Notable Escapes and Scandal Stir in Quiet Village
In a tense excerpt, Geld halts mid drive beneath sheltering trees as two men discuss a cover up. A doctor and Sir Penywern weigh scruples, hoping the culprit escapes to avoid a public scandal that risks worse consequences for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geld
Sie
Vivacus
Sir Penywern
Thian
Prddon
Faddon
Dutton
Daphne
Rascal
Marsh Dutton
Vaddor
Penveern
Rathbane
Tradescant Arms
Mr. Fiech
Webling’s
John
Mary Pent
John Pent
Pent
Webling
John Vent
Miss Pent
Counter Check or Sales Books You’re Right to Use
Counter Check or Sales Books offer modern carbon leaf books, coated papers, and triplicates at reasonable prices despite higher costs. Appleford Counter Check Book Company advertises its Canadian production, large paper-mill connections, and nationwide clientele, with samples and prompt service available from offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Aihis
Umus
Appleford Counter Check Book Company, Ltd
Hamilton
Cfices
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Absurdities Spark Curiosity in Odd Roving Text
A jumble of silly lines questions usefulness of objects and actions, from potato sight to lifting a mortgage, garden bulbs, shooting stars, toothbrush shops, trousers, centipedes, and soup etiquette. The piece reads like humorous miscellany with quirky observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derrick
Tawyer Transcript Confusing Evening Exchange
A fragment from a court transcript shows a lawyer pressing a witness about whiskey intake and attention, with a rural exchange illustrating misunderstandings. The page also references Uncle William teaching a nephew the word seldem while a boy mishears and replies with a rustic butchered phrase about selling pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Leter
Helmet Resists Rifle Bullets in Early War Tests
Edward C. Crossplan recounts a 1915 test of a new steel helmet by a Philadelphia company evaluated at 40 yards and 2,700 feet per second. The helmet reportedly withstood repeated rifle blows, perforating headstone and rock targets, suggesting superior protection beyond shrapnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientia American
Edward C. Crossplan
Tny Ametrican
Ex. Plostwes
Marksnis Gly
Efmy
Springfield
Eten
Philadelphia Steel
Frankfort
Philadelphia
Crossiman
Western Front
British Columbia Fruit Exports Surge to East in 1916
The Okangan Valley fruit growers in British Columbia report a $500,000 rise in sales for 1916. About 20,000 boxes of apples were shipped to Ontario and Quebec, marking the first significant trade with those provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Soldier Slumbers Through Charge Wins D S O
A lax asleep soldier, John Hendry, nearly endangers a raid in No Man's Land before waking and revealing a bold act that leads to his eventual award of the D S O. The episode highlights fatigue and peril amid a German surprise attack and frontline duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis Penywern
Webling
John Pent
Sir Penywern
Pat
Redgrange Hall
Sar Penywern
Adare
John Hendry
Hendry
John Hendry Kimwell
Wartime Thrift in Hun and Minutest Exigencies
A wartime thrift guide describes strict rationing and reuse across households. It notes items saved for reuse including brass steel copper wool and other materials, with households encouraged to conserve and report shortages while prices for fruit and other staples are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Flere Bayard
Swaps
Also Mentioned on This Page
Penywern's
Florence Warden
Mrs. Winslow
Cascada
Mr. Merchant
Tawyer
Witness
Boston ‘Transcript
Sun Life of
SULTS
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Dominion
SUN Life Assurance Command OF Canada
T. B. Macaulay
East
Babcock & Sons
ST. James SP
Montreat
Ottawa
Washington
Royal Navy
Royal Naval Canadien Volunteer Reserve
Naval Service
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