Refrigerator desserts and nylon described in 1930s taste and industry
The article previews refrigerator cakes using condensed milk and fruit for bridge parties, including Magic Fresh Fruit Refrigerator Cake and Magic Pineapple Bakeless Cake. It also reports Britain’s nylon fibers entering large-scale production, noting nylon as a versatile substitute for gut and hog bristles, with uses in stockings, sewing thread, brushes, and fishing gear.
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Britain
America
Cherry Tarts and Yachtman's Punch Recipe for Peacemaking
Sir Thomas Lipton used desserts to ease quarrels, sharing recipes to smooth domestic rifts. The excerpt presents cherry tarts and a hot tea punch as practical antidotes, with instructions for pastry shells, cherry filling, whipped cream, and a spiced tea punch for entertaining guests.
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Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Hides and Leather Exports Subject to Wartime License
Canadian exports of hides skins and leather will require Wartime Prices and Trade Board licenses. Maurice Samson acts as Hides and Leather Administrator overseeing shipments to ensure raw materials and finished products stay available for military and civilian needs.
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Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Maurice Samson
Ieather
Faint Sermon Echoes In A Gibberish Dinner Exchange
A visiting minister is praised for a fat juicy bird but the conversation turns to whether the host should share his own meal. The host replies with a sharp retort about equal consideration for himself and the minister.
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Hls
Hay fever cure and season advice from McCulough MD
An article outlines hay fever causes with pollen from grasses trees and ragweed as chief offenders. It notes inherited sensitivities, seasonal patterns, and relief via avoiding triggers or desensitization therapy begun before season. Dr J. W. McCulough endorses gradual desensitization and travel tips for sufferers.
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America
St. Lawrence
Gaspe Coast
Lake Superior
Rainy River
J. W
McCulough
Harvest Tales from Ginger Farm Glimpse Of Skunk Troubles
Gwendoline P Clarke writes from Ginger Farm about harvest hopes tied to weather as wheat and barley await cutting. She notes grain ripening, losses from a skunk attacking twenty seven chicks then thirty, and a subsequent hunt with Partner ending in a skunk killed. Berry picking then leads to a distant cow herd sighting near berry-patched wagon trails.
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Partner
Rusty
Mitchie
Mr. Skunk
Queer Facts About Nature
Skunks can be domesticated after removing scent glands and make affectionate pets. Goldfish are born transparent and their golden color comes from skin pigment disease. Rattles on snakes form as they shed skin, not from age, sometimes yearly. Chickadees rarely migrate and stay in northern regions year round. Bark removal kills trees by stopping sap flow like blood supply. African antelopes watch for predators from treetops before drinking at springs. Parakeets alert their presence, allowing antelopes to emerge when predators are near.
Lipstick Quip Sparks Shop Floor Incident
A cosmetics clerk quips about lipstick not coming off easily after a customer question. The remark escalates into attention on the shop floor with no further details of consequences.
Night club tale of a disastrous first meeting
A passerby recounts meeting his wife at a night club and misreading the scene. The tale pivots on a mistaken assumption about home life and kids, framed as a disagreeable memory rather than romance.
Cattle Spotted Near Berry Patch As Narrator Escapes
The narrator hides in bushes as cows pass by twice, failing to notice him. He returns to find the berries untouched while a friend shows no concern for either the cows or the berries. The episode ends with the narrator emerging safely.
Ontario safety bulletin guides workers in prevention
A current safety bulletin from the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations in Ontario urges workers and industry to work intelligently speak fairly and feel part of the industry to prevent injury to themselves and others.
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Ontario
Industrial Accident Prevention Associations
Paris Tip Sparked Grudging Hotel Loyalty
After a six week stay M N Iab grudgingly paid the hotel porter a shilling. He recalled that in Paris tips cost nearly ten shillings and asked the porter how many years he had served.
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Paris
War Prisoners Arrive for Rapid Dispersal in Canada
German prisoners from the British fleet arrive in Canada and are dispersed to camps nationwide. Civilians, then service personnel, followed by naval crews and officers are guarded by 500 sentries along piers and stations. The transfer underscores security against fifth columnists and parachutists amid a cautious wartime flow.
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Canada
England
Great Britain
Quebec
Air Force
Army
Navy
Naazi
British Isles
World War II Air Battle Report Cites Lethal Defeat
A wartime report notes an engagement over England where enemy aircraft were shot down by four Hurricanes. The commander praised the aviators as excellent but limited by aircraft numbers.
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England
Vase Duped Wife—A Curious Market Day Tale
Mr. Smith, a keen curio collector, spots a vibrant vase in the market and buys it as the perfect pair for a similar piece at home. His wife, eager to clear the item, reveals she had already given it away to a man at the door yesterday.
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Mr. Smith
X ray saves thousands in army tuberculosis care
Col W A Jones radiologist reports X-ray screening for recruits has hospitalized 240 tuberculosis cases and revealed more needing care. He estimates tuberculosis care has potentially saved 25 million dollars for the first 100000 troops enlisted since the war began.
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W. A. Jones
R.c.am.o
Col. Jones
Grace and Egbert Kiss Trade Off Lighthearted Confession
A motherclaims a young man bragged of stealing 48 kisses from Grace last night. Grace responds she gave them all to him and he returned most, denying any theft.
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Egbert
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Betty Barclay
Gaspe
Savoiby
Ginger Farm
Acten Free Press
Gwendoline P. Clarke
Imaigne
Northland
BOM
James G. Gardiner
National War Services
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