June Night Proposals and a Love Rebound
Yates, buoyed by a hopeful mood, visits Margaret to declare love but learns she remains opposed. After a tense exchange, Margaret rejects him, and he wanders in despair toward Kitty Bartlett. He later visits Kitty and proposes, she consents, and they plan a hopeful future, while Yates clings to renewed resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garet
Renmark
Stokiker
Margaret
Canada
Howard House
Bartletts
Kitty
Yates
Miss Kitty
Mrs. Bartlett
Mr. Yates
Niagara Falls Power Turns On February First
Electrical development near as Niagara Falls will deliver five thousand horsepower via turbine and dynamo. The next unit will be larger than any seen at the world's fair, about two and a half times the 2100 horsepower. The firm plans ten monsters total and 100000 horsepower, distributing power across a wide region within a two to three hundred mile radius.
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Niagara Falls
Not Worth a Straw Origin Traced to Rushes for Floors
A brief note explains the phrase not worth a straw, contrasting it with not worth a rush. It traces the origin to medieval floor coverings of rushes laid for nobles, while lower ranks received used rushes or none at all, illustrating historical social distinctions.
Little Known Facts From Across The World
A collection of quirky figures and notes from around the globe including social groups in Sicily, costs of schooling in the United States, Alaska coastline length, suffrage support at Wellesley, and a aluminum torpedo boat in England. Also items on crime, theater, water pipes in Arizona, beer prices in Oakland, and notable letters sold at auction.
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Socialistic Associations
Sicily
North American
Pacific
Eudora
Kan
Africa
California
United States
Bermuda Islands
Pees
Yerrow
England
Boston
J. J. Keane
D. D
Tombstone
Arizona
Baltimore
The Dance of Death in Canal Street Nightlife
A Buffalo woman, Theresa Butler, left St. Catharines two years earlier to work as a domestic then a danseuse in O Neils Canal Street club. She sang and danced in sorrow until death. Found in bed with a box of morphine pills nearby, authorities notified her relatives.
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Theresa Butler
Thadard
St. Catharines
Ont
Canal Street
O’niel’s Place
Seneca Street
Theresa
Salesman Promises Engagement If Dress Material Is Worn
A salesman touts a dress fabric to a skeptical young woman, boasting that several buyers have become engaged while wearing it. The shopper reminders she is married, but the salesman insists the dress material will still work his charm.
Direct Cable Link Between Canada and Jamaica Urged
A Jamaica Gleaner article advocates a direct Bermuda to Turks Island to Jamaica telegraph cable, arguing Imperial hesitation risks French control and delaying vital imperial trade links. It stresses that closer telegraphic ties would boost Canada West Indies trade and future imperial security.
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Jamaica
Canada
West Indies
Bermuda
Turks Island
Halifax and
French West India Company
Berruda
San Domingo
the Times
United States
New York
London
West India
Tropics
Continent
German Visitor Praises Canadian Banks In Toronto
Mr T Engel a Hamburg financier lauded Canada’s banks after a quick draft cashing at a Toronto bank. He compared German delays to Canadian efficiency, noting rapid exchange calculation and trusted identification, while recommending German banks hire bright Canadian bankers. The article also includes playful exchanges about dating and a brief dialogue between Priscilla and Jonas.
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T. Engel
Hamburg
Germany
Queen’s Hotel
Toronto
Europe
Canada
United States
Christmas Memory Through a Child's Eyes
A nostalgic narrative recalls a child's first Christmas joys and mishaps. The speaker describes bells, milk, a tree, family guests, and a piano, capturing warmth, wonder, and the comfort of a festive home.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robt. Barr
Lippincotts Magazine
Howard Homestead
Chance
Erin Margaret
Stokiker 2
Numbug
Kitty Bartlett
Wopan
Alaska
Wellesley College
Ohio
Buffalo
Rover
Oakland
Cal
Spokane
Wash
Yale
London Lancer
Great Britain
Sultanate
Adamawa
Soudan
France
Lord Byron
Carlyle
Austin
Byron
Coleridge
George Eliot
Nelson
Sir William Hamilton
Delaware
Duponts
Wilmington
Belle
Papa
Jonas
Priscilla
Elephai Tr
Upas
Tan
Mamma
Merry Chris
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