Death by sleep and a London mystery in the Bryson flat
Richard Avery dies suddenly in London leaving his friends puzzled. The coroner’s hearing finds death natural from heart failure after an autopsy by two doctors. witnesses at the Amaranth Club and Ashminster give timelines. The Brysons plan to relocate belongings, while Banister King returns unaware of the verdict.
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Bryson
Mrs. Son
Avery
Matilda
Mrs. Bryson
John
Tuscan
Richard Avery
London
Brysons
Gray’s Inn
Stephen Ellington
Amaranth Club
Omen Ellington
Ashminster
Richard Avory
Marion Ellington
Mr. Avory
Mr. Ellington
Jermyn Street
Marcia Ellington
Banister King
Mr. Avery
Moon and Frost Weather Connection Questioned
The article discusses a long held belief that moon phases influence autumn frosts. It notes frost and full moon often occur in the same week, cites a September frost following the first full moon, but concludes results are not yet conclusive and the Moon as regulator remains unproved per Family Herald.
Profit in Poultry in Western Canada a Profitable Field
The Western Provinces of Canada offer a large, profitable field for poultry raising with a mild climate and abundant sunshine. Government programs support stock improvement, and Manitoba clubs promote pure bred stock. Alberta built a poultry plant with specific breeds and evolving egg and chick pricing, expanding incubator capacity and shipment reach.
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Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
University
Simonton
Calgary
Germany Plans Women Regiments Follow Russian Example
Berlin reports Germany discusses forming women's regiments to bolster the home reserve and possibly send troops to the front. Observers note the success of Russian women’s battalion as a model, with several trial regiments planned amid wartime mobilization.
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Germany
Berlin
Amsterdam
Regular Habits of a Ten Year Boarder
A new boarder recounts ten years of clockwork routine noting rising at six, breakfast at six thirty, work at seven, dinner at one, copper at six, and persishing by nine thirty, eating only plain 704 with no illnesses. The listener responds with sympathetic, amused astonishment.
Bread price study shows flour costs and loaf projections
The report tracks Family Patent Flour prices in New York April through August at 15.36 per barrel. It analyzes fair price ranges for large and small flour packages and outlines cross city price variations, delivery costs, and potential loaf prices. It notes possible two cent per loaf savings through co operation and standardized loaves.
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Family Patent
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Europe
United States
Argentina Farms and the Vast Estancias of the Pampa
The traveler crosses the Argentine pampa from a sleeping car to view a level plain replete with estancias and livestock. Vast farms span from 12 000 to 200 000 acres, with grain fields stretching to the horizon and cattle and sheep herds dotting the landscape.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Waste Utilization Turns War Debris Into Resources
In France salvage efforts convert shell debris feces and other battlefield refuse into usable materials. A site repairs 50 000 old shoes and an Irish inventor patents a machine to turn uppers into laces. About 1500 French girls work at a salvage shop converting coats found on the fields.
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France
Sympathetic Officer Questioned After Wounding
In a taped excerpt the Irish nurse judges two wounds as fatal but a third as survivable, suggesting the officer may recover if allowed to rest quietly. The exchange conveys grave harm and cautious optimism amid injury.
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Puck
Lectures on science faith and life after death by Sir Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Lodge argues in a London lecture that science will soon prove survival after death and a larger unseen world. He muses on atoms, the cosmos, ether, and the continuity of life with departed greats remaining interested in earthly affairs.
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Sir Oliver Lodge
London
Atlantic
Ime
Venus
Vulcan
le Verrier
Earth
If you can't be a fighter, don't be a waster
A terse slogan urging discipline and efficiency, advising that lacking fighting spirit should not excuse mere wastefulness. The line emphasizes resolve and purposeful effort in challenging situations.
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J. & Fletcher
King
Moon and
Moon
Ers
Argentina
Zee
Wf Lloyd George
National Service Board of Canada
Cowan
Queen
Pri
Yee
Etd Peurier
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