Churchill's India policy outlined for postwar Dominion status
The British government plans self-government for India after the war but warns unity is fragile among Hindus Muslims and princely states. Sir Stafford Cripps is tasked to negotiate with Indian factions while Cripps's legacy and Churchill's war aims in Asia frame the effort. A united India is seen as pivotal to the war's outcome and a broader imperial strategy.
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India
Mr. Churchill
Sir Stafford Cripps
Sir Stafford
Russia
Britain
Churchill
Pacific
Empire
Lord Linlithgow
Stafford Cripps
Mussolini orders long service for re called officers
The London radio reports I Duce has issued a new order requiring non commissioned officers recalled to the colors to serve until age 70. The remark hints at military strain and public sacrifice as part of wartime policy. An Archie anti aircraft gun is noted in British Army slang.
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Mussolini
Grandpa
London
I Duce
A Lucky Ship Completes Long Ocean Voyage During War
A 5,000-ton tramp cargo ship flying the British South African flag finished a 10,000 mile journey across three oceans in two years amid wartime conditions. The piece notes the back-to-the-horse movement faces higher costs, citing a new buggy with red wheels priced at 150 dollars, excluding the horse.
Australia Produces About Quarter of World Wool Supply
Australia accounts for around one fourth of global wool production. Industry data show the country remains a leading exporter, with farmers and mills supplying wool used in textiles worldwide.
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Australia
Equine Encephalomyelitis A Short History
Dr. J. S. Fulton reviews the long history of equine encephalomyelitis in Saskatchewan from 1935 to 1941, noting outbreaks, vaccine development and usage, and the linked rise in human cases. He urges early vaccination for horses to protect farms, power, and public health, citing vaccine shortages and the need for ongoing herd immunity.
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JS. Fulton
DVS
Saskatchewan
United States
Canada
Department of Veterinary Science
University of Saskatchewan
Aprii
Man
Manitoba
Vaccination as Yearly Practice to Prevent Outbreaks
Discussion on equine and human encephalomyelitis outlines yearly vaccination as sound practice. It notes virus acclimatization, mosquito vectors, and the need for farmer led horse vaccination when veterinarians are scarce, detailing practical syringe and injection steps.
Vaccine handling for chick immunization and supply sources
Proper vaccine use requires keeping chick vaccine in an ice box at 35 to 49 degrees F until ready. Handle the vaccine by the base to avoid contamination. Supplies may be limited with three sources for Canada: Lederle in New York Cutter in California and the University of Saskatchewan Department of Veterinary Science in Saskatoon. Purchases possible at drug stores handling drug supplies.
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Canada
Lederle Company
New York
Cutter Company
California
Department of Veterinary Science University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Department of Veterinary Science
Wheat Tea Recipe Emerges From Melbourne Officials
In Melbourne Australia housewives discuss tea substitutes as government control limits supplies. A proposed wheat tea recipe calls for one pound of wheat baked with sugar and salt, then infused like tea with one teaspoon per person and stored airtight.
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Melbourne
Shallow Plowing Endorsed by Dominion Farms
Dominion Experimental Farms suggest shallow plowing to economize labor. Over years and across soil types and rotations this method may be safely adopted.
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Dominion
Time Words in Flower Names Highlighted for War Effort
A quirky note lists flowers with time in their names such as day lily four o clock evening primrose and morning glory. It ties the idea to a broad war effort and hints many young women may win a wartime role as a result.
Mud Virginia town note 2456
In Mud West Virginia a brief item appears with the town name Mud and a numeric tag 2456. The text offers no further details or context about events, people, or dates.
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Mud
West Virginia
Relief from Distress Comes this Way A Valuable Cargo
The German motorship Withnote, interned before U S entry to WWI, yielded a cargo of 4000 tons crude rubber 100 tons truck tires 360 tons brass 50 tons copper plus sizable quantities of raw wool hides grains and peanuts.
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Withnote
United States
Hope Springs Eternal Barber Marks 50 Years in Harrisburg
David H. Frederick, celebrating fifty years as a barber in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, offers a wry observation about bald heads and hair growth claiming hair cannot be made to grow and many bald men doubt it.
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David H. Frederick
Harrisburg
Construction cost for 80 million candlepower searchlight
Exclusive of generator gear the unit costs 18000 dollars to build the giant anti aircraft searchlight used by Canadian forces.
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Oneden
Oxley Ranch
Alberta
W. R. Hull
Time
the Dominion
Toronto
Montreal
Vicks VA
Mitan Rire
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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