Barbara's Flight From the Rectory and Hidden Key Clue
Barbara Chance finds a brass key and a coded note inside her father's bureau. The clue directs her to the fifth rose from the dado and a hidden centreless patch. She deciphers the order motto, retrieves a secret, then flees to London for legal help led by Parker and Sunningley.
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I Ste
Order of the Garter
Ste
Barbara
Hector
Toe & Mall
Marbara
Harbara
London
Great Cay
Barbera
Worthington-on-the-Hill
Barabara
Slade
Chancery Lane
Mesers, Parker and Sunningley
Parkes
Sunningley
Little Barbara Chance
Sunpingley
Devonef
Sage
Cuthura Ointment Heals Longstanding Eczema
A Kentville resident describes years of itching burning eczema on face and neck. After failed salves and patent remedies, Cuthura Ointment provides relief within a week and restores sleep as sores begin to heal.
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Kentville
Janey
Tie
Gin Pills for Women Read What Mrs About That
A woman from Herries Ont describes using gin pills to relieve back pain and kidney weakness. She says the pills eased rheumatic pain and urges other women with similar symptoms to try Gin Pills, offering a sample and a package of six for two dollars from National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada Limited, Toronto.
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Herries Ont
National Drug & Chemical Co
Ceneda, Limited
Toronto
The Curious Career of George Kopp and a Delayed Appointment
An eccentric memo praises Clerk George Kopp as efficient yet timid under emergencies. It recommends postponing his appointment for two months, noting mixed qualities. Kopp never served, later resigned, pursued holy orders, and became Prince Bishop of Breslau twenty years later, attending state banquets.
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Ae Ee
George Kopp
Kopp
Burleson Plan To Cut Living Costs Via Parcel Post
The Postmaster General’s plan to expand parcel post aims to link producers directly with city households. Ten cities would host agencies listing farmers and addresses to supply produce direct to consumers, reducing middleman costs and boosting farmer returns.
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Burleson
Parcel Post
New York Mail
Humorous Home Mission Meeting Tales
A home missionary gathering features contestants earning one dollar by various chores. A woman says she earned hers from her husband, provoking a sharp quip about hard work. A string of lighthearted exchanges follows about family antics and everyday follies.
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Theoney
Kroc
Entente cordial decade noted amid Parisian cheer and royal smile
The visit marked ten years of the Entente Cordiale with Le Roi's charm keeping Parisians fond of him and his heir. Elsewhere notes warn against drinking distilled water for overpurity, praising filtered or well water for mineral balance. Also glimpses on London buses’ origins and a military burial exam question.
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France
England
le Roi
Goats and Mascots Stir Up Steeplechase Tales at Cheltenham
A British note recalls quirky racing lore as Spearmint refuses boxing with a black cat while Vermouth the hurdler travels with a plain goat. The goat, bought for a few shillings, has stayed a steady mascot as Vermouth wins two $5,000 handicaps.
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Whipe
Spearmint
Cheltenham
Vermouth
Chili IL
South America
Craganour
Sach @ terrible
Jonah
Horne
Tea and coffee side effects tied to caffeine claim
A reader recalls a six year struggle with indigestion nerves and insomnia from coffee. After stopping coffee and trying Postum she reports a headache first day then substantial weight gain and improved health once on Postum, with no return to coffee.
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Teala
Dramatic toast ends with a splash at Rostand tribute
A dramatic admission by Bea and a theatrical toast to Rostand ends in a splash as she pours a drink over herself. Rostand’s two young sons imitate the gesture with a similar Greek style, dousing themselves and each other with the beverage.
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Bea
L’algion
M. Rostand
Rostahds
Hernhardt
Power of Human Bones Beats Oak in Strength
The article argues bones are stronger than solid wood because they are hollow and tube like. It notes a small bone can suspend about 35 pounds while a similar oak piece holds 29 pounds. It links bone strength to engineering practices using tubes.
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Lavo
Scientiste
Birds that glow at night on luminous feathers observed
The Bulletin of the National Acclima Usation Society of France notes luminous white swan sightings from July to October, while other lake birds were not visible after dark. The glow is attributed to phosphorescent spores on certain fungi growing on roosting trees.
