Gentle Evening Visit Sparks Town House Talk
Jim Bennett suspects a morning of misreads as Grandma chats about Charmian, the Wickfield festival, and a new doctor. She advises prudence, notes family tensions, and hints at Mrs Merry’s church fair plans while awaiting the RFD man and a message about shortcake recipes.
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Erry
Jim
Grandma
Wickfield
Lindbergh
Paris
Prince of Wales
Charmian
Jimmy
Clara Darling
Portland
Sonny
Merry
Emmy Bascomb
Sarah Bennett
Kingdom Come
Jimmy Bennett
Parson Merry
Susy Oldham
Charmian Faces Last Minute Dilemma Before Supper Visit
Charmian wrestles with fatigue and worries about aging house repairs while preparing a shortcake for a church event. A mood of quiet depression, spurred by memories of keeping up a large family home, mingles with thoughts of hair and vanity as she dresses for an outing with Grandma and Doctor Carter.
Iron Mike the gyro helmsman and ship efficiency
Old Salt tells the tale of Iron Mike the gyro pilot who steers ships by gyro mechanism via electricity. The device promises straighter courses with less driving power loss than rudder steering, saving time and money, though an experienced helmsman remains needed near port.
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Iron Mike
Seven Seas
Worm Exterminator Promises Aid for Weak Children
An advertisement promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to combat intestinal parasites in children, claiming it boosts strength and vitality by eradicating worms.
Remembered Canadian tea magnate and High Commissioner
A brief obituary notes a humble start as a tea seller who toured homes in Canada. He rose to head a major Canadian tea company with plantations in Ceylon and metal packed tea. Died suddenly in London where he served as Canada's High Commissioner, trusted as a cautious politician.
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Ceylon
Canada
London
England
Cable
Effect Of Tree Planting Belts On Prairies
The free distribution of forest trees to prairie farmers by the Forest Service has markedly increased vegetable gardens and orchards in the Prairie Provinces. Recent inspections show most shelter belt owners now grow vegetables or small fruits, with some planting fruit trees. Divorce is almost unknown in Sweden, noted in ards Kile Dandraft.
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Prairies
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Prairie
Modern explorers set sail to retrace Columbus first voyage
Two explorers Glenn Stewart and A Noel Trippe depart Miami on January 23 in a 64 foot yacht Centaur to follow Columbus route from San Salvador and uncover his movements between landing and departure. They expect new textbook insights and plan a further voyage next winter to map his fourth trip.
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Laren
Rewte
Cobombes
Miami
Florida
Christopher Columbus
San Salvador
Spain
Glenn Stewart
Easton
United States
A. Noel Trippe
High Seas
Adout
Columbus
Stewart
Atlantic
Watling
Weare
Responsibility Of A Fond Mother
A mother finds her child a constant joy and responsibility and turns to Baby's Own Tablets for minor ailments. The remedy is said to cleanse the bowels and ease stomach upset, colic, digestion, and teething pain, with safety claims and availability from Dr. Williams' Medicine in Brockville Ontario.
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Sowela
Dr. Williams
Brockville
Ont
Disjointed Memoir Snippet from Governor's Mansion
Fragmentary passage describes an old man venting coats upstairs in the governor's mansion and a prominent politician rummaging over furniture and searching under a bed. A request for help mentions a missing hat bought for ten dollars yesterday, with a son and a substitute present.
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Anny
Governor’s Mansion
Talking Pictures Spark Audience Nuisance Concerns
The column notes that talk ing nuisances in theater audiences persist despite projections of silent era changes. A shopper quips about selling the joke as entertainment while discussing reactions to early cinema etiquette and crowd behavior.
Deaf Hear Again Through New Aid No Bigger Than Dime
A brief notice announces a ten day free trial of a compact hearing aid described as no bigger than a dime. It promises renewed hearing for deaf individuals with an unobtrusive device and a limited time offer.
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New
Plutarch
Be not hasty to anger and foolish lovesick tales
A fragment collection mixes proverbs and moral reflections about anger from Ecclesiastes and Plutarch. It warns anger wrecks judgment and blocks advice while contrasting fading wisdom with humorous notes from a domestic life quip about a stenographer wife.
Estimate of North American buffalo population in primitive times
The article notes estimates of buffalo numbers in the United States ranging from 50,000,000 to 75,000,000 head, reflecting abundant herds before major modern disturbances.
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United States
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Ing Padang
Warrina Parmenter
D Mim
Wickfeld
Clara
Holloway
Bournemouth
Slathine
Gligpins
Flexible Shaft Co
Cartaw Ave
Torente
Widee Tr Beamon Co
Laarren
Dept
Eoise A
Taleien
Anical Helmeman
Sween
Ard
Yarty Choice
Zam-Buk
Tod
His
Severaighs
Lota
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