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Nature's Submarines: Under-Water Travel is the only Sphere in which. Nature Holds the Speed Record

... SSS^SS5S5SSSS5S22HHH^25^S Nature's Submarines U nder-Water Travel is the only Sphere in which. Nature Holds the Speed Record By Frank W. Lane IF the Nazis could have made a submarine which would travel under water as successfully as a fish they might well have won the Battle of the Atlantic. The best a submarine can do when travelling beneath the surface is around twenty knots, There are some ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1125 | Page: Page 22, 64 | Tags: Photographs 

ROBINSON'S 'Patent' BARLEY

... ROBINSON'S Patent' BARLEY CVS-22 ROBINSON'S Patent' BARLEY CVS-22 Make it my way, Madam says OLD HETHERS Since you cannot buy Robinson's Barley Water in bottles for the time being, you will do well to take Old Hethers' advice and make it for yourselffrom Robinson's 'Patent' Barley. The simple directions are on the tin and if you cannot get hold of a lemon or an orange for flavouring, use the ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 81 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Photographs 

CLIPPERS OF THE CLOUDS

... CUPPERS OF THE CLOUDS 191 The new giant U.S. Transport aircraft. The latest Boeing four-engine aeroplane, the C.97, which is a military transport adaptation of the famous B.29 Super- Fortress, being weighed in the Renton, Washington factory of the Boeing Aircraft Company prior to its first test flights. It has a maximum speed of well over 300 an hour and can carry 100 fully-equipped ...

Clippers of the Clouds: New Giants of the Air for the Traffic of the Future

... Clippers of Ik Clouds New Giants of the Air tor the Traffic of the Future By Frank S. Stuart THEY are flying already --the giant clippers of the clouds! There are more regu lar scheduled services per day by air between Prestwick and the American Continent than there are expresses between Glasgow and London. A 50- tonner has crossed the Ameri can Continent nonstop from Seattle to Washington, 2 ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1690 | Page: Page 27, 70 | Tags: Photographs 

BOW-TIE CARDIGAN: MATERIALS

... wKr MATERIALS 8 ozs. of 3-ply Paton's Beehive Fingering; one pair of No. 9 and No. 12 knitting needles; buttons. MEASUREMENTS From top of shoulder to lower edge, 20 ins. across back under arm, 17 ins. across half-front (with edge), 10 ins. under-arm of sleeve, 18 ins. TENSION 8 sts. to 1 in. THE BACK With No. 9 needles cast on 109 sts. Work 1 in. Moss st. as follows (k. 1, p. 1, k. 1, repeat ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 687 | Page: Page 38, 69 | Tags: Photographs 

Snacks And Savouries: TOMATO CUPS

... ddnacbs ^y4nd auouneS TOMATO CUPS Allow 1 tomato per person. Cut off the tops and keep them, then scoop out each tomato and turn them upside down to drain while you cook ½ lb. of any white fish. Strain, skin, bone the fish and flake it, adding 1 tin of boned and chopped-up sardines, using the oil as well. At the last, add salt and pepper to taste and 1 grated onion. Fill the tomatoes with the ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 651 | Page: Page 48, 49 | Tags: Photographs 

THE STONE HOUSES OF OLD ENGLAND

... OBLIQUELY across England from Dorset into Lincolnshire extends a large belt of oolite limestone, a product of the Jurassic Age. Architectural beauty of a high order marks this region, for oolite ranks supreme among the freestones. Varying in colour and texture in different localities the stone attains the apex of its glory in the Cotswolds. liere, too. building-design, though simple, has dis ...

Published: Monday 01 October 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 648 | Page: Page 18, 66 | Tags: Photographs 

ROBINSON'S 'Patent' BARLEY

... IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM ROBINSON'S S 'Patent' BARLEY cvs-6i You've been very patient says OLD HETHERS I know you've missed my bottled Robinson's Lemon Barley Water, for many have written to tell me so. It's true that it will return with peace, which, we all hope, is not far away, but in the meantime, I suggest that you make your barley water at home, from ...

Published: Sunday 01 July 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 74 | Page: Page 55 | Tags: Photographs 

HEALTH NO vember--But BEAUTY

... HEALTH NO- 1 Wm A BEAUTY vember But NO aches and pains. Most people lump all the odd aches and pains of winter together under the heading Rheumatism and accept them. These twinges are warnings which must be heeded. Aspirin (acetyl- salicylic acid) is not only a relief from pain, but is said to counter the cause of some types of rheumatism. Iodex ointment is another help if massaged in ...

England's Oldest Theatre: The Theatre Royal at Bristol

... England's Oldest Theatre The Theatre Royal at Bristol By Wilma Buckley DURING a radio quiz, not long ago, the question was raised, as to which was the oldest theatre in England. Many listeners (including myself) were surprised at the verdict in favour of Bristol's Theatre Royal but this is, in truth, the oldest English building of its kind with a continuous existence as a theatre. In ...

Published: Thursday 01 November 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1147 | Page: Page 44, 70 | Tags: Photographs 

Cold Weather Dishes: SPICED RAGOÛT

... Cold Weather Dishes SPICED RAGOth Cut your meat ration into sizable portions and fry them, adding salt, cayenne pepper, ginger, and 1 dessertspoonful of vinegar or 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice. Pass through the min cer 2 large onions and the same quantity of carrots. Add to the meat with a teaspoonful of chopped herbs (parsley, thyme, and sage). Sprinkle 1 tablespoonful of flour over the ...

Published: Thursday 01 November 1945
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 792 | Page: Page 48 | Tags: Photographs