Benny Talks About Saving and Riches in Aunty Jane’s Shop
Mr. Smith learns a boy named Benny advocates thrift as the path to wealth. Benny explains Aunt Jane’s price-taking is a test and saving a penny is as good as earning more, while Mr. Smith reflects on a costly hotel stay and a future Blaisdell data project abroad.
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Benny
Mr. Smith
Aunt Jane
Jane
Mr. Th
Mr Smith
John Smith
Edward D. Norton
Chicago
Ned
James
Bessie
Flora
Jane Blaisdell
Millicent Theresa
Maggie
Blaisdell
Duff
Rufus Blaisdell
Millicent
Stan
In Search of Some Dates Arrives at Boarding Place
Mr. John Smith arrives with two trunks at a new boarding place run by Mrs. Blaisdell. She greets him in working trim and Mellicent helps with his room in a plain apron as trunks are carried in.
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John Smith
Ane Blaisdell
Mr. Smith
Mr. John Smith
Frank Blaisdell
Blaisdell
Hillerton
Mr. Blaisdell
Benny
Smith tours Hillerton home and Blaisdell family
Mr. John Smith moves into a Hillerton boarding house hosted by Mrs. Blaisdell and her husband Frank Blaisdell. He observes cheerful domestic details and plans to gather material for a local history book while meeting Benny Blaisdell’s curious description of him.
Catarrhozone Inhaler Promises Fast Cold Relief
Advert shows Catarrhozone inhaler claimed toclear nose and throat instantly by delivering piney scents through the breathing apparatus. It asserts cold and catarrh vanish with use and promotes a two month supply for 50c, trial 25c, from the Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Poor Maggie and the Blaisdell Visit on the Veranda
In a tense veranda scene Mrs. Blaisdell arrives bringing an unexpected interruption. Mr. Smith and Maggie share strained exchanges as a new introduction surfaces. Miss Duff identifies herself, hinting at underlying drama to unfold.
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Maggie
Mr. Smith
Hattie
James Blaisdell
Mrs. Blaisdell
Stone Age Living People Found on Rennell Island
Dr Northcote Deck reports a small isolated community on Rennell Island in Melanesia still using stone and wood tools. They barter for iron goods, fight and wrestle, and use flying fox teeth as currency while their monotony and melancholy are evident in speech and dances.
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Rennell Island
Solomon Group
Melanesia
Northcote Deck
Deck
British Columbia Moves to Monopoly Beaver Trade
A government order in council in Victoria makes the beaver industry effectively a state monopoly and imposes six months in jail for possession of beaver skins. Dr. D. R. Baker says 4000 to 6000 skins illegal shipped from British Columbia to Alberta, with beavers killed and bought illegally. The government will buy and market about 5000 skins valued at $100,000 held by Indian trappers.
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British Columbia
Victoria
D. R. Baker
Game Conservation Board
Alberta
Unique wool flag crafted by diverse crews in Jamestown
A United States flag produced in Jamestown New York stands out for its international making. Wool was sorted by a Yankee scoured by an Albanian carded by an Italian spun by a Swede warped by a German dressed by an Englishman drawn by a Scotchman woven by a Belgian supervised by a Frenchman inspected by a Yankee dyed by a Turk examined by an Irish man and dressed finally by a Pole.
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United States
Jamestown
N.Y
Fleming wins Albert Medal for wireless pioneer work
The Royal Society of Arts awards the 1921 Albert Medal to Professor John Ambrose Fleming MA DSc at age seventy three. He is celebrated as the inventor of the thermionic valve the cornerstone of modern wireless telegraphy. The valve generates detects and magnifies wireless waves.
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Royal Society of Arts
Society
John Ambrose Fleming
Fleming
Community dollars spur town growth and local pride
Local spending fuels the town’s economy and sustains community services. Residents are urged to support shops and businesses to keep prosperity and jobs thriving in the area.
Doorn Taxes Pressure Ex Kaiser in Exile
In Doorn the ex Kaiser Wilhelm is assessed for taxes along with locals. He protests but the burghers insist that if he dislikes the town he should return home. The townsfolk face high taxes and blame his actions for the heavy levies on residents.
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Holland
Doorn
Wilhelm
Old Locomotive De Witt Clinton Reaches Test Run
The De Witt Clinton, New York state’s first locomotive, celebrated nine tieth birthday with a trial run pulling vintage cars. It operated at 75 pounds of steam, beat the old eight mph limit, and showed sound despite years idle. Officials at New York Central praised the test.
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de Witt Clinton
New York State
New York City
New York Central
Grand Central Station
New York
When Appetite Fails Dr Hamilton’s Pills
An old remedy promises to cure loss of appetite and digestive ills. It claims to toning the liver aiding digestion and improving taste, with buyers noting better health after use. Sold for 25 cents at all dealers or The Catatricozone Co. Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catatricozone Co
Montreal
Postcard Boom from 1869 to 1906 Across Europe
The first Postcards appeared in Austria in 1869 and spread to England by 1870. Postcard usage rose rapidly, reaching 76 million in 1872, 135 million in 1882, 419 million in 1902, and 800 million by 1906. Rising letter rates threaten the postcard economy.
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Austria
England
Quicksilver Mine Town Reveals Subterranean City
In Peru a vast quicksilver mine extends 170 fathoms around and 480 feet deep. Within its depths lies a network of streets squares and a chapel used for religious worship.
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Quicksilver
Peru
Milk Cubes From Holland Preserve Freshness for Travel
Fresh milk is dried after cream removal and powdered, then mixed with rice cream and pressed into cubes. The solid blocks dissolve readily in tea or coffee and keep freshness long, suited for areas with scarce milk and for travelers to carry.
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Holland
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Vanished power as Krupp works become cemetery
The Allied commission destroyed Krupp gunworks wrecking machinery to build engines of destruction and finished weapons. The immense works were blown apart with dynamite, signaling the fading power of Germany once built on blood and iron.
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Allied Commission
Germany
Rochester Herald
Herschel on Comets Weighing Less Than a Penny
Sir John Herschel argued that despite tails millions of miles long comets have masses under half a pound. The remark highlights his view on comet composition and weight.
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Sir John Herschel
Students pledge 65 cent daily meals for famine aid
More than 150 Chinese students at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University agree to trim their food costs to 65 cents a day for three months to fund famine relief in China. They will also abstain from tobacco and women from candy and motion picture shows.
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China
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Russia’s Marriage Race Beliefs
Russians observe a wedding race as the bride and groom hurry down the aisle after entering the church. The custom holds that the couple who steps on the altar cloth will be master of the home.
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Russia
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Eleanor H. Porter
Order-in-Council
Professor Fleming
Aiser
Castoria
Poa As
Maensia
Canada
Coca-Cola Company
Winnipeg
Toronto
Prince of Wales
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