Ernest Slocum Aims Englandbound With Lucy Bingley Picture
Ernest prepares for a midnight bus departure to England with the miniature of Lucy Bingley. Mr Slocum offers five thousand dollars to fund travel but Ernest refuses, planning a lone visit to England while arranging Luther to care for the pet shop and stock.
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England
America
Ernest
Mr. Slocum
Ernie
The
Angels
Paris
Rome
Porcupine
Edwin
Luther
Lucy Bingley
Goodby
Chuck
Joe
The Happy Gander Inn and a Wish for a White Horse
Ernest Bingley arrives in Pennyton England after a rough Atlantic crossing and checks into the Sign of the Happy Gander. He asks for an inexpensive room and a white, gentle horse to ride to a castle, while the innkeeper Grig clarifies terms and local slang.
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Ernest
Liverpool
New America
Jos. Grig & Son
Suitcase
Grig
Jos
Charlie Kepple
New America House
Ern
Ramsay Company Patent Offer to Inventors at Ottawa
The Ramsay Company, registered patent attorneys at 273 Bank Street Ottawa Canada, advertises free full information and lists of inventions for every inventor.
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Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Canada
Bus Depot Stop Delirious Acrobat Tale
Ernest Bingley, intoxicated not by alcohol, waits for a late bus to Terre Haute with two acrobats aboard. The men exchange quips about his state as he grins, sings, and seems fixed in a merry, wild mood despite the hour.
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Terre Haute
Tobe
Ernest
Ernest Bingley
Workers Are Lucky Man Dreams of Liberty
The London Express argues that freedom from toil comes with constraints and necessity. It says most are not fit for leisure and that the driven life of daily needs propels progress. It contrasts the rich man’s son, tempted by ease, with those who must work.
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Lucky
London Express
Lighting zig zag myth debunked by photography
Early beliefs described lightning as zig zag shaped until photographic evidence showed its paths are rounded corners. The shift clarified how electrical discharges travel through the atmosphere, replacing older simplifying notions with a more accurate visual record.
Widow’s Waterloo pension claim survives wartime service
A 75 year old widow, widow of a British bugler who served under Wellington, continues to receive a wartime pension. Her husband joined in 1815 at 16, fought Napoleon, lived to old age, and married at 80 to a 17 year old. After his death the pension claim passed through old rules, qualifying under a 55+ widow provision with timing and occupation criteria before 1926. The section was later amended.
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Waterloo
France
Wellington
Woman Wins $1000 Prize in Continental Cooking Contest
Mrs Arthur Wright of Toronto received a call that she won a 1000 prize for a 24 word endorsement of a cooking ingredient in a continent wide contest. Her husband had been out of work six months, and she feared foreclosure before the good news arrived.
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Arthur Wright
Toronto
Wright
Birds of the Philippines and Ecuador’s Balsa Wood Trade
The Philippines hosts half of its 700 bird species as endemics. Ecuador relies on balsa wood as its principal export, noted as the lightest wood in the world.
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Philippines
Ecuador
Canadian Students Prepare for Winnipeg Conference Debates
A pamphlet issued by the National Conference secretary outlines discussion topics for Canadian university study groups ahead of the Winnipeg conference to be held December 27 to 31. Questions cover university function, life philosophy, embargoes, student press freedom, Christian action, church roles, psychology, and democracy in relation to unions.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Beverly L. Oaten
League of Nations
A Schoolboy Speaks on Editors and Newspapers
A short humorous piece from Certified News by a schoolboy compares editors, doctors, and language. It argues editors are pivotal figures, joking that editors face lawsuits for mistakes while doctors face funerals, and notes editors must be born rather than made.
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Certified
Canada to add 102 planes to air force
Hon. Ian MacKenzie said Canada will increase its air force by 102 airplanes in this fiscal year. The plan, intended to fortify defence, was announced in Peterborough with a later statement noting government policy. Reorganization of non permanent and active militia was nearly complete.
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Canada
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
Peterborough
Inventions Ranked World Shakers Cotton Gin and Spinning Jenny
The cotton gin and the spinning jenny are listed among the most world shattering inventions. They were developed in near proximity to each other, marking a pivotal moment in industrial history.
Little Helps For This Week From a Pious Reflection
A devotional urging faithful service and self denial. The author warns that trifling indulgences erode virtue and weaken spiritual warfare, urging readers to act rightly in every circumstance and to discipline the will through frequent self-denial.
Best Safety Slogan From Rotary and Daily Transcript
The Rotarian Magazine cites Marshall De Motte and Holyoke Daily Transcript as sources for top safety slogans. One states treat others as you wish them to drive toward you, the other highlights the car behind the car in front as a watchword for prudent driving.
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Marshall de Motte
California
Daily Transcript
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Ostrich Conjuror’s Feats End in Medical Removal
The British Medical Journal recounts a case where a Indian conjuror who swallowed razor blades and penknives had 25 knives and two keys removed from his stomach after a failed act. Captain R de Seldenhoff of Bombay Hospital notes the blades poured out through the incision when the stomach was tilted. The tale also notes Halley’s predicted comet return miss by about a year due to planetary pull.
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R. de Seldenhoff
Bombay Hospital
de Soldenhoff
Halley
Tin Cans Made From Mild Steel Sheets Coated With Tin
An explanation notes that tin cans are produced from mild steel rolled into sheets and coated with pure tin, a process that is costly due to the rarity of pure tin.
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Peru
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Haly Eee
Los Angeles Times
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Shanghai
National Conference of Canadian University
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