War Echoes in Halifax The City Built by Conflict
Halifax Nova Scotia rises again into wartime prosperity as ships flood in convoy for Britain. Port manager Ralph Hendry remarks on the paradox of thriving through war, while Haligonians recount the city’s strategic harbor, ice free port, and historic role in convoys, battles, and economic lifelines from 1749 onward.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Britain
Ralph Hendry
Halifax Harbor
North America
Chebucto
Acadia
Bobby Coon Trapped in Moonlit Forest Hunt
Bobby Coon flees through the Green Forest as Bowser the Hound and hunters close in under Mistress Moon. He climbs a hemlock to hide while the hunters call their masters and plan to shake him down. Assistant Farmer Brown's Boy climbs the tree as Bobby loses hope.
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Bobby Coon
Bobby
Bowser
Hound
Green Forest
Laughing Brook
Mistress Moon
Farmer Brown
Chatterer
Associated Newspapers
WNN
Britain's Typhoon Fighter Declared Greatest Flying Instrument
London reports Britain's new Typhoon fighter described as the greatest flying instrument. It is the successor to the Spitfire and Hurricane, in mass production, single seater with machine guns and air cannons, speeds over 400 mph, 2,400 hp Sabre engine, and a ceiling higher than German aircraft.
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London
Britain
Cloth-Hungry Women Eye Long Shirttails
In London during clothing rationing wives study the long British shirttail noted by Americans. One woman quips that fabric tucked into pants could serve a more profitable purpose as rulers eye the truncated night robes their husbands wear.
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London
Family chain letter travels wide sharing updates
In Fort Wayne Indiana Rev C O Shireys family uses a pouch mailed chain letter for family news. The letter travels about 33000 miles annually with 89 contributors across Indiana Ohio Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Florida California and Oregon. It once reached Armenia.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
C. O. Shirey
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Florida
California
Oregon
Armenia
Parlor Talk Sparks Old Photo Tale About Bottlenose
In a casual chat Bottlenose and Clara view an album of snapshots. A beach photo hints at a familiar tale where a bank offer is revealed as a brewery washroom, and the supposed Vassar graduate is exposed as failing an exam.
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Clara
Bottlenose
Vassar
Western Newspaper Union
Gasses from Comets Include Methane and Cyanogen
Report notes that comets emit gases such as methane and cyanogen and possibly sodium and nitrogen. It states these gases are very thin and not concentrated enough to be poisonous.
Trebling Red Cross staff aids armed forces expansion
Washington reports a large rise in American Red Cross service to the armed forces. The annual tally shows more than 400 field directors and staff assistants now serving in army camps naval stations and military hospitals. Money advances for recreational equipment total one million dollars and further funding will come via the Roll Call next November.
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Washington
Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
Naval
Gray Ladies
Motor Corps
The
Davis
Navy
Army
Marine Corps
Parrot Tea Towel and Panholder Set Ad
Industrious parrot motif tea towels and matching panholders offered in an outline or applique design. Transfer pattern priced 15 cents with item number 29286. Send orders to the listed address.
Wasted Hours Study Marks Time Lost By Indecision
A statistician notes the average person wastes about one tenth of life on idle activities. Three days yearly waiting for conversations, 20 hours yearly repeating oneself, and 15 minutes daily on indecision add up across a lifetime. Additional losses include waiting for meals, answering the door, and commuting.
Say It in 6 760 Languages It Seems Incredible
A recent philological census shows as many as 6 760 languages exist in the world. Most are dead tongues, with 2 796 currently spoken. Among white races English is most common, followed by Russian German Spanish French Portuguese and Italian. Chinese is the most written language after those.
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Royal Navy
Wolfe
Quebec
Fort Dix
N. J
Ues He
Mrs. Moon
Coon
Sky Warriors
Moncton
Canada
J. E. Williams
G. C. Fahnestock
New York
L. O. Weakley
Missouri
C. W. Simmons
N. Carolina
J. L. Moore
S. Carolina
D. F. Allen
Mass
D. H. Bradley
Basil R. Rathbone
Hollywood
Top Row
J. J. Lynch
J. R. Dillon
F. L. Wardell
Utah
R. B. Vose
Chester the Pup
Martha
Kansas City
Goethe
Iy Mit Ma
America
King Edward
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