The Park Lane Mystery Chapter X Continues
Jim Carlton tails Arthur Ingle to a back street mansion and learns Ingle uses a cinematograph projector in a hidden room. A dangerous rooftop ascent, a broken window, and a houseful of secrets set up a cliffhanger as Carlton slips inside to confront the unknown.
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Fotheringay Mansions
Ingles
Elk
Jim
Mr. Ingle
Inspector Elk
Jim Carlton
Arthur Ingle
Ingle
Wheat and crops push regional farming progress in Creston area
In a dyked area near Creston British Columbia about half a million bushels of wheat are produced annually. This year 1500 acres are planted with peas and new efforts include sugar beet seed production. The note mentions straw drinking as an ancient practice and contrasts it with modernity.
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Creston
B.C
July 13 Almanak Prank Turns Rain Into Boost
The Christian Science Monitor notes Isaiah Thomas, early printer of the Farmer's Almanak, faced a joking prompt to add after July 13. He answered anything. The 18th century Almanak then listed rain hail and snow after July 13 and, true to life, it rained that day, boosting sales.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Isaiah
Thomas
the Almanak
Gems of Thought Quotes on Struggle and Virtue
A collection of aphorisms and Bible verse notes on overcoming difficulty and inner strength. Highlights include lines attributed to Sir Philip Sidney, Mary Baker Eddy, and Anon about wrestling with adversity and striving for mastery.
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Sir Philip Sidney
Illicit Trapping Rings Roil Northern Ontario Fur Trade
The North Bay Nugget reports a widespread illicit trapping network in Northern Ontario exploiting fur bearing animals protected for conservation. It notes trappers, Indigenous and non Indigenous participants share blame, but the main liability lies with those who provide and demand illegal furs, despite heavy fines and jail terms.
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Ontario
North Bay
Australia Opens Homes for British Children
Australia tells Britain thousands of Bri tons can be housed in the Commonwealth and every British child sent will have a private home. Melbourne citizens have offered 18,000 homes and more offers are expected as occupied spaces increase.
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Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Melbourne
Field Marshal Earl Cavan Removes Italian Decorations
Field Marshal Earl Cavan, commander of the British army in World War I, has removed his Italian decorations awarded for service to Italy. The action mirrors postwar debates over medals and honors among Allied commanders.
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Earl Cavan
Caring For Soldiers Red Cross Hospital Visitors' Committee
Canadian Red Cross in London operates Hospital Visitors' Committees in Britain to aid Canadian troops. Women volunteers in England respond to hospital needs, report to the Soldiers' Comforts Committee, and dispatch parcels. An Overseas Advisory Committee accepted a Worcester home for ten convalescent officers funded by Mrs Bond at an estimated cost of £3,000.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
England
Canadian Red Cross
London
Canada
Worcester
Bond
ZigZag clocks aid ships against U boats in wartime
David Nicholl of Union Castle Line explains zig-zag clocks used by British merchant ships to timing course changes. The inquiry reviews the loss of the 7016 ton motor schooner Rothe say Castle which struck a reef off Scotland in January and broke her back.
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Ministry of Shipping
David Nicholl
Union Castle Line
Nicholl
Rothesay Castle
Scotland
Colorful picnic plate serving dish pattern project
Homemaking article explains making decorative plates from picnic ware with blue deer and horse motifs. Trace patterns on wrapping paper, cut 16 light and 16 dark horseshoes, apply designs after shellac, add three coats for a durable finish. Also lists other booklets available for 15 cents each from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott
Evacuated convoy sailor recalls bombings and German prisoners
A traveller in a convoy evacuating soldiers to a British port describes how air raids tested morale. He notes the need to silence German prisoners to avoid unraveling under pressure, remarking the situation would have been fine without them. The London Spectator quote is cited.
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London Spectator
Australia tightens wartime economy and rationing
The Commonwealth orders waste salvage from households and businesses to aid the war. States set up collectors and oversee recycling of paper cardboard bottles scrap metal rags and rubber. Newsprint rationing for 1938 39 tonnage cuts and gasoline constraints follow with specific monthly allowances for cars and trucks and a planned grouping to reduce mileage. Victoria Red Cross benefits from waste sales.
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Victoria Red Cross
Regulations broadened for war savings certificates in Canada
Bank of Canada war savings committee expands eligibility to groups. Certificates may be issued to clubs and organizations not-for-profit for patriotic and civic activities. Individuals remain limited to purchases up to 500 dollars. Service clubs and labor and fraternal groups join, except those mainly as insurance or benefit societies.
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Canada
War Savings Committee
Bank of Canada
Smallest Electric Motor Breaks World Records at Swiss Exposition
The Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich showcased the smallest electric motor weighing 16 grams made by M. Fernand Huguenin, a La Tour de Peilz watchmaker near Vevey. He now built an even smaller 0.6 gram motor using powerful magnifying glasses, powered by a pocket battery, fashioned into a tie pin set in a hollowed pearl cut in two.
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Zurich
M. Fernand Huguenin
la Tour de Peilz
Vevy
M. Huguenin
London Times
End Of Unemployment Budget Note by J L Ralston
In his budget speech Hon J L Ralston predicts wartime spending exceeding 700 million dollars will force a return to productive employment for all who can work and are not required for military service. He notes substantial UK expenditures in the country contributing to this outcome.
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United Kingdom
J. L. Ralston
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