Society talk in a villa turns on Teddy Weymouth’s proposal
Lady Betty Weymouth visits Joanna at the villa and urges ending Teddy Weymouth’s pursuit. Betty argues a Dorminster marriage would be hell for Joanna and Teddy, while Joanna presses for clarity about her own feelings and eligibility. The two women debate love, discretion, and future choices.
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Lady Weymouth
Joanna
Villa Ceramins
Teddy Kearmeinster
Kelly Weymouth
Villa
Casino
Opera
Rede
Rea
Kaytee
Earl
Teddy Dorminster
Betty Weymouth
London
Michael
Mr. Wilmere
Teddy
Lady Betty
Kenilworth
Betty
Roddy Kenilworth
Vermouth
Golden Girl
Chasning
Lady Getty
Dorminster
Canada Seen Growing Influence in League of Nations
Viscount Willingdon told the Ottawa audience that Canada and the British Empire gain standing in the League's council as nationhood grows. He praised the League's role in fostering direct talks among foreign ministers, noting a few hours can surpass months of dispatches. Sir Robert Borden urged public support for world peace, and Sir George Foster credited Britain's restraint on China to League influence.
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Canada
League of Nations
Hig
Viscount Willingdon
League of Nations Society
Ottawa
British Empire
League
Robert Borden
Geneva
George Foster
Great Britain
Beefeast Legends Span Roman and English Lore
A legend links Trajan ordering Lucius Plaucus to offer sacrifices to Jupiter. The senator refuses, is dragged to the altar, and feeds slaves from roasted meat. Romans supposedly embrace beefsteak from then. A tale says the sirloin name derives from King Charles II who dubbed the cut Sir Loin.
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Trajan
Lucius Plaucus
Jupiter
Charles II
England
Canada Faces Large Fire Toll From Human Carelessness
Canada reported more than five thousand forest fires last year burning nearly two million acres. The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior notes about 90 percent were caused by human agency and carelessness.
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Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Massey’s Remarkable Concentration and Punctuality Echoes of Praise
Canada's minister to the U S Massey is praised for exceptional concentration. He works with deep intensity on projects and addresses, insulating from disturbance until solutions emerge. Sir James Lougheed calls him a remarkable mind with tact and uniting influence. He is noted for an enviable time schedule and punctuality.
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Canada
U.S
Massey
James Lougheed
Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-establishment
Little Helps For This Week Inspiring Spiritual Fragments
A devotional roundup featuring lines on love from 1 John and Whittier, Thaxter and MacDonald. Emphasizes love as light amid sorrow, with reflections on patience, comfort, and the transforming power of affection across daily life.
Bonds Hold Empire Through War Sentiment
A Cincinnati Times-Star remark notes the British Empire sustains itself by sentiment bonds rather than iron, and while modern, its future remains uncertain. It recalls World War testing those ties, which proved as strong as steel.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Molasses Used as Alcohol Fuel on Hawaiian Plantations
Molasses, a by product of sugar processing, is used as fuel for running machinery and tractors on Hawaiian sugar plantations.
Public School System Organized in Russia Around 1865
The public school system in Russia traces its origin to the era of Alexander II, with formal organization beginning around 1865. This early framework laid the groundwork for state supervised education and local school administration in the empire.
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Russia
Alexander Ir
Rules on Alberta Coal Evidence on Rail Rates
The Alberta coal rate dispute moves toward a June 7 hearing by the Board of Railway Commissioners. Ontario and Alberta statisticians will meet on May 17 with two railway companies to compare cost formulas for moving coal train loads to Ontario, amid calls to keep rates under 90 dollars per ton.
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Alberta
Ontario
Board of Railway Commissioners
Mothers Praise Baby's Own Tablets in Testimony
Mrs L M Brown of Walton Nova Scotia says Baby's Own Tablets are invaluable for little ones. The laxative mild yet thorough action regulates stomach and bowels, relieves constipation and indigestion, fights colds and fevers, and eases teething, making daily care easier. Sold by dealers or mail 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Grockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Grockville
Ont
Peat Hogs Extract 700 Tons Daily Briquettes in Minnesota
A machine for excavating peat in Minnesota produces 700 tons of briquettes per day. The process references Minnesota peat hogs and highlights high output from the equipment.
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Minnesota
Canadian Apple Output and Alaska Museum Artifacts
Statistics show Canada produced one barrel of apples per three people last year with most exported and about one apple per three for domestic use. The Territorial Historical Museum in Juneau Alaska houses 26 000 Eskimo artifacts and relics.
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Canada
Territorial Historical Museum
Juneau
Alaska
Larcombe resigns as Manitoba Agricultural Societies president
Samuel Larcombe of Birtle Manitoba resigns the presidency of the Manitoba Agricultural Societies to become an advisor to the provincial government on agricultural problems.
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Larcombe
Samuel Larcombe
Birtle, Man
Manitoba Agricultural Societies
Rats as Currency in Hao Island Trade Tale
In Hao, a mid Pacific French possession, rats function as money and with enough rats a man can buy a wife. The colonial island society uses rodent exchange to measure wealth and arrange marriages.
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Hao
mid-Pacific
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