Evelyn May Faces Sheriff’s Suspicion in Three Arrows
In the Yukon town of Three Arrows, Evelyn May travels with a posse led by Sheriff Slim Rogers. Amid tensions over trust and a violent incident involving Lone Duck, Evelyn pursues her mission to find her brother The Kid while evading official scrutiny and lingering romance.
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Kaska
Evelyn May
Sir Rogers
Rafferty
Slim
Lone Duck
Nome
Golden Eagle
Evelyn
Hilm
Transeate
Kaeka
Mrs.afferly
Moliie
Billie
Noota
Law
Mollie
Jube
Tivelyn May
Yukon
Mr. Rogers
North
Sam
Arto
Ninetteen
Why Jennie Hates Flowers and the Child Labor Tale
A nine year old Italian girl in New York’s Lower West Side helps her family produce flower wreaths at the factory. The piece contrasts labor conditions for Jennie and siblings with a reflective essay on broken promises and disappointment in daily life, urging responsibility and keeping one’s word.
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Jennie
Stallon
Lower West Side
New York City
Magele
Nardo
Ange Ina
Louise C. Odencrants
World Outlook
Oriental Architecture in Egypt Builds with Concrete
Reenforced concrete is used in Oriental style buildings in Egypt and beyond. The Sultan Hassan mosque in Cairo features substantial concrete work. A nearby example is the Grand Palace hotel of Heliopolis, a four story structure praised for its architectural design.
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Egypt
Sultan Hassan
Cairo
Heliopolis
Gas defense training and civilian guard duties urged in war memo
The piece outlines German documents showing the need for thorough gas defense training after a British gas attack caused heavy German casualties. It discusses the role of gas masks, and stresses that civilian guards should not perform police duties beyond home defense, urging factory and plant security be handled by owners or authorities. It also notes guards may be needed in factories, shipyards, grain elevators, and stores of supplies.
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Western Front
Gas Defense Service
War Department
Europe
Soldiers use camp book coupons for theater admissions
In Pilot Rock Oregon a town first sent in a check, Lagren Iowa with a 00 population paid 100, Titouka Town with 200 population bought 63 dollars of books, the largest sale per population yet. Coupons in emrileage books are exchanged by soldiers for admission to entertainments built in camps by the commission on teaching camp activities. Admission charges range from 10 to 25 cents or two to five mileage coupons.
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Pilot Rock
Lagrens
Iowa
Titouka
Commission On
Heavy Winter Feeding Increases Egg Yield Says Poultry Grower
The Poultry Grower argues hens need more feed in cold months to maintain body heat and sustain egg production. A balanced mash half bulky with bran and forage, plus half concentrated, plus green feed and animal protein, is advised. Milk and water access, forced exercise, and generous grain portions prevent lull in laying.
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Mili
Counting a Billion Dollars in Silver
The article explains that counting a billion dollars in silver would require vast time. An expert counting 32 000 silver dollars daily would need over ten years to count a hundred million, illustrating the scale of a billion.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Treasury Department
Washington
Victory bread rules and tax changes slip into view
The article notes flexible limits for vic tory bread with up to 80 percent wheat flour and up to 20 percent other grains, allows victory pies and doughnuts on wheatless days with consistent weekly recipes, and mentions a April 1 deadline extension for income tax returns. It also describes a wartime army numbering system for enlisted men, with unique numbers becoming part of official designations and recorded on ID tags, plus U.S. candy expenditures around 400 million dollars annually.
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Food Administration
War Department
Army
Sugar supply assured for packers and war needs
The Food Administration says manufacturers will receive full sugar for canning and preserving through next year, with Cuba shipments rising. Canners must report stocks by March 15, and unused quantities will release soon. The piece also notes aircraft manpower needs, maintenance cycles, and a large discharge of Medical Reserve Corps officers up to February 23.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Ha Food Administration
Cuba
Army
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Tlave
Tam
Helen R. C. ‘Temple
Disney
Laterune
Reperts & Olver
Roy
Pihone Bite
United States
Atra
Medical Reserve Corps
France
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