Beads and Bargains at Grandma Davis’s House
Edgar Purdie extorts a favorable sale of beads from Grandma Davis in a South Wickfield scene. Charmian and the doctor applaud the clever horse-trading while Grandma muses on cash profits and past weddings. They joke about the deacon and plan more gossip for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Charmian
John Carter
Charman
Grandma
Chikd
Edgar Purdie
Luella
Davis
Treasure Tastes in a Young Doctor's Office
Two weeks pass with Charminn decorating the young doctor's office aided by a Javor cotton window treatment. A letter to his sister yields a migrant of a Bokhara rug and brass candlesticks from a family legacy. Charmian teases fortune, while the doctor appears touched by her careless remark.
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Charminn
Boston
Charmian
Aladdin
Wickfeld
Rug Reminds of Family Home in Gentle Morning Scene
Charmian Davis and Dr John Carter settle into a new office as memories surface with an Oriental rug and candlesticks from Sis. The doctor praises the space while Charmian endures a ride plan and hints at a patient countdown, ending with a plug for Dr Kellogg’s asthma remedy.
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Charmian
John Carter
Charmian Davis
M.D
New Land Map Shows Crown Land Availability by Township
The Department of the Interior issues a new land map detailing available quarter sections in townships and listing Dominion Land Offices, rail facilities, and locations of cities towns and villages. Also states that hibernation is common in spiders as in bears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Rap
Dominion Land Offices
Young Wife Strengthened By Vegetable Compound
Mrs J B Starsey of Bancroft Ontario says at 19 she felt her strength wane during her first pregnancy. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her nerves and system steadied and she delivered a healthy baby boy, expressing gratitude for the aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bancroft
Ontario
Ee Chun
J. B. Starsey
Paintings Kept for National War Memorial in Ottawa
The Canadian national war memorial pictures are stored in a fireproof room in the Auditorium Building Ottawa under National Gallery supervision. They are not on view but can be examined by special arrangement. The collection, valued at over 1,000,000 dollars, was acquired by Lord Beaverbrook's committee during the war and gifted to Canada.
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National Gallery
J. C. Elliott
K.C
House of Commons
Thomas Cantley
Senate Chamber
Ottawa
Mr. Elliott
Lord Beaverbrook
Keep Them Happy By Keeping Them Well
It is natural for children to be happy active and full of fun. When fretful fussy or disinclined to play something is wrong usually in the digestive tract. Baby's Own Tablets gently regulate stomach and bowels and drive out constipation digestion colds simple fevers and teething pains. Mrs. W. E. Forsyth Dover NB says she would not be without them for fretful babies troubled with colds or sour stomach. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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W. E. Forsyth
Dover
N.B
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Raffle of a Famous Horse Ends With Refunded Buyer
Abe sells a legendary race horse and cashes the cheque after its death. Ikey reveals he raffled the horse to twenty five buyers at 500 dollars each, giving the winner their money back amid grumbling from no one but the winner.
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Abe
Ikey
Gardening For the Blind and Rural Power Plans
The British Guild of Blind Gardeners advocates gardening instruction for sightless children. Blind gardeners can prune fruit trees sow seeds and thin vegetables. The Manitoba hydroelectric power program proposes 2 099 000 dollars to extend transmission lines to rural areas.
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British Guild of Blind Gardeners
Manitoba
Future of television foretold by Earl of Clarendon
The Earl of Clarendon, former BBC chairman, envisions vast TV potential. He predicts that presenting a stage play or a national event like the Derby on a small screen could trigger rapid adoption, with progress hinting at attainment within a few years.
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Earl of Clarendon
British Broadcasting Corporation
Whittier and Mantineau Verse Collection
Whittier and Mantineau poems offered as week’s devotional pieces. Whittier asks readers to seek shelter in God’s mercy and grace, promising peace and refuge in faith. Mantineau reflects on divine presence in sorrow and pride’s loosening, urging humility and reliance on the Spirit.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Graf Zeppelin to be paying guest at Lakehurst base
Minards will stop that toothache and the Graf Zeppelin will be billed for US base stay at Lakehurst N J. The German airship will be quartered at 2000 dollars per day with 3000 dollars for base preparation 100 dollars daily for readiness from arrival time and 50000 dollars insurance A 15000 dollar deposit covers all charges This marks the first time the government charges a foreign aircraft for accommodation at a US naval base.
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United States
Lakehurst
N.J
Naval Base
U.S. Naval Base
Woman Defends Chair Incident Amid Husband Allegation
In a courtroom exchange the defendant concedes striking a chair at her husband, insisting it was not her intention to hit him, while the accuser presses that she did intend harm. The dialogue centers on motive versus the resulting harm from the chair blow.
Two Way Television Demo Reveals Dnconophone Sightings
AT and T staged the first practical two way television showing the dnconophone system. Users viewed each other directly eye to eye while separated by two and a half miles, signaling progress toward real time visual telephone links.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Minister Revives After 3 Week Ironized Yeast Trial
Rev W H Taylor describes a seven week revival and rapid recovery after a three week trial of Ironized Yeast. He reports regained strength, vanished tiredness, weight gain of seven pounds, clearer skin, and renewed energy. The ad promises easy tasting tablets, safe use, and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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W. H. Taylor
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South Wickfield
Ed. Purdie
Foreign Mission
Emma Dodd
Portland
Emma
Edgar
Etta Stone
Templeton
Lizzie Baker
Jim Bennett
Jim
Sarah Bennett
Gam Garfield
Edward Howe
Sonny
Eagle Brand
Tors
Gree
W. WN. U
J. D. Kellogg
New Land
Pena
Gardening
Douglas
Minard
Grippe
Television
James Mantineau
Minard’s
Graf Zeppelin
Lakehurst Naval Base
Vicks
McClary
General Steel
Brencies
Canada
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