Daughter of Destiny Faces Hidden Secrets at El Mexicano
Devona hides her distress by staying busy after a taxing fiesta at Los Angeles. Talbot Brasher and George Barnard urge support for her upcoming opening night while Vara's worries deepen. Devona suspects a visitor from Wong may know her secret passage and fears the danger of exposure.
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Devona
Los Angeles
el Mexicano
Macias
Talbot Brasher
George Barnard
Devona Raebourne
Talbot
Tal
Aniously
Vara
Barnard
Lemon Pie Confusion at Toronto Eatery
In a Toronto restaurant a young woman sits with an elderly man as he savors lemon chiffon pie. She asks the type of pie and hears two conflicting descriptions, first lemon lingerie then clarified as lemon chiffon, prompting playful confusion about the name.
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Toronto
Waitres
Maclean's
Names Spotted on Fairbanks Draft List Hint at Odd Pseudonyms
In Fairbanks Alaska a draft board record shows unusual names among registrants including Early Bird Bishop George Washington Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln suggesting prior naming by others. The event highlights strange aliases listed alongside standard identifiers in a historical context.
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Selective Service Board
Fairbanks
Alaska
George’ Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Near the close of the Civil War coffee sold for three dollars a cup
A Civil War era note reports coffee near Richmond Virginia cost three dollars per cup as Union forces pressed toward the capital. The record reflects extreme wartime prices and daily life hardships in the Confederate capital during the final months.
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Richmond
Drought Shrivels Alaskan Coast and Lighthouses Fight for Water
Southeast Alaska endures a severe dry spell with only 0.76 inch of rain in August. Cape Decision and Guard Island lighthouses lose water as Ne maha Cyane transport supplies. mines and canneries face shortages. Pumps rescue Ketchikan while fishing and shipping suffer from scarce rain and water.
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Alaska
Cape Decision
Kuiu Island
U.S. Coast Guard
Nemaha
Cyane
Guard Island
Tree Point
Eldred Rock
Cleaning Grain Separators to Prevent Weed Infestations
Expert notes that thorough cleaning of grain separators is essential to stop weed seed spread. Custom machines harbor crusted material, grease, and seeds in hard to reach spots, requiring detailed cleaning before and after threshing. Continuous contamination risks remain without careful maintenance.
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E. C. Stacey
Dominion Experimental Station
Beaverlodge
Alta
Grass as Food Could Help Britain in War Time
Prof. D B Johnstone-Wallace of Cornell says green grass may play a crucial wartime role. Dried grass powder is already produced for animals and may be fed to people. he notes it is nutritious and tastes fine. Ireland’s peat bog area accounts for about one seventh of the total.
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Barnards
Talbot
Devona
Vara
Barnard
Britain
D. B. Johnstone- Wallace
Cornell University
Prof. Johnstone-Wallace
Canadian Institute On Public Affairs
Johnstone-Wallace
Ireland
Gems of Thought on Temperance and Moderation
A compact collection of quotations on temperance and moderation from Simms Terence Steele Mary Baker Eddy Cicero and Timothy Dwight. The lines urge controlling passion embracing ordinary joys and ruling desires through reason and restraint.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Cicero
Soviet Ambassador Joins Elite St James's Club
The St James's Club in London, famed for its exclusive diplomacy crowd, welcomes Ivan Maisky, 57, Soviet Ambassador to Britain. Maisky, described as short and sturdy with a moon face and imperial whiskers, joins a long line of notable guests at the 1757-founded club famed for claret and Reynolds caricatures.
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London
St. James's Club
George Nathaniel
Marquess Curzon
Kedleston
St. James's
Joshua Reynolds
Ivan Mikhailovich Maisky
Northwest Territories Largely Unexplored, Says Observer
A terse observation notes that extensive portions of Canada’s Northwest Territories remain uncharted while a confident individual claims the lion’s share. The remark hints at regional development and exploration gaps in the territory.
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Canada
Northwest Territories
New Way To A Youthful Figure booklet offer
A Winnipeg Home Service notice promotes a 32 page calory chart booklet with 42 slimming menus and dessert recipes. It warns against high calorie items while highlighting low calorie options and party snacks. Available for 15 cents plus other booklet prices listed with ordering details.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Red Cross Mobile Kitchen Gift From Canada to Britain
Viscount Bennett presents a Canadian Red Cross mobile kitchen to Britain's Home Secretary Herbert Morrison on the Downing Street forecourt. The unit feeds over 200 people under air raid conditions as Lt. Vincent Massey and Major F S Jackson witness the exchange expressing gratitude for the aid.
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Canadian Red Cross
Britain
Viscount Bennett
Herbert Morrison
Foreign Office
Downing Street
Vincent Massey
F. S. Jackson
The
London Fire Service
Morrison
Canada
Atlantic Conference Aims to Calm Public on Security
After selecting the Atlantic as a safe and quiet venue for a Roosevelt Churchill meeting the article notes Dr Goebbels must persuade Germans that Nazi submarines and long range bombers dominate the ocean.
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Atlantic
London embraces last year's look in chic revival
London women raid attics for old costumes and remodels as fashion embraces last year's styles. The trend treats vintage garments as stylish and economical, with many embracing the retro revival as a statement of chic practicality.
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London
Wartime Board Extends Bread Ban to All Forms
The wartime prices and trade board announces its August 11 order forbidding sale of sliced bread in Canada also applies to bread in any form including rolls made from unsweetened dough.
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Prices and Trade Board
Canada
Silk Farming Ethics Highlight Looms Over Industry
For each pound of raw silk, 2,500 silkworms perish. This stark figure underscores debates on silkworm husbandry and the ecological cost of silk production as researchers and policymakers weigh humane alternatives.
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Kansas City Star
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