Smith seeks board at Blaisdell home in Holtton tale
A genealogist Mr. Smith visits Mrs. Blaisdell in Holtton to discuss boarding arrangements for a year or two. The household includes daughter Millicent and niece Benny as they arrange terms while juggling family dynamics and plans for a book on the Blaisdell family.
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Mellicent
Smith
Benny
Aunt One
Jane Blaisdell
Mr. Smith
J. Smith
Blaisdell
Robert Chalmers
Carl Pennock
Carl
Mrs. Blaisdell
Millicent
Hillerton
Blaisdells
Frank
Flora
Maggie
Duffyl
Benny and I
Holland House
Straining a Good Law and a Contract Labor Case
A Canadian library expert deported from the United States as a contract laborer after taking a New York Public Library post. The case spurs debate on contract labor enforcement and echoes a historic 19th century effort to deport Rev. D. Parker Morgan who was invited to serve in New York.
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United States
Canada
New York Public Library
New York
D. Parker Morgan
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Regina
Relativity of a Bug on an Orange in Transit
A Youth's Companion item asks for the bug’s relativity to Hercules in time and three spatial dimensions, given the orange’s westward train throw at ten mph and multiple cosmic motions. The problem assigns ten minutes for solution and frames a playful physics puzzle.
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Hercules
Electrically Driven Battleship Washington to be launched soon
The Washington, third U S battleship with electric drive, will be launched at Camden New Jersey early in September the Navy Department announced The Washington is sister to the Maryland expected to be turned over to the Navy in August while the Colorado and West Virginia now under construction will mount 16 inch guns.
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Washington
United States
Camden
N.J
U.S. Navy Department
Maryland
Navy
Colorado
West Virginia
Novel Findings From Ur Excavations by Dr Hall
Dr Hall of the British Museum reports Ur, Abraham's birthplace, predates King Urengur by 2500 years. Excavations reveal hollow copper heads with shell eyes and jasper teeth, bitumen filled, and two wood trunks clad in diamond shaped copper wired scales in red black and white. The discoveries mark unprecedented archaeology novelty.
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Hall
British Museum
Abraham
Promised Land
Urengur
Babylonia
Dantel
Good Old Houses Offer Modern Comforts Over Old Designs
The article argues against nostalgia for the good old days of homebuilding. It contends modern materials and workmanship provide durability and comfort once unseen, with prices affordable to most buyers. It notes postwar price peaks, yet emphasizes current value for every dollar invested.
Leaf of gold Appears Green When Squeezed Between Glass
A leaf of gold placed between two glass pieces and held to light turns green. The optical effect highlights how thin gold films transmit light to reveal a vivid green hue.
Turkish Turban Variant Holds Lengthy Muslin Yardage
A Turkish turban of the largest size is described as containing from ten to twenty yards of the finest muslin.
Minnesota and Wisconsin Bankers Tour Alberta Investment Reach
A party led by G H Thacker of Thacker Bond and Mortgage Co visited Edmonton and nearby districts with associates R G Stuart W A Loveland and Otto E Born. They reported $2,000,000 in Alberta investments and praised local agricultural development while noting potential for increased cross border capital.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Edmonton
G. H. Thacker
Thacker Bond and Mortgage Company
Minneapolis
R. G. Stuart
Ripon State Bank
Ripon
Wis
W. A. Loveland
Bank of Monticello
Monticello
Otto E. Born
Kraemer-Born
Fond du Lac
Quartettes of Lankers
Alberta
Clover Bar
Fort Saskatchewan
Tegas
Morinville
Mr. Thacker
Saskatchewan Road Plan Promises 2.5 Million This Year
The Hon. Archie McNab, Minister of Public Works, announces Saskatchewan will spend 2,500,000 on road making this year. The government programme targets 7,200 miles of new trunk roads over three years, with this year as the first.
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Archie McNab
Saskatchewan
Home Merchant Purchases Boost Local Prosperity
Community prosperity relies on buying from local merchants, strengthening the economy of the neighborhood and supporting residents. Local shoppers are urged to choose home businesses to keep wealth circulating within the community.
The Unfortunate Rich Health in Summer Heat
A Chicago child welfare survey shows malnutrition higher among wealthy children than in poorer areas. Fifty percent of North Side children are underweight versus eighteen percent near the stockyards and about one in six in the northern tenements. Experts blame bottle feeding and rich diets.
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United States
Chicago
American Medical Association
Ottawa Journal
Where Strawberries Come From Okanagan Shipment
Since the season opened 44 carloads of strawberries have been shipped from Okanagan British Columbia to points east and west. The fruit was packed in refrigerating cars and moved by passenger trains. Traders praised the freight service provided by the railway companies.
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Okanagan
B.C
Buy at Home slogan promotes local prosperity
A district pledge urges residents to keep spending within the local area to boost prosperity. The message highlights benefits for both the giver and neighbor by circulating money inside the community.
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Gussie
Fred
Bess
Ted
Red
Sony Vee
U.S
BY Oseo
Whitmore
Whitmore’s
Whitmore Manufacturing Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Winnipeg
Toronto
McDermot Ave
Montreal
Scarth
American Capital
TOGD
Vancouver, Victoria
Pacific Coast
Canadian Rockies
Ontario
Manitoba
Calgary
Looma
C.N
Tofield
G.T.P
Jasper Park
Mount Robson
Canadian National Railways
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