Hat sales and family chatter across a colorfully described scene
Grandma and Charmian discuss a hat purchase as Jim reads aloud. Emmy hesitates between black red rose and blue crab apple options while Emmy fears seller guarantees and possible refunds. Charmian senses the money tension as humorous chatter shifts to deeper feelings.
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Grandma
Jimmy
Charmian
Sonny
Jim
Emmy
George K
Grandma and Charmian in Wickfield Hat Talk and Courtcase
Charmian and Grandma Davis share a lively morning in Wickfield with a legal tug over a ten dollar beads sale. Gam Garfield jokes about the case while Edgar Purdie seethes, and town gossip swells as Emmy orders a hat from Chicago.
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Gam Garfield
Charmian
Gam
Edgar Purdie
Read of a Case Like Her Own
Moncton woman recounts weakness and nervous condition before her last baby. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she felt well and strong enough to care for three children and recommended the medicine to two other women.
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New Brunswick
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mas
Gus Amsuxaud
Albert Street
Charmian Hears She Earns District Four Appointment
Charmian feels a genuine glow of happiness after the school board assigns her to District Four. Years after graduation from the State Normal School she stayed with Grandma while finances and the old house wore on her. The assignment near her home relieves her burdens and promises a new start. To Be Continued.
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Charmian
State Normal School
Behold I Stand at the Door A Gentle Spiritual Prayer
A weekly column offers a devotional urging readers to open the door of the soul to God. It emphasizes humility and repentance, describing how opening inwardly can melt winter into spring and bring renewed spirit and peace through the Spirit of Christ.
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God
Christ
Francis G. Peabody
Caring for Crying Babies with Safe Home Remedy
The advertisement targets parents of infants describing crying as a sign of illness and promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. It claims the product acts as a mild laxative to relieve constipation and indigestion, break fevers, and aid sleep. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams' Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Laws as Teeth for the Wealthy Echoed in Modern View
A contemporary assessment argues that U.S. laws resemble false teeth used selectively by the rich, suggesting enforcement hinges on who can afford to be bitten. The critique frames legal teeth as removable for wealthy defendants while average citizens face stricter repercussions.
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United States
Prince Knows Empire Well Completes Ninth Tour
The Prince of Wales completed his ninth foreign and Empire tour upon returning to Windsor Great Park. He traveled to Canada, the United States, Australia, India, Japan, Africa and South America across the 1919 to 1929 period, concluding Africa from Cape Town to Cairo. He is described as the most travelled princes and a future ruler well informed about the empire.
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Windsor Great Park
Prince of Wales
Canada
United States
Australia
India
Japan
Africa
South America
Cape Town
Cairo
Census Shows Men Outnumber Women Since Early U.S. History
Since the first census, records show a longstanding pattern of more men than women in the United States. The statement notes a persistent gender gap across generations, reflecting historic population dynamics.
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United States
Brave Little Traveller On White Star Liner to Halifax
A three year old girl named Jean Baxter appeared on the White Star liner Alber tic bound for Halifax with a label on her coat reading I am three years old my mother is dead and I am going out to my daddy in Saskatoon I am travelling alone so please be good to me The note requests kindness from any crew or fellow travelers toward the child traveling solo to reunite with her father in Canada.
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Charmian
Edgar
Luella
Jean Baxter
Halifax
Saskatoon
So Skinny Shamed In Bathing Suit Gains 15 Ibs
Personal testimonials claim Ironized Yeast plus malt yeast builds weight quickly. Advertisements describe improved skin tone and better sleep with the tonic and claim fast results with a money back promise. An unrelated note mentions an American-financed aviation line expanding in Brazil.
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Eulah Lanningham
Brazil
American Refrigerators Gain Popularity in Paris
American household electrical refrigerators are increasingly popular in Paris as urban households adopt modern appliances. Local vendors report rising demand for new models and energy efficient units amid changing home convenience trends.
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Paris
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