Betty Faces Dilemma at Sweet Apple Farm
Betty defies orders to leave Sweet Apple Farm and plans to tell Mr. Blake the truth about the men who spoke of her. Sylvie Corder weighs mercy and loyalty as the Grangers fear loss of status and money, while Betty clings to Blake’s possible aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Mr. Granger
Blake
Proul
Sylvie Corder
Yarmer Granger
Letty
James Bake
Mrs. Granger
Mr. Blake
Jmes Blake
Sam Achief
New York
Itdon
Mr. Grangers
M. Blake
Sylvia Corder
Betty Gray
Entanglements at Sweet Apple Farm End in Theft Plot
Betty faces heartbreak as James Blake wavers over a proposal while Sylvia Corder schemes to keep him and settle debts. A burglary scare fades as Blake buys an opal ring and plans a long walk, leaving Sylvia anxious about loans and a looming confrontation with two accomplices who press her for repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Granger
Betty
James Blake
Peope
Mrs. Granger
Jim
Sylvia Corder
Boston
New York
Wang
Fifth Avenue
James
Sylvia Coerder
South Africa
Gardener’s Take on The Fall Prompts Aged Apple Quip
Sir John Lavery recalls a London exhibition where a gardener, surveying a painting titled The Fall, declares Eve tempts Adam with an apple “of a variety not known until about twenty ago.” The remark, told with humor, reflects a sharp, old-world wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lavery
London
Eve
Adam
Humorous Quip Stuns Golfing Duo on Lost Ball
Gus Howe jokes about a Scot and golf. Pete MacPherson admits he stopped playing eleven years ago after losing his ball. The exchange showcases dry humor over a forgotten sport.
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Gus Howe
Pete MacPherson
Gus
Pete
Plant manager questions during first meeting over geraniums
Ike Lougheed meets Joe Wolstenholme and asks about his work. Wolstenholme replies he is plant manager for West Canadian Collieries and jokes that his job is to water the geraniums.
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Ike Lougheed
Joe Wolstenholme
Joe
Women smokers blamed as more intemperate than men
English physicians report that women are more intemperate than men in cigarette use. Some women allegedly boast of smoking 50 cigarettes daily, with many using long holders that accumulate nicotine and swallow it in small quantities.
Husband’s Threat Backfires Over Hair Style, He Remains
A man told a friend he would leave his wife if she bobbed her hair. She bobbed it anyway and he stayed, insisting she cannot bluff him. The exchange highlights domestic attitudes and humor from the era.
Praise As A Spur To Greater Effort At Work
A concise remark states that sincere praise for a job well done motivates workers to put forth even stronger effort and improve performance in future tasks. The idea emphasizes encouragement as a key driver of productivity and morale in the workplace.
Extravagant Purchase Prompted at Four O Clock
A quotation from Oil News mocks Abie for buying an all day sucker at four in the afternoon, highlighting perceived extravagance and social commentary on spending habits.
Four Men in a Boat Light Cigars by A Clever Trick
A riddle states four men in a boat with four cigars cannot light them without matches. They light the cigars by throwing one cigar overboard, making a cigar lighter.
Question and humor in early Japanese telephone exchange
A quirky exchange vignette notes an operator asking for a caller's number and a humorous reply about the “honorable son of the moon and stars.” The piece mocks service limits and the polite, deferential tone expected in old telephone etiquette.
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Japan
Triplets Baptism Hurdle Discussed By Wille Willis
In a whispered exchange, Wille Willis notes his father’s plans for the triplets but doubts any minister would baptize them under his father’s peculiar label.
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Wille Willis
Bank Rule Joke Turns on Capital in Classroom Exchange
A teacher questions a pupil about writing Bank with a large B. Willie answers that his father said a bank is no good unless it has a large capital, turning on a pun about capitalization.
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Willie
Grandpa’s a Hundred and Three Birthday Remark
A light exchange from the Pearsons weekly noting a 103 year old man’s birthday. The doctor asks if he reads or works, and the speaker jokes that he has no ambition to mint in.
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Margaret Gibbons MacGill
Dept. Nao
Windsor
Ontario
Sylvia Corder Calnly
Noo
Granger
Sweets Apple Farm
Bill
DAVIS
Lawrence Co
Ontreal
J. .W.o McGrath
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Dodd
BAYER
Bayer Cross
Canada
Bayer Company
Ireland
Riley
Tim
Verry
Mintin
DR. Wood
Stevenson’s Island
Bonavista Bay
E. S. Ind
Steverson’s Island
B.B
Ww. C Winsor
Department of Marine & Fisheries
Gull Island
Petites
Petite’s Harbor
W. C. Winsor
Presque, P.B
Lal
Long
Middle Rock
C Winsor
Minister of Marine and Fisheries
St. John's Newfoundland
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