Charmian and Jim Walk Through Old Town Skies
Charmian and Jim drive to Bascomb house and discuss Emmy’s hat order while Charmian criticizes the Bascomb windows. They stop at an oak for a view and share tensions over Jim’s business with a poor debtor. Charmian notices the woman’s tears and questions justice as Jim calmly handles the collection.
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Charmian
Grandma
Bascomb
Emmy
Emmy Bascomb
Jim
Emmiy
Ezra
Bethlehem
Jimmy
South Wickfield
Carter
Shylock
Charmian and Gam Garfield Face a Distant Hope
Charmian returns home as Grandma Davis warns of hospital news and a possible lawsuit over sold beads. Gam Garfield arrives solemnly with details of a dispute, recalling a past misdeed and sparking Charmian’s memories of childhood mischief. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the tale continues.
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Jim
Charmian
Wight
Davis
Grandma
Jimmy
Eastboro
Lizzie Baker
Gam Garfield
Deacon
Lizzie
Gam
Persian Balm Promises Dainty Beauty For Delicate Skin
Persuades readers that Persian Balm nourishes and beautifies the skin. Describes its cooling soothing effect on rough weathered skin and claims it creates a rose leaf texture. Mentions Eldon as a tiny Hampshire parish with a church three cottages and a population of twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon
Hampshire
England
Indian caste divides amid famine and faith
Dr. Margaret MacKellar receives the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal for 40 years of medical service in India and a gold service medal, as she notes caste remains strong among orthodox Hindus. The feature contrasts hospital food segregation by caste with a vast illiteracy rate, amid colonial tribute at Montreal in 1924.
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India
Margaret MacKellar
Empire of the East
Presbyterian Church In Canada
Montreal
MacKellar
Queen's University
Halifax
Ingersoll
Rooster Giveaway Offered for Subscriptions in Fountain Inn Tribune
In Fountain Inn South Carolina editor Robert Quillen jokes about a Leghorn rooster that crows at 3 am. The ad promises the bird to the first subscriber who pays a year long subscription, with a draw if multiple subscribers join. The humorous pitch centers on rewarding readers who support the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Robert Quillen
Fountain Inn
S.C
Tribune
Tobe Garrett
Conventions In Maritimes At Wolfville In June
Two major conventions will be held in Wolfville Nova Scotia in June. The Canadian Seed Growers meet from the 19th to the 21st and the Canadian Seed Testing Association follows a week later making the Maritimes the host region for the first time.
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Wolfville
Nova Scotia
Maritimes
Longest Radio Telegraph Conversation Linked New York to Sydney
A recent radio telephone talk between New York and Sydney, routed via London, covered about 15 000 miles and is reported as the longest such contact on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sydney
Australia
London
Teach Blind Children Physical Training
Blind children lacking sight have overcome obstacles and excelled in physical training at a class led by H. Q O Patterson, YMCA Montreal. The program teaches movements by instruction without sight, improving fitness. similar outcomes have been seen in deaf and dumb children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Q O. Patterson
Central Young Men‘s Christian Association
Montreal
Confidence to Young Mothers
A simple safe remedy for common ills of babyhood is recommended for homes with infants. Baby's Own Tablets are described as a mild laxative that acts without gripping, free from opiates, and sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. from Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Willams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Splendid Record Lifeboats Save Over Sixty Thousand Lives
Lifeboats stationed around Britain and Ireland manned by volunteer crews have saved 62,187 lives in just over a century, averaging about eleven rescues per week.
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Britain
Ireland
Worm Exterminator Promises Safe Cure for Children
A dubious claim promotes Moth er Graves' Worm Exterminator as a simple remedy for worm infections in children. The advertisement asserts vitality restoration and life protection, urging parents to use the product despite lacking verifiable medical endorsement.
Santa Fe Special Train Sets Long Distance Sprint
On July 11 1905 a chartered Santa Fe train run by Walter Scott wealthy miner completed a Los Angeles to Chicago 2265 mile trip in 44 hours 54 minutes. The journey was undertaken purely as a sport.
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Santa Fe
Walter Scott
Los Angeles
Chicago
Burns Cargoes Calm by Minard’s Advice
Minard’s guidance on marriage warns the voyage of matrimony is perilous and often single seas suffice for lasting union. The proverb frames wedlock as a journey where one voyage may prove sufficient to endure the tides.
Ironized Yeast Promises Quick Weight Gain And Vitality
Vintage testimonial style ad claims Ironized Yeast boosts weight by 5 to 15 pounds in three weeks and cures tiredness, boils, pimples, and nervousness. It touts a dual malt yeast and iron tonic, pleasant taste, and rapid sleep improvement, urging readers to buy from a druggist with a money back guarantee.
Crosses and Courage Light Weekly Reflections
A compact reading notes quotes from Mark, Kempis, Amiel, and Leroy on bearing the cross with patience and faith. It contrasts spiritual resolve with the reality that French coal mines face production limits despite orders, hinting at broader daily burdens and stubborn perseverance.
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S. R. Leroy
Thomas A. Kempis
Henri Frederic Amiel
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Jimmy Bennett
Catherine
Clarence Jenkinson
Thomloe
Ontario
W. No UL 1837
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Minard
INARD
Liniment
Wrigleys
Wrigley’s
Free Rooster
Mark
France
Ock
Modermott Avenue
Winnip&g
Brock
Canada
Winnipeg
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