Fort George Chronicles Aims Toward The North
Alan Cameron contemplates departure for the interior as tension rises with Berthe and Rivard while Sergeant McQueen roofs up river plans. Mrs Hanbury, Ottawa special agent, confronts Alan about his reputation and McCord, ending with a sharp exchange and a defiant farewell.
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Berthe
John McCord
Rivard
Madame Dessane
McCord
Alan
Noel
Cameron
Sergeant McQueen
Whale River
McQueen
Fort George
Slade
Three Forks
Heather
Alan Cameron
Rough
Mrs. Hanbury
Ottawa
Berthe Dessane
The Opportunist Salesman Turns Rain into Deals
A sales manager notes the mark of a born salesman is opportunism. In a club story, a salesman sheltered from a downpour enters a store, pitches to the manager, quotes forty eight dollars, and the prospect orders twelve to cover all branches. The tale argues opportunism yields immediate business.
Forced labor decree shocks resilient Spanish workers
The Franco regime decrees 15 days of state forced labor for able bodied Spaniards with no pay, with escape only by paying 15 days wages to a government agency. The Times notes working classes unaccustomed to labor now face a dictator’s reconstruction.
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Spain
Victoria, B.C
Times
Panama Canal Defense Plans Highlight War Proof Aim
The U S government treats the Panama Canal as a keystone of Western Hemisphere defense and seeks to make it war proof. Since 1914 the canal has moved over 100000 vessels, prompting Congress to appropriate 27000000 for defenses and garrison expansion.
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U.S
Panama Canal
United States
Congress
Canal Zone
War Department
Canal
Maron Craig
Hemisphere
Aga Khan urges loyal service to Britain across Muslim world
Information Ministry reports the Aga Khan calls on 10 million Muslims in India Africa and Central Asia to render unstinting support for Britain's war effort. Messages urge daily prayers and published pledges from British Guiana Mauritius and Southern Rhodesia mobilization of territorial forces for service. A note on Jupiter cites a 9 hour 55 minute day and the planet's 12 year orbital period. An instrument measures glass refraction index and oak weighs 50 pounds per cubic foot.
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Information Ministry
London
Aga Khan
India
Africa
Central Asia
Great Britain
Ismailia Executive Council
Zanzibar
Empire Affairs
British Guiana
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Turkey backs Allies as Inonu resists German pressure
Turkish leader Ismet Inonu, deaf yet fearless, rejects von Papen’s Austrian pressure to pivot Turkey from French and British guarantees. He tells France and Britain Turkey will stand with the Allies, even if the Reich is ten times stronger, amid German Soviet pact news and a French Turkish trade deal.
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Ismet Inonu
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Dardanelles
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Soviet Union
Black Sea
Germany
Japan
von Papen
Inonu
France
Britain
Reich
Problem Child Vision Fix Restores Nine-Year-Old’s Sight
A Chicago boy named Richard Kenealy, once misperceiving moving objects upside down, now sees normally after Dr. Edmund Krump trained him to use one eye at a time then both eyes. Previously his reading ran right to left and he was labeled a problem child.
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Edmund Krump
Richard
Chicago
Krump
Boots on ancient skeleton reveal Roman soldier footwear
Remains of hobnailed boots found on a skeleton of a Roman soldier buried near Charlbury Eng 2000 years ago. The article notes plant name confusion between North America and England and reports plans to plant nearly 1 500 000 acres in the Urdenville district of New South Wales to protect trees and wildlife.
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Britain
Charlbury
Eng
Urdenville
New South Wales
Fiery Itching Toes and Feet Remedy Claim
A vintage ad-promises Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful treatment. It claims instant relief for itching burns and eczema of the toes and feet, with quick improvement after use. The product, sold in bottles at modern drug stores, is described as safe and rarely failing to aid the listed conditions.
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Tou
Moone
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Neil Campbell
Gabriel
Madame
Cam
Eron
Hudson's Bay
THE
River OF Skulls
George Marsh
Gillett
Lars
Gillett’s Lye
Standard Brands Ltd
Freeser
Ams
Liberty Street
Toronto
Canadian Shredded Wheat Company
Led
Niagara Falls - Canada
Rage AT Your
Montreal
Mount Royal
Vernon G. Cardy
Panama Canal Defence
Southern Rhodesia
Salisbury
Bulawayo
Umtali
Quelo
Jupiter
Richard Kenealy
North America
England
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