Charmian Receives Long Letter From Jim Amid Wickfield News
Charmian reads a lengthy missive from Jim Bennett with relief, while Doctor Howe and Lizzie Baker weigh Charmian’s worry about Jim. Grandma Davis and Lizzie discuss romance as Charmian prepares to ride with John Carter to the Wickfield school.
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Jim
Ezra Bascomb
Lizzie
Charmian
Grandma
Miss Lizzie
U.S.M
Ezra
South Wickfield
Lizzie Baker
John
Foolish Hearts in a Small Town Romance
Grandma notes Charmian is not a fool and questions a fine young man named Doctor Carter. The caller wobbles across the street as Charmian’s prospects with Carter remain uncertain, hinting at romantic tension.
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Doctor Carter
Charmian
Gruesome Luck Rope Tale From Paris
A wealthy South American woman in Paris loses a hangman rope during a move and laments bad luck. Her husband struck gold via a company, she won a Spanish lottery prize, and she moved to a Champs Elysees flat. The superstition links rope loss to misfortune and France’s hangings rarity.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
France
Persian Balm Promises Subtle Charm and Soft Hands
Persians Balm advertises a toilet requis ite product that claims cooling healing and roughness relief. It touts soft textured skin and whiter hands while promising youthful loveliness for all women who use it.
Turner Valley May Oil Output Compared to April
Turner Valley May production totaled 85 640 barrels versus 87 278 in April. Crude oil reached 4 619 barrels, discolored crude naphtha 22 314 barrels, and crude naphtha 45 847 barrels were sent to the Imperial Refinery while the balance went to the Regal Co.
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Turner Valley
Imperial
Regal Co
Education Gap at Sing Sing Seventy Five Percent Lacking
N J Henzel head of the bureau of special schools in New York state reports that seventy five percent of Sing Sing inmates have education no higher than sixth grade. He cites findings from the state education department.
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Sing Sing Prison
N. J. Henzel
Bureau of Special Schools
New York State
First U S Electric Transmission System At Folsom
The first electric transmission system in the United States operated at Folsom California lighting Sacramento powered by an early grid demonstration.
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United States
Folsom
California
Sacramento
The Age Of Progress From Modern Inventions To Modern Dependence
A reflective piece argues the modern age relies on a string of inventions from telegraph in 1833 to the talkie in 1912. It notes communications, transportation, electricity, and entertainment shape daily life and warns against cockiness about progress.
Protection Of Blind Col H Burritt Appointed Commissioner
Protection Of Blind Col H Burritt, principal of the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, appointed by Manitoba and Saskatchewan to investigate welfare of blind persons in both provinces after a Winnipeg meeting between Premier J T M Anderson and Acting Premier Robert A Hoey. The move follows a Manitoba legislature committee recommendation and a petition seeking pensions for blind people.
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Col. H. Burritt
Pennsylvania Institute For the Blind
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
J. T. M. Anderson
Robert A. Hoey
Wealthy Philanthropist Destroys $50,000 Cheque
Charles McNess, a western Australian millionaire and donor, entered a Sydney charity and was refused entry by a sharp secretary. In a show of protest he tore up a $50,000 cheque and handed the fragments to the secretary, saying poor treatment missed his business.
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Mr. Knowles
Charmian
Jim
Uncle George
Sydney
Australia
Charles McNess
McNess
Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Straw Berry Endorsed
Mrs Leo Lapointe of Laurier writes that her three children suffered diarrhea until a kind old lady advised Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. After starting the remedy, diarrhea stopped the next day. The product has been on the market for 85 years and is distributed by The T. Milburn Co. Ltd., Toronto.
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Leo Lapointe
Laurier
T. Milburn Co. Ltd
Toronto
Ont
Man drinks poison, survives in Estonia
Authorities find no precedent after Serge Vasilanko chose the Hemlock draught under Estonian law and survived the poison. He endured weeks in hospital and rejected the hangman’s rope, saying he complied with the law. He remains alive and free.
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Serge Vasilanko
Vasilanko
Vaslanko
Anzac Warship Rescues Keeper’s Wife Amid Storm
The Australian warship Anzac raced through a tornado to save Florence Broderick a 21 year old wife of the Gabo Island lightkeeper. A surgeon was carried to shore through surf and remained at her bedside through the night reporting she was out of danger at dawn.
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Australia
Florence Broderick
Gabo Island
Bluejackets
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for Children
A vintage ad promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a pleasant medicine for children, claiming it effectively drives worms from the system. It presents a simple remedy aimed at parental ease and child welfare.
Canada June construction contracts rise 16.7 percent
Minard's Liniment notes vary for June with a 16.7 percent increase in Canada wide construction contract values. Business buildings led the gains at 37.1 percent of all awards, according to McLean Building Reports.
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Canada
McLean Building Reports
Alberta Development Board Near Third Anniversary
The Alberta Development Board southern section marks its third year of operation with a notable record of achievement praised by the Calgary Herald. Its varied work promotes attractions and industrial opportunities across the covered communities. Douglas Egyptian Liniment is advertised as a remedy.
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Alberta Development Board
Calgary Herald
Special crosswords aid the blind in Paris forms
In Paris special crossword puzzles with pegged letters aid the blind. Modern girls are praised or mocked for dress and cooking, reflecting contemporary attitudes.
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Paris
Argentina Leads in Wheat Shipments to Great Britain
Argentina maintains a steady lead over the United States in wheat shipments to Great Britain. Latest figures show Argentina reaching 19,187,620 bushels for the year to June 30, compared with the United States 12,204,152, while 1928 totals had Argentina at 45,545,360 and the United States at 44,170,068.
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United States
Britain
Argentina
Great Britain
England
South American
Republic
America
Little Helps For This Week
Daily devotional reflection urges individuals to do their own duty and bear their own burden. It cites Galatians and King Alfred the Great, stressing that worthy living lies in consistently doing the right things God assigns to each person rather than pursuing grand or borrowed feats.
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Alfred the Great
Argentine Buys Canadian Apples Promising Trade Opportunity
Demand for quality Canadian apples in Argentina supports Canadian fruit shippers. O. M. Armstrong acting Canadian Trade Commissioner in Buenos Aires reported favorable reception of Canadian applies last year when first sold in Argentina.
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Argentina
Department of Trade and Commerce
O. M. Armstrong
Buenos Aires
Pink Pills Restore Energy After Childbirth in Dupuy
Mrs Jos Morasse Dupuy Quebec reports period of extreme weakness after birth and sleeplessness. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health enabling housework. She used the pills on two other occasions with splendid results. Pills purify and enrich blood promoting sleep nerves appetite and vigor. Sold by dealers or mail order 50 cents a box The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Stamps Forged by Secret Service Found in London Auction
A London auction room offered nine used German stamps forged by the British Government for wartime spy operations. Careful philatelists report minor flaws. both 10-pfennig and 15-pfennig designs exist, with a block of nine 15pfennig stamps for sale. Brazil halts all public works spending.
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London
England
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