Farewell in the Alps Sparks Mixed Emotions and Delayed Hope
Jean wrestles with pride after an intimate Alpine day with a mysterious Englishman. She debates whether the memory will fade as she awaits Lady Anne Brennan in Montavan, while letters from England promise a new start. Madame de Varigny’s cordial farewell hides an uneasy tension as departure looms.
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Jean
Montavan
Lady Anne
Glyn
Jacqueline
England
Anne
Peterson
Devonshire Way
Yyet
Madame de Varigny
Mademoiselle
Plane Designed by Junkers Aims for Stratosphere Race
The aircraft by Dessau builder Dr. Hugo Junkers in Germany seeks to fly 1,000 mph to circle the earth by racing the sun. G S Vonheydekamph, attending a metals and alloys clinic in Cleveland, described the long fuselage low wing monoplane built of duralumin with a new air compressor to feed the engine in rarified air beyond seven miles altitude.
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Hugo Junkers
Dessau
Germany
Cleveland
G. S. Vonheydekamph
Junkers
Persian Balm Advertises Beauty Enhancer For All
A vintage advertisement touts Persian Balm as the perfect aid to beauty and essential for real feminine distinction. It claims the product leaves hands soft and white, benefits the entire family, aids mothers, fathers use as hair fixative and shaving lotion, and protects children's tender skin.
London Governor Praises Canada Tour For HBC
Ashley Cooper of London England governor of the Hudsons Bay Company returned from a two and a half month tour of western Canada aboard the Britannic. He reported conditions in Canada were better than expected and urged tariffs to protect Britain against high foreign duties.
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London
Hudson’s Bay Company
Canada
Ashley Cooper
England
Hudson's Bay Company
The Rhyming Optimist and Asthma Remedy Notice
A poem by Aline Michaelis reflects on a vanished visitor and enduring memory in a garden setting. An advertisement touts Dr. J D Kellogg's asthma remedy claiming life boosting benefits and hopeful outcomes for sufferers.
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Aline Michaelis
Dr. J D. Kellogg
Speedy Typewriter Telegraph System Aims at Homes and Offices
A heated contest among AT&T, Western Union, and Postal Telegraph unfolds over a new automatic typewriter telegraph system. Machines with standard keyboards will be installed in homes and offices, linking subscribers to central operators and enabling direct connections to others nationwide.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Typewriter plant planned for Toronto after British tariff
Announcement states the United Typewriter Company will construct a new plant in Toronto to manufacture typewriters for export to Great Britain. The facility will operate as the Canadian distributor and assembler for Underwood Typewriter Company, accelerating production in response to the emergency tariff.
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Toronto
United Typewriter Company, Ltd
Underwood Typewriter Company
United States
Great Britain
Catfish Skin Trade From Yar Mouth to U S
Fish skins exported from Yar mouth Nova Scotia are processed into soft pliable leather suitable for dyeing in bright or dark colors and used to make ladies handbags and shoes.
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Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
United States
How Kruschen Salts Helps Weight and Energy
A reader claims Kruschen Salts keeps her weight at 116 pounds and boosts activity. She describes improved energy, less laziness, and a renewed desire to walk, dance, and move, noting ongoing use for three years with no weight gain.
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J. M.A
Kruschen
The Lord Near and Blessing Troubles
A short devotional excerpt from Christian's Pocket-Book. It reflects on psalmic trust, the Lord hearing heartfelt cries, and the belief that God can sanctify troubles into blessings through infinite love.
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Christian
Wise Mothers Trust Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
A brisk notice touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a dependable home remedy. It emphasizes usefulness for households and persistent worm issues common to rural areas.
Complex Indian calendars yield many weekday names
Indian timekeeping shows 17 calendars with three months spent by a Hindu compiler. The earliest well authenticated weekday appears in a year around A D 484 to 486, after Buddha’s death. Since then Sunday has over 12 names, Monday over 6, Wednesday over 5, Thursday over 7, Friday over 8, and Saturday over 4 names.
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India
Robert Sewell
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LTO
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House OF Dreams
Anne Brennan
SPP
Scott
Oer Bete
Sen Pol Crtt
FT Aa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydi
Paul Gerhardt
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