Daughter of Destiny confronts coercive romance in a tainted spotlight
Devona hides her fear and pride amid Jose Macias influence while Dale Brasher observes with wary detachment. Macias presses Devona toward a career and secrets linked to Vara Vadne, threatening to sever her last link to Dale as the new play opens. Devona faces a choice between loyalty and survival in a glittering, perilous world.
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Devona
Dale Brasher
Dale
Vara
San Francisco
Macias
Vara Vadne
Macias Gark
Talbot
Jose Macias
Jose
Brasher
Cerainly
Dona
British Pottery Boom Boosts Overseas Trade
Britain shipped nearly £2,000,000 more pottery abroad last year than the prior year as makers doubled china figures sent to the United States and Canada. Domestic output focuses on industrial pottery like chemical stoneware used for pipelines valves and tanks, with stronger corrosion resistance and precise grading. Porcelain supplies increase for laboratories and water and acid filtrations.
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Toby
Winston Churchill
United States
Canada
China
North America
Britain
Germany
Not A Bad Description From a Pretoria Pipe Band
A Kaffir in Church Square Pretoria comments on a Scots regiment pipe band debut. After brief thought he says the band is all one like with no beginning middle or finish. The remark satirizes perceived lack of structure in the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Square
Pretoria
Transvaal
Women Serve Behind Front Lines in Soviet War Effort
Soviet policy limits women to noncombat roles while many work in medical services interpreters clerks and headquarters positions Reports of women fighting with the Red Army are dismissed as German propaganda or isolated cases Training programs prepare women for factory and farm work under the slogan not a single machine tractor or combine should remain idle.
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Soviet
Russia
Red Army
Moscow
Three War Guest Paintings Arrive at National Gallery of Canada
Three distinguished paintings from England arrive in Ottawa and will stay at the National Gallery of Canada for the duration. The works include William Hogarth's The Graham Children from 1742, John Constable's Salt Box Hampstead Heath of 1822, and J M Turner’s Burial at Sea of Sir David Wilkie from 1884. Sir David Wilkie died aboard ship near Gibraltar and was buried at sea.
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England
National Gallery of Canada
National Gallery
London
Canada
Graham
William Hogarth
Hogard
John Constable
Far East
Gibraltar
Record potato crisps empire feeds Britain's forces
The Domesday Book linked villages supply millions of packets from 20 000 tons of potatoes grown on a vast estate. Ten factories across Britain plus two in Australia process output to 125 000 000 packets yearly, serving civilians and service canteens. Muizen potatoes from the Netherlands aid yields.
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Britain
England
Lincolnshire
Nocton
Dunston
Great Britain
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
Repair Shops Face Tremendous Pressure in Liverpool
The Liverpool Post notes shoe repairers and dry cleaners in Liverpool endure severe strain after clothes rationing. Some would expand if they could obtain facilities and plant, but cannot. One shop posted a notice: The management regret that no more goods whatever can be accepted for cleaning before August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devona
Manuel
Liverpool Post
Liverpool
Greek trader seeks name return in Chicago court
Louis Harris a Chicago butcher petitions the court to restore his name to Elias Haralampopoulos after adopting the simpler form Harris. The Greek origin of the original name and the difficulty for customers to remember it are cited.
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Louis Harris
Chicago
Elias Haralampopoulos
Harris
Nurses and Wardens Craft Toys for Bombed-Out Children
At a Fulham first-aid post, nurses and wardens make toys for bombed-out children now in the country. They stitch doll beds, pillows, and covers from salvaged bed linen and use scrap paint from tins. Toys include trains, horses, carts, dolls, beds, and airplanes, with workers mass producing one item each.
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Fulham
London
Overseas Daily Mail
Gems of Thought on Motive and Action
A collection of aphorisms on motive and morality from Rochefoucauld William Jay Walter Scott Mary Baker Eddy Kreeshna and Seneca. The quotes stress that action should be judged by inner motive and virtue rather than by outward reward or outcome.
Bob White Quail Arrives in Manitoba in First Release
The Manitoba Department of Natural Resources released sixty bob white quail in the province over six weeks, marking their arrival in Western Canada. The move aims to establish a thriving population, though a prior British Columbia trial failed.
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Canada
Manitoba
Department of Natural Resources
British Columbia
Edmonton Journal
Bermuda imports water from New York amid drought
The Bermuda islands lack rivers and wells and rely on rainwater captured on rooftops stored in tanks. With a prolonged drought, Bermuda is taking steps including importing drinking water from New York, as reported by the Ottawa Journal.
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Bermuda
New York
Islands
Ottawa Journal
How to Plan a Formal or Informal Wedding
Bride to be guidance on planning a wedding, from choosing formality to guest invitations and menus. The notice promotes a 32 page etiquette booklet from Home Service Winnipeg Newspaper Union listing planning tips and budgeting advice with order form and other booklets.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Young Canadian’s letter to air force shows strong loyalty
Eight year old Myron Molchan from Ranfurly Alta writes to Lt. Harry E. Jones recruiting officer in Edmonton claiming fitness to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Jones responds saying the boy is too young but praises his outlook and desire to serve Canada.
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Harry E. Jones
Royal Canadian Air Force
Edmonton
Canada
Myron Molchan
Ranfurly
Alta
Air Force
Tam
Strang
Jones
Myron
Hearings and Beliefs Through Press Ad Exchange
A Portuguese advertisement claimed Germany speaks and the world hears her while the British embassy answered that London’s voice speaks and the world believes it, highlighting propaganda style rhetoric in diplomatic discourse.
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Germany
Voice of
London
Holidays Rationed to Fortnight Stays at Seaside Resorts
Several seaside towns ration holiday stays to a maximum two weeks to keep rooms available for war workers on short leave. The note cites high demand and aims to prevent abuse of limited accommodation. In Rome, a tribunal was historically a place for officials to perform their duties.
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Rome
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First Aid
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Walter Scott
Mary Baker Eddy
Kreeshna
Seneca
Bob White
Home Service
Alberta
Lydia Pinkham
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