Ellington Candidate Attracts Fresh Town House Talk
Hilda Tressingham schemes to move George Ellington into a town house as his political career rises while Lord Hartsdale dismisses the old Ashminister mansion as a relic. Letty Ellington yearns for city life and a modern status, complicating the family balance at Hartsdale Park.
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Hilda Tressingham
Ellington
George Ellington
Brighton
Paris
George
Oakcroft
Letts
Whi
Ashminster
House of Commons
Anne's Mansions
Toster
George Etert
Cakcroft
Letty
Tressingham
Hufla
Letty Ellington
Hilda
Hartsdale Park
Otto von Roon
Artedale Park
London
Hartsdale
Lord Hartsdale
Ashminister
Hartsmy
Sanhem
What a Billion Miles Reveals Across World History
A thought experiment imagines a train traveling one mile per minute from the dawn of the Christian era for 1 000 000 000 miles. It would circle the Earth 40 000 times and reach New Year’s Eve 1628, witnessing key events like the Saviour’s life, Rome’s rise and fall, Britain’s fate, London and Paris building, and the discovery of America across sixteen centuries.
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Christ
Rome
Britain
London
Paris
America
Los Angeles Times
British Columbia Jam Factories Buy 1917 Small Fruit Crop
BC jam factories purchase 25 percent of the strawberry crop nearly half the raspberry crop and the whole of the gooseberry and blackberry crops for 1917. The article notes strong demand and forecasts large quantities of first class fruit for processing. It contrasts labor conditions with a critical remark about Washington and a jab at a ruler.
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British Columbia
Why Not Advertise and The Merchants Debate Advertising
A Peterborough Review opinion piece argues mail order houses drain customers and money from local shops while noting some retailers advertise heavily. It notes dealer cooperation to avoid ads spreads cautious mood but questions local pride and economic impact amid the broader advertising trend. The editor adds a closing proverb about fresh faces.
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Peterborcough
Toronto
Peterborough
A Good Use for Post Office Walls
A French anti alcohol poster campaign urges action against drink as a national enemy. The message links alcohol to poverty crime and social decay, warning that drunkards harm families and the Fatherland. Sign-off by J.H. Hazlewood.
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France
Emre Ie
Germany
Wren
Earl Vicfinis
Ilifé
J.H
Hazlewood
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Nick Romanoff
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Washington Post
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O. K
Wibek Gad
Cnn
Appleford Counter Check Book Co
Hamilton
Montréal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
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