Silver Ribbons Continued in Christine Whiting Parmenter Chapter XX
Grandma muses on Charmian and Jim while Lizzie Baker frets about rumors of Jim. Ezra Bascomb delivers mail as Doctor Howe plans, Charmian receives a long letter, and Lizzie jokes about romance and marriage versus old values.
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Jima
Grandma Davis
Hollywood
Jim
Ezra Bascomb
Lizzie
Charmian
Grandma
Doctor Howe
Miss Lizzie
Grandpa
Charmian and John Carter Read Jim’s Letter On Winter Walk
Charmian contends with fatigue and a tense mood as Doctor John Carter offers a ride home. She reads Jim Bennett’s letter, finding reassurance in his cordial sign-off. Charmian recalls past troubles with Deacon Purdie, Jim’s support from Uncle George Knowles, and the close bond with Jim as she accompanies the doctor home through a clear winter day.
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Charmian
John Carter
John
Giay
Jim
South Wickfield
Jimi
Lizele Baker
Charman
Lizzie
Jim Bennett
Deacon Purdie
Luella
George Knowles
Mr. Knowles
Uncle George
Mane
Fem
George Junior
Sid
Bill
Madge Merry
Hill
Indianapolis
Henswered
New England
Monte Carlo
Whisfield
Grand Central
New York
Gruesome Luck Symbol Shocks Paris Widow
A Paris story centers on a wealthy South American woman who loses a hangman’s rope during a move and laments the loss as her fortune wanes. Her husband struck gold and built a fortune in a company, and she won a Spanish lottery prize before moving to a Champs Elysees flat. The tale notes a French superstition about hangman’s rope and mentions Britons seeking a length of one from the Home Office.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
France
Une Corde de Pendu
Persian Balm Advertises Subtle Gentlemen Charm
Persain Balm claims to invest every woman with subtle charm and daintiness. It promises cooling healing effects for skin roughness and chafing, soft texture, whitening of hands, and youthful loveliness.
Turner Valley Oil Production May Versus April Figures
May Turner Valley oil production totaled 85 640 barrels, down from 87 278 in April. Crude oil output reached 4 619 barrels with 22 314 barrels of discolored crude naphtha and 45 847 barrels of crude naphtha delivered to the Imperial Refinery, the remaining volume taken by the Hegal Co.
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Turner Valley Ail
Imperial
Hegal Co
Lack Education Among Sing Sing Inmates Revealed
N J Henzel head of the bureau of special schools in New York State findings show seventy five percent of Sing Sing inmates have education only up to sixth grade level.
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Sing Sing Prison
N. J. Henzel
Bureau of Special Schools
New York State
First US electric transmission system at Folsom
The first electric transmission system in the United States operated at Folsom California lighting Sacramento power. Iceland's imports last year totaled nearly 15 million dollars.
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United States
Folsom
California
Sacramento
Iceland
The Age Of Progress And Modern Inventions
A reflection on how deeply modern life relies on inventions from the telegraph to the airplane. The text notes key dates including telegraph 1833, telephone 1861, radio and television, dynamite, the gas engine, the car, the storage battery, the electric lamp 1879, phonograph 1877, movie 1891, and talkie 1912. It concludes this list counters cockiness about progress.
Protection Of Blind Col H Burritt Appointed Commissioner
Protection Of Blind Col H Burritt of the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind has been named by Manitoba and Saskatchewan to report on blind welfare. The appointment follows a Winnipeg meeting between Saskatchewan Premier J. T. M. Anderson and Manitoba Acting Premier Robert A. Hoey and a Manitoba legislature committee recommendation after a pension petition from blind persons.
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Col. H. Burritt
Pennsylvania Institute For the Blind
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
J. T. M. Anderson
Robert A. Hoey
Millionaire McNess tears up $50,000 cheque in protest
In Sydney a secretary denied access to Charles McNess the western Australian donor, prompting him to declare on private business. He tore the $50,000 cheque and handed the fragments back to the secretary amid a dispute over courtesy.
