The Park Lane Mystery Continues at Harlow House
Aileen Rivers confronts Mr. Ellenbury at the Park Lane scene as he plans a dangerous move involving two suitcases of money and a visit to Stratford Harlow. Damp night, secret gates, and a hidden furnace room set the stage for a tense, unclear fate.
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Aileen Rivers
Ellenbury
Stebbings
Alice Harlow
Harlow
Stratford Harlow
Park Lane
Mr. Elsenbury
The
Rata
Tale of Two Cities London and Paris in World War II Contrast
New York Times contrasts London and Paris during wartime noting London lies in ruins with bomb craters while Paris remains largely untouched. It describes London as somber and dangerous, Paris as graceful and serene, concluding London is the deadlier city.
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London
Paris
Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
Thames
Richmond
Tuileries
New York Times
Calvary Recruits Horse Handling Delays
A calvary recruit was told to brace and saddle a horse. Ten minutes later the sergeant major found him holding the bit near the horse’s head and roared what are you waiting for. He replied Until he yawns.
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Calvary
Slave-Maker Ants Raid Nests and Forcibly Use Captives
Ants known as slave makers raid other nests, seize cocoons, hatch captives, and force them to gather food for their captors. The text mentions Halley and a note on comet naming, then reports US farm equipment exports valued at 9,555,833 dollars in May, up 46 percent from the previous May.
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United States
Fifty Acre Orchard Hidden Beneath A Grass Field
A short farmer mocks a tall farmer who has planted thousands of trees in fifty acres of grass unseen beneath. The tall man recalls his lineage and the work his ancestors invested to build the farm and orchard, hoping future generations profit from today’s effort.
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Mebbe
Gems of Thought on Home and Happiness
A collection of quotes extolling the home as the center of affection and safety. Goethe and Henry van Dyke emphasize peace in home life, while Eddy Holland and others call home the bulwark of personal and national well being.
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Holland
British Assets Highlight Unity and Resolve in Admiralty Speech
Lt Commander R Fletcher praised Britain's spirit and unity in a speech to Parliament naming the King and Queen Prime Minister Lord Beaverbrook and his men as emblematic forces. He lauded aircraft, navigators, a strong navy, merchant service, Commonwealth resources, shipyards, women at home and volunteers, concluding we have a good cause and will not be beaten.
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R. Fletcher
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Women on Russian Railways Drive Nation Forward
Soviet women now number 107000 employed on the railways with Zinaida Troitzkaya as director of a state railroad system. The piece notes many youths feel their future hinges on owning an automobile capable of about 80 miles per hour.
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Zinaida Troitzkaya
Russia
RAF Blenheim shoots down Heinkel in night chase over Britain
A Royal Air Force Blenheim pursues a Heinkel through Midlands and Yorkshire waters during a clear night chase. After a long pursuit the Blenheim closes to a quarter mile and fires a broadside, sending the Heinkel crashing into the sea.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
Midlands
Yorkshire
Blenheim
There’ll Always Be An England: Mancunians Create War Era Anthem
In March 1939 Manchester residents Ross Parker and Hughie Charles wrote words and melody for the song There’ll Always Be An England. Initially rejected as England’s mood shifted toward war the tune later became a universal rallying cry of the Commonwealth as Nazi menace loomed and national identity grew.
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England
Manchester
Ross Parker
Hughie Charles
Commonwealth
British Schoolchildren Celebrate Picnic Abroad
Four hundred seventy seven pupils from Great Britain toured Australia and were feted at each port. At a stop they enjoyed a large picnic consuming 300 oranges 1600 apples 2000 ice creams and 300 pounds of candy.
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Great Britain
Australia
New Platform Light Aids Boarding In Blackouts
A platform light for London buses trams and trolley buses aims to ease boarding during blackouts. Horned toads reflect sunlight daytime and turn dark to absorb rays in desert cool. A soap in a rat or mouse hole drives occupants away in disgust.
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London Buses
Trams
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MR. Caffeine
Postum
General Foods, Limited
Cobourg
Ont
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Princetown
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Stebbing’s
Ostend
the Conservatories
Jock
Tale of
Two
Vicks VapoRub
Goethe
Henry van Dyke
Mary Baker Eddy
Montroster
God
Himself
Christopher Harvey
Speaker
Edwardsbur
Toga svAu
Imrs. Aitken
Famous
Canada Starch Home Service
de Rae
Canada Starch Home Service Dept
Ap Hox
Montreal
Canada Starch Company Limited
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