The Park Lane Mystery on the Thames Embankment
An eight-month-late Thames Embankment car crash features Aileen Rivers and a Balaclava-clad man as police pursue licenses and identities. Sub-Inspector James Carlton of Scotland Yard discreetly escorts her home in a foggy scene that hints at hidden motives and a larger past.
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Thames
Aileen Rivers
James Carlton
Scotland Yard
Mr. Carlton
Fotheringay Mansion
Aileen
Son of
Nimshi
Record to Be Envied by Making Homes Beautiful
The article urges Canadians to beautify home surroundings with trees shrubs and lawns to raise children’s appreciation for nature and attract tourists. It stresses practical benefits including increased home value and personal relaxation while highlighting Canada’s natural beauty from Bras d Or Lakes to the Pacific Ranges. It notes experimental farm guidance and ties improved towns to national pride.
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Canada
Cape Breton Island
Pacific Coast
Agricultural College
Finland Plans Farm Breakup for Returning Finns
Finland to divide large estates and state lands to create new farms for about 340,000 residents who left areas ceded to Russia. Government aims to keep citizens on home soil and provide land since the population is not over crowded.
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Finland
Russia
Estimated yearly American diet by Neal O Hara
The New York Post reports Neal O Hara estimating that the average American adult consumes 132 pounds of meat and fish, 164 pounds of potatoes, 329 pounds of milk and cream, 217 pounds of cereal, 186 pounds of fresh fruit, 110 pounds of sugar and syrups, 30 pounds of eggs and 17 pounds of coffee tea and chocolate in a year.
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Neal O'Hara
New York Post
Altitude Affects Curve Ball Effectiveness In Denver
The text notes that a curve ball pitcher loses some effectiveness in Denver due to lower air resistance at high altitude, compared to San Diego. It also states England bans selling a potato over one pound for human consumption as it is illegal.
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Denver
San Diego
England
How to Make Slip Covers at Home
Step by step guide to sewing slip covers for chairs and sofas using crash fabric in bottle green. Includes pin on method, fringe trim, cord details, and a 32 page booklet with diagrams. Also offers other booklets on gardening dog care dances and curtains for 15c each from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Standardization to Limit Women's Shoes Fed by War Efforts
Britain plans wartime style standardization for footwear with Leslie Burgin indicating soon. Fewer styles colors and narrower quality ranges expected in lower and medium grades priced from 10 to 13 shillings per pair for women and 17 to 20 shillings for men.
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Britain
Leslie Burgin
Brazil Holds Largest Standing Army in South America
Brazil maintains the region’s biggest active military force while Argentina leads in trained reserve personnel.
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Brazil
South America
Argentina
Leicester parks plant scented flowers for the blind corners
Parks in Leicester have planted highly scented flowers in special corners to aid visually impaired visitors. The initiative focuses on accessible design and inclusive outdoor spaces across several city parks.
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Leicester
England
Fly Eye Lenses Count Revealed at 4000
The common house fly possesses about 4000 lenses in its compound eye, a remarkable feature of its visual system. This structural detail highlights the insect's capacity to detect motion and navigate its environment efficiently.
Canadian stay urged for Lord Tweedsmuir aide Shuldham Redfern
Sir Shuldham Redfern, private secretary to the late Lord Tweedsmuir, has been asked by the Earl of Athlone to remain at Government House in Canada. He is coordinating with the Sudan government on extending his Foreign Office leave, and his 1935 arrival in Canada followed service as Governor of the Kansas Province near Abyssinia, representing Sudan interests.
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Shuldham Redfern
Lord Tweedsmuir
Earl of
GEMS OF THOUGHT MOTIVES SHAPE CHARACTER AND ACTION
A collection of quotations on motive from Bruyere Penn Eddy Johnson Goethe and Macaulay. Each asserts that intent determines virtue and that character is shown by what one would do when unseen or unrewarded. The emphasis centers on inner purpose guiding thought speech and deeds.
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Macaulay
Long Braille Gone with the Wind Edition Cataloged
The New York Guild for the Jewish Blind Library holds a 30 volume Grade 1 Braille edition of Gone With the Wind. Transcribed by Mrs Ida Klingstein of 1100 Park Avenue, it spans 4110 pages. A blind reader reading 40 pages per hour would need 100 hours. Also notes termite counts and Hans Christian Andersen remark.
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Library of the Community Centre of the
New York Guild For the Jewish Blind
Margaret Mitchell
Ida Klingstein
Park Avenue
New York
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Carlton
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Monte Carlo
Little Milton
Big Brother
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Italy
United States
Dominion
TCA
Trans-Canada Airlines
T.C.A
Lethbridge Herald
Mickie
Home Service
Great Britain
Rs Av Ih
Fair of Athlone
Bruyere
William Penn
Mary Baker Eddy
Samuel Johnson
Goethe
Hans Christian Andersen
Plaatamil
MacDonald
France
W. L MacKenzie & CO. Ltd
Bannatyne Ave
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