Painted Fires Chapter Seven Court Scene Ends In Jail
The magistrate sentence Helmi to three months at Stoney Mountain after a trial in a crowded courtroom. The piece shifts to a coffeehouse discussion where women debate reform, women's clubs, and the role of the Ladies’ Aid while the Girls' Friendly Home is described with its hilltop view and board dynamics.
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Helmi
Stoney Mountain
Miss Rodgers
Mrs. Morrin
Mrs. Edgar
Mrs
Powerful Recovery After Severe Surgery in Ontario
Mrs Laseungeisz of Coniston Ontario describes a long recovery after major surgery and extended pain. She credits Lydia E Pinkham remedies including Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine and Sanative Wash for relief and renewed ability to work as a farmer’s wife.
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Coniston
Ontario
Lydia BE
Mrs. L. Laseungeisz
Matron Clash Over Morals Sparks Board Shakeup
In a tense board session the matron blasted male double standards in rescue work noting many girls from the country come to cities to help families and fall prey to hypocrisy. Board dismisses her and seeks a male head with a woman assistant. Mr and Mrs Wymuth are brought in from the East for evangelistic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smythe
Socialists Push to Abolish Death Penalty in France
In France, Socialist leader Pierre Renaudel plans to introduce a bill at the Fall session to eliminate the guillotine and all capital punishment, substituting life imprisonment. He cites the Sacco Vanzetti case as proof of the risk of wrongful death and urges Parliament to act to spare innocent lives.
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France
Sacco
Vanzetti
Pierre Renaudel
Chamber of Deputies
M. Renaudel
Sacco-Vanzetti
Penn Offers Glass Blowing Course Unique in Nation
The University of Pennsylvania runs the only large U S program teaching glass blowing. Professor Frederick Wagner directs four students, a rarity as one of the few remaining glass blowers in Pittsburgh.
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University of Pennsylvania
United States
Frederick Wagner
Pittsburg
Red Rose Tea Adopts Aluminum Packaging
After over thirty years of testing, aluminum is declared the best tea container. Red Rose Tea now ships exclusively in aluminum packages, with every box guaranteed to be in perfect condition.
Grand Novelty Revue Opens Calgary Exhibition
American producers bring a Grand Novelty Revue to the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. The program features Western Canada's aristocrats of livestock and scenes tracing agricultural progress from buffalo herds to modern times. Elaborate staging and lighting boost audience appeal as capacity crowds attend across the week.
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Calgary
Stampede
Westtern Canada
Western
Canada
British Aviator Harold C. Kelly Killed in Airfield Crash
Pilot Officer Harold C. Kelly, 23, died after his Woodcock crashed at Avon Wiltshire airdrome. He survived initial extraction but died at hospital. This marked the fifth fatal accident at the airfield in six weeks amid prior injuries and ongoing training.
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Royal Air Force
Harold C. Kelly
Avon Wiltshire
Kelly
Oil Gusher Hope From Soda Washing Process
An impecunious government scientist proposes a method to extract nearly all oil from wells using washing soda. Dr. P. G. Nutting reports lab success with dissolving 85 percent of hidden oil, but field results may vary. Experts warn that even 40 percent extraction could delay an oil famine feared in six years. The piece ends with a quip about employment agencies and a Mason joke.
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P. G. Nutting
Village fire brigade orders beer and sandwiches
A fire brigade burst into the village inn and the chief urged rapid service saying they were bound for a big fire. The report notes ancient tablets show banking transactions 5000 years ago with clay cheques baked after use. Drive away pain Minard's Liniment.
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Babylonia
Assyria
War relics for return: U.S. colonel catalogues 500 parts
Lieut. Col. George Crouse Cook, awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross, sails from New York to Hamburg with a wooden box and a packing case of German and Austrian World War I items. He catalogues 500 parts including caps, epaulettes, citations, pay books, Iron Crosses, wound medals, Zeppelin parts, helmets, and shell fragments, seeking to return items to their original owners or their families. He hopes to restore an infantry cap and shoulder strap taken from Alfred Merten at Biaches in 1916 and a stamped wound medal awarded to Wladislaus Jaglia after four wounds.
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New York
Hamburg
Germany
George Crouse Cook
R.C
U.S.A
Col. Cook
France
Col
Cook
Alfred Merten
Gothia
Saxony
Merten
Biaches
Artois
Wladislaus Jaglia
Jagla
Montingy
Little Helps For This Week And Light In Daily Life
A collection of quotes and ads on optimism and daily living. Notable lines from Mary D. Brine, Frederick W. Faber, and Samuel Johnson emphasize choosing the bright side. Also includes ads for Holloway's Corn Remover and Mother Graves’ Worm Exterminator.
Minard's Oiniment Relief Advert Contends Backache
An old classified style notice promotes Minard's Oiniment as relief for backache. A humorous dialogue follows with a red headed girl and a bald headed man debating timing.
Mothers Your Health Must Be Up to Par
A London Ontario reader recounts severe nausea and fatigue during pregnancy and credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with restoring strength and enabling a healthy baby. The testimonial also favors Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowel function. Readers are urged to request trial tablets or pellets by sending 10 cents to Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario.
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London
Dr. Pierce
Bros
James Campbell
Inkerman St
Bridgeburg
Ont
Bettys Green Lipstick Question Sparks Train Night Out
Betty asks for a green lipstick from a shop assistant who mishears the request as lipstick, while Betty reveals a railway guard will take her out that evening. The playful exchange hints at plans for a night out with a transportation twist.
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Betty
Tonic That Restores Blood Strength After Illness
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best way to rebuild blood after pneumonia influenza or other acute disease. It recounts Mrs Rebecca O Brien of Pembroke Ontario recovering from anaemia after pneumonia using twelve boxes and notes pills available by mail for 50 cents a box. The piece ends with a wry line about men growing older but not wiser.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
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Moses
Lydia E. Pinkham
Se-Ling-She
Dodd
Thomas
Minard
U.S
Thess
Mary D. Brine
God
Frederick W. Faber
Samuel Johnson
Holloway
Willie
Bis
Lumbago
Bayer Company
Bayer Coves
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