Beginning of Agriculture in Early Canada Outlined
The 1939 Canada Year Book notes crude cultivation by native Indians and early settlers. Jacques Cartier reports maize patches around Hochelaga in 1535, with Huron crops nearby. The first white settlement was Port Royal in 1605, with Louis Hebert cited as the first real farmer in 1617 at Quebec City. Ontario’s agriculture began with Frontenac at Kingston in 1671.
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G . H H. Barton
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Jacques Cartier
Hochelaga
Mount Foye
Montreal
Lake Huron
Georgian Bay
Acadia
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Upper and
Lower Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Canada
Eastern Canada
Western Provinces
Port Royal
Annapolis
Nova Scotia
Poutrincourt
Louis Hebert
Quebec City
Upper Canada
Ontario
Frontenac
Kingston
Moist Fresh Vegetables Need Moisture to Preserve Vitamins
Dr Robert S Harris of MIT told the American Chemical Society in Boston that green vegetables must be kept moist and cold to prevent loss of vitamin C. His team of Wissmann and Greenlie conducted 500 analyses across six vegetables, noting moisture and quiet cold air protect nutrients as they wilt.
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Robert S Harris
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Chemical Society
Boston
Harris
Harry B. Wissmann
David Greenlie
Cambridge
Handshake types reveal character, says New York analyst
Dr Josef Ranald lists grip types from leathery five to sledgehammer, each signaling traits like dominance, trust, or indecision. He describes six more categories including clammy, nervous, inept, grabby, passionate, and timid, in a study cited by the Winnipeg Tribune.
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New York
Josef Ranald
Winnipeg Tribune
Canadian Dental Corps seeks young chair assistants for armed forces
The national defence department announces a limited number of well-trained young men to serve as chair assistants in the Canadian Dental Corps. Applicants must pass a grade A medical exam and undergo basic operative dentistry training. Educational requirements align with dental college admission in their region. Enlisted as privates with promotion based on merit.
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The
National Defence Department
Canadian Dental Corps
Dental College
Canada
Tornado Facts by Neal O'Hara from New York Post
A tornado has a brief life yet can cause great damage. Its path runs about 30 miles and it travels 25 to 40 mph while the core spins at 300 to 500 mph.
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Neal O'Hara
New York Post
Alberta Oil Sees War Demand Boost for Petrochemicals
The Winnipeg Free Press notes wartime aircrew training in the West will expand Alberta oil markets. Turner Valley may yield about 8 million barrels this year with high gravity oil suitable for aviation fuel after refinery upgrades. War duties also open US tourist traffic, aided by favorable exchange rates, and require highway improvements.
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West
Alberta
United States
Turner Valley
Canada
Europe
Winnipeg Free Press
Doctor Discerns Double Appendicitis Tale
A doctor recalls treating a patient whose wife, believed to have appendicitis, actually had hers removed years earlier. The husband, comparing wives, claims a second wife could not exist. the doctor discovers the second wife did have appendicitis and rushes to assist.
Landlord and lodger exchange over leaving items
A dispute ends with a quip about belongings as a lodger asks to take his things. The landlady replies that his other collar remains at the laundry, delaying departure. The note adds an astronomical and energy fact about the Sahara and coal usage.
Dissension Persists as German Unity Frays Amid Regime
London Spectator reports within Germany there is no real unity in leadership. Hostility focuses on the regime with Gestapo suppression hindering organization. Prominent dissent includes officers and Socialists, while Conservatives back a Pan German movement aligned against Britain. Open fissures may not yet appear but a hard winter could deepen discontent.
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Germany
Gestapo
Russia
Great Britain
London Spectator
Elephant Billy Dies After Two-Man Firing Squad
A 35 year old elephant named Billy at Zoo Park in Los Angeles was executed after he damaged wagons fences and buildings while distressed by longing for India. Keepers noted he weighed 1,000 pounds less due to his distress. A New York firm also reports making women hats from thin wood strips in various patterns.
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Los Angeles
Billy
Zoo Park
India
New York
French-British air production seen as outrunning Germany
A semi-official French statement claims Allied pursuit planes clearly dominate German designs. It says France and Britain will outproduce Germany, with 300 000 aviation workers in France soon and five times peacetime output, while Germany’s mobilization is exhausted and Allied blockade hinders expansion. The six week war period reportedly shows clear superiority of Allied pursuit ships and greater manoeuvrability over German planes.
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Germany
France
Britain
Butter Producers Face Worse Position Than Before War
An Ontario deputation told Minister James Gardiner that production costs including seeds have risen faster than butter prices. They reported that as of July 1 dairy herd owners were not realizing production costs and the gap has widened since then due to recent price increases not catching up.
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Canada
Ontario
James Gardiner
Flavor by smell rather than taste
The passage explains that most flavors are detected more through smell than taste. Moisture and warmth in the mouth release aromas that travel to the smelling area via the throat, shaping our perception of flavor.
Pattern 6489 crochet edging and cross stitch design
Pattern 6489 features eight to the inch motifs four inch motifs with directions for Brighten sheet and pillow case and five cross stitch items. Includes simple crocheted edging and a transfer pattern for 6 by 21 inch and two 6 by 13 inch edging. Illustration shows stitches and materials. To obtain pattern mail 20 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 MacDermot Ave E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Britain boosts shell output six times vs prior war
A British effort to mobilize industry for munitions turns factories and surprise sites into shell production hubs. The program, coordinated by the War Office and private industry, cuts labor by half and speeds forging under one roof, enabling sixfold output gains.
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Great Britain
Supply Ministry
War Office
Britain
Quick Novocaine Cure Promises Sprain Relief
Reported to the American College of Surgeons, a hypodermic novocaine injection near sprains relieves pain and speeds recovery. Patients walk soon after treatment while the joint heals, with most sprains regaining use in two to three days versus two weeks with standard care. Originated in France and trialed a year at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
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University of Pennsylvania
France
Family Keeps Potosi Postmaster Role 102 Years
The Kaltenbach family has run the Potosi Wisconsin post office for 102 years with father son and grandson in the role across 56 of the last 102 years. Only two gaps totaling eight years interrupted continuous service.
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Potosi
Wisconsin
Kaltenbach
Amazing Linguist Thomas Young Prodigy of Languages
English scientist Thomas Young showed rare prodigy in language learning. He reportedly absorbed foreign languages as a child and at 14 could write in fourteen languages. The text also notes the world’s annual paper production exceeds eight million tons.
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Thomas Young
Horses Again Seen Carrying War Time Burden
The London Observer notes petrol rationing shifts attention to expanding horse drawn traffic and a predicted rise in horse use in agriculture over the next year. Despite shortages elsewhere, Britain still logged about one million agricultural horses last year as breeders recover from years of economic difficulty.
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France
Canada
United States
Australia
Germany
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
London Observer
Theatrical Theft Losses Highlighted by Hotel Chief
Franklin Moore, president of the Pennsylvania Hotel Association, told a Montreal convention delegate that theft of hotel property costs about 1,000,000 dollars annually in the United States. He blamed a warped moral outlook for the pilfered silverware linen ashtrays and blankets.
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United
Franklin Moore
Pennsylvania Hotel Association
Montreal
American Hotel Association
Moore
Hog Weight Gain Rates in Normal Hogs Noted
A pound per day is described as the average weight gain for a normal hog, signaling typical growth expectations for livestock managers and farmers.
Railroads Employ About 1.5 Million Workers in U S
The article notes that roughly one and a half million people are employed by the railroad industry in the United States, highlighting its sizable labor force and economic footprint.
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United States
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