Daughter of Destiny Opens in Palm Springs Encounter
Devona Raebourne, a schoolgirl posing as an actress’s daughter, lands in Los Angeles with Dale Brasher. He guides her through Pier 29 to a stylish restaurant, where their conversation hints at danger, mystery, and a foretold fate tied to her late father’s death.
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Devona
Dale
Shanghai
International
Valhallas
Pier 29
Vara
Palm Springs
Bombay
EL Mexicano
Raebourne
Senor Macias
To Be Continued A Tale Of Army And Imagined Tanks
A fragment evokes a parade of imagination where a horse in the army is deemed finished yet prompts whimsical calls for an A and A tank. The playful line imagines a knightly request as a humorous royal fantasy amid military life.
Devona Raebourne Returns Home to Hollywood Troupe
Devona Raebourne reunites with her long lost family as she arrives in Los Angeles to meet her mother Vara and her stand-in father Dale Brasher. She learns Vara’s hidden daughter may shock old fans while adjusting to a new life in the theatre world and a homecoming after years apart.
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Devona
Vara
Dale
Daddy
Bombay
New York
New York Harbor
Douglas Raebourne
Ocean plants form base of deep sea life to 400 feet
The passage notes abundant ocean plant life reaches depths of about 400 feet, underpinning all animal life in the sea. The implication is that photosynthetic and other plant processes sustain marine ecosystems throughout this depth.
Fine English Tradition and the British Empire
A letter praising England and the British Empire as a beacon of civilization progress and law. The author invokes Queen Elizabeth, Dr Johnson, Lamb, Galsworthy, Soames Forsyte, Katharine Mansfield, Jane Austen, and A Edward Newton, tying their legacy to the brave people striving to preserve these cultural achievements for future generations.
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England
Elizabeth
Dr. Johnson
Charles Lamb
The
East India Company
Mary
John Galsworthy
Soames Forsyte
Green Park
Val Dartie
South Africa
Barchester Towers
Jane Austen
Katherine Mansfield
A. Edward Newton
London
Ruth Jerome Noble
New York
Flowers as God’s thoughts in blossoms and garlands
A collection of quotes on flowers celebrating divine beauty and love. Wilberforce Percival Park Benjamin Mary Baker Eddy South Theodore Parker admire flowers as signs of heavenly craft and universal language of affection and inspiration.
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Park Benjamin
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Theodore Parker
Tribute to Banting
The London Spectator praises Sir Frederick Banting noting his name will long be linked with diabetes treatment and insulin. It calls Banting Canada’s greatest medical contributor and credits his discovery with saving tens of thousands of lives twenty years after the breakthrough.
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Sir Frederick Banting
Banting
Jenner
Lister
Simpson
Ross
Canada
London Spectator
Marian Anderson Receives Bok Award In Philadelphia
Marian Anderson, acclaimed world ranking singer and Philadelphia native, receives the Edward A Bok award of 10000 dollars at the Academy of Music. She pledges the prize to charity and education to help talented but needy individuals pursue their dreams. The Bok prize, established in 1921, honors service advancing Philadelphia's interests.
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Marian Anderson
Edward A. Bok
Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Germans Transplant Trees in Normandy to Foil Air Attacks
Reports say German forces are transplanting trees in Normandy to create camouflage for air operations. The article notes Nazi diligence but questions whether the tactic will succeed and mentions the “Der Fuehrer” in connection with future findings.
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Normandy
Circus Elephants Plow Fields in South England
Report notes circus elephants were driven to pull plows in rural areas of southern England. Officials described unusual task as part of agricultural spectacle, with locals observing the training and limited public safety measures in place.
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South of
England
Learn to Play Guitar With Easy Home Lessons
Promote a self taught approach to guitar playing with simple diagrams and chords for Littl Brown Jug. Describes finger positions, strumming, and timing. Offers a 32 page instruction book for 15 cents plus additional booklets on games gardening weddings shorthand nursing and glass painting.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Not A Besieged Fortress
J W T Mason argues that Europe is the siege target while Britain remains open to world shipping. He asserts the British navy controls sea lanes and the axis cannot break the blockade under any foreseeable future condition.
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Britain
Navy
British Isles
Europe
J. W. T. Mason
Great Britain
Orient
Germany
Hitler
Parachute Landing in Britain Sparks Bold Local Defense
A Canadian airman forced to land by parachute in rural England was greeted by a burly farmer armed with a gun, the hired man with a cudgel behind him, and a housewife with an iron skillet in front. The incident is presented as a warning Hitler should heed.
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Britain
England
Hitler
Statement on land animals between poles and 60 latitude
The text asserts that no land animals larger than insects exist between the South Pole and latitude 60. It presents a geographical zoological claim about vertebrate presence in extreme southern to mid-latitude regions.
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South Pole
Latitude
Definition of an Acre Tied to Plow Day Work
An acre was originally defined as the area a yoke of oxen could plow in a day. The unit stems from medieval agricultural practice and reflects manual fieldwork limits of the era.
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D Wona
Los Angeles
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Gore
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Hull
Leighton McCarthy
Cordell Hull
Washington
New York Herald
Tribune
Percival
South
Home Service
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
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