Bar B Ranch Christmas Longing and Letters
The writer at Bar B Ranch describes Christmas homesickness and staying at Carbon City. He resists returning home, relies on Mrs Bingham for care, notes a beef tonic, and mentions family luck, travel plans, and ongoing diary entries amid loneliness and longing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Paget Park
Carroll
Gadhster
Mr. Carroll
Prince of Wales
Mary
Presenta
Winnipeg
Romeons Elac
Carbon City
Kiwi Birds and Moa Myths Shape End of the Earth Tale
In a 1922 fairy tale scene the Kiwi and Moa birds loom large as Brownies and a Wishing Fairy laugh while learning about flight, nesting, and size. Stella explains Moa ancestry and Kiwi boasts as Pimzie joins the playful discourse at the End of the Earth.
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Throng
Stella
Pimele
Sihve
Pimaie
Brownie
Pimgie
Christmas Visit Sparks Family Revelry and Awakens Longing
In a windy evening scene Mary returns to a home near the Bingham and Livingstone families. Sunny, Elinor, and Uncle Don join in teasing and warmth as Mary recalls past illness and charm surrounds Mr. Livingstone and Lee’s household. The visit promises a merry Christmas mood with playful gossip and affectionate notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor
Sunny
Santa Claus
Don
Miss Eliot
Mr. Livingstone
Miss Arnold
Mr.Livingstone
Mary
Ellinor
Mrs. Bingham
Mery
Mr. Paget
Mr. Bingham
Lee
Ure
Mary Mirte
Livingstone
Tate
Pier
Miles
Dr. McMurray
Ilies Marshall
Separation Without Alimony Promised by Corn Extractor Ad
An odd advertises a “peaceful, quiet separation” with Putnam's Corn Extractor claimed to work without pain. It touts a substitute product Refuge as a replacement for Putnam's and suggests universal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s
Putnam's
2&E
Danish Inventor Unveils Car Engine That Sprays Water
Danish electrical engineer John Ellehammer debuts a compact device the size of an alarm clock that converts a motor car into a fire engine capable of projecting water sixty feet high. He claims the invention would provide village and mansion fire protection at low cost. The note adds a historical line about the first sewing machine patent in 1790.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elehammer
Ellehammer
Hia
New Lamp Burns 94 Percent Air Lighting Breakthrough
The U S Government and 35 universities tested a lamp that emits a brilliant soft white light superior to oil lamps. It burns without odor smoke or noise and costs $4 per cent full and 6 per cent common kerosene. Inventor T V Johnson of Winnipeg offers 10 day free trials and a chance to gain $250 to 3500 monthly with local agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ead
T. V.johnson
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Evers
Warning From Von Hindenburg on Birthday Speech
Field-Marshal von Hindenburg marked his seventy fifth birthday with a warning that Germany would cause trouble if rifts appeared in the Entente, urging strong leaders who can exploit foreign policy possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Hindenburg
Germany
Entente
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills End Soldier’s Aches
A Canadian veteran writes of relief after years of shell shock gas exposure and rheumatism. He credits Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills with steady improvement after six boxes, noting restored sleep and reduced nervous symptoms. The ad cites price and mail order from T Milburn Co. Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Blaquiere
Morinville
Alta
Canada
Milburn
Price
Price Brane T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Sound converts to power via piezo electricity invention
The prospect of London illuminated by the noise of traffic may come from a new application of Piezo electricity. Crystals generate electricity when stressed and two Cambridge undergraduates have harnessed this for commerce, showcased at the Wireless Exhibition in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cambridge
Spanish Police Learn Jiu Jitsu From Berlin Instructor
German police instructor Herr Wozny, renowned in Berlin, recently aided Spanish authorities by training Barcelona officers in jiu jitsu with aim to form a Madrid squad. Also mentions asthma remedy ads describing nightly attacks and relief claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Herr Wozny
Berlin
Beggar Hammill Defies Police and Court in Sedan
Frederick Hammill a legless beggar with a ranch in North Dakota bragged to a detective about his income from begging and his $20,000 ranch investment. He resisted arrest and insisted on taking his captor and himself to court in a taxicab while living and traveling in a car equipped with a kitchenette and bed. He claimed 46 years old and said his home was in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Hammill
North Dakota
New York
Hammill
Broadway
Record on Lynching Victims and Anti-Lynching Crusade
Data shows 83 women lynched in the U S since 1889, 17 Caucasian. Mississippi 15 incidents, Texas 10, Alabama 9. Total lynching victims 3436, including 718 white men and women. An effort to enroll a million women as Anti Lynching Crusaders to shift public sentiment and back the Dyer Anti Lynching Bill in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Wil
Congress
King Victor Emmanuel Rescues Fishermen at Arno Mouth
In San Rossore Tuscany the King and Royal Princesses led a rescue when a fishing boat struggled in a strong current near the Arno. They waded in water to help haul the men to safety, then were presented with a basket of fish by Tulli Romeo, owner of the boat, who nearly fainted upon learning their identities.
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Victor Emmanuel
San Rossore
Arno
Tuscany
Tulli Romeo
Constipation Linked to Torpid Liver in Letter Testimony
Mrs. Alvin Richards of Seeley’s Bay Ontario credits Dr Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills with relief after two years of indigestion and morning breath issues. The letter praises the pills as better than laxatives and notes a dose of one pill daily at 25 cents per box. Dealers and Edmanson Bates & Co. Ltd. Toronto carry the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Richards
R.R. No. 1
Seeley's Bay, Ont
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Ltd
Toronto
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Elinor Marsden Eliot
Raul Bar
Pimzie
ID Ssrez
Minard’s
Linimesit Co
Led
Yarmouth, N.S
Ogdens
Liverpool
Cees
Yandel
King Victor's Daughtera Ald Himon
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