Painted Fires Chapter XXIV Continues War Speak
Jack Doran returns to Eagle Mines to find Helmi gone for over a month and a government cheque from Pte Arthur Warner. The Major’s recruiting speech fails to move north country recruits while Jack confronts a silent town, uncertain letters, and a defiled home as he seeks answers.
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Irien
Pte. Crowe
Jack
Major
Pte
Crowe
Edmonton
Eagle Mines
Helmi
Helmi Doran
Arthur Warner
Montreal
Canada
Helmy
Sim
Jack Doran
Baby's Own Tablets Gain Worldwide Mothers Praise
From Canada the famed Baby's Own Tablets spread worldwide as mothers recommend them to others. Claims praise for relief of minor childhood ailments with pleasant tasting tablets. Also notes aviation records and asthma remedy advertisements among other snippets.
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Canada
Arthur T. Allen
Auburn
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Why baby teeth fall and permanent ones arrive
The piece explains tooth decay is not inevitable and compares teeth to an acorn growing into a tree while noting teeth are largely inorganic enamel. Baby teeth serve temporary mastication until the jaw accommodates permanent teeth, an example of nature's expedient in dental development.
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Sonny
Little Helps For This Week
A compact devotional item reflects on mercy and charity with quotes from Holmes and Drummond. It emphasizes love as the true measure of religion and warns that omissions of kindness negate faith. The piece ends with an ad-like nod to Hollo way's Corn Remover, blending moral reflection with product mention.
Asparagus with Cream Sauce by Betty Barclay
Wash each asparagus stalk to remove grit and cut into small pieces. Cook covered until tender, in enough water to cover. Add salt near end. For sauce, use two cups cooked asparagus and water to make a two cup medium cream sauce with milk flour and butter. Season and serve hot. The tougher stems may be cooked longer and sieved. tops may be used in salad.
Fruit dessert with lemon cream glaze
A chilled fruit dessert combines sugar and water heated five minutes then whisked into egg yolks with lemon juice. Cook until thick, add red color paste, chill, then pour over peaches oranges red cherries and strawberries. Serves six.
Gentleman's Four Mile Speed Claim In Motor Case
Counsel for the victim questions the car driver's pace, insisting the vehicle moved slowly yet caused grave harm. He asks the jury to picture the agony as the car passed over the victim at four miles per hour.
Quote about surrender and marriage burdens in wartime
A prisoner exchanges terse lines about giving up arms and the strain on wives. One says the burden is worse because husbands stay busy keeping them upright. The exchange hints at social pressures during conflict without detailing a specific event.
Salt Essential To Health
Salt is essential to life and health and its shortage leads to disease and death. Some regions use salt in barter when cash is scarce. A doctor warns chronic ill health stems from under consuming salt, even in vegetables like cabbage.
Pleasures of Virtue Highlighted by American Magazine
A brief remark from American Magazine notes that virtue offers pleasures worth pursuing. The piece contrasts the lure of sin with the deeper fulfillment found in virtuous living, suggesting religious thought once framed sin as alluring.
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American Magazine
Minard's Liniment for Toothache Budget Exchange
A snippet shows a budget exchange about paper costs with a line about saving money. The dialogue contrasts frugal spending on paper with a claim of a sensible approach to budget reading.
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Ogden
Nellie L. McClung
Minard
Iminard
E King OF
Hercules
MR. Thinker
Hamilton, Canada
Jap Plier
Toshio Kato
Japan Aviation School
Tokyo
Cvtigura
W.E. Blackburn
Bellevue Ave
Toronto
Caradias
Canadian Dental Hygiene Co
Saskatchewan Dental Bockey
Matthew
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Christ
Henry Drummond
Holloway
Betty Barclay
Bayer
Bayer Manufacture
John
Firestone
Wirestone Tire & Rubber CO. OF Canada Limited
Hamilton, Ontario
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