All That Glitters in the Randolphs' Crusted Heritage
Ransome Todd sees wealth and legacy in the Randolphs including a thousand acre tract and a gold laden Cricket Hill. Tamar resists his interference with her family finances as she confronts him after a tense exchange. The scene shifts to the town bank where Todd implores Richard Sheridan to break a contract as the drama unfolds.
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Ransome Todd
Randolphs
Phoebe
Ransome
Tamar
Gran
Honey
Tam
Ol’ Massa
Cricket Hill
California
Knox Randolph
Ranny
Randolph
Ran
Christopher Sande
Sande
Todd
Tablahueka N
Pete
Sheridan & Sheridan
Attorneys-at-Law
Richard Sheridan
Unknown Size of Japan Fleet Stirs U S Navy Faces Hidden Imperial Navy
The United States Navy, largest in the world, battles an unseen Japanese fleet in the Pacific. Sources note Japan possesses at least eighteen capital ships with three exceeding 40 000 tons and 12 aircraft carriers, while Jane's Fighting Ship cites higher actual figures in its 1940 edition.
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Japan
United States Navy
Pacific
Imperial Japanese Navy
Jane's Fighting Ship
Frederick the Great Dishes Each Cook Had Private Kitchen
A historical note explains that at Frederick the Great’s table each dish was prepared by a different cook who had a private kitchen for his special offering. The fragment emphasizes elaborate personal cooks and unique menus at the royal table.
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Frederick the Great
Women in British Army Auxiliary Corps chase glamour and order
The ATS women, facing demands to balance uniforms and style, push for more glamour amid a major recruitment drive to 200,000. Regulations loosened to allow rings, slacks, streamlined caps, lanyards, and Sam Browne belts. Some officers resist epaulettes, preferring captain rank insignia over major status.
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British High Command
Britain
High Command
ATS
A.T.S
War Office
Gems of Thought Echoes on Expectation and Aspiration
A collection of aphorisms on desire and anticipation from Feltham, Mary Baker Eddy, Thomas Arnold, Goethe, and H. W. Beecher. The quotes contrast earthly pleasures with spiritual joys and stress progress through striving, with emphasis on looking forward to future tasks and goals.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Latin Translation Duty Assigned to Milton in 1649
In England 1649 John Milton was tasked with translating all letters to foreign rulers into Latin a duty tied to diplomatic correspondence. An ox has only half the carrying power of a camel illustrating a comparison of animal strength.
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England
John Milton
Firefighters Make Thousands of Toys From Debris in Spare Time
Britain’s national fire service turned bombed rubble into thousands of Christmas toys during lull in raids. Red Cross paint hid origins, cloth rationing curbed output, toys given away to children and nurseries. Officers praised the skill, a London dealer offered $9,000 for a collection but was refused.
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Witain
Britain
National Fire Service
Red Cross
London
Learn Piano Fast With Chord Charts From Home Service
An ad describes a 74 page piano instruction book from Home Service Dept Winnipeg News paper Union. It offers a keyboard chart and chord numbers to play melodies with right hand and simple left hand chords. Also lists other booklets and low prices, noting an automobile exemption from debt attachment in Montana law.
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Magic Circle
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg, Man
London's Charwomen Honored for Civil Defence Heroism
London civil defence workers receive a special entertainment event funded by an anonymous donor and overseen by Admiral Evans. He cites a charwoman whose blitzed home and killed children did not stop her from scrubbing the Dominions office the same day. The piece notes toothbrushes and handkerchiefs as tokens of valor given by Chinese generals. It also mentions 1939 oil output from the Netherlands East Indies totaling 8.8 million tons, or 2.8 percent of world production.
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Sir Courage
London
Admiral Evans
ARP
Ministers of the Crown
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Anne Tedlock Brooks
Chapter
Feltham
Thomas Arnold
Goethe
H. W. Beecher
le Lee
Livory
Aue
Phy Ou
Home Service
Montana
Charwon
Netherlands East Indies
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