Opening Doors by a Frontier Family in Stonewall District
A narrator recalls Mrs. Mowbray and neighbors who migrated from Stonewall to a Canadian settlement. The piece chronicles pioneer life, family ambitions, and social ties among English and Canadian couples, including Gwen and Jack Severn, as war effects linger and community resilience grows.
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Stonewall
Kipling
Fenwick
Mr. Fenwick
Gwen
Jack
Canada
Jean Mowbray
Winter on the farm and the cathe to a cozy kitchen
The first snow and spring finishing of a kitchen create comfort as a family recalls a mild winter. They store potatoes in a ground cellar, rely on stove pipes through rooms, and enjoy sleigh rides, snow houses, and gliding through woods with Narcisse Pambron telling stories in a mix of French English.
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Jim Cameron
Nicolas
Rupert
Narcisse Pambrun
Narcisse
Rabbit
Mrs. Gagnon
Murray
Daddy
Neighborly Tales From A Creeping Winter
The narrator reflects on romantic entanglements involving Jack and Murray and worries they may ruin their chances of happiness. They remark on Madame Gagnon as a stable, methodical neighbor and describe her bustling household with Baptiste Sr and his many children. The tone wavers between empathy and bemusement at the family dynamics.
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Jack
Mrs. Gagnon
Madame Gagnon
Baptiste Sr
Bark Not Bite Discounts For Barking Dog Alarm Homes
An insurance firm will cut burglary risk rates for houses with a four footed burglar alarm a barking dog. no specific breed needed. The dog’s bark suffices for the discount according to Louisville Courier Journal.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Woman Demonstrates Parachute Safety In Flight
Mile Collin, a war nurse awarded the Croix de Guerre, leaped from a plane at Issy Les Moulineaux Field at 50 meters with a three and a half kilogram parachute. The chute opened without a shock, and she landed safely, challenging scientists who warned of severe impact from parachute deployment.
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Mlle Collin
Mile
Catlin
Issy Les Moulineaux Field
Collin
Mie
The Salt Connection to Salary and Life
The piece traces the word salary to salarium salt allowance for Roman soldiers, notes salt’s essential role in living beings, cites races avoiding mineral salt, mentions Hadramaut diet, Nicobar natives, medieval Dutch punishments of unsalted bread, and references Italy’s Via Salaria carrying salt from Ostia to Sabine country.
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Hadramaut
Nicobar Islands
Holland
Italy
Via Salaria
Ostia
Sabine Country
Rome
Immigration to Canada Doubles in Six Months
The Department of Immigration reports 94,233 entrants to Canada in the April September 1923 period, more than double the 46,331 for the same six months in 1922. British immigration totaled 61,961 and United States 13,055 in the past six months.
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Canada
Department of Immigration
United States
Canadian Apples For Germany Trade Note
Canadian apples begin sales in Germany with a two year plan. L. D. Wilgress, Canadian Trade Commissioner in Hamburg, notes initial shipments mainly to Scandinavian buyers and other non German firms, with ten barrels sold to a Berlin dealer serving hotels.
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L. D. Whilgress
Hamburg
Department of Trade and Commerce
Wilgress
Berlin
Worrying Attributed to Idle Occupations
A newspaper note estimates that seven percent of worrying is done by people who have no other regular occupation.
Munich’s Giant Public Barometer on German Museum Tower
One of the largest public barometers sits atop Munich’s German Museum tower. It is claimed to be unique and accurately reflects Munich’s weather. The dial shows mercury height in centimeters with Munich height as reference. The tower hand links electrically to a standard barometer elsewhere in the building, and the dial stands over eight feet high with a gilded hand weighing about a hundred pounds.
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Mun. Tech
Munich
Continuous Daylight Observation From Finland Visit
Boston lawyer Anderson reports continuous daylight in Finland during summer. He notes people working at two in the morning and suggests long sun hours provide energy and recovery, while daytime sleep becomes difficult. He links human life force to sun exposure and sleep patterns.
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Finland
Boston
Anderson
Vancouves
Letter From Wife Leaves Irishman Speechless
An Irishman explains his paper is a letter from his wife. The reply notes there is no writing because they are not on speaking terms. The exchange highlights a domestic rift with humorous tone.
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Pat
Dairying Hope Rise in Manitoba Cattle Imports
Three carloads of dairy cattle from Quebec and Ontario arrive for Manitoba farmers. Minister of Agriculture Neil Cameron calls the imports a hopeful sign for Manitoba dairying and its future prospects.
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Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Neil Cameron
CATARRHOZONE Promises Cure for Colds and Catarrh
Claiming to halt colds before they become catarrh and consumption, the advertisement touts CATARRHOZONE as reaching the source of trouble. It promises relief from hawking and headaches, purifying breath, and permanent removal of catarrh bronchial and throat weakness, with pricing of a months’ treatment at $1 and small sizes. It fees Montreal company.
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Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Banana Rubber Discovered By McGill Professor
Professor F. L. Lloyd of McGill University reports that banana juice contains rubber that can coagulate into a solid with ammonia. The banana rubber differs from tire rubber as ammonia keeps it solid while preserving commercial rubber in a liquid state. A method to determine tannin uses a paper strip across a cut banana and iodine tests.
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FL EL Lloyd
Macdonald
McGill University
Montreal
Lloyd
In His Own Tongue Dinner Grace Delayed Gratitude
A business correspondent recounts an awkward dinner grace in a foreign tongue. He mispronounces phrases while attempting to thank God for favors past and seek continued blessings in the future with a humorous misstep.
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Concrm
Little Foxes and the Cost of Forgetting
A moral piece titled Little Foxes warns boys and girls about the dangers of forgetting duties and safety steps. It cites railway accidents, wartime shell accuracy, and a hyphen error in an import bill to stress memory's role in daily life and memory shaping character. The text urges alertness, responsibility, and avoiding excuses.
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Fort William
Castoria Trusted by Mothers for 30 Years
The advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for harsh medicinals like Castor Oil and Paregoric. It claims no narcotics, contains proven directions on every package, and notes widespread physician recommendation and a signature on the label.
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Fletcher
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