Gillett’s Lye Advert Shows Cleanser Claims
A vintage advertisement touts Gillett’s Pure Flake Lye for lifting grease and loosening baked-on food. It promises easy washing up, a free booklet, and a warning note about drains. Two policemen and three people are mentioned in a contrasting bridge scene with a wealthy retiree Solomon Brandt in a separate narrative snippet.
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Gillett
Standard Brands Ltd
Freeer Ave
Liberty Street
Toronto
Inspector grills business partner in Brandt murder case
A tense scene at a rail embankment unfolds as Inspector Gregity questions Mr Grant about Solomon Brandt's death. Mrs Hopkins pleads ignorance while Grant, a longtime associate, withholds ties and possible motives, hinting at a broader South Africa business connection.
Notice at the rails marks scene where Brandt was found
A stern warning sign stands at a live rail area as observers note the location where Mr. Brandt was found. The incident prompt draws attention to safety hazards and the surrounding scene.
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Brandt
Quotable Maxims on Virtue and Self Control
A compact list of maxims on daily life and character. It highlights values such as common sense enthusiasm and diligent work while naming pitfalls like fault finding and excessive talking. The piece reads as a moral mini-essay presenting paired contrasts.
Crooked style and pacts taint Europe in New York Herald Tribune
Frank Lyon cites a crooked man spreading crooked facts and forging crooked pacts that shaped Europe, using a crooked flag and smile as symbols of his deceptive diplomacy. The piece critiques the leader’s methods and the resulting instability across nations.
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Europe
Frank Lyon
New York Herald Tribune
Average Woman Sums Up A Life Staged In Domestic Lore
A Montreal Star quip catalogues a wife’s life in humorous stats. It claims she marries at 24, quarrels monthly, spends years washing dishes, gossips for five years, and endures beauty and fashion costs. The piece highlights domestic mischief and enduring love.
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Montreal Star
Quote on pioneers choosing wagons over trains
A Montreal Star snippet notes the old time pioneers may have chosen covered wagons to avoid a 30 year wait for a train, hinting at historical transportation impatience and curiosity about pioneer mobility.
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Montreal Star
After Him Bookkeeper Seeks Raise From Boss
A humorous exchange shows a bookkeeper demanding a raise citing three rival firms Light, Phone and Water as competitors. The boss coolly asks for details before responding.
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Panies
Confidence in Russia Said by Sir George Paish
Sir George Paish, British economist, said in Montreal that he sees no world menace from Communism and that Russia has abandoned it. He described Russia as a cooperative state with fair wages and profit sharing on collective farms, and he argued Russia could defeat Germany with aid from Britain and the United States.
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Montreal
George Paish
Germany
Russia
George
Rulgaia
Baltic
Black Seas
British Empire
United States
Canadian Sailors Return From Atlantic Duty Believing Britain Ahead
Two Toronto sailors Alan Shedden and Eddie Badger describe six months of convoy duty in the Atlantic. They report encountering submarine attacks during their last crossing, with submarines sunk and convoy confirmation of the losses. Shedden notes that a sub within range is doomed, and explains sighting subs via echo from earphones after emitting a soundwave.
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Alan Shedden
Eddie Badger
Toronto
Atlantic
Britain
Shedden
Fewer British temporaries in May reveal volunteer work shift
London figures show 65 744 temporarily unemployed citizens in Britain in May. The count is almost 500 000 lower than May 12 1940. A new sun survey will seek more workers, focusing on volunteers and women listing household duties as occupation.
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London
Britain
Sun
Newsweek
Germany speaks and the world hears her headline ad
A Portuguese press ad proclaimed Germany speaks and the world hears her. The British embassy soon countered with vows of London speaks and the world believes it.
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Germany
London
Simple Governess and Waldo Debate Star Poem
A dialogue fragment presents the governess asking about the poem “Twinkle twinkle little star” and Waldo dismissing wonder in favor of spectrum analysis to answer the question. The passage appears in PBX Magazine.
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Little Waldo
PBX Magazine
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