Western Canada to see summer travel surge due to plains wealth and US tourists
The piece forecasts a busy Western Canada highway season as improved prairie crop conditions and potential wheat prices draw American visitors. It urges road and tourism infrastructure upkeep plus courteous conduct to foster a strong cross border tourist trade and defend against wartime travel myths.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
United States
Europe
Mexico
West Indies
Western
Right Man For Job Churchill on the Bridge in War Time
London dispatch cited by the Christian Science Monitor quotes Mallory Browne asserting that few informed people in England doubt Winston Churchill is the right man for wartime leadership. He is praised for ideas and initiative and for accelerating ship construction.
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London
Christian Science Monitor
Mallory Browne
England
Winston Churchill
British Railways Serve 9 Million Meals Annually
Rail operator reports serving nine million meals each year across its network while 250000 pieces of crockery are broken annually. The figures highlight scale of service and wear on dining ware.
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British Railways
Safety and flight safety contrast in transportation
The Vancouver Sun notes that while commercial air travel had zero fatalities last year, motorists still cling to the idea of safety as a hitchhiker. It highlights the gap between flying’s safety record and car journeys, urging motorists to embrace safer practices. Also mentions sea lions consuming about 40 pounds of fish daily and codfish used as currency in Iceland.
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Vancouver Sun
Leave Club in Paris Aids Canadian Troops With Gentle Atmosphere
Lady Guggisberg opens the Leave Club in France recalling past wartime efforts. The facility welcomes Canadian and Australian troops, with English flags, nurse attendants, and a ballroom where soldiers write home and plan Paris outings while officers and nurses share equal footing.
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Lady Guggisberg
Gordon Guggisberg
Gold Coast
Decima Moore
Miss Moore
R.af
France
Hitler
Odette
Paris
Guggisberg
Selected Recipes for Corn Syrup Dessert Sauce
A simple dessert sauce recipe blends 1 cup corn syrup 1 cup white sugar 1 cup cream 3 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook in double boiler 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Smooth and tasty over puddings or ice cream. keeps well in a cool place. Makes about three cups.
Strange Jell-O Recipe With Strawberries
A simple preparation instructs dissolving Jell-O in hot water then chilling until thickened. Fold in sweetened strawberries, pour into cold tart shells, chill again and serve. It also suggests flavor pairings with orange and raspberry Jell-O.
Hitler Declaration Reveals World Dominion Wish
Harold Nicholson told a London radio audience about Adolf Hitler describing his desire to dominate Europe. He allegedly said he would force Britain to take the rest of the world if given Europe, framing a high level conversation as a grim pledge.
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Britain
Europe
Harold Nicholson
Adolf Hitler
Lon
Hitler
Berchtesgaden Mountains
World's Largest Merchant Fleet Driven From Trade
A vast fleet exceeding 4,000 Norwegian and Danish ships totaling about 6,000,000 gross tons was forced from active commerce as war shifted to Scandinavia. Vessels were ordered to seek safety in natural harbors worldwide.
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Scandinavia
Meteoric iron used to craft ancient weapons
Ancient peoples forged weapons from meteoric iron before mastering smelted iron, using celestial metal for blades and tools long ago. The craft reflects early metallurgy and the influence of meteorite material on early weaponry.
Old Marble Game Makes Comeback In Michigan Tournament
A Detroit newspaper sponsors a statewide marbles tournament leading to a grand championship. The game, ancient in origin from Egypt and India, uses baked clay marbles in a ring and knucklers of agate. Old competitors often reach their eighties at the world championship event in an English village.
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Michigan
Detroit
India
Saxony
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Red Cross funds aid Polish relief drive in Angers France
A 600.00 donation from Montreal to Polish government relief efforts in Angers, France is forwarded by the Canadian Red Cross. The Polish national relief and defence committee in Canada thanks Victor Sifton and the Manitoba branch for support. Dr. Robert Fletcher, acting commissioner, receives the cheque.
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Red Cross
Canada
Victor Sifton
Manitoba
Canadian Red Cross
Winnipeg
Sifton
Montreal
Jan Stanczyk
Angers
France
F. Ledziak
Polish National Relief and Defence Committee
Robert Fletcher
The
Dublin to Tokyo Kissed by Corned Beef and Cabbage
A travel note highlights corned beef and cabbage as a beloved foreign dish in Japan, tracing a long journey from Dublin to Tokyo and celebrating its popularity.
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Dublin
Tokyo
Japan
Postum 30 Day Tea and Coffee Alternative Offer
An advertisement promotes Postum as a caffeine free alternative to tea and coffee. It invites adults and children avoiding caffeine to use a 30 day trial, with a full refund and postage if no improvement, asking customers to return the container top to General Foods in Cobourg Ontario.
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Postum
General Foods, Limited
Cobourg
Ontario
New Wool Shrinkage Method From Australia
Australia reports a new wool un shrinkable process developed at McMaster Laboratory New South Wales with large scale tests proving success. The Wool Board says the method costs about six cents per pound and offers simplicity low startup outlay and no odors. It aims to expand wool markets by reducing shrinkage fears, with England also developing two alternative methods. Canada leads world wheat exports with 37 percent of shipments, while Australia and the United States decline share and the Danube Basin holds its own.
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United States
Travellers’ Insurance Company of
Hartford, Conn
McMaster Laboratory
New South Wales
Australian Wool Board
England
Canada
Australia
Danube
Camel hair brushes from Russian squirrel tails
The article notes that camel hair brushes are made from the tails of Russian squirrels, explaining the source of this traditional writing and painting tool material.
Nature’s Slow Repair of Topsoil Inches vs Centuries
A study notes that natural processes require roughly 400 to 1000 years to form a single inch of topsoil. The finding underscores long-term environmental stakes in soil conservation and farming practices.
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