Sea-Going Market Follows the Fleet
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Reliant, a 98 000 ton ship, acts as a mobile storehouse for Britain’s Mediterranean Fleet carrying 15 000 naval stores from pins to anchors. Refrigeration feeds 25 000 men monthly and the distilling plant provides 150 tons of drinking water daily. Crew includes merchant navy officers, Admiralty civil servants, and civilian staff from multiple nations under Capt C H Noel.
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Britain
Mediterranean
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Resource
Reliant
Merchant Navy
Admiralty
Navy
Army
Air Force
C. H. Noel
Prevent Winter Damage to Trees
Winter tree protection advice covers rabbits and mice. Use mica axle grease on trunks, shells for shotguns, a trained dog, and a 5 to 6 foot foxproof style fence for heavy plantings. Mice are deterred with poisoned baits in accessible containers. grain treated with poison on small trays and slotted refuges helps. Erect shelterbelt fences to prevent bark rubbing and drain any spring water to avoid waterlogged soil. The White House was the first public building erected in Washington.
Tragedy Touches Ithaca Family as War Claims Marcus
In Ithaca California the Macauley family faces loss as Marcus Macaulay dies in the war leaving Homer to cope with grief and questions of duty. Letters reveal a shared bond between father Matthew and his children and a looming future without Marcus in the town’s quiet harvest season.
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Hubert Ackley
Diana Steed
Tom Spangler
Homer
Spangler
Marcus
Tobey
Ithaca
Willie Grogan
Macauley
Diana
Mr. Grogan
Felix
Mr. Spangler
Grogan
Kate Macauley
Santa Clara Avenue
California
Department of War
Kellogg’s All-Bran Promotes Constipation Relief
An ad urges readers to prevent constipation by increasing bulk in the diet with Kellogg’s All-Bran. It recommends daily use, ample water, and breading muffins as convenient forms, touting improved well being and appearance. The message notes Kellogg’s London Canada production and availability in two sizes.
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Kellogg’s
London
Canada
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Saskatchewan
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Pepe Spine
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Tom
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Sere Virginia
MacDonald
Virginia
the Quaker Oats Company of Canada Limited
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Kempville
W. H. Sproule
Dairy Department
A. L. Gibson
Ontario Department OF Agriculture
Dominion Provincial
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