Silverdale gossip and a missing London trip shock the town
In Silverdale a London-bound trip by Sir Gilbert South and Lady South stirs society gossip. Mrs De Montmorency’s circle speculates on a hidden liaison involving Langton the surgeon and Margaret South amid fear for Mrs Bartlett and a sick dog Keeper as the Squire contemplates news from the vicar and plans to assist.
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Bartlett
Sir Gilbert South
London
Lady South
Margaret
Ellison
de Montmorency
Kady South
Mr. Langton
South
Cerel
Maragaret
Pritchard
Silverdale
Savoy
Hilary
Miss South
F.O
Laneton
Gilbert
Vicars
Saving for thrift and a bank account in 1917
A Peterborough Review excerpt urges thrift through a public campaign by banks sharing ad costs. It advocates families teaching savings at home and children using toy banks, then depositing regularly in savings banks to avoid social stigma and ensure financial secrecy.
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American Bankers’ Association
Peterborough Review
Bilkins-Home Deemed Dearest Place on Earth
The satire notes Bilkins-Home as the costliest locale, and Wilkins-Yes explains they abandoned housekeeping for board, implying high living costs and a shift to rental arrangements.
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Bilkins
Wilkins
Phenomenal Strides by Canadian Northern Railway Year One Transcontinental
The Canadian Northern Railway reports major gains in its first year as a transcontinental system. Freight and passenger traffic rose sharply, with grain shipments surging to about 132 million bushels. Operating revenue climbed 36.9 percent, and the company neared covering fixed charges while weather and war constraints challenged growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Northern Railway System
Pei
Canadian Northern Railway
Canada
Sir William Mackenzie
Dominion
British Columbia
Vancouver
Montreal
Canadian Railwa
Canadians Northern Railway
Cunard Steamshi Co
Cunard Line
Europe
Orthern
Quebec
America
Saatron
Thors
Grenperhy
Boats Scarce on the Great Lakes as Ships Depart Coastward
The coming Great Lakes season will see few small carriers and boats for special trades. Many vessels have been sent to the coast since 1915 including 38 Canadian steamers and 39 American steel steamers. English and French buyers also acquired several lake steamers.
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Great Lakes
Lakes
America
You Map Emphasis: Not All Dead Yet
A fragment suggests a speaker urges resilience with a line about you as living truth while asserting the map of “you” remains active and misunderstood, signaling ongoing persistence despite peril.
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Katharine Tynan
Keeper
Mtreat
Sloan
Atall
Toronto
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