Invested Woman Buys West House Amid Firm Scandal
Irene Hardy and her mother see a West Coast property through Conward and Elden as Dave Elden uncovers deception in the deal. Conward pushes a personal sale with inflated figures while Elden vows the firm will not endorse the questionable transaction. The scene hints at a brewing fallout over motives and money.
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Conward
Mrs. Hardy
Irene
Dave
Hardy
Lon
Dave Elden
Irene Hardy
Bert Morrison
Mr. Elden
Andrew
Elden
Conward & Elden
Timbered rosewood and mahogany in Mexican copper mines
In Mexico copper mines rosewood is used for timbering and mahogany for locomotive fuel, illustrating widespread use of luxury woods in industrial operations.
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Mexico
Will Morning Never Come Illustration Promises Restful Sleep
An advertisement touts a food cure that improves blood quality and strengthens the nervous system to restore energy and overall vitality, claiming it helps when sleep eludes you.
How to Be Fit at Sixty
Fitness advice for older adults promotes a robust routine. It urges rising early, opening windows, deep breathing, army setting up exercises, dumbbell work, hot water in the morning, and occasional laxatives. It endorses Anuric Tablets as a near-lithia substitute and offers a trial package for 10 cents.
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Pierce
Strauss
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Fraser River fishery rule targets white men and Indians
The Fraser River Fishermen's Protective Association passes a resolution to reserve BC salmon fisheries for British subjects on rosters and Canadian Indians. It notes about half of local fishermen are Japanese, skilled in salmon fishing, while the government is ready to bar aliens though many Japanese are naturalized.
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Fraser River Fishermen’s Protective Association
British Columbia
High Heels and Corns Warn Women to Stop
An era advertising blurb warns that high heel footwear causes corns and urges women to stop the habit. It promotes Freezone as a quick relief drug to remove corns with a drop or two applied to the sore briefly, claiming painless extraction of the corn.
New Use For Echoes Aboard Ship Invention
An Oakland inventor develops the mari meter a device using echo sounding to measure sea depth from the keel to the bottom. It records soundings on a diaphragm and computes depth from salt water sound speed potentially four readings per minute. The Governor steamship may carry the first unit, boosting maritime safety.
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Oakland
California
Seattle
Washington
Christian Science Monitor
Manners to Animals Chapter in New Irish Book
A new Ireland publication titled A Little Book of Manners includes a chapter on Manners to Animals. The author argues a true gentleman avoids rudeness to animals as to people, promoting humane conduct across both beings.
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Ireland
It's folly to make a friend of a man your dog dislikes
A compact adage warns against befriending those whom your dog dislikes. It implies poor judgment in choosing associates and highlights the value of trust and compatibility in social ties.
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Robert J. C. Stead
Case Canada
Theusson Book Co., Ltd
Toronto
Virine
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Ltd
Chase
Catellis
Atellis
Catelli
The
C. H. Catelli Co. Ltd
Montreal
Quebec
Seigel
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