London Financier Clarence Hatry Returns to Business
A young London financier once ruined after a firm he was linked to collapsed facing debts of about three quarters of a million pounds, now rebuilds fortune. He launches a large omnibus venture linking independent companies and takes stakes in drapery firms. His notable past includes a major jute combine formed in Mindee.
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London
Mr. Hatry
Hatry
Longosa Omnibus Company
Tnindee
Helmi and Jack Face Quiet Christmas Hope and Truth
Helmi and Jack grow closer through shared work and small joys as a Christmas visit and a gift test their relationship. Friends worry over Helmi’s past and possible marriage while Helmi guards her secrets, and Jack eyes a future by the river with a house and a kiss under a glowing sunset.
Mrs McMann and Bill Larsen Plot Against Mehmi
Mrs McMann and Bill Larsen the bartender share a common grudge against Mehmi the popular newcomer. Each driven by different motives they plot in conspiratorial fashion as the Anglican Church seeks funds for its incumbent’s salary.
Curicura Soap and Ointment Promoted for Daily Use
An old advertisement touts Curicura products including soap ointment and talcum for daily toilet care and healing eczema. It mentions a Canadian mail order and a shaving stick priced 25 and promotes curing skin conditions with Curicura.
Claims To Greatness Turkish Ruler in Front Rank
The article argues that Mustapha Kemal far surpasses Lenin and Mussolini in achievements. He rebuilt the Turkish Army, defeated the Allies, reclaimed Avia Minor Cilicia and Western Thrace, and secured a peace. He proclaimed a republic, drafted a constitution, abolished the Caliphate and religious offices, promoted freedom of conscience, ended polygamy, and reshaped Turkish culture with reforms.
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Mustapha Kemal
Lenin
Mussolini
Mustapha
Turkey
Avia Minor
Cilicia
Thrace
Early Postal Relics Collected for Possible Museum
A 100000 item Union of Post Office Workers collection in London, begun by A V Moreton, presents early postal artifacts. An American bid £200000. the material may form a permanent post office museum. Highlights include a 1639 letter from Sir Edward Osborne, a 1397 Normandy receipt, and a Kent fee note to Queen Elizabeth.
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Union of
Post Office Workers
London
A. V. Moreton
America
Edward Osborne
Fairfax
Normandy
Kent
Sud Express Sets Fast Schedule on Bordeaux to Dax Run
The Sud Express now runs faster than a mile per minute on the electrified Bordeaux to Dax stretch covering 92 miles. The train completes the segment in 1 hour 29 minutes at 62.5 mph, claiming France’s fastest timetable amid other experimental high speeds. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertises quick relief for burns and scalds with no prep required.
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Thomas
Do Not Expect Perfect Friends In This World
The speaker urges accepting imperfect people and forming a resilient friendship by shaping what we give rather than demanding perfection from others. It emphasizes living through rough places and embracing others as they come.
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Richard Chenevix Trenc
Extent Of Our Red Pine Forests In Canada
The total uncut red pine stand in Canada capable of saw timber equals about 4.606 billion feet board measure, concentrated mainly in Ontario and Quebec. The annual cut averages around 45 million feet board measure. A light social note remarks a wedding not fully covered in today’s paper, with a quip about the “big account.”
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
First Christmas Tree Legend Dates to AD 724
The legend places Boniface and his followers in Central Europe at Yuletide AD 724. He confronts Thor worshipers preparing a human sacrifice under a great oak. Boniface interrupts the ritual, preaches mercy through Christ, and the oak becomes the symbol of the Christian tree.
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Boniface
England
Europe
Yuletide
Thor
Valhalla
Christ
Origin Of Curfew Bell In England
The curfew bell still rings at eight o clock in several places including Church of St Thomas Newport Isle of Wight Rye Sussex and Hailsham Sussex where the tradition has stood for centuries The practice began under William the Conqueror as a fire safety measure with fire kept contained on a central hearth and smoke vented through a hole in the roof giving the name couvre feu meaning cover the fire.
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England
Church of St. Thomas
Newport
Isle of Wight
Rye
Sussex
Hailsham
William the Conqueror
Britain
Language Barriers at Paris Office Mock Interview
A tour agency job applicant fears speaking foreign languages though the manager tests his French. The exchange shows a language gap and eventual success as the applicant replies in English then confirms he can speak French. The scene echoes a German Jugend magazine line about early Romans with a quip about coffee and a coat for sixpence.
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Paris
Little Helps For This Week And Love Of God
A devotional note cites 1 John iv 16 affirming God is love and dwellers in love dwell in God. It urges loving God more simply, restraining impulsive acts, sharing love to uplift others toward the Fount of all love as taught by Harriet Monsell.
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Helmis
Helmi
John iv
God
Harriet Monsell
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Red Blood and Strength
An ad claims general debility stems from thin blood and low red cells. It urges readers to take Dr Williams Pink Pills to rebuild blood, improve appetite and vigor, and notes availability from druggists or by mail for 59 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Peterboro
Ont
Lottie Marney
Townsend St
Doctor Pierce
Bridgeburg
Dr. Williams
Dairymen Track Cardboard-Opening Jackdaw Mystery
Milk bottles on doorsteps were opened by a jackdaw that followed the milkman on his rounds. The bird removed cardboard stoppers from as many as a dozen quarts in one street, leaving the milk undisturbed.
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Rheims
Keep Minard's Liniment in the House
A humorous item notes a young man falling for a “beast girl” and being left broken up, linking the mishap to keeping Minard's Liniment at home. The light anecdote preserves a social flavor of the era with playful humor about romance and remedies.
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Minard
The Least Excitement Made Her Heart Palpitate and Flutter
Ambrose Orser of Elginburg recalls years of a weak heart that fluttered at even slight excitement. He describes periods of distress and a drifting health issue that troubled him for weeks before a change occurred.
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Mra
Ambrose Orser
Elginburg
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Brule
Bill Larsen
Bill
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Cutiura
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Jugend
Munich
Amer
Leama
Victoria and Island
George Warren
Victoria, B.C
YSU
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
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