Plane Battle Ends in Gunfire and Crash on Alooska
Alan McCleod Baker and Buzzard attack five bandits along the Thal Azzah reach but Pedneault's launch is wrecked on a muskeg bar. Joyce signals a moment of danger then dives as the plane continues firing. The Browning shreds the lead canoe while Buzzard struggles. the plane loses power and drifts, disabled, as the fight stalls.
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Alan
Pedneault
Ped
Bill
Joyce
Dave
Alooska
Thal-Azzah
Buzzard
Pedecault
Pedneauilt
James A
Alan McCleod Baker
France
Alooska Forks
Alaska
Simply Worn Out Women Face Endless Household Duties
The ad claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores strength for women overwhelmed by daily chores. It asserts 8 of 18 women report benefit and urges purchase at a drugstore to see results.
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Cohen
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vault Defence Against Poison Gas Planned
Germany plans concrete bomb and gas proof vaults under key government buildings to shelter officials during air attacks. Conferences in the Reich ministry of traffic aim to find effective and cheap civilian protection measures as the government builds a nationwide shelter network.
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Germany
Special Aviation Department
Reich Ministry of Traffic
Off Colour Liver Health Advice From Quack Marketing
A garbled health blurb touts liver trouble and claims Carter's Latte Liver Pills restore “sunshine.” It mocks natural digestion and promotes unrelated remedies like laxatives and chewing gum, reflecting dubious patent medicine advertising.
Divorces in England and Wales: key trends and figures
The register-general reports about 7,000 divorces annually in Great Britain with fivefold rise over twenty years. Men file more petitions, 197 by husbands and 351 by wives for the coming term. Two thirds of divorced women remarry, and most second marriages pair with nonpreviously married partners.
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England
Wales
London
Register-General
Husbanes
Great Britain
Protest over Greece license plan sparks debate in Athens
Reports show protests against Greece's odd-even auto license scheme while gasoline sales drop slightly in Athens. Taxi users complain of insufficient service as car owners face half-time idling. Windsor mayor David Croll hosts a Mother's Day bloom drive for needy children. Ocean sunfish can weigh over 2000 pounds. London to India flights offer $10,000 trip insurance for $3.00.
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Greece
Athens
David Croll
Windsor
Ontario
Lindsay Post
Oldest Scandinavian ship unearthed reopens at Gothenburg Museum
The 14 metre Galtabeck Ship, found near Galtabeck on Sweden’s west coast, is shown for the first time in Gothenburg. Dated to about 400 A D, the oak clinker vessel features a square sail mast and oar propulsion, revealing early Nordic navigation and shipbuilding skill.
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Scandinavia
Gothenburg
Sweden
Galtabeck
Gothenburg Museum
The Rhyming Optimist New Seasonal Verse
A midspring poem describes a nesting robin returning after winter. The farm boy with a plow, blooming daisies, rainbow butterflies, and green hills frame the robin’s song. The verse envisions renewed enchantment and shared joy as rosebuds bloom.
Hunting For King's Baggage Company Forms In London
Fen Research Limited sets up to hunt for King John’s baggage and regalia lost in the Wash over 700 years ago. The firm plans to use electrical divination to locate the treasure in the shallow North Sea bay off the Lincolnshire and Norfolk coast. Tents for dogs have appeared in Leadon.
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Fen Research Limited
London
England
John
Cocos Islands
North Sea
Lincolnshire and
Norfolk
Little Helps For This Week from Frances R. Havergal
A devotional note urges readiness to obey the king’s appointments in daily life. It argues trials and interruptions become meaningless when all actions are offered to God, encouraging humble service in small tasks as God’s purpose.
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Frances R. Havergal
Champion Jig-Saw Puzzler Stanley Wartenburg Wins
Blind since childhood Stanley Wartenburg a 26 year old New York resident is celebrated as a champion jig-saw puzzler He asserts blindness aids his rapid assembly by ignoring color and relying on piece shape and memory He sorts border pieces then internal sections using left hand for curves and right to find mates He serves as industrial adviser to broom and map makers in the New York workshop of the Association of the Blind and has designed machinery for blind workers.
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Stanley Wartenburg
New York
Wartenburg
Broom
Association of the Blind
Revenue from umbrellas and teeth items on British railways
Suburban notices offer umbrella hire at a penny a day for commuters with commutation tickets as Southern Railway seeks new revenue sources. The article notes 2,500 sets of false teeth left on trains annually and mentions Canada’s tourist industry contributing over 200 million dollars in invisible imports this year.
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Southern Railway of England
Ralway
Canada
Cor
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Caprright
Tilline Byrree BM
Fea
Carter
Virginia Tobacco
Torrey
Fame
India
Earth
Aline Bichacho
Leadon
Samuel
Railway
Hamilton
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