Silver Ribbons Christine Whiting Parmenter Chapter XV
Continued. Grandma argues about independence for girls and a changing world. She recalls leg shows and revisions to dress, defends progress, and notes a minister's wife. The doctor is about to arrive for supper and she suggests she cook something hearty.
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Grandma
Boston
Times
Charmian and Jim Share a Spanning Ride Home
After a tense school conflict with Deacon Purdie Charmian finds comfort in a late afternoon ride with Jim Bennett. He encourages her to stand firm against pressure, and their walk through Wickfield’s memories and autumn scenes deepens their bond before a dramatic motorcycle incident interrupts the day.
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Charmian
Jim
Eastboro
Deacon Purdie
Luella
Jimmy
Davis
Wickfield
George K
Doctor Howe
Lizzie
Jim Bennett
Davis House
Grandma
White Mountains
Lizzie Baker
Plymouth Rock
Airship Leaders Defend Bigger R-101 and Progress
Lieut. Col. W. C. Richmond and Major G. H. Scott outlined plans for larger airships and continued development at a City Livery Club luncheon in London. They argued airships suit Britain for long-distance travel, stressed research economics, and praised reliability and scheduling as next steps.
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W. C. Richmond
G. H. Scott
City Livery Club
Carpenters’ Hall
London
England
Richmond
British Empire
India
George Stephenson
Stockton
Darlington
Scott
Carbon Dioxide Inspired Silk and Materials Talk
Dr. Herbert Levinstein, president of the Society of Chemical Industry, told engineers that CO2 in air and water vapour could yield wood pulp artificial silk paper explosives and other materials as the same fundamental chemical constituent appears everywhere.
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Herbert Levinstein
Society of Chemical Industry
British Institution of Chemical Engineers
Inland Fisheries Show Large Gain in Manitoba Production
Manitoba's inland fisheries show the strongest growth among major industries. Production rose sharply over five years, increasing over 1700 percent. In 1924 fish landings valued at 1.232 million dollars jumped to 2.634 million in the following year, with 33 million pounds caught in 1929, a provincial record.
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Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Winnipegosis
Teething Relief and Global Banana Exhibit Highlight Society News
The article notes teething troubles in infants and promotes Baby's Own Tablets with a testimonial from Mrs. Louis Grubb of Teeswater Ontario. It also reports a Royal Horticultural Society Fruit Show in London featuring a large English grown banana exhibit, the first in 25 years.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Charles Slingerland
St. Catherines
Ontario
Louis Grubb
Teeswater
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Royal Horticultural Society
London
England
Society
Federal plans new interior storage elevator at Lethbridge
Ottawa reports a 2,000,000 bushels interior storage elevator to be built by the Federal Government this year at Lethbridge, joining prairie wheat storage at Saskatoon Moose Jaw Calgary and Edmonton. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator advertised as a safe medicine for a child troubled with worms.
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Ottawa
Lethbridge
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Calgary
Edmonton
Noisy nuisances and air rights in Massachusetts case
A Massachusetts court holds planes under 100 feet above ground trespass on private air rights. The discussion notes the scope of horizontal air rights and potential conflicts with neighboring radio signals.
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Massachusetts
Changed into the image from glory to glory
A devotional reflection on spiritual transformation inspired by 2 Corinthians 3 18 and Whittier and Drummond. The piece describes how believers reflect Christ and mirror His character through inner spiritual life rather than visible contact. It emphasizes turning toward the mind of Christ and the influence of love and friendship.
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Christ
John
Henry Drummond
Miller's Worm Powders Improve Digestion and Health
Miller's Worm Powders drive worms from the system and repair digestion damage. They invigorate the constitution and speed recovery from disorders caused by parasitic intrusion. The powders work thoroughly and promote strength and soundness after use.
Survey Of Wood Waste In British Columbia Mills
The Vancouver Forest Products Laboratory under the Forest Service conducts a survey of wood waste in British Columbia saw mills to aid the industry in finding profitable uses for material that is currently wasted.
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Vancouver
The
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
British Columbia
Minard's Drives Away the Headache Invention
An automobile that can be disassembled and stored in a small garage has been invented in Germany.
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Minard
Germany
Douglas Egyptian Liniment for Cow Teat Infections
Douglas' Egyptian Liniment is specially recommended for spider or infection of cow's teat. Invaluable also in cases of spavins, curbs and splints.
Perfect hands and problems solved by unique card sets
The text explores how a perfect hand in bridge or similar card games might resolve certain puzzles. It muses on the idea that a hand containing thirteen of one suit could simplify complex problems, and suggests that finding such ideal hands could unlock solutions in related games or tasks.
Birth Day Gift Idea For Son
A lighthearted exchange suggests a playful birthday gift idea for a son. The helpful merchant proposes a practical item, a good handkerchief, as a discreet and useful present.
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