Island Prairie Moose Mountain tale begins with a lone rider
In the North West Territories of Canada a young rider, discharged Canadian Army Scout Ronald MacRae, travels toward the Moose Mountain region and encounters a veiled young woman in buckskin attire. She asks about horse rustlers as they part, and he follows toward a lakeside log house to await the Indian Agency as night nears.
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Prairies
North West Territories
Canada
Saskatchewan
Moose Mountains
Jewel Prairies
Indian Agency
Fort Qu’Appelle
Midh Dakota
Fort Qua’Appelle
MacRae
Ronald MacRee
General Middleton
Riel
North Dakota
Moose Mountain Indian Agency
Agency
Bedford School Boy Demonstrates Musical Light Invention
A 15 year old student James Whaley McCelland of Bedford School wowed Duchess of Bedford and an audience with a simple win of light into music demonstration. He explained selenium responsive light circuits and how rotating discs create electrical impulses that drive a loud speaker through valves and transformers. The crowd marveled at a possible piano note outcome from light.
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Bedford School
Peter Pan
Eton
Duchess of Bedford
Oliver Lodge
James Whaley McCelland
British Admiralty
McCelland
Dog Edith Cavell's beloved Jack returns to England dead
The dog Jack, cared for by Nurse Edith Cavell, died after returning to England. He had been kept by the Dowager Duchess de Croy in prison days and mourned his mistress deeply. England mourns his passing with pride and affection.
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Edith Cavell
Jack
England
Nurse Cavell
Duchess de Croy
Bad habits liken to a comfy bed hard to escape
A reflection compares harmful habits to a soft bed that lures one into comfort, making change difficult. It emphasizes the ease of slipping into poor routines and the challenge of breaking them despite awareness.
Little Foxes Interesting Stories For Young Folks
A period notice announcing the publication of "Little Foxes" stories for young readers. It credits Thomas Allen as the publisher and notes the collection is offered with permission for use in circulating libraries and schools.
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Thomas Allen
Marks of Service on H.M.S. Kent at Esquimalt
A minister recalls the battered H.M.S. Kent tying at Esquimalt harbor. He speaks of war scars as signs of duty and urges humility service and patriotism as the true marks of a defender of country for boys and girls in the community.
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Vancouver
Esquimalt
H.M.S. Kent
Servants of Liberty
Pacific
H.M.S
Tanlac Proven To Benefit Patients Across North America
Advertorial testimonials claim Tanlac has helped hundreds of thousands in the United States and Canada and cites over 40 million bottles sold. Readers are urged to obtain Tanlac from druggists and to accept no substitute, with several personal endorsements included.
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Tanlac
Union
Canada
Tansac
Edward Gibbs
Lancaster
Mrs. Mary
Benson
Seattle
Wash
Joseph E. Kaake
Detroit
Mich
Clark's Beans With Pork Ready to Heat and Serve
Clark's Beans With Pork are fully cooked and ready to heat. The family size contains two pounds net weight and promises convenient, perfectly cooked beans. Let the Clark Kitchens help you.
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Clark
Tea and teapots through enamelled ware history
The narrator argues porcelain and metal clash in tea culture and praises enamelled ware as durable yet delicate. A German traveler notes a 1,000 mark loss for a porcelain notes and a suspender button costs 5,000 marks, illustrating value and folly in precious teapots and accessories.
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Germany
Fate and friendship among the good
A brief aphorism reflecting on Plato's view that fate binds evil to loneliness while virtue attracts loyal companionship. It emphasizes moral alignment shaping alliances and rivalries in human conduct.
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O. KE
Plato
Feline Traits Revealed In Domestic Cat Behavior
A Victorian style note explains how cats show dislike by sniffing and walking away then return to disliked meals when hungry. It describes a slow eye smile when pleased, pawing air in ecstasy, arching back with trembling tail, and rubbing legs to invite dinner while acknowledging ancestral kneading.
Canadian Bacon Grading System Gains Praise Abroad
A UK importer group reports Canadian bacon quality has improved thanks to government hog grading and notes Western Canadian butter consignments are earning praise from British buyers.
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Canada
England
Buffalo shipment to establish park at White Horse
Twenty head of buffalo from Wainwright Park will be shipped to Yukon for a buffalo park in White Horse. The purchase is by Robert Lowe of White Horse.
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Wainwright Park
Yukon
White Horse
Robert Lowe
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Spohn
Wrigleys
W. N. UL
California
Shakespeare
Mrs. Edward Gibbs
MacDonald
Lea
Eee
Buffalo
Marine Co
Chicago
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