Occasional Wife Edna bornd Webster Synopsis
Camilla Hoyt, a young art student, sketches Peter Anson in class. Embarrassed by a critic from the professor, Camilla weeps in the park. Peter consoles her and they plan an evening out at a costly club, with a theatre stop first. He resolves to follow through despite limited means and introduces her to friends at the theatre and club.
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Camilla Hoyt
Camilla
Peter Anson
Peter
Camille
Dancing with Camilla and the crowd's shifting gaze
Peter Anson contends with Camilla's growing aloofness as Cathie notes her intellectual turn and distant manner. She criticizes peers for chasing her approval while Peter considers whether he might escape the pattern and stand out as an exception.
Last Dance with Camilla Ends in Minted Hopes
Peter Anson escorts Camilla Hoyt after a lavish dinner date. He worries over money and his chances, while Camilla ponders the grip of their romance and describes her growing dislike. A night of music, drink, and longing leaves his resolve and memory to last many months.
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Peter
Carmilla
Terry
Camilla
Anson
Miss Hoyt
In Love and Regret in a Park Encounter
Her thoughts circle the park meeting with Peter and the “incident in clage” that day. She recalls his chivalrous apology and the ache of unrequited love. She wrestles with anger, guilt, and longing as the tale moves toward a continuation.
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Clage
Peter
End of Hudson Bay cargo era marked by Nascopie voyage
The Nascopie’s departure from Britain ends a 245 year tradition begun by the Non Such voyage from Gravesend to Hudson Bay. Since 1688 ships carried stores to Canada and furs back to Britain for the Hudson Bay Company. The Nascopie will stay in Canadian waters, with future fur shipments to England by Atlantic liners.
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Clyde
Ardrossan
Nonsuch
Gravesend
Hudson Bay
Pioneers
Hudson Bay Company
Prince Rupert
Governor and Company of Adventurers of
England
Hudson's Bay
Britain
Canada
British
Canadian
London
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Tact and indirect speech in Japanese culture
The passage notes that blunt refusals are taboo in Japan and that questions or favors must be navigated with circumlocution. It explains that direct negatives are avoided, and conversations rely on indirect hints and conventional phrases, making blunt honesty a social crime.
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Japan
Ancient Ontario land deed tied to royal grant found
Miss Genevieve Lent of Calgary holds a parchment deed over 200 acres in Chatham township granted over a century ago by the English monarch. The act transfers land to Amelia Van Dusen, United Empire Loyalist, spinster, and Lent is her descendant, noted as the only woman on record to receive a direct royal grant then.
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Ontario
England
Genevieve Lent
Calgary
Chatham
Amelia van Dusen
Miss Lent
Canada
New Fish Species Found In Central American Waters
Dr. William Beebe of Philadelphia ships a tropics expedition yielding forty previously unknown fish varieties. A lure like a long tentacle attracts prey as fish approach. In England a woman, Miss Maud Coltman, auctions pedigree cattle at Reading market. A London stamp sale nets nearly ten thousand dollars.
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Tropics
William Beebe
Philadelphia
Central American
England
Maud Coltman
Reading
When Glamor Is Gene A Fairey Point of City Life
The piece reflects on rural retirement woes as farmers lose expected returns from investments and struggle to supplement income with uncertain city jobs. It suggests the lure of returning to farming as imagined comforts prove real blessings in disguise amid economic pinch.
Thunderstorms Worldwide Reach Vast Numbers Each Year
The article estimates about 16 million thunderstorms occur globally annually, averaging 44 thousand daily. It suggests around 1,800 storms active at any moment and about 100 lightning flashes per second. Thunderstorm frequency peaks near the equator, with Java and the Amazon region sometimes exceeding 200 yearly.
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Globe
Java
Amazon
Jor
Pest Dodder In Clover Crops Spreads Across Regions
The dodder is an annual parasite that attaches to clover and alfalfa, spreading from Europe to Canada and beyond. It thrives in long summers without frost and has caused significant trouble in Ontario and the Pacific coast, with infestations lasting across several years in alfalfa fields. Plough under badly infested fields before seed formation.
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Canada
Europe
France
Spain
Italy
Chill
South America
United States
Ontario
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Popular Admiral Kelly’s Unorthodox Drill Command
Revered naval figure Admiral Sir John Kelly rises in tales for bold acts. During general drill he ordered three bandsmen from each ship to the flagship to play a popular air, then added a signature note excluding the air title for the exercise.
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John Kelly
Legion
Kelly
Foch and Hindenburg Missed Historic Meeting
The text recalls how Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Hindenburg never met in life. Foch hoped to meet Hindenburg not as enemies but as old soldiers. Plans to stage a private rendezvous in 1925 failed when Hindenburg became president, leaving Foch to regret the missed encounter.
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Foch
Hindenburg
Piraze
Mindenburg
Fock
Petain
Joffre
Lyautey
Fayolle
Franchet d'Es- Perey
Reich
Rene L'Hopital
Hinden
Genoa
France
Germany
Third Republic
L'Hopital
Strasburg
Baden-Baden
Kehl
Lnter
Marshal Foch
The Rhyming Optimist Mundiy Alee Michel
A reflective poem urges balance between fear and joy. It counsels not to dwell too long on threats or pleasures, to keep love and ambition in measure, and to view both bliss and strife as parts of life rather than its entirety.
New Hybrid Oats Experiment At University Of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan tests a new oat hybrid showing strong drought resistance compared with standard varieties. Prof J B Harrington oversees cereal work noting barley varieties Colsess Regal also endure dry weather better than CAC 21. Findings may inform future grain variety selection.
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University of Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Spanish Corn Pudding From Simple Condiment Mix
A compact pudding recipe blends sweetened condensed milk corn green pepper pimento onion and salt with eggs. Bake in a buttered dish 25 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit to serve six.
16th Century Polish Poet on Sea Trade Realities
The passage notes a Polish poet stating a Pole need not know the sea if he ploughs diligently, but modern Poland relies on sea trade as 62 percent of foreign commerce now depends on the sea, reflecting prosperity through maritime routes.
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Poland
Saintly Courage In Daily Trials And Faithful Endurance
A devotional compilation quotes Peter 5 10 urging believers to endure hardship in Christ and be perfected strengthened and settled while Stevenson Sibbes exhort readers to bear daily battles with courage and spiritual steadiness, recalling eternal judgment and humble faith.
Lyman M. Davis to be burned as public spectacle in Toronto
A 128 foot Great Lakes schooner built sixty years ago, the Lyman M. Davis of 450 tons, with two 130 foot masts and intricate rigging, will be burned in Toronto as a tribute to old shipbuilding. The vessel, once a major Great Lakes carrier, became obsolete with the rise of steam and iron ships, marking the end of an era for lake commerce and the romance of wooden sailing crews.
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Great Lakes
Barneo
Toronto
Lyman M. Davis
Lake Saliors
Toy Lending Centre Opens at NYU Community Centre
A toyery loan program opens at the New York University Community Centre offering toys to children for one to two weeks similar to library lending. Children must be accompanied by a parent. The program arose from an appeal to collect toys discarded by owners who had outgrown or no longer needed them.
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New York University
Toya
Royalty Learns To Box At Royal Request
The Prince of Wales and his two nephews Lord Lascelles and the Hon. Geralt Lascelles have learned boxing. Prominent London children, including both boys and girls, study pugilism at their parents urging. The Princess Royal attended a boxing exhibition where Lady Mary Cambridge, the queen's great-niece, took part.
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Prince of Wales
Lord Lascelles
Geralt Lascelles
London
Princess Royal
Lady Mary Cambridge
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