Science and Peace Through a Century of Progress
A concise survey notes how rapid scientific advances in communications agriculture medicine electricity and engineering reshaped trade relations and society during the past century. It highlights wartime gains feeding peacetime science German leadership in science waned after two world wars as Allied forces restricted German wartime research and destroyed laboratories. the text emphasizes the global flow of knowledge and training at German universities.
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Europe
Germany
One Hope For Future Peace
The piece argues that Germany’s misuse of scientists has erased its scientific prestige, while other nations must pursue research and invention to drive progress. It cites President Roosevelt’s view that global scientific collaboration is essential for civilization to survive and emphasizes international cooperation over nationalism.
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Germany
Roosevelt
Not For Enjoyment Reverend Woods Urges Uneasy Sermons
The veteran preacher of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan says sermons should not be enjoyed but to instruct and make listeners uneasy about themselves. He asserts a sermon that does not provoke unease has misfired. The report notes a contrast with polite parishioners who praise sermons. It also mentions the Bitter Lakes near the Suez Canal before its construction.
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Robert E. Woods
Manhattan
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Franklin Expedition Remembered In Beechey Island Tribute
In 1845 Sir John Franklin sought a northwest passage with Erebus and Terror before the ships were beset by ice near Beechey Island. A century later, officials of the Eastern Arctic patrol aboard the Nas Nascopie plan a suitable ceremony near Beechey Island to honor the ill fated voyage and those lost.
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Arctic
Resources Department
Beechey Island
Sir John Franklin
Lancaster Sound
Ottawa Journal
Weekly Newspaper Editor Reaches Age of 85
The Ottawa Citizen notes a weekly editor's 85th birthday while contrasting the duties of daily paper journalists who bear heavy burdens. The piece references an old British patent for a machine gun firing round bullets at Christian enemies and square bullets at heathens.
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The
Ottawa Citizen
Wartime Prices and Trade Board Q and A Summary
A reader asks for extra sugar and butter for a charity event. answer: no extra rations for such functions. Can preserves coupons be used for commercially prepared preserves. yes. Restaurants may serve poultry and fish on meatless days but pork with bacon in dishes is not allowed. No license needed to board schoolgirls. request pamphlet Consumers' News or the Blue Book and contact the Wartime Prices and Trade Board office.
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Q—aAre
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Consumers' News
Smile a While Funny Exchange Cartoon Sketches and Jokes
A collection of light humor with a father scolding a son about a late return home and a shopkeeper offering a playful discount. A farmer explains a parrot-hen mix, a woman condemns an unwanted kiss, and a man discovers a forgotten roll of bills. Various quick quips follow, including a pun about a secretary and a sister revealing her relation to a doctor and a classroom teaser about seasons in Canada.
Rural building needs pressed on federal ministers
A Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association delegation urged cabinet officials to shift building material priority to rural areas. They argued Wartime Housing Limited concentrates supply in cities, neglecting 65–70 percent of Prairie residents outside urban centers who need homes for veterans, farmers, and rural communities. They urged policy review to promote farm and small-town builders and to ensure steady material distribution and maximum production.
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Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association
E. W. Stacey
Beaver
Alberta
Prairies
Prairie Provinces
Gems of Thought on Frugality and Charity
A collection of quotes praising frugality and generosity, quoting Cicero Penn Eddy Sidney Hall and More on balance between restraint and giving. Mentions Malta as a British base with an area of 95 square miles.
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Malta
Mediterrean
CWAC promotions and training with regional graduates noted
Aa wT Cpl. N. E. Unger gains sergeant rank in the Canadian Women's Army Corps and serves as platoon sergeant at 112 Depot Coy CWAC. The piece lists Western graduates from No. 1 CWAC Training Centre in Kitchener including names from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, and describes base post office operations at Ottawa and typical CWAC postal duties and morale anecdotes.
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Cpl
N. E. Unger
Canadian Women's Army Corps
112 Depot Coy
C.W.A.C
Unger
Saskatoon
Sask
CWAC
Kitchener
Ont
Manitoba
H. M. Moero
Portage la Prairie
M. P. Pow
Brandon
G. Sawyer
F. M. Thordarson
M. Unwin
Winnipeg
P. J. Parsons
Norgate
E. A. Reece
M. E. Moore
Port Arthur
M. A. S. Lyons
Fort Francis
A. H. Paterson
Devlin
I. S. Rutledge
C. M. Rutledge
Dauphin
I. M. Perry
Westbourne
Saskatchewan
I. M. Cowan
Asquith
A. M. Winter
Tugaske
J. T. Fischer
E. M. A. Bloomer
D. A. Wills
Regina
M. H. Nugent
N. M. Bowman
Plunkett
Alberta
Calgary
A. L. Smedstad
Pincher Creek
Canadian Army
Ottawa
Marjorie Hennessey
Port Alberni
B.C
Sadie Kranz
Killaloe
Helium Tires Boost Airliner Payload and Life
Business Week notes forthcoming giant airliner tires will use 36 pounds of helium instead of 180 pounds of air, saving 154 pounds of weight. This increases payload capacity by the same amount and may extend tire life due to helium's inert properties.
Zacharius Jansen Pioneered First Compound Microscope
Zacharias Jansen reportedly invented the first compound microscope around 1590, marking an early milestone in optical science. The claim highlights early European experimentation with multiple lenses to magnify small objects.
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Zacharius Jansen
Hem-Roid Pile Treatment Promises Quick Home Relief
A long scanned advertisement touts Hem-Roid as an internal remedy for piles. It claims the tablet heals from within, relieves itching, and improves blood flow, promising free home trial with a five day use and money back if unsatisfied.
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Canada
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Kellogg's
Science and Peace
Bitter Lakes
Franklin
Smith
Gerald
Cicero
William Penn
God
Mary Baker Eddy
P. Sidney
Bishop Hall
Hannah More
Indianapolis Speedway
American Automobile Association
Wilbur Shaw
Firestone
Penelope Cwac
Eddie Cantor
Pte
Columbine
Eddie
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