Secret marriage sets lovers on edge in crowded getaway
Camilla Hoyt, an art student, and Peter Anson, a struggling sculptor, marry secretly while living apart. Camilla, adopted into wealth, trains in commercial art and eyes work to support herself. Peter wrestles with money, a potential model, and a party looming as Avis and Sylvia complicate their plans.
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Camilla Hoyt
Peter Anson
Peter
Camilla
Studo Om
Avis Werth
Terry Wayne
Miss Todd
Gus Matson
Avis
Sylvia
Terry
Cathie
Warren Selsby
Anson
The Watch Trade Confronts Peter at the Counter
Peter tests a scratched counter held watch with a bearded shopkeeper. The seller opens at five dollars, Peter insists on ten, debating value and need as he weighs whether to sell or hold.
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Peter
Old Legend Shattered Behind Cow Bay Name Mystery
A special committee of Judge Walter Crowe Dr W F Egen and E T McKeen discredited the tale that Cow Bay Cape Breton was named for John Meloncey’s cow. They showed the settler’s cow did not appear when the boy was first named. William Lee in London retired after marrying 11,000 couples in 20 years.
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Cow Bay
Cape Breton
John Meloncey
Queen Margaret’s school chapel built of logs at Cowichan
The Queen Margaret’s school chapel at Cowichan features a log construction with driftbolt joints allowing expansion. Designed by Douglas James and built by C Brown using timber from Hillcrest, the 20 by 60 foot structure accommodates 120 people with a 25 foot bell tower and 16 foot walls.
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Queen Margaret's School
Cowichan
C. Stone
Halcrest
Hillcrest
Douglas James
C. Brown
The Rhyming Optimist You and I
A short verse reflecting on labor and learning. It asks who toilers and learners are and answers that they gain wisdom, leave the past behind, and discover the goodness and kindness of life. The poem praises resilience and hopeful insight from shared effort.
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You
Tuberculosis Tests To Be Continued In Dominion Farms
The dairy herd program in the Dominion will see the cow testing responsibility shifted to provinces including Quebec. The tuberculin test for cattle will continue under Dominion authorities. Harbin, Manchuria experiences a building boom.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Department of Milk Production
Quebec
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Tiny Tasks, Big Duty: Faithful Service Inspires Humble Work
A collection of brief religious maxims emphasizes humility and diligence in daily duties. Quotations from Kimball, Martineau, and Pusey urge resignation to divine will, viewing small tasks as meaningful through patient, faithful effort.
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J. Martineau
Civil service employment rates by country
The article cites Prof. Cole noting varying shares of population in civil or public service. United States 1.3 percent, United Kingdom 11.5 with services and armed forces, France 2.6, Germany 2, Italy 1.5, Poland 0.8, Sweden 1.1, Belgium 3.3, Denmark 0.118, Netherlands 11, Australia 1.7, New Zealand 1, Canada 2.8. Lethbridge Herald.
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Canada
Belgium
Prof. Cole
United States
England
France
Germany
Italy
Poland
Sweden
Belgum
Denmark
Holland
Australia
New Zealand
Lethbridge Herald
Farmer sums up rising costs in quip about crops and pests
The quoted exchange humorously notes farm products cost more. A farmer jokes that knowing the botanical name, the insect name, and the chemical name to spray requires attention and expense, reflecting rising agricultural costs.
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A.C.C.O. Pres
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Lake Shore
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Wellington St. W
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London
B.C
Rhyming Optimist
You and
Irish Free State
Ottawa
Britain
Free State
Empire
Harbin
Manchuria
Matthew
H. M. Kimball
E. R. Pusey
Ae Ana
Canapar
Rand
Appleford Parencessiets
Hamilton
Ontario
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