Lamp in the Valley: Alaska frontier love and danger
In a banner of Alaska frontier life, a teacher in a growing colony navigates tangled loves among settlers and natives. Rumors swirl as male rivals plot, while a conflict brews over claim lines and a planned blaze on timber heaps tests loyalties.
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Salaria
Sid Lander
States
Alaska
Coast
Wasilla
Chapter XVIII Conversation About Olie’s Tale
Lander listens quietly as I recount Olie’s story and notes the lack of contact from John Trumbull in recent days. The moment hints at growing tension and unresolved questions surrounding the characters.
Eleanor Roosevelt on Youth Civil Defense Efforts and London War
Eleanor Roosevelt reports a Labor department youth Civil Defense conference held at the White House and stresses shared goals for all ages. She notes Eugene Meyer’s praise of British women’s wartime labor, anticipates Eloise Davison’s upcoming Washington discussion, laments Jewish removals from Germany, and shares reflections from a New York visit including a Wookey play and British resilience. A postcard criticizes her view of biblical knowledge, which she defends as a call for humble study and divine guidance.
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Betsy Sebeck
Katie
Katle
Labor Auditorium
White House
Labor Department
Eugene Meyer
England
Eloise Davison
Washington
New York
West
Sixty-third Street
New York City
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
East End
London
Mr. Wookey
Wookey
Great Britain
Farm Topics USE FIREWOOD THIS WINTER
North Carolina State College forester warns of higher coal prices in winter 1941 42 and urges farmers to start extensive fuelwood cutting now. Advice covers cutting poorer species limting harvest to one fourth of stand, using tops from sawmills, and avoiding land strip. A surge in wood stove adoption is noted with a Southern city installing 3000 units in a year.
Hides and Skins Become Valuable Farm Product
Hides and skins are high value byproducts of cattle farming with tanneries paying strong prices per pound. Cattle hides account for about 7 percent of live weight and 11 percent of live value, calves up to 20 percent on the hoof. Annually 125 million hides are tanned worth around 200 million dollars, supporting a leather industry valued near 450 million dollars and domestic production of 40 million hides and skins worth over 100 million dollars.
Synthetic Resin Controls Red Spider at UC Berkeley
University of California researchers Drs. P. A. Ark and C. M. Tompkins used phthalic glyceryl alky d resin to curb red spider infestations. A 2 percent aqueous solution killed adults and eggs within five days, outperforming many prior insecticides in greenhouse and field plants.
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Berkeley
University of California College of Agriculture
When to Bale Hay From the Mow and Field
The best baling time is when hay comes out of the sweat about a month after field cutting. Properly cured hay is soft with clinging leaves. Bale hay on damp days to save leaves and avoid stemmy bales. field baling requires drier hay than mow baling.
Memorial Camps Honor Army Heroes Across United States
A survey of American camp names honoring soldiers and chaplains reveals how camps from California to Texas and North Carolina celebrate individuals such as Father Joseph P. McQuaide, Private David B. Barkeley, Corporal Harold W. Roberts, Maj. Gen. Richmond Pearson Davis, Maj. Gen. Edward Croft, Maj. Gen. John F. Williams, Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters, Maj. Gen. Albert H. Blanding, Brig. Gen. John A. Hulen, and Col Elmer J. Wallace for valor, service and leadership in World War I and beyond.
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Watsonville
Calif
Joseph P. McQuaide
Philippines
250Th Coast Artillery
Los Angeles
Barkeley
Abilene
Texas
David B. Barkeley
365Th Infantry
Eighty-ninth Division
Pouilly
France
River Meuse
California
San Miguel
Harold W. Roberts
344Th Battalion
Tank Corps
Camp Davis
Holly Ridge
N C
Richmond Pearson Davis
Ninth Corps
A.E.F
Camp
Croft
Spartanburg
S. C
South Carolina
Edward Croft
Camp Williams
Sparta
Wis
Missouri
A.E. F
John F. Williams
Missouri National Guard
Jis
National Guard Bureau
War Department
Washington
Hulen
Palacios
John A. Hulen
D.S.M
Meuse-Argonne
Camp Wallace
Hitchcock
Elmer J. Wallace
South Dakota
Coast Artillery Corps
Mood of the American Soldiers Analysis 1918 Quote
An excerpt from Capt. EL. Fox quoted in Forum 1918 describes American soldiers showing stoical determination. It emphasizes their three year familiarity with the war and a dogged, grim resolve. The passage contrasts them with nations rushed into war by circumstance.
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Capt
EL. Fox
Forum Magazine
Easy to Make Slip Cover Brightens Faded Sofa
Simple do it yourself project using flowered chintz to refresh a sofa room. No pattern needed as fabric is laid and cut to fit the couch with a pin on method. The 32 page booklet details step by step diagrams for chairs sofas and auto seats.
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Dee
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Anchorage
Eric the Red
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Olie
Goliath
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the Red
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Palmer
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Lock-Eye
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Germany
Poland
Russia
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