Norway as portrayed in a National Geographic series card
The piece outlines Norway’s Arctic reach from Kirkenes to Oslo and Trondheim, detailing its war context with Soviet and Norwegian forces, rugged geography, self-reliant people, historic unions, Viking seafaring legacy, and a vast merchant fleet famed for fishing exports. It notes Norway’s role in world wars and its enduring sea-bound identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslavia
Norway
Finland
Petsamo
Arctic Norway
Kirkenes
England
Narvik
Trondheim
Bergen
Osle
Europe
Ife
Denmark
Sweden
Iceland
Greenland
France
Normandy
Shetland Islands
Faeroes
Orkneys
Hebrides
Scotland
Ireland
Isle of Man
North America
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Rapid Rheumatic Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Ru-Ex Compound as a home remedy for rheumatic pains. It promises quick improvement within 48 hours or overnight, with a money-back guarantee if relief is not seen, and notes easy preparation with lemons and water.
Letters from the Boys from the Philippines
Cpl. Don Maloney writes to his parents in Ohio from the Philippines where he serves as an electrical instrument technician in the Air Forces. He notes moving to a coco nut grove camp, rainy season weather, and scenes of local civilians, including children signaling victory and locals trading clothing and food amid Japanese occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Don Maloney
James Maloney
Johnson Avenue
Philippines
Air Forces
Cpl. Maloney
Anniversary Celebration In Postwar Manila District
Journal notes describe a ninth anniversary celebration of the commonwealth government with street decorations and dancing. Locals wear formal attire, radios played, and a local youth helps guests while a visiting group distributes clothes. The writer recalls a destroyed church, a friendly mayor, and a playful exchange giving gum to a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Norway's Coast And People Under German War Pressure
The text details Norway’s winter fisheries and inland farming, noting 12 000 boats gathering 800 000 tons of cod and herring, and famed Lofoten raids. It describes Oslo at latitude 60, plus climate shaped by the Gulf Stream, and outlines Norway’s mountains, sparse arable land, and farm life with seters and transhumance. It also covers cities Oslo Bergen Trondheim, manufacturing as livelihood, forests, timber, fish canning, and rail links from Narvik to northern Sweden amid German road building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lofoten
Germany
Norway
Gulf Stream
Greenland
Alaska
Kamchatka
Oslo
Labrador
Aleutians
Hammerfest
Europe
Ukraine
Switzerland
Bergen
Trondheim
Great Britain
Arctic
Spitzbergen Islands
Finland
Narvik
Sweden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ringvassdy
Tro
National Geographic Society
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gazette
Independent
Atlantic
Sdroya
Berlevig
Dumas
Vegagy Brénndysund
Bjornér
Dremangerlandg
Haugesund
Frogay Hitra
Smolac
Kristiansund
Absunid
Skagen
Geneva
Mandal
North Pole
Thornton& Minor Clinic
Imcgee St
Kansas City
Navy
America
Aropita
Oslofjord
Lake Miosa
Marcelle
AREX
Strance
Mother
Dad
American Medical Association
Council On Physical Medicine
Devilbiss
Electresteem Vaporizer
Johnson & Johnson
Ottle 35C
Paramount Theater Bldg
Paramount Pharmacy Security Laboratories
St. S. E
Carney
Carney's
2Nd Ave. SE
Merchants Bank
Didi
Merchants Bank Bldg
Carney’s
Men's Sox
M. J. Raftis
Mgr
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