Sabotage Case Heats Up at Bristow Plant in Chapter IX
Nancy Thorne pushes through fear after finding the murdered manager grimshaw and faces police questions with John Bristow involved. The plant buzzes as Bristow acts as interim manager while Nancy learns of a planned 7 pm shipment tied to Hugo Blake and potential conspirators. suspense builds as she races to warn key players before the truck leaves.
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Nancy Thorne
Annie Burke
Nancy
Madge Fletcher
John Bristow
Grimshaw
Hugo
Hugo Blake
Bristow
Wartime Patriotism Recipes Promote Canadian Produce
Miss L C Pepper heads the Dominion Department of Agriculture Consumers Section lecturing women on substituting Canadian fruits and vegetables for imports after new food laws. Miss E LeBlanc notes earlier US purchases, pushes rhubarb canning, canned apples, and daily foods to meet vitamin needs, with plans for candied fruit from Canadian supplies and new apple products like flakes and chips.
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L. C. Pepper
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Miss Pepper
Dominion
United States
E. LeBlanc
Canada
Grief Strikes as Brother Pat Is Hurt at Airport
Nancy bursts with emotion upon hearing her brother Pat is severely injured. Madge Fletcher urges Nancy to rush to the emergency hospital at the airport as news reaches them. The scene ends with immediate concern and a cliffhanger.
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Nancy
Pat
Madge Fletcher
Cranberry Byproducts Spark New Chemicals Venture
Scientists disclose ursolic acid from cranberry scraps as an emulsifying agent worth 80 dollars an ounce. Cranberry seed oil also yields vitamin A, prompting plans for a 50000 dollar pilot plant to commercialize both products.
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Scientific American
Western Canada Food Council Forms in Calgary
A western Canadian food distribution council was organized at a Calgary meeting with about 45 representatives from agriculture processing wholesale retail labor and consumer groups. President J M Sinclair of Regina said the body shows willingness to jointly pursue reforms to improve production and distribution of food and promote greater equality among groups.
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Canada
Food Distribution Council
Calgary
Western Canada
J. M. Sinclair
Regina
London taxi driver ferries unexploded bomb for fare
A London cabman accepted threepence to transport an unexploded bomb after a police sergeant hired him. Two bomb disposal officers asked for transport to move the device to safety. The driver collected the fare from the town hall the next day, describing it as luggage charge.
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London
Gems of Thought on Custom and Freedom
A compact set of aphorisms on custom education and fashion. Quotes from Bacon Mary Baker Eddy Dumas and Mill reflect on how habit rules behavior yet freedom comes from questioning it. The passages contrast transient social norms with enduring spiritual or moral radiance.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Selected Recipes for Corn and Wafers Bake
Layer corn green pepper and celery with crumbled wafers and seasoning in a greased dish. Pour hot milk with melted butter over layers, dot with remaining butter, and bake at 425 degrees F for 25 minutes yields six portions.
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Christie's Soda
How to whip Jell-O to a fluffy sherbet style dessert
Dissolve Jell-O in hot water and chill. Whip with a rotary egg beater until fluffy and thick like whipped cream. Spoon into sherbet glasses, chill until firm, and garnish with fruit. Use cracked ice or ice water for rapid chilling.
British aid planes collect Greece medical supplies drive
The Netherlands East Indies Red Cross Society pledged an immediate response to Greece with 2,000,000 quinine tablets and 10,000 tubes of anti tetanus serum collected for shipment. Funds and blankets will also be forwarded to support relief efforts.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Netherlands East Indies Red Cross Society
BBC
Greece
An Odd Lapland Courtship Custom
A suitor must gain access to the bride’s home to cook and serve coffee for acceptance as a son in law. If parents refuse entry, he is rejected as a suitor. if allowed inside and successful, he becomes acceptable to marry.
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Lapland
Glass Gardens and Terrarium Projects for Windows
A Home Service feature promotes colorful glass gardens and terrariums. It describes constructing miniature hot houses with pebbles soil and humidity, planting lan tana and futonia, and growing cacti gardenias and herbs. The piece advertises a 32 page booklet Glass Gardens and Novelty Indoor Gardens for 15 coins and lists other booklets available at 15c each.
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Peru
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Onions Decline in Britain Amid Christmas Shortages
A British letter writer laments onion supply disruptions during Christmas as prices rose and rationing began. A clipping notes a 14 pound onion parcel ranked as the most valuable mail loss of the season, with leeks disappearing alongside onions.
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Britain
Canada
Apples Show Peel Richer in Vitamin C Than Flesh
A test of sixteen apple varieties found vitamin C in the peel about five times higher than in the flesh, highlighting the peel as a richer source of the nutrient.
Ontario Leads Canada in Leather Tannery Output
Ontario supplies eighty eight percent of Canada's leather tannery output while market hogs listed as boars are used for sausage production.
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Canada
Ontario
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