Phillips Milk of Magnesia and a tale of youthful plans
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick safe remedy for sour stomach and excess acids. A serialized romance excerpt follows with Nick proposing elopement and marriage to Gay, amid reluctance about social judgment, before a sudden shift back to product copy.
The Dusty Highway canine Whiting Parmentor
Nicholas Hastings leaves his home after years of toil and restriction to seek freedom, planning to travel to the ends of the earth. He encounters Gay, reflects on duties, and contemplates a fresh start away from his uncle and old life while recalling Aunt Nettie and hometown comforts.
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Selina Smith
Gay
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Sadie Twichell
Testing Rain Making Device Across Africa Egypt and West Indies
A huge sprinkler style device tests imitation rain in Central Africa Egypt and the West Indies. It disperses water from a 200 foot projection height as a fine mist.
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Central Africa
Egypt
West Indies
Ancient Warship Found in Stockholm Canal With Heavy Guns
A 500-year-old Swedish warship hull is being pumped to the surface in the Riddarholms Canal Stockholm. Archaeologists say it may be the oldest medieval war vessel found, built of oak and jaw with Viking lineage. Nearby are cannon balls case-shot components breech loading gun parts and other equipment remnants.
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Riddarholms Canal
Stockholm
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Joins Music Broadcasts
At the Guildhall School of Music jubilee in London Ramsay MacDonald the Prime Minister said he enjoys Sundays listening to Bach cantatas broadcast from the school. He noted he orders no engagements to allow his friends and him to retire to a quiet corner for a half hour of peaceful listening.
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Britain
Guildhall School of Music
London
England
MacDonald
Hampstead
Chequers
Persian Balm described as essential for discerning women
The advertisement touts Persian Balm as ideal for every discerning woman. It promises cool refreshing feel, non sticky, velvety lotion texture, and rose leafen skin tone. It claims to impart subtle distinction and beauty.
New Folder of Canada Published by Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior in Ottawa releases a folder titled Canada summarizing the nation’s natural resources and development potential. It includes a map of southern resources and industrial areas plus provincial illustrations of commercial activity. Copies available from the National Development Bureau Ottawa Canada.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
National Development Bureau
Arctic explorers found preserved bodies after 33 years
The dispatches report Salomon August Andree and two companions discovered on White Island in the Arctic Sea in an excellent state of preservation despite thirty three years since their disappearance. The note recalls a long ago Alps honeymoon tale of a glacier preserving a body for fifty years, allowing a widow to view her preserved husband.
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Salomon August Andree
White
Arctic
Alps
The Third Emigration and Soviet Tyranny
The Russian government fears a third emigration of nonreturners. Soviet citizens sent abroad for posts refuse to return under threat of death and confiscation. The exodus signals tyranny at home and a critique of the Soviet system.
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Russia
No Room For Argument In Exhibition Remarks
An overheard exchange at a painting exhibition features two women discussing The Dance of Salome. One asks for clarification while the other offers a wry catalogued interpretation about Solomon dancing for Herod, noting the discrepancy with a photographer’s capture.
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John Ross
Ireland
Maria
Sweden Sees Nearly 1400 Cars Imported Monthly
Report notes Sweden imports about 1,400 automobiles each month, while Russian chemical export trade remains very active, indicating strong cross border commerce and shifting regional markets.
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Sweden
Chef of Royal Scot Express in a Tiny 8 by 2 Yard Kitchen
Warmoob H. B. Stevens and his crew run a compact Royal Scot express kitchen where 200 meals are prepared daily in an 8 yard by 2.5 yard space with temperatures around 150 degrees. The space holds stoves tanks collapsible tables and a clever train design called Hitchen.
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H. B. Stevens
Royal Scot Express
Stgveng
Blessing and weakness in faith by John Keble
A devotional passage urges reliance on God's grace in weakness. It emphasizes obedience, daily prayer, and the call to be servants of the Lord, trusting that God's strength perfects human frailty. The text cites Proverbs and the idea that grace sustains effort in spiritual growth.
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Satan
John Keble
The Poor Man's Friend Product Highlight
An advertisement promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a portable, cheap medicine for the poor. It claims concentrated power and varied uses, suggesting no dealer’s stock is complete without it.
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Thomas
Skim Milk Feeding Boosts Laying Hens at Experiment Station
Feed tests at Cap Rougs Experimental Station show skim milk with a grain based ration increases egg production and weight gain in laying hens while costing one ninth the price of beef scraps. The report notes five years of testing and mentions other unrelated items including anecdotes about athletes and parrots.
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Cap Rougs
Dominion Department of Agriculture
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