Reminiscence Of A Trip Through The Panama Canal
Mrs. C. W. Hawkins recalls a 1939 journey across the Panama Canal Scotland and Newfoundland during wartime. The narrative covers rough seas to Lewisporte, rail travel through Newfoundland, St Pierre Miquelon, Halifax, and Hamilton, with autumn scenery, customs, church visits, and reflections on home and providence.
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Panama Canal
Scotland
Newfoundland
Twillingate
Lewisporte
St. John's
Victoria
St. John’s
North America
Fort Townshend
Halifax
St. Pierre
Miquelon Islands
Miquelon
Hamilton
Ontario
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
St. Paul’s Church
Shaw
All Clear Shout Ends the Boat Colour Warning
The crew displayed colours white red white red on the bow to signal safety and avoid garrison fire. The stewardess warned that had the colours gone up wrong the boat would have been peppered. We stayed aboard until Monday morning continuing our voyage.
Memory Reflections Prompt Future Work and Fatigue
A speaker explains lingering memories of many incidents and notes they have not tired the listener, while acknowledging time spent and effort to cut content. The narrative conveys fatigue from recalling events and a desire to move on.
The Prudent Wife
Jay Jasper of Easy Street gains wealth through thrift and his wife’s steady restraint. Once poor and tempted by flashy schemes, he rises to prominence only because she curbed his impulsive spending and kept him from investing in bogus ventures.
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Jay Jasper
Easy Street
Velvet Avenue
Jay
Tomyrot
Bogus
Serena
Bees and the natural swarm for honey crops
Dominion Apiariat notes that a natural bee swarm consists of the colony's workers. If the swarm absconds, the honey yield of that colony is lost.
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Dominion Apiariat
German Victory and the World Brotherhood Dream
Bishop Tubbs warns in Chester Cathedral that a German victory would end the dream of world brotherhood and that a grim struggle lies ahead, though the cause remains noble. The text notes changes in the Boy Scout movement in Germany and Italy as part of the context.
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World Brotherhood
Germany
Italy
Bishop Tubbs
Chester Cathedral
Vimy Ridge War Memorial Said To Be Undamaged
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Canada's Great War Memorial at Vimy Ridge appears undamaged after battles in France. Earlier British reports claimed possible wreckage from German bombing, but Air Ministry photos show no damage from the air.
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St. Andrewa
Victoria
Toronto
Rockies
Jasper
Canada
Ruskin
Vimy Ridge War
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Vimy Ridge
France
Douai
London
Germany's Turn in War Alliances Recalled by Spectator
A London Spectator note recalls a remark by former German War Minister von Blomberg about Italy as an ally. He reportedly said that whoever has Italy as an ally in the next war is going to lose it, a claim the author treats as authoritative though possibly slang.
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von Blomberg
Italy
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W. Edgar Mercer
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Doyle Ltd
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Vas
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Confederation Life
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Ark
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