Origin of John Bull nickname and Kermit Roosevelt in wartime
A discussion notes John Bull lore tracing the nickname to Scotsman John Arbuthnot, not Irving, and sketches Arbuthnot’s 18th century allegory. It also praises Major Kermit Roosevelt MD for joining British forces in Mesopotamia, returning to support Britain as U.S. neutrality shifts.
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John Bull
Irving
John
John Arbuthnot
Queen Anne
Britain
Arbuthnot
Lewis Baboon
Nice Frog
Lord Strutt
Victoria Daily Colonist
Kermit Roosevelt
Teddy
United States
Mesopotamia
Fairs urged to continue during war with focus on agriculture
Dr Horace Barton deputy federal minister of agriculture urged continued fairs at the 16th Canadian Association of Fairs and Expositions convention. He called for special emphasis on agricultural development as Canada prioritizes its war effort. Over 30 delegates from nine provinces attended the meeting, including president Emery Boucher of Quebec.
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Horace Barton
Canadian Association of Fairs and Expositions
Canada
Emery Boucher
Quebec
Automobile Industry Plans Increased Sheet Steel Use
The 1940 car industry will use 17 more square feet of sheet steel per car than in 1939 and will also raise use of mohair wool cotton and rubber. Caddie remarks interrupt a coach as a dialogue line appears. Pet ownership is high with about one in ten homes in America owning a pet.
Suppression of The Globe Paper Revealed by Basil Thomson
During World War I in 1915 the British government suppressed The Globe London after it claimed Lord Kitchener resigned. Basil Thomson, head of Scotland Yard, admitted shutting down presses by removing a small metal component to halt machines, without awaiting the editor.
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England
Globe” London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Globe
Sir Basil Thomson
Scotland Yard
Sir Basil
Refugee Children May Come to Canada from Britain
The Canadian national committee on refugees negotiates with provincial agencies to bring 100 refugee children from the United Kingdom when ocean travel is safe. Chairman Senator Cairine Wilson says British Columbia will receive them at once and other provinces are progressing. Children aged 3 to 13 will be fostered, possibly adopted, from German Reich Czech and Austrian origins in Europe.
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Canadian National Committee On Refugees and
United Kingdom
Cairine Wilson
British Columbia
Great Britain
Europe
Women Auxiliary Fire Service recruits 4000 in three minutes
The London News Chronicle reports four thousand young women join the Women’s Auxiliary Fire Service. They train as typists, debutantes, telephone operators, factory workers, and mannequins and serve two days and nights out of every three at London Fire Brigade stations. They can sleep anywhere and pitch in with cooking when off duty. Many give up higher paid work for about £2 a week, yet they feel needed. Rats and mice inhabit improvised factory stations, with two elderly rats named Orace and Arold kept as pets by the girls with a say in their lives.
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London News Chronicle
Women’s Auxiliary Fire Service
London Fire Brigade
Orace
Arold
Recruits in London Scottish raise Scotland links debate
In Parliament the Greenock member questioned London Scottish ties to Scotland, drawing stories of interlopers and loopholes. Tales claim enlistment required Scottish parentage or property, and a Perth dye works overcoat bypass. A Glasgow tale recalls a London march to George Square with the Provost awaiting them.
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Greenock
London Scottish
Scotland
London
Perth
Glasgow
George Square
Banffshire
Germicidal UV Doors Guard Toronto Infants Ward
In Toronto the Hospital for Sick Children uses germicidal ultraviolet lights to guard six cubicles in a new infants ward. The lights kill bacteria almost immediately, with preliminary tests showing 99.8 percent elimination. Dr. E Chant Robertson cites US centers where beams blocked chickenpox spread, and notes surgeons use lamps during operations.
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Toronto
E. Chant Robertson
Department of Pediatrics
Illuminating Engineering Society
Robertson
United States
The Farmer And The War Enlistment Across Rural Canada
Hon. J. G. Gardiner cites farming communities as supplying a large share of military volunteers in the current war. He notes rural enlistments already form a considerable percentage of all services and stresses farmers’ role in production while the war continues. The speech was delivered to the United Grain Growers in Winnipeg. He also comments on motor cars with two horns and a nod to the debated origin of horses.
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Canada
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
United Grain Growers
Winnipeg
Afghan pattern 6505 for beginners in two shade crochet
The notice describes Pattern 6505 an afghan for beginners worked in single crochet with rib stitch creating a herringbone design. It lists required materials color schemes and an illustration. To obtain the pattern send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Poultry in literature and myth across nations
The article surveys poultry symbolism from ancient Greek and Roman lore to Mahometan and Christian contexts, noting sacred status of chickens and roosters, oaths and vows at festivals, and linguistic phrases. It mentions hens, geese, and roosters in religious, literary, and cultural references across eras. It also touches on aviation advances and the mating of technical and literary topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Cocksure
Cockcrow
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Apollo
Mercury
Pythagoras
An Expensive Hobby for Abe Pickus Diplomat by Phone
Abe Pickus, a Russian-born Cleveland oil executive, uses long distance calls to influence foreign policy by talking with leaders and ministers including Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini the Emperor of Japan’s secretary and Finland Foreign Minister Elias Erkko. He aims for peace, saying he does not negotiate but offers opinions. He cites a Helsinki call and a cost of 29.75 dollars.
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Abe Pickus
Cleveland Oil Company
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Japan
Pickus
Helsinki
Finland
Elias Erkko
Russia
New York Times
Smellies Nose Odor Cinema Invention Previewed At Bern
A Swiss inventor demonstrated a device in Bern that releases and neutralizes odors behind the cinema screen. During a test, a rose garden and narcissus field accompanied the visuals, and a carpenter shop emitted the scent of fresh shavings as the audience experienced the aromas with the film.
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Berne
Reaching Old Age and Magnesium Supply Notes
A New York Times opinion reflects on a 95th birthday celebration for Mrs. Robert Nicol and the serenity of old age. The piece cites Toledo pioneers and a tranquil, beneficent outlook. Separately, a report notes U.S. magnesium capacity at 3,000 short tons with demand exceeding supply and its competition with aluminum.
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Park Avenue
Robert Nicol
Toledo
New York Times
United States
Insects Wing Stroke Rates Detailed by Study
Scientific calculations show distinct wing stroke rates: a fly 330 per second, a bee 240, a wasp 110, a dragonfly 28, and a butterfly 8. The data highlights rapid wing motion in smaller species and slower flapping in larger or more wing-efficient orders.
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Washington Irving
Mr Bull
Major Kermit Roosevelt
Sen
Roosevelt
Middlesex Regiment
Washington
America
Atticus
London Sunday Times
Caddie
Amerwa
Napoleon
Orr
W.A.F.S
Asia
Irib
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Alexander Klemin
New York University
South Sea Islands
English Channel
Cleveland
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