Opening Doors to a Modern Life and Family
A memoir excerpt recounts Murray and Margaret Anne shaping a bright, light filled home while debating social change. They discuss balance between individual effort and communal welfare, Murray’s pride in his son Rupert, Nicolas’s future, and the hoped for college path for Nicolas, all framed by a domestic, modern woman’s perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Feehar Seith
Margaret Anne
Jessen Sauis
Rew
Solomon
Rupert
Nicolas Beine
Nicolas
Kitts
Hit
Nicolas Murray
Alywin
Grandpa Alywin
Mrs Anderson Tells Women Lydia E Pinkham’s
A testimonial from Mrs Oscar A Anderson of Lee, Sash about relief from distressing pains, backache, and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to try it and notes improved strength and ability to perform housework. The letter includes multiple endorsements and a recommendation to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lester
Lydia FE
Pickham
Sealy
Oscar A. Anderson
Lee
Chapter eight and the Murray brothers in winter
In early New Year Hazel Murray and Teddy visit Winnipee. Teddy, newly eighteen, is restless after enlistment and the Armistice. His parents push college, while his letters reveal temptations of the Mounted Police, the Peace River country, and a clerical job in South American mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Teddy
Winnipee
Taidy
England
Wents
Algwin
River Country
South America
Murray’s Brother Teddy Returns and Family Pressures
The narrator recalls Murray’s younger brother Teddy, a lively but troubled youth, returning home after 1914 and staying with relatives at the YMCA. Teddy’s charm and popularity clash with debts and distractions, while Murray worries about discipline and moral guidance. The piece contrasts Teddy’s carefree social life with hopes for a steadier path and family support.
Rejections Rise as War Strain Affects Admissions
The Hamilton Spectator reports a surge in rejections exceeding 81 600 as the wartime standard of admission resumes. Many applicants are physically affected by the conflict, while an engineer proposes mechanized work to replace a generation of manual labor, requiring 16 600 000 rons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Spectator
Sleeping Cars for Ladies On Transcontinental Route
The Canadian National Railway introduces all steel sleeping cars with extensive ladies amenities including movable wing mirrors electric lighting, private dressing rooms, separate wash basins, and privacy curtains. Cars feature enhanced ventilation heating and anti telescoping design, built by Canadian Car and Foundry in Montreal and named for Canadian towns. The first car named Algonquin arrived in the west amid a multi-car fleet ready for service on the transcontinental route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CNR
Canadian National Railway
Lin Alb
Gaye
Enery
Heraveller
Einasia
Canadian Car and Foundr Company
Montreal
Algonquin
Allandale
A Barinford
Biggar
Brantford
Camp Pellton
Dorval
Goderich
Smitton Ingersoll
Jellicoe
Kitchener
Lachine Lindsay
London
Maiapedia
Melville
Ftaces Gey
Inmate Writers Pitched by Music Firm VP Quote
A Baltimore American fragment quotes a vice president proposing to hire inmates to write tunes for a music publishing firm. The remark juxtaposes casual talk about “good mal asylum” and inmates composing songs, reflecting a controversial idea attributed to a corporate official.
Seaside Soubrette Notes On Registrants and Service
A fragmentary item reports on registrants and military service with casual chatter about yesterday’s events. It mentions a Seaside Sugrane and a Meow voice, then notes that 3622 percent of registrants were held for military service according to a London Mail line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St —London Mail
Lake of Living Fire at Kiluea Rains Out Yet Again
Department of the Interior reports Hawaii's Kilauea crater lake again disturbed by quakes and lava activity. Surface of the liquid lava lake dropped 600 feet below rim during recent eruptions while cracks shed ash and fumes. In May the lake rose close to rim and on May 12 lava fountains surged, expanding the lake area to about forty five acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Washington
Holel
Hawaii National Park
Kil Tuea
Lake of Hiquid
Java
Saat
Oldest Plant In World Found In Coal Ball Near Harrisburg
The Univers into possession of the oldest plant specimen, preserved for centuries in coal balls from a mine near Harrisburg. Paleobotanists say the plant forms inside coal balls are preserved while surrounding matter becomes coal, aiding our knowledge of ancient flora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleph
Norrofessor
Palebotans
Harrisburg
Ulinvalle
Dr. Noe
Fooling the Hen Invention for Awakening Hens with Earkle Switch
A device called the eArkle switch extends hens waking hours by powering coop lights automatically at dusk and off at dawn. The clock device, 4 o'clock style, features an on off switch to control hen house lights, enabling longer active periods for laying and feeding.
Silence and the creeping dread of quiet streets
Londoners resent quiet as a threat to reason and nerves. The piece laments how endless silence, whether in deserts or plains, unsettles people, driving some into morbidity unless moderation guides restraint.
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Son
Spacion
London
Baily
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Big Ben
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited
Mrs. Anderson
Chapter
Amy
Mike Teddy
Murray T
Alywins
Moth
YMECA
Arany
Ted
Tremoe
Jemima
Hawaii
Lake of Fire
California
Califoria
Tvoid
Boston
India
Ard
Jo Scoud By
Cuthura
Maybelle Brett
Pullman
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