Beaulike Jonathan Becomes London Card Sharper
Jonathan hoodwinks rivals at a London inn as Master John Hale, newly styled after a Puritan to a beau, stacks coins in a high stakes card room. He faces Capt. Shattuck in a duel threat before dawn, with Sir Maurice Blaine backing him.
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London
Jonathan
Matt Tucker
John Hale
Maurice Blaine
Maurice
Tucker
Mons. Deny
Denys
England
Compote of Carrot Potato Bread Pudding with Foamy Sauce
A vintage recipe for a steamed fruit pudding using carrots potatoes bread crumbs suet and dried fruits with Crown Brand Syrup. It includes a Foamy Sauce made from corn starch milk Crown Brand Syrup and an egg and vanilla finish. Serves 8 for pudding and 6 to 8 for sauce.
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Benson's
Canada
Jonathan Hale Disarms Captain Shattuck in London Tavern Scene
In a tavern yard in London, Jonathan Hale disarms Captain Shattuck with swift instinctive play, declaring honor satisfied. The exhausted soldier apologizes as Hale invites the group to breakfast and contemplates London living, while Sir Maurice offers Pall Mall houses for sale.Jonathan is host to the elite of London.
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Shattuck
Jonathan Jonathan
Jonathan
Hale
Onathan
Sir Maurice
London
Blaine
Pall Mall
Maurice
Tucker
Britain imposes total war measures curb luxury trades
The government sacrifices luxury trades in the United Kingdom to focus on the war. A 100 percent purchase tax applies to silk dresses, leather items, fur coats, cut glass, and jewelry, with cosmetics scarce, and sporting events, horse racing, and speedway prohibited. No gasoline for pleasure driving.
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United Kingdom
Edmonton Journal
Victory Bonds Back Rural Homes And Futures
The War Finance Committee notes smaller Canadian centres will back the fifth Victory Loan drive. Farmers face labour and machinery limits while securities offer safe savings to pay off future mortgages. Investors of 1000 dollars in this loan and 1000 in prior issues could have 5000 dollars at war’s end for home purchases.
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War Finance Committee
Dominion Government
Canada
Letter From Britain Solving 5,000,000 Problems
Sidney Morning Saint writes on Britain’s war effort and social support. The Citizens Advice Bureaux, started in 1939, now run over a thousand offices with about 7,000 volunteers and handle more than 5 million enquiries. The article notes wartime morale, allied cooperation, and health gains from mobile public health units aiding infection control nationwide.
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Citizens’ Advice
Citizen’s Advice Bureaux
Citizens’ Advice Bureaux
Citizens
Adiice Bureau
Board of Trade
Britain
Emergency Public Health Laboratory Service
Soundest way to handle old age pensions proposed
The Western Producer argues for universal old age pensions once reaching the specified age. Abolish means tests and large staff, restoring peace of mind and self-respect to the elderly.
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Saskatoon
Elephants Aid Burma Army Engineers In Log Work
Burma elephants are trained to drag logs carry heavy loads and assist in bridge building. Each animal can do in a day the work of 200 to 300 men making them invaluable to army engineers.
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Burma
Peat Bogs in Canada Expand Output to Ease Fuel Shortage
Canada digs deeper into peat bogs estimated at 37 000 square miles to address a fuel shortage but officials warn peat alone cannot solve the problem. About 1 200 tons of peat represent new production in Quebec this year while Ontario has expanded output. An offshoot is sphagnum moss, once used in WWI wounds care, now valued for chemical processes vegetable preservation and agriculture.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Lignite Defined as Woody Coal That Splits on Drying
Lignite is described as a woody form of immature coal that fragments into slabs when dried.
Eisenhower’s Superstitions and Close Plane Ride
General Dwight D. Eisenhower learned to fly in the Philippines but was not a first class pilot. He recently landed a small cabin plane five feet off the ground, causing a bump but no injuries. He keeps seven lucky coins in a leather bag and rubs one in tight spots, believing Friday is his lucky day. He ignores enemy propaganda except during Salerno when Berlin radio claimed another Dunkerque. he called such statements nonsensical.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philippines
Salerno
Berlin
Anne Adams Apron Pattern 4497 From Winnipeg
Pattern 4497 for an apron with back closing and covered areas to stay clean. Sizes small medium large. fabric needs vary by size. order by mail with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Delivery may be slower due to mail service.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Poultry Fattening Boost From Water Between Feeds
Tests by the Poultry Division of the Dominion Experimental Farms show that providing drinking water between feedings accelerates growth. Even with moist fattening feed, supplying water between meals is worthwhile for fattening poultry.
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Poultry Division
Dominion Experimental Farms
Milwaukee Once An Indian Village Menewau Kee Meaning
Milwaukee was historically an indigenous settlement known to natives as Menewau kee meaning good lands. The phrase reflects the area's original name and meaning tied to its landscape and heritage.
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Milwaukee
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Inston Churchill
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