Frontiers and official scrutiny across Europe described
The narrator compares border checks in Europe noting Sweden Norway Denmark frontiers with minimal questions versus stricter controls in Germany Russia and Sicily. He recalls wartime travel and the changing intensity of personal inquiries, emphasizing the blunt contrast in frontier regimes and the lingering impact of such questionnaires.
Breakfast Without Bread in Sweden and Denmark
A traveler recounts crossing the sound to Copenhagen amid mines and patrols. In Malmo a bread card system causes a breadless breakfast. a waiter refuses bread despite a three hour Sweden stay and the police instruct him to locate the station.
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Denmark
Sound
Copenhagen
Saltholm
Baltic
Malmo
Swinemunde
Teutonic Kirkwall
Maimo
St. Louis
Malta
Messina
Register
Sweden
Family Medicine Chest Tips for emergencies
When helping a sick neighbor or household emergency, keep a simple family medicine chest ready. Suggested contents include camphor liniment quinine capsules sweet oil castor oil paregoric flaxseed mustard sulphur vaseline limewater and more. For severe burns cover with linseed oil and limewater then wrap in cotton wool for 24 hours.
Great Memory for Faces Prompted by Dinner Meeting
A conversation unfolds after dinner as two people realize they have met before. One notes the host introduced them earlier, while the other insists she never forgets a face and believes the encounter is familiar.
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Cherries and Orchard Practices From the USDA
The article outlines cherry planting distances, tree spacing for sour and sweet varieties, and the impact of spacing on spraying and harvesting. It covers root handling, puddling, hole filling, and pruning methods to shape trees, plus tillage, cover crops, fertilizers, and interplanting considerations for cherry orchards.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Montmorency
Rocky Mountains
Michigan
New York
Farmers’ Bulletin
Lesson on Humility and Service from John 13
A sermon study on Jesus washing the disciples feet in the upper room highlights humility over selfish ambition. It emphasizes that true service reflects divine humility, sanctification, and obedience, urging believers to imitate Christ as servant rather than seek title or power.
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Jesus
Judas
Christ
Satan
Doctor Bonard
Peter
Thomas a’Kempis
John
Farmers urged to boost crops for victory and prosperity
The piece urges Americans to increase agricultural production to aid the war effort and ensure food prices, noting two dollar wheat and a federal push for self sufficiency. It highlights Canadians offering near free lands to grow wheat, labor shortages, and the benefits of land ownership for home and national strength.
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Chicago Journal
United States
United States Navy
Canada
Europe
Western
Western Canada
The Man Hire Up
A mis dial leads a caller to the hire department of an employment agency. The manager explains the mix up over the phone in a brief exchange.
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Fire Department
Small boy and hunger question in chronic case discussion
A terse line discusses a boy who is not the victim of a chronic hunger problem, raising questions about health, food security, and aid. The remark implies concern about misperceived needs and the broader welfare context. The statement hints at social or medical scrutiny without detailing specific individuals.
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Norway
Stockholm
Christiania
Charlottenburg
Gothenburg
Frontier Police
Cook County
Bergen
Rockies
Jesus the
Servant OF All
International Sunday School
E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union