William Marshall Seeks a Wife in Toronto Tale
In a Bradford and Cookstown setting, William Marshall, a devout Methodist suitor, travels to Toronto to woo Nancy Trueman, daughter of tavern keeper John Trueman. Nancy resists a poor match yet falls for the earnest farmer, while the Trueman family weighs social expectations, furniture, and a proper match as they navigate a coming marriage.
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Bradford
Cookstown
Marshall
Adam Clarke
William
Mrs. Marshall
Toronto
John ‘Trueman
Nancy
Yonge Street
Tyrone
Mra. Trueman
Willie
Mr. Trueman
Wiliam
Tam
John Trueman
King Township
Mono Township
Sligo
Willian
Maxwell
King Street
Life of
Wesley
Coke
Moore
Trueman
Miss Nancy
Hamseit
Misa Nancy Trueman
William Marshall
Tyree
Hem
John
Queen Street
Willam
Ars ‘Trueman
Zune
Tobia
Bay Street
Doel
Soviet Watch Industry Eyes Global Market Rise
The Soviet leadership envisions mass demand for cheap watches across Asia and much of Europe, starting with a Samara factory employing 10,000. Thirty Swiss master watchmakers and families have moved from Le Locle and La Chaux de Fonds to train Russians, amid Swiss towns' job losses from industry shifts.
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Russia
Asia
Europe
Samara
Volga
le Locle
la Chaux de Fonds
Neuchatel
Jura
New York Times
Cinque Ports Lord Willingdon at Coronation
The Cinque Ports Lord Willingdon, former Governor General of Canada, attended the Coronation in his capacity as lord warden of the Cinque Ports. The five ports Dover Sandwich Hastings Romney and Hythe trace their origins to Roman times with maritime duties for the state.
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Lord Willingdon
Canada
Ceesor Cae
Inia
Cinque Ports
India
Dover
Sandwich
Hastings
Romney
Hythe
William the Conqueror
Walmer Castle
Marquis of Reading
Willingdon
Mastery of Self Reflects the Perfect Man
The excerpt cites Psalm 141 3 urging restraint of speech and patience with others. It argues daily temptations test temper and that true perfection lies in self mastery under all circumstances, shaping a character modeled after the Perfect Man.
Four-Line Chelsea Bridge Opens Ahead of Schedule
The Chelsea bridge in England opened four months early by Prime Minister Mackenzie King on May 6. The $1,835,000 project began in October 1934, spanning 1698 feet with a 332 foot centre and two 135 foot side spans. The old Chelsea bridge, opened in 1858, faced safety controversy and load limits before replacement to handle four lines of heavy lorries.
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Chelsea
England
Mackenzie King
Royal Academy
Oil slick extends 500 miles from New York to Cherbourg
A film of oil from passing liners stretches across the Atlantic from New York to Cherbourg. In places the slick is so thick that birds are trapped, with reports noting large-scale seabird distress over the affected sea area.
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New York
Cherbourg
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By Patrick Slater
Allen
Ment
Thomas Pblisher
Minard
Nancy Trueman
Troman
Truemans
CKAC
Prerct
Allen Medical Ds
Medea
Eaedertul
the Cinque Ports
R. J. Gatling
Indianpolis
Ind
Chelsea Bridge
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
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