Unknown Englishman Aids Jean In Blizzard Escape
Jean is rescued from a blizzard by a lean Englishman with a distinct white hair lock. They reach the hotel as Madame de Varigny and others react with relief. Jean recalls the enigmatic stranger with curiosity while hoping not to meet him again soon, pending future chance.
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Jean
Madame de Varigny
Mrs. Grundy
Yean
Sheria
Glyn Peterson
Sean Jacner
Tom
Tomor
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills touted for relief
Fragmentary reader testimonial claims heart trouble and fainting spells reduced after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. The text asserts prior dizziness and weakness, followed by improvement and insistence the product remain in the house.
Cake Roll With Grape Jelly Betty Barclay Recipe
Recipe guidance for a cake roll: sifted cake flour, baking powder, salt, unbeaten eggs, sugar, vanilla, and grape jelly. Beat eggs with sugar over warm water, fold in dry mix, add vanilla, bake 13 minutes at 400 degrees, roll in cloth with powdered sugar, spread jelly, and wrap to cool.
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Standard Brands Limited
Fraser Avenue
Toronto
Canada
Cranberry Dessert Instructions From Vintage Recipe Card
A fragmented dessert recipe describes making cranberry dessert with jelly or marmalade, milk, sugar, vanilla, and cola water. It instructs to pour into glasses, allow setting in a warm room about ten minutes, then serve with additional jelly or marmalade and whipped cream if desired.
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Ae Junner
Imperial Economic Conference Likely Back in Ottawa
The London Times says Prime Minister R B Bennett will formally renew his invitation to hold the adjourned Imperial Economic Conference meeting at Ottawa next year and that the National Government will certainly accept. It suggests delaying the meeting until later in the year to give all Empire governments sufficient preparation time.
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London Times
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Ottawa
Times
Benefactor Funds Animal Shelters In Chicago Estate
Mrs. Marion E. McConnell of Chicago, who never kept a pet, left an estate valued around 3 000 000 dollars to fund animal protection groups. The distribution estimates indicate about 1 000 000 dollars to each society mentioned.
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Milltons
Marion E. McConnell
Chicago
Stand By Old Adage Dr Catts Plan For Grading Surgeons
Dr Catt of Vermont Verns onville Illinois offers the College of Surgeons a plan to grade surgeons by patient death rates. An old saying about doctors burying mistakes is cited, implying surgeons may stand by it. The fragment mentions jokes about borrowing and secrecy and notes a misquoted aphorism about disbelief in oneself.
Ramsay MacDonald: A Stormy Political Life
Ramsay MacDonald rose from a fisherman's cottage in Scotland to lead the Labour Party and serve as Prime Minister. The piece covers his political shifts from pacifism to National Government, his 1918 defeat, 1924 premiership, and 1929 coalition, with notes on personal losses and era challenges. It also mentions Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and unrelated regional weather and agriculture notes.
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MacDonald
Mellon Ramsay MacDonald
Fisherman's Cottage
Scotland
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Independent Labor Party
Commons
Labor
Philip Snowden
James Thomas
Liberal Party
Seaham
Laughter Wisdom From a 96 Year Old Pastor
The New York pastor Dr George Alexander of First Presbyterian urges aged readers to eat half as much sleep twice as much water and laugh four times as much as he shares his recipe at 96 years old Laughter is praised as a life extender though critics differ Carlyle is cited on laughter and aging The piece contrasts global finance and vitality with a quip about nations linked like Alpine climbers A worm exterminator ad and a Covent Garden theft are noted as side items
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New York
George Alexander
First Presbyterian Church of
Carlyle
Unknown greatness in quiet duties and Worm Powders
A meditation on fame and unseen service from Wendell Holmes and Frederic William Farrar contrasts with the widow's mite. The ad promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a vermifuge for children, claiming to clear worms and improve digestion and healthful operation of the digestive system.
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Frederic William Farrar
Hat clues age in reunion dialogue
In a clipped exchange, Charlotte notes a three year gap since last sighting and Clarissa remarks on aging. The pair tease the wedding idea, laughing at the notion that marriage frees women from work or worry.
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Charlotte
Clarissa
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Mademoiselle
Mademoiselles
Madame la Comtesse
Monsieur Vau
Trinet
Alent
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Mip
Anne Brennan
Englshman
Monsieur Vautrinot
Pia Hs
T. Milbers
Betty Barclay
Mithons
Henpeck
Sap
Lixe
Thomas
Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau
Department of the Interior
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Alperta
Peace Riet
Theatre
Denmark
Eno
International Finance
Daily Herald
Engand
Covent Garden
England
Ver Wendell Holmes
Madame R. Lacroix
Provincial School of Domestic Science
Montreal
Chase & Sanborn
Madame Lacroix
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