Petticoat Lane Tales of Woolly Maps and Market Ethics
Readings from London Petticoat Lane show a crowded Saturday open-air market with Jewish vendors and traders selling curios, pens, and stockings. The piece highlights venders Tall Timbers and Sam the Stocking King, their sales patter, hawking tactics, and a volatile street scene where gifts and shocks mix with brisk commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weil
Amy Fords
Warner
Jovehajec
Middlesex Street
Lemdon
Liverpool Street
Petticoat Lane
London
Fim
Wimself
Cyiass
Tauech
Generas
Sam
Ike
Shaw
Professor Higgins
Remiige
Canowindra gains first woman minister in presbyterian church
Miss Agnete Vansen, appointed minister in Canowindra New South Wales, is authorized to perform burials but not marriages or baptisms. The Home Mission Department weighs extending powers. Vansen, who preached to a growing crowd, previously served 16 years as a Presbyterian educational missionary in South China, teaching Chinese girls and guiding refugee schools in Macao amid wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canowindra
Agnete Natalia Vansen
New South Wales Presbyterian Home Mission Department
Miss Vansen
Miss Vausen
Presbyterian Church
New South Wales
Oats Fung
Miss Yansen
South
China
Ta “Kuangiuan
Nasi Goreng Recipe Note From Far East Welfare Group
Members of the Far East Welfare Auxiliary discuss popular dishes and share a nasi goreng recipe. The method uses prawns, bacon fat, onions, nuts, raisins, and onions, with a white sauce flavored by coconut milk, and may substitute fish for prawns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East Welfare Auxiliary
Hongkong
Blind Girl’s Revenge On Hitler
Emily, blinded in 1940, tests plane components by feel on the initiation branch. She recalls a bombing while with her fiancé, vows to fight back, saying every part she handles is revenge for losing her eyes. She continues to dance every Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily
Nat
Emly
Vening
Play Producer Claims Women Are Born Actresses In Sydney
In Sydney a play producer contends women are born actresses and laments a shortage of young performers for juvenile roles amid radio and stage talent shifting to military service. He notes adaptable actors can fill parts, while a 17 year old boy has already played a grandfather role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMY
NAVY
ATR Forci
Charles Wheeler
ABC
Sydney
Mr. Wi
Infant Health Notes On Growth And Care Tips
Infant Health Notes cover monthly progress, weight gain, and care tips. Emphasizes warm clothing, sunlight, avoiding overwrap, and soothing habits. Advises against thumb sucking, suggests alternatives, and notes cradle cap prevention with gentle scalp care. Encourages ensuring easy breathing during feeds to prevent wind and infections.
Miss Minnivers Niche A Victorian Tale of Miss Minniver
Miss Minniver remains alone in her old house with Grannie’s memory and a stubborn ideal of love. Through years of longing and gentle refusals she resists marriage, clinging to single life while pockets of laughter and sorrow drift through the verandah and family scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Minniver
Geannie
Grannie
England
Urgent appeal for motor trucks to aid Army needs
Army seeks 14 owners with 30 cwt to 3 ton motor trucks including Devige Ears Chevrolet Ford Inter Fond and GAC models 1990 1940 and some 1988 in good order with low mileage Cash payment within about 10 days of acquisition. Contact Motor Vehicles Purchasing Officer Swat Barracks Perth BS143 Extension 249.
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Fihes
Devige
Ears
Chevrolet
Ford
Inter Fond
GAC
Swat Barracks
Perth
Myers Army
Paper conservation notice crops up in New Zealand
Fragmented ad style notice urges conserving paper supplies and notes smaller envelopes and altered broadcast talks. Mentions National Savings Bonds and a Battle Station savings invite. Entities include New Zealand, PPA, Country Party, and Envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Alge
PPA
Country Party
Battle Station
National Savings
Aircraft Carriers in Wartime Debate and the Normandy Question
The article discusses 1940s naval analysis of aircraft carrier designs, noting Lexington Saratoga scale in U S plans and French land-based concepts. It contrasts the Normandy ship Nosmandie and the Normandie conversion debate, with experts debating carrier viability, speed, and wartime roles amid Japanese and Allied discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hideo Hiraide
Pacific
United States
Saratoga
Sone
Armlandier
Eiay
Mandie
Properly Caught People Off Guard in Wartime Pranks
British readers recall a phony invasion scare as two security policemen in plain clothes, one with Luftwaffe colors, toured Conlon and Gerrard’s Cross in a harmless 17 mile bus ride. They posed no threat, chatted with locals, and were calmly questioned by police, who escorted them to Gerrard’s Cross station to clarify intentions. The incident ends with warnings to avoid sensationalism and a note urging savings bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dritist Home War Office
Conlon
Gerrard's Cross
Moose Worrie
Gerrard ‘Ross
Donald Robbie
Heenzo 3 in One Remedy for Chest Nose and Throat Ailments
An unreadable OCR fragment discusses Heenzo marketed as a three in one remedy for chest nose and throat issues. The text contains garbled phrases and unrelated letters, making core claims unclear.
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Christian
Macaul
Australia
Hitler
Aivere
Kaly
Initch
Salien
Dane
Wales
Tle
Helnee
Aly
Diane Mont
Agerta
Angelina Knaie
Miss Minniver
Almos
Sammuy
Angelina
Sammy
Angelina Ena
Indy Parkington
Mathesle
Indy
Aranpemeet Oith
Ted 1
Statin
New Jock
Wigateriaus
Fon Fu
Uncle San
Middle East
Claude Auchinleck
Britain
Westar Desert
Bidicben Mattey
Balmuore
Nsw
de. Williams
Bette
el Blekulaver
Ata Alu Calie
Stom Sand
Ly Yello
A.V. Rhodes S'Co
Mouatt Street
Central Wool Committee
Melbourne
Hampton Timber and Hardware Pty. Ltd
Wellington ST. West Perth
PTET
Eno
Hearnes
Medicine
Hearne
The
Weanne
Andia
Cooper
Dalgety & Co, Ltd
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