Money and Mourning Stir Family over Legacy
In a tense scene the Blaisdell clan debates a sudden inheritance from a cousin as Harriet asserts the Chicago law firm connection and demands swift plan, while Jane and Frank weigh the burden of mourning and public appearances against newfound wealth. A looming family conclave promises further friction as names and loyalties collide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Blaisdell
Jane
Blaisdell
Harriet Blaisdell
Mr. Smith
Frank Blaisdell
Jim
Mellicent
Stanley
Hattie
Flora
Harriet
Frank
Chicago
Scott
Aff Smith
Bessie Blaigdell
Bessie
Miss .Fiora
Rich Cousin Funds Spark Hillerton Family Plot
In Hillerton, a rumored million from cousin Stanley G Fulton unsettles the Blaisdell family. Aunt Harriet hails wealth as a means to care for children while scheming nobles seek social status. Benny asks about a fortune as relatives debate mourning and plans, hinting at future newspaper coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Ife
Hattie
Frank
Hillerton
Vennogks
Mellicénis
Abeirs
Aunt Jane
Benny
Tommy Hooker
Africa
Mr. Pennock
Gaylords
Stanley G. Fulton
South America
Tye
Maggie
Res
Mr. Sraith
Stanley
Flora
Mrs Jane
Weill
Harriet
Market In Cuba For Canadian Goods
Canadian Trade Commissioner Jl A Chisholm says Cuba and Latin America offer virgin markets for Canadian manufacture. He spotlights brushes boots textiles road-building gear autos and trucks foodstuffs canned goods and fish. He notes the British West Indies tariff favors entry and could spark exports to Britain America and nearby nations including Costa Rica Panama Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Chisholm
Cua
Mexico
British West Indies
Chisholm
Colombo
Costa Rica
Panama
Central America
Banana Tree Is Curiosity Of The Vegetable Kingdom
Banana trees perplex botanists by not fitting standard plant categories. Though they reach up to thirty feet, they lack woody fibre and are herbaceous, and the banana bunches often outweigh the stalk supporting them.
Change of Water Cited as Cause of Diarrhoea
Report notes that water change causes diarrhoea among mobile populations due to climate and diet. Advises prompt treatment and awareness of illness when traveling.
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Relieves Bowel Attacks
An advertorial note touts Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a superior remedy for bowel complaints in old and young. A testimonial from Mrs. Ernest S. Beaton of Grayburn, Sask, claims it helped her sick children facing diarrhoea after a water change. The ad cites a price of 3c a bottle and credits The T Milburn Co Limited of Toronto, Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest S. Beaton
Grayburn
Dr. Fowler
Thaye
Putin
The
T. Milburn, Co, Limited
Toronto
Ont
Armistice Day Memorial Poppy Sale Plans Discussed
The Dominion Command Great War Veterans Association outlines red poppy sales to fund relief for the unemployed and aid French war orphans this Armistice Day season. Madame Guerin of the French Children's League inspired the observance in the United States, with Canadian branches acting as distribution centers and churches and boards of trade urged to support the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Command
United States
Madame & Guerin
French Children's League
Madame
Guerin
G.W.V.A
Churches
Boards of Trade
Campalen
Sockeye Salmon Catch Dwindling Threatens Fisheries
The Fraser River and Puget Sound sockeye catch for 1920 totaled 107,252 cases, with a multisite catch of 2,357,095 cases. The Dominion Fisheries Branch warns that without drastic international action the fishery could be commercially exhausted within years. In 1812 the value reached 30 million dollars, and past peak years include 1905 with 1,662,042 cases and 1919 with 1,640,152. The low point was 18, at 67,572.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser River
Puget Sound
Dominion Fisheries Branch
For the Volga Peasant famine relief paper
Petrograd composi tors publish a spect paper titled For the Volga Peasant with each copy costing 1000 roubles to aid famine victims. General Brusiloff contributes an article arguing famine is a greater evil than war, warning it could destroy Russia and devastate the peasant class, risking another famine next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Volga
Hrusiloff
Brusiloff
Russia
Ts Federative
Woman Railroad President Challenged by Georgia Claim
California asserts the only woman railroad president in America, but Georgia disputes and proclaims its own leader. Cora B Williams, noted as Florida and Alabama Railways executive, governs a line about 200 miles long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
America
Georgia
Cora B. Williams
Florida
Alabama
Richest Village Shaw Saves War Loan Wealth Per Head
Shaw in Lancashire, once dubbed England's richest township for war loans, saved £4118 6d per head for holidays over several years. The Co operative Booley distributed £20600 in 1919, reflecting the village’s then strong wartime wealth and community generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Lancashire
England
Eee & Alos
Booley
Regina Man Credits Medicine For Indigestion Relief
Regina Saskatchewan resident Ateck G. Munro recounts suffering indigestion and gas before taking Vandle, praising it as life changing. She claims her digestion and sleep improved, with daily vitality returning and urges others with similar issues to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ateck G. Munro
Britain Faces Postwar Threats To Growth And Unity
From a London Morning Post perspective, Britain must rely on its Dominions to secure victory and sustain empire. The piece warns of Bolshevik influence spreading after war, stressing economic discipline and the danger of wealth distribution without production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Russia
Lenine
Trotsky
London Morning Post
Golfer Quips Spark Quiet Exchange on the Links
A terse exchange unfolds among golfers and a caddie as one player mocks a rival’s skill in a spare moments vignette. The caddie overhears and responds with a restrained remark, hinting at sly banter aboard the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonder
Women of Java Embrace Western Equality Theories
Observers note that Javaian women are being taught Western equality concepts amid local area debates. The suffrage movement is progressing slowly, with many supporters believing in gradual change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Barbary Horse Origin Tied to North African Zebra
The Barbary horse described as a setter of thoroughbreds is said to be derived from the zebra of North Africa, implying a equine lineage link between the Barbary breed and its zebra ancestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Builder Of Homes Mubéogh Entering 72nd Year
Frank D. Johnson of Crooklyn works alone to erect and sell leases on Gravesend Avenue. For 50 years he has done tidy work about a house, unsent by others, despite a lightning strike and hard times. Johnson is a handyman of many trades and studies real estate law, surveying titles, with a community message urging local patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mubéogh
Frank D. Johnson
Crooklyn
Gravesend Avenue
Biingolf
Johnson
Foo
Sone
Neafdes
Allie Ina
Rong
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