Valley town romance deepens as Jim confronts love and duty
Jim confesses to Grandma Davis that he cannot break his promise to his late father and fears Charmian misreads his devotion. Grandma urges understanding, saying the spirit of the vow meant care for his mother. Charmian later consoles herself with a drive with Dr Carter and memories of Jim’s childhood keep them connected.
Jim Plans Short Departure Before Winter Illness
Jim asks to wait as he retrieves his hat and tells his mother the trip will be in two weeks. The doctor urges her to leave Wickfield for a change before cold weather. Grandma hopes he enjoys meeting new people, even movie vampires, while expressing how much she will miss him.
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Jim
Eastboro
George K
Charmian
Grandma
Wickfield
Jimmy
Graves Of Heroes Moved From Belgian Cemetery
The British War Graves Commission reports completion of relocating about 450 British and Dominion soldiers from the Ploegsteert cemetery in Belgium to a site half a mile away. The move ends a long dispute tied to reconstruction of Chateau Rosenberg after World War I.
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Ploegsteert
Belgium
British War Graves Commission
Chateau Rosenberg
Census Plan May Demand Numbers for Suburban Homes
Residents fret as registrar general urges authorities to ensure houses are adequately numbered for the upcoming general census. Descriptions like The Oaks and Chez Nous may be replaced by plain numbers, upsetting owners of charming villas and bijou residences. Local authorities may compel names to yield to 36 or 17 respectively.
No-cook to bake chicken with bread crumb molds
Melt butter and bread crumbs with milk in a double boiler. Stir in chopped chicken parsley and eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Fill buttered molds two thirds full, bake in a water bath twenty minutes. Serve with cream sauce.
Orange Sauce And Home Remedy From Old Time Notes
A recipe describes making an orange sauce by boiling orange juice grated rind sugar and lemon juice for fifteen minutes then straining and sealing for long storage. It suggests serving with vanilla ice cream or rice pudding and keeping it for emergencies in summer. It also notes Douglas Egyptian Liniment as a quick remedy for hoof rot thrush with four or five applications.
Irish servant recalls arrival in a middle-class home
An Irish girl imported as a general servant writes a postcard to relatives describing her safe arrival. She notes traveling by cab without a horse and remarks that the household “play the piano with their feet” and shout at people in the hall who aren’t there.
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Emerald Isle
Carpet and roses match for Miss Gasquet’s wedding
A two tone pink carpet was woven for the June wedding of Miss Gasquet heiress of wealthy Wool worth. A gardener grew roses matching her dress shade and a designer studied Miss Gasquet to absorb her personality before designing her wedding dress.
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Miss Gasquet
Woolworth Millions
Backward Babies Digestive Derangements Aid
Derangements of the digestive organs cause many childhood ailments and developmental delays. Baby's Own Tab and Baby's Own Tablets regulate stomach and bowels, relieve indigestion constipation colic and teething pains and may restore health. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Extraordinary Experience for Lord Brecknock at Aldwych
Lord Brecknock, seated with a small party in the stalls at London’s Aldwych Theatre, was approached by a theatre attendant who said Mid-Atlantic wants you. He spoke with Lady Brecknock at the Majestic, then learned of the call within four minutes, proving telephonic efficiency.
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Lord Brecknock
Aldwych Theatre
London
England
Mid- Atlantic
Miller's Worm Powders Featured as Child Vermifuge
Wise mothers endorse Miller's Worm Powders as an effective vermifuge that clears worms and restores health, ensuring comfort for the child and robust growth. It is touted as a trustworthy worm exterminator.
Engagement Gift Provides Wireless Sets to County Blind
A Gloucestershire couple’s engagement leads to a county wide gift. The fiancée chose to provide wireless sets for every blind resident without one, at a total cost around 50000 dollars, covering purchase and maintenance. The donor wishes to remain anonymous.
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Gloucestershire
Minard's for Falling Hair
Minard's ad copy notes features and reactions with a casual exchange about happiness. The fragment mentions wearing a crown before bearing a cross as a thematic line, suggesting a promotional or literary context. The readable text is limited and lacks full context or concrete events.
Little Helps For This Week
A religious reflection emphasizes striving for personal duty to God rather than uniform tithes. It stresses pro rata heavenly taxes and the value of heartfelt service over strict outward observance. The piece cites Jenkin Lloyd Jones on doing all one can without excuses.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Mosquitoes Prefer Blondes Says City Expert
City entomologist Herman Horning notes mosquitoes are attracted to light hair and light-colored animals. He explains that light haired people, both men and women, are more prone to bites and that fields with cows or horses show light-colored animals as the common targets. He adds brunettes are not entirely ignored.
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Herman Horning
Mr. Horning
Manitoba Diamond Jubilee Plans Launched in Winnipeg
All branches of provincial activity gathered in Winnipeg to kick off Manitoba's diamond jubilee celebration on July 15, marking 60 years since the province joined Confederation.
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Province of
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Worm Exterminator Offered for Child Health
A historical notice promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as an effective medicine to expel worms and improve a child's health, claiming its use is essential for well being.
Canada Tops World Exports Per Head Says Farmer's Sun
The Farmer's Sun reports Canada leads in exported manufactured goods per person with figures showing Canada $64.80, Great Britain $55.80, Germany $32.68, France $30.58, and the United States $25.13.
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Canada
Farmer’s Sun
Great Britain
Germany
France
United States
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Champions Acid Relief
An advertisement touts Phillips milk of magnesia as a safe tasteless remedy for excess stomach acid. It promises quick relief within five minutes and urges readers to use the genuine product prescribed by physicians for 50 years.
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