You walk Into My Parlour in a Spring Afternoon
Jean, aboard a boat near Staple and Willow Ferry, idly drifts beneath a pale blue May sky. She reflects on life at Staple, her ties to Lady Anne, and the stark contrast with Beirnfels while recalling Petersons letters and the shadow of Adrian Latimer at Charnwood.
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Jean
Staple
Willow Ferry
Mudie
Staple Me
Coombe Favielon
Lady Anne
Beirnfels
Glyn
Jacqueline
Peterson
England
Biernfels
Peterson's Fair
Charnwood
Chansine
Peteesons
Petown
Belrnfels
Adrian Latimer
Claire
Chloe
Hell Upon Earth
Jacqueline Adrians
Adrian
The Rhyming Optimist and Time’s Hidden Pulse
Aline Michael presents The Rhyming Optimist arguing against measuring life by clocks and calendars. The poem elevates moods and seasons over precise time, then shifts to factual lines noting Colorado’s 43 peaks above 14,000 feet and a Middlesex ban on opium.
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Colorado
Royal Canadian Navy Announces Fleet Officer Appointments
The Department of National Defence announces appointments effective immediately. Commander W G Brodeur is named commander of HMCS Skeena and commander (D) west. Commander G C Jones to HMCS Stadacona and commander-in-charge at Halifax. Commander R J Agnew to Naden Esquimalt. The changes realign ship and establishment organizations and adjust titles to new conditions. No current appointments are displaced.
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Department of National Defence
Hmcs
Saguenay
Eastern Division
W. G. Brodeur
RCN
Hmc
Skeena
West
G.C. Jones
Stadacona
Halifax
R. J. Agnew
Hlalcs
Naden
Esquimalt
Royal Canadian Navy
Poison Swallowing Fascinates Calcutta University Witnesses
A Madrasi Swami at Calcutta University reportedly swallowed various poisons without ill effect. He preferred cyanide of potassium mixed with glass and nails, yet remained unharmed. X rays later located the substance in his stomach as scientists call the act a definite challenge.
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Calcutta University
Rheumatism Forces Man to Quit Work in Early 1930s
Al bert Berger recalls severe rheumatism in 1931, saying pain and weakness kept him bedridden until Dr Williams Pink Pills relieved symptoms and restored daily work. The ad asserts blood enrichment and broad use for nervous exhaustion. Canada exports rise to 2,900 pounds of butter in the year ending September 1931, up 7,000,000 pounds from the prior year.
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Albert Berger
Wingle
Dr. Willams
Williams
Soc
Canada
Kruschen Salts Claim Cure For Painful Rheumatism
A reader recounts persistent pains in back head and joints eased by Kruschen Salts after a daily dose. The ad-style account says the remedy clears uric buildup and toxins, relieves stiffness, and improves energy as liver and kidneys are stimulated.
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Andy
Uric Ford
Britain Still Leads as World Trade Power, Calgary Remarks
Dr J Wesley Bready told a Calgary audience at a joint Canadian Club luncheon that Britain remains the leading importing and exporting nation. He argued its merchant fleet outships the US and Germany combined and claimed Britain is the world finance center despite current conditions. He dismissed decay rumors as wishful thinking and warned war could threaten “white civilization.”
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Britain
J. Wesley Bready
Calgary
United States
Germany
Dr. Bready
Ant Tuberculosis Vaccine Claim Sparks World Interest
Henri Spahlinger. director at Geneva Institute Bacterial Therapique, announced a complete immunity formula against tuberculosis after years of intensive work funded by £100,000 of his own fortune and support from the Aga Khan and the Duke of Westminster.
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Henri Spahlinger
Institute Bacterial Therapique
Geneva
Spablinger
Aga Khan
Duke of
Weminster
Price Blushes Hint at Salesman’s Inexperience
In a light exchange, a customer teases a salesman about his blush when mentioning prices, implying he is new to selling. The moment highlights nerves in pricing and the social dynamics of shop talk.
Rest With 4 Asthma Remedy Ad Claims Night Relief
An advertisement promotes Dr J D Kellogg s Asthma Remedy promising relief after years of service. It cites a study of 700 letters and suggests focusing on other subjects for hic cough care. A writer notes some cannot live on 5000 a year, a claim the author admits not having tried.
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J. D. Kellogg
Ohio
Minimal spiritual counsel and science notes compacted
An assembled fragment contains a religious reflection claiming heaven lies within, quotes about inner search, a marketing blurb for Miller's Worm Powders praising its gentle purgative effects for children, a Canadian notice on wool laundry care, and a fact about lunar gravity being one sixth of Earth's.
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Toronto
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