Censorship Fools People
In Italy and Germany the ordinary citizen lacks full knowledge of government action. The piece argues war narratives mask real losses and that many Italians and Japanese believe inflated power, while economic weaknesses remain hidden behind claims of defense and victories.
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Vincent Sheean
Red Book
Italy
Germany
Ethopia
Spain
Mary
Ethiopia
Japan
China
Grammar still matters in education argues Canadian Observer
The Sarnia Canadian Observer argues that a liberal push against grammar neglects discipline and intellectual rigor. It cites a St. Louis University debate where proponents of strict grammar defend orthography, etymology, syntax, and prosody as essential life rules.
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St. Louis University
St. Louis
Sarnia
Parliament surprised by woolsack contents in Lords
Members of the British Parliament were horrified to learn that the Lord Chancellor's woolsack is filled with horsehair not wool. The discovery challenges traditional expectations and calls into question adherence to Hoyle and Hansard.
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House of Lords
Hoyle
Hansard
Thousands Enrolled in Anti Aircraft Defence Force
About 40,000 officers and men are enrolled in the anti aircraft defence Territorial units. British War Secretary Leslie Hore Belisha announced the inauguration of a new headquarters for the anti plane defence service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Hore- Belisha
Bitish
Golf Club Secretary Deals With Sleeping Tramp
A secretary found a tramp asleep on the golf course and ordered him off. The tramp reluctantly obeyed muttering that it was not the way to get new members in the club.
Trail Damages Award Shows Arbitration Works
A cross border dispute over smelter fumes was settled by a tribunal with one jurist from each nation and a neutral chair. The unanimous final award ordered damages to U S residents near the border and highlighted arbitration as a peaceful solution to international disagreements.
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Trail
Canada
United States
Family Herald
Weekly Star
Won Cooking Contest at Madison Square Boys Club
The Madison Square Boys Club sponsored a cooking contest in its gymnasium. Seven pots of Hungarian goulash drew chief interest as judges, including Oscar of the Waldorf, eliminated competitors until 111-year-old George Le Manna won. He served a sample with noodles and tomatoes.
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Madison Square Boys Club
Oscar
the Waldorf
George le Manna
George
New York Times
Created His Own Job Tires On Commission
A trade school student turned an idea into profit by noting worn tires on 50 cars, locating owners via license directories, and securing commissions from tire sales through a dealer. He continues to improve earnings beyond the initial $12 from the first fifty cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Willing To Serve To Fight Insanity In War Effort
British Medical Association survey shows 43 560 doctors ready to offer services in war while 1 780 refuse in principle and 3 868, mostly over 65, say they cannot participate due to age or other reasons. Insulin treatments at New Toronto mental hospital shown to reduce dementia praecox cases with potential nationwide expansion. Kingston firemen win card-playing permission in firehalls, challenging past beliefs about distraction from fires.
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British Medical Association
Ontario Hospital
New Toronto
Ontario Department of Health
Toronto Psychiatric Hospital
Ontario
Reverence for Big Ben Across the Empire
A Toronto Star Weekly feature describes Big Ben as a cherished symbol heard worldwide via radio. It notes the bell weighs over thirteen tons, stands seven feet high, was built in Whitechapel, and required sixteen horses to move. The four quarter bells, clock costs, and windings by hand or motor are detailed, along with a 19th century parliamentary dispute over its noise.
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Old London
Big Ben
Westminster
Whitechapel
Middlesex
Toronto Star Weekly
Speed Limits of Aircraft Revealed by Research
Professor L Bairstow discusses future aviation limits from the Aeronautical Research Committee report. He notes current speeds near 440 mph, with laboratory data suggesting little chance of sustained flight over 550 mph. shock waves raise resistance, while lift and drag trends change beyond 350 to 550 mph in wind tunnel tests.
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Aeronautical Research Committee
L. Bairstow
National Physical Laboratory
BBC Listener
London
Honest City Tearoom Fire Scene Shows Honest Guests
Glasgow tearoom managers praise the 20 patrons who fled a fire scare without their checks. All but two returned the next day to pay their dues, an act described as not perfect but commendable by the Glasgow Bulletin.
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Glasgow
Glasgow Bulletin
Makes Yarn Unshrinkable
A new process in Australia renders wool knitting yarn unshrinkable and is already produced in bulk. Inventors claim the method lets the woollen industry compete with synthetic yarns and will add only a small cost.
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Australia
Argentines Lead World In Meat Consumption Per Capita
Argentines tear into meat in a big way and top the world with an annual per person intake of 264 pounds. New Zealand follows with 221 pounds, then Australia 200, Canada 143, and the United States 135 pounds.
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New Zealand
Australia
Canada
United States
Costa Rica bears half as many flowering plant species as US and Canada
Costa Rica, with about 23 000 square miles, has almost half the flowering plant species of the United States and Canada combined, highlighting its rich biodiversity in a compact area.
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Costa Rica
United States
Canada
In Toronto The Good Tag Day Raises Funds for CNIB
In Toronto a total of 17791 dollars in cash and a large collection of plugged nickels lead slugs tokens and foreign coins of dubious value were gathered during the recent tag day for the benefit of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
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Toronto
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Government to fund Peace Garden gesture at cross-border park
The government will contribute 10000 to the international peace gesture expressed in the Peace garden on the Manitoba North Dakota boundary, as supplementary estimates tabled by Hon. Charles Dunning the minister of finance. Dressmaking taught by phonograph in England.
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Manitoba
North Dakota
Charles Dunning
Northern Highway Plan Nears Reality in Saskatchewan
Engineers survey a northern link from Prince Albert toward Lac la Ronge and Montreal Lake to create a 150 mile cross country road. The project extends access to Prince Albert National Park and opens routes for mineral areas and tourism into seldom visited northern country.
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Prince Albert
Lac la Ronge
Saskatchewan
Montreal Lake
Waskesia
Waskesiu
Prince Albert National Park
Montreal
Amazing Change in World Population Growth Since 1800
Henry Pratt Fairchild notes a dramatic jump from about 750 million people in 1800 to nearly 1.7 billion by 1900 and about two billion today. He argues the rapid 19th century surge is unparalleled in human history, altering our sense of what is natural or normal.
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Henry Pratt Fairchild
Harpers
Puzzle For Science The Dionne Darlings
The article notes five individuals sharing identical heredity yet displaying divergent characteristics and development. It highlights that science remains puzzled by how upbringing shapes their differences.
Not a reader or singer but a curious quip on dress and words
The Ontario editor quips on social trends, naming fashion phrases and linguistic quirks. It notes helium’s stars discovery precedes Earth, and jokes about Bologna versus baloney counts in playful contrast.
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South Africa
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