Night at the Stewed Prune Ends With Alarmed Meeting
Sarah Lynn fights sleep as Gunnar Thorwald arrives after a tense night at the Stewed Prune. A sleeping Sarah resists a dark warning while Duncan and Jim Allison navigate risky plans, and Arydine and Ned Webster juggle guests and a volatile mood.
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Sarah Lynn
Duncan
Sally Ann
Helena
Jim Allison
Jim
Gunnar Thorwald
Ardine
Mary Webster
Neddy
Fier Interruption Delays Event Again
The article notes another interruption halting ongoing proceedings and delaying the schedule once more. No further details on cause or participants are provided in the readable text.
Night Flight Prepares as Allison Restures Triumph Afield
Jim Allison and crew finalize plans for a mission despite delay. Reedley hurries to ready the aircraft while tension builds around a looming departure. Sarah Lynn drifts between dream and fear as she imagines flying high above the Prune. A stranded archaeologist note and a centipede fact drift in at story’s end.
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Jim Allison
Los Angeles
Americas
Cap
Allison
Reedley
Jim
Ardine
Woman with Sciatica Finds Quick Relief in Kruschen Salts
A widow with a strenuous daily routine credits Kruschen Salts with rapid relief from six years of crippling sciatica. She states that after a few weeks of dosing her pain vanished and she now starts each day with a pinch in water. The text notes sciatica links to uric acid crystals and claims Kruschen dissolves them.
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Sciatica
F.E.R
Cheddar Village Named for Its Noted Cheese History
The Somersetshire resort of Cheddar, on the Great Western Railway about 29 miles from Bristol, is famed for its cliffs and caves. Local lore links the name to Gaelic roots, while St Andrew's Gothic tower and Joseph Harding’s cheese formula highlight its enduring fame in English culture.
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Somersetshire
England
Bristol
John Cabot
Sebastian
Matthew
North America
C. M. Turner
Associated
British and Irish Railways
Ched
Cheddar
British Isles
St. Andrew’s
Joseph Harding
Harding
Dickens
Dr. Johnson
Thackeray
Goldsmith
Fielding
Sheridan
All Were Avoidable Rail Crossing Accidents in Canada
The Ottawa Journal reports 242 accidents at unprotected railroad crossings in Canada last year, causing 96 deaths and injuries to 300 people. Forty of the incidents occurred at crossings with protective devices, and all 242 could have been avoided if drivers had used caution and common sense.
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The
Ottawa Journal
Canada
Three Cent World's Fair Stamp Planned For April Release
The United States Post Office announces a dark purple three cent stamp to honor the New York World's Fair. It features a modernistic depiction of the trylon and perisphere and goes on sale April 1.
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United States Post Office Department
Admiralty Eyes Alberta Oil Field Development
Lieut.-Col. J. J. Liewellin told the House of Commons the admiralty is interested in Alberta oil field development and would negotiate to purchase supplies if oil met their specifications. He cautioned current specs do not satisfy requirements and noted Canada leads development.
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Duncan
Sarah Lynn
Gunnar Thorwald
Gunnar Thorwold
British Admiralty
Admiralty
Alberta
J. J. Liewellin
House of Commons
London
Percy Hurd
Liewellin
Empire
Percy
Henry Page-Croft
Col Liewellin
Selected Recipes Ice Cream From Jell-O Powder
A vintage recipe describes combining 3 cups milk with Vanilla Jell-O Ice Cream Powder then stirring until dissolved, adding 1 cup heavy cream, and freezing until thick but not hard. Fold in 14 cup Grape-Nuts and finish freezing for about one quart of ice cream.
Caramel Sauce With Walnuts And Cream Molds
Butter and brown sugar caramelize then Crown Brand Corn Syrup is added to form a taffy-like mixture. A starch-milk base thickens in a double boiler, then caramel and egg create a custard. flavoring is stirred in before molding, chilling, and serving with walnuts and cream.
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Benson's
Canada
Food Controller Reginald Ford Says Brussels Is Home
Major-General Sir Reginald Ford, Chief Divisional Food Control Officer for London and the Home Counties, explains by phone that living in Brussels is convenient. He notes he could reach Whitehall by plane in under 21 hours in peace and would return if war breaks out. The 70-year-old retired Army officer says he stays in touch with his office and receives department reports promptly.
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M.P
Reginald Ford
London
Home Counties
Brussels
News Chronicle
Belgium
Whitehall
Army
London News Chronicle
Fire yields baked apples after bush blaze in Dromana
A bush fire near Port Philip Bay at Dromana scorched orchard grass and tree tops but did not burn the trees or fruit. The intense heat from above and below baked the apples resulting in a remarkable crop.
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Dromana
Port Philip Bay
Melbourne
Australian News
Representation of Macdonald and McDonald Clans in Parliament
The passage notes that the MacDonald and McDonald clans are the most represented in federal parliament with several members named Mac or Me. The MacLeans and McLeans follow with four each, and the Mackenzie McKenzies total three. It also mentions John R. MacNicol as parliament’s authority on Scottish clans and highland history. The rest discusses ancient bows and arrows and a remark about cars making motorists lazy.
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MacDonald
McDonald
Mac
MacLeans
McLeans
Mackenzie-McKenzies
John R. MacNicol
Toronto-Davenport
Apparatus Lets Cars See In Dark With Black Light
A Liverpool radio engineer and an Oxford chemist claim to have developed a 10 pound device powered by a car battery that emits an invisible ray to make vehicles, kerbs, sign posts, and verges glow and be visible up to about 206 feet. Mass production could cut costs and revolutionize motor transport in Britain.
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Liverpool
Oxford University
Europe
Britain
Australia halts costly Governor General projects after Duke of Kent request
The Duke of Kent urged trimming costs for a Royal Governor General post in Australia. Canberra residence works and Melbourne Sydney homes were trimmed. Canberra will add a nursery for the Kent children while plans for a Melbourne residence and a ballroom were canceled. Dad is quoted on honour among thieves.
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Duke of Kent
Australia
Canberra
Melbourne
Sydney
Untitled note fragment about a domestic scene
A fragmentary dialogue records a household moment with a remark and an answer about a spouse returning late. The readable text implies a personal exchange rather than a public event.
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Mary
Sively
Mr. Webster
Arcine Dana
Vienna
Duncan van Doren
Dencan
Gunnar
Doc Reedley
Thorwald
Dr. Reedley
Fier
Petey
Okeh
Gasher
Mexico
Thorwold
Mercy
Arcine
Mother
Detroit
Srah Lynn
Carthage
Kruschen
Jane
George Bennett
Hemel
Dad
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