Night Of Surprises At Cedric Watkinson Cottage
Flora Lake arrives at Cedric Watkinson’s two cottages, amid rain, and the artist in charge of camouflage training presses for romance. She recalls past loves, rejects his advances, and plans to walk to the village, while he laments fading youth and his tired, damp mood. The scene blends wartime glamour with fragile longing.
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Cedric Watkinson
Flora
Watkinson
Jon Lawrence
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Reuben
Hach
Hebe
Sheltea
Bloomsbury
Lawrence
Cedric
Kruschen Salts Help Woman Regain Use of Right Hand
A woman recounts severe rheumatic pain and numbness in her right arm making daily tasks impossible. After three weeks on Kruschen Salts she reports improved sleep and restored ability to use her hand, crediting the remedy for relief from uric acid crystal discomfort.
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Kruschen
J. H
Natoral
Motive and Action Reflections in a Scrapped Tribute
A fragmented column blends quotes from Jay Scott and Eddy on motive and virtue with garbled lines about devotion and a sorrowing grandfather. It mentions a local obituary notice and a line about Nazis, arrests, and censorship, reflecting a noisy, underdeveloped survey of ideas and events.
A Memorial Verse for the Fallen Brave
A solemn poem recalls the dead who answered the call, their memory easing sorrow and lighting courage. The speaker thanks God for those who lived bravely and now rest, noting their kind presence remains in faith and in the unknown beyond.
Air Marshal Urges Factories to Win Total War in Toronto
Air Marshal W A Bishop told workers at two Toronto aircraft plants that mastery of the air is the road to victory and that every worker, not just those in uniform, must contribute to total war effort. He warned that all citizens are drawn into the conflict and stressed hard work as essential.
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W A. Bishop
Toronto
Girls on cycle tour aid Lincolnshire pea harvest
A Lincolnshire farmer, stuck with 18 acres of peas, watched Girl Guides halt by on bikes and offer to pick the crop. Local schoolboys joined in, and by day’s end the entire harvest was gathered. Captain Laura Snowden said they did not want pay, it was their good turn.
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Lincolnshire
Mida Laura Snowden
Gtde
Equally Useless Trying to do business without advertising
A Saskatoon Star Phoenex quotation notes that doing business without advertising is futile, likening it to winking in the dark or whistling with a closed mouth. The quote underscores the value of publicity in commerce.
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Saskatoon
Doctor Gives Weight Loss Advice Phrase Card
A dialogue presents a doctor advising an overweight woman on fitness. The doctor prescribes a simple rule and a push away from the table three times a day, highlighting practical daily exercise. The exchange reflects old time health advice and a blunt, humorous tone.
Mussolini Breaks Silence On Mantua Farewell Address
The piece notes Mussolini’s recent quiet then a Mantua farewell to the Fascist Brigade headed for the Russian Front. It quotes him urging resolve in battle, while remarking on his prior hesitation before joining the conflict in 1940.
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Mussolini
Ansaldo
Duce
Reuter
Mantua
Manchester Guardian
Laundress Business Queried by City Dandy on Duty
A lounged Negro dandy is confronted by Acensua etlumerator who pins him for name age and residence then asks about business. The man replies with pride asserting he owns a hand laundry and offers his location as a swift retort.
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Acensua Etlumerator
Dar
Real Russian Revolution Fueled by Foreign Hands
A London reviewing chronicle notes the true revolution in Russia was not a Bolshevik affair. It argues Bolshevism began with Prussian Karl Marx and was engineered into Russia with German aid after the fall of the Czar, marking a transnational manipulation of events.
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Karl Marx
Russia
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