Missionaries in the Fir Islands Romance Turns to Tragedy
George McAusland sets out as a missionary on Gilead Island with Mary Doncaster. After rescue from a near drowning and a life of cultural adjustment, pirates attack and he is wounded. The Venturer arrives with Captain Carr and crew tensions as Mary questions Peter Carr about a seaman's death.
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George McAusland
America
Fir Islands
Mary Doncaster
Honolulu
Gilead Island
Mary
George
Gilead
Corkran
Earl
Richard
Peter Carr
Peter
Mat
Mr. Forbes
Venturer Subdues Whale in Bold Atlantic Battle
On deck the Venturer fights a sparm whale off the port quarter. Richard Corr leads a risky capture with Big Pip and Mat Forbes aiding in a brutal, decisive harpoon strike that ends with the whale dead and the crew breathing hard. The crew’s tensions linger, tempered by a fierce display of seamanship.
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Richard
Pip
Big Pip
Mary
Venturer
Mat Forbes
Tommy
Joe Lassner
Lassnet
Tommy Hanline
George
Screen Radio Stars Draw Young Will Work in Film
Noted child actors Darryl Hickman, Bobs Watson, and Larry Nunn, all under fourteen, are tipped for future leading roles after exposure in Men of Boys Town. James Cagney slated to lead George M. Cohan biopic. Shirley Temple shifts to Lazybones. Rita Hayworth to star opposite Fred Astaire. Bess Johnson gets new serial The Story of Bess Johnson.
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Spencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Metro
Darryl Hickman
Bobs Watson
Larry Nunn
Darryl
Winfield Joad
Bobs
Taurog
Watsons
Larry
Hollywood
Warner Bros
George M Cohan
James Cagney
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Mr. Cohan
Shirley Temple
San Pedro
Shirley
Wallace Beery
Penny Singleton
America
New York
Madeline Carroll
Alice Faye
Blondie
Rita Hayworth
Columbia
Fred Astaire
Tyrone Power
Rita
Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Bess Johnson
Whaling clash tests crew as whale circles Venturer
The whale rams Venturer and sharks circle as Richard orders Brand gun loaded and a bomb set to fend off the threat. Mary, George, Peter, and Tom Hanline cling to hope while boats race to port and preparations rise for a possible new attack.
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Richard
Mary
George
Peter
Godfrey
Mr. Forbes
Mat
Tommy Hanline
DIY Hinged Covered Boxes For Storage And Zipper Bags
New ideas for homemakers describe hinged covered boxes using pink and green chintz and green cambric. Instructions cover cutting, pasting, and covering with fabric, plus hinges and tape, and reference related garment bag and door pocket projects in linked booklets.
Tips for growing herbs in home gardens during war
Gardeners can grow herbs in a four by six foot plot to supply a family. Most popular herbs like balm basil borage fennel marjoram rosemary thyme sage anise dill and caraway suit young harvests or drying. Anise basil borage dill and savory are annuals while caraway and fennel are biennials and balm marjoram sage rosemary thyme and chives are perennials.
New Minister Visits Home as Dusty Bible Quips Surface
In a candid exchange, Mrs Watts-How asks about the new girl while Mrs Potts-Terrible notes the minister’s visit and a dusty Bible scene. The lighthearted banter hints at church life and domestic routines.
Bee’s Footsteps Boss Teases Rastus About Busy Bee Lesson
In a playful exchange the Bee tells Rastus to learn from the busy bee. Rastus replies he already followed the plan, claiming he was out last night with his honey.
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Bee
Porter
Rastus
Busy Bee
Yassah
Mean Willie and the Pencil Sharpening Knife
A brief cartoon style quip presents a child asking about a teacher who borrows a knife to sharpen a pencil and in turn gives bad marks. The exchange frames the teacher as stern and overbearing in a humorous light.
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Willie
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
A 1920s style advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin to ease constipation and stomach discomfort. It claims the duo wakes lazy bowels and soothes the stomach, appealing to both adults and children.
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Dr. Caldwell
Deceiving Ourselves Quote by Schopenhauer
Philosophical remark notes that people deceive and flatter themselves less by grand schemes than by refined self flattery and vanity. The quote emphasizes self-deception as subtle and pervasive in daily behavior and thoughts.
Lost Desire
Poem fragment citing Byron exploring a fall from bliss into an abyss as a speaker abandons known happiness and moral restraint for an unknown ruin. The lines ponder detachment and existential doubt in a classical lyric voice.
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Byron
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New Bedford
Gibbons
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Union
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Martha Raye
Frank Forrest
Red Cross
Lyle Talbot
Frederick Jagel
Metropolitan Opera
Johnny
Paramount
Susie Slagle
Greta Garbo
Glen Miller
CBS
Los Angeles
Conrad Nagel
Silver Theater
Tips Gardeners
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York Ok
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hotel Cornhusker
Schimmel
Lincoln
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