Doctor hints at future home for Charmian and Wickfield link
In a wintry ride, Charmian Davis and Doctor Howe discuss selling the old house while preserving Grandmother's home. The doctor reveals John Carter, now a Wickfield doctor, will inherit his mentor's practice and roof, and he hints Charmian may wed him as part of a hopeful future.
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Charmian
Jonz
District Four
Grandma
Charmlian
Grandmae
Doctor Howe
M.D
John D
Young Wife Strengthened By Pinkham's Compound
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped a 19 year old Bancroft Ontario wife after her first child. She says her strength waned during pregnancy but the tonic steadied her nerves and strengthened her whole system, leaving her feeling well and with a healthy baby boy.
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Bancroft
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chum
Mas
J. B. Stacxer
Charmian Reflects on Change and Friendship in Cold Cottage
Charmian muses on aging and loss as she recalls Jim Bennett, Doctor Howe, Grandma, and a future Wickfield without them. The scene shifts to a shabby cottage, where questions about Jim Bennett’s address surface and the old friend asks for memory assistance. The chapter closes with a prompt continuation.
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Charmian
Jim
Grandma
Wickfield
John Carter
Doctor Howe
Jim Bennett
Widow of Waterloo veteran to receive new pension in UK act
Arthur Greenwood, Health Minister, praised a widow in Hackney who will gain a pension under the Widows and Orphans Pension Act. Her husband, 1815 Waterloo fighter aged 18, married after age 60, born about 1797, would have remembered Nelson’s death and the War of 1812.
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Waterloo
Arthur Greenwood
Hackney
England
Greenwood
George Til
Nelson
America
Neglect Of Good Books Debates Reading Habits
Stanley Unwin argues many educated Britons never buy books and likely do not borrow from libraries, condemning neglect of good books as a modern crime. The piece also touts Miller's Worm Powders as a mild, effective remedy that has long been used to treat worm infections and aid afflicted children.
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Stanley Unwin
London
George Allen and Unwin
Canada
Biggest Borrower and Biggest Lender
A Geneva league report upends common assumptions on national debt and wealth. It ranks per capita abroad borrowing by The Netherlands, France, and the UK, with Australia leading debt per capita ahead of Germany and others. Germany tops total borrowing at 1.067 billion dollars while the UK remains the largest net receiver of interest and dividends, and the US ranks high in maritime freights. Tourism profits favor Switzerland over its famed tourism image, with France Italy Canada and Switzerland benefiting most from foreign tours.
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Germany
United States
League of Nations Economic Section
Geneva
New York Times
Jara
Times
Netherlands
France
United Kingdom
Australia
Argentina
Norway
Hungary
New Zealand
Canada
Argentine
South Africa
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Literary Digest
Diner Query on Soup Ends with Horse in Horseradish Joke
A diner jokes about finding a horse in horse radish after asking if the soup contains chicken. The waiter replies that you wouldn’t expect to find a horse in horseradish, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding.
Woman from Dallas Seeks Woolworth Building in New York
A Dallas woman touring New York asks locals where to find the Woolworth Building while intending to buy inexpensive trinkets to send home as a joke.
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Dallas
Texas
New York
Woolworth
San Francisco Chinese telephone exchange staff tenure noted
The Chinese telephone exchange in San Francisco California serves 2300 subscribers. Two operators have each served for twenty years.
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Chinese Telephone Exchange of
San Francisco
Calif
Dysentery Relief Endorsed by Canadian Family
A Findlater Saskatchewan family recounts a severe dysentery episode lasting years, and attributes full relief to Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry after a few doses. They credit continued use of the remedy at home and note it has been on the market for 85 years by The T. Milburn Co. in Toronto, Ontario.
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H. F. Stewart
Findlater
Sask
Dr. Fowler
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Ont
Manitoba breeder asked to judge Perth Scotland cattle show
Kenneth McGregor son of Manitoba’s Lieutenant-Governor and cousin of Malcolm McGregor has been invited to judge the Perth Scotland Aberdeen Angus show in February. It is the largest Aberdeen Angus event in Scotland and no Canadian has previously judged there. McGregor is a renowned Aberdeen Angus breeder.
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Kenneth McGregor
Manitoba
Amherstburg
Malcolm McGregor
Perth
Scotland
McGregor
Sturdy Childhood and the Rise of a Healthy Baby
A promotional note extols sturdy children and blames mothers for any illness. It claims Baby's Own Tablets correct stomach and bowel irregularities in infants and young children. The Dr Williams Medicine Co offers the tablets for 25 cents a box by mail from Brockville, Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
New Alloy Combines Lightness and Strength from Sweden
A new metal alloy developed by Stockholm engineer Johan Haerden blends aluminum lightness with steel hardness. It can be rolled and forged and resists corrosive acids, seen as highly beneficial for aviation, especially hydroplane construction, due to excellent saltwater resistance.
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Johan Haerden
Stockholm
Sweden
Douglas Egyptian Liniment Remedy Ad
A historical notice praising Douglas Egyptian Liniment as a speedy cure for burns sprains felons blood poisoning and corns and used for inflammation and muscular rheumatism with emphasis on its value and effectiveness.
Preference For Blacks A Cheyenne Sheep Slayer Incident
A Cheyenne Wyoming report describes an unusual assailant who killed seven black sheep in a single night while sparing all white flock members. Investigators note the selective violence targets only the dark woolled sheep portion of the flock.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Little Helps For This Week Featured Verses And Reflections
A small weekly reflection compiles hopeful lines from Isaiah and poets Cella Thaxter and Robert Collyer. It emphasizes enduring faith, resilience through trials, and living rightly even in darkness, urging steady trust and steady effort.
France Holds Most Aviation Records In World Listings
France leads with 28 of the 90 official records tracked by the International Aeronautical Federation. Germany follows with 25, the United States with 22, Italy eight, and England and Switzerland three each. Czecho-Slovakians have one. The top five records span distance, altitude, speed, and duration.
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France
International Aeronautical Federation
Germany
England
United States
Homestead Filings Smash Records in Edmonton Office
April filings at the Edmonton land office show 529 homesteads and 19 soldier grants taken up, surpassing the prior April total of 319 homesteads and 8 soldier grants. The record surge follows another month of high activity, signaling strong settlement demand in the region.
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Edmonton Land Office
Global river discharge to Atlantic estimated at 3400 cubic miles
The annual outflow of rivers into the Atlantic Ocean is about 3400 cubic miles of water, representing roughly half of the world’s total river discharge.
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Atlantic Ocean
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Ian A Am Aren Tine
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Wrigley
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George K
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Harvard
Charmian Davis
Smithson
Shylock
W. N. UL
Cella Thaxter
Job
Robert Collyer
Minard’s Tor
Mics
Witter
Gruggist
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
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Brooder
Alinard’s
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