Sabotage Threat Drives Nancy to Bristow Plant
In a continuation of Nancy Thorne and John Bristow's suspicions, a truck sabotage attempt endangers a shipment for airplane motor contracts. Bristow explains the risk, recruits Nancy for a factory job, and she tours the Bristow Die Casting plant, meeting Grimshaw and a wary Tom Cantwell amid mounting tension. The chapter closes as the mystery deepens and Nancy begins her new life.
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Mr. Bristow
John Bristow
Bill
Nancy Thorne
Bristow
Nancy
Hill
Luella Hill
Uncle John
Pat
Bristow Die- Casting Company
Masa Hira
Grimshaw
Miss
Nancy—Ells
Fletcher
Miss Ellis
Miss Fletcher
Tom Cantwell
Swiss Milk Consumption Per Capita Sets Global Record
The Swiss lead the world in milk intake with about 232 quarts per person each year. In legal terms, the bloodhound remains the sole dog whose testimony is admissible as evidence in court.
Food For War Prisoners Parcels From Canada Planned
The Canadian Red Cross launches a program to pack five thousand food parcels weekly in Toronto and five thousand in Montreal for British and Canadian prisoners of war in Germany. Each eleven pound parcel provides about 2070 calories daily for a week. Parcels travel via New York and Lisbon to Geneva, then to Germany under the International Red Cross.
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Germany
Toronto
Canadian Red Cross Society
Montreal
Red Cross
Canada
New York
Lisbon
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
British
England
Canadian
Britain
Fred W. Routley
British Red Cross
Dr. Routley
F. F. Tisdall
Norman C. Urquhart
Marjorie Coste
Coste
R.A.F
St. James’ Palace
Gems of Thought and Modern Taxidermy Curiosities
A collection of quotes on honesty honor and integrity from Carlyle Hazlitt Shaw Eddy and Morgan alongside a note on modern taxidermists crafting anatomically correct animal models rather than stuffing skins as in earlier days.
English Courtrooms Used Herbs to Ward Off Jail Fever
In historic practice guards spread herbs and vinegar across courtrooms to counter jail fever brought by lower class prisoners, a measure aimed at reducing illness in the prison system.
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Old
England
Emperor Julian’s skin boat bridge across two rivers
Ancient record notes Emperor Julian constructing a flotilla bridge by stretching animal skins over osier frames to span the Tigris and Euphrates, enabling his army to cross. The method reflects military engineering of the period and the challenges of facilitating large troop movements across major waterways.
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Tigris
Euphrates
Julian
Reindeer herd drives eastward to new Arctic grazing grounds
Wireless reports from the Government Reindeer Station near the Mackenzie Delta say a seven hundred head herd began a 150 mile overland move to grounds between the Anderson and Horton Rivers. A second native herd moves east under a government chief herder, marking another step in Canada's Arctic reindeer ranching plan to aid Eskimo subsistence and conserve game resources.
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Canada
Arctic
Department of Mines and Resources
Mackenzie Delta
Anderson
Horton
Anderson River
Money changers in Damascus display British gold sovereigns
Gold bowls filled with British sovereigns sit at street money changers in Damascus and other Syrian towns. The coins sell for about nine dollars each. The sovereigns are believed to be part of the gold distributed by Lawrence of Arabia years ago, now resurfacing amid the crisis.
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Damascus
Syria
Canada 1940 potato crop up 16 percent
Canada reports its 1940 potato production at 42,058,000 cwt, a rise of 16 percent from the previous year. The update reflects strong yields and favorable growing conditions across major potato districts in the country.
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Canada
Australia Lacks 8000-Foot Peaks Despite Continental Range
A fact summary notes Australia remains the only continent without a single mountain surpassing 8000 feet in height, highlighting its relatively modest elevations compared with other landmasses.
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Australia
Continent
Refugees Bring 25 Million to Build 100 New Industries
About 15,000 refugees who fled German aggression and were admitted to Canada have brought an estimated 25 million dollars to the Dominion for starting more than 100 new industries, according to F. C. Blair, immigration director at Ottawa.
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Europe
Canada
Dominion
F. C. Blair
Ottawa
World’s longest electrified railway runs in Italy
Italy hosts the world’s longest electrified railway from Brenner Pass to Reggio Calabria spanning about 620 miles. The line connects major cities and regions, highlighting Italy’s rail electrification progress and engineering scale.
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Italy
Brenner Pass
Reggio-Calabria
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Great Britain
London Passenger Transport Board
City and South London Railway
King William Street
City of London
Stockwell
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Uckley Lao
Canadian Red Cross
Carlyle
Hazlitt
G. Bernard Shaw
Mary Baker Eddy
J. P. Morgan
Jacobi
Toronto Type Foundry Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
Corcot
Appleford
Anad
Appleford Paper Products
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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