A Striking Marriage Troubles and a Secret Truth Revealed
Dorothy fears Enid and Roger Bragg will be unhappy in marriage despite their promising start. A shady telltale about Dorothy surfaces when Ethel Milne, once Dorothy’s employee, betrays her by sharing a past-life tale she found in the papers. Abe Lincoln quips a humorous moral about appearances.
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Denis
Dorothy
Enid
Roger Bragg
Denis Nye
Emerson
Ethel
Enid Howson
Ehel
Davis Liver Pills Offer Simple Night Digestion Aid
A wartime style ad promotes Davis Liver Pills to relieve sick headaches biliousness and constipation. It urges taking pills at night if bowels haven’t moved during the day and notes a 40 pill package for 25 cents by Davis & Lawrence Co. of Montreal.
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Davis & Lawrence Co
Montreal
Neighboring whispers greet daring dress in town
A wife bets on bold fashion as neighbors discuss her short dress and its rumored impact. Her husband expresses concern while she darkly notes the attention will prove successful.
Twist in a wartime barrack and a curious egg industry
A fragment recalls a girl claiming to be twenty three and a quiz about aging and tanning eggs. It notes that eggs used for tanning gloves are imported into England, with only the yolk used. A drill ends with a bugler quizzed on a fire call and the response to Cease fire.
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England
Skeptics Ignore Prophecy Lease Long-Term Property
A cynical view notes that even after a prophecy of Earth's end in September 1930, some buyers and landlords proceed to lease land for 99 or 999 years, showing persistent commercial risk despite doomsday warnings.
Escalloped Macaroni with Cheese Delight
A historic recipe for Escalloped Macaroni with Cheese uses cooked macaroni, grated American cheese, flour, milk, and butter to make a white sauce. Layer macaroni and cheese in a shallow dish, finish with cheese, bake until browned for about thirty five minutes.
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Borden
St. Charles
St Charles
Burying a Town Describes Civic Apathy as Funeral
An editorial laments civic neglect where citizens do nothing for their town. It argues the selfish avoid public duties, with passive resistance likened to coffin making and a town buried in sorrow and care. The piece calls for proactive engagement to prevent the town’s demise.
Rabbits the Worst Says Australian on Scots
Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane cites a Scotsman boasting about British mastery, then an Australian retorts that the worst plague in Australia is rabbits while noting many young countrymen abroad.
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W. Arbuthnot Lane
Sir Arbuthnot
Australa
England
House of Commons
Perry Davis Painkiller bottle on readiness for common ailments
A note highlights Perry Davis Painkiller 30c bottles as ready to apply for sprains cramps colic and other disorders. The item stresses accessibility and reliability of the remedy in household use.
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Perry Davis
Detective and merchant plot over fake collector scam
The great detective faces a cunning con artist posing as a merchant collector who has swindled hundreds of dollars across theatres and towns. The merchant urges a rapid capture, while the detective hints at a surprising twist involving employment rather than arrest. A separate exchange notes a humorous family quarrel about age.
Accordion popularity limited to two European regions
The text notes that only Scotland and Belgium do not despise the accordions in Europe. It claims Belgium has 50,090 accordion players, highlighting a surprising concentration of players in a single country.
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Europe
Scotland
Belgium
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Mrs. Nye
Nance
Abe Lincoln
Abe
Canada
Newfoundland
Gerald S. Doyle
St. John's
St.Charles
the Borden-Co, Limited
Chen
Grandfather Jones
Grandmother Jones
Jim Jones
Eagle
T. A. McNab & Co
Water Street
Confederation Life
Clyde
Lewisporte
Shoe Cove
Bay
Beaver Cove
St. John’s
Port Aux Basques
Newfoundland Railway
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