.
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Canada
United States
Germany
Lightening British Success Signals Turning Point in WWI Front
The piece argues the German defense is shaken and confused after fails to seize aris and Calais. It notes British effort remains strong, western campaign resembles rear guard action with diminishing power. If Italy and Allies hold line toward Verona and Venice, German discontent may rise. a critical few days will shape 1917’s fate.
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Marne
Aris
Calais
France
Verona
Venice
Germany
Boston Transcript
Quote on grocery bills and shared worry between husband and grocer
The exchange notes a husband not worrying about the grocery bill because both he and the grocer would fret over the same bills. It highlights frugal thrift as a humorous household dynamic.
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J. &. Fletcher
Prig
George
Jarvis
Filington
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Cuticura
Ment
Farmers Place
U.F.A
Ogee
Appleford’s
Saniwrappers
G&b
Appleford
Appleford Counter Check Book Co
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipes
Vancouver
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