Miss Maggie Faces an Old-Fashioned Love Triangle
In an October to November sequence, Miss Maggie suspects Mr Smith’s interest in Mellicent Blaisdell amid flirtations and social pressures. Jane questions the affair while Maggie bravely weighs age, companionship, and a possible future with the aging writer who lives as a boarder.
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Blaisdell
Blaisdeil
Coud
Ephraim B Blaisdeil
Blaisdells
Jane
Mr. Smith
Mellicent
Gray
Mr Smith
Miss Maggie
Maggie
Mrs. Jane
Miss Magete
Donald Gray
Maggie Duff
Bessie
Tooed
Benny
Christmas Party at James Bialsdell’s Home
An ambassador of Cupid’s Christmas brings the young home for holidays and a party at James Bialsdell’s, with exclusive invites and champagne. Miss Maggie attends with Mr. Smith but dislikes Beasie’s dress, Fred’s drinking, and the social maneuvering aimed at Mellicent and Hibbard Gaylord.
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James Bialsdell
Hattie
Mr. Smith
Maggie
Father Duff
Miss Maggie
Beasie
Fred
Jane
Mellicent
Hibbard Gaylord
Mell
Cent
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Throat Relief and Cough Stop
Advert reads that Catarrhozone soothes irritable throat and stops coughing and sneezing. It claims immediate relief as piney vapors heal the bronchial tubes and strengthen the throat, with a dollar outfit option and small trial sizes offered by the Catarrhozone Co. of Montreal.
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Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Fred's fall from grace and Maggie's anxious vigil
In a tense scene Miss Maggie confronts Mr. Smith about Fred's rumored drinking and gambling with a college crowd. They discuss Fred's ambition, his father’s illness, and Mrs. Hattle's continuing fashion and wealth. Maggie returns home amid a long, lonely week as Mr. Smith remains away.
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Maggie
Mr. Smith
Fred
Gaylord
Miss Maggie
Bessie
Miss Magegie
Martin
Miss Magele
Moose Shortage Marks Weak Big Game Season in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan game guardian F. Bradshaw notes a disappointing big game season in 1921 with deer up but moose far below typical harvest. He recalls 1,200+ moose killed last year, urges explanations from hunters including predation by wolves and weather effects on moose migrations.
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F. Bradshaw
Saskatchewan
Mr. Bradshaw
Goats Provide Hair for Dolls in Window Displays
Angora goats supply the hair used on the heads of thousands of dolls on display in shop windows. The article notes the material comes from Angora goats and is a common feature in doll production and presentation.
Fure Silk Plushes and Carpets Hit Market
Artificial silk replaces true fur in a new line of products including plushes, carpets, and imitation furs. Manufacturers tout cost and durability benefits while promising similar texture and shine to natural materials.
Dust Heap a Source of Revenue in Budapest
In Budapest the dust heaps yield a major revenue source with thirty million crowns of coke cleaned and sold in a year and a stock of a million bricks from unsold refuse. Also noted is a new electrically wound clock for use in airplanes and balloons, tested by the Bureau of Standards, powered by a three-cell six-volt battery.
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Budapest
Europe
Bureau of Standards
Popular Mechanics
German scientists craft marshmallow oil as salad oil
German experimenters developed a method to extract oil from the marshmallow plant for use as a salad oil. Windsor Castle is cited as the oldest royal residence in the world.
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Windsor Castle
Surviving Brother Honors Three Heroes at Darlington Memorial
A memorial at Darlington England honors three Bradford brothers two VC winners and an MC one brigadier general who fell in France and another lieutenant who died of wounds in France The unveiling was by Captain T Bradford the fourth brother small talk has generated many big roubles
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Darlington
M.C
George N. Bradford
V.C. R.N
Zeebrugge
James B. Bradford
France
Roland Boys Bradford
V.C
T. Bradford
Prediction For 1926 Horoscope Claims World Shakeup
The British Journal of Astrology predicts 1926 will bring plagues famines floods shipwrecks rioting and revolution with Mare and Mercury in conjunction. Six years hence a great Armageddon will occur as a final conflict between Mohammedan ism allied with Bolshevism and the Anglo-Saxon world.
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British Journal of Astrology
Whale Skin Thickest of All Creatures
The whale bears the thickest skin among living animals with hide reaching about two feet in some areas. This notable armor helps protect the creature in its vast ocean habitat.
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Wk OD
Cupid’s
McGee
Nature
Danderine
Fletcher
Castoria
Pietcher
the Centaur Company
New York City
England
Beecham
Bayer
Crean
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