Wade and Moran confront in tense office confrontation
In a desperate standoff Wade orders Moran to surrender and confiscates his maps. Dorothy refuses to leave Wade and Moran vows to meet again, hinting at dire consequences if Miss Parnell discovers the truth. The scene ends with Wade threatening to leave Moran bound for discovery at dawn.
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Moran
Wade
Dorothy
Gordon
Miss Parnell
Excruciating pains and cramps praised by farmers wife
Mrs Nelsonport of Eberts Ontario describes long standing cramps and right side pains. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief after taking three bottles and recommends the medicine to others facing irregularity nervousness headaches and similar ailments. The ad touts a fifty year history of use and urges women to try the remedy.
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Nelsonport
Eberts
Ont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Yott
Lydia
Night of peril in the Valley plots and threats
Moran and Rexhill impose control after a tense confrontation. Dorothy helps restrain a captured man as Wade schemes to finish the job while Moran vents anger over last night’s events. Rexhill fears consequences and vows revenge, urging focus on tomorrow.
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Moran
Wade
Dorothy
Mara
Bill Santry
Gordon
Purnell
Rexhill
Thut
Texhill
Trees a Thousand Years Old
Bassett Digby discusses the ancient yew trees across Britain, noting yews in churchyards helped Saxons and Normans alike. He highlights Aldsworth and Buckle bury yews at 27 feet in girth, Isley near Oxford as possibly England’s oldest, and contrasts with oaks and elms rarely exceeding 500 years.
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British Isles
Bassett Digby
F.R.G.S
Aldsworth
Berkshire
Buckelbury Yew
Isley
Oxford
England
Britain
Great Britain
Quaint German charity rewards ugliness and jilting
In Hoschmann a bequest funds prizes for marrying the ugliest man, the most crippled, and the forty plus women who have been twice jilted. The ugliest woman earns a $90 dowry, the crippled $60, and the forty plus $50. Trustees may raise awards for exceptionally ugly matches as the bequest reflects a wealthy man’s belief in beauty’s power.
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Montreal
Germany
Hoschmann
Desperate Escape From the Senator’s Office
Senator Rexhi searches for Moran after Moran’s failure in captivity. Moran endures a night of torture, begs for whiskey, and, with Rexhill’s help, examines the desk to discover the crucial papers missing. The scene ends with shock as Moran and Rexhill realize the papers are gone.
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Race
Senator Rexhi
Moran
Wade
Rexhbill
Rexhill
Rexbill
Thrift Moral Value for Citizenship Says Montreal Journal
The Montreal Journal of Commerce urges thrift as a moral and material asset strengthening character and citizenship. It warns that extravagance weakens will and moral fiber, while easy spending warps judgment, calling thrift a tonic for individuals and the nation alike amid modern challenges.
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Montreal Journal of Commerece
Grain Handled at Vancouver Elevator in 1922
A Vancouver terminal elevator handled 13,098 660 bushels in 1922. Wheat comprised 12,908,088 bushels. Total receipts were 171,273 dollars and total expenditures 73,868 dollars, according to Hon. A Robb Minister of Trade and Commerce.
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Vancouver
Hon
A Robb
Candidate Endures Egg Toss During Stirring Address
A candidate was struck in the face by a rotten egg during a stirring address. He paused to wipe, then calmly asserted that his opponent's arguments were unsound. The incident highlights heated political rhetoric and protects his resolve.
Reading Speed and Visual Perception in Readers
The passage explains how readers rely on the top half of letters, while covering the bottom makes comprehension harder. It notes wide variation in reading speed from about 20 000 words per hour for average readers to much faster speeds for skilled readers, with a famed scholar claimed to read over fifty words per second and six novels daily.
Salt Production In Canada in 1922
Canada produced 2418 tons of salt cake valued at 54804 and 1329 tons of glauber salt valued at 42719 as government figures show. Large glauber salt deposits in Saskatchewan are in early development and expected to boost production in coming years.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Western Horses Shipped to East
Eastern Canada buys and ships horses from several provinces as New Ontario buys from Northern Alberta Calgary reports a shipment to Prince Edward Island and Manitoba sells two car loads to Nova Scotia. Newfoundland looks west to meet needs. Eastern Canada stops growing horses beyond own requirements.
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Canada
New Ontario
Alberta
Calgary
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Eastern Canada
He Had No Struggles Except Fuss Over Washing Face
A humorous exchange recalls the early struggles of a distinguished son. An old lady insists he had little trouble, aside from fussing about washing his face, when asked by a reporter.
Yone Suzuki Voted World’s Greatest Business Woman
Mrs. Yone Suzuki, widow, reputedly worth 150 million dollars, controls fleets of steam ships and factories across the Far East with offices in America Britain and Europe.
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Japan
Yone Suzuki
Far East
America
Great Britain
Europe
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills Offer Relief for Shell Shock
Morinville Alberta resident F. M. Blaquiere reports three years overseas service left him gassed with shell shock and rheumatism. He describes nervous nights and head pressures until six boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills brought relief. Price 50 cents per box, available from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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F. M. Blaquiere
Morinville
Alta
Canada
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Woman Pirate Terrorizes Hong Kong River Trade
A female pirate has appeared on the Hong Kong river frightening shipowners and crews. She speaks English, wears a serge costume and Wellington boots, and carries a revolver forcing surrender. She leads about twenty Chinese brigands who obey her.
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Hong Kong
Ler
Alaska College Opens First Year At Fairbanks
The Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines at Fairbanks begins its inaugural year as the northernmost higher education institution in the region, marking a milestone in local agricultural and mineral studies.
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Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines
Fairbanks
Microscope breakthrough aids study of living human cells
Prof. C E Tharaldsen of Northwest University reveals a palm sized brass device with screws guiding glass needles to dissect living cells in a nutrient droplet under a microscope. The invention follows his earlier paraffin oven creation and will go to public use rather than personal profit.
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C. E. Tharaldsen
Department of Zoology
Northwest University
Tharaldsen
Huwant
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