Money and Boarders Stir in the Bladell Household
Eleanor Porter presents a domestic scene where Mrs. Jane contemplates moving and sharing Bladell money. Maggie minds the impending changes as Mr. Smith, the prospective boarder, spars with ideas of spending, while Maggie and Jane clash over extravagance and use of the inheritance.
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Maggie
Str. Smith
Miss Maggie
Mr. Smith
Hattie
Mel Licend
Scott
Mrs. Jane
Frank
Mellicent
Tee
Tme
Hattle
Miss Manete
Jane
J Alwys
Beard
Annabelle
Florence Marin
Mid. V
Hatlie
Blaladell
Stitch in Time Quick Action for Kidney Disease
A testimonial touts Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills as a quick and thorough remedy for kidney disease and related ailments. The message cites improved health after using five boxes and mentions a Lindenale reader, urging prompt treatment to prevent rheumatism, Bright's disease, arterial hardening, and high blood pressure.
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Bright
Chase
C. E. Raymus
Lindale
Alten Sritess
Dr. Chase
Redeye
Catarrhozone promises relief for throat and bronchial issues
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone inhaler as a cure for weak throats, bronchitis, and throat irritation. It describes medicated pine balsams, claims rapid relief, and notes pricing from 25c to $1.00 with a two month large size, offered by Catarrhozone Co. of Montreal.
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Adirondacks
Catarrhozone Co
Montrea
Mourning Money Drama Despite Not Dead Husband
Miss Maggie explains Flora fears losing the fortune and contemplates mourning rituals. Flora buys mourning dresses and a veil, keeps a framed Fulton picture with fresh flowers, and avoids social outings, hoping to honor a man she never truly knew. Other family members weigh wealth and future happiness.
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Maggie
Frank
Ian
Flora
Misss
Mr. Smith
Plara
Hattie
Miss Maggie
Chick
Mr. Fulton
Musical Handsaw Charms New York Review Stage
A New York musical revue features a carpenter who turns a handsaw into a violin instrument. After extensive practice he produces soft, appealing notes by bending the blade while striking the edge with a bow. The sounds range from human voice like tones to a Hawaiian ukulele wail.
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New York
London To Bagdad By Airplane Journey Made In Two Days
An RAF officer traveling from Mesopotamia to London used a newly opened air route for official mails. The six day air and sea trip began September 15 from Bagdad via Amman, Heliopolis, and Aboukir to Alexandria, connecting with the Vienna's sailing. He arrived September 21, shortening sea passage by 10 to 14 days.
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Royal Air Force
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
London
Egypt
Syrian Desert
Ammiam
Heliopolis
Aboukir
S.S. Vienna
Alexandria
England
Palestine
Carrier Telephone System in Canada Goes Into Use
The first carrier telephone system in Canada has been put into commercial use between Edmonton and Calgary. After late summer installation to improve the government service, two new lines were added without wire stringing. The system reportedly yields fifty percent better results than copper lines and allows clear conversations over distances up to 700 miles in Alberta. Multiple simultaneous conversations on the same side are now possible.
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Canada
Edmonton
Calgary
Wang
Superintendental Telephone Department
Alberta
Edmonton-Calgary
Lne
Gigantic Cornwall Apple Tree At Meeth Gardens
A dome shaped orange pippin tree at Meeth Gardens Helston Cornwall owned by Councillor W Roberts is said to be the largest apple tree in Cornwall Devon and Somerset. Planted over seventy years ago by the late John Anthony it can hold over 200 beneath its branches and last summer bore fruit weighing more than two tons.
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Meeth Gardens
Helston
Cornwall
W. Roberts
Fohm Anthony
Devon
Somerset
Talking Pictures Demonstrated By Grindell Matthews
A photo graphing sound waves based system shown at a demonstration to reproduce music from a piano. The device resembles a sugar scoop and is claimed to revolutionize the motion picture business.
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Grindell Matthews
Dutch Honey Bees Arrive for Kelowna Apiarists
A consignment of Dutch honey bees has arrived for Kelowna apiarists. The Dutch bee is celebrated for its honey producing qualities and supports the growing role of agriculture in the Okanagan Valley fruit farming community.
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B.C
Okanagan Valley
Reflection on earthly good and higher good
The passage states value lies in the fit of ideas to our life, not novelty or depth alone. It urges that all good earthly things reflect the greater good above, urging alignment of practice with divine or transcendent truth.
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Earth
Remarkable Weight Gain Reported By A Young Woman
Miss La Rue Davis of Chattanooga Tennessee reports a dramatic improvement after taking Taniac. She weighed 76 pounds before starting and now weighs over 100, with better appetite and complexion. She attributes her recovery to Taniac bought in Gas City Indiana.
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la Rue Davis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Gas City
Ind
Songs of war era linger in memory across nations
A recent book surveys enduring songs from conflicts from Civil War to World War I. It notes "The Marseillaise" and "The Star Spangled Banner" era tunes as widely sung, with "Over There" and "Tipperary" among top Great War candidates. It highlights that "The Marsellinise" was sung across Allied armies in France more than any other song.
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Dixie
Tipperary
France
Pure Bred Stock for Peace River Purchase
The Kleskum Ranch Company buys 150 head of pure bred live stock from Honorable W. W. Smith's farm in Camrose Alberta for $25000.
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Peace River
Kleskum Ranch Company
W. W. Smith
Camrose
Alberta
Lord Cecil on Germany Admission and Arm Bans
Lord Robert Cecil urges admitting Germany to the League of Nations, warns the organization is spoiled by its delegates, and calls for government control of arm manufacture to reduce the push toward war. He believes Germany should have been admitted at the latest assembly if she had applied.
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Robert Cecil
Hull
League of Nations
Germany
Alberta potato crop estimate tops six million bushels
The Alberta potato crop for the present year is officially estimated at 6,425,000 bushels. This figure reflects the latest agricultural projection for the season and highlights strong production levels in the region.
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Alberta
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