Zigzag Trail Mystery on the Twin Star Ranch
Hamp Tetlow and Jink Prale discuss Zigzag trail and a mysterious girl near Cox's store. Bob Deering tracks a lost steer along the canyon and encounters the woman with a pistol who aids him after learning her fugitive father is involved. He delivers supplies, aiding their escape and forging a future romance with the woman as the story moves toward marriage.
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Cox's
the Crick
Hiamp Tetlow
Twin Star Ranch
Jink Prale
Jink
Hamp
Dan Cox
Dan
Hamp Tetlow
Bob Deering
Jink Wrole
Red Spider Creek
Bob
Daniel
Soap Factory
Rob
Puther
Red Star Ranch
Ned Spider Post Office
Greyson
James Greyson
Deering
Lob Dremilly
Ilelen
Ontario moves to self sufficiency for asylum inmates
A government led program spearheaded by W. J. Hanna aims to make 8600 inmates in Ontario institutions self sufficient. Plans include rapid canning facilities, Government land crops, dairy and beef production, and brick making on farms to supply food and building materials, with success shown by crop reports and fairs.
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Ontario
W. J. Hanna
London Asylum
S. E B. Todd
Montreal theater manager jokes on misread cable
In Canada, H. C. Judge of Montreal and partners plan English actor tours. A joke circles after Judge hears a New York cable about “Arrested for love in a railway train” from Lawrence Brough. Horsfall explains it means a curtain-raiser substitution, not a serious incident.
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Canada
H. C. Judge
Montreal
Judge
Lawrence Brough
Brough
Mr. Horsfall
Hersfall
New York
Less Loss of Life This Year
Dominion Marine Department statistics show fewer maritime fatalities on Canadian waters as the navigation season closes. New steamboat inspection rules and safety devices adopted at season start are believed to largely reduce loss of life among passengers and crews.
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Dominion Marine Department
Still Yielding Gold in Atlin Creek Mines
Miners in Atlin British Columbia report ongoing gold yields with the past year described as the best since 1899. A quartz claim worker allegedly performed three cleanups in the summer totaling 71 000, 52 000, and 21 900 dollars respectively.
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Atlin
B.C
Sociologist Defined in Wit and Insight
A quip frames sociology as a discipline that turns a garbage can into a long lecture on societal needs. Uncle Henry explains to a curious boy that a sociologist analyzes everyday scraps to reveal larger social issues. The humor underscores the field's focus on collective life and civic concerns.
Lillian Beynon a Rural Advocate and Feminist Leader
A detailed profile of Lillian Beynon a Manitoba driven advocate who spent rural years in York County Ontario and Hartney Manitoba. The piece traces her rise from teacher to journalist editor of a women page at Free Press and Prairie Farmer adopting the pen name Lillian Laurie and focuses on her work to improve women’s rights in Manitoba Saskatchewan including housing laws, inheritance, separation and child custody, rural nursing and homesteads for women.
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Alien Beynon Thomas
Manitoba
York County
Ontario
Lillian Beynon
Hartney
Lillian
Winnipeg
Miss Beynon
Free Press
Prairie Farmer
Lillian Laurie
Daily Press
Mary Markwell
Kate Simpson Hayes
Britain
Chbildren
Saskatchewan
Canadian Courier
Family Was Triangular and Census Troubles in New Brunswick
In New Brunswick history two similar denominations, Baptists and Free Baptists, faced census disputes after the Dominion census. Free Baptists claimed miscounting as many members were listed as Baptists. An enumerator admitted a potential error in a case where Mr Brown had two wives living together, noting both wives identified him as Baptist and he was recorded accordingly.
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New Brunswick
Baptists
Free Baptists
Brown
Education in Ontario's early days and a self-taught editor
An old-timer laments the cost of education today while recalling Rev. Pr. Dewart who edited the Christian Guardian. As a boy he plowed with a Latin grammar on the handle and read while walking ten miles to fetch a book, illustrating a hunger for learning in early Ontario.
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Ontario
Pr. Dewart
Christian Guardian
Importing 600 Head of Finest Dairy Cattle
The livestock branch of the B C Provincial Department of Agriculture imported about 600 head of finest grade dairy cattle during the past summer.
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B.C
Veteran educator Dr. S. B. Robins retires after long service
Dr. S B Robins, a premier Canadian educationist nearing four-score, retires from public life after a career spanning Ontario and Quebec. He taught near Cobourg starting in 1848, helped develop Montreal Normal schools, and served on the Protestant Committee of Public Instruction until 1907.
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Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Pblic
S. B. Robins
Cobourg
Ont
Toronto
Dummer
Western Canada
Egerton Ryerson
Robins
Barney Devlin- D’arcy McGee
Douglas Planing Mill
St. Matthew Street
Montreal
Dr. Robins
With a Single Oar Exhortation at Nova Scotian Revival
A revival meeting in a Nova Scotian fishing port features an orator urging faith hope and charity as three oars for a fisherman's boat to reach safety. He warns that losing one oar leaves the boat adrift and in danger of the tide of Wicked ness. A heckler interrupts with a request to scan the dory.
Wild Duck Gaught In Nets In Neller's Bay Ontario
Fishery inspector's launch patrolled Neller's Bay near the Bay of Quinte. October nets inside the bay are illegal, catching wild ducks and causing drownings as market hunters use nets at favored feeding spots to trap the birds.
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Neller’s Bay
Ont
Bay of Quainte
Weeenily
Chief Forester Reports Light Forest Fire Year in B C
Chief Forester McMillan says the past year has been the lightest in BC history for forest fires. He notes that not more than five square miles of timber were burned across the province, marking unusually low fire losses.
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B.C
Forester
McMilan
Window Garden: Petunias and Cyclamen For Winter Color
A guide to winter window plants highlights silvery pink petunias cyclamen and snapdragons as hardy options. Watering schedules weekly soaking and liquid fertilizer boost growth while light exposure favors bloom. pro tip favors white blue and dull red shades for harmony.
Apron Over Frock Saves School Garments
A practical apron design for schoolgirls is described, intended to be worn over the uniform frock and easily slipped off. The one piece model buttons down the back, has hip pockets and is finished with decorative hem stitches. Available in white batiste lawn dimity scrim cheesecloth and madras.
New Salad Set Highlight of Table Appointments
A newly pictured salad set is presented as the latest development in table service. The emphasis is on the housewife’s attention to stylish table appointments and the set’s modern design.
Silversmith’s Outfit Supplies Cook’s Dressing Tools
The description details a silversmith’s set that includes a serving fork and spoon along with various implements designed to aid a cook in mixing and dressing dishes.
A Thread Economy Enhance Sewing Machine Use
To economize on thread raise the foot to free a gar ment while sewing then lower the foot with threads toward the back before cutting. This holds threads firmly and prevents accidental unthreading of the needle. Reposition under the foot, and the needle remains threaded.
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Mr. Judge
Uncle Henry
Women's Advocate
Lillian Beynon Thomas
Sobins
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