House of Dreams Come True in Margret Pedler’s Tale
Chapter continues as Jean faces mixed emotions after a day with an Englishman in Montavan. She wrestles with pride and longing, awaiting Lady Anne Brennan’s reply and a move toward England while Madame de Varigny’s cordial farewell hides uneasy undercurrents.
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the House OF Dreams-Come-True
Margaret Pedler Persigs Clea
Jean
Montavan
Lady Anne Brennan
Lady Anne
Glyn
Jacqueline
Stor
England
Anne
Peterson
Devonshire Wall
Madame de Varigny
Chere
Mademoiselle Peterson
Sbe
Mademoisele
Power Of Music Puts A Joke In A Beethovan Moment
A music fan brings his musically inclined wife to a Beethoven matinee hoping the performance will lift her. During the Pathetique sonata she smiles and closes her eyes, then blurts a surprising line about marmalade costing four cents a pound cheaper than last year.
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Elysium
Edmonton Journal
Butler Praises Canada as Vast Land of God’s Gift
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, extols Canada from Nova Scotia to British Columbia as a great land blessed by God. He describes a 3600 mile expanse with 3.6 million square miles and ten million people as the nation’s noble, white, thrifty inhabitants.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
New York
Canada
Nova
British Columbia
Cape Breton
Rockies
Advance Flower Blooms With Longer Rest Period
Florists in Ohio covered chrysanthemum plants with black cloth three hours before sunrise and left covers until two hours after, creating a longer daily rest period that advanced blooming from three to five weeks. Flowers were large and richly colored, comparable to mid season blooms.
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Ohio State University
Best Time Today for Bargains in Low Price Deals
Those pursuing a lighter budget can expect $150 or less for select items. Shoppers with price goals may find affordable options across categories as retailers advertise discounts and promotions.
Pillory punishment in England ends with 1837 abolition
A historical overview recalls the pillory used for over six centuries in England, from public shaming for weight cheats to broader offences. It notes figures like Daniel Defoe facing the pillory in Cheapside, and cites the last offender Peter Bossy in 1830 before abolition in 1837.
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London
England
Daniel Defoe
Cheapside
Peter Bossy
Old Bailey
Ontario Population Rises by Nearly Half a Million in Ten Years
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics census bulletin shows Ontario’s population at 9 426 488 in the decade, up from 2 933 602 in 1921, with 82 electoral districts, 25 reporting declines. The Maritime provinces add 1 008 322 in total, while Quebec’s figure awaits.
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Ontario
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Maritime Provinces
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
House of Commons
Cooper Reports Better Conditions in Canada During Visit
London financier P. Ashley Cooper, governor of the Hudsons Bay Company, returning from western Canada, says conditions there are better than expected after two and a half months touring branches. He notes tariff protection is needed for England to guard against other nations and comments on imperial economic policy.
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P. Ashley Cooper
London
England
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Cooper
The Resourceful Jew and the Scot Car Collision
A Jewish man and a boatman were driving when one car swerved injuring the Scot. The Jew offered his whisky flask and urged a drink. A police constable arrived to take particulars and the Jew claimed the Scot was at fault by saying You smelt his breath.
Plane To Race Sun Around Earth Built By Junkers
Dr Hugo Junkers, famed aircraft designer from Densau Germany, unveiled a long fuselage all metal duralumin plane designed to reach speeds near 1000 miles per hour. Research engineer G B Vonheydekamph described the craft as a low wing monoplane with a unique compressor system to operate at altitudes above seven miles. He attended a national metals and alloys clinic where he viewed the new plane at the Junkers plant.
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Hugo Junkers
Densau
Germany
Tleveland
G. 8. Vonheydekamph
National Clinic On Metals and Alloys
Junkers
The Rhyming Optimist and a Doctor's Asthma Remedy
A poem fragment speaks of longing for a vanished presence in a garden and the enduring memory of one beloved. An advertisement claims Dr J D Sellogg’s Asthma Remedy offers hope, likening it to a helping hand and urging sufferers to try the red remedy with proven results.
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J. D. Sellogg
Impo Dfe
India's Complex Calendar and Weekday Names
A historical note traces India's calendar complexity with 17 calendars each needing three months prep to compile. It cites an early inscriptional weekday example around AD 484 486, and records proliferation of weekday names by day: Sunday over 12, Monday over 6, Wednesday over 5, Thursday over 7, Friday over 8, and Saturday over 7 names.
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India
Buddha
Robert Sewell
Kruschen Salts Promises More Energy and Slimming
A reader touts Kruschen Salts claiming regular use for three years keeps weight steady and boosts vitality. The testimonial describes increased activity, a tingling sensation, and improved mood, asserting one bottle proves the product’s energizing effect.
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Kruschen
Little Helps For This Week Christian Pocket Prayer
A devotional excerpt from Christian's Pocket highlights psalm verses about prayer and God's nearness. It quotes Paul Gerhardt on God listening to sighs and Jesus sanctifying troubles as blessings. The piece emphasizes spiritual consolation and divine guidance.
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Paul Gerhardt
Christian
Hired Girls and Maids Compared in Early 20th Century View
The Atchison Globe notes body and wage stereotypes between hired girls and maids, saying hired girls were fatter with thicker ankles while maids were slimmer. It adds that hired girls.command lower wages and higher workload than maids once did, contrasted with long bean pods in British Columbia reaching about 12 inches.
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Atchison Globe
British Columbia
Typewriter Plant to be Built in Toronto for British Exports
Announcement says United Typewriter Company will construct a plant in Toronto to manufacture typewriters for export to Great Britain. The move follows a British emergency tariff on imported manufactured goods. The Canadian distributor and assembler of Underwood Typewriters will oversee the new facility.
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Toronto
United Typewriter Company, Ltd
Underwood Typewriter Company
United States
Great Britain
Catfish Skins From Yar ront Nova Scotia In Trade
In the report a vendor notes that catfish skins from Yar ront Nova Scotia are exported to the United States. The hides are pliable and easily dyed, used in making ladies handbags and shoes. A humorous dialogue references a headache and an officer suggesting exercise.
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Yarront
Nova Scotia
United States
Policemen Use Three Cars to Speed Through Connected Traffic
Police officers maneuver three automobiles to hurry through congested routes, triggering concern over traffic safety and coordination. Officials have not released official statements on the incident or its objectives.
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