Charmian and Grandma Solve Charmian’s Worry Over Jimmy Bennett
Grandma explains Charmian’s sadness stems from a letter Charmian wrote to Jimmy Bennett that went unanswered. John Carter promises to check for the letter as Lizzie Baker reports Sarah Bennett’s California fruit farm purchase and Jim’s possible absence, while local gossip links Bennetts, Luella Purdie, and Edgar to small town tensions.
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Charmian
New England
Grandma
Sonny
Davises
Doctor
Jimmy Bennett
John Carter
Bennett
Jim
Lizzie Baker
Sarah Bennett
South Wickfield
Ezra
R.F.D
Donne
Jim Bennett
Jimmy
Mrs. Merry
Miss Lizzie
Luella Moore Purdie
Edgar
South
Wickfield
Luella
Edgar Purdie
Lizzie
Gam Garfield
California
Gabriel
George K
Sarah
Sophie
Worm Exterminator Promises Quick Relief for Children
A historical advert promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a simple strong remedy to relieve children from worm distress promptly. The ad emphasizes swift, effective relief and targets parents seeking immediate cure.
Beebe Sets Deep Sea Record With Glass Globe Descent
Naturalist adventurer William Beebe descends 800 feet in the Atlantic off Bermuda in a steel globe with quartz windows and oxygen tanks. He plans to reach over 1,600 feet as thrill seeking exploration expands beyond known depths.
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Asia
Australia
New York
William Beebe
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Captain Archibald to Carry Car on Airplane
Captain R D Archibald announced a breakthrough travel idea after arriving in New York with his automobile. He plans to transport the 1100 pound British made car in a forthcoming tri motor plane currently under construction. The car will sit about three feet above ground and the aircraft will carry it on future flights to Nova Scotia. The car is upholstered in red morocco.
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R. D. Archibald
Los Angeles
Sydney
N.S
New York
Archibald
Nova Scotia
Morocco
Explanation of Working Class Emancipation From Alcohol
Dr Weeks told the London Licensing Commission that the working class is emancipated from alcoholism and that the population’s drinking habits are improving. He argued dreary days of heavy drinking are gone as living standards rise, noting the past caused much drinking to drown misery.
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Dr. Weeks
London Licensing Commission
London Daily Herald
Names Instead Of Numbers In Chinatown Telephone Exchange
The San Francisco Chinatown exchange uses names instead of numbers for dialing. With 4,200 subscribers, callers must identify the specific John Smith by street, business, or other characteristic to guide the operator.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Telephone Exchange
John Smith
Ninety-Three Year Old Planting Fifty-Eighth Tree in Orleans
Cheney P. Whitney of Shortville New York now ninety three returns to his old Orleans homestead each spring. He has planted his fifty eighth tree and notes every tree planted since 1872 has thrived.
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Cheney P. Whitney
Shortville
N.Y
Orleans
Whitney
Wise Wit on Time and Doing Good
The quotation argues that one should act promptly for good deeds and delay harmful actions. It notes the common error of most people who reverse this order, spoiling the natural sequence of tasks and intentions.
Telephone link to India planned from England
The post office department announced that negotiations may allow telephone service from England to India. If successful, the system would mirror the Australia arrangement with a transmitting station at Rugby and a receiving station at Baldock Hertfordshire, connecting most major imperial regions.
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England
India
Post Office Department
Australia
Rugby
Baldock
Hertfordshire
Mother of Eighteen From Cardston Alberta
Cardston Alberta resident Mrs Bears Satuene Bacu Sr, age fifty eight, says she is mother of eighteen living children and relies on Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She reports using it for years and notes her husband bought his wife two bottles after conversation.
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Cardston
Alberta
Druggs
Lydia E. Pinkham
Phother
Bears Satuene Bacu, Sr
Suitor Proposes, Real Estate Man Demands Two-Year Lease
A suitor asks for the daughter in exchange for marriage with a two year lease demanded by the fatherly real estate man. Minard’s Liniment advertised as giving quick relief appears in the snippet.
