Prospectors Strike Rich on River Bar Bonanza
Industrious prospectors John and Alan, aided by Aleck Drummond, reveal coarse gold in river sand and a pea sized nugget as they push to exploit a promising bar. The group plans meat caches and barge travel while Heather confronts fear and Alan faces a shifting romantic pull amid looming food shortages and a salmon run delay.
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John
Alan
Aleck Drummond
McCord
Heather
Noel
Napayo
Barrens
Koksoak
McCond
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Alan Cameron
Berthe
Berke
Peterboro
Hus
Spiders as Industrial Assistants in War Effort
Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir Harold Brown highlights Britain's industrial adaptability with eight legged craftsmen weaving silken graticules for fine instrument glass. He cites Gramophone makers turning to fuses, sugar machinery producing armour plate, electrical firms building guns and shells, knitting machine makers supplying wartime instruments, and agricultural engineers mounting gun turrets and tanks while civilian production continues for export and postwar recovery.
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K Apoth
Harold Brown
Harold
Gramophone
Ald
Party Game Secrets from the Home Service Catalog
A Winnipeg Home Service notice promotes party games and a 32-page booklet titled Party Games for All Occasions offering ideas such as On Safari, Who Am I, Magic Writing and Card Toss Fortunes. It invites readers to order by mail and lists related booklets and prices for a Winnipeg audience.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg
Newspaper Union
McDermot ‘Ave
Man
Old Superstitions About Toads Survive in Memory
A recall of beliefs from years past about toads: they supposedly bore warts and jewels, could poison infants with their breath, possess medicinal powers, cause rain when stepped on, and alter cow milk quality if killed.
news filtering in russian people beginning to hear
A New York Times report from Moscow notes that Russians are starting to hear of heavy Red Army reverses in Finland. Public chatter cites cold, under equipped troops and machine-gun fire, while few channels allow protest or political challenge against the government.
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Finland
Moscow
Russia
Parliamen
OGPU
New York Times
Soviet-Backed Josef Stalin Steamship Delivered in Amsterdam
The Soviet Union took delivery of the 8950 ton passenger steamship Josef Stalin built in Amsterdam. The ship cost 4,900,000 florins about 2,393 dollars and payment was completed. Officials delayed acceptance pending an open sea test, which builders refused due to wartime mine dangers. test runs occurred in a North Sea channel.
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Russia
Soviet
Josef Stalin
Amsterdam
Netherlands
North Sea
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