Peter Blood in the Sedgemoor Night Ride
In Bridgewater the surgeon’s son Peter Blood rests as mobs rally for a Monmouth rebellion. A messenger arrives with news of Lord Gilday wounded at Oglethorpe’s Farm, prompting Blood to mount a fatal odyssey toward fate and battle.
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S O
Bridgewater
Dublin
Sedgemoor
Hhis House
Ralden Lehr
Toad
Othe Young
Blood
Castle
Monmouth
Feversham
Mr. Blood
Lord Feversham
Shipminster
Jeremiah Pint
Lord Gilday
Oglethorpe
Peter Bloed
Pitt
Rebbi
Things To Remember Useful Hints From Household Advice
Practical tips for cleaning and cooking from a vintage home guide. Boil water with soda and paraffin to polish a mop, use a raw potato to counter salt in soup, add charcoal to water while cooking greens to curb odors, wash cane chair seats with hot water to revive them, and invert worn rubber glove tips to reuse the right as left.
Woman student at Ontario Veterinary College faces claims
In Ontario V C the first woman student is alleged to fake exams and misrepresent studies. The report notes she aims to specialize with focus on dogs and domestic animals, including poodles, amidst broad provincial concerns.
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Ontario Veterinary College
Vangoiver
Mars Hidden Secrets Of Habitability Near Yet Far
The article notes Mars remains a bright, distant object though closer than in recent decades. It cites past observations by professional astronomers and early telescopes, mentions canals once charted by Lowell, and discusses variations in Mars’s polar ice and surface features. It forecasts favorable Mars approaches in 1971 and lists upcoming close oppositions in July, September, and August.
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Mars
America
Cape
Drat
Lowell
Maraapaln
Jett
Losdup
Professor Kard Pearson on age and intelligence debate at University College
Professor Pearson told teachers at University College London that slow pulse and low temperature mark higher intelligence, while prime mental power peaks around twenty seven with hearing fading by twenty eight. A Harley Street specialist countered that youth hinges on diet and work, citing Lord Leverhulme as an exception at seventy.
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Kart Pearson
Alweluwre
University College
Gower Street
London
Mont Weate
Harley Street
Lord Leverhulme
England
Do Away With Motto After London Council Delay
After years the London County Council general purposes committee drops the motto quest. A 1914 Latin motto was rejected and a scroll reading London under the coat of arms is proposed. Also a street scene features a comic ring engraving mix up with the alphabet inside.
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London County Council
London
Used car sales in United States midyear report
Reports from 2,200 dealers across the country show about 2,750,000 used autos sold from January 1 to September 15. The average price paid by dealers in 1924 was 270.60 dollars, while the average getting price was 29.60 dollars.
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United States
Toronto Show Crowned Lord Brilliant Canadian Break Champion
Lord Brilliant owned by Alisa Fe Viaga of Montreal beat Knight Compoundor the 1924 British harness champion at the Ottawa horse show. Four mile lengths vary by country and rider.
Westminster Hall Example of Norman Era Wood Roof
Westminster Hall dates from the eleventh century by order of William Rufus. Its surviving walls show the original stonework while the grand open timber roof, completed under Richard I, remains its chief feature. Beams 40 to 60 feet long, weighing up to four tons, used oak pins and bolts for construction.
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Westminster Hall
William Rufus
Richard I
Market For Polar Bears Driven by Zoo Shortages
The article reports a surge in demand for polar bears as zoos rebuild stocks after the war. Hunters commissioned by Gelinad operate to capture bears from Spitzbergen and bring them to Hamburg for acclimation. A recent expedition yielded 40 bears, all pre ordered for captivity, while a prior voyage delivered 86 bears now distributed to zoos worldwide.
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Spitz
Bergen
Hamburg
Australian Flag Presented to Ottawa Public School
The Ottawa public school board chair presented an elaborate Australian flag to the principal of the first state school in Ottawa. The flag, a gift from Telopea Park public school pupils in Canberra, carried a friendly message of patriotism and prosperity. A letter of thanks will be sent to Canberra.
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Dominion
Canberra
Australia
ILS
WL Nesbitt
Ottawa
Telopean Park Public School
Prince Plays Banjulele Anew In London Scene
The Price of Wales takes up the banjulele and shows growing proficiency. He has dabbled in jazz and recently tried thumping the banjo with an American master in London, while subjects at home take up the crossword craze sweeping the Atlantic.
