Christmas Eve at the Winnipeg Shelter Turns Pledge into Action
Helmi, a young mother, wrestles with despair as winter cold and community mercy clash. Mrs. Corbett secretly places a ring on Helmi’s finger to shield her reputation, while the baby rests under protection with the Corbett family. The North train bells fade as Helmi longs for home and snow in Canada.
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Helms
Canadian Northern
North Star
Helmi
Great West Garment Factory
Canada
Aunt Lili
God
Jack
Rose Lamb
Lili
Maggie Corbett
Mrs. Kalinski
John Corbett
Rosie
Farm wife from Coniston credits Lydia Pinkham remedies
After a severe operation and weeks in hospital, Mrs. L. Laaseunesse of Coniston Ontario says she was nearly immobile and in constant pain. She reports relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham products including Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine and D Tables with a Sanitative Wash, completing six bottles and five boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coniston
Ontario
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Warmer plans for a foundling in a snowbound house
In a tense domestic scene, Rosie suggests Danny could raise a baby left behind if the mother dies. John and Mrs. Corbett clash over women’s morality as Danny returns from delivering papers and avoids the discussion. Rosie proposes a caring arrangement amid grim talk of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Corbett
John
Danny Corbett
Rosie
Danny
Upholding Canada’s Arctic Authority Through Royal Mounted Patrols
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police recounts in plain terms its Arctic duties far north of civilization. Patrols from base to Pole require endurance as constables extend Canadian law, aid Eskimos, and establish posts across the vast northern subcontinent beyond Canada’s northern shores.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
Arctic
Civilization
North Pole
Miss Annie M Clarke retires after 4515 years with Melbourne typing firm
Miss Annie M Clarke ends a long career with a Melbourne typewriting agency, reputedly Australia’s first typist. She joined after the 1885 import of the first typewriter, when women in business faced ridicule and carbon paper was scarce. The world’s standard pound weight is stored in London.
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Melbourne
Annie M. Clarke
Australia
London
Red Rose Tea Packed in Aluminum for Full Protection
The article notes a flat stale taste in tea can come from packaging and promotes Red Rose Tea as a premium product packed in aluminum. It stresses aluminum provides complete protection against dust dampness and deterioration.
Naval captain with Victoria Cross to bring Princess Elaine to B C
Captain R N Stuart of the Canadian Pacific Service, the only Canadian naval officer to earn the Victoria Cross in the great war, will bring the new passenger steamer Princess Elaine from Glasgow to Victoria B C for the Vancouver Nanaimo run. He previously commanded the Pargust during a torpedo attack, firing on the submarine and sinking it, earning the VC and DSO.
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R. N. Stuart
Canadian Pacific Service
Railway Company
Glasgow
Victoria
Vancouver
Pargust
Whitehead
Stuart
Daring
V.C
D.S.O
R.N.R
Train Signals Raise Costs For Railways In England
The article notes that every signal check costs the railway company money. Stopping and starting a passenger train costs three shillings sixpence, freight trains five to six shillings, making yearly totals substantial. Railways strive to equalize signal sections to cut unnecessary signals.
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England
Banana Canoes Fruit Salad Served In Banana Boats
Four bananas two oranges and pineapple pieces are combined with banana pulp to fill banana canoes. Mix with fruit pieces then cover with mayonnaise or French dressing. Plate on lettuce and garnish with berries or candied cherries.
Traditional Eggnog Recipe Instructions
A practical recipe lists 3 cups milk 3 eggs 4 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt with nutmeg and cinnamon. Beat eggs until light then mix in sugar salt vanilla and spices followed by milk. Stir until sugar dissolves and beat well. Serve cold.
Four-Fifths Wage Earners In Debt Warns Banker
A prominent banker states four-fifths of wage earners are in debt and about a quarter of the population is free from financial worries. He contrasts debt for necessities with mortgages, noting home and auto loans can reflect sound financial conditions rather than ruin.
White House reserves forty four staff for President
A government workforce of forty four personnel is designated to support the President in the White House complex. The text also offers a philosophical aside about personal contentment and mental leisure as a guiding sentiment for daily life.
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United States
White House
Silk Stockings Dyes Offer Bright Rainbow Tint
Diamond Dyes promise new rainbow shades for stockings in minutes with fifteen cents of dye. Use true dyes not synthetic tints for lasting color. Ask your druggist for the Diamond Dye Cyclopedia or write for Color Craft from Diamond Dyes Windsor Ontario.
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Windsor
Ontario
Dyes Dip to Tint or BoiltoDYE in Meteorology Note
A 100 miles up the atmosphere is said to be mainly helium by Sir William Napier Shaw, affecting air navigation. His meteorology manual discusses auroras, high altitude gases, and the reflective heavy side atmospheric layer that enables wireless signaling. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is praised as a household medicine for common ailments.
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Sir William Napier Shaw
Sir Napier Shaw
Thomas
Demand For Land In Lethbridge District Brisk In Alberta
Demand for farm lands in the Lethbridge District Alberta is very brisk and recalls pre war years Real estate men report a siege by buyers and farmers seeking land.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Minards Liniment Promotes Corn Relief and Wit
An old adage claims happiness lies not in having all desires but in the skill to obtain more. The feature text links Minards Liniment for corns with a broader philosophy of resourceful living and persistent aspiration.
Quiet Strength From Faithful Verse Reflections
An excerpt presents Rose Porter on Isaiah's call to quietness and confidence as strength. It contrasts still minds with active lives, urging abiding in Christ through reflective meditation on the Vine and branches metaphor.
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Isaiah
Christ
Rose Porter
First Woman Ship Broker in England Qualifies at 23
Miss Mabel Weller, 23, becomes the first woman in England qualified as a ship broker after passing examinations. Her duties include negotiating cargo for steamers, arranging with captains and crews, discharging cargoes, and applying knowledge of ships and markets worldwide. She began as a clerk in a London broker firm.
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Mabel Weller
England
Miss Weller
London
No Better Medicine for Little Ones Promoted
Mothers across the country praise Baby's Own Tablets as safe and effective for babies and children. Mrs. Charles Hutt of Tancook Island Nova Scotia testifies she uses them for ten children over twenty years. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells boxes at 25 cents by mail or in stores.
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Charles Hutt
Tancook Island
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Alberta Trappers Profit From Prairie Fur Trade
The prairie fur trade from Lethbridge to Medicine Hat yields solid earnings for trappers and buyers travel from distant points. Furs include badger kit fox weasel rabbit and coyote. A farmer reports averaging ten to fifteen dollars daily over six to seven weeks.
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Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Farimner
Missed the Compliment at a Society Party
A chorus girl, described as deliciously pretty yet low brow, attends a private gathering hosted by a famous society woman, drawing notice for her presence and the social contrast.
Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Antacid Ad
An advertisement touts Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as a quick effective antacid. It claims one spoonful neutralizes acid and relieves stomach pain within five minutes, urging readers to buy the genuine product prescribed by physicians for 50 years.
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Minard
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