All That Glitters Chapter XXIX Abduction in a Valley Cabin
Tamar Randolph endures captivity in a mountain cabin as Therese the moll hosts her and plans to use the ransom. Louie prepares a return, while Tamar recalls Shadwell and Christopher Sande. The pair share meals, Therese’s calm menace grows, and Louie’s plane returns toward noon.
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Tamar
Louie
Ranny
Therese
Shadwell
Cricket Hill
Christopher
Therese Tamar
Rhett Butler
Christopher Sande
Ransome Todd
Hoyle
Selby Sheridan
Wooden ships urged to meet shipbuilding needs on coast
R W Mayhew of Victoria argues Canada must build wooden ships on the coast due to steel shortages. He cites steel limits, convoys, leaks, and space for engines, while noting Germans sink more steel ships and steel output caps production. Howe has resisted this policy.
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R. W. Mayhew
Victoria
Canada
Meyhew
Vancouver Sun
Pins Cut Steel Use and Pepper Seeds for Tabasco
Britain used 1.5 billion fewer pins last year than in 1940 as steel is rationed. An American steel order for hair pins and bobby pins aims to save 16 million pounds of steel, equating to about 160000 fifty calibre machine guns. Pepper seeds for Tabasco undergo three years of aging in oak casks before use.
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Britain
United States
Smile Awhile Jokes and Quips From Daily Life
A collection of humorous dialogues and one liners featuring drill sergeants bakers and families. Characters range from a nervous recruit to a bachelor and antiquarian offering a 2000 year old vase. A playful snapshot of mid century wit and social norms.
Birthday Fortune Card Reading for Fun and Bets
A reader guidance piece explains a Birthday Fortune method using a card deck to reveal loves, news, a raise, or a house. It details shuffling, card selection, and meanings like the Five of Diamonds and Ace of Hearts, and notes a 32 page booklet with horoscope and fortune reading methods available for 15 cents from Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Beagle Channel Belt Narrow Waterway in Patagonia
A NATURAL CHANNEL Beagle Channel lies south of Tierra del Fuego spanning about 140 miles east to west. It is remarkably straight and rarely wider than three miles, with mountains plunging directly into the sea, making peaks appear over 3,250 feet high.
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Beagle Channel
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Bat
Farm Family Goes to Town on Saturdays in Canada
A cartoon depicts a Canadian farm family scanning the Home Town weekly every Thursday or Friday evening. Each member seeks items in ads from eggs to a new bike, chapeau, tractor, tobacco, school supplies, and used cars while rationing winds through the weekend shopping.
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Jones
Junior
Sue
Dad
Mom
Eagle Eye
Bill
Josephine
Archie
Casey
Canada
Skiing Club Formed by RAF Members in Iceland
RAF ski club formed in Iceland with officers acting as instructors for novices. Several members show promise and four week excursion groups are planned. Ample snow in the area supports ongoing training and mountain trips.
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R.A.F
Iceland
Dark Nights and Polar Auras
The polar regions experience nearly complete darkness, with the Aurora Borealis in the Arctic and the Aurora Australis in the Antarctic lighting the sky. The horizon stays faintly illuminated by the hidden sun.
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Polar
Arctic
Antarctic
Army Tailors and Copernican Theory
The regimental sergeant-tailor alters non commissioned soldiers clothing and may do private work for officers if no public expense is involved. The Copernican theory held that the sun is the center of the planetary system.
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Earth
Moscow Towns in Amenca Named Moscow
A note reports that eleven towns within Amenca share the name Moscow. The article lists each locality and notes recurring naming as a regional oddity.
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Amenca
Moscow
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Gererv
Tamar Randolph
Lydia E Pinkham
Daily Mail
Pepsenranere
Sonny
Dave
Mary
Jack Dear
Wan
Mr. Brown
Home Service
Christie’s
Graham
Graham Wafers
University of Oklahoma
John H
Walter Camp
Oklahoma School of Journalism
Missouri Press Association
University of Missouri
Army Tailors
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