Dry Rot Secrets Spark A Widow's Home Bargain
Widow Mason visits the Ryersons home after buying out their old cottage. Jeff Ryerson and his wife had hidden a dry rot patch beneath linoleum that concealed three thousand dollars in bank notes. Mrs Mason discovers the cash when moving in with her three children, prompting questions about the Ryersons' motives and past actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Ryersons
Peraps
Jeff Ryerson
Jeff
Judge Harley
Bob
Discovers Home Skin Remedy Claim Review
A garbled OCR style notice promotes a skin remedy claiming to treat eczema and pimples across Canada. It mentions antiseptic, penetrating ingredients and promises money back if unsatisfied. The ad frames the product as a cure and appeals to broad consumer appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioone
Canada
Kim
Marching Through Mirth: Comic Classroom and Courtroom Snippets
A jumble of old jokes and quips unfolds across a classroom and a police court. A pupil explains eight in the family delaying the alarm. a foreman and workman trade digs over a trench. a probate judge jokes about execution. a nurse and husband scene ends with a dancing wife remark.
Acts of courage bridge nations more than words
A Cairo dispatch reports a U S troop transport attacked by enemy aircraft was saved twice by Royal Air Force fighters. Soldiers then donated 4000 dollars to aid RAF dependents, echoing similar hospital-aid efforts for a crippled English boy. Such acts forge trust and respect beyond eloquent words.
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Mediterranean
United States
Cairo
Royal Air Force
RAF
Britain
Ottawa Journal
Pattern 4441 two piece dressy for daily wear
This week’s Anne Adams Pattern 4441 offers a softly cut two piece dressy outfit in small print dark ground. Available in men? women sizes 32 through 46 with size 36 needing 3 3/4 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents coin for pattern and address details to Winnipeg pattern dept at 173 McDermott Ave EB Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermott
Man
Lead in Aircraft Propellerless Rocket Plane
The piece credits Group Captain Frank Whittle LAF as the principal inventor of the new propellorless rocket plane. It notes British leadership in aircraft design and cites this as a key reason for the RAF's prominent status.
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Frank Whittle
RAF
Flax Cultivation Surges in Britain for Aircraft Factories
The area under flax in Britain rose from a few hundred acres in 1939 to over 50 000 acres in 1943, with Northern Ireland increasing from about 29 000 to 90 000 acres. This expansion yields large quantities of high grade fiber for aircraft factory use.
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Britain
Northern Ireland
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Tory
Toronto
Mr. Ryerson
ROYAL
Julia
Mandy
Didge
Yassuh
Old Boy
Anne Adam
Fort Erie
Buckley
Betsy
Thewe
Gomer Buckley
Alaaien Limited
Royal Mark Building
MacDonald
Standand Smoke
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