Fear and Desire Bind in Dark Cottage Night
A man protects Dolly during a threatening night scene. Silence and footsteps outside test his resolve as fear grips him, but with calm determination he reassures Dolly and ensures her safety. They move toward the cottage as a night sounds drift, leaving behind a tense encounter.
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Dolly
Merves
Ben
Mary Champney
Thistledown
Warnmi
Lionel Egerton
A Rail Train Tour Through Time A Billion Miles
A Los Angeles Times blurb imagines a train moving at a mile per minute starting at the Christian era. It would circle Earth 40 000 times to cover one billion miles and would traverse key events from Christ’s birth to Columbus and America’s discovery over sixteen centuries.
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Christ
Rome
Britain
Don
Paris
Columbus
America
Los Angeles
Times
Airship signaling studied as wireless rivals
Aviators seek practical comms between airships after failures of wireless telephony. The French employ a so called Means method using a five gallon cylinder Anspblack with a cord attached to a valve near the sea of the sqtteder to emit exhaust creating a dark streak in the atmosphere.
Fragmentary legal dialogue from a 19th century court scene
A jagged excerpt shows a lawyer questioning a witness about conduct and marriage. The speaker contrasts boldness with audacity, invoking mythic figures Apollo Vulcan Moses. The fragment hints at a courtroom argument on gender and propriety.
A Square Deal Between Country Producer and City Consumer
A town near New York hosts a festival with country and city producers, stressing a fair square deal. High feed costs push up farm prices. eggs, poultry, milk, and butter rise. Public Market and Cash and Carry systems help cut delivery costs and expand direct selling via parcels post.
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New York
Secretary of Board of Commerce
Soc
California
Winnipeg
Britain
States
Mars Habitation Question Remains Unsettled, Prof Pickering Proclaims
Prof Pickering at a science talk notes no proof Mars is inhabited. He cites Lowell Observatory work and canal debates, saying telescopes may not reveal habitation and that many astronomers have lost hope in conclusive experiments. He adds astronomy strengthens the optic nerve with long practice.
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Mars
Prof
Pickering
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Arizona
Why Not Advertise Cannot Be Aid for Retail
The Peterborough Review argues that merchants who advertise stay current and bustling while groups that ban ads suffer. Customers may use mail order catalogs from Toronto, undermining local shops. The piece notes a buy local ethic is harmed as the contract spreads low mood among all dealers.
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Anyonme
Toronto
Peterborough Review
Fruit Crop Agents Buy 1917 BC Small Fruit Output
British Columbia jam and canning factories buy up the 1917 small fruit crop for the lower province. Strawberries and other fruits are placed with large quantities of first class fruit expected to be processed. Nick Romanoff is noted for a flower garden producing better results than the German ruler.
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British Columbia
Nick Romanoff
Bill Hohenzollern
Washington Post
A Good Use for Post Office Walls
An excerpt extols banning strong drink, presenting alcohol as a societal poison. It cites national production drops and poverty increases, urging action in memory of those harmed. The piece frames prohibition as a civic duty and a defense of the Fatherland.
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France
J.H. Hazlewood
Long Lived Germs and Hibernating Pathogens
The article notes scientists culturing germs from four thousand year old mummies showing pathogens in a dormant state. Under proper moisture and heat, these deadly germs revive quickly. The Landlady scene includes a brief dialogue about singing and a remark on a weapon, signaling tension.
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Chanle
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O. K
Appleford Counter Check Book Co
Montreal
Vancouver