Dusty highway tale of Gay and Nick’s tension
In Bakersville Gay confesses to Uncle Sim that Nick’s roaming past and a neighbor’s Gypsy song stirred longing for freedom. She recalls Nick’s tremor and a kiss that led her to cry, revealing fear of an unseen threat hanging over their marriage while Uncle Sim dismisses danger and plans a quiet afternoon with Sonny.
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Bakersville
Hearthstone
Nick
Sim
Hades
Fryer
Simeon Bartlett
Family reunion at the bank sparks a mystery
Gay and Uncle Sim escort Sonny for a visit that leads Nick to a silent reunion with his son. A blue dress woman departs after Sonny calls out. Simeon Bartlett suspects the woman sang a provocative song that unsettled Nick. Nick plans a talk with John Maxwell about matters of the cage and freedom.
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Nick
Sonny
First National Bank
Gay
Uncle Sim
John Maxwell
Soony
Main Street
Daddy
Simeon Bartlett
Uncle Sime
New Town Growing Minton Becomes Saskatchewan’s Youngest Town
Minton Saskatchewan prospers near the Broom Head Minton CPR line. The townsite, surveyed recently, hosts a hotel pool hall market municipal hall two blacksmith shops two garages an oil station and a modern post office. It sits in rich mixed farming country with strong wheat lands and few farm loans. Highway No. 6 makes it the first town beyond the border and best between Regina and the boundary. The police station closed for lack of business leaves no police within 35 miles. Farmers are thrifty and largely own their farms with extensive stock holdings.
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Minton
Broomhead-Minton
C.P.R
Saskatchewan
Regina
Boundary Line
Navy plans 134 million construction program under London treaty
Secretary Adams presented to the House naval committee a proposed construction program totaling about 134.6 million pounds. Projects include a 7,500-ton gun cruiser, a 10,000-ton flying deck cruiser, four 1,100-ton submarines, a 13,800-ton aircraft carrier, ten 1,500-ton destroyers, and one 1,850-ton destroyer leader, excluding modernizations of the battleships Mississippi Idaho and New Mexico costing 30 million dollars. The plan follows the London treaty framework.
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United States Administration
House Naval Committee
Adams
Mississippi
Idaho
New Mexico
Senate
Rural Saskatchewan Gains Electric Power Network
The Saskatchewan Government Power Commission lights Shellbrook and surrounding towns from Saskatoon central station. About 400 miles of lines will serve a hundred communities with power and light, extending toward Rostherne Duck Lake Humboldt Zealandia Outlook Moose Jaw. The program marks government ownership of transmission lines expanding rural electrification across the province.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Government Power Commission
Saskatchewan
Shellbrook
Central Electric
Power Commission
Rosthern
Duck Lake
Humboldt
Zealandia
Outlook
Moose Jaw
Municipal Light and Power Plant
Saskatchewan Power Commission
Paris and New York pattern details for children's dress
Patterns for a versatile child’s dress are described with options for belted or loose fits and various yoke styles. Fabrics suggested include cotton ginghams wool rayons and silks. Sizes 4 6 and 8 years and pattern price 25 cents. Also notes on a Royal Winter Fair horse show highlighting German Irish and US competitors. Persian Balm praised for skin care and as a hair fixative.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
Germany
Ireland
Coliseum
Toronto
Royal York
United States
Sweden
Canada
Hungary
No More Athletic Figures in Canadian Diets
Fort William Times Journal laments changing Canadian eating habits as eggs per capita rise and bacon, bread, apples, and fish intake grow. The piece predicts a shift away from the slim athletic build toward a rounded figure, joking about a capital O silhouette for the future Jack Canuck.
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Fort William
Little Helps For This Week Epictetus Prompt Praise
A compact excerpt urges sincere worship beyond mere fasting and vigil. It advocates singing praise to God as essential duty, arguing perfect prayer lies in perfect praise and inviting readers to join in a continual vocal homage.
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Epictetus
Canada's 1929 Gold Output Sets Record Across Provinces
The Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics reports total gold production in 1929 reached 1,928,308 ounces valued at $39,861,663, up from 1,890,592 ounces worth $39,082,005 in 1928. Ontario led with 1,622,267 ounces from Porcupine and Kirkland Lake, followed by British Columbia, Quebec, Yukon Territory, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Alberta.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Yukon Territory
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Miller's Worm Powders Promised Cure for Child Worms
An 19th century symptom paragraph extols a worm powder as an immediate remedy to expel intestinal worms in children, claiming the preparation destroys the parasites and corrects conditions favorable to their existence, offering health restoration for youngsters.
Pompeii Treasures Hit New Finds From Ancient Home
Archaeologists push on after discovering gold objects buried for over eighteen centuries under Vesuvius. A polychromatic Apollo statue and a beautiful fresco were found in the same house at No.4 Via Abbondanza, hidden in A D 79 when Pompeii was destroyed.
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Vesuvius
Apollo
Via Abbondanza
Euphemia: A Sleepless Exchange About a Sister
In a domestic quip Frederick explains to his wife that Euphemia is simply a nickname for his sister Mary. The wife discovers the misnamed endearment and the couple share a light misunderstanding about names and affection. A dated domestic vignette with a humorous close.
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Frederick
Euphemia
Mary
Actress Confirms Belief in Marriage Interview Exchange
The reporter questioned the famous film actress about marriage. She responds that she certainly believes in marriage and has been, is, and will continue to be married.
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Lady In Blue
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Lady Squires
Sir Richard Squires
Newfoundland
Rosemary
London
Sir Richard
Corns Y Ao
Putnams Corn Extractor
U.S. Naval Program
Bingle
Mowls
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Eva A. Tingey
Lassie
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Minard
Wrekkers
Prckee Flour Mills
Toronta
Pompeii
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