Postwar Return to Family Life in a Winnipeg Home
A Winnipeg woman recounts adapting to a husband’s postwar recovery, the challenge of his nervous strain, and rebuilding a home with their two children. She describes the open house philosophy, the parkview street cottage, and plans for a future garden and simple, modest comforts away from the city.
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Murray Tim Soit
Mamy
Tone
Parkview Street
Remig
Stg
Winnipeg
Murray
Canada
Purgatory
Mrs. Hope
Rupert
Twins
Opening Doors by Elinor Marsden Eliot
At home my days were full with a house to run two active children to feed and clothe. Our house became a sewing and packing hub for a group of girls sending supplies and letters while family and friends served overseas.
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Elinor Marsden Eliot
Canada
Quarer Btorter
Grandma Ws
Overseras
Middleton
France
Egypt
Maddie
Julia Elton
Kathleen Manners
England
Elsie Fanshawe
Harland Boys
Imperials
Mesopotamia
Prisoner Murray's 1919 London letters reveal injuries
In 1919 Murray, among the first prisoners to reach England, writes from London about gas wounds and an ulcerated stomach from malnutrition. He mentions facilities at Deer Lodge and the Old Agricultural College and a wish to return home. Major Allardyce plans a surgical approach, with hope of recovery in months.
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Murray
England
London
Deer Lodge
Agricultural College
Military Hospital
Montreal
Major Allardycce
Margaret-Anne
Major Allardyce
Margaret-Anhe
Misener’s Aches and Pains Fueled by Lydia E Pinkham Cure
Mrs Misener of Branchton reports relief from chronic pelvic inflammation and long term pain after using Vegetable Compound Tablets and Lydia E Pinkham Blood Medicine. She notes prior war work strains and persistent symptoms since age fifteen, with marked improvement after treatment.
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Amy
Ann H
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
Goldwin Exes
Branchton
Horse Defeats Car in Niagara Falls Encounter
Charles Cummings and George Stewart were driving when a escaped horse charged the road. The horse battered the radiator a lamp and mud guard before kicking the car’s rear light. No injuries were reported.
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Niagara Falls
Charles Cummings
George Stewart
Coincidence of Tennessee Presidents Names
The article notes a striking link among U S presidents born in Tennessee including Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson and James K Polk all Democrats and each with thirteen letters in their full names Four more presidents Zachary Taylor James Buchanan Ulysses S Grant and Woodrow Wilson also have thirteen letters in their names The piece highlights this letter-count coincidence across multiple leaders.
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United States
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
James Knox Polk
North Carolina
Zachary Taylor
James Buchanan
Ulysses
Grant
Woodrow Wilson
Canadians Accessing Parliament Gallery Proposed Colonial Section
The article notes that Canadians in the Commons and those in England can obtain gallery access via the Canadian High Commissioner and Speaker. It proposes reserving a special portion of the gallery for colonial visitors while stressing courtesy access for regular attendees except on major debates or suffragette days.
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House of Commons
England
Imperial House of Conmons
Vancouver Harbor Elevator Funds Advance Confirmed
Official dispatch confirms the Dominion Government will grant about 200000 dollars to Vancouver Harbor for finishing the Woodward elevator. The project will operate as a private venture. A French man holds a stamps collection valued near one million dollars.
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Vancouver Harbor
Dominion
Wealth of the Pharaohs New discoveries loom in Tutankhamen tomb
Howard Carter told London relatives and friends that less than a quarter of Tutankhamen's treasures have been removed and two more years of work remain. He predicted the sarcophagus will reveal the king in splendid death regalia before science confirms findings and the royal body rests again in its shrine.
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King Tut
Tutankhamen's Tomb
Howard Carter
London
Earl of Carnarvon
Lord Carnarvon
Pharoah
Carter
Tutankhamen
Akhenaten
Mr. Carter
Tut-ankh-amen
Dahlias Offer Sugar Source in California Study
Experts in California report dahlias contain sugar in their tubers and plan extensive cultivation. Tests show dahlia sugar is one and a half times sweeter than cane or beet sugar. The USC formula suggests production costs similar to traditional sugars and potential safe use for diabetics.
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California
University of Southern California
Destruction of Game: A Call for Reform by The Times
A Los Angeles Times editorial argues against wanton slaughter and urges hunters to stay within the law. It warns that indiscriminate shooting risks erasing wildlife and stresses respect for life and others rights.
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Los Angeles Times
Modernizing Bible Language Compared to Depicting Characters
The Washington Post argues against updating biblical language by suggesting it would be inconsistent to dress biblical figures in modern attire. The editorial contends rephrasing scripture is as misguided as portraying Moses in modern fashion.
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Clive
Nitsa
Barsedt
Somierini
Pranaksed
Brent & Tomboy
Lassorme
Moses
Teborah
Washington Post
Auctioning Wealth Of Russian Royalty
The Romanoff jewels and art treasures move through London and Paris auction rooms as collectors show growing buying power. A 42 piece collection of old French snuff boxes sold in London for about 50000 dollars, with one gold Louis XV box at 5000 dollars. A Voltaire gift to Frederick II and a miniature in the lid highlighted the sale.
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Romanoff
London
Paris
Frederick IL
Voltaire
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