Dona Carlotta at El Mexicano Draws In Dale Brasher
Devona Raebourne works as Dona Carlotta at Jose Macias' El Mexicano club. She endures manipulation and flirtation while hiding fear of his intent. A dramatic encounter with Dale Brasher hints at a dangerous future as she contemplates breaking away.
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Club
el Mexicano
Devona
Jose Macias
Manuel
Macias
Sweetie Pie
Misa
Freda Camp
Freda
Dale
Brasher
Mr. Brasher
Inter National Pattern Seen as World Peace Model
Canadian minister Leighton McCarthy praised Canada and the United States for a new type of inter nationalism. He spoke before the South Carolina society and press association, noting cross border intermarriage and international business ties without foreign field feelings, while urging no one dictate governs. He argued force is not the solvent of relations and cited a century of results. More than 1,000,000 American workers use cars to commute to work.
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Leighton McCarthy
Canada
United States
South Carolina Society
South Carolina Press Association
McCarthy
Belgian war veteran travels Canada with tall tale and tricks
Charles Plancke, a 68 year old Belgian veteran described as having two backbones, claims lightning injury altered his height and enables him to bend through a 16 inch hoop or fit into a 20 inch high cage. He toured St Thomas and Port Stanley pulling a small two wheel cart and plans to follow fall fairs. Doctors could not explain his abilities.
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Charles Plancke
Talbot Street
St. Thomas
Ont
Belgium
Plancke
Port Stanley
Port
Kaiser proposed British help for South American claim in 1901
In 1901 at Osborne the ex Kaiser Wilhelm II urged Britain to back a German territorial claim in South America. If an Anglo German alliance blocked the US, German troops could settle a 500000 population, with Britain keeping Russia away. Lord Middleton notes the episode in Records and Reactions, and Lord Salisbury declined to report it.
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London Times
Osborne
Lord Middleton
Britain
Germany
South America
England
United States
Kaiser
Russia
Lord Midleton
Lord Salisbury
Quotes on Charity and Benevolence Across Thinkers
A compilation of brief moral maxims from Adam Smith Thackeray Quarles Mary Baker Eddy Richter and Middleton. The excerpts emphasize selflessness benevolence charity justice and kindness as universal virtues guiding everyday actions.
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Gilead
Golconda
Mary Baker Eddy
Farmer Anticipates Gas Regulation Guides Dramatized Tow
Antoine Devaux of Cheadle Alberta tows a stranded motorist toward Calgary after refusing to sell gasoline before 7 am and keeping the drum of fuel aboard his truck. He cites farmers avoiding bootlegging as his motivation and drives on to the station with the other vehicle left in place.
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Mantilla
Manuel
Fellows
Antoine Devaux
Cheadle
Alta
Macleod
Calgary
Mr. Bevaux
Well Into Second Century Monte de Piedad Founders
The Monte de Piedad pawnshop in Mexico City marked its 166th anniversary, noted as the oldest in the Americas and a resource for stranded travelers. Also referenced is a remark about Hitler’s pursuit of peace via a Russian expedition, illustrating perceived low value of his signature.
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Monte de Piedad
Mexico City
Americas
Hitler
Waltz Instructions Offer Footstep Diagram and Dance Tips
Home Service promotes learning the waltz with a footprint diagram and 1-2-3 rhythm. Instructions cover six steps and weight on the balls of the feet with slight forward sway for a graceful lead. Also lists other dances and offers a 32 page booklet for 15 cents plus related booklets on poetry shorthand cartooning dogs and more.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
King George joins fire watching like his grandfather
A London correspondent recalls King George enrolling in fire watching and recounts a Fleet Street journalist story from a big conflagration. The Prince of Wales, pausing with a cigar, offered the journalist a monogrammed case as a keepsake after a brief chat.
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George
Edward VII
London
Ottawa Journal
Fleet Street
Prince of Wales
Singing the National Anthem Ends With God Save the King
The text notes most people sing the last line as God Save our King rather than God save the King though the correct line is God save the King. It discusses common mishearings and public singing habits without further context.
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God
London balloon barrage grows from 35 to hundreds
During the war London relied on a balloon barrage of 35 balloons to deter attacks. In modern times the city deploys hundreds of balloons for air defense and citywide protection.
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London
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Wilson Fly Pad CO
Hamilton, Ont
Louis Quinze
Dana
Puz
Dale Brasher
Flancke
Main Street
India
Richard Hoe
WAR Mills
Durham
Sky Rocket
Defiant
Catalina
St. Lawrence Starch Co., Limited
Port Credit, Ont
Adam Smith
Thackeray
Richter
Middleton
Alberta
Saudi Arabia
Home Service
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