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The Story of Ruth: Book One - Front Cover
Circa 1921

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"At 1/2 past 11pm October 5, 1921 the doctor had to be called . . . "
5 October 1921
Brooke residence "Asterfield", Mt. Ida District in the Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"I went to the hospital the next day and this is what I found! . . . "
6 October 1921
Salmon Arm Hospital, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"2 weeks later Mrs. Brooke came home. Nurse Cassara carried our precious girl baby in to the house."
November 1921
Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"Where she was fondly worshipped by 3 grown up brothers. She was a wonderful arrival for them."
November 1921
Brooke residence "Asterfield", Mt. Ida District in the Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"We named her Ruth Adair Brooke, after her mothers' mothers' name and her fathers' mothers' name..."
Circa 1921
Brooke residence "Asterfield", Mt. Ida District in the Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"Of course Ruth had to be bathed every morning, which she enjoyed immensely."
Circa 1921
Brooke residence "Asterfield", Mt. Ida District in the Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"Ruth gradually, not very fast, became a lovely plump baby . . . "
Circa 1921
Brooke residence "Asterfield", Mt. Ida District in the Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"Whenever I could I took her for a walk. The frosty air did her good, she never caught cold! . . . "
Circa 1921
Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"But one day things went wrong! . . . "
Circa 1922
Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"No room for baby in the Kamloops Hospital, March 1922 . . . "
March 1922
Kamloops Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"So I had to bring her back to Salmon Arm . . . "
March 1922
Brooke residence "Asterfield", Mt. Ida District in the Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"But all clouds pass away and one day in April, Ruth and her mother were reunited . . . "
April 1922
Brooke residence "Asterfield", Mt. Ida District in the Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke

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"Ruth is growing quite fast now, at 7 months she could sit up."
Circa 1922
Brooke residence "Asterfield", Mt. Ida District in the Salmon Valley, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Credits:
Arthur Adair Brooke