Contested scandal at Redgrange Hall tests Daphne and Penywern
Sir Penywern confronts Lord Bedworth over rumors of Duchess bedchamber gossip and a murder story surrounding Rathbone. Daphne frets under public scrutiny while Penywern vows to pursue a legal response as the affair threatens his county’s reputation.
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Daphne
Hat
Redgrange Hall
Rathbone
Old Stone Court
Sir Penywern
Lord Bedworth
Bedworth
Sir Penywerr
Pen
Minaret
Cone
Theore
Tridescant
Jove
Acrise
French Wheat Crop 1916 Sees Large Shortfall Amid Imports
The French National Millers Association reports 1916 wheat crop at 5.7 million tons and total available stock of 6.4 million with existing reserves. Annual consumption runs to 9.2 million tons, creating a deficit of about 3 million tons to be bridged by imports.
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French National Millers’ Association
Bargain Rush Becomes Unexpected Cure Scene
A doctor jokes that sending a husband to the bargain counter during rush hours is not to kill him but to give him exercise. Mrs X suggests golf but the doctor hints a harsher idea, then clarifies the hyperbole.
Lend Me Five Pounds Step in Laughing Exchange
A brief exchange between Green and Brown centers on borrowing money. Green asks for five pounds for a week, Brown jokes about lending only to a weak old woman, not to a weak old man, highlighting a tongue in cheek moment.
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Green
Brown
Pretty Saleswoman and Buyer Debate Over Talking Machine
A humorous exchange unfolds as a saleswoman urges a customer to buy a talking machine while he responds with surprise and politeness, revealing social norms of domestic technology adoption.
Solar Energy Use in Smithsonian Report
A. S. E. Ackerman discusses solar energy in the Smithsonian annual report noting sun surface temperature around 6 000 C and its vast radiant output. He describes solar constant values, theories of heat production, and the potential of sun boilers despite low initial efficiency.
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Smithsonian Annual Report
A. S. E. Ackerman
England
Ackerman
Charles G. Abbott
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
John Ericsson
Mr. Ackerman
Smithsonian Institution
Samuel P. Langley
Smithsonian
Mount Gilson
Cal
de Caux
Buffon
Archimedes
Marcellus
Syracuse
B.C
Do you think you will ever own a car
A dialogue from the Louisville Courier Journal features two speakers discussing owning a car. The exchange hints at progressive saving amid a rising flow of autos and shifting controlling circumstances.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Freshman Enrollment at Oxford Dips by 150 Amid Rhodes Scholars
Freshmen entering Oxford this year fall short of last year by 150, though 33 Rhodes scholars are included in the total. Several colleges report only one freshman and Queen’s has none.
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Oxford
Queen's
Interview Exchange Reveals Teaching Experience
A nurse asks about child experience and the applicant replies with a playful claim of having once been a child themselves, implying prior exposure to children and perhaps a lighthearted approach to the interview.
Lloyd George The Welsh Nationalist And War Leader
The piece traces Lloyd George as central to the cabinet crisis and a magnet in international politics. It recalls his rise from Welsh Nonconformist roots to MP for Carnarvon Boroughs, his role in the 1906 railway strike settlement, the exchequer deficit handling, and his wartime leadership including conscription and ammunition during Neuve Chapelle.
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Lloyd George
Europe
Kitchener
Pitt
Wales
Bethesda
Church of England
Ona
M.P
Carnarvon
Board of Trade
George
M.p’s
Neuve Chapelle
Britain
Geordie Fined For Keeping A Small Dog Without License
In Newcastle the man Geordie was summoned for keeping a dog without a license. He claimed the animal was a pup, but expert evidence proved it a dog. He was fined. On leaving, he complained that the law has wronged him and joked that someone has been meddling with it.
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Geordie
Newcastle
Eng
Chronicle
English farm labor crisis warns of food drop in 1917 harvest
English farm correspondents warn that further drain on farm labor for military needs will reduce next year’s food output below the 1916 low. One farmer with 150 acres of grain notes harvests delayed but for local curate and schoolboys helping with harvesting.
Western Merger of Farmers' Interests
The United Grain Growers Limited unites Manitoba and Alberta farmers by merging the Grain Growers Grain Company of Winnipeg and the Alberta Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company. Saskatchewan is not included, a key feature noted by Toronto Globe. The move signals central control ambitions and potential Saskatchewan tensions as the movement expands across the three prairie provinces.
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United Grain Growers’, Limited
Corporation
Manitoba
Alberta
Grain Growers’ Company of
Winnipeg
Rain Growers
Alberta Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Company
Calgary
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Grain Growers’ Movement
Saskatchewan
Gras Growers’ Grain Company
Manitoba Grain Growers’ Association
Prairie Provinces
Grain Growers’ Grain Company
Plains
Co-Operative Elevator Companies
Alberta Company
Saskatchewan Co-operative Company
United Grain Growers’ Limited
Toronto Globe
Heat Loss In Glass Buildings From Double Windows
Arthur W. Sheldon reports to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers on how much heat is lost through large glass areas in industrial buildings. He explains condensation in double glazed windows results from air leakage direction and proposes small exterior air openings to prevent moisture on panes.
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Arthur W. Sheldon
I’rovidence
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
New York
Sheldon
Ambiguous Exchange About Gossip and Denial Cited
A terse exchange hints at a rumor about pride or ego, with one party denying any knowledge or involvement. The dialogue centers on a claim of a big head and the response denies it, leaving the matter unresolved.
Western Canada Dairying Gains From Grading and Government Aid
The Saskatchewan dairy branch grades butter from co operative creameries to raise quality and stabilize prices. Eleven depots operate cold storage with scoring by expert graders, linking to rail shipments and Pacific buyers. The program aims to boost dairy profitability amid grain profits and forecasts continued high butter prices.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Dairy Branch
Co-operative
Canadian Pacific
Siateen Cooperative
Saskatchewan ‘Dairy Branch
Pacific Coast
Departments of Agriculture
Bennie Answers Father’s Name Jones in Class
A teacher asks Bennie for his father’s name to illustrate a Christian name. Bennie replies his father is called Jones, the same as his own surname, and notes his mother does not call him Ethan but likes him.
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Bennie
Jones
Ethan
Conversation Hint for Early Humankind
Dialog excerpt shows a grandmother asking about Adam and Eve and a child responding that they were the first man and woman. The exchange hints at origins and familiarity in a playful domestic tone.
Faith and mercy amid urging to accept him
Cholly warns of joining the British or French army if refused. Marke pleads for mercy and acceptance, asserting those nations already face troubles.
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Cholly
Marke
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Penywern
Florence Warden
U. Lis
Western Merger of Farmers’ Interests
Co-Operative Creameries
Adam and Eve
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