Princess Mary Launches Warship Rodney at Birkenhead Yard
Princess Mary christened the warship Rodney in the Cammell Laird yard Birkenhead using empire wine. Rodney, planned as the largest battleship upon commissioning in 1927, may carry nine 16 inch guns and displace under the Washington limit. The contract is valued at about £7.9 million, and the christening ceremony featured a dramatic bottle crash as the ship slid into the water.
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Princess Mary
Viscountess Lascetles
Rodney
Cammel
A Love Epic of the Far North
Baree the wolf dog survives a gunfight and grief in a northern tale adapted by Vitagraph. McTaggart pursues Nepeese as Baree returns from the chasm to find the cabin burned and a sense of tragedy guiding his next step.
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Nepeeso
Pierrot
James Oliver Curwood
Far North
Pierrot’s Grave Fire and the Willow’s Glance
In a bitter Arctic scene, Bush McTaggart burns Pierrot’s grave near Lac Bain after burying him with kerosene. Baree recalls the Willow’s pale triumph as she chose death, while Baree hesitates at the edge of a dangerous, ice‑filled pool where Nepeese disappeared.
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Baree
Willow
Aleady
McTaggart
Pierrot
Nepeese
Bush McTaggart
Lac Bain
Pierrot du Yueshe
Busti McTaggart
Vast Egyptian finds turn Nile valley into open museum
The article extols Egypt as a vast archaeological treasure house with tombs opened this year rivaling Tutankhamen in impact. It notes statues, vases, weapons, amulets, and inscribed tablets reveal history once dismissed as myth, with papyrus and other writings shedding new light on ancient civilization.
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Tut-Ankh-Amen
Egypt
The
Nile
Prince of Wales returns Cairn terrier to Lady Burton
The Prince of Wales relinquishes Molly the Cairn terrier to Lady Burton who cared for her during his travels in Africa and South America. Molly refused to acknowledge him on his return. City Boarder jokes about batch cooking chickens while a farmer explains they keep hens for that purpose.
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Prince of Wales
Molly
Lady Burton
Africa
South America
Steel fire lookout tower rises in vast Eastern Arizona pine forest
A 120 foot steel fire lookout tower was recently erected in one of the world’s largest pine forests in Eastern Arizona. The structure stands to aid early detection of wildfires and safeguard surrounding communities and ecosystems.
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Arizona
Kalantan Case Reveals Duff’s British Empire Gains
A decade long suit ends with R W Duff winning damages of £375000 and costs from the Kalantan Government. The Englishman, who led police in Pang, aided Clifford in quelling rebellion, then secured extraordinary powers, inoculated 300,000 natives, opened mines, and cultivated rubber. The 1908 treaty with Siam left Duff with concessions and a railway clause near his lands.
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Britain
R. W. Duff
Malay Peninsula
Kalantan
Pahang
Hugh Clifford
Ceylon
Clifford
Duff
London
Kalatan
Siam
Bangkok
Royal portraitist Frank Salisbury to exhibit in New York
English painter Frank Salisbury, who has painted most of England's royal family, arrived on the Majestic in New York and will display his portraits next month. He notes royalty sitters are hard, King George and the Prince of Wales giving limited time amid interruptions and nerves.
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New York
Frank Salisbury
England
George
Prince of Wales
Plea Letter For Poaching Charge At Aberdeen
A man charged in Aberdeen with taking two salmon from River Deverton near the mill lake to the Richmond Hills at Huntly pleads guilty in a letter claiming the fish were exhausted and he thought it a kind action. He asks about meal variety at the boarding house, noting three different meal names.
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Aberdeen
Deverton
Mill Lake
Richmond Hills
Huntly
She Could Hardly Do Her Housework Nerves Were So Bad
Mrs I M Parks of Consecon Ontario describes heart and nerve trouble that left her unable to stay alone and barely able to perform daily chores. She recalls being short of breath and unnerved by every sound, a condition she attributes to severe nerves and heart strain.
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I. M. Parks
Consecon, Ont
Boxing product ad copy with limited sourcing details
A short, unclear promotion placed by The T. Milburn Co Limited of Torgate Ost. The fragment references trying a second item and feeling like an interested woman, but the context and product remain unspecified.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Torgate
Edison Changes His Habits Hours Instead of Four
Edison at seventy nine sleeps five to six hours daily and eats a sparse diet to keep costs low. He weighs 186 pounds and follows a fixed meal with toast milk oats and sardine. He works eighteen hours a day on multiple research lines including the phonograph and storage battery. He would not reveal details of his new inventions.
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Thomas A. Edison
Popular Science Monthly
Williams Pink Pills Advertise Blood Purification Relief for Rheumatism
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood purifying remedy for rheumatism claiming permanent relief by addressing the blood. A testimonial from Annie Wright of Worcester Alta cites six years of suffering and says she regained health after using the pills and recommends them to others. The pills cost 50 cents a box and can be bought from any druggist or ordered by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Annie Wright
Woorchester
Alta
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Heart Truths for This Week Keeps Core Guiding
A reflective verse miscellany urging inner integrity and steadfast faith. It emphasizes being true to oneself and to God despite changing circumstances, quoting Prov and George MacDonald to link inner virtue with outward good.
Vikings to Sail Replica Vessel to Prove Norse Discovery
Captain Folgero plans a 40 by 12 foot replica Viking boat to sail from Dover via Finisterre Madeira and across the Atlantic to Philadelphia. Norwegian claimants dispute Columbus and insist Leif Ericson first reached America about 500 years earlier.
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America
Leif Ericson
Columbus
Folgero
Dover
Finisterre
Madeira
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Ericeon
Worst Winter In German History Looms Over Germany
The article describes a dire winter in Germany with soup kitchens overwhelmed, widespread unemployment, and a wave of bankruptcies forecast by German American businessmen. A pervasive business panic grips the German economy and society.
Londoner Speaks Into Telephone in Slurred Speech
A fragment shows a Londoner named Harrison speaking on a telephone with garbled words and repeated sounds. The speaker struggle to be heard with a drawn out and uncertain delivery.
Reflection Turns Fatal for Glasgow Capercailzie
A bright morning at Dumbarton Road in Glasgow reveals a window reflection of a tree. A large capercailzie flying toward the shop window shatters the glass and dies on the door, weighed over ten pounds and measured by a 12 foot pane. The bird, a rare Highland native, mystery surrounds how it reached the city.
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Dumbarton Road
Glasgow
Europe
Health and posture advice cited by Detroit News
A Chicago doctor prescribes correct posture as an aid to health while a 4' man is described as standing as if he won an argument with his wife. The piece also notes that worms hinder child health and promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a remedy.
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Chicago
Detroit News
Collector and Owens Dispute Call Timing over Billing
A collector asks when to call again about the bill. Owens replies that he cannot always predict when he will be available or out, complicating follow up timing.
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Owens
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Agne
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King OF
Liniment
Valley OF Nile Vast Museum
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