Daughter of Destiny Chapter XX Looms Over Dana
Dana Devona confronts Jose Macias as he presses for control of her life offering wealth and security in exchange for loyalty. She resists yet faces a grim future of hunger and coercion, vowing to outwit him while weighing a dangerous path forward and planning tomorrow’s move.
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Devona
Jose Macias
Freda
Macias
Dana
Don
Jewellers
London
Young Brasher
Musicians’ Union
Los Angeles
Manuel
Devona Raebourne
Freda Camp
Dale
Incapable Of Feeling The Argonaut Defends Hitler Critique
The Argonaut of San Francisco denounces Adolf Hitler as inhuman and devoid of humanity. It argues tyrants fail, cites past conquerors, and predicts Hitler will not consolidate his conquests. The piece portrays him as cold, reptilian, and incapable of love or friendship.
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The
Argonaut
San Francisco
Hitler
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Asia
Pacific
Mediterranean
Alexander the Great
Napoleon
Adolf Hitler
Ouija Board Confounds Brantford Police
A Brantford Ontario youth reports losing two dollars to a trick of an ouija board, baffling the police who say neither they nor the desk sergeant can locate the missing funds. The article also notes Royal Canadian Navy convoys totaling over 27 million tons since the war began and highlights British Columbia's diverse farming climate.
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Brantford
Ont
The
Blue
the Inquirer
Ouija Board
Royal Canadian Navy
Automobile parts count and description note
A historical machine reference notes about fifteen thousand separate parts in a modern automobile. The fragment mentions a figure of 2425 but lacks context or further details.
The Tank and the War Elephant Across Ages
The article compares modern tanks to ancient war elephants, noting both serve to force infantry breakthroughs. It traces armor origins from animal hides and Carthaginian protections to metallurgical advances, and highlights elephants as logistical carriers in Hannibal’s Alps march and Carthaginian warfare.
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Europe
American Society For Metals
Cleveland
Ohio
Carthage
Rome
Hannibal
Spain
Alps
Italy
Alpine
Grizzled Sea Dogs Return to Royal Navy Duty
Britain mobilizes aging sailors to sustain the Atlantic lifeline. Navy records name a 70 year old chief engineer and a 66 year old veteran among others, with 27 over 60 and nearly 400 between 45 and 55, all back at sea or in maintenance roles since January last year.
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Royal Navy
Atlantic
Britain
America
The
Navy
Royal Marines
Royal Navy Reserve
Gems of Thought on Self-Respect and Convictions
A collection of aphorisms from Chapin Sterne Eddy Longfellow Smiles and Paine on self respect honesty and moral conduct. It urges loyalty to one's best convictions and maintaining self respect as a shield against deceit and hypocrisy. Each quote emphasizes inner fidelity and dignity as essential to happiness and character.
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Chapin
Mary Baker Eddy
Coin Toss Ends In Cartier Trade For New York City House
The stepfather of the late Phil Plant offered Cartier a coin toss wager for a $1.2 million pearl necklace. Heads would pay cash, tails would trade a New York townhouse at 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue. The coin landed tails, Cartier received the house, and the necklace’s value plummeted to about a quarter of its original worth.
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Phil Plant
Cartier
Paris
52Nd Street
5Th Avenue
New York House
Breakfast During War Reflections On Substitutes And Hunger
A London Times riff on wartime rations and moral appetite. The piece notes bacon and eggs scarce, cereal and bread with vitamins, jam likely to be replaced by concentrate, and a man’s nostalgia for prewar breakfasts as he faces daily shortages.
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London Times
Night before payday mocks the navy training note
Poem style extraction satirizes pay delays in a service training publication. It quips about money shortages and duty shifts, with playful phrases about time, forward, and unsold commodities. The piece references Jamaica and sugar replacing bananas as a topic within a humorous naval context.
Paderewski Aided Singer In New York Concert
The pianist Paderewski, noted for kindness, accompanied a colored singer after the understudy failed to arrive. In a separate note, pelicans fly in unison with a leader guiding their wingbeats while some insects fly only once in their lifetimes.
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Paderewski
New York
Make Your Own Draperies With Swags And Draperies
Simple home sewing guide explains cutting slanted swag ends from extra wide side drapery pieces to form a continuous swag. Directions cover measuring, stitching, taping to the valance board, and adding tasseled cords. Includes booklet offer and other 15c supplementary guides from Winnipeg Newspaper Union co op.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
The Nazi Way and the European Rules of War
The New York Times argues that the Nazis apply a brutal code of war, suggesting Russians could imitate it by disguising as civilians, infiltrating lines, issuing false orders, and betraying hosts. The piece warns against moral relativism in wartime conduct.
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Marquis of Queensberry
New York Times
Free French Air Wing Kept Supplied by Mollison Flight
The ministry announced James Mollison, a British trans Atlantic pilot, flew 35 passenger Cunliffe Owen flying wing planes to French equatorial Africa for Free French troops. Mollison volunteered for the 4000 mile journey in unarmed craft along a route frequently within enemy patrols.
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Ministry of Aircraft Production
James Mollison
French Equatorial Africa
Mollison
Admiralty Demands Proof on Trident Submarine Sinking Claim
British admiralty officials would not credit a report that a trawler sank a submarine in the Atlantic until conclusive evidence arrived in port, including claimed German coats and tunics. The unidentified source notes skepticism and awaits verifiable proof before acknowledgment.
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Admiralty
Britain
Atlantic
Soap shaped like cigars made in Corintho Nicaragua
In Corintho Nicaragua locals produce soap molded in the shape and size of cigars. West Africa is described as the largest French colony in the region.
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Corintho
Nicaragua
West Africa
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TMI
Burgess Batteries
Ouiji Board
British Columbia
Province
Wilson
Wilson Fly Pad CO
Hamilton, Ont
Navy Record
Sterne
Longfellow
Samuel
Thomas Paine
New Yorker
No. 14
Service
Jamaica
Home Service
Africa
Mee
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