Love Conquers All in Grim Moorland Tragedy
Edinburgh journalist George Dart, now wealthy, recalls a deadly Moorland sequence from his Devon Somerset walk. Oscar Soral, Carmen, and Sir George Hetherington plot a blackmail scheme leading to murders. Dart’s memory returns after a near-fatal assault, exposing the web of deceit and forgery. Love saves Dart and his wife Peggy from public ruin as memory and truth prevail.
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George Dart
Hamble
Edinburgh
Peggy Mehon
Sir George Tetherington
Alome
Darrack Street
Edinburgh Times
Devon
Somerset
Mulverton Village
Exmoor
Bordleigh Junction
Cranby Hall
London
Oscar Soral
Sir George Hetherington
Dart
Cranby
Carmen
George Hetherington
England
Sir George
Soral
Sir Gorge
Hetherington
Seral
Hetheringto
Ruth
America
Hom
Ringworm On Child Healed With Cuticura Aid
Mrs Thos Bagley of Lome Quebec reports her nine year old son suffered a severe ringworm including a swollen scalp patch behind the ear with hair loss and pus. After applying Cuticura Ointment and Soap the sores drew out the pus and healed, completing a cure four weeks after starting treatment. Signed May 26 1913.
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Lome
Que
Thos. Bagley
Red Rough Hands B2 Book Postcard Note
A postcard addressed to Potter Drug and democracy Corp Department D in Boston outlines sending a B2 book titled Red Rough Hands. The item mentions a postal to the U.S. A. with instructions for forwarding or delivery through the corporate office.
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Potter Drug & Dem. Corp
Dept. D
Boston
U.S. A
Button Gwinnett and the value of rare autographs
The piece notes John Hancock as the era’s famed signer and explains Button Gwinnett’s lasting fame not for authority but for rarity. It suggests Gwinnett’s cautious signing made his autograph more valuable today, contrasting it with Hancock’s public recognition.
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John Hancock
Button Gwinnett
Button
Hancock
Baby's Own Tablets Keep Little Ones Well
Mothers urged to give Baby's Own Tablets to keep children healthy and active. A testimonial from Mrs. Alphonse Landry of Upper Caraquet, N B, praises the product. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alphonse Landry
Caraquet
N.B
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
The Wide and Wading Rhine Guide Voice
From a Frankfort on the Main guide book the Rhine is described as a historic boundary stone. The text notes vestiges of past civilization and modernization, with art, nature, vineyards, and stirring emotions. It claims the Rhine inspired many poets and celebrated works.
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Rhine
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Long Life in the Dark Fanny Crosby Turns Ninety Four
Fanny Crosby, renowned blind hymn writer, celebrated her 94th birthday. She authored over 6000 hymns and has been blind since six weeks old. Between 1847 and 1858 she taught English grammar and American history at the New York Institute for the Blind.
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Fanny Crosby
New York Institute
New York Times
One Week Enough Nora Foley Reference
A brief reference states Nora Foley worked for us a week and we are satisfied. The note is unsigned and uses a contracted form with the line This is to certify that Nora Foley has Worked for us a week.
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Nora
Nora Foley
Why Indeed Tommy Probes A Starry Riddle At Home
A boarding school graduate boasts to his sister about the stars and knowledge. She counters by asking why the light cannot stop the rain, prompting a playful quarrel and a witty exchange.
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Tommy
Elet
The pity born of no experience is always cold
A reflective line notes that pity lacking experience cannot understand others, implying coldness and hollow empathy as a human flaw.
The Douglas fir Drives Canada’s Timber Wealth Abroad
Canadian Forestry Branch reports 1912 lumber output declines for white pine hemlock and tamarack, while Douglas fir rises to account for over two thirds of British Columbia’s cut. The tree spans Canada and the western United States, prized for hard durable timber and decorative grain. Europe buys vast seed stocks from British Columbia, boosting profits abroad.
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Canada
Dominion Forestry Branch
British Columbia
Dominion
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Dominion Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve
United States
C. 8. Sargent
Dominic Forestry Branch
Ontario
Europe
Germany
France
Waterpower survey progress in Western Canada
Canadian water power work has shifted from gathering data to building a cohesive, comprehensive record. Since 1911 Eastern Canada data led to a Westward expansion with reconnaissance surveys across British Columbia and the prairie provinces. New stream measurements and provincial collaborations enhance the official Waterpowers of Canada effort.
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Commission of m
Commission
Canada
Dominion
Committee of Waters and Waterpowers
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Grand Trunk Pacific
Interior Department
British Columbia Department of Lands
Remark on Nature Book Sparks Domestic Row
Jones praises a nature book calling it marvelous and stupendous while his partner dismisses it, arguing a woman need not read four hundred pages to know the gist. The exchange highlights gendered attitudes in a domestic dispute over literature.
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Jones
Fred What kind of fellow is he
Ned says that if you tell him that seeing was believing he wouldn’t look, implying a wary or evasive personality.
