Money, The Blaisdell Windfall Tests Ties of Kindness
In a tense gathering at Mrs. Jane Blaisdell’s home, Maggie agrees to take Mr. Smith as a boarder while contemplating a move for more space and security. Jane weighs using her wealth to aid Maggie and fund improvements, prompting debate over spending versus saving. Maggie plans to bring in two farm daughters as helpers to support schooling, while Mr. Smith pushes for immediate spending and practical moves.
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Maggie
Mr. Smith
Maggie Moshe
Macre
Mises Margie
Miss Maggie
Mrs. Jane
Hattie
Hattiie
Scott
Frank
Mm Eiicine
Mellicent
Jattie
Mise Maggie
Mr. Streith
Jane
Mr Smith
Miss Maggiewte
Mrs Maggle
Mrs Jane
Tom
Annabelle
Florence Martin
Father
Blaisdell
A Stitch in Time Doctor Chase Kidney Liver Pills Ad
The advertisement promotes Dr. Chase Kidney Liver Pills at 25 cents a box with a single daily dose. Available through all dealers or Edmanson Bates & C Ltd of Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
Toronto
Catarrhozone promises relief for throat and bronchial woes
An ad promotes Catarrhozone inhaler as a pine scented medicated air therapy for weak throats bronchitis and bronchial irritation. It claims strength for the bronchitic hack and breathing ease with a two month large size priced at 1.00, medium 50c and sample 25c from the Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondacks
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Wealth Changes and Mourning Dress Stir Miss Flora
In the conversation Miss Maggie notes Flora receives a large sum of money and fears losing it. Flora buys mourning black dresses and a veil, frames Mr Fulton’s picture, and keeps fresh flowers on the mantel hoping to honor his memory, though she never truly knew him.
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Maggie
Frank
Flora
Black
Mr Smith
Hattie
Miss Maggie
Mr. Fulton
Mr. Smith
Musical handsaw wowed New York audiences in review
A leading novelty in a New York musical revue features a carpenter who plays a handsaw as a violin. He sits with the saw between his legs and uses the blade as the instrument, producing soft appealing tones. The performer varies pitch by bending the blade to create voices and ukulele like effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London To Bagdad By Airplane
An RAF officer returning from Mesopotamia flew from Bagdad to London via a route opened by the RAF. The trip covered 515 miles to Ammam in 34 hours, reached Heliopolis after 325 miles, then Aboukir, and connected by sea to London arriving September 21. The air link Palestine to Mesopotamia was organized in June with a biweekly service beginning August 1.
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Royal Air Force
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
London
Egypt
Syrian Desert
Ammam
Heliopolis
Aboukir
Vienna
Alexandria
England
Palestine
Carrier Telephone System Successful Between Edmonton and Calgary
The first carrier telephone system in Canada has been put into commercial use between Edmonton and Calgary. Two new lines were installed without wire stringing, yielding about fifty percent better performance than copper lines and allowing simultaneous conversations over the same line.
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Canada
Edmonton
Calary
Une
Telephone Department
Alberta
Gigantic Cornish Apple Tree At Meeth Gardens
A dome shaped orange pippin tree at Meeth Gardens Helston Cornwall owned by Councillor W Roberts dates back over seventy years planted by the late John Anthony. The tree looks like a room beneath its branches can hold over 200 people and weighs fruit nearing two tons last summer. It is claimed as the largest apple tree in Cornwall Devon and Somerset.
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Meeth Gardens
Helston
Cornwall
W. Roberts
John Anthony
Devon
Somerset
Talking Pictures Preview Promises Silent Sound Revolution
Grindell Matthews demonstrates a new device that lets a still image produce sound. A piano scene shows the man playing while music emerges from the display, claimed to graph sound waves. The inventor predicts the invention will transform the motion picture industry.
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Grindell Matthews
Dutch Honey Bees Arrive for Kelowna Beekeepers
A consignment of Dutch honey bees has arrived for Kelowna apiarists. The Dutch bee is celebrated for its honey producing qualities. Agriculture grows as a key farm practice among Okanagan Valley fruit farmers.
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Okanagan Valley
Notion of Thought Value in Personal Circumstances
A reflection on how the usefulness of an idea hinges on its fit to individual situations rather than sheer novelty or depth. The text argues practical relevance over theoretical brilliance.
Reflection of the Good Above
A brief meditation on how earthly goodness mirrors a higher good. The sentiment elevates moral virtue by linking daily deeds to transcendent standards.
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Earth
Remarkable Gain In Weight Reported By This Young Woman
Miss La Rue Davis of Chattanooga Tennessee reports dramatic weight gain after taking Tanlac. She says her weight rose from 76 pounds to over 100, her appetite improved and she feels much better overall. She bought the first bottle in Gas City Indiana and continued use. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
Popular WWI songs cited as likely lasting legacies
A newspaper piece notes that songs from earlier wars such as The Marseillaise John Browns Body and Dixie were widely popular, while The Marseillaise in World War I was sung by all Allied Armies in France more than any other tune and may be the enduring favorite.
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John Brown
Dixie
Tipperary
Madelon
France
Kleskum Ranch Buys 149 Pure-Bred Head From Camrose Farm
The Kleskum Ranch Company purchases 149 head of pure-bred livestock from Honorable W. W. Smith's Camrose Alberta farm for a total of 25000 dollars.
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Kleskum Ranch Company
W. W. Smith
Camrose
Alberta
Germany Admittance Seen as League Blot by Cecil
Lord Robert Cecil urged admitting Germany to the League of Nations arguing it would reduce tensions. He criticized the absence of working men delegates and pressed government control of arm manufacture to curb war incitement. He believed Germany would have joined at the latest assembly if it had applied.
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Robert Cecil
Hall
League of Nations
Mle
Germany
Alberta Grows A Large Potato Crop This Year
The Alberta potato crop is officially estimated at 6 425 000 bushels for the present year.
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Alberta
Bayer Aspirin Becomes Popular Pain Reliever in Canada
The unbroken Bayer package explains directions devised by physicians over 21 years and endorsed by millions for colds headaches earache toothache neuralgia rheumatism neuritis lumbago and general pain. Made in Canada druggists sell Bayer tablets in 12 tab handy tins and in 24 and 100 bottle sizes. Aspirin is Bayer’s registered trade mark and Bayer Cross stamps will mark its packages to deter imitation.
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Canada
Beayer
Bayer
Bayer Company
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Bright
Chase
C. E. Raymus
Carpenter
Tool
Calgary
B.C
Peace River
League
Lord Robert Cecil
Clarks
SRE
Clark
Lite
Uae
Tae Mead Coupon Cig
Clare Bros. Western
Winnipeg
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