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Minard
To Rival the Zeppelins Giant flying wing airplane planned in Berlin
An Berlin firm plans a 120 passenger flying wing craft with a 21 ton payload and 5000 mile range using Diesel engines. It aims to challenge Zeppelins by speed and all weather capability, noting planes can cut through gales while dirigibles struggle against winds.
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Berlin
North Atlantic
Columbus
Europe
North America
Nine Daily Foreign Papers In Canada
The Soo Star notes nine daily newspapers in Canada not printed in English or French. Victoria and Vancouver each have one Chinese daily, Toronto has two, Vancouver two Jap dailies, Winnipeg and Toronto have had a Jewish daily, Sudbury prints a Finnish daily, and about 38 weekly papers exist in other languages with circulations from 1,650 to 20,000. Winnipeg prints about half, while Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Edmonton are well represented.
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Canada
Soo Star
Victoria
Vancouver
Toronto
Winnipeg
Sudbury
Montreal
Edmonton
Woman seeks Canadian husband who will be sensible at thirty
A Boston woman age twenty advertises for a husband from Canada with the rule that he must be thirty to be sensible. The Vancouver Province notes the irony that sensibility is rare even then and jokes on the age belief. Also mentions Miller's Worm Powders praised as palatable for children and claimed to end worm troubles and improve digestion.
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Boston
Vancouver Province
Associated Fruit Growers Record Seven Years of Exports
The Associated Growers of British Columbia reports that over seven years the cooperative shipped 26,463 cars of fruits and vegetables, earning 25,697,425 dollars. Operating costs were under three and a half percent. While big crops did not always yield higher returns, past years show total cars and revenue by year, including 1927 with 3,622 cars earning 4,193,593 dollars and 1928 with 4,463 cars earning 3,833,619 dollars.
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Associated Growers of
British Columbia
London Hotel Project Aims for 2000 Bedrooms
A new hotel near Marble Arch is planned to be the largest in Europe with 2000 bedrooms and baths. The scheme accompanies a larger London building push including Thames House at Millbank as Europe’s largest commercial structure outside America.
First apples exported from Nova Scotia
The first Nova Scotia apples were shipped by sailing vessel from Halifax to Liverpool in 1849, fetching $2 per barrel. In 1886 a schooner carried 700 barrels to Boston at $2.50 per barrel.
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Nova Scotia
Halifax
Liverpool
Boston
U.S.A
Saxony Hosts 1,543 Singing Societies With 56,198 Members
The report notes Saxony counts 1,543 singing societies totaling 56,198 members. Advertisement promotes Blisters and Boils Minard's Liniment, a patent remedy marketed within the region.
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Saxony
Minard
Duty as a Path Through Life Quotes
A compact collection of moral snippets from ancient and classical authors. The excerpts urge steadfast duty regardless of comfort or criticism and emphasize virtue over ease and public opinion.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Widely Praised for Internal External Uses
The advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as effective for internal and external use against sore throat croup whooping cough chest pains colic and related ailments. It notes the bottle is inexpensive and convenient to keep on hand.
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Thomas
Unusual Goldfish Pool Service At Loews Lexington Theatre
Since 1923 the Loews Lexington Theatre in New York offers a fish repository for travelers. Visitors drop off goldfish into a lobby pool when leaving town, often never reclaiming them as owners cannot identify their pets.
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Loew's
Lexington Theatre
New York
Lexington
East Sixties
Crawford
Boat Design Fits Narrow Chinese Canals
A boat much larger than its stream roams interior Chinese canals. Junks navigate these ribbon like waterways with ease as their oversized superstructure lingers above the banks while the narrow hull passes through.
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China
Canoe Route Through Prince Albert Park Lures Paddlers
In Prince Albert National Park three major lakes dominate the landscape with forty to fifty smaller lakes linked by waterways. The connected water system allows paddlers to travel for days through a region praised as the prairies wonderland.
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Prince Albert National Park
Prairies
Grocery store serves about 300 people in United States
A local grocery store has established a steady customer base of roughly 300 residents in the United States. The store provides everyday essentials and community access, with no major incidents reported.
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United States
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