Smith Reflects on Wealth and Prudence as Benny Admonishes
In a neighborhood scene, Benny chides Mr. Smith for extravagant spending and urges thrift, citing Aunt Jane and the penny saved. Mr. Smith contemplates his rule breaking and later pens a letter to Ned Norton, revealing plans and curiosities about Blaisdell family data and a potential windfall.
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Benny
Mr. Smith
Savin
Jane
Mr Smith
John Smith
Edward D. Norton
Chicago
Ned
Jamies
Flora
Jane Blaisdell
Millicent
Maggie
Blaisdel
Duff
Aman
Rufus Blaisdell
Mia
Frank Blaisdell
Blaisdell
Mt. Vai
Stan
Search of Some Dates Chapter IV at New Place
Promptly the next morning Mr Toho Smith and his two trunks appeared at the door of his new place. Mrs Blaisdell welcomed him cordially in a high-necked gingham apron. She remained busy as a prefabence in morning work while her husband entered and the trunks were moved inside.
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Toho ‘Smith
Smith Minds a Hillerton House as Blaisdell Guest
Mr Smith settles into a Hillerton Blaisdell house as a new boarder. Mrs Blaisdell and Frank Blaisdell welcome him with practical thrift and chatter about daily life. Mr Smith begins notes for a Blaisdell book while Benny’s descriptive tales enliven the encounter.
Catarrhozane Claims Quick Winter Cold Relief
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a safe remedy for colds and catarrh. It promises immediate relief from soreness congestion and irritation with a piney inhaler scent. The $0.50 outfit lasts two months and is sold by the Catarrhozane Co. in Montreat with a 23 cent trial size.
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Catarrhozane Co
Montreat
Poor Maggie Reappears as Mrs Blaisdell Enters
In a tense veranda scene Mr Smith realizes a careless remark may shame Maggie Duff. Mrs James Blaisdell arrives, halting the moment, and the dialogue hints at further complications for the next installment.
Stone Age Living On Rennell Island In Melanesia
Dr Northcote Deck notes about 500 inhabitants on Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands group Melanesia living Stone Age style. Isolated, their dialect unstudied, Stone and wood tools, bone tipped weapons, and melancholy cadence. Flying fox teeth as currency and cave bats provide only known exchange.
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Rennelll Island
Solomon Group
Melanesia
Northcote Deck
Deck
British Columbia Seals Beavers to curb smuggling ring
The British Columbia government, acting on evidence of a beaver skin bootlegging network, imposes a government monopoly on the beaver trade. Possession of beaver skins could bring six months imprisonment without fine. Dr. D R Baker reports 4000 to 6000 skins illegally left BC for Alberta, with the government set to purchase and market 5000 skins valued at $100,000 held by Indian trappers.
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British Columbia
Victoria
D. R. Baker
The
Game. Conservation Board
Alberta
Unique wool flag made in Jamestown described with diverse makers
A Jamestown New York flag story describes a wool flag crafted by a chain of workers from different origins. The piece highlights the roles from sorting to inspection, naming Yankee and Albanian participants among others in a colorful, if antiquated, account.
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United States
Jamestown
N.Y
afl-Ielshman
Wireless pioneer wins Albert Medal for Fleming
The Royal Society of Arts awards the 1921 Albert Medal to Professor John Ambrose Fleming for his long contributions to electrical science. Fleming, 73, invented the thermionic valve central to modern wireless telegraphy, enabling generation, detection, and amplification of wireless waves.
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Royal Society of Arts
Society
John Ambrose Fleming
Fleming
Doorn Tax Shame Aimed At Ex Kaiser
In Doorn Netherlands local authorities assess taxes on the ex Kaiser among residents. Wilhelm protests as burghers reply he should return home. Tax burden weighs on him and home folks who feel shifted expenses after his departure.
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Holland
Doorn
Wilhelm
Old Locomotive Engine Stands Test at Grand Central
The De Witt Clinton, first loco in New York state, marks its nine tieth birthday by drawing quaint cars in a test run toward New York City. The engine puffed under 75 pounds of steam, briefly exceeding the eight mile per hour limit, and showed strength after years inactive. Officials said the test went well as short runs were completed at Grand Central Station in New York where the engine has been exhibited.
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de Witt Clinton
New -York State
New York City
New York Central
Grand Central Station
New York
Students Cut Food Costs for Famine Relief
More than 150 Chinese students at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University vow to limit daily food to 65 cents for three months to send funds for famine relief in China. They will also abstain from tobacco for men and candy and motion pictures for women.
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China
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Russia’s Odd Wedding Race Down the Aisle Customs
The article notes Russian marriage traditions including a brisk sprint by bride and groom as they enter the church. It claims the couple who steps on the altar cloth first will become master of the household.
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Russia
Real House Cleaning with Dr Hamiltons Pills
When appetite fails and you feel dizzy or run down this old remedy promises to tone the liver aid digestion and improve taste. It claims to renew flavors and improve health with Dr Hamiltons Pills priced 25 cents at dealers from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Dr. Hashilton
Dr. Hamilton
The
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
First Postcard Innovation in Austria Sparks Growth
The postcard began in Austria in 1869 and spread to England by 1870. It became a thriving postal staple, with 76 million sent in 1872, 135 million in 1882, 419 million in 1902, and 800 million by 1906. The rising rates threaten its economic appeal.
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Austria
England
Quicksilver Mine Town in Peru Revealed
A Peru mine extends 170 fathoms in circumference and 480 feet deep, housing streets squares and a chapel where worship is held, forming a surprising underground town within the profound abyss.
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Peru
Fresh Milk Cubes Revolutionize Dutch Dairy Trade
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports a new Dutch process turning milk into solid cubes. After removing cream the milk is dried, powdered, mixed with cream, and pressed into blocks to preserve freshness for long periods. Travelers and areas with scarce milk may benefit from this form.
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Holland
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Vanished Power of Krupp Works Signal End of German Might
The Allied commission destroyed Krupp factory machinery for making war engines and wrecked the vast works with dynamite. The Rochester Herald calls the site a symbol of vanished German power once built on blood and iron.
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Krupp
Allied Commission
Germany
Rochester Herald
Herschel Estimates Comet Tail Weight at Half a Pound
Sir John Herschel, famed for his knowledge of comets, estimated that even tails millions of miles long do not weigh more than half a pound.
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Sir John Herschel
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Kaiser
Canada
Coca-Cola Company
Winnipeg
Hontreal
Toronto
Prince of Wales
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