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Fred
Ned
Minards Liniment Cited By Grateful Customer
Mrs C D Prince of Neuwigewauk writes that she was very sick with quinsy and felt she would strangle before using Minard s Liniment. She claims it cured her at once and says she will never be without it. Dated October 21.
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Minard’s
Minard
Baby name dispute at christening sparks surname swap
A proud young father stops a christening to change the baby's name Harold. He objects to Ebenezer as Uncle Ebenezer has married a much younger woman, prompting the minister to caution and the pair to consider the name shuffle.
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Ebenezer
Harold
Mourning Customs Fade Among Wealthier Classes
The Times notes a recent death announcement stating the deceased wished no outward sign of mourning. It argues mourning has been in decline for years and may be abandoned in the next two decades among the rich, while the poor continue to cling to the old practice.
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London Times
Shopping trip ends with a punchline on a suit
Sylvia and Aunt Belle return from shopping with mixed success. Sylvia reports she did well fitting a ready made suit while Aunt Belle, growing fat, can only fit an umbrella. The joke hinges on the contrast between fit and size.
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Sylvia
Aunt Belle
Belle
Head waiters in West End earn up to four thousand from tips
In London’s West End a large number of head waiters see annual tip income ranging from $2,000 to $4,000, reflecting substantial gratuities despite fixed salaries.
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West End
London
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
A historical advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and promotes testimonials, with the Toledo company’s address and a note to also take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Rail corridors trace Crusader march through Balkans
The Orient Express follows a route nearly identical to Godfrey de Bouillon’s first Crusade path through the Balkans. The line’s rugged peninsula corridor makes the railway a coveted strategic highway and explains why rail rights endure as a natural main thoroughfare.
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Balkans
Orient Express
Godfrey de Bouillon
Dyspepsia Tablets Promised Relief from Indigestion
An old advertisement touts Na Dru Co and Ne Dru Co tablets from National Chemical Co of Canada. It claims the pills banish chronic dyspepsia and bilious symptoms, enabling hearty meals with quick, lasting relief and toned digestive organs, urging readers to ask their druggist.
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Ge Lobby Burns
Burns
S. National A Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited
Montreal
Wheat Without Rain In Rhodesia Describes Insect Plague
In Rhodesia, Dr McDonald notes wheat is grown across thousands of acres without rain from sowing to harvest. The major threat comes from locusts and other insects, prompting government stations to track flights and broadcast warnings. Rings of poisoned grass are deployed to counter the invasions.
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McDonald
London
Rhodesia
Worm Exterminator Named Best for Infants’ Worms
One of the commonest complaints of infants is worms and the most effective application for them is Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator.
Toronto harbor deepening to be electrified overhaul
The harbor improvement project will deepen Toronto harbor with all dredges pumps and machinery run by electricity instead of steam. Three dredges will be used the smallest needing 1250 horsepower. The project costs 10 million dollars and will take five years to complete.
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Toronto
Solicitor's North Scotland Invite Turns Lighthearted
A prominent solicitor received a sudden invitation to a holiday in northern Scotland with friends. He asked what to bring, and the reply arrived: Corkscrews. We have the rest.
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Scotland
Nerviline Rheumatism Cure Promises Fast Relief
An eager testimonial asserts Nerviline and Ferro wone cure rheumatism. The speaker details relief from aching joints after daily Nerviline use and Ferrozone tablets with meals. The ad claims forty years of Nerviline recommendations for rheumatism lumbar pain sciatica and lame back.
Tragic Sermon on Fresh Air and Calcutta Atrocity
Excerpt from A Farmer's Notebook reflects on the Calcutta black hole incident describing extreme human suffering. It notes the atrocity as an unparalleled instance of cruelty resulting from crowding prisoners in an ill ventilated space without tools, beyond mere fires or torture devices.
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Calcutta
Matter of Precedence in a Pupil Name Dispute
A teacher registers a new pupil and questions the order of names. Arthur Brown claims Brown is the first name per his mother, who says he was named Brown at birth and Arthur added three months later, prompting the lesson on naming precedence.
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Arthur
Brown
Everybody's Magazine
Parme Lee’s Vegetable Pills touted for dyspepsia relief
A dental old style ad claims Parme lee’s Vegetable Pills relieve dyspepsia after meals. It asserts the pills address fullness and stomach pains, and that many users vouch for their effectiveness.
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Parmelee
Verbal Vagaries in a Bostoen Transcript Note
A fragmentary line reads Circumstances alter not only cases but words as well. The piece references a captain hiring a cook and a housewife firing hers, highlighting wordplay and ambiguity in documented speech.
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Bostoen
Best Car Make Ad Advice Highlighted
A witty exchange underscores how car buyers rely on advertisements to judge the best automobile. The dialogue suggests that promotional claims guide decisions, implying trust in ads to identify top makes.
Attacker Strikes Between the Eyes in Street Incident
Witness recalls the assault stating the man did not strike between remarks but hit him squarely between the eyes, describing a sudden, direct attack and the impact felt during the confrontation.
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