Whiting Parmenter and Charmian in a Chance Encounter
Charmian and Jim Bennett share a morning where art and memory spark conversation about a beloved rug and a life built around small treasures. Jim hesitates to leave as Charmian plans a day’s outing while Grandma Davis remarks on daily town happenings.
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Charmian
Jim
Lizzie Baker
South Wickfield
M.D
Jim Bennett
Ima
Bert
Grandma Davis
Moon
Hoestly
Tim
Lisle Bake
Grandma
Emmy
Rich British magnate turned away from London hotel
A wealthy British man, earning about Ss a minute with a domestic staff wage bill over £200 a week, was refused entry to a London hotel for looking shabby. Known on Scottish golf links, he has been chided by club colleagues for worn soles.
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Britain
London
Automatic pilots guide British night bombers to targets
The entire squadron of British night bombing aeroplanes, fitted with robot electrical controls, has flown continuously for up to 400 miles without human pilots. Routes from South England to Scotland were followed with automatic pilots, controlled by radio from the ground, landing on a weighted wire that triggers a touchdown with the engine throttled back.
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South England
Scotand
Healthy Children Sleep Well and Happy
A vintage advertisement claims healthy children sleep well and are cheerful, while sickly ones are cross. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative easing bowel regulation, stomach soothing, and better sleep, guaranteed non addictive and safe for newborns. Sold at 25 cents a box or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
King’s room wall Maxims quoted by New Zealand governor
Sir Charles Ferguson quoted Maximes treasured by King Maxims displayed in Buckingham Palace during his farewell visit to New Zealand. The school event included the sayings urging obedience, restraint, and resilience, ending with a quip on losing gracefully and mixed in ads for Kellogg’s asthma remedy promising real relief.
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Buckingham Palace
Charles Ferguson
New Zeaand
Tam
J. D. Kellogg
Idea Is Alright Castles Under Air and Religion
A collage of quotes from Thoreau Keller and Brooks contrasts idealism with practicality. References to medieval beliefs and Britain’s "fold-bearers" appear, ending with a cryptic line about Dee Minard's for Bares and unclear context.
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Henry David Thoreau
Helen Keller
Phillips Brooks
Red Cross Junior Broadcast Delights Edmontonians
In Edmonton the Alberta Red Cross program on CICA airs weekly for one hour from the Journal studio featuring junior performers from Norwood School. Twenty young Albertans present a health and citizenship pageant titled the Red Cross Junior, under the junior president’s chair, with a banner gift occasion.
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Red Cross
Inter
Alberta
CICA
Edmonton
Alberta Red Cross
Women's Institute
Ufw.a
Norwood
Canada
Bruyah
England
Jean Browne
Junior Red Cross
Atr
Fate and folly meet in a string of perilous tales
A parade of accidents and mishaps shows Fate dealing cruel blows to famed adventurers and tricksters. William F Scott, famed parachutist, survives a skull fracture in a car crash near Washington. Oscar Palmquist drowns years after Titanic rescue. Edward Whymper breaks a collarbone on a lecture platform. Wallingford ends jailed for a bad check. Fate, ever hidden, strikes with sharp, unseen force. Apples bring high prices as McIntosh Red in cold storage rise to winter demand. British Columbia Macs fetch top NY market prices.
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William F. Scott
Navy
Washington
Oscar Palmquist
Bridgeport
Conn
Atlantic Ocean
Edward Whymper
Wallingford
Hia
British Columbia
New York
Local Table Built From 3000 Wood Blocks Displayed
Eccentric Minard's owner in emaus Pennsylvania showcases a library table crafted from 3000 wood blocks. Inlays combine mahogany walnut red cedar oak poplar and white pine aged over a century. Designer Isaac Fearner notes star diamond circle and semicircle patterns while Feather the bricklayer spent a year on the piece. Japan reports 37000000 postal savings depositors.
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Isaac Fearner
Emaus
Pennsylvania
Feather
Little Helps For This Week From Prayer and Providence
A compact devotional piece cites gratitude in all things from Ephesians and reflects on submission to God's will. It quotes Pascal on inward obedience, asking to conform the will to divine providence and to receive each dispensation with reverent acceptance.
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Pascal
Nurse Gained Seven Pounds in Two Weeks with Iron Yeast
A nurse praises Ironized Yeast for appetite, strength, and rapid weight gain. Letter notes 7 pounds in two weeks and 8 to 15 pounds after 3 to 4 weeks, claims skin improves, and urges readers to buy at druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Martha Burns
Sheep Industry Growing in Past Kootenay
The sheep industry of the Past Kootenay is in its infancy yet grows yearly with prospects for expansion. Dry atmosphere wide ranges and absence of disease are cited as key recommendations to farmers to raise small bands. Mothers can detect worms in children and apply a remedy called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
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Kootenay
Prize For Wheat In Saskatoon District Display
The Saskatoon Board of Trade offers a 350 prize to the farmer producing the district’s best wheat for exhibition at the next winter fair.
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Saskatoon Board of Trade
Digestive Aid Advert Makes Old Milk of Magnesia Claim
A fragmented ad copy extols indigestion remedies and praises Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the trusted quick relief. It touts a 50 year history with physicians approving the product, claiming rapid soothing effects and neutralizing excess stomach acid.
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Camusrive
Whiting Parmenter
Charman
Charmion Davis
John Carter
Sam
Maximes
Dee Minard
Bares
Japan
Pest
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