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Observan Naturaliatele
National Acclima Usation Society of France
St. Louia
Post-Dispatch
Envious First British Workman Awakens in France
A fragmentary report describes a British worker waking in France after seventy seven days in trance. The account notes confusion and mentions a person by name, with reference to a London Telegraph source and a remarkable gift amid the awakening.
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France
London Telegraph
What Mothers Say of Babys Own Tablets
Thousands of mothers rely on Baby's Own Tablets as the sole medicine for their infants. Mrs. Geo M Binns of Clifford Ont praises them for calming a cross child quickly and prefers them to Castor Oil. Sold by druggists or mail at 26 cents per box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Geo. M. Binns
Clifford
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
The Vicar and Boy Hair Combing Exchange
A humorous dialogue shows a vicar asking a boy to comb his hair before school. The boy replies he has no comb and cannot borrow his father’s. The vicar then asks how the father combs hair, to which the boy answers again that there is no comb available.
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Pather
Westminster Abbey Legend Of A Buried Champion
A Westminster lecture claimed a champion prizefighter is buried in Westminster Abbey. The arm of a verger named John Burton inspired a statue’s arm, and Burton, England’s champion prizefighter, was asked to be buried there. The dean approved but the inscription was left blank.
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Boxtrourie
Westminster
John Burton
England
Burton
Figh Ogland
Deon
CIA
Dancing at Berlin's Zoo Evening Leisure Highlight
A vivid note compares an American city’s nightlife with Berlin's zoo scene at three o'clock in the morning. It praises the zoo as a delightful dining and dancing rendezvous in summer, citing the music as notably good and the overall appeal as inexpensive and accessible.
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Berlin
United States
Herlin
Decline prompts proposal plan in courtroom dialogue
A judge overhears a tense exchange about a planned marriage proposal as a man confesses fear of decline in prospects with Clara Vere de Vere. The scene hints at social pressure and looming decisions in a legal or formal setting.
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Clara Vere de Vere
Fae Testers of the Reward and Sale Address
Fragmentary text shows bids and names such as J. Cheney & Co and F. C. Bol4. It references a reward, a sale attempt, and a recipient location with unclear details. No clear event date or outcome is readable.
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Fae
F. C
Quiet City Debate Prompted by Honest Governance
A humorous exchange questions an absolutely honest administration of city affairs. Bore MecNabb argues for occasional leniency to let the people recover. The dialogue ends with a quip about a honeymoon visit to the Hague.
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Bure
Bore MecNabb
Star
Dominion Agriculture Bulletin Summaries Forage Plant Trials 1912
Bulletin No 76 summarizes 1912 trials by the Dominion Experimental Farms on forage plants and leguminous species. Tests covered 11 corn varieties 19 turnip varieties 12 mangels 6 carrot varieties and 5 sugar beet varieties. Also reports on alfalfa clover timothy orchardgrass and wild grasses with breeding aims including hardiness and high yield.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Central Experimental Farm
Branch
Canada
M. O. Malte
Ph. D. Dominion Agrostologiet
Department of Agriculture
Lawa
No Correct Way Pormer President Teft Story
A garbled excerpt discusses how there is no single correct way to meet a puzzling public question. It references a tale about a man crossing a creek and mentions Argentine ranchers using the phrase com prer terra meaning to buy round. The fragment hints at teaching methods and riding amid cultural idioms.
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Teft
Argentina
The Palm Tree of Capri and Italian Landmarks
A vivid travel-tinted scene recalls Capri's palm tree near Naples and views toward Vesuvius, Sorrento, and Virgil’s tomb, blending sunset imagery with references to Capri’s fame. The piece shifts to a domestic note about relief from corns offered by Holloway's Corn.
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Capri
Capi
Naples
Alreme
Tasso
Pleasant Philippe
Virgil
Burief
Techia
George William Curtle
Sit Traitoroust De Lymann Abbott Dinner Quip Sparks Debate
A dinner in New York featuring Sit Traitoroust De Lymann Abbott provokes talk on gender roles as a diplomat and others discuss equality and reverence between men and women. The overheard remarks spark debate about social divisions and power dynamics among attendees.
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de Lymann Abbott
New York
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Hague
Yonkers Statesman
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O'Seap
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Charles
Wamba
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Alver
Gui Shorbourne
Madge
Marjorie
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