All That Glitters Chapter I Preview
Dick Sheridan and Ransome Todd discuss a broken potential deal and a dangerous heritage, set against a Georgia town scene. The two friends plan action to aid Tam as they spar over trust and ambition in a tense, witty exchange.
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Dick Sheridan
Ransome Todd
Randolph
Major Towne
Ransome
Tam
Todd
Emory
Jobias
Deak
Sheridan
Tahlahneka
Ranny
Ran Ransome plots contract fix and celebration plans
A power struggle unfolds as Dick and Ranny scheme to break a contract over a rich ore lease while courting intrigue, money, and loyalty. Amid debts, a landing of betrayal and a planned evening to celebrate hints at larger schemes involving Tam, Selby, and Miss Edie as tensions rise.
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Ran
Randolphs
Ranny
Cricket Hill
Todd
Tleast
Sheridan
Ransome
Knox Randolph
Sue
Rosstan
Tamar
Selby
Tam
Chestatee
de Soto
Miss Crane
Ransome Todd
Todds
Miss Edie
Missy Edie
Alys
Bud
Seedlings awaiting spring shipment from Dominion nurseries
About 8,000,600 deciduous tree seedlings and cuttings plus 388,000 evergreens are kept in winter storage at the two Dominion Forest Nursery Stations in Indian Head and Sutherland, Saskatchewan, ready for distribution to Western farms for spring planting.
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Dominion Forest Nursery
Indian Head
Sutherland, Sask
Norwegians Flee Occupied Homeland to Britain
Swedish despatches report rising numbers of Norwegians escaping German occupation and moving to Britain, sometimes by the boatload, amid wartime turmoil.
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Britain
Britain Hints New War Credit and Securities Plan
Chancellor Kingsley Wood told the House of Commons Britain has spent about £8.3 billion on the war and will seek a further £1 billion credit. A new special security will be issued in 125 denominations, taxable payments may cover certain taxes, with spending rate near £83 million weekly. About £300 million of the current year credits may be spent in the United States.
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Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Britain
Kingsley
United States
Might Be His Turn Bret Harte in Richmond Lecture
Bret Harte prepared to lecture in Richmond Virginia but arrived with a severe headache. A stroll with the local chairman leads to boasts about Richmond’s health as Harte laments the day’s death rate and asks if today’s man has died yet.
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Bret Harte
Richmond
Virginia
Harte
America
Point Barrow Alaska Forms Northernmost North American Habitat
Point Barrow in Alaska is the continent’s northernmost habitation, with its population rising from 330 to 363 in the last decade. The piece explains the term boxing the compass as enumerating compass points in proper sequence.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Two Pedestrians Comment on Cars and Debts
The first pedestrian laments lacking the money earned from cars passing by while the second wishes for the money still owed on those vehicles. The dialogue highlights economic desire and unresolved debt in a concise street exchange.
Tires Promise Last 2,500 Miles 31 Years Ago
A 2,500 mile tire estimate from 31 years past is cited with price ranges from 75 to 90 dollars. The note reflects historical consumer guidance on tire longevity and cost.
Paper Order prompts economy in wrapping goods
Inquiries at one or two stores show shopkeepers not alarmed by the new Paper Order banning wrapping non food items. Many shops already ask customers to bring their own paper or plates to carry purchases. The measure is seen as a salutary step toward saving domestic paper and encouraging care, though some doubt households can adapt.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Air power dominates in Pacific War, says Times essay
The New York Times argues that the war with Japan is fundamentally an air war and that air power determines sea power’s fate. It contends planes master battleships, unassisted sea power struggles, and land-based air power can thwart invasions, reshaping naval strategy.
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Japan
New York Times
Gems of Thought on Cultivation and Character
A collection of aphorisms from Novalis Powys Beecher Eddy Coleridge and Seneca stressing inner mastery moral culture and refinement. The quotes assert intellect self knowledge sympathy virtue and self containment as keys to true refinement and lasting growth.
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Novailis
Henry Ward Beecher
Mary Baker Eddy
Coleridge
Seed potatoes and mass selection cautioned by experts
Stock seed potatoes should not be mass selected from storage or field rows because too much depends on chance when the parent plants are unknown. Experts advise identifying known parent plants to maintain true seed stock.
Munitions Dept Orders 2 Million Caps in One Week
In a single week the Department of Munitions and Supply placed orders for 2,000,000 caps for the armed forces. The move reflects rapid mobilization and fits a broader defense procurement push during the period.
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Department of Munitions and Supply
Armed Forces
Easy care plants for sun and shade at home
Home Service offers guidance on low maintenance house plants suited to various light conditions. It promotes sprays like Chinese evergreen and philodendron, tall dracaena, sansevieria, astilbe, and Jerusalem cherry with simple care tips and a 32 page booklet, plus other 15c booklets from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Noted Legislator Campaigner Helps Housewife Work
In a heated legislative race, a candidate makes a final swing through a farm, offering to saw wood for a housewife. After finishing, she remarks that both contenders stir her choice, noting Mr Smithers is on the back porch churning as the other option.
Metrology expert aids Canadian war effort in Britain born scientist
Constance FE Arregger, a British mother of three, leads in NRC Laboratories physics division meteorology and magneto-optics. She holds an M.S. from Liverpool and a Sir Oliver Lodge Fellowship. Now part of the Metrology lab, she tests standards of time length and weight to millionths of an inch used in munitions gauges.
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Constance FE. Arregger
National Research Council Laboratories
Arregger
England
John
Marion
Susan
University of Liverpool
National Research Council
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