Exiled English aristocracy meddles with Simpson family
In years abroad Horace Simpson adapts to European social top tier while Ethel seeks aristocratic circles. The Hawcastie Creech alliance plots a quiet Sorrento trip to secure money and alliance, while a London society caste resents Americans and schemes around Horace and Almeric St Aubyn.
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Horace Simpson
Harrow
Oxford
Ethel
Lady Creech
Mondaine
Granger- Simpsons
Simpsons
John ‘Stypeéa
Maître d at Regina Margarita Welcomes Guest Amid Music
In a vivid dining scene an Italian maitre d, Mariane, oversees a quiet table setup as mandolins drift from fishermen beyond a marble balustrade. A hush falls when the maître d signals silence and an attendant, Michele, discreetly announces M. Ribiere for an audience.
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Kibiere
Frendman
Ribiere
Michele
Riblere
Mariano
M'Sieu
Nonseiznear
Naples
ETON
M. Ribiere
Emile
Keeping the Sickroom Quiet and Cheerful Aids Recovery
Practical guidance to caregivers on preserving calm in the sickroom. Emphasizes quiet doors and minimal interruptions, gentle speech, light steps, and avoiding heavy conversations. Advises tempting the appetite, shielding the patient from distress, and limiting visitors to support recovery.
Weighing Baby Scales Describe Delicate Basket Work Styles
The article notes scales for weighing babies are now dainty and decorative. The scale baskets feature fine basket work and lining in delicate blue silk with ribbon bows to match, reflecting a shift toward aesthetically pleasing infant care items.
New Supper Dainty Hostesses Omelet From Fruited Mix
A recipe outlines a fruit filled omelet using chopped raisins currants candied fruit citron oranges lemons figs and prunes mixed to half cup and cooked in a double boiler with orange juice. Eggs are lightly beaten with sugar and butter then folded with the hot fruit and finished with sugar.
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Ugar
Canadian Boy Scouts Formed in Owen Sound Under Baden-Powell
Four patrols comprise the first Canadian corps of General Baden-Powell's scouts in Owen Sound with George Hill as Scout-Master and George D McLauchlan and W Waterton as instructors. Officers include Baden-Powell as Chief Scout and Lloyd Harriman as patrol leader. The group trains lads to read maps, wood craft, signals, first aid, and self-reliance under the motto Be Prepared.
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George Hill
George D. Melanchlan
Baden-Powell
Boy Scouts
Owen Sound
Robert Baden-Powell
George D. McLauchlan
Sergt. W. Water
Sesbrier
Canada
McLauchlen
Sergt. Waterton
Windsor Woman’s Advertisement for Home Medical Treatment
A Windsor Ontario notice offers a free home treatment for female ailments including leucorrhoea ulceration womb displacement and irregular periods. The program promises ongoing home care at about 12 cents weekly and includes a free book titled Woman’s Own Medical Adviser. write to Mrs. Summers Box H.77 Windsor.
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Windsor
M. Summers
Ont
Numbers Replace Names in Owen Sound Street Redesign
The Owen Sound post office project prompts a bylaw abolishing street names and replacing them with numbers. Judge Widdifield sanctioned the measure after public demand, aiming to simplify addresses for postal delivery and signage across the town. The change reconfigures St. Patrick and Water streets into numbered routes linked to East Second Avenue, reorganizing the town’s east west layout.
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Owen Sound
Widdifield
Owem Sound
Sydenham
Ponslett
Water Streets
Second Avenue
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American Press Association
Hawcastie
St. Aubyn
Earl of Hawcast
Simpson
London
By Booth Tarrington
Harry Leon Wilson
Aubyn
Helene
Horace
Almeric St. Aubyn
Almeric
States
Bis Gement
Ethel Granger-Simpson
Herr Grollerhagen
Napoli
Petersburg
Moscowa
Monseigneur
Generose
Willia
Pee Dancsenich
Réllet
Milér
Earl of
Pewegery
Almeric St. Aubyt
Miladi Creeahe
Miladi
Milory Haw@astie
Denny
Marjane
Botki
Regina Margherita
Tereare
Eneh Bine
Baden-Powell Corps
Dodds
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