Fat reducing tonic promises swift weight loss trend
Charmian balances life at Wickfield with a new library job and impending deed transfer to Grandma. She learns her love interest Jim Bennett is home from California as John Carter delivers a note, and Charmian shares a kiss with him, signaling a turning point in the tale.
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George
George K
Charmian
Uncle George
Gam Garfield
Eastboro
Gamaliel
Main Street
Grandma
Garfield
Jim
Lizzie
California
Jim Bennett
Chaimian
Jimmy
Mother
Sophie
Wickfield
Earth
John Carter
Silver Ribbons By Christine Whiting Parmenter Chapter XXVI
Grandma endures a brave pretense as she accepts plans for a simpler life. She hopes to stay cheerful, imagining a small house and fewer stairs, while tears betray the ache of old age and separation. She clings to the notion of being cared for and the comfort of home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Howe
Childy
Charmian
Aspirin Offers Fast Relief For Back Pain And More
A sharp editorial style ad touts Aspirin as a safe, effective remedy for lumbago rheumatism neuralgia headaches toothaches and systemic pains in women. It claims prompt complete relief and notes genuine Aspirin bears the Bayer cross.
Skin Abrasions-Minard's Liniment Misfortunes Transformed by Will
Quote emphasizes turning misfortune into blessing through sheer will and notes that saints often gain virtues after death, reflecting a moral takeaway rather than a news event.
Advertising England and its famed London season
English promotional note argues Britain offers unmatched human interest and spring beauty. It highlights London as a hub of entertainment from opera to regatta, with visitors from royalty to editors. Costs of living include $50 to $150 a day at hotels, $500 weekly for central flats, and up to $1000 weekly for a furnished West End house.
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Britain
Kipling
Lord Roberts
James Parr
New Zealand
London
England
Spain
Prince Damrong
Siam
Prince Danilo
Montenegro
Empire
Royal Academy
West End
Old Age Adventure: Budapest Cabman Retires With Flair
A Budapest cabman aimed to retire around eighty by touring Europe in a cab dubbed the last horse cab in Europe. He returned to donate the cab to a museum but the city gifted him a taxi instead. Now over eighty, he travels Europe again by taxi, proving many elders stay enterprising.
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Budapest
Continent
Europe
Oriental Poppy Earns R H S Award For Duncan Seedling
E W Neel of Duncan British Columbia developed an Oriental poppy from a seedling named Cowichan after its origin district. The large blooms reach 10 to 11 inches across on stalks over 4 feet 6 inches, with dark red color. The seedling appeared voluntarily in Neel's garden and he cultivated it.
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E. W. Neel
Duncan, B.C
Royal Horticultural Society
Cowichan
Cost of living in U S falls 2.1 percent 1929 to 1930
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2.1 percent drop in living costs from June 1929 to June 1930 based on prices in 32 cities. Reasons cited include inflationary taxes on radio receivers and general tax policy impacting consumer spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
New South Wales Bans All Curb Gasoline Pumps
NSW authorities move to ban curb gasoline pumps amid reform of service stations. Advertisement for Minard's Liniment for Lumbago and Neuralgia appears in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Australia
Minard
Whose Family Had Dysentery
Mrs H F Stewart of Findlater Saskatchewan shares a claim that after three or four doses of Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry her family recovered from severe dysentery two years ago. She notes the remedy has been kept in their home since and praises its effectiveness. The product has been marketed for 85 years by The T Milburn Co Ltd of Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
H. F. Stewart
Findlater, Sask
Dr. Fowler
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Ont
Sir Hubert Wilkins to Attempt North Polar Undersea Passage
Sir Hubert Wilkins announced plans for a 50 day undersea voyage beneath Arctic waters in an obsolete submarine to be named Nautilus. He will start from New York in May with a crew of 18 and scientists including Sverdrup, aiming to traverse about 2500 miles and surface through ice floes using an ice cutting device. He plans daily radio broadcasts and expects to emerge near the Behring Sea after crossing under the North Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Hubert Wilkins
New York
Bremen
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Sir Hubert
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Behring Sea
Explorer
Dr. H. Vv. Sverdrup
Amundsen
Beining Meinder
Increased Wheat Consumption Across Tropics
A Ford Research Institute report from Stanford shows tropical countries increasing wheat flour use faster than population from 1909 to 1927. Per capita flour use rose from 11.24 pounds annually in 1909 1913 to 12.67 pounds in 1923 1927, indicating rising wheat demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Research Institute
Stanford University
California
Canadian forests power global paper supply
Canada remains the main source of the world’s paper supply with exports during June reaching 33 countries from Australia to Uruguay. The report highlights the breadth of Canadian timber trade and its role in meeting international paper demand.
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Canada
Australia
Uruguay
Woman hits bulls-eye 14 of 15 at London rifle range
A first time shooter, a London woman, scored fourteen hits out of fifteen on a rifle range. It is not known what target she aimed at.
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London
One Cent Stamp Worth Forty Thousand at Boston Exhibit
A classic example of scarcity value is shown by a one cent stamp on display in Boston at the National Philatelic Exhibition. Owned by Arthur Hind of Utica New York, his stamp collection represents a major portion of the show’s financial heft. The stamp originated in 1866 in British Guiana during an emergency shortage.
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Boston
Mass
Arthur Hind
Utica
N.Y
Horticultural Hall
British Guiana
Hind
Little Helps For This Week
Daily meditations on obedience to God's will from Proverbs and writings by Lowell James Russell, George MacDonald, and Rabbi Jehosha. Emphasizes living by faith, love, and duty as the path to grace and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehosha
James Russell Lowell
God
George MacDonald
Hittite Castle Door Found by Chicago Institute Team
The Chicago Oriental Institute excavation at Alishar uncovers a large Hittite castle door adorned with deer bas reliefs and transferred to the Angora Museum. Scalanova road work reveals Byzantine vases and buried coin fragments beneath rock, suggesting a potential treasure trove. Persian Balm marketed as a dainty toilet product claims to soothe and soften skin.
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Chicago Oriental Institute
Alishar
Angora
Scalanova
Lincoln’s Campaign Expenses Reported at 75 Cents
A historical note records that when Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress from Illinois his party funded campaign costs totaling 75 cents. Separately Toronto planned a seamless tube mill with a $2,000,000 price tag.
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Lincoln
Congress
Illinois
Toronto
Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a remedy for indigestion
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the premier cure for excess stomach acid. It claims instant neutralization, painless relief, and tasteless composition, recommending use over crude methods and urging readers to obtain the genuine product from any drugstore with full directions.
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U.S
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