Heir at Silverthorne Faces Royal Quandary and Secrets
In a tangled tale from Silverdale, Hilary Strang confronts inheritance and scandal. He recalls a distant life with Margaret while navigating estranged ties to the Squire and county residents. Amid village whispers, his status as heir presumptive and his closeted past spark tension as he travels through country lanes seeking clarity.
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Kate Bartlett
Siverthorne
Cooper
France
Silverthorne Park
Kate Bartlet
Silverdale
Libcrions
Laeron
Hilary
Strangus
London
Margaret
To Be Continued in a Quiet Country Lane Mystery
A fragment describes a cottage by a road with a rose trellis and garden blossoms. A man notices a woman dressed in white with a thick ribbon and a pendant, her gaze meeting his as tension mounts. The scene hints at a developing encounter between Hilary and the agitated stranger.
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Hilary
The Light Beyond and Death In Found Texts
Excerpts discuss death as the most persistent and inevitable idea, arguing we misplace fears as we age and that convalescence erases painful memories. The piece moves through reflections on mortality and a dispatch about Kaiser's German troops and Shanghai policing, plus hedgerow changes in Britain and a brief street conversation about truancy and a joke about brain value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Maeterlinck
Do Your Hens Lay Experimental Farm Form Free From Ottawa
A garbled notice from the Experimental Farm in Ottawa describes free forms for poultry record keeping. It promises space to record numbers of eggs eaten and eggs bought, plus farm expenditures, to help poultry keepers monitor production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Ottawa
Ambrose
Cuticura Soap Promises Soothing Skin Relief
An unclear advertisement extolls Cuticura Soap for itching burning eczemas rashes and sleep aid for mother and child. Claims rapid relief and healing, cites Dept. N Boston U S A, world distribution.
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Dept. N
Boston
War May Be Decided On Wheat Fields
Ontario era letter quotes H W Wood urging increased Canadian wheat and meat production as crucial to Allied victory. He cites grave food shortages, calls on farmers to resist army recruitment diversions, and stresses Western Canada as bread basket pivotal to winning the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPA
H.W. Wood
Canada
Stateme Canadian Food Bulletin
Western
Western Canada
Canadian farmers in war effort boost wheat field service
The article urges Western Canadian farmers to view their work in the wheat fields as a vital contribution to the war. It stresses efficiency and dedication, comparing farm labor to combat service and arguing that well-timed field work serves the broader national cause as much as troops in the trenches.
Curtail Tin Plate Use Warned By Food Controller
The food controller for Canada urges maximum conservation of tin plate and tin sheets amid world scarcity. The United States bans export except under license, with priority to war food contracts and military needs. Manufacturers of food containers face strict restrictions and possible license denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Con Capada
United States
Germany
Allie
Canada
Lighted by Great Events and the German Front
The piece reflects on the fragile significance of Bri e fact and a campaign muddle, noting plans to seize Paris and Calais failed. It portrays the German push in France as a feeble guard action, despite industrial might, and urges Allied resolve to hold the line and check advances toward Verona and Venice amid broader European strains.
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Paris
Calais
Germany
France
Verona
Venice
Frugal worry over shared grocery bills described
The husband notes concern about grocery expenses though he and the grocer both fear the same bills. He jokes there is no point in both worrying since they share the same financial load.
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Bill
Himsel
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Ems
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Eizel
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Shanghai
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Informa
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Apleford
Appleford
Appleford Counter Check Book Co., Limited
Hamilton, Canada
ToRonTo
Iontreal
Wdogpeo
Ces and
Warehous
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