The Backbone Tour Meal and Nutritious Soup Recipes
A reader receiving guidance on hearty soups uses mutton and veal bones stock base, with simmered vegetables and seasonings. It lists Cream of Cabbage and Lentil Soup and Clear Tomato Soup recipes, plus a sauerkraut making tip and a radio note about Jules Upton in Our Canada.
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N.C. Anke
Anne Allan
Jules Upton
Joe
Canada
Jules
Upton
Vancouver
Kelly
Storms strand farm and town in fierce blizzard tale
The writer recalls a week of severe storms that stranded people in town and country. A trek to the sleigh proved perilous through deep drifts, milk cans froze and spilled, water lines froze, and deliveries halted. Yet after the blizzard, movement slowly resumed with renewed dependence on bread and supplies.
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Matt
Partner
Atable
Ata
Aince
Red Cross Responds Fast After Almonte Train Wreck
The Ottawa Civic Hospital appeals for forty blood donors after a serious wreck near Almonte. Red Cross volunteers, led by Mrs. Dunn, mobilize donors within hours, saving many lives as doctors and nurses rush to the scene. The piece highlights wartime and peacetime Red Cross emergency work and efficient mobilization.
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Civic W Hospital
Almonte
Dunn
Ottawa
Conadian Red Crom Corps
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Red Cross Organization
Red Cross
Grandma's Troubles With Her Stockings
An excerpt from a 1872 handbook notes quirky old method for washing silk stockings. It suggests gin and soft soap with honey, rubbed on silk, then two rinse waters with a dash of gall to brighten colors. The piece warns about drying and ironing silk carefully to avoid damage.
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Boston
It Was An Adventure It Was An Adventure
The passage reflects on harsh winters of the past with coal ranges warming homes to 75 80 degrees then cooling to 32 degrees inside. It notes cold Decembers with thermometer drops, difficult transport and fuel shortages, contrasting old days with modern comforts. The fragment cites a New York Times quotation.
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Kitchem
New York Times
Walking Is The Best of Exercise For Health
Dr. Thomas Hale Jr. argues walking ranks highest among exercises and warns modern life with cars and desks has diminished pedestrian activity. He details proper technique using knees and toes, balance, and posture to avoid a protruding belly and promote efficient gait.
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Thomas Hale, Jr
Lexus
Race Betterment Foundation
Hale
United States
Quebec Bred Goats Go On War Service
Six goats from Dr Barlow's Laurel Ontario farm in the Laurentians were shipped by Canadian National Railways Express to Kingston Jamaica. The Jamaican government’s agriculture department aims to boost goat breeding to address a domestic milk shortage. The animals traveled in crates with alfalfa and fresh water supplied at all divisional points. A CN Express representative will ride the train to monitor feed and watering.
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Gom Dr. Barlow
Laurel
Laurentians
Canadian National Railways Express
Scotlan
Kingston
Jamaica
B.W.Y
Agricultural Department of
Canadian National Express
Motorist Pays Damages to Railway on Main Line
The Grand Trunk WesternRailway sued after a towing truck damaged track and safety gear at Schoolcraft on the Chicago Montreal main line. The Kalamazoo Circuit Court awarded $1 966.29 to the railroad and the Supreme Court recently upheld the decision.
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Grand Trunk Western Rail- Newad
Canadian National Raltays
Schoolcraft
Kalamazoo
Supreme Court
Dried Foods Save In Shipping Costs
A Times Weekly item notes Britain imported millions of tons of food before the war, now dried forms cut shipping and storage needs. Milk powder compresses from 3 cubic inches to 136 cubic inches in volume and even smaller when compressed. dry butterfat preserves nutrition and resists spoilage. Manufacturing advances span Canada the United States Argentina Australia New Zealand and Britain.
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London: Times Weekly
Great Britain
Bamber
The
Times
New Zealand
Australia
Argentina
United States
Dominions
Canada
Spring Hats Return in Wartime Style for Easter
The piece surveys 1943 spring millinery trends ahead of Easter on April 25, noting Sun bonnet Sue and sunbonnets of spring. It describes hats framing faces with tulle, veils, and flowers, including Merry Widow sailor looks and Victory Garden motifs, reflecting wartime nostalgia and fashion.
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Sunbonnet
Sue
Gibson
Daisy
New York
Victory Garden
Brazil Tests New Elastic for Rubber Substitute
Reports from New York say Brazil is experimenting with a novel elastic called magne terla aimed as a basic material for rubber production. The development signals potential growth in synthetic rubber research and industry.
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New York
Brazil
Arrival of Contingents Boosts Canadian Telecommunication Traffic
The text describes how arrivals of new army contingents lead to a surge of cables from overseas and a rise in traffic on Canadian National lines, signaling heavy wartime communications demand for Canada’s rail and telegraph network.
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Canada
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