Davis Family Secrets and a House Sale in Grief
Charmian Davis faces a family crisis as Uncle George and John Carter negotiate selling the homestead while tension over a missing heirloom stirs worry. Grandma, the Davis pride, weighs fears of losing the house and the comfort of the street view as Charmian contemplates a new living room and future with the purchaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charmian
George K
Jake Carter
Safina
Grandma
George
Davis
John Carter
Mor
Charmine
Charian
Uncle George
Charmian and Uncle George discuss selling the Wickfield house
Charmian and George K discuss the possibility of selling the ancestral Wickfield house to support Charmian's finances. He suggests renting as caretaker during renovations and mentions a prospective buyer, a young man who may marry soon, while Grandma Davis’s chair and memories linger. Charmian weighs the need to stay with the house’s heritage against financial strain.
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John Carter
Jorge
Charmian
Doctor Howe
George K
Ried
M.D
Chartian
Chariian
George
Ibery
Sera
Granddaughter Charmian Returns from Ride with Grandma
Charmian recounts a relaxing outing with the doctor to Easthorp and a visit by Grandma. Grandma reports a new baby picture from Mrs. Merry while Madge promises another view. Charmian notes the baby’s resemblance to George and asks what to have for supper as evening nears.
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Ch Mian
Grandma
Easthorp
Edward Howe
Charmian
New Northern Air Route Feasibility Study by Arctic Expedition
H. G. Watkin leads the Simusa Arctic Air Route Expedition proposing a Scotland to Winnipeg air link via Greenland with short water gaps. The team will winter in Greenland for meteorological research while Canada plans to assist crossing Davis Strait and Hudson Bay route to Winnipeg. Prospects for a Scotland Winnipeg air route appear promising despite fog and the Greenland ice cap hazards.
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Simusa
H. G. Watkins
Scotland
Winnipeg
Greenland
Faroe Islands
Teeland
Air Ministry
Faroes
Iceland
Canada
Davis Strait
Baffin Land
Southampton Island
Hudson Bay
Fort Churchill
Watkin
Island Anak Krakatoa Disappears After Volcanic Eruptions
A Java despatch reports Anak Krakatoa, meaning Child of Krakatoa, vanished beneath the sea during Krakat ua volcano activity. From May to August 1882 massive eruptions swept away two thirds of the island, a colossal wave killed about 20,000 people, with the wave traveling as far as the English Channel.
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Java
Anak Krakatoa
Krakatoa
Krakatac
English Channel
Mother Graves Exterminator Offers Lasting Relief
All mothers can put away anxiety regarding their suffering children when they have Mother Graves Exterminator to give relief Its effects are sure and lasting.
Radium Shortage Fears Singled in Congo Ore Exhaustion
A Johannesburg newspaper cites a reliable source forecasting a radium famine as Congo ore depletion increases. The report warns current prices around 60 000 dollars per gram could double or triple within one or two years, disrupting supply and costs.
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Congo
Johannesburg
South Africa
Revival of after-harvest cultivation to fight weed menace
The Farmers' Advocate urges revival of after-harvest cultivation as a practical method to strike at the weed menace, arguing timing aligns with seasonal farming practices and could reduce weed spread for the upcoming season.
English Scouts to Visit Jasper for Six Weeks Roughing It
Sixteen members of Leeds 9th Scout Troop travel from Winnipeg to Jasper in the Canadian Rockies for six weeks of backcountry exploration. They travel with three billy cans and two saucepans, home made tents, rubber ground sheets, and blankets, under Dr. G Norton. They plan to hike the Ma ligne Lake district and Columbia Icefields with a possible Mount Fritz Cavell climb, focusing on districts not usually visited by tourists.
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Boy Scouts
Leeds
England
National Railways
Tional Park
the Toys
Leeds Modern Grammar School
G. Norton
Nada
SS. Megantic
Ottawa
West
Jasper
Maligne Lake
Columbia Tee Fields
Mount Firth Cavell
Winnipeg
Canadian Rockies
Rub It In For Lame Back Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Ad
An old advertisement touts a liniment named Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming quick relief for lame backs. It promises immediate skin absorption and tissue penetration, with the pain easing as the liniment sinks in and urging customers to try it to be convinced.
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Thomas Eclectric
Radio Announcer Named Indian Chief For World First
George Wright of CNRY Vancouver, a radio announcer, was named chief of the Swamish Indians with the title Chief Sa-Sayqo for aiding in calling a dying chief’s daughter to his side. The honor marks the first appointment of a radio announcer as an Indian chief. The chief’s last wish was fulfilled by bringing his daughter hundreds of miles away in British Columbia. The Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology recently received about 8,000 Hymenopterous insects from Chile.
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George Wright
CNRY
Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
Wright
Sa-Sayqo
British Columbia
Museum of Comparative 70Ology
Harvard
Chile
Prayer on Temptation and humility by Clarke
The passage notes that Oliver Wendell Holmes and James Freeman Clarke discuss the petition Lead us not into temptation as a plea for Christian humility. It argues the prayer could lessen the need for temptation if offered sincerely, highlighting human weakness and reliance on divine guidance.
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James Freeman Clarke
One Thing At a Time Driver Suffers After Crash
Revised by E F Gillis of Evanston HL Gillis drives home and tries to light a cigar with a lighter that fails. He bangs a tree, loses consciousness, is hospitalized, and told he kept the lighter lit when rescued. he is expected to recover.
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E. F. Gillis
Evanston
HL Gillis
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Christine Whiting Parmenter
John Carters
Granfather Davis
Wickfield
Satina
Tve
Deversh
Tate Vacatiee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charles Slingerland
St. Catharines
Ontario
Lee Uno
Sciatica
New Northern Air Route
Enjoye
Milli
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Minard’s
Lint Newraliga
Gyproc
Limited
Aasitoba
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