Willow and McTaggart taunt in the Lac Balin frontier tale
Baree the Wolf-dog drawn into a deadly game as Meehageart, the post trader, and Pierrot the trapper scheme amid Nepeese and McTaggart. Baree wounds Bates then faces the trapper’s daughter and the Factor’s looming demand while Nepeese lures McTaggart toward a risky exit. The chase ends with McTaggart plunging into a pool and Nepeese sealing her plan.
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Meehageart
Bates
Pierrot
Baree
Aneer
McTaggart
Nepeese
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Testimonial
Woman from Nova Scotia reports relief from pains and backache after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She says she is now able to do housework and offers her letter as a testimonial. Advertisers claim 98 percent of women reported benefit from the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pealaaten
N. S
Nyse
William Moxse
Loomington
Axanzpolis County
N.S
Deo
Mine You Are Mine At The Pool
A tense confrontation unfolds as McTaggart holds the doomed woman, denying her plea for freedom. Pier Tot calls, she diverts attention toward her pool, then taunts the pursuer and pushes him to plunge into the deep water between rock walls.
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M’‘Sieu
McTaggart
Pierrot
Nepeése
Nepeese
Pier- Tot
Lac Bain
M'sieur le Facteur
Disappointed People Cite Disappointing Outcomes
A reflective note highlights widespread disappointment as expectations fall short. It argues that public dissatisfaction stems from collective letdowns and unmet assurances.
Modern Locomotives Compare With Older Type
The article argues that newer locomotives with greater capacity require more frequent repairs and have longer downtimes than older models. It notes older engines were in service about 75 percent of the time versus about 45 percent for newer ones, and extends the analogy to compare two men by endurance qualities, highlighting a contrast between apparent strength and sustained service.
British Columbia Lumber Exports Rise to Atlantic Seaboard
Over four years shipments from British Columbia to the Atlantic seaboard rise steadily. Exports this year are about 299 million feet and likely to exceed last year's 268 million feet total.
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B. C
Atlantic Seaboard
British Columbia
Woman medical volunteer earns high distinction at Canadian Amputations’ convention
Miss M. I. Jaffray, the sole Canadian woman eligible for Amputations’ Association, attended the annual convention in W. She served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and the French army, later nursing at Christie Street Military Hospital in Toronto. A casualty of war, she lost her left foot at Adinkerke, Belgium, and holds the French Croix de Guerre and insignia en bronze for valor and long service.
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Canada
Jaffray
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Christie Street Military Hospital
Toronto
Miss Jaffray
Volunteer Nursing Corps
France
Adinkerke
Belgium
Wind Tunnel Tests Lift Power of Aircraft Structures
The Dante Guggenheim school of aeronautics in New York City announces the largest wind tunnel in the country under Wilbur Wright as advisory chairman. The nine foot diameter tunnel will reach speeds over 100 miles per hour and test model planes and lighting power of various aeroplane structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante Guggenheim
Baby's Own Tablets Promoted for Infant Health
A promotional notice urges mothers to keep Baby's Own Tablets for quick relief from common infant ailments. The ad claims safety, no opiates, and daily use to ease teething, colds, and digestive upset, with a 25 cent per box price from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Steinmetz Favorite Books Revealed From Eleven
The late Charles P Steinmetz, famed electrical engineer and immigrant, was asked for his favorite reads. The list includes The Odyssey Faust Odes and Other Poems Horace Roman History Mommsen The Jungle Books Treasure Island Darkest Africa Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn Midshipman Easy The Deluge. At least four titles are children's books, yet they sharpen the mind for complex problems.
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Steinmetz
Charles P. Steinmetz
Faust
Horace
Mommsen
Africa
Tom Sawyer
Collier’s
Canada’s Century Restricted Immigration Advocated by English Writer
A London Outlook writer predicts Canada will mirror 19th century US growth if current policy limits immigration to Nordic races. He argues this will forge a finer nation while warning against indiscriminate admission.
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Canada
United States
London
LS UN
Fragmented History Reveals Rubber and Science Facts
A fragment from a 1915 newspaper note cites a scientist’s skill in dating bones, while a second item recalls U S rubber usage shares. It states the United States used 45 percent of world rubber in 1915 and 70 percent the previous year.
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United States
Very Good Teacher Prompt Defeat and Defence Detail Joke
The pupil riffs on the teacher prompt with a three word sentence that plays on defeat defence and detail. The pun centers on mishearing of tail as detail.
Paper dollar's short life and hardiness noted
A remark on currency durability cites a seven or eight month life for a paper dollar and claims none have died in circulation. The statement underscores the currency's resilience and longevity despite apparent fragility.
Windsor man praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Chas M Brush of Windsor Ont says the medicine rebuilt his rundown constitution and nerves after nervous indigestion. He reports improved health after taking several bottles and says his condition stabilized and spells ceased. A trial package was offered by Dr Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ont.
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Dr. Pierce
Chas. M. Brush
Caron Ave
Windsor
Ont
Doctor Pierce
Bridgeburg
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