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Sydney
Australia
Charles McNess
MecNess
Canada Construction Contracts Rise in June Says McLean
June value of construction contracts in Canada up 16.7 percent with business buildings leading at 37.1 percent. Minard's Liniment touted for quick relief while Paris offers pegged crossword puzzles for the blind and a note on fashionably dressed modern girls who also cook.
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Canada
McLean Building Reports
Paris
Three Children Cured by Wild Strawberry Extract
Laurier Man Leo Lapointe reports his three younger children recovered from severe diarrhoea after using Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. He bought the remedy from The T. Milburn Co. in Toronto, noting the diarrhoea stopped the very day.
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Mia
Leo Lapointe
Laurier
Fowler
Estonian Man Survives Poison to Defy Death Sentence
Authorities puzzled as Serge Vasilanko chooses poison then survives. He drank the hem lock draught to its bitter end and refused to die, later living after weeks in hospital. He says he complied with the law and remains a free man with a stomach to be proud of.
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Serge Vasilanko
Vasilanko
Vaslanko
Vasianko
Warship Anzac Rescues Lightkeeper's Wife During Tornado
The Austra Man warship Anzac braved fierce seas to save Florence Broderick, 21, wife of Gabo Island lightkeeper, after a surgeon reached her shoreline through surf. Bluejackets ferried the doctor through the breakers and kept vigil all night until the crisis passed. The report mentions Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a children’s medicine.
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Australia
Florence Broderick
Gabo Island
Bluejackets
Alberta Development Board marks three-year progress in the south
The Calgary Herald notes the Alberta Development Board southern section marks its third year with a strong record of achievement. The board promotes area attractions and industrial opportunities for the communities it serves, emphasizing benefits beyond exact dollars and cents.
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Alberta Development Board
Calgary Herald
Argentina Maintains Lead in Wheat Shipments to Britain
Argentina continues to outsell the United States in wheat exports to Great Britain with figures up to June 30 showing Argentina at 19,187,620 bushels versus the United States 12,204,152. Earlier records show Argentina peaked last year at 84,776,498 while the U S total stood at 41,563,124. In 1828 Argentina exported 45,545,360 and the United States 44,176,068.
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Argentina
United States
Great Britain
England
South American
Republic
America
Argentine Buoys Canadian Apples in Argentina Trade Prospect
Demand for quality Canadian apples in Argentina noted by O. M. Armstrong Acting Canadian Trade Commissioner at Buenos Aires. Canadians saw favorable reception last year when first sold in Argentina. Blisters and Boils Minard's Liniment.
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Argentina
Department of Trade and Commerce
O. M. Armstrong
Buenos Aires
Little Helps For This Week From Eliz Charles
A devotional excerpt celebrates individual duty over grand feats. It cites Galatians 6 4 and King Alfred the Great stressing living worthily by doing one s own work and bearing personal burdens as God assigns. The piece emphasizes humble service and personal responsibility.
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Alfred the Great
Elizabeth Charles
Pills Restore Health After Birth in Dupuy Case
Mrs Jos Morasse of Dupuy Quebec describes severe fatigue inability to sleep and despondency after childbirth. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health enabling her to resume housework and later using them again with excellent results. Pills claim to enrich blood and improve sleep nerves appetite and vigor. Available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or medicine dealers at 50 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Catherine
Clarence Jenkinson
Thon
Loe
Ontario
Forged German stamps reveal Secret Service phase in war
In London an auction room offered nine used German stamps forged by the British Government for spy operations behind enemy lines. Philatelists found the designs flawless with good paper watermarks and perforations. Two values exist red 10 pfennig and grey 15 pfennig, a block of nine 15 pfennig was sold. Brazil halts all public works spending.
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London
England
Philatelata
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Fou
Eagle Brand
Pee Connie
Bey Books
Christine Whiting Parmenter
Sarah
Jimmy
Lizzie Baker
Bliss Lizzie
Chaptet
Minard
W. N. UW
Isa
Turner Valley
LD Mera
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Estonia
Warship
Anzac
Britain
Dr. Williams
Secret Service
Brazil
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