War for Freedom and the Duty to Fight
A reflective piece argues that democracies prosper through struggle and that peaceful living requires readiness to fight. It traces how nations gained liberty through wars from Switzerland to Britain, France, the Netherlands, and the Americas, and warns democracies failed to act against rising militarism. It ends noting missed chances in 1930s Germany, France, and England.
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Europe
Spain
Toment
Model
England
Paris
Duke of
Parma
Germany
Tittler
Hitler
France
Churchill
Mount Fairweather Tops British Columbia Heights
The peak Mount Fairweather reaches 19 287 feet, the highest point in British Columbia, noted among regional mountain elevations.
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British Columbia
Mount Fairweather
Tin For Timoshenko Is Buine Rusumn vo the Soviet
British Malaya reports a dramatic surge in tin exports to the Soviet Union in 1940 aiding war needs. Stalin uses tin for tank bearings aircraft lorries and radio gear while both nations rely on imports from Empire suppliers to meet demand.
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Buine Rusumn
British
Malaya
Russia
British Malaya
Soviet Union
Stalin
United States
Canada
Singapore
Penang
Straights
Banka
Billiton
Netherlands Indies
Mussolini Faces War Strains as Axis Cohesion Falters
The Toronto Globe reports the Mussolini regime weakly resisting Hitler’s influence. Mussolini loses arguments and struggles to keep his seat while Italy endures disobedience, riots, and growing fear of further German control.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Hitler
Mussolini
Bonita
Italy
The Shellfish Male Racing Blame
A London husband accuses his wife of going to the races and wasting his savings for a shirt. He notes a man can lose his own shirt at the races but objects when the wife spends the money.
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Winston Churchill
London
Atlantic
Roosevelt
Buckingham Palace
England
Last Night on the Golden Trail of a Lonely Band
A lyrical meditation follows three weary travelers dubbed a broken man with a blue vision the outcast and few friends as they wander a pine scented night toward a land of dreams love and renewal. They find solace and a message that the end is not yet as they reach the trail's foot.
Tourist’s fur tail raises customs question at border
A tourist returning to the United States averts duties with a coy reply when asked if she has anything to declare. The customs official presses, clarifying whether the fur tail visible beneath her coat belongs to her.
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U.S. A
Saltiest Ocean Surface: The Atlantic
The Atlantic is identified as the saltiest ocean on record, noted for its high salinity levels compared with other seas. Researchers cite factors like evaporation, ocean currents, and limited freshwater input as contributors to its extreme salinity.
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Nfld
Newfoundland Railway
U.S.A
Gard
The
Twillingate Sun
Viscount’ Astor
Log
British Commonwealth
Victoria
Per Ag
BRIGE
Gerald Ss. Doyle, Ltd
Martin Luther
Petel
Case & Sanborn
Chase & Sanborn
Timoshenko
Confederation Life
Chatham, News
U.S
Christian Science Monit
Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society
Boston
Lanseria Fiie
Mage Bea
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