Kellogg All-Bran Promises Relief From Constipation
An ad extols Kellogg's All-Bran as a remedy for constipation caused by lack of fiber in the diet. The copy warns it works gradually, not as a harsh laxative, and recommends daily servings with ample water. It notes availability in two package sizes and at restaurants, made by Kellogg's in London Canada.
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H. Mason
St. Faustin Village
Que
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
London
Canada
Secret passages and midnight rides in a city
Devona and Macias reveal a hidden passage behind a wall safe as he guards a cafe location. He insists only they know the route and leads her on a nocturnal drive to a Brownstone, where a courteous doorman awaits in a quiet, guarded arrival.
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Macias
Devona
Macia
Los Angeles
Joe
Mercas
Main St
Rapidy
Fragmentary scene with a tree and sea clash
A tense, fragmentary passage depicts a pine waving its limbs as waves lash its roots. Macias confronts the moment with a heavy, frozen heart, then the scene ends with a promise of continuation.
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Macias
Cooling Milk Easy Way to Speed Dairy Cooling
Milk should be cooled to 50 degrees F or lower immediately after drawing to prevent bacterial growth and spoilage. Water cools far faster than air, and motion speeds cooling. stirring milk risks contamination. A Dominion bulletin explains methods and can be obtained from Publicity, Extension Division, Ottawa.
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Agricultural Supplies Board
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Patient and nurse exchange in quiet wall listening incident
A male nurse at a mental hospital notices a patient with ear pressed to the wall listening intently. The patient signals for silence, asks the nurse to listen, and then jokes that nothing is heard all day.
Women Progress Noted in Auxiliary Air Force Growth
Lady Sinclair, wife of the air minister, told a London audience that the formation of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force shows progress as it now takes only one woman to replace a man, down from two or three, reflecting national advancement.
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Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Sinclair
London
Free Airmen Flag Saga From Poland To Scotland Dedication
An Ottawa Polish consulate official recounts how a specially embroidered flag for Polish exiles traveled 18 months from Lyon to Vilno, crossed Soviet and German lines, slipped through Belgium, and finally reached Scotland to be presented to Polish airmen and dedicated to victory with clergy and officials present.
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Poland
Scotland
Ottawa
France
Lyon
Mary d'Ostrabrama
Vilno
Lithuania
Ruthenia
Hungary
Germany
Belgium
Low Countries
Britain
Gems of Thought Inspiring Quotes From Great Minds
A collection of aphorisms praising work, merit, and industry from Beecher Schwab Emerson Eddy Wilberforce and Taylor. It highlights the joy of effort the link between thought and success and the value of personal industry as a driver of progress.
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Happy
Emerson
Recruiting trick and sea and war notes from old paper
A London Womens Auxiliary Air Force recruiting method uses a head hole and mirror to show applicants their future uniforms. Baldhead Island near the Gulf Stream marks a northern semi tropical boundary. Garden produce matures outdoors in April. A battleship range finder houses nearly 100 prisms and lenses. Mussolini's African empire collapses described as wind.
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Baldhead Island
Gulf Stream
North Carolina
Overcoming Nerves and Everyday Health Problems ad
A Home Service notice from Winnipeg Newspaper Union promotes a 32 page booklet on nervousness causes and symptoms with a plan to improve mental and physical health. It lists a diet and self care program and offers other booklets at 15 cents each, including Etiquette and Fashion Drawing.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Vitamins For Soldiers Keep Eye Health And Fight Disease
Documents presented to a parliamentary sub committee on war expenditures detail vitamin guidelines for soldiers. Brig. R. M. Gorssline of the army medical service notes that inadequate vitamin supplies lower disease resistance and may endanger lives in action. The memo highlights vitamin C sources like raw cabbage turnip and tomatoes with cooking destroying most of the vitamin, and notes daily vitamin A needs around 5,000 to 6,000 units while the hospital diet provided 6,635 units.
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R. M. Gorssline
Army Medical Service
Fine Authorized For Stray Dogs In Britain Gardens
A five pound fine is authorized in cases where people allow dogs to stray over private lots and gardens in Britain. The measure aims to protect small gardens where precious food is being grown.
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Britain
Ready To Serve A Gift Of Eggs Parboiled In Transit
A carrier mail item from Herne Bay to Hounslow delivered a curious breakfast surprise. Eggs packed in grass clippings overheated and cooked en route. Separately, Australians report a device that extracts pure water from human breath.
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Herne Bay
Hounslow
England
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RAF
Lydia E Pinkham
Pinkham's
Ieee
Henry
Ward Beecher
Charles M. Schwab
Mary Baker Eddy
Wilberforce
Sir Henry Taylor
Churchill
Nosse
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Mussolini
Home Service
Bette
Australia
Kei
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