The Packing Industry Slaughters Record Hog Total in Canada 1923
Canada’s packing industry slaughtered 2,256,894 hogs in inspected establishments in 1923, up 329,182 from 1922. Cattle and sheep slaughter totals were 12,142 and 499,745 respectively.
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Canada
Population rise noted in September census of Australia
Population of Australia reached 5,835,000 at September end, up two percent from three years ago. The census reports continued growth.
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Australia
Played By Fop First Line Girls Do You Believe
Fragmentary dialogue features a playful exchange with a mock confession fitting a holiday mood as a comic page caption. It references a character named Santa and a paternal line, suggesting a spoof scene.
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Santa
Claus
Captain Blood tale opens an exciting voyage
A serialized adventure introduces Captain Blood by Mrs Wand, recalling Peter Blood and his outlaw years. The opening chapter promises bold sea action aboard Arabella, with sword clashes and daring escapes as the narrator vows loyalty to fair companions and brave men.
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Mrafart Sabating
Mat
Tie
James
Lord Jeffreys
Sabanot
Arabella
Sixtech Poanders
Rey’ Saba- Wat
Ireland
England
Caplan Peter Blood
Mrs Wand
Texas hunter slays 248 lions in South Africa ranch drive
Texan hunter Yank Allen, famed as a lion terror, died in Capetown after killing 248 lions over 17 years. His method relied on near 20 yard range, and his work emptied the ranches of beasts, ending a decade when lions were scarce and he kept the job secure.
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Allen
Capetown
Wig
Texas
Sou Africa
Hhey
Ford
South Africa
Perpetual Motion Clock Claims Forever Running
Paris speaks to a French inventor Monnier who unveils a clock started 36 years ago that he says will run without winding. The 1100 pound device stands 12 feet high and 6 feet wide, with 12 000 parts and six secondary dials for London Berlin Strasbourg Cuba Leningrad and New York plus the main face.
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Paris
Monnier
Monnlin
Tandon
Berlin
Strassbourg
Cuba
Leningrad
New York
Montreal crime breaks record in 1924 trials
Montreal crime statistics for 1924 show the highest number of murder trials and suspects in local courts. Eighteen men and one woman faced the court of King's Mench on murder charges, marking a historic year for capital cases.
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Montreal
King’s Mench
Problem of the Compass and Its Shifting Direction
The article explains that the magnetic compass does not point true north because Earth's magnetic poles differ from the geographic poles. It notes yearly changes in direction, with long periods of westward and eastward shifts, and varying behavior by location. Scientists remain unable to determine the exact cause, whether pole shifts, internal Earth changes, or solar influence.
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Earth
Bote
Baby's Own Tablets A Trusted Household Remedy
A Canadian mother from St Duman Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative easing constipation indigestion and teething discomfort. The pills sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box from The Jin Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Hev
Jin, Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockvile
Ont
Little Helps For This Week
A short meditation on everyday kindness. It praises simple acts such as kind looks words and small gestures as secondary means of grace during troubled times. Quotes by John Hath and Frederick Whitman Fuber echo the value of gentleness in daily life.
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John
Frederick Witlam Fuber
Extraordinary Tongue Of Three Colored Snake Studied
Miss Joan Proctor curator of reptiles at London Zoo described to Fellows of the Zoological Society an extraordinary South American snake with a tongue in three colors matching its forehead heels and underside. The display gives the illusion of a pointed snout extending as the snake tongues out.
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London Zoo
Ioological Sociey
Joan Proctor
London Or
Area sown to principal crops in Canada 1924 final
The 1924 Canadian total area sown to main field crops was 56,164,767 acres, down from 65,310,092 acres in 1922. Wheat covered 22,504,655 acres with 773,945 acres harvested as fair wheat and 1,780,713 acres as spring wheat. Oats occupied 14,580,468 acres. rye 90,652 acres. corn not exceeded 1,275,314 acres.
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Canada
Who bosses the world man or wo man debate
A recent discussion in the Woodstock Sentinel Review weighs gender leadership with the majority view stating that men boss the world while women lead in some domains. The text also contains garbled street references to Seattle Washington and San Begs California indicating OCR errors.
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Woodstock
Seattle
Washington
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