Gold Frontier Sergeant Is Garroted by Unknown Men
Sergeant Seymour, pursuing Bart Caswell and the Duperon widow, is ambushed near the Last Frontier. A horse blanket trap and a heavy blow leave him unconscious as the Gold garroters strike, and "Scarlet" Seymour is captured. The case deepens as Caswell’s widow contemplates her vow of vengeance and aid to justice.
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King Street
Barton Caswell
Montreal
Bart
Seymour
Duperon
Trook
Nourthes
Marge
Force
Orange Grove
California
Alaska
Ruth Duperow
Symour
Cato
Halifax Nurse Endorses Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A Halifax maternity nurse praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and offers to answer letters from women about its use. A Dublin Ontario reader reports relief from weakness irregularity headaches and weight gain after taking the product and allows her letter to help others.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Aesse
M. Cotaman
Uniacke Street
Dublin
Ontario
Mia
Janes Paco
Morning’s Mare Awakens a Prisoner in a Yukon Cell
Sergeant Seymour wakes in a sunlit cabin and realizes his fears of a robbers’ attack were wrong. He finds a currency belt and gun intact, then discovers iron bars and a rough log jail cell, likely beneath Deputy Sheriff Samuel Hardler, confirming he is imprisoned.
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Seymour
Widow's
Samuel Hardler
Bloodless capture and tense jailbreak planning in a rural jail
Seymour plots a risky escape after an ambush arrests the deputy Hardley during a late-night jail visit. He uses quiet wit, a blanket cover, and a bottle of Four Star brandy to stead himself, while reconnaissance and missed appointments complicate his plan.
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Brewster
Bonanza
Kaw —Ehod
Pisin
Hardley
Crews
Seymour
Hardleys
O'Malley
Glacier Creek
Bart
Ruth Duperow
Perforce
Shrine proposal for Captain Cook monument in Hawaii gains support
Sir Joseph Carruthers urged creating a British national shrine on Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii to honor Capt. James Cook. He seeks Australia backing to secure land access and condemn the site as a closer US Britain Australia friendship link. He noted Cook’s Pacific achievements and his 1770 landing in Australia.
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Kealakekua Bay
Hawaii
James Cook
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Joseph Carruthers
Australia
Joseph
Australia Commonwealth
Kona Road
Capt. Cook
United States
Great Britain
Sir Joseph
Cook
Pacific
High-Toned Banter on Bill Sparks Pantry Title
A dialogue from a dining room mockingly critiques a bill listing items described as bungalow fluff and cottage pudding with prices 44 and 15 cents respectively. The exchange features Walter and a boss figure debating the bill’s odd entries.
Husband finds sweet solution to temper fits with confections
A husband praises the sugar coating process as a means to ease his wife's temper, describing how confections act as a calming influence and promote harmony in their home.
Canadians Are a Nation of Kickers Verbally, Not Chronic
The Woodstock Sentinel Review quotes Mr. Justice Riddell calling Canadians a nation of kickers. It argues Canadians protest vigorously only in emergencies, while generally preferring progress and moderate dissent over constant objection.
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Justice Riddell
Confederation
Canada
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Coronets, a London goldsmith and coronation curios
A Mayfair antique shop holds a coronet with a strange, centuries‑long history. It was misattributed as a potato ring before polishing revealed Paul Storr workmanship for a King Ivy coronation. The piece highlights the changed prerogatives of peers and wartime democracy.
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Paul Storr
London
Ivy
Edward
Lord Aylesbury
Pelican Club
Compulsory Voting Debate Sparks In The United States
A New York Times quote notes surprise at proposals to compel voting in the United States where men and women finally gained universal suffrage after long struggles. It questions the wisdom of penalizing non voters despite broad civil rights gains.
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New York Times
Changes At Vimy Ridge Uncover German Tunnel
Brigadier General H. T. Hughes reports major progress by the Canadian Battlefield Memorial Commission since WWI end. Five contracts near completion include a road across Hill 145 and memorial parks at St Julien Bourlon Wood Courcelette and La Queue Wood with other minor work. A German tunnel was unearthed on Vimy Ridge and more German traces found. Next year will see a principal memorial project at Vimy Ridge.
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Vimy Ridge
H. T. Hughes
Canadian Battlefield Memorial Commission
Canada
Ottawa
Hughes
Hill 145
St. Julien
Bourlon Wood
Courcelette
la Quesnal Wood
Army Reforms Tie Literacy to Soldier Rank
The army amends regulations to require private and non commissioned officer applicants to pass a literature exam. Candidates must read 30 books, including Palgrave's Golden Treasury, Shakespeare plays Henry V Richard II and Henry VIII, A Tale of Two Cities, Old Mortality, Lorna Doone, Life of Nelson, and Hereward the Wake.
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Palgraves
Lorna Doone
Southey
Nelson
Little Helps For This Week
A short devotional note urges readers to treat others as they wish to be treated, seek goodness and gladness, and reflect positivity. It cites a biblical verse from Matthew and a remark on just and good conduct, ending with a Swedish legend referenced by Fredrika Bremer.
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Fredrika Bremer
Jupiters Day Shortened by Rapid Spin
Jupiter rotates extremely fast with a day lasting about nine hours and fifty minutes, while its diameter is roughly ten times Earth's.
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Earth
The Great Teacher Experience and a Real Education
Prof Dallas L Sharp of Boston University argues that schooling mainly provides an early foundation while real growth happens after graduation. He notes that many graduates must unlearn much learned in school and that youth overestimates early success.
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Dallas L. Sharp
Boston University
Bangor Commercial
Fall Weather Harms Youngest Readers
Canadian fall weather is hard on children with rapid temperature changes causing coughs, cramps, and colds. Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co claim to soothe the stomach, regulate bowels, and aid thriving. sold by dealers or 25 cents a box from Broexville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Broexville
Ont
Wembley Lake Visitor Casualties Warrants Caution
The London Herald reports sixty visitors had fallen into the Wembley lake by month end. The figure excludes those who walked through the lake on wet days, deemed indis tinguishable from other exhibition attendees.
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Wembley
London Herald
Size and weight of Cheops pyramid and ironworking wisdom
The Cheops pyramid reportedly contains about 9,090,000 cubic feet of masonry and stone weight over 6,000,000 tons. An old saying notes the foot waits for iron to heat before striking, yet another quip says the clever man hotens iron by pounding it.
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Cheops
Gizeh Group
Appealing Charm of Healtoo and Beauty in London Ad
Mrs Harvey Dishman reports renewed health after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine. She recommends it to weak and ailing women and invites readers to contact local druggists or Dr Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario for trial samples or free medical advice.
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London
Dr. Pierce
Harvey Dishman
Rectory Street
Bridgeburg
Ont
Dr Pierce
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Seria
F. D. Goodchild
Publishers
Toronto
Cassi Bate
Captain Cook
Sir Joseph Carruthers
Coronet
George IV
England
Repesine
Canada Starch CO Limited
Army
Alice Cary
Mrs. Harvey Dishman
Heealtoo
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