London Beau Hale Wins Big at Inn Card Game
Jonathan posing as Master John Hale dazzles London gentry at a prestigious inn. He methodically wins a fortune at cards, defends his honor after a slur from Capt. Shattuck, and plans a duel in the courtyard with Sir Maurice Blaine aiding.
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London
Jonathan
Matt Tucker
John Hale
Sir Maurice Blaine
Maurice
Tucker
Mons
Deny
Denys
England
Capt. Shattuck
Hale
Dragoon
Shattuck
Damme
Sir Maurice
Jonathan Hale Defuses Duel Then Courts London Real Estate
In a tavern courtyard Jonathan Hale defeats Captain Shattuck in a sword duel and deescalates the conflict. He invites rivals to breakfast and discusses London life and a Pall Mall address as Sir Maurice offers properties for sale or lease. Hale plans London residence and looks to make it his home.
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Shattuck
Jonathan Jonathan
Jonathan
Hale
Onathan
Sir Maurice
Jonathan Os
London
Pall Mall
Tucker
Britain sacrifices luxury trades for war effort
The government ends luxury goods production in the United Kingdom to prioritize war efforts. A 100 percent wholesale tax targets silk dresses, leather goods, fur coats, cut glass and jewelry. Silk stockings are unavailable, cosmetics scarce, and sporting events curtailed including speedway and horse racing. No gasoline for pleasure driving.
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United Kingdom
Edmonton Journal
Selected Recipes Plum Pudding and Foamy Sauce
Plum pudding recipe with carrots potatoes bread crumbs suet and spices is steamed in moulds and served with Foamy Sauce made from Crown Brand Corn Syrup and Straw. the notes include steaming times serving yields and reheat guidance. The Foamy Sauce combines corn starch milk corn syrup egg yolk and vanilla with beaten egg white folded in before serving.
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Benson's of
Canada
Victory Bonds and War Savings Drive Urges Rural Support
Canadian War Finance Committee urges smaller centers to back the fifth Victory Loan as farmers face shortages and rationing. Investing $1000 now plus prior loans could yield $5000 for postwar home purchases, education, or retirement, easing mortgage burdens and funding future dreams.
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War Finance Committee
Dominion Government
Canada
Letter From Britain Solving 5 000 900 Problems
Sidney Horniblow reports Britain's war effort with Churchill praising morale and unity. The Citizens Advice Bureaux expand from 200 to over 1000 offices, handling millions of inquiries to ease war related personal and domestic issues. Health measures keep epidemics rare as mobile health units guard the nation.
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Sidney Horniblow
Nston Churchill
Britain
United States
North Atlantic
Germany
Churchill
London
Citizen's Advice Bureaux
Citizens’ Advice Bureaux
Citizens
Adiice Bureau
Board of Trade
Emergency Public Health Laboratory Service
Soundest way to pay old age pensions to all at eligibility
A Western Producer opinion argues pensions should be paid to everyone who reaches the eligible age. It calls for dropping means tests and expanding coverage to restore elder citizens’ peace of mind and self respect, reducing administrative staff.
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Saskatoon
Elephants in Burma Aid Army Engineers with Labour
Burmese elephants are trained to drag logs carry heavy loads and assist in bridge building. Each animal performs in a day the work of 200 to 300 men, making them highly valuable to army engineers.
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Burma
Peat Bogs in Canada Expand Output to Help Fuel Shortage
Peat bogs covering about 37000 square miles in Canada are being tapped to ease a fuel shortage though officials warn peat alone cannot solve the problem. Quebec produced 1200 tons of peat this year with Ontario expanding output, while sphagnum moss from bogs gains renewed uses in chemical processes vegetable preservation and agriculture.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Lignite described as woody coal that splits in drying
A brief note explains lignite as a woody immature coal that splits into slabs when dried.
Eisenhower’s odd superstitions and luck coins
General Dwight D. Eisenhower learned to fly in the Philippines not as a first class pilot and recently landed a small cabin plane five feet off the ground. 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 the Salerno landing when Berlin radio hyped a Dunkerque-like event.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philippines
Salerno
Berlin
Anne Adams Apron Pattern 4497 From Winnipeg Store
Pattern 4497 offers a cover all apron with back closing for easy laundering. Available in small medium and large sizes using 85 inch fabric. 1% and % yards required. Send 20 cents with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Mail delivery may be slower.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Poultry Fattening Boosts Water Between Feeds
Poultry Division of the Dominion Experimental Farms reports tests show birds gain faster when drinking water is available between feedings. Even with moist fattening feed, supplying water between feeds is worthwhile.
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Poultry Division
Dominion Experimental Farms
Milwaukee Named from Native Words Menewaukee
The city’s origin traces to the Indigenous term Menewaukee meaning good lands, reflecting the native description of the area before settlement.
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Milwaukee
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Dragoons
Pinkhbam
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Stull
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