Warning Signs Of A Nation On The Brink Of War And Calamity
By Edgar Ansel Mowrer, the piece argues America ignores looming perils from demobilization and economic strain to Soviet power and global famine. It cites Urey and wartime leaders, warns of German revival, Soviet ascendancy, and the atomic threat, urging citizens to act before catastrophe.
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Edgar Ansel Mowrer
Saturday Review of Literature
Harold Urey
Progress of science: pear shaped pigs and new food tech
U S Department scientists draft plans for a porker long and thin with big hips to yield more bacon and ham and less lard. Also in development are eggs with harder shells quick aging cheese and new insecticide drops for chiggers and roaches.
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U.S. Agricultural Department
T. R. Henry
Toronto Telegram
Clerk's Thoughtless Amendment Sparks 1845 Inquiry
A 1845 inquiry by the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada examined a clerk who inserted the phrase Gypsies tinkers barkers shavers Shakers and Southcottites into an amendment to empower Christian denominations to hold land. Hon W J Stewart found the wording to be a momentary levity. clerks failed to catch it and the legislature later expunged the words. The clerk was censured. Shakers refer to the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, founded in 1784 in the United States. Southcottites followed Joanna Southcott, who prophesied as Revelations woman and died 1814.
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Old Dutch Bibles Sought Across South Africa
Across South Africa dusty shelves and attics are searched for old Dutch bibles. Churches in Holland seek these volumes to replace hundreds of thousands destroyed by the Nazis, reviving a faith tradition sidelined by war.
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Elixir of Life serum claimed to extend life to 150 years
Soviet Professor Alexander Bogomolets told Moscow press that his life serum ACS could prolong life to 150 years. He noted bone marrow and spleen must supply elements within ten hours of death and warned British scientists misused the serum on arthritis and cancer. He cited ulcers rheumatism typhus and tuberculosis as improved by the serum.
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Golden Rule Proves Its Worth in Child Education
The Timmins Press argues parents should model the Golden Rule and teach ethics by example. A child learns best when shown that kindness yields real benefits, not just lectured about by a supreme court justice.
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Timmins Press
Falls mainly hurt the elderly in the population
Only seven per cent of the U S population is over 65 yet sixty four per cent of fall victims belong to this age group.
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United States
Infra-Red Night Signals Used by U S Navy in War
The Navy disclosed infra-red blinker signals used for night communications between ships. Messages were sent in plain English with no codes, and traffic beacons aided American ships since the 1942 invasion of North Africa. British subs guided the invasion armada using the same infra-red gear.
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US. Navy Department
North Africa
Low-Cost Rugs From Scraps Pattern 7222
Instructions 7222 offers nine rug patterns with materials and pieces for weaving hooking braiding or crocheting. Send twenty cents to Winnipeg Household Arts Depart at 175 McDermot Ave for the pattern and name address. The 1946 Needlework Book offers 104 illustrations and a free potholder pattern for twenty cents more.
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Early English punctuation origins colon and semicolon
A brief note on the introduction of the colon and semicolon in English writing during the 16th century. It highlights their pioneering use as distinct punctuation marks shaping sentence flow and clarity.
Arctic Northland Prospects Spark Canadian Policy Debate
An analysis by H H Kritzwiser highlights mining growth in Yellowknife and uranium at Great Bear Lake as Canada weighs northern strategy. Dr C C Lingard outlines postwar options from expanded provinces to a northern statehood debate, stressing Arctic cooperation with the United States and Soviet Union and a push for a Canada led northland program.
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British Commonwealth
Guardian marks 125 years and Scott centenary
The Manchester Guardian recently completed 125 years since its 1821 founding on May 5. This year October 26 also marks the centenary of the birth of editor C. P. Scott who led the paper for 57 years.
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Personal Responsibility Needed to Clean Our Cities
Howard V. O'Brien in the Chicago Daily News argues city dirt stems from a widespread belief that cleaning is someone else’s job. He cites a New York park example where litter vanished only due to a sign urging personal accountability. He concludes cleaner cities and peace require individual effort, not mere talk of liberty.
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Howard V. O'Brien
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
New York
Postwar Pottery Boom Expands Britain Exports
English pottery and dinner sets across Staffordshire see postwar demand surge. Production, once $35 million yearly, climbs as plants expand and new factories rise. April exports hit $10 million with future output aimed at $90 million annually, doubling prior levels.
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St. Thomas
Britain
Wisconsin Experts Unveil Superior Tomato Variety
Agricultural experts in Wisconsin announce a new tomato variety described as larger tastier and hardier than current types. Plants show uniform fruit size even ripening and immunity to blossom-end rot with resistance to common vine diseases. Yields exceed the existing best by about 30 percent per acre.
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