Return of Nick to Gay Sparks Hope and Fear
Nick Maxwell arrives in Bakersville to find Gay under strain and unsure if she recognizes him. John Maxwell explains Gay has suffered visions of his fate and may fear deception. Nick reassures her by saying he is home and safe, hoping she will know him.
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Nick
Bakersville
John Maxwell
Sam Tod
Tod
Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
Gay
Bennett
Janey
Sim Bartlett
Julie Nipps
Mary
Martha
Bartlett
Uncle Sim
Age of Electricity and a Mystery in a Family Crisis
A grieving husband reveals a newborn daughter to a frail wife who seems changed, while the wife looks past him as if to another world. Despair grips Nick as he longs for his hoped for child, amid uncertainty about the mother’s memory. (To Be Continued). An asthma remedy ad promises relief from choking night attacks and renewed sleep, urging trial to prove its value.
Electrical Engineers Leader Sees Swift Changes Ahead
C E Skinner of Westinghouse and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers spoke in Saskatchewan on the looming pace of change as the electrical industry, only half a century old, enters a future where electricity will play a larger role. Norman Bubois and Hon J A Merkley welcomed him on behalf of the branch and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Skinner
Pittsburgh
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Saskatchewan
Institute
Skinner
Canada
Norman Bubois
J. A. Merkley
Labor and Industries
The Rhyming Optimist By Aline Michael
Aline Michaels poem speaks of absence and longing as a rosebud longs for sunlight and a lark for dawn. The speaker recalls joyful hours shared with a departed loved one and finds solace in the returning morn and renewed music when the beloved comes again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aline Michael
Cows on the Run and a Banjo Milker Tale
A neighbour finds Mrs C away from the cows while Mr C sits by the stove after a wood sawing episode. He explains Mary chased the escaping cows to help. A York dairyman notes cows yield more milk with a banjo in milk time, joking that years of practice are needed to play and milk simultaneously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C
Mr. C
Mary
York, S. C
Alberta Women Homesteaders File in July
In July 881 Alberta women filed homestead entries as new land laws allowed women to file. A total of 1,114 entries were recorded, many from farmers in drought areas relocating to the south. Nearly half of the filers were unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Children should learn saving with Bunny Bank lessons
The United States Children's Bureau warns against teaching children to hoard pennies in a savings bank that disappears without use. It argues kids need guidance and that Bunny Bank can teach both saving and spending, showing practical financial lessons through real use.
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United States Childrens’ Bureau
Bunny
Children’s Bureau
Bunny Bank
Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear and Moral Faith
A devotional excerpt quotes 1 John iv 18 praising love that casts out fear and urges drawing near to God, loving one’s neighbor, and relying on the Spirit for strength in darkness. It ends with an ad promoting Douglas Egyptian Liniment for removing warts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John iv
George MacDonald
New Islands Reported by Soviet Ice Breaker Maligin
August 7 dispatches report four previously unrecorded isles in the Franz Josef Archipelago found southwest of Karl Alexander Island by the ice breaker Maligin. Three are at 81.12 N 30.55 E, while a small hilly landmass lies in the Straits of Baxa. Soviet Russia will formally claim the lands via the Arctic Institute and assign names.
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for relief from pain
Mrs Kenneth Cooper of 9 Davison St Halifax Nova Scotia says she had years of pain before taking Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for about two months. She reports the medicine removed her pain and is helping her grow strong and well and urges others to try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kenneth Cooper
Davison St
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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University OF Manitoba
Winnipeg
Medcine
Ted
Agres
Manitoba Law School
Er J. Spence
Registrarversity of
Manitoba
Wirnipe
Seaves Whiting Parmenter
Janey Maxwell
King OF
PAIN
Liniment
N. U
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Putnam’s Corn
Putnam
New Islands
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