Tips and Teasing at the Show
A narrator recalls clever Lora and Ram as Sam plans an invite for a night out. Lora’s playful mood, a friendly workplace exchange, and hints of personal interest color a simple dining scene with humor and flirting. The dialogue reveals social dynamics and budding romance.
A Study In Technique By W B Dobson Sam Granger Pursues Lora
Sam Granger, a garage business owner, pursues waitress Lora using odd tips made of nuts and screws to spark humor and interest. After weeks of failed conversations, she returns his five dollar bill with a plate of junk as change, leading Sam to declare he will marry her while the narrator muses about his own ambitions.
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Sam Granger
Sam
Robert Taylor
Lora
This Week's Pattern by Anne Adams
A smart two piece pattern A635 offers different size ranges for both Mother and Daughter. Misses sizes 12 to 20 or matron sizes 30 to 48. Sundress version Pattern 4635 included for misses 12 to 20 and women's 30 to 48. Size 36 requires 3 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Delivery may be delayed by mail.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Germany still fields large battleships despite losses
Windsor Star columnist W. L. Clark warns that even with Graf Spee, Bismarck, and Scharnhorst sunk and Tirpitz damaged, Germany retains ships like Hipper, Prince Eugen, Luetzow, Admiral Scheer, Nürnberg, Leipzig and Emden. These vessels can cause damage if released, keeping UN sailors alert for sudden engagements amid carrier convoys and Hood tragedy memories.
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W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Germany
Graf Spee
Bismarck
Scharnhorst
Tirpitz
Gneisenau
Hipper
Prince Eugen
Luetzow
Admiral Scheer
Nurnberg Leipzig
Emndem
United Nations
HMS
Hood
The Helicopter Could Reach Car Price Range
The helicopter described as primarily metal could be mass produced and is estimated to cost about the price of a midrange automobile.
Waste Paper Salvaged by Canadian National Railways
Waste paper from Canadian National Railway yards is cleaned, baled, and disposed of before each run. Since 1939 to end of 1943 the stores department reports annual salvage of one to one and a half million pounds. Much is used for Red Cross prisoner of war parcel cartons, potentially enough for about 7.5 million cartons.
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Canadian Navy
Stores Department
Red Cross
Canadian National
Smile Awhile Miscellany of Quick Wits and Banter
A string of humorous exchanges from a 1900s style set includes a barber offering a comb as a guarantee for hair restorer, a tramp seeking work with a dead reference, and light remarks about court visits, sailors, and love. The jokes hinge on wordplay and social stereotypes of the era.
Garden Notes on Soil Prep and Varieties for Canadian Gardeners
The article stresses thorough soil preparation before planting including spading and multiple cultivations. It urges choosing modern, improved varieties and consulting up to date seed catalogs. It also explains planting timing and how to test soil readiness by walking on it.
Unsent Cheque Sparks Father Son Email Exchange
A son writes to his father questioning why no cheque has arrived in three weeks and calls the act of kindness into question. The father replies with a retort about the nature of kindness in a subsequent letter.
Zurich Advises Bare Feet for Children in Summer
Zurich authorities urge that children go barefoot during summer to conserve leather. The recommendation focuses on reducing leather use amid resource concerns.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Flying boys chase elusive nuts in Montreal tale
In Montreal two flying youths search for nuts while shopping on St. Catherine Street. They admire displays and search windows but find no nuts. After a long hunt they recall seeing the nuts in Reykjavik Iceland, ending the fruitless pursuit.
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Montreal
St. Catherine Street
Reykjavik
Iceland
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Fast Skin Relief
An advert claims Moone's Emerald Oil promotes rapid healing of open sores wounds boils and ulcers while easing eczema itching pimples and skin eruptions. It is sold in the original bottle at drugstores with satisfaction guaranteed.
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Barber
Moone
England says war will not end soon
Dr. Wang Shihehieh, chief counsellor to Chiang Kai-shek, at a Ottawa press conference, warned that most Chinese believe Germany's defeat will not be followed by a quick collapse of Japan. He spoke to members of the Chinese government during the conference in Ottawa.
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China
Germany
Japan
Wang Shihehieh
Chiang Kai-shek
The
People’s Political Council of China
Ottawa
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