Ninth Annual Manitoba Educational Association Convention
The Ninth Annual Manitoba Educational Association Convention will feature Nathaniel Butler of the University of Chicago as a two time speaker. Dr Bland and Mr Black will also speak. The program covers physical culture games geography and history for the elementary section with a rural school demonstration. The secondary section plans a university high school teacher conference on the high school course. There will be instruction classes in basketry perfolding sewing and art and an exhibit from rural schools with prizes of 25.90 14.00 and 10.00. Railroads offer a standard fare convention rate and attendees should obtain standard certificates at the ticket office.
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Manitoba Educational Association
Nathaniel Butler
Univerity
Chicago
Butler
Bland
United Colleges
Winnipeg
Norman. Black
Regina
Woman Nominated for City Clerk in Lethbridge
A new element, a young woman named Mine Jones from Sarnia Ontario, has been selected as city clerk in Lethbridge after three years as a stenographer in the city offices. Her nomination marks a moral shift amid a growing female electorate.
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Tatheridge
Mine Jones
Sarnia
Ontario
Lethbridge
Newspaper Rivalry and Kidnapping Rumors Stir New Orleans
In New Orleans conflicting reports emerge as rival editors clash after hours over sensational rumors. A wealthy Ital ian child Walter Lamar reportedly involved in a kidnapping case sparks intense coastwide interest. A ten dollar check appears in an editor’s envelope as a Futuriat orchestra forms in Paris.
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New Orleans
Walter Lamar
Gulf Coast
Cleveland visitor learns legends in Ireland visit
A Cleveland man toured the Emerald Isle on vacation and visited Killarney where he heard local lake legends. He claims he never lies about stories, only embellishes them, insisting he tells the truth in every detail.
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Emerald Isle
Killarney
Pat
War Notes and Labor Gaffe in Old Item
In a wartime style item a line mocks family names and a joke about a flag patching job. It mentions Uncle Sam seeking a woman to patch battle flags at three dollars a day while men receive fifteen dollars a month. The piece uses humor to comment on wartime roles and pay.
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Uncle Sam
Comedian and villager spar over South Africa trip
A comedian suggests touring South Africa in West season while a village resident warns against it. The tale includes an ostrich egg weighing two to three pounds as a curious aside.
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Iam
South Africa
You Can't Avoid Duty by Taking a By Path
A terse aphorism notes that sidestepping core obligations via evasive routes fails to fulfill civic or moral duties, underscoring insistence on direct accountability and responsibility.
Silence Hour creates rest through organized daily schedule
A mother of a large household uses a strict timetable to allow a daily 2 to 3 pm rest hour. A placard reading Silence marks the period, prompting quiet from children and a personal respite for reading or relaxation. Systematic planning allegedly refreshes weary bodies and nerves.
Minard Liniment Ad Sparks Hiring Fiasco
A garbled local column recalls a colonel posting a help wanted ad seeking a versatile man who can cook drive a car care for horses farm chores and light painting. A reader humorously questions soil types and brick making while a typewriter is paroled to the house of correction.
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Murphy
Fragmented Dialogue Reveals Cleopatra Pearls Comment
A cryptic exchange features Charimion asking about breakfast and Cleopatra replying pearls are too inexpensive and commonplace, followed by garbled phrasing "Boll me an ene" suggesting a fragmented historical dialogue.
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Charimion
Cleopatra
Theatrical Guest Question Sparks Weekend Showups
A reader asks what plays are worth seeing this week and hints at seeking options suitable for a night out without spouse company. The inquiry prompts local listings for stage offerings and entertainment options.
Pink Pills for Pale People Promised Cure for Thin Blood
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a remedy that builds new blood. It claims pale languid patients regain health with weight gain and strength, citing Mrs R Stele of Afton P E I as a cured example after months of treatment and multiple boxes. The copy urges purchase from druggists or by mail.
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W. ‘Ams
Dr. Williams
Bromine Quinine Remedy Promises Cold Cure
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE claiming to cure a cold in one day. It hints at a “genuine call for full name” and references B. W. Grove as a possible source to verify. Two cents.
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B. W. Grove
Southern street scene with coy painted ages remark
A girl with roxy cheeks walks a southern city street when a clubman words a companion with a bewildering line about painted ages and heaven.
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Roxy Cheeks
Ages Toean
Nerviline Pain Reliever Promises Quick Relief
A testimonial touts Nerviline as a five times more powerful pain reliever than ordinary liniments. It claims rapid relief from rheumatic joint pain, stiffness, lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia, and more, with a warm soothing action and no skin burning. The ad also promotes Ferrostone and urges buyers to refuse substitutes.
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C. Parks
Browne Say and Disappearing Wife Case Cited
Browne confronts an old man about his missing wife in a terse exchange. A separate note mentions Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a remedy and Admiral Peary remarks on Arctic work remaining while European emigrants seek Canada rather than Greenland passage.
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Peary
Arctic
Canada
Greenland
Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer and Kipling Autographs
In London W C Scully recalls rooms in Pimlico with a snobbish landlady who worshiped superior persons. He recounts visiting Rudyard Kipling at Rottingdean and gifting roses from Kipling's garden to Mrs Wand, provoking disbelief when he claimed Kipling’s autograph is valuable.
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London
W. C. Scully
Pimlicoo
Rudyard Kipling
Rottingdean
Moss Bread Made by Columbia River Indians
The text describes a bread made by Columbia River Indians from moss on spruce fir trees. Moss is prepared by soaking and fermenting it before forming into staple balls and baking in pits. The passage contrasts people who have substance to say with those who merely want to speak.
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Columbia River
Dining room reveal shocks man at eccentric supper bet
He hurries to meet a man believed to be in extremis and enters a dining room where a gay supper party gathers. A guest asks him to settle a bet about the location of the diaphragm and pays the fee after a heated exchange.
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Dock
Fragmented Talk and Ads Speak Across a Dated Scene
The text blends casual chatter about a broken friendship with an advertisement for Dr J D Kelloggs Asthma Remedy promising relief and breathing clarity. It also notes London rebelling against paid vaudeville stars and a blunt financial remark about currency theory. The fragmentary piece sketches social tensions and commercial pitches of its era.
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J. D. Kelloggs
London
Gin Pills for Women Read by Mia Harris
Mia Harris of Tyneside reports taking her third gin pills bar and claims back and kidney pains have nearly vanished. She urges women with rheumatism, back and kidney issues to try gin pills, priced 50 cents a box with a two dollar sixty sample offer from National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada Limited.
Drifter's Ride and Rides Costs in Night Encounter
A terse scene centers on a traveler seeking immediate return home and a doctor offering transport by car. The dialogue notes a taxi charging twice the hospital run, highlighting price contrasts and a simple tea exchange during the ride.
Dark Ages Reference Sparks Harsh Doctoring Remark
A clipped dialogue hints at intolerance as a boy asks about the dark ages and a character retorts that a man with a speech impediment is preferable to one with a flaw in his thoughts. The exchange reflects outdated views on intellect and disability.
Polished Salesman Noted For Smooth Talk
A fragmented line highlights a salesman described as a man of polish with a smooth, convincing manner. The quote underscores his fluent sales approach and confident presentation.
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Eee Remedy Co
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Paria
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