Helmi’s Night of Realization in a Prison Ward
In a tense chapter Helmi endures rage and misdeeds at the Girls’ Friendly Homes. She reads letters from Miss Rodgers and Miss de Forest that reaffirm friendship, then secretly cleans the scene of the earlier violence and relishes a sense of power. Helmi gazes on a restless city, feeling a dangerous mix of belonging and danger.
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Hell
Helmi
Club
Miss Rodgers
Lucy Powers
Mikiya
Lily
Eula
California
Lucy Hetrini
Miss Rodger
Helm
Miss de Forest
Edina Rodgers
Minnie
Helma
Lucy
Mr. Wymuth
Miss de Forrest
Mrs Warmuths
Mr Wymuth
Heimi
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Mrs J Durchaine of St Adolphe Manitoba swears the Vegetable Compound eased pains in the abdomen and back and improved appetite after taking it. Mrs R J Satmon of Toronto reports hot flashes dizziness weakness and breathing issues improved after eight bottles.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
J. Durchaine
St. Adolphe, Manitoba
Toronto
New science joins classics says Paris physicist at psychic congress
Prof Charles Richet of Paris reviews the international congress of psychic research and predicts a vast future for the new science. He notes there will be debates but says vibrations beyond known physics may alter life and society and cites the Athens congress of 1930 for new documents. Princeton students observe earth rotation via a 1400 pound ball on a 60 foot steel rod. He adds a fable line about someone racing a train and a tombstone maker.
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Charles Richet
Paris
le Journal
Athens
Princeton University
Man Of Rare Attainment Honored For Medical Discovery
Dr. Rk. V. Pierce, shown here, was a political and professional figure praised during his lifetime for originator of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The tonic's sales grew yearly and its use was widely recommended by druggists. Send 10 cents for trial price of tablets to Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario.
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Rk. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Bridgeburg
Ontario
Red Rose Tea Packs In Bright Sanitary Aluminum
The advertisement touts Red Rose Tea kept fresh in a bright aluminum package, claiming it preserves brisk pungent flavor and avoids the flat stale taste common with inferior container packaging.
Empire's Finest Building rs A unique procedure for Bank of England
A formal works committee of governors, architect, and constructors plans weekly milestones for the Bank of England project. The ten year build aims for near perfect secrecy as spectators watch a monumental edifice rise with solid foundations and a cost around 25 million dollars.
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Bank of England
United States
Rock of Gibraltar
Great Britain
Canada Agricultural Jubilee Lauded By Minister
Hon. W. R. Motherwell Federal Minister of Agriculture says provinces will cooperate and the eight billion dollar basic industry will be showcased at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto from November 16 to 24. He calls agriculture the vital factor in national prosperity and preparedness for recognition by all Canadians and the world.
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Canada
W. R. Motherwell
Dominion
Toronto
Motherwell
Advertising As Necessity In A Changing Market
A veteran ad executive argues markets shift daily as families move and adjust spending. He cites 2.5 million births 400,000 high schoolers not finding jobs with diplomas 1.25 million couples splitting 210,000 wanderers and 1.4 million deaths each year. To stay relevant, keep advertising daily rather than pause for rest.
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America
Mortal Coil
Sacred banyan tree at Sibpur undergoes growth surgery
Royal Botanic Garden Sibpur houses a vast banyan whose central trunk was cut due to rot. King reports the tree is ancient with a 51 foot trunk near 1923 measurements, 601 aerial roots, and a 100 foot crown. Efforts continue to save it by removing infested branches, aerating roots, raising the ground, and grafting new shoots to older limbs.
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Royal Botanical Garden
Sibpur
India
King
Royal Botanic Garden
No Better Medicine for Little Ones
A testimonial ad praises Baby's Own Tablets as the safest and most effective remedy for infants and children. Mrs. Charles Hutt of Tancock Island Nova Scotia claims ten children, including a six month old, have used the tablets for 20 years with excellent results. Sold by medicine dealers or mailed for 25 cents per box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.
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Charles Hutt
Tancock Island
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Transformation Through Fire The Potter’s Lesson
A devotional meditation on forging through trials where clay becomes gold. The piece likens furnace testing to spiritual refinement, asserting God’s chastisements work for good and bless the faithful as life’s afflictions yield growth and joy.
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God
J. W. Alexander
New Apple Varieties Promote Canada’s Commercial Fruit
A 1925 report from the Dominion Experimental Farms describes 18 new apple varieties developed in Canada since 1888 when seed from the Baltic region was introduced. Also noted are long standing worm control, a spiritualist joke, and Minard’s Liniment for sore throat.
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Canada
Niga
Baltic Sea
Dominion Experimental Farms
Diamond ring found in Toronto hotel safe after fifteen years
Thomas Jenkins discovered a three stone diamond ring in the Queen's Hotel safe in Toronto after more than 15 years. The ring, taken as security for a guest debt, will be auctioned with proceeds benefiting the McGaw and Winnett estates. The ring weighs over a carat per diamond and is valued at about 950 dollars.
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Queen's Hotel
Toronto
Thomas Jenkins
McGaw
Winnett
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