Guardian arrives to claim Miss Granger Simpson
Daniel Voorhees Pike reveals he is Miss Granger Simpson's guardian, traveling from Indiana to fulfill his duty. The revelation shocks Horace and Ethel at a hotel terrace as Pike explains he must oversee Miss Granger Simpson's interests. The pair confront the guardian while plans to see the young woman unfold amid mounting tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Holliday
Niagara Falls
Ethel
Horace
Lady Creech
Daniel
Indiana
Hawcastle
Doc
Mariano
Mwaiter
Ardon
M'Sieu
Geneman
Mhrace
States
Simpson
Granger-Simpson
Gran Ger
Jed Granger
Miss Granger- Simpson
Mme. de Champigny
Earl
Daniel Voorhees Pike
Kokomo
Ind
Hancastie
Earl of
Miss Granger-Simpson
Humiliation Chapter Moments Of Tender Pride
Pike speaks with pathos recalling his late friend and her father. He notes proud respect for a girl like her and reflects on their shared history from boyhood. She turns away, the moment loaded with emotion and unspoken tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Knew an Actress From a Manitoba Town Visit
A traveling promoter recalls a stop in a southern Manitoba town with a hotel and a waiting train. The proprietor, spotting the visitor's look, guesses he is a theatre man. The man explains he sells upscale crockery and glassware to small Western Canada towns. The talk shifts to a Winnipeg actress whose husband ran a threshing engine while she performed, including a dog dancing act that impressed the hotel man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wea
Southern
Manitoba
Am Hotel
Canada
Winnipeg
Promising Cold Remedy From Glycerine Pine Oil and Whiskey
An advertised cure claims to break up a cold in twenty four hours and cure any curable cough. The mixture uses two ounces glycerine a half ounce virgin oil of pine compound pure and eight ounces whiskey. Virgin oil of pine compound pure is said to be prepared only by Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati for dispensing in half ounce vials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Roof Top Dog of Toronto Enjoys High-Ride Life
A two storey high roof dog in Toronto spends time on a third floor window ledge walking the roof of a two storey building on Yonge near King. He observes rubbish and billiard parlor activity below and longs for more company as vertigo-free roving becomes his routine escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Yonge Street
King and
Yonge Streets
Consols and Government Funds Explain Bank of England Term
A London police court discussion highlights the term Consols as an abbreviation tied to government securities. The piece traces Consols from 1751 consolidating varieties of stock into a single fund under Consolidated Annuities and notes the term’s broader use for other government securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Weller
Dickens
Sam Weller
Recu
Miserly Parson Rev Morgan Jones Died Wealthy
A retrospective on Rev. Morgan Jones once curate at Blewbury describes his extreme thrift. He penned sermons on torn paper from wells and bled his shirts for washing. An anecdote notes him swapping hat brims with a scarecrow's, a tale preserved alongside his tatty coat photographed in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Jones
Blewbury
Jones
Art Journal
Cured His Bladder Trouble By Gin Pills
Mr Herbert Bauer of Davisville credits Gin Pills with curing years of bladder trouble after a free sample and six boxes. A month of treatment ended his pain and inability to pass urine. Write National Drug and Chemical Co Toronto for a free sample. At dealers 50 cents a box six for 2.50.
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Herbert Bauer
Davisville
M. Bauer
National Drug and Chemical Co
Dept. N
Toronto
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By Booth Tarrington
Harry Leon Wilson
American Press Association
John Simpson
Lancet
Science
South Africa
Royal Household
Ogilvie
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Limited
Supreme Steel Range
Supreme Heating CO
Welland, Ont
Waldon Company
Princess St
Rick Eye
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
U.S.A
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