Wade Trapped in Canyon Prison Faces Blackmail Demand
Wade awakens in a six by twenty foot rock fissure with a water drip and no escape. Moran offers release if Wade signs a quit-claim to his ranch and endorses a ten thousand dollar check, threatening death by starvation if refused. Wade weighs survival against surrender, aware his honor and future reputation hang in the balance as Moran plots to undermine him.
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Wade
Moran
Santry
Mr. Wade
Dancer
Sandry
Dorothy
Helen Rexhill
Dorothy Parnell
Rexhill
Helen
Goat Neale
Neale
Water Valley
Watchmaker Guay Leaves Quebec for New England Post
J. G. Guay, after 70 years in Quebec watchmaking, has moved to the United States to join a New England firm. He is regarded as the oldest practicing watchmaker in Canada. Born in Quebec, he trained under the late P. F. Poulin of Bridge Street. His father, a notary, died at 105 years.
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Quebec
J. G. Guay
United States
New England
Canada
P. FE. Poulin
Bridge Street
Mr. Guay
Wireless Radio Bets Barber Rush for Haircuts
A humorous note claims men with home wireless receive better hair than others. Marine Secretary of the British Association says electrical disturbances spark more frequent barber visits, and he doubts many of them are bald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Donnell
The
British Association
Memorial to Lake's Explorer Brule and Grenelle
The Department of Railways and Canals authorizes a monument on grounds beside the ship canal to honor Etienne Brule and companion Grenelle, early visitors to Pawiting near present Sault Ste. Marie and to view Lake Superior's vast, turbulent waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Railways and Canals
Ship Canal
Etienne Brule
Grenelle
Pawiting
Sault Ste. Marie
Lake Superior
Memories Rewarded After A Favor
A reflection on how gratitude grows when someone helps, highlighting the lasting positive impact of kindness and reciprocity in relationships. The author notes that favors foster appreciation and lasting goodwill.
Record cattle train opens new western Canada to Quebec route
A 29 car train carrying about 600 cattle departed Winnipeg for Quebec on the Canadian National Railway, covering 1150 miles in 76 hours. Collected by United Grain Growers under their cooperative export plan, the cattle docked at Quebec to sail on the SS Manchester Division, marking the port’s first livestock shipment. Additional shipments to British markets are planned over the season via the same route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Canada
Winnipeg
Quebec
Canadian National Railways
United Grain Growers
Manchester
Agriculture Output Per Worker in Britain and Germany
Lord Fortescue cites Times figures showing British agriculture feeds about twelve people per worker, while German output feeds about four. When only permanent employees are counted, Great Britain feeds over ten per worker and Germany less than six.
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Lord Fortescue
The
London ‘Times
Britain
Germany
Great Britain
Women from forty to fifty seek Pinkham remedy
Winnipeg readers report relief from menopause symptoms using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Winnipeg woman credits the remedy with improved health and recommends it to friends. The ad notes the product is plant based with no narcotics and invites women to write for a private text on ailments peculiar to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Thompson
Lizzie St
Selfridge Sees Tea as English Rite in American Store Tale
Chicago merchant American Bush Gordon Selfridge revisits the United States and contrasts English afternoon tea with American work rhythm. He recalls introducing tea breaks at his Oxford Street store, giving a tea interval to his 3,000 employees and adopting the ritual as a national institution.
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Gordon Selfridge
Chicago
London
United States
Selfridge
Oxford Street
Wealth in Canada: deposits exceed two billion dollars
F A Hatch former president of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association says public deposits in banks and loan companies amount to upwards of two billion dollars, or about 250 dollars per person, making Canadians among the world's wealthiest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Hatch
Ontario
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Famous engineer Pat Pending referenced in classroom chatter
A senior asks about Pat Pending, a name seen on machinery, while a sophomore studies famous engineers. The exchange highlights curiosity about a celebrated fictitious inventor used in humor and classroom examples.
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Soph
Pat Pending
Buying local goods boosts community prosperity at home
From a home merchant you purchase and contribute directly to the prosperity of the community in which you live.
Not Geography Father Joke
A short humor exchange about a geography exam. The son recalls only the paper date as correct, and the father asks what went well. The gag hinges on a student misreading the test rather than knowledge.
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BY Wilder Andhony
D. Geedehild Co
King St. Weat
Toronto
Dodds
Abe
Ww. N.C
U.S
Western Canada
Npipeg
A. E. Resevear
C.N.R
A. N. Lambert
Union Fren Verde
J. D. Dehan
J. Mice-Jenco United Grain Growers, Ltd
Quebec Harbor Commission
Union Stock Yards
Wealth In
Carter
Wafers
Morthanmest Biscuit Company
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