World Trade Ties Shift as Britain Seeks Sterling Area Goods
The article analyzes worldwide trade tensions as Great Britain faces a dollar shortage and shifts buying toward sterling-area partners. It notes Canada’s concern over food imports, potential competition from Australia, and colonial territories boosting exports, including plans to raise pigs for bacon and plant sunflowers for margarine to support Britain.
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Great Britain
Canada
Britain
Sterling
Australia
Henry Turner
United Kingdom
Food Ministry
Europe
Queensland
Ain Africa
Plan Expansion Amid Global Food Trade Shifts
The article notes expansion plans in Australia for meat and eggs and large scale nut crops in East Africa. It cites broader food production growth in regions where trade does not require dollars, while warning Canadians face shortages due to the European Recovery Program. It foresees adjustments in world trade and hopes Canadian markets endure.
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Australia
East Africa
Canada
Tips On How To Keep Cool In Heatwave
A New York psychologist offers practical advice to stay cool, debunking wool layers and urging light clothing, head covering, regular fan use, rest during peak heat, and moderate drinking. He warns hot months can lower mood and even raise death risk from heat. count to ten before replying to weather questions.
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New York
Army Medical Corps
Humorous School Words and Witty Exchanges
A collection of light gags from an English lesson and social scenes. Jokes include a pupil rephrasing a sentence about his old school, a cash find in an ice box at auction, spousal quarrels over virtue signals, and pithy one liners from a centenarian and various everyday characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Sentry Punished For Being Careless In Baboon Attack
Pat Odendaal of Whittington near Chipinga fired on a troop of baboons after spotting them on his property. He killed one and wounded two others as the animals fled. A baboon sentry had warned of danger when the humans appeared but was overwhelmed by the troop. The article notes a long history of war with only 268 years free of conflict in four millennia.
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Chipinga
South Africa
Pat Odendaal
Whittington
Days Of Peace Tough As War Says Churchill
Winston Churchill, honored with the freedom of the city in Perth Scotland, warned that peace days are as hard as war. He urged full national unity and effort across classes and parties to rise again from dark times.
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Churchill
Perth
Scotland
Winston Churchill
Predicts Man May Fly Like Birds
Cambridge economist Roger Babson told an 1898 MIT reunion that people may fly in 50 years. He forecast a gravity shielding product enabling a person to stand on a small plate and suspend weight, allowing personal flight with or without motor aid.
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Cambridge
Roger Babson
Economist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Night Driving Etiquette Urges Dim Headlights
A vintage notice stresses the danger of night driving with oncoming cars and urges motorists to dim headlights as a simple, courteous rule to prevent accidents. It argues lighting etiquette should be practiced as common decency on the roads.
Preserving Eggs by Dry Packing and Water Glass Methods
The article outlines two egg preservation techniques. Dry packing uses dry materials like bran or sawdust with strict moisture control to avoid mold and odor transfer. Water glass method describes using sodium silicate solution in a crock to preserve 14 to 15 dozen eggs for months with air release through the shell and careful water proportions.
Fire Chief’s Solo Interrupted At Firemen’s Ball
In Flin Flon Manitoba Walter Edman, the fire chief, performed a solo at the annual firemen’s ball. A siren burst into the moment, drowning out the chief’s playing. He resumed and the party continued with enjoyment for all attendees.
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Nero
Rome
Flin Flon
Walter Edman
Redman
Population trend worries Britain about looming age gap
Britain faces a population crisis warns a Political and Economic Planning report. It foresees a shrinking 45 million populace by 1970, rising elderly numbers, and a need for a government population policy to raise birth rates and encourage larger families.
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London
Britain
Europe
Russia
Canada
Australia
United States
South America
Dominions
Sailor’s yogi suit stirs San Francisco rescue scene
Fred Rutzer, 65, a retired seaman, climbs a fire escape in a long underwear yogi suit. A street onlooker cries out as a bartender warns of a possible jump. Police learn the “yogi” is just undergarments and Rutzer cites yogi breathing as his reason.
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San Francisco
Fred Rutzer
Coner
Rutzet
Great Lakes
Chicago
Kitchen Meditations On Simple Beauties Verse
A reflective poem contrasts scenes the speaker has not seen with those they have witnessed. It moves from moonlit oceans to prairie sunrises and common joys like children placing daisies in hair, ending with a practical line on keeping silver clean. The piece blends quiet natural imagery with everyday domestic wisdom.
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Hs Old School
Henry
Harold
Voran
Centenarian
Bob
Jonah
Tottenham
Highland
Portage Avennipeg
Man
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
England
W. Brown
Dodd
DoDds
By Jane Dale
Les Carroll
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