Horses and a Circusy Bet Turned Sour in New Castle
In Helen Thomson's short tale set at a New Castle circus lot, a sly horse speculator visits, bets three hundred against a black horse, and pursues a rigged race outcome. The trio feigns innocence while the man insists his pick will win, only to end in a sour payout after the race ends in a draw.
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Saratoga
Mr. Slicker
Bill
Joe
Mr. Shicker
Slicker
Black
Home building spirit fuels Western Canada growth
The piece praises community lumber dealers and cooperative efforts from prairie pioneers to built environments in Western Canada. It notes the 1916 Western Retail Lumbermen's Association Building Department creating 10,000 plans for homes and farm buildings, enabling readers to draft custom designs with dealer guidance and architect input and stressing plans suited to western climates. It urges consulting local lumber merchants for sound plans and cost awareness.
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Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Lions at the Zoo Inspire Custody of a Little Girl
A father and daughter visit the zoo and observe a lion. The girl asks what bus she would take home if the lion escaped and ate him. The exchange highlights the child’s practical concern in a tense moment.
German manpower limits during World War II discussed
An analysis notes Nazi Germany approaching manpower limits in 1942 as the United Nations mount heavy blows. It estimates the German army at about 3 million, augmented by forced labor from occupied territories to sustain production and fronts. The piece compares age-related losses to World War I patterns and recalls early air combat in the First Great War.
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Nazi Germany
United Nations
Germany
Italy
France
Russia
Poland
Aicnate
Flax for Aircraft Boosts Britain and Northern Ireland Acreage
The flax area in Britain rose from a few hundred acres in 1939 to over 50 000 by 1943, while Northern Ireland expanded from about 20 000 to 90 000 acres. The drive produced large quantities of high grade wing fabric for aircraft. Oranges resist cold better than other citrus fruits.
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Britain
Northern Ireland
Victory Bonds Delivered to Relatives of Overseas Troops
The Department of National Defence announces delivery of Fifth Victory Loan Bonds bought for cash by troops overseas. Applications completed in the field were sent to Canadian Military Headquarters London for checking and recording before dispatch to the Bank of Canada Ottawa. Large shipments from the Overseas Forces have recently been mailed, likely including many from the Mediterranean, and delivery is anticipated to take some time.
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Department of National Defence
London
Bank of Canada
Ottawa
Mediterranean
Comic Fragments From The Newsroom Laughs On The Mile
A collage of humorous exchanges and quick wits from everyday life. A mother tells a misbehaving child to stop acting like a fool while a neighbor and bystanders share jests about manners and class. A militiaman pauses traffic, recognizing the sergeant in the car, adding a light caper to local lore.
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MacDonald
Tintex
Helen Thomson
Newcastle
F C. Pickwell
John Howard Payne
Comice
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Canada
Northwest Territories
Regina
Thornton
Beo
Reem
Bepesem
Beorsem
Vicks
Vicks Om
Buckley
Mt. Or
Fox
D.D.D
ROYAL
Jim
State Church
Sloan’s
Sia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pollon
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