Devonshire Village Feud Pushes Doctor Into School Inspectorship
In Devonshire a local quarrel over teaching certificates ends with Dr. Holbrook elected sole Inspector of Common Schools. He faces his first examination appointment with Madeline Clyde, while Guy Remington and Agnes Remington’s visit hint at impending social entanglements.
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Devonshire
Mr. Tiverton
Mr. Hodges
Tiverton
Squire Lamb
Whittemore
Laura Tisdale
Judge Tisdale
Dr. Holbrook
Athens
Carey
Boston
Holbrooke
Holbrook
Society of Ladies
Jong
New England
M.A.C
Sorrel
Madeline Clyde
Grandpa
Hamilton
Olmstead
Butler
Madeline
Madeline Cidse
Grandfather Clyde
Guy Remington
Agnes
Jessie
Hera
Papa
Agnes Remington
Pr. Hulbrook
Remington
Guy
Aikenside
Ashe
Agin
Soneaban
Marty
Europe
Adam
Lucy
Lucy Atherstone
American
Margaret
Justin
Nurses for children spark urban controversy
The Washington Star quotes a motherly woman asking why many insist on nurses for their children and an unpleasant man answering that a nurse lets a mother send a crying baby away from her hearing, letting it cry on the sidewalk and annoy neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
All Red Route Debate Highlighted by Canadian Minister
Hon L P Brodeur Canadian Minister of Marine and Fisheries argues the All-Red Route is vital to the British Empire. He notes unity across parties and predicts benefits for Empire trade and security through a Grand Trunk railway linked to Halifax and Prince Rupert. A British ministerial committee reviews subsidies with future conference decisions pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Brodeur
Ganada
New Zealand
Australia
British Islands
Grand Trunk
Prince Ruperttown
Halifax
Canada
Lord Elgin
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Liberal Party
Foolish Habit and Evening Lasses in Medical Life
A reflection on night duty in medicine, noting the hardship of late hours and the strain of private practice versus hospital work. It discusses doctors’ fatigue, necessity to respond at all hours, and the toll of prolonged dressing and travel in rural settings. The piece promotes Thomas Eclectric Oil for a range of ailments. It ends with a humorous anecdote about a Philadelphia clergyman and a kitchen mishap involving a Jewish rabbi for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Hospital
Thomas
Dimmer
Lippincott’s
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Strength From Blood Reform
Claiming to build rich red blood the ad cites weak pale young people and says Dr Williams Pink Pills cure anemia rheumatism indigestion headaches backache and kidney trouble. A testimonial from Alfred Lepage of St Jerome Quebec details recovery after four boxes. Sold 50 cents a box or 2 50 for six by druggists or The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lepage
St. Jerome, Que
Laurenttides
Fay
The Cook and the Fire That Would Not Die
A man explains a gas range to Martha then leaves. He returns days later to find the stove still burning strongly and praised as the best stove she ever saw. The cook’s fire remains lit, undiminished, four days later.
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Martha
Shrine Dedication At Waubaushene For Jesuit Martyrs
In Waubaushene on Sturgeon Bay around 1000 pilgrims from Canada and the U S witnessed the dedication of a shrine to the memory of Jesuit fathers Lallemont and Brebeuf who died at Iroquois hands in 1649. Archbishop Connor officiated with several priests. The rites included holy water, litany, high mass, and a sermon by Father Moyne. Martyrs Hill hosts a wood canopied shrine. many crippled attendees sought intercession for cures, though none were expected immediately.
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Waubaushene
Sturgeon Bay
Canada
United States
Lallemont
Brebeuf
Tenatius
Connor
Pathers Barcelo
Midland
Kidd
Penetang
Birrel
Peterboro
Hays
Brock
McRey
Breckton
Father Moyne
Orillia
Martyrs’ Hill
Lumber Shortage Fears Hit New Brunswick Woods
New Brunswick lumbermen expect only sixty to seventy five percent of last winter’s cut on the St John River. Wages likely fall to about thirty dollars. Tight money markets raise loan costs and a presidential election year dulls demand. The lumber market is seen as saturated and may worsen after this season’s output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
St. John
United States
Americans in Ontario and Kingston Voting Rights
The article notes only seven of Kingston's Americans are registered citizens of a foreign country in Canada. It states Ontario has 200 registered from over 5,000 American births, while many vote and pay taxes without oath. Mariners in Canada may lose eligibility for U S vessel service due to citizenship demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Kingston
Canada
United States
Gunpowder Formulas Vary Widely Among Units
The text notes that there is no universal gunpowder standard and each unit may maintain its own formula. This suggests inconsistent compositions and practices across groups in handling powder production.
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Unitain
The Honey Record and Maine’s First Sermon Note
The article cites an English hive average honey yield of fifty pounds and a record of one thousand pounds from a Cyprian stock. It also mentions Maine’s first sermon delivered at Saghegan on August 9, 1607.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Mquhegan
A Message for Pile Sufferers Proclaims Dr Chase Ointment
Two Ontario women describe long years of suffering with piles and claim cure after using Dr Chase's Ointment. Mrs Geo Simser of Grant, Russell County, and Mrs Capt Clinansmith of Salvation Army Essex report relief and healing after trying the product, sold for 60 cents a box and through Edmanson Bates & Co Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Dr. Chase
Clinansmith
Salvation Army
Essex
Ont
Pulpit Fall and Miscellaneous Notices from Pennsylvania and Beyond
A Pennsylvania mining town church recounts a pulpit collapse during a sermon with the minister joking he hates the connection. Also promoted are Dr Parmelee’s Pills praised for purification and cure, Man Without a Country reference to Richard Croker's citizenship status, and notes on naturalization by J Lewis Donovan with Glencairn reports not showing allegiance renewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Ledger
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
United States Circuit Court
United States
Glencairn
Croker
Edward
New York Tribune
Courtroom Echoes andQuips in a Cold Quiet Moment
A court reads a formal theft complaint accusing a defendant of feloniously appropriating a vehicle from John Doe on August 14 1907. The defendant pleads not guilty claiming only a buggy was stolen as a jurist and bystander note adds colorful with a stray aside about a busker and a liniment ad nearby.
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John. Doe
State of
Illinois
Chicago “Tribune
Pastoral Night Dream on the Farm Fence
A pastoral scene unfolds on a calm night with zephyrs and fragrant fields. Willyam and Betsy sit by Mrs Filligan's pigsty on a wooden fence dreaming of marriage and independence, as frogs sing and cabbage bushes glow under a silvery night air.
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Willyam
Reynolds Newspaper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary J. Holnes
Chapter
Madeline A. Clyde
Hon
Dodds
New Shrine
Parmelee
Minard
Cape Colony
Wolford
St. George’s
ST. George's
National Drug & Chemial Co. of Canada Limited
Bfoutreul
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Minard’s Liniment
Stanfield
Nova Scotia
Staneields
Tada
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