Toronto’s Early Years and the Tavern Tyrone Tale
A narrator recalls 1840s Toronto as a rough frontier town open to immigration and rapid change. Jack Trueman of Tavern Tyrone exerts harsh discipline and loyalty, while mischief in York Street underscores social tensions before a dramatic St John the Baptist spectacle and rumors of a secret society.
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Toronto
Upper Canada
Canada Company
Europe
Ireland
Highlands
Canada
Placid
Uttle
Jack Trueman
Tyrone
Queen Street
John Trueman
Jack
St. George the Martyr
John Street
Jim
Young Trueman
Trueman
Osgoode Hall
Law Courts
Bench
Bar
Ontario
Osgomie Hall
Baltimore
Sarah Trueman
York Street
Glenholme Falconbridge
Falconbridge
St. John the Baptist
Trueman Place
William Cassidy
Grand Lodge
Dublin
John McLaughlin
Knave
Carter's Little Liver Pills Adverts Harmful Claims
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a cure all for liver issues and digestive woes. It claims gentle, harmless relief with Calomel free formula and urges readers to ask for the product by name at 25 cents.
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Carter
Origins of The Phrases Dun and Hobson's Choice
The piece traces the word dun to a London bailiff named Joe Dunn in Henry VII's era, whose persistence in collecting debts gave rise to the phrase I shall have to Dunn him. It also explains Hobson's Choice from a Georgian era livery stable operator's practice of offering the nearest horse to every customer, leaving them with no real choice.
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Henry VII
London
Joe Dunn
Hobson
England
Lady questions dog fare policy on streetcar
A woman asks the conductor if paying her dog's fare would grant it a seat like other passengers. The conductor confirms equal treatment and seating, with the caveat the dog must not rest its feet on the seat. Japan is merging all warehouse companies 2196.
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Japan
Brothers in arms and alike at Jupiter fair memory
At the British Industries fair King George meets two navy friends Humphrey and Michael McMasters twin brothers who share long careers from Osborne to Slazengers and even service at Jutland. The King recalls a Scapa Flow mix up when he mistook Humphrey for Michael aboard the Collingwood.
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Navy
Humphrey
Michael McMasters
Slazengers, Ltd
Osborne
Dartmouth
Slazengers
Olympia
Humphrey McMaster
Scapa Flow
King
HMS
Collingwood
Michael
New Zealand
Michael McMaster
Jutland
Advances Inherent Ambition Fueled Illness Says Dr Vinson
Dr Porter Vinson of the Medical College of Virginia argues that ambition and the democratic urge to improve one s lot indirectly cause at least half the country s physical sickness. He says workers strain themselves in a fast harassing climate until nervous exhaustion yields headaches stomach pains and other symptoms misattributed to disease. He warns the cycle can trigger lasting disorders and urges people to find happiness in doing good work.
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Porter Vinson
Medical College of Virginia
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Vinson
Dr. Vinson
Incidents At The Border Misunderstood Tourist Plans
The National Revenue Review notes vague tourist knowledge of Canada causing odd border incidents. G. C. Gardner of Niagara Falls reports a car's occupants aiming for Ottawa to see the King and his palace, and another wanting to visit Winnipeg to view the Mounties for an afternoon. A sawdust and glue mix may fill nail holes in woodwork.
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Canada
G. C. Gardner
Winnipeg
National Revenue Review
Gillett's Pure Flake Lye Promotes Clean Drains
Advert says regular use of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye keeps toilets tubs and sinks clear and free of odors. It claims no enamel damage and easy cleaning tasks saving time. Free booklet offered from Standard Brands Ltd Toronto Ontario.
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Gillett
Lye
Standard Brands Ltd
Fraser Ave
Liberty St
Toronto
Ont
Canada to supply pilots for new British Air Force
Sir Philip Sassoon urged Canada to provide pilots for Britain's Air Force. The Hamilton Spectator notes Canada's exceptional flying record from World War I and argues Canadian crews will continue to deploy in any future conflict, with veterans aging out and a new generation active.
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Philip Sassoon
Canada
Arctic Ocean
France
Billy Bishops
W. G. Barkers
Fred McCalls
Wop" Mays
Roy Browns
Hollick-Kenyons
Hamilton Spectator
Baldwin’s Long Career Comes to a Close in May
The Imperial conference in May may hear Baldwin explain the scope of tasks ahead as he ends a political career defined by service over power. The Spectator notes his unspectacular yet vast achievements, calling his life free of vanity and ambition.
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Trueman
Jack
Sarah
Ireland
List Regiment of Foot
Upper Canada
England
Baldwin
London
Hamilton Spectator
Vienna Bakery Sues Circus Over Elephant Thefts
A Vienna bakery sues a circus after an elephant allegedly steals doughnuts. To settle, the firm agrees to forgo payment if the elephant wears a placard during performances proclaiming I can highly recommend Viennese doughnuts.
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Vienna
Where The Fault Lies Aviation Forecast For 1939 Fatality-Free Flights
An aviation official predicts transport planes could operate without a single fatality by 1939. The New York Sun notes speculation that humans may be patenting startling improvements in safety and performance.
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The
New York Sun
Tranquil Mind Imagery and Self Reflective Thoughts
A devotional meditation urges thinking on true, pure and lovely things to find inner peace. It extols mental spaces built by noble memories and faithful sayings, describing the soul as a house within where tranquility arises from orderly thoughts and self contemplation.
Thought For Motorists Stop Signs Fool Police
An Edmonton Journal note suggests a way motorists can outwit traffic police by stopping at all stop signs. The piece frames the issue as unfair policing but offers the simple safety minded counter in clear terms.
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Edmonton Journal
Step In Right Direction Says Ferguson On Dominion Arms
Former Canadian high commissioner to London G Howard Ferguson called the 35 million Dominion armaments appropriation a step in the right direction. He said Canada appeared cheap beside other Empire nations in an address. Scientists have long puzzled where wild elephants go to die.
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G. Howard Ferguson
London
Dominion
Canada
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