Tramps Offer Billy Aboard With Them By The Sea
Billy leaves school and frets over quitting as he meets two shabby tramps at a beach campfire. They mock him, demand his shoes, and tease about a grim future while planning a return trip home to their mother with a fish dinner invitation later.
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Navy
Billy
Mike
Joe
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
George
Buck” Boucher
Canada
R.C.A.F
Corporal Frank Boucher
Ottawa
Frank
Switzerland
George Boucher
Montreal
Chicago
St. Louis
Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia
Providence
Gratitude Quotes From Thinkers And Writers
A compilation of concise reflections on gratitude from Mary Baker Eddy Seneca E P Brown Charles Sim mons Cicero and others. The passages emphasize action over words the duty to be grateful and the joy of sharing happiness with others.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Cicero
Bate
New Swedish express trains to join State Railways
Stockholm reports new express trains will join the Swedish State Railways at monthly intervals. Each three-coach set will reach 78 miles per hour and feature a modern buffet counter in place of a dining car.
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Stockholm
Canada to Create New Development Department
Ottawa reports a planned sweeping national development program to harness Canada’s natural resources through a new department replacing the postwar reconstruction unit. Led by Howe, the move aims to map a long term plan for self sufficiency in iron and steel and to boost domestic manufacture from Canadian materials.
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Ottawa
Canada
Howe
Dominion
Early Chinese Paper Currency Reported in Thirteenth Century
A historical note confirms that paper money circulated in China during the 13th century, marking an early use of banknote technology. The record highlights the period’s monetary innovation and its impact on commerce and trade networks across the region.
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China
Using Hat Pins Against Bag-Snatchers
Johannesburg women face street crime as hatpins return to use for protection. Advice from a policeman's wife urges vigilance, quick sprint to a porch and bell, curbside walking for better sight, compact purses, and loud screams if attacked.
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Johannesburg
Orange Butter Frosted Cup Cakes and Buckwheat Griddlecakes
Instructions for orange butter cake cups with frosting and a buckwheat griddlecake recipe. Lists ingredients including flour, baking powder, salt, orange rind, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, and optional syrups. Describes creaming, alternating dry and wet ingredients, baking times, and yields 31 dozen cake cups and about 2 dozen griddlecakes.
Eligible for Medals Ottawa
Defence headquarters announced a very small number of Canadian servicemen who stayed around battle areas clearing up dangerous war debris will be eligible for the Naval General Service Medal and the General Service Medal for army and air force units.
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Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
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