Life Begins At Forty Says Medical Science May Extend Lifespan
An article by Dr. E. Clark Noble in Toronto's Toronto Saturday Night argues 1938 saw a full extra year added to life expectancy on the continent. It notes life expectancy rose from 53 to 61 for males and 53 to 65 for females, with smoother gains since infancy improvements, and suggests future gains could extend life well beyond forty.
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Toronto
E. Clark Nobile
M.R.C.P
National Life Insurance Company
Clark Nobile
Clark Noble
Noble
Treasures Found At Anglo-Saxon King Grave Near Ipswich
The Daily Mail reports priceless gold and silver artifacts unearthed from an Anglo-Saxon king's grave near Ipswich Suffolk. After a year of digging archaeologists gently remove a jewelled scabbard a gold bar carved bangle a gem encrusted helmet a large silver bowl and several rings and bracelets. The objects will go to the British Museum for cleaning.
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The
Daily Mail
Ipswich
Suffolk
New Mineral Ghortite Found in Wyoming
A new mineral named ghortite has been discovered in Wyoming. The report notes the unusual naming among circus folk terms for animals and says observers visiting shows often take in free sights without buying tickets.
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Wyoming
Army to Choose New England Air Base Site
The U S Army staff has picked a southern New Hampshire location near a navy yard, likely Portsmouth, for a New England air base to defend eastern Canada. The base would host several thousand troops and support sea patrols, but funding and final approval hinge on Congress and Secretary Woodring.
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General Staff
United States Army
Washington
Army Air Base
New England
Secretary of War
Woodring
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Navy Yard
Canada
Congress
Air Corps
We must trust and hope Dickinson quote
A brief quotation from Charles Dickens urging trust and hope in others. It emphasizes not doubting ourselves or the goodness in one another and reflects a literary, inspirational tone.
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Charles Dickens
Synthetic Age and the Illusion of Things Not What They Seem
The Ottawa Journal essay notes that modern science reshapes reality with substitutes and marvels, making appearances deceptive. It cites Longfellow and Shakespeare to argue that in a synthetic age, buyers seek innovations while truth remains in discovery.
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Longfellow
Ottawa Journal
Selected Angel Food Cake With Pineapple Icing
Instructions describe making angel food cake using 12 to 15 egg whites, cake flour, sugar, salt, cream of tartar and flavorings with pineapple icing. Steps include beating whites to stiff peaks, folding in flour and sugar, baking in a large ungreased pan, cooling inverted, then applying pineapple icing.
Soil surveys map prairie soil resources and types
Survey work aims to inventory soil resources in the Prairie Provinces. It details soil nature, location and extent through surveys carried out over years. The program operates mainly under a cooperative arrangement between the Dominion Experimental Farms and provincial agricultural colleges.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion Experimental Farms
Provincial Agricultural Colleges
Novelty Canadian Cent Draws Ohio Tourist to Hastings
An Ohio visitor collected a large number of Canadian cents in Hastings Ontario as a novelty during a tourist trip. The effort aimed to gift the coins to children in Ohio. The traveler reported concerns over the coins being of limited value beyond novelty.
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Ohio
Hastings
Ont
Lincoln
Peterborough club collects towels for boys camp
A service club in Peterborough Ontario requested towels for an underprivileged boys camp and received many with hotel railway and steamship line names printed on them.
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Peterborough
Ont
Atlantic Clipper era shrinks world with new air link
The article notes Pan American Airways four engine Clippers linking North Atlantic cities with rapid schedules. Passengers cross the Atlantic in about a day or two and reach European capitals, Cairo, or Calcutta within a week. Travelers use air routes for emergencies, business, and leisure as the world feels smaller.
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North Atlantic
Pan American Airways
Florence
New York
Great Britain
America
Paris
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Europe
Cannes
Cairo
Calcutta
New York Times
Dominion Forestry Nursery Stations in Prairie Provinces
Since 1901 at Indian Head and 1914 at Sutherland the Dominion Forestry Nursery Stations have supplied about 160 million trees to nearly 65 000 farmers in the three Prairie Provinces. Since 1935 the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation programme has distributed over 6 million trees in the drought area. A government board is authorized to control and limit imports of wheat and wheat flour into Brazil to promote domestic wheat production.
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Dominion Forestry
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Sutherland
Prairie Provinces
Prairie Farm
Brazil
Cutworm: Caterpillar Stage Of Night Flying Moths
A cutworm is the larval form of a moth that flies at night. It describes the caterpillar stage before it becomes an adult moth.
Diet methods lengthen life span in rats says Columbia chemists
Dr. H C Sherman and Dr. H L Campbell of Columbia University's chemistry department told the Pacific Science Congress that diets with added proteins minerals or vitamins or varied staple proportions extended rat life. They noted no human claims but said the diet is likely nutritionally sound. Rats showed earlier maturity a longer adult vitality and later senility without excess fat buildup as growth remained in balance.
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H.C. Sherman
H L. Campbell
Columbia University
Chemistry
Pacific Science Congress
New Zealand Government War Book Outlines Emergency Plan
Prime Minister Savage announces a New Zealand Government War Book derived from 400 committee meetings and 40 departments. It lists main headings including Emergency legislation mobilization medical exams recruits guards for vital points and overseas traffic while reserving most chapters until an emergency.
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New Zealand
Savage
Drought Areas Cut Deeply into Prairie Lands
The total land area of the three Prairie Provinces is 452,158,720 acres with 103,300,000 acres affected by drought, or 22.8 percent. Rural population in the drought zone reaches 815,166, with 702,696 people on 171,622 farms.
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Three Prairie Provinces
Early Veneered Furnishings Traced to Ancient Egypt
Early examples of veneered furniture date back to ancient Egypt where the technique served royal needs. The practice linked to kings reflects an ancient origin for decorative woodwork that blends craftsmanship and status.
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Egypt
France Counts Refugee Fighting Men for War Defense
France tallies an army of refugees as potential Spanish, German, and Czech fighters amounting to as many as 300,000. A provisional census targets foreigners aged 20 to 48 without nationality or admitted as political refugees, following early moves like Foreign Legion signups.
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France
Spain
Foreign Legion
Canada Becomes Fourth Largest Source of South African Imports
Canada rose to fourth place as a supplier for South Africa’s imports, moving ahead of Japan and trailing the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany in the ranking of suppliers.
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Canada
Union of South Africa
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Goering Wears Nine Distinct Uniforms and Plates
Hermann Goering, Nazi No. 2, is described as having a unique uniform for each of his nine titles and an accompanying set of dinner plates to match each outfit, with numerous confrontations imagined as battles at the dining table.
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Herr Goering
Chemists Develop Water Proof Coating For Paper
Chemists at a major rubber company create a new plastic coating for paper that resists water oil and many acids improving durability for packaging and printing applications.
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Reig Deyoes
British Museum
U.S. Army Air Base
New England States
Henry W. Longfellow
Ocean
Wilson
Wilson Fly Pad CO
Hamilton, Ont
Armenee Husk
Neavy
Para-San
Appleford Paper Products Limited
PARA
Sani Heavywaxed
Appleford Paper Products
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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