Wade Seized in Canyon Prison Demands Quit-Claim
Wade awakes trapped in a rock fissure in Crawling Water Valley with a tiny water stream for food. Moran offers freedom in exchange for signing a quit-claim deed to Wade’s ranch, plus a ten thousand dollar check, or a slow death by starvation. Wade steels himself, rejecting coercion and planning to fight back as he awaits rescue or retaliation.
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Wade
Moran
Santry
Dorothy
Helen Rexhill
Dorothy Parnell
Rexhill
Helen
Goat Neale
Neale
Water Valley
Nexis
Watchmaker Guay Leaves Quebec After Seventy Years in Trade
At 92, J. G. Guay leaves Quebec to join a New England watchmaking firm. He has spent seven decades in the trade and is regarded as Canada's oldest professional. Born in Quebec, he trained under P. E. Poulin of Bridge Street. His father, a notary, died at 101.
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Quebec
J. G. Guay
United States
New England
Canada
P. E. Poulin
Bridge Street
Mr. Guay
Wireless lovers see hair growth claims fronted
A newspaper note claims men with home wireless sets visit barbers more often for haircuts, suggesting professional wireless operators have better heads of hair. Marine Secretary Mr. O'Donnell says electrical disturbances in the air affect hair, asserting few bald wireless men exist among them.
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O'Donnell
British Association
Memorial to Lake's Explorer Etienne Brule Honored Nearby Canal
The Department of Railways and Canals authorizes a monument on grounds beside the ship canal. It commemorates Etienne Brule and Grenelle the first white visitors to Pawiting near Sault Ste. Marie and their view of Lake Superior and its turbulent waters.
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Department of Railways and Canals
Ship Canal
Etienne Brule
Grenelle
Pawiting
Sault Ste. Marie
Lake Superior
Memory Roads and Friendly Favors
A reflective note on how acts of kindness create lasting memories and goodwill among people, highlighting the warmth of reciprocal generosity and the value of helping others.
Agriculture in Britain and Germany Efficiency Compared
Lord Fortescue in the London Times cites figures showing that one agriculture worker in Britain feeds about twelve people while a German worker feeds about four. If only permanent staff are counted the British figure rises above ten and the German figure falls under six.
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Lord Fortescue
The
London Times
Britain
Germany
Great Britain
Women from forty to fifty in Winnipeg advert
An advertisement endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women aged forty five to fifty five with symptoms like nervousness irritability and hot flashes. It cites Mrs Thompson of Winnipeg and claims the remedy, made from roots and herbs, has helped many as a safe non drug option and offers a free book from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co Cobourg Ontario.
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Winnipeg
Man
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Thompson
Lizzie St
Lydia E. Kham
American Bush People Would Derive Benefit By Following English Custom
Gordon Selfridge, Chicago merchant famed for conquering London, returns to the United States and compares American and English life. He praises afternoon tea as a national rite and suggests Americans would gain poise and calm by a mid day break. He recalls giving a tea interval to his 3,000 Oxford Street staff rather than discourage the practice.
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Gordon Selfridge
Chicago
London
United States
Selfridge
Oxford Street
Canadian deposits make nation wealthiest in world
F A Hatch retiring president of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Manufacturers Association says public deposits in banks and loan companies amount to over two billion dollars, about 250 dollars per person, signaling the Canadian as the world's richest man.
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F. A. Hatch
Ontario
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Famous Americans Studying Engineers Mention Pat Pending
A student asks about the famed engineer Pat Pending whose name appears on machinery. The dialogue touches on learning about notable engineers and the value of buying from local merchants to support community prosperity.
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Soph
Pat Pending
Geography Joke About Exam Date on Paper
A father asks about geography exam results and a son replies he got one thing right the date at the top of the paper. The exchange highlights the humor of focusing on the paper's date rather than content.
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Genuwewe
Wilder Anthony
F. CD. Goodchild Co
King St. West
Toronto
Dodds
U.S
Western Canada
Union Stock Yards
Canadian National Railways
Atlantic
United Grain Growers
S.S
Manchester
Seenather Byu Wekhl
CR A. N. Lambert
J. D. Dehan
A. EB. Rosevear Union Stock
C. Rice-Jones
Quebec Harbor Commission
United Grain Growers, Ltd
Iculture
Wealth In
Carter
Carters
VER
Graham Wafers
North West Biscuit Company Ltd
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