Stop the Waste as War Effort Urges Fire Prevention Week
The article stresses preventing waste to aid wartime goals, urging fire prevention during October. It cites 1939 Canadian fire losses of over 24 million dollars, notes provinces like Saskatchewan with leading causes such as careless smoking, defective furnaces, chimneys, matches, and gasoline handling, and links prevention to lower insurance costs and stronger war effort.
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Great Britain
Canada
Empire
Hitler
Mussolini
Dominion
Prairies
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Clothing Rationing Goes Into Effect in Occupied Norway
Norwegian stores closed for inventory as German style clothing rationing takes effect. All clothing and shoe shops shuttered with exemptions for hats caps ready made baby outfits and handkerchiefs. In Germany hats and caps remain the only unrationed apparel.
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Norway
Germany
Guernsey Island Cattle Slaughter and Exports Reported
The Guernsey Breeders Journal reports cattle on Guernsey Island were slaughtered and others sent to Germany for dairy products. This indicates disruption in local cattle herds and potential impact on milk supply.
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The
Guernsey Breeders Journal
Guernsey Island
Germany
Stenographer Misquotes Dictation in Business Letter
A stenographer alters a dictated letter, claiming she understood the words, while the employer insists on accurate verbatim transcription. The produced note contains misspellings and awkward phrases such as Dear Smyth and a quoted charge clause, reflecting a breakdown in the dictation process.
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Smyth
Walter
Henpecked Husband Probes Wife’s Palm Beach Winter Plan
A humorous exchange features a husband worried about his wife traveling to Palm Beach for the winter and asking whether he will accompany her. The May inquirer seeks assurance while the wife reveals the destination.
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Palm Beach
End of an Era for the Weisbach Gas Mantles
The Weisbach Company of Gloucester City NJ has closed, ending the gas light era. Weisbach mantles illuminated millions worldwide during the Gay Nineties before electric light rose to prominence via Edison and Auer. The relic mantle now serves as a nostalgic reminder to a new generation.
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Weisbach Company
Gloucester City
Surpris
Weisbach
Welsbach
Carl Auer
Freiherr von Welstach
Thomas A. Edison
Auer
New York Herald Tribune
Music Lessons In Wartime Preserve Civilization And Future
Sir Ernest Mac Millan argues that music education must be protected in war time to ensure a transfer of cultural torch to future generations. He cites music as vital for overall education, matching Harvard’s view of music as a top mind trainer. Canadian army fish rations expand to include fresh and canned fish, supporting both troops and domestic industry amid export restrictions.
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Ernest MacMillan
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Eliot
Harvard University
Kings Army
Brandon Sun
Profitable sheep industry urged as wool shortfall grows
The piece argues sheep farming is financially sound as Canada produces 18 million pounds of wool and still imports about one million pounds of lamb annually. It notes wartime and normal shortages, profitable wool and lamb prices, and positions sheep farming as a solid foundation for farmers despite official caution on crop guidance.
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Canada
Enslaved Poles under German occupation in Poland
The article laments German policies in occupied Poland, noting mass deaths and emigration reducing Polish numbers, forced labor for Poles, confiscation of wedding rings and gold rims, widespread looting of property, and suppression of Polish language in schools. It mentions curfews and conscription, with Polish professionals targeted and churches constrained to German preaching.
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Hitler
Poland
Germany
Coffee Rationing Expands in Unoccupied France
The Petain government has added coffee to rationed foods for residents of unoccupied France joining sugar rice soap lard spaghetti and macaroni. About 8 060 official markets operate along the U S Canada border.
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Petain
France
U.S
Canada
Salvation Army Band Joins 222nd Battalion in Melb
An entire Salvation Army band of 25 players volunteered for enlistment with the ALF. Led by Arthur Gullege, the group marched to the Royal Melbourne Regiment drill hall and became the band of the 222nd Battalion within an hour, swapping navy blue uniforms for khaki and digger hats.
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ALF
Australia
Expeditionary Force
Salvation Army
Royal Melbourne Regiment
Arthur Gullege
Captain Ervine Andrews Receives V C News Delay Revealed
The London Spectator recounts Captain Ervine Andrews learning he had been awarded the Victoria Cross only after a BBC bulletin. A War Office message apparently miscarried, and while with officers he heard his name read during the nine o clock news prompting a colleague to joke about a possible relation.
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Ervine Andrews
B.B.C
War Office
London Spectator
Calcutta Spitfires Begin Flight Against Nazi Air Power
Calcutta Spitfires Eight Spitfires purchased for Britain by the East India Fund launched by Calcutta businessmen have joined a squadron that has already destroyed or severely damaged more than fifty Nazi planes.
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Britain
East India Fund
Calcutta
Water Cost to Family Averages Five Cents Daily
The article states that the typical American household spends about five cents per day on water. It emphasizes a small daily amount reflecting overall low utility costs for households.
Does Not Make Sense In Hitler Mussolini Admiration Paradox
A critical note questions the logic of praising Hitler and Mussolini while they rely on protection and show limited mobility. The piece contrasts claims of popular support with visible security and raised military equipment to argue the claim is inconsistent.
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Owen Sound Sun Times
Germany
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
History Repeats Itself Bettina F Whyte Opinion
In a New York Times viewpoint the author argues that Britain should aid the United States as it did in past conflicts. She recalls during the Spanish-American War Britain sold two cruisers, New Orleans and Albany, built at Barrow in Furness, to help the U S war effort. The piece also notes that 27 of 48 principal countries use the metric system.
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Bettina F. Whyte
New York Times
Great Britain
United States
New Orleans
Albany
Barrow-in- Furness
New Orleans Chosen as Southern City Yet Broadly Northern
The city of New Orleans is described as southern in regional identity while geographically lying north of a large portion of the globe, highlighting a contrast between cultural labels and global position.
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New Orleans
Wounded Soldier Refuses Ward Ill and Speaks of Heaven
An anxious patient being carried to ward L is blocked by the sister who says the ward is full. The patient replies that he will go to heaven, revealing the wartime hospital setting and grim humor.
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L” Ward
Statistics Link Drinking to Higher Harm in Driving
Statistics show that drivers who had been drinking kill or injure two persons per accident, twice the rate of drivers who had not consumed alcohol. The data highlight the increased risk and underscore the need for roadside sobriety measures.
Population Spread Near U S Border in Canada
Nearly 90 percent of Canada's people live within 200 miles north of the United States border. The statistic underscores the concentration of the population in the southern region near the border, highlighting regional settlement patterns and potential implications for infrastructure and services.
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Canada
United States
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