Degenerating Health of Human Race Calls for Action
A searing critique argues that national health declines despite medical advances. Experts warn of waning virility and rising insanity, urging exercise, fresh air, natural foods, sleep, and moderation to rebuild stamina and well being. The piece cites Wallace, Tredgold, Jordan, and Fallis on deteriorating human vitality.
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Wallace
Tredgold
Jordan
Leeland Stamford
Atlantic
George O. Falls
Health
Health League of Canada
British Isles
United States
Fallis
Pensions for the Blind May Start Ahead in Some Provinces
Finance Minister C A Dunning told the house that old age pensions for the blind could begin in some provinces before others as statutes or enabling acts shape Dominion act implementation. Senate amendments to the bill won swift approval while provincial legislatures met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Dunning
House of Commons
Dunning
Senate
Russian North Pole base eyed to speed Arctic flight routes
A plan for a north pole air base to shorten transarctic flights to North America moved closer as J. Schmidt, director of the Soviet northern sea route, left Archangel near the White Sea to oversee early surveys.
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North Pole
North America
J. Schmidt
Parchangel
White Sea
Arctic Circle
Foreigner Tries English Sounds Only to Quit
A non-native speaker struggles with English pronunciation around words like bough cough and though. He sees a cinema board reading Cavalcade pronounced success and laments the difficulty, deciding to give up.
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Tne
Lightning flash lasts an instant in history record
A brief note states a lightning flash lasts about one millionth of a second, highlighting the extreme briefness of discharge and energy in atmospheric electricity for readers.
The Dog Star Sirius and Its Dense Companion
The article discusses Sirius as a bright nearby star with a faint companion, a dense object far heavier than water. It notes the companion is only one thirtieth the sun's diameter yet similar in weight, challenging known elements and leaving physicists puzzled about stellar densities.
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Sirius
Paradise
Kensal Green
Tree Bark Growth and Historic Survey Notes
The outer bark of a 20 year old tree stretches as it expands its girth while the cambium adds annual inner growth. The first US geodetic survey was conducted in 1841 by Simon Borden. Parrots can live up to 75 years or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Simon Borden
Germany Urges Fat Reduction To Aid Four Year Plan
The Nazi regime pressures citizens to eat less fat amid reports of rising fat consumption since 1913. Newsreels cite a prewar standard, while authorities push expansion of oil producing plants and research into new fat sources. A fat research institute examines linseed, poppy seed, tobacco seed, sunflower seed, nuts, grape stones, and coffee grounds for oil.
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Hitler
Operation At Sea Doctors Save French Liner Captain
Three Chatham doctors on a French liner performing an emergency mastectomy style procedure at sea after the ship’s doctor fell ill. Dr. Shirley Holmes Dr. F I Reid and Dr. Fred Hall operated in the ship’s quarters with the patient aimed toward rapid recovery.
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Chatham
Shirley Holmes
F. I. Reid
Fred Hall
Canada
Holmes
Reid
Hal
Sailors Train for Duties and Self Reliance in War Era
John Harvey writes to the Sar nia Canadian Observer correcting readers on sailor skills. He describes on ship sewing, making uniforms, and laundry work done by sailors. He notes a sewing firm on larger ships and stokers sewing pants aboard destroyers. He recalls sailing from Malta in 1914 to 1915 and mastering duties like sewing washing and cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harvey
Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Sea Scouts
H.M
Malta
The Perfect Woman on Toronto Campus
Dr. Edith Gordon, medical adviser for women at the University of Toronto, says she has finally met the perfect woman after 15 years of examining co-eds for physical education. She describes criteria of symmetry and proportion, noting the thrill of finding a living ideal similar to a statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Toronto
Edith Gordon
Gordon
Ontario Educational Association
Destitute Families Receive Military Blankets Worth 32233
An order in council disclosed that military blankets totaling 32 233 dollars were furnished to destitute families in drouth areas of prairie provinces. The Defence Department stores funded the relief from a special supplementary estimate, open to use for replacement as needed.
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Drouth
Prairie Provinces
Defence Department
House of Commons
Labor
Rogers
Department of Finance
London Fire Brigade Invites Japanese Firefighters to Coronation
Tokio replies that pressure of business fighting fires at home prevents attendance. A future sight is promised when stars align similarly in a year. The text also notes a remark that women as dentists are more sympathetic and adds a quip about kindness and dental care.
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London
Tokio
Selected Recipes For Crusty Oatmeal Cookies
A 375 degree oven recipe yields stiff dough from shortening brown sugar crown brand corn syrup eggs oatmeal flour baking powder salt cinnamon raisins and milk. The method creames fats adds sugar and syrup then eggs, folds in dry ingredients and milk, drops spoonfuls on an oiled sheet and bakes until the under surface crisps.
Overcome Bodily Ailments Say Toronto Surgeon
Dr D E Robertson a Toronto surgeon and Moose River mine rescuer says disability is largely a mental attitude He argues a mentally equipped crippled child can excel in school more than a normal child under different challenges He cites President Roosevelt as an example and contends serum cannot alter infantile paralysis Greenland is identified as the world’s largest island and a phrase notes taxes in a satirical line.
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D. E. Robertson
Toronto
Moose River
Ontario Educational Association
Roosevelt
United States
Bisley Team Canada sails for Bisley and DCRA prize meet set
The Dominion of Canada Rifle Association announced that Bisley team Canada will sail from Montreal June 11 and depart Liverpool July 23 to return to Canada. The annual DCRA prize meeting is Aug 9 to 14 at Connaught ranges South March with special small bore matches Aug 7. The council approved Australian marksmen using heavy-barrelled rifles in DCRA matches this summer.
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Canada
Bisley
Montreal
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Liverpool
D.C.R.A
Connaught Ranges
South March
Council of the Association
Warships to Join Coronation Review Off Spithead
The Admiralty says 140 warships will take part in the coronation review off Spithead on May 20 with Home Fleet units arriving May 14 and Mediterranean and reserve fleets to follow. On May 21 the king will board the Southampton and visit fleet flagships before the vessels disperse to their stations. In separate news a Borneo wife will wear her husband's sword during head hunting expeditions.
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The
Admiralty
Spithead
Southampton
Borneo
Bees’ Plague Threatens Flower Life in Alarm Bells
An editorial note warns that if bees perish the earth, over half the flowers could vanish. It underscores pollination’s central role in ecosystems and agriculture, urging conservation and research to avert ecological collapse.
Quebec Manitou property yields high grade drill intersection
A zinc gold silver drill intersection on the Quebec Manitou Gold Mines Limited property shows high grade over a long core length. The Fleming area east of Quebec, and the extension east of the major structure linked to Siscoe and Lamaque, offer potential for another major mining development.
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Quebec
Manitou Gold Mines Limited
Fleming
Manitou
Siscoe
Lamaque
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Prussia
Review of Warships
Opplofoul Paper Products
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
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