Pursuit in the Arctic Shadows of Armistice
Constable La Marr of the Royal Mounted, after a blizzard night at Armistice, spots a furred figure on a snow trail. He recalls Mountie rules and plans a cautious approach, suspecting a murder suspect among the Eskimo approaching within reach of the snow trap.
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la Marr
Bhut
Montreal
Quebec
Hiis
Russell Seymour
Seymour
Morpheus
Mounted
Regina School of Police
Avic
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Winnipeg reader Mrs Thompson of 305 Lizzie St. testifies the Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound strengthened her during menopause symptoms. The ad claims the product contains roots and herbs with no narcotics and offers help to women aged 45 to 55 facing nervousness irritability headaches and similar flushes. It urges writes to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Ontario for a book.
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Winnipeg
Man
Lydia É Pinkham
Octor
Mrs. Thompson
Lizzie
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eskimo Murder Stirs Arctic Post Rivalry
Constable La Marr captures a native in a snowstorm but discovers the suspect is not Avic. Sergeant Seymour reveals the real killer is Olespe of the Lady Franklin band, who murdered his wife three weeks earlier. The detective work shifts to a formal inquiry as Seymour plans to pursue the correct suspect.
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la Marr
Avic
Avie
Arctic Trading Company
Harry Karmack
Oliver O'Malley
Gee-Pole
Seymour
LaMarr
O'Malley
Olespe
Lady Franklin Band
Olespo
Charley
France
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Death
Grim sled ride frames uxoricide in remote inquest
A marauding sergeant returns with a murdered woman bound in deer skins across the tundra in a cross-country sled, the scene framed to satisfy a Dominion inquest while the killer confronts his fate, as isolation and justice converge on the frozen trail.
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Seymour
Giant Devil's Bible Emerges From Stockholm Hideout
A famed biblical giant known as the Devil's Bible has been retrieved from a Royal Library hiding place in Stockholm after Prague requested a photostat. Legend says a monk finished it in one night with devilish aid, adding a full page portrait of the devil. The Bible allegedly spans 809 parchment sheets and documents from 100 donkey hides. It was presented to Queen Kristina along with the Silver Bible, bound in silver with text in silver and gold on purple parchment. The Silver Bible, about 1,400 years old, translates the four Gospels by Ulfilas and is housed at Uppsala University.
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Royal Library
Stockholm
Prague
Sweden
Kristina
Gustaveus Adolphus
Ulfilas
Upsala University
Unappreciated Advice And A Gas Station Encounter
Wealthy motorist urges quick service at a Mississippi gas station but finds the attendant lazy and insists on pushing. The exchange ends with no gas available. A separate note warns that powdered soap ignited in a room can explode violently.
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Mississippi
Guvnor
Forbes Magazine
N.Y
Easy money and a man who would stab Edost
A cryptic remark claims easy money is easy to dispose of and warns that a man who would stab Edost would not hesitate to do anything.
Quality and Service Signaled by Small Things
A narrator explains how the sign of a store named Little Foxes stands for Quality and Service. The essay emphasizes that true value lies in character and inner quality, not size, with reflections on wealth, soul, and what makes a real gentleman.
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Margaret Sangster
The Gentle Gentleman and His Quiet Manners
A gleaming portrait of courteous conduct and charitable acts. The speaker praises a man who helps without pushiness, holds doors, runs errands, and places others before himself. The passage contrasts genuine manners with idle talk about beauty and ends with a moral about helping the needy.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Praised by Ex-Serviceman
Mr. A Reid of Upper Musquodoboit Nova Scotia reports severe heart and nerve damage after overseas service in 1920. After using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, he sleeps well and feels relief. He suggests other veterans try the remedy. Price 50c a box, The T Milburn Co Toronto.
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A. Reid
Upper
Musquodoboit
N.S
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Beekeeping Ban Enacted By Petaluma City Council
The Petaluma California city council passes an ordinance forbidding keeping of bees within city limits. Beekeeping had flourished in backyards amid blossoms, with hundreds of hives and multiple bee sting complaints including swarms in parked cars.
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Petaluma
California
His Objection to the Vicar's Sermons
A dialogue fragment centers on William and a miss discussing the vicar's sermons. William complains the curate uses too many conclusions while the vicar insists on saying lastly, highlighting a humorous clash in church talk.
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William
With The Boy Scouts Courtesy Spreads Sunshine
The Hon. Martin Burrell argues that courtesy spreads sunshine and that life’s large sorrows are not caused by small unkindnesses. The piece links courtesy to business training, noting stores educate clerks in salesmanship and call courtesy the foundation of successful sales. The Scout should remain courteous in all settings.
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Martin Burrell
Canada
Aluminum paint cuts heat in cars and underbodies
A Popular Mechanics note explains that a coat of aluminum paint on the underside of an auto reduces heat absorption significantly and painting the exterior with the same paint adds further cooling. The article claims about half the heat can be prevented by aluminum coatings on either side.
Autos Are Luxuries In Japan
Automobiles are genuine luxuries in Japan. A license for the cheapest kind of car costs about 300 dollars. Gasoline prices are high with near one dollar per gallon.
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Japan
Names in the London City Directory
The London city directory lists individuals Gotobed My Muckle Whiff Ohno Cops Slopper and Looney among residents and listings. The compilation highlights a mix of unusual surnames reflecting local entries and cross references within the directory pages.
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London
Gotobed
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British Columbia
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