River of Skulls peril drives northward voyage
The Peterboro crew push down a white water river through a rocky canyon in Ungava. They evade Naskapi signals while rescuing gear and keeping pemmican and flour dry after a canoe capsize. Heather and Alan manage leadership as dangers loom ahead.
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Great Central
River of Skulls
Alan
Noel
Heather
Ungava
Koksoak
McCord
Peterboro
John
McQueen
Naskapi
Vallue
Attractive Mickey Mouse Gas Masks For London Children
London children receive colorful Mickey Mouse gas masks to ease adoption and combat reluctance to wear protective equipment. In Wandsworth Borough the masks are popular with children while mothers struggle to convince them the masks are not toys. A separate note recalls early Chinese use of hollow brass tubes as a primitive telephone link between guard stations.
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London
Wandsworth
China
B.C
Snakes as Guardians of Treasure In Indian Lore
A folk belief in India holds snakes as guardians of hidden wealth. The motif appears across regional tales and rituals, portraying serpents as protectors of treasures buried in forests or under sacred sites.
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India
Irish Fighting Spirit Drives Irish in Ireland to Enlist in British Army
The Argonaut notes that despite Ireland being an independent nation, many young Irishmen are enlisting in the British army and boarding ships to England. Oswald Garrison Villard observes the scene in London. The piece praises Irish fighters, citing Civil War loyalties and a long tradition of martial support for England.
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San Francisco
Ireland
Erre
Emerald Isle
England
Oswald Garrison Villard
London
Geese Keep Memory For Decades At Big Quill Lake
A Saskatchewan lake story notes long memory in geese as an old massacre shapes feeding patterns. Local observers say old geese avoid the area after a ten years ago night shooting reduced the flock and taught others to stay away, given geese can live fifty years or more.
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Quill Lake
Saskatchewan
Big Quill Lake
Wynyard
Big Quill
Penguin Post to Relay Antarctic Expedition News
The United States Antarctic Expedition will publish a daily mimeographed sheet named the Penguin Post edited by Roger Hawthorne. It will carry stories from radio messages and reports from both bases with expected infrequent replates.
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United States Antarctic Expedition
Penguin
Roger Hawthorne
Associated Press
United States
Hawthorne
Calgary Syndicate Opens Coal Mine Near Turner Valley
M. P. Johnson, a Calgary syndicate member, says the group has begun a coal mine using semi-anthracite coal akin to Pennsylvania coal. He estimates potential reserves of 10,000,000 tons in the field about 20 miles west of Turner Valley.
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M. P. Johnson
Calgary
Pennsylvania
Beaver Air Tactics Allow Five Minutes Underwater
A beaver can inhale sufficient air to stay submerged for about five minutes. This shows the animal’s remarkable diving adaptation enabling extended underwater foraging and shelter building.
England Shifts Spending From Groceries To Meat
England reduces grocery expenditure and increases spending on meat including poultry and rabbit in a shift in consumer buying patterns.
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England
Vegetarian Society Seeks Substitutes Amid Rationing
The Vegetarian Society from Manchester warns vegetarians about rationing and outlines Ministry of Food plans to exchange meat coupons for extra fat allowances. It advises obtaining margarine from health food stores and notes the lack of a special vegetable margarine program. The society also pushes for a protein ration and highlights nuts as essential, though largely imported.
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Vegetarian Society
Manchester
Ministry of Food
Manchester Guardian
Earliest Stone Age Eoliths Raise Questions in Court
A judge asks a witness about profession and lineage as the expert testifies on eoliths. The witness notes crude stone implements represent early human handiwork chipped by cave men at the start of the Stone Age.
Hore-Belisha’s school days reveal ambition over brilliance
B L Hallward Clifton headmaster recalled Leslie Hore-Belisha not a brilliant scholar, finding studies uphill but noting strong ambition and self-confidence. His three heroes Hannibal Byron Bottomley hint at a war minister’s future, creative power, and public profile. A Homer motto, My heart bids me succeed, still hangs in his War Office room.
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Leslie Hore-Belisha
Britain
B. L. Hallward
Hallward
Clifton College
London
Hore-Belisha
Hannibal
Byron
Horatio Bottomley
John Bull
Bottomley
Homer
Mr. Hore-Belisha
War Office
Turkey Urges Growth of Steamship Building
The article notes Turkey is encouraging the construction of steamships within its borders to boost its shipbuilding industry and national trade capacity.
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Turkey
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Halifax
Montreal
Onal Care
Toronto
COMPA
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Eveready Joe
Uckley
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