In Search of Rest Chapter on Vacation Plans
The scene shows Jane and the young people debating summer plans. Hillerton is resisted as a family vacation site while Elizabeth promotes coastal and mountain trips for July and August. Fred faces parental scrutiny over joining the Gaylord camp in the Adirondacks and the family confronts expectations about work versus travel.
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Jane
Bessie
Elizabeth
James @Jansdel
Hillerton
Hilerton
Mumsey
Daddy
Fred
Gaylord
Adirondacks
James Blaisdell
Governor
Gaylords
Mater
Mr. Smith
Benny
Backache Neys Report From Ottawa Widow
Mrs Albert Brunet of Ottawa Ontario writes about serious developments in her backache condition and seeks information or assistance from medical readers and local authorities.
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Albert Brunet
R.R. No. 1
Ottawa
Ont
Vacations Split Across Family and Friends
Benny reveals summer plans for the family with Bess and Elizabeth on extended trips to camps and beach. Miss Flora, Maggie, and Mr. Smith discuss packing, Niagara, and a two week stay in New York while Miss Moore joins the journey, with past tensions easing as hosts invite Flora and plan visits to Coney Island and Grant's Tomb.
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Bess
Vermont
Mellicent
Mr. Smith
Benny
Gussie Pennock
Dad
Fred
Katy
Elizabeth
James Blaisdells
Flora
Miss Maggie
Miss Flora
Maggie
Miss Moore
Niagara
New York
Grant
Aquarium
Mrss Moore
Coney Island
Mis’ Benson
Mis’ Pennock
Frank sells grocery stores to fund rest and calm Jane
Miss Flora reveals Frank has sold both grocery stores to take a rest and please Jane who pushes for more money. Miss Benson assures Benson stock purchase is safe and will pay, while Miss Maggie frets over the unwise investments and Jane's demand for profits.
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Flo
Benson
Miss Maggie
Maggie
Fiora
Mr. Chalmers
Flora
Jane
Frank
Miss Mag
Mr. Smith
Fresh Air Counts Do Walks Boost Health and Mood
The piece extols fresh air as the best tonic and urges brisk walking to work and play hard. It cites Theodore Roosevelt praising sun and air and claims walking improves wellbeing, enhances work performance, and costs nothing.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Four Word Commandment Prompt on Grass
In an elementary lesson a teacher asked for a four word commandment from the class. A child named John quickly answered Keep off the grass signaling a memory test sharpened by a simple rule.
It Pays to Patronize Home Industry
A compact plea urging readers to support local merchants and buy from businesses in their own town to strengthen the community economy. The message emphasizes local pride and economic resilience through local spending.
Your Teeth
A dental health article explains tooth pulp function and risks of pulp infection. It defines pulp, explains how irritation leads to swelling and blocked blood flow, and notes that dead pulps can be removed or teeth filled, while emphasizing prevention through cleaning and prompt cavity treatment.
Deer Roams Scranton Leaving Glass Shattered And Provisions Scattered
A full grown antlered deer bolted through Scranton streets causing smashed windows and scattered groceries. The animal fled from an unknown origin, leapt through a large plate glass window in a grocery, exited rear doors, and headed toward the mountains.
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Scranton
Mountains
The Next Best Thing Exchange Goes Playful
A light dialogue from the Boston Transcript recalls Willie with a black eye and Johnny Smith who struck him. The scene pivots to a tongue in cheek sermon on heaping coals on enemies, ending with a punchy punchline about ash and heads.
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Willie
Johnny Smith
Tanlac credited with curing Winnipeg man’s stomach illness
Theo L Baker of Winnipeg credits Tanlac with curing a two year stomach trouble. He reports loss of strength, weight gain, better sleep, and no pain after six bottles. He calls Tanlac the best medicine he ever saw and says it improved his health dramatically. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists.
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Theo
Baker
Tibetan Sacred Texts Span Vast Three Hundred Twenty Five Volumes
The sacred books of the Tibetans are among the most extensive is the claim noting they run into three hundred twenty five volumes.
Cascarets Advertisement Claims Quick Morning Relief
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a night time laxative that cleanses the stomach and bowels while you sleep. It targets readers with headaches bad breath coated tongue or upset stomach and promises relief by morning.
Spectacle Opera Glasses Enter Inventive Sight
A compact pair of opera glasses has been developed that can be mounted and worn like spectacles, offering hands free viewing with improved comfort and usability for performances.
Idle Rich Misjudged by Critics on Wealth Use
A Westminster Gazette remark argues that charges against the idle rich overstate their luxury consumption. It contends the rich’s personal leisure spending is a tiny share of total wealth and shifting it to wages would hardly affect workers.
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Westminster Gazette
Guards' Band to Tour Canada Next Spring
The King approves the Scots Guards band tour in Canada next spring. Charles Harris arranges the visit under the Canadian war veterans auspices.
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Canada
Scots Guards
Charles Harris
Canadian War Veterans
Mines Still At Sea Warning From French Admiralty
The French admiralty warns ship captains to keep a sharp lookout for mines. Reports indicate mines have been found in the English Channel.
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English Channel
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Fleanor
H. Porter
Thos. Allen
Toronto
Neys
Um. U
al Nee Oo
Linimen
A Varmouts, B.S
Rea Proctor
DDS
Béiter, Hygiene
Boston Transcript
Taniac
Theo. L . Baker
Pelle Ave
Winnipeg, Man
Clare Bros. Western
Winnipeg
Dodds
Leh
Imacdonald
Tolacco
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