Fools in Paradise Night Delays and Fateful Meetings
Devona stalks a risky mission to learn about a secret shipment while dodging Macias. A midnight-timed call hints Wong's hand as she attends a theater with Dale and Talbot, hoping for a breakthrough to save Talbot from a personal hell, while Vara Vadne and the cast await a life changing response.
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Talbot
el Mexicano
Devona
Macias
Elsie
Levena
Club el Mexicano
Shanghai
Mactas
the Bowl
Wilshire Blvd
Anyore
Vara Vadne
Evans Hughes
Vara
Dale
Tall
Tal
Weeping Servant Recalled at Dumas Deathbed
At Alexandre Dumas's deathbed a devoted servant sobbed in a corner. The author feebly smiled and whispered that if he needed anything he would ring for him, revealing a tender bond of friendship.
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Alexander Dumas
Dumas
Pleasant Advice on Morning Wakefulness from London Medical Authority
A London medical authority confirms a long standing lesson for parents urging children to avoid leaping out of bed. The advice is to lie awake at least five minutes, stretch limbs, and spend a few minutes reading. Occasionally a health specialist prescribes such pleasant routines.
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London
Gems of Thought on Grace from Clergy and Authors
A compact anthology notes that grace grows from life in God and requires living up to small graces. It likens grace to fragrance pressed from fumes, stars in darkness, trees shaken for deeper roots, and morning sun bringing full brightness. Enduring prayer and patient deeds are urged for growth in grace.
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Beaumont
Dutch towns receive unexpected meat ration after bombing
Reports from London via Holland say British air strikes on western Germany disrupted German rail traffic, allowing meat shipments into Venlo and Nijmegen. Trains carrying meat into the Reich were delayed and the Netherlands distributed provisions locally before spoilage. England controls 42 percent of global wool output. Eskimo coastal diet centers on marine mammals and fish, with caribou seasonally included.
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London
Holland
Germany
Netherlands
Venloo
Nijmgen
Reich
Netherland
Report From Headquarters on Hitler Health and War Horror
The piece notes Hitler appears healthy at the war’s two year mark while a flood of casualties, occupation, and global upheaval spreads. It questions his conscience and dreams amid bloodshed in Russia Crete and France, contrasting public display with private fear.
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Hitler
Poland
William F. McDermott
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Russia
Crete
France
Seven Seas
London
Buckingham
Richard
Semi Silent Rails Cut Clicks To Sleep Aid
The Santa Fe railroad tests a semi silent track by welding ten 39 foot rails into a 390 foot joint to reduce noise and wear. From New York to Chicago 960 miles yields about 259 424 clicks now and about 20 clicks per minute after welding.
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New York
Chicago
Restrictions On Anti Freeze Shortage Cited By Official
George Lorimer of Montreal, a federal chemical controller, said future deliveries of ethylene glycol and other weather anti freezers are restricted due to a temporary shortage. He noted no restriction on anti freezes with an alcoholic base and said steps are being taken to cope.
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George Lorimer
Montreal
Muscovy as Former Name for Russia
A concise note explains Muscovy as a historical name for Russia used in past periods. It references the evolving geographic and political identity of the Russian state.
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Russia
American Newspaper Man Urges Britain Needs in War Time
Raymond Clapper of the New York World Telegram writes from London that Britain seeks practical aid over grand talk. He notes fatigue with flattery, urges faster shipping and planes, and says the U S should provide the supplies Britain requires to fight. Toronto Telegram quotes him urging action over rhetoric.
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Raymond Clapper
New York World-Telegram
England
U.S
Churchill
Britain
London
America
Clapper
Prison camp greyhound track cheers wounded men
The Wolverhampton Express and Star reports from a German prison camp where Sgt Francis Banks of Wednesfield says a greyhound track exists. Cardboard dogs run on dice throws with betting in English cigarettes, keeping wounded men engaged as two of Banks's companions are blind.
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Wolverhampton Express and Star
Francis Banks
Wednesfield
England
Sergeant Banks
When a German family tainted by grief faced Nazi crackdown
A German family mourned their grandfather Ernst Muller with an obituary saying he has been called to a better world. The next day authorities arrested relatives for criticizing the Nazi regime, highlighting dangers of dissent.
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Ernst Muller
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