Life on the Farm in Spring with the Fenwicks
In the Fenwick home at a rural farm, Mrs. Fenwick struggles with grief after losing a baby while Mr. Fenwick and Mrs. Mowbray help care for twins and calves. The family gardens, tends fruit, and plans future life as Murray contemplates staying at the farm rather than returning to city work, weighing farming prospects against urban opportunities.
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Murray Sleinal
Hier
Fenwick
Murray
FR Straudt
Sophie
Renae
Gre Perara
Yeter Ins
Wien
Margaret
Herington
Thad Mot
Macleod
Canada
Buicker Weyz
Barnen
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promoted For Stomach Trouble
Advertisement praising Dr Hamilton's Pills as a mild yet effective remedy for constipation and biliousness. Claims the pills cleanse the entire system of wastes and warns against harsh purgatives.
Dr Hamiltons Pills and political talk blend in odd page fragment
An OCR fragment mixes a sales pitch for Dr Hamiltons Pills with a long, troubled political dialogue about capital and labor. The ad mentions 25¢ per box and 5 for $1.00 while the text shifts to debates on balanced policy, community interests, and rural versus urban life.
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Hamilton
Catarr
Hetape Co
Stop Look Listen Warning In The Jazz Age
A Bloomington Pantagraph report warns that a surge of speed and modern living fuels fatal automobile crashes in the United States. The piece urges restraint and reflection, citing rising deaths and a failed rush to conclusions, urging safer driving and attentiveness like engineers heed red flares on tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bloomington
Ward of the state deposits in publicly overseen banks
A fragment notes that a bank depositor remains under public oversight as deposits are held by a state chartered institution. The piece argues deposits rely on bank competence and conscience, plus public examination and control for protection. It references Providence Journal remarks and a London source quote about finding the easiest path to guide others.
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Emal
Providence Journal
Britain Pays U S Debt as Duty and Pride
A historical note from the New York Herald describes Britain meeting its debt obligations to the United States with steady payments, framing it as a matter of honor and national resilience amid unemployment and fiscal strain. The article emphasizes the routine nature of debt service and Britain’s resolve to bear taxation burdens rather than default.
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Britain
Woman Makes Daring Jump From Airplane Over France
A woman in Isseyres Moulineaux, France leaps from a plane at 1000 feet during flight. The parachute opens and she descends safely to the ground while technicians are cited as wrong about the mission.
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Isseyres-Moulineaux
France
Collin
Construction trends show steady 1923-24 activity in Canada
The report covers eleven months ending November 30 with a 15 percent rise from 1922. Canadian construction awards total 292,746,800 while residential work leads at 6,692,700 and public works 857,500. Builders anticipate a slight 1924 cost recession and stable materials.
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Catala
BIS
Oes SB Berg
Pati
Aceae A5
Fourteen Dogs Set For The Pas Derby March 11
Fourteen dogs from distant points are being moved daily to The Pas for the annual dog derby on March 11. The Matte Cup and $2,500 prize lure teams to the 200 mile race with about 12 entries expected. A. Shorty Rutasick, runner up last March and Banff winner, is favored along with Charles B. Morgans team.
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Pas
Wiscarres
Shorty
Rutasick
Banff
Alberta
Charles B. Morgan
U S Grain Through Canadian Ports Reported
A Bureau of Statistics report shows U S grain shipped via Canadian ports in the trap year from September 1 1822 to August 31 1923 totaling 65 410 000 bushels. The necessary gross handling reached about 119 000 000 bushels to move through lake port elevators and exit ports.
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U.S
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Oberatamergan Players Refuse Big Offer Then Tour Baltimore
A motion picture concern offered the Oberatamergan players a large sum to perform the Passion Play before cameras, but they refused. Now in New York they will travel to Baltimore to relieve the distress of their fellow actors.
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Godéee
Plymouth Rocks
Ray
Wade
Basie
Fedehed
Murray
Luxaries
Laxkspur
Mowbray
Arene
Will
Marsay
Haim
Oberatamergan
New York
Baltimore
Sellpond Apts
Tratti
Work In Lumber Camps iBPS Employed Men In Saskatchewan
A fragmented notice describes men sent to timber camps in Saskatchewan and Manitoba under labor programs. It notes 1 353 workers headed to northern Saskatchewan forests and mentions a survey by Soldier Settlement Board officers to locate spring farm work openings and to relay information to immigration authorities.
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Hewan
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Soldier Settlement Board
Was the Good Old Days Better or Worse From the Press
The fragment laments nostalgia for earlier times with vague references to apples and abundance. It oddities in phrasing hint at a historical gossip column tone about scarcity and simple pleasures, noting plenteous fruit and grocery practices, yet the text is incomplete and scattered.
Drop in British war pensions tied to widows remarrying
The report notes a large fall in war pensions as one third of British war widows have remarried. Government pension outlay last year reached 000,000 with savings mainly from widows over 45 and large families. A surplus of over 2,000,000 remains in the system.
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M. Ik A
Britain
October Sea Fish Catch Totals and Shifts in Species
The October catch totaled 531 572 owls worth 1 614 332 dollars, down from 679 520 owls valued at 1 493 210 in October 1922. Haddock hake pollock mackerel halibut herring sardines pilchards fell while cod salmon albacore swordfish lobsters and oysters rose.
White Lies and Lies Too Big to Bury
A speaker warns children against lying, equating white lies with cancer and leprosy as small flaws that corrode trust. He calls for honesty, cites examples of deceit and its consequences, and urges steadfast upright behavior to keep society strong.
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