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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
2
In the wake of Sir Geoffrey’s death the house reels from debt and betrayal. Hampden aids Mistress Lucy as Lord Luftdon contemplates restitution while Arcester’s shadow lingers over the ruined family estate and the castle’s mournful procession.
On the terrace the speaker declines a marriage offer yet vows to aid a claim. The duke jokes about informing a lady of the sentiment. A widow invites the speaker into the house to review her father’s papers with lawyer Master Ficklin. She asserts centuries of mutual friendship between their households and asks for counsel.
Mistress Lucy confronts Master Ficklin over her late father’s debt plagued estate. Only about £2000 in consols remains, all other assets mortgaged or lost. She agrees to live with the old attorney until her future is settled, while Hampden vows to aid her though he calls himself a poor counselor.
The 1914 imports into the Union of South Africa totaled 155 612.59 dollars, down from 192 633 900 dollars in 1913. The sharpest drop was in food and drink articles, valued at 30 000 000 and 35 6m respectively. Exports declined from 225 273 000 dollars in 1913 to 192 474 000 dollars in 1914, mainly due to halts in gold and diamond shipments, with gold at 187 000 000 in 1913 versus 102 000 000 in 1914 and diamonds at 60 000 000 and 27 000 000 respectively.
The mountains of Porto Rico are highly magnetic causing surveyors’ plumb-lines to pull. Old surveys may be off by half a mile or more due to this attraction, leading to inaccurate measurements and adjustments.
The speaker notes discharging the French cook may breach neutrality. Benham asserts the act reflects official stance, while another character suggests the public reaction led to the firing.
The act sets Alberta against liquor traffic with vendors and premises defined and licensed by the lieutenant governor in council. It outlines vendor duties, penalties, affidavits for medicinal and scientific use, sacramental wine, record keeping, hours, and cross border allowances while restricting consumption on premises.
A humorous clipped dialogue centers on a Swiss man nicknamed Egg living in New York who petitions to change his name. He and his wife have four children, the family dubbed “the half dozen Kers,” and the man claims his load is too heavy to bear while a mentor joke ends in a frothing beat.
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