Calcutta appointment tests Lowndes resolve and Myra care
In a shipowner James Carr s private office Lowndes accepts a proposed Calcutta posting to overhaul the distant office. He weighs leaving England though Myra faces grief and financial trouble, hoping distance may soothe their bond as he seeks to help her from afar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowndes
Calcutta
Myra
Vanner
Rudstone
Dr. Drake
England
Londnes
Mr. Carr
John Lowndes
Woman Reports Nervous Trouble Relief from Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Dewitt Lincebaugh of West Danby New York says she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nerves and female troubles and it improved her condition. She notes she works on a farm with four daughters and that the remedy helped her ten year old daughter and oldest daughter as well. She keeps it in the house and recommends it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Danby
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dewitt Lincebaugh
Lydia E Pinkham
Premier Okuma Defends Anglo Japanese Alliance
Premier Count Okuma voiced strong defense of the Anglo Japanese alliance in an interview. He condemned what he called petty agitation against Britain and affirmed Japan would remain faithful to the alliance without wavering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Okuma
Great Britain
Japan
Paper imports cut in UK book trade sparks debate
The London Chronicle notes a one third drop in paper and wood pulp imports to Britain, harming publishers while brewer material enters freely. The Royal Literary Fund heard echoes of policy debate at its annual meeting as authors suffer from reduced paper. Flight last year saw an eight percent drop in books published from 1914 and thirteen percent from 1913. A paper commission will regulate supply, with Sir Frederick Macmillan voicing literary needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
London Chronicle
Great Britain
Th Royal Literary Fund
Frederick Macmillan
Toronto Globe
Practical man recalls bald headed wish from mother
A sentimentalist asks if ambitions were realized and a practical speaker replies that childhood wishes were fulfilled when his mother cut his hair, leaving him bald headed.
Choosing a Farm Name and Advertising its Specialty
A farm should have a distinctive, appropriate name and a visible sign at the entrance. Include product specialties on signage and stationery to improve market presence and customer recognition.
Lead pencil production reaches two billion yearly
The article states that two billions of lead pencils are produced annually and half of them use American cedar as the wood.
Housekeeper-Chaotic Exchange with Tramp in Jeopardy Year
A housekeeper confronts a tramp about his ragged state and inability to refuse. The tramp responds with a quip about a so-called “jeap year” as he accepts his downbeat lot.
Rising living costs after war touch European capitals
The cost of living has risen sharply in Vienna by 112 percent, Berlin 83 percent, Paris 65 percent, and London 49 percent since the outbreak of war. Prices for basic goods and services have surged across these cities, affecting households and local economies nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Berlin
Paris
London
Eng
Streetcar yarn and train tale charm readers
Onlookers recount a street car quip between a soldier in kilts and a civilian noting his knees are cold. A London traveler adds a Pittsburg bound train gag about a girl named Mabel chewing gum loudly prompting her mother’s shocked warning.
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John Ross Robertson
Toronto Telegram
London
States
Pittsburg
Mabel
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Miss L. G. Moberly
Miss L. G. Moberley
Brentwood
Dobson
Stanhurst
Merivales
Demberton
Plymouth
Meréndo
Mr. Lowndes
James Carr
Carr
Meadow Brook
Meadow Brook Dairy Farm
Sunny Brook
Maple Grove
Pine Ridge
R. P. Jaxon’ and Sons
F.J.K
Red-Nosed
Tramp
Toronto
Winnipeg
Kendall
Edmund E. Harrison
Ingoldsby
B. J. Kendall CO
Enosburg Falls, Vermont, U.S.A
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