Strange Romantic Adventures of the Flapper You Know
In chapter ten Joanna probes Roddy’s world as Brandon sketches a life of entangled high society. She muses on Yvonne Courant, a model of living life fully, while Brandon hints at others disapproving of her recipe for success. The dialogue reveals Joanna’s longing and the pull of wealth, fame, and romance.
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Flapper
H.l.gates
Roddy
Brandon
Joanna
Reddy
Kendbworth
Yvonne
Grayvdon
Keokworth
Grasdon
Yvonne Courant
Kenilworth
Kentworth
Notable Speed of Camera Sparks Atomic Age Dreams
The article notes a London camera recorder at 300.90 images per minute and 150 times faster than human perception, imagining future devices to visualize atomic motion and matter as force. It then shifts to a fictional scene where Joanna debates freedom, desire, and social judgment with Brandon, Kenilworth, and Yvonne, hinting at romance and upheaval.
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London
Shaile
Grove Patterson
Duluth
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedies For Health
A Toronto reader, Mrs. Cuarnes Giffi, credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for recovery from heavy bleeding and general ill health. She reports renewed vitality and urges other women to try the remedies after reading the private text book.
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Toronto
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
Toronto Star
Mrs. Cuarnes Girrix
Lands“ Sime
Tetonia
Ancient Giants and Early American Discoveries
A discussion of the Colossus of Rhodes as the era’s largest statue and notes on pyramids. It references Shakespeare and claims the Colossus stood 126 feet high before an earthquake toppled it. It also mentions Incas and pre Columbian knowledge of deluge and early white civilizers arriving 30 years before Columbus.
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Rhodes
Mediterranean
Charles of
Columbus
America
Wool Shipment From Terrace Marks First Prince Rupert Exports
A half ton of wool from William G. Goodwin's Kitsulkallum ranch in Terrace area was shipped to Kamloops, marking the first export sent out of the Prince Rupert district. The note mentions small boy and a butler in a curt exchange reading Please, sir, is this the fourth louse from your letter.
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B.C
Terrace
Prince Rupert
William G. Goodwin
Kitsulkallum
Kamloops
Butler
Interesting Facts From Government Blue Book Report
An annual London police report outlines habitual criminals at large, with nearly three thousand offenders and over five hundred women. It notes 341 houses acting as receivers of stolen goods and details broad legal curiosities such as treason, piracy, or arson as possible death sentence grounds, plus historic Sunday laws and old parish travel prohibitions. Miller's Worm Powders promote worm relief with claimed systemic benefits for children.
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London
Prince Bets On Public Guess To Unmask Him
The Prince of Wales offered a £5 wager that no one would recognize him during an evening stroll from St James Palace to Trafalgar Square. A friend joined in and the pair walked five blocks without incident before a woman stared, allegedly proving the bet unsettled.
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Prince
Prince of Wales
St. James’ Palace
Here
Trafalgar Square
Wales
Minard's Liniment for Dandruff
The young wife scolds her husband over a poorly sewn button while she works at her needle. The anecdote centers on domestic humor about common household missteps and a light complaint about sewing.
How London Zoo Began and Its Early Treasures
The London Zoo originated from the London Zoological Society's fifteen natural history enthusiasts who met to discuss animals and rented Regent's Park land to house a small menagerie. Early abroad acquisitions included a sea lion, a wolf, a goose and two gulls from the Falklands, brought by a keeper named Lecomte who became a local hero. The first hippo arrived about 75 years ago, adding to the Zoo’s growing draw and riches.
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London Zoological Society
Regent’s Park
Zoo
Falkland Islands
Lecomte
Music Of The Elements Creates Outdoor Orchestras
The article notes natural soundscapes formed by wind through bamboo worm holes in Malay fields producing flute like music, wind blown sand on the Scottish coast forming musical notes, water used as instruments by ancient Greeks, and buffalo hides filled with water struck by sticks used by North American tribes to make music.
Morning Devotion and Asthma Remedy Advertisement
The text blends Harriet Beecher Stowe verse about awakening with God and a religious exhortation on starting the day in divine presence. It then markets Dr. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a solution to life threatening asthma, urging persistent use and warning against substitutes.
His Majesty's Understudy King George A Deputy
The King may be represented by a deputy due to many public and social duties. The representative is treated with kingly rank, addressed as Sir, and must not have anyone sit. A reception committee greets him, and London ceremonies provide a royal carriage without outriders or military guards unless he is royal family. The remark ends with a note on popularity.
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George
King George
London
Royal
Familly
Swedish woman runs paper mill head of family business
Fanny Anander Scharing, a Swedish widow, owns and runs a bulp and paper mill in northern Sweden. She recently visited Winnipeg en route to Edmonton to persuade one of six sons to return home with her. Since 1910 she has led the business, producing about 150000 tons of paper annually sold in Sweden and England.
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Sweden
Fanny Anander Scharing
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
Mothers know hot months threaten babies with cholera infantum diarrhoea and stomach troubles. Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Willams Medicine Co Brockville Ont prevent or alleviate these illnesses, sold by dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Willams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Not Harmful To Eyes Says Eye Specialists
Eye doctors state reading writing or cinema viewing does not harm the eyes for capable individuals. A test of 150 persons found those who fatigued after watching a film were tired in other visual tasks as well, indicating no movie danger.
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Batley’s
New York
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Ile
Your
Eggleston
Gillett
Gillett's Lye
the Centre
John
W. Xe Pee
Egypt
Nile
Wilson's
London Police
Wager
Minard
Dandruff
Cuthura
Martha Hinsche
Fillmore, Sask
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Montreal
Frice Soap
London Zoo
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Pehons Broses
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Remington
Gton Typewriter Co. of Canada, Limited
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Chamberlain
Porter Hosiery
Bloor St. East
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Hubbard Oven Company
1100
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Bioes
Godin
Ormecs
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