New Star 10 000 Times Brighter Than Sun Reported
Dr Nile Tam of Kvistaberg Observatory reports a newly found star vastly brighter than the sun. Educational tours of Germany proceed for Canadian Women's Army Corps members stationed in Germany. Argentina names Honorio Leguizamon Pondal as minister to Canada in a diplomatic exchange. Russia claims a 20 day offensive against Japan with 513000 Japanese officers and 81 generals fallen. Ramonotwane, 130, dies after memory of ancient battles. France signals a Western Allied conference to set German reparations division. Europe inland transport to be checked by a European organization in London. Canadian army says it will hand 1200 officers to train a Dutch force for Dutch possessions in the Far East.
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Nile Tamo
Kvistaberg Observatory
Russia
Japan
Moscow
Europe
Provisional Organization For European Inland Transport
Organization
London
Canadian Army
Netherlands
Far East
Ambitious Plans of a Liberated Sultan on Japanese InvasionMessage
The Sultan of Johore, in Singapore, told a London Daily Mail reporter that Japan planned to invade the United States from east and west. He quoted Gen. Hideki Tojo describing moves through Burma India linking with Germany in Baghdad and sharing Egypt North Africa Morocco, with an Atlantic raid to America alongside a Pacific armada.
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Johore
London Daily Mail
Singapore
United States
Hideki Tojo
Greater Asia
Tojo
Burma
India
Baghdad
Egypt
North Africa
Morocco
Atlantic
America
Pacific
Frozen Beans Ship From Okanagan to Toronto in CN Rail Car
The first carload of quick frozen beans from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia was moved to Toronto in a Canadian National Railways refrigerator car. Weighing 60 000 pounds, the shipment contained 3 000 wax paper wrapped cartons valued at 9 000. Beans were frozen at five degrees below zero with special attention from CN freight and transportation departments.
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Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
C.N.R. Feight
Transportation Departments
Care of Patients Funded in Canada Sanatoria Figures
In 1942 Canada reports 12,054 patients leaving sanatoria with over 90 percent of their care funded by public funds. Separately, a note credits the Chinese with early practical paper making via fiber weaving methods.
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Canada
Mountain Ice Shipped From Rockies To Vancouver
Ice from the Rocky Mountains is sent by Canadian National Railways to Vancouver to alleviate a city ice shortage. The mountain ice is shipped in chunks, crushed at the coast by the National Harbors Board ice plant for fishing boats use. Each winter CN R stores about 12 000 tons of ice at Lake Lucerne for dining cars and passenger day coaches and a fishing company bought 100 tons.
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Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
Rocky Mountains
National Harbors Board
Coast
C.N.R
Lake Lucerne
Rockies
Campaign for Pasteurization of Milk in Canada
The Health League of Canada calls for province-wide milk pasteurization to reduce child mortality and disease. It urges education and a Dominion-wide campaign using speakers, pamphlets, posters, and media. Citizens are invited to join by writing to Health League of Canada in Toronto or Montreal offices.
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Henry Wallace
United States
America
Canada
Health League of Canada
Avenue Road
Toronto
Province of Quebec
Sun Life Building
Montreal
Fire Blight Spreads Through Alberta Apple Trees
Surveys by the Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology and the University of Alberta report rapid spread of fire blight in Alberta apple trees. Crabapples are highly susceptible. The disease is bacterial and spread by rain wind and pollinating insects. Pruning infected parts and disinfecting tools with formalin solution are advised. dormant-season pruning may skip disinfection. Circular No. 146 from Ottawa offers control methods.
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Alberta
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
University of Alberta
Edmonton
G. B. Sandford
Alta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Spider and Mark Twain Quote About Advertising Omen
Irving Hoffman recalls Twain in early Missouri days receiving a subscriber letter about a spider in the paper. Twain answered that the spider was noting which merchant did not advertise so it could spin a web and enjoy peaceful business. The passage hints at river travel along the Amazon with few shore views.
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Mark Twain
Missouri
Irving Hoffman
Twain
Rescue of Lt. Gen. Gregory Boyington From Japanese Camp Near Yokohama
Maj. Gregory Boyington, famed U S Marines flier who downed 26 Japanese planes, was found in a POW camp near Yokohama after being shot down near Rabaul in 1943. The camp housed about 500 Allied prisoners in a brutal, "hell-hole" described by officials.
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Gregory Boyington
U.S
South Pacific
Yokohama
Rabaul
Legend Of The Magnet And The Lure Of Magnetite
A centuries old tale tells how shepherd Magnes stuck to rock on Mount Ida due to magnetite. The mineral attracts iron and can mislead a compass, as shown in a Royal Ontario Museum exhibit. Prospector or hunter walking over magnetite may lose north indication and wander until free of its influence.
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Magnes
Mount Ida
Royal Ontario Museum
Gold Nugget at Hill End Worth Vast Today
A massive 7,560 ounce nugget from Hill End New South Wales found in 1872 valued at 60 000 then would be worth about 125 000 now. The nugget was a gold rock mass known as Holtermans nugget.
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Holterman
Hill End
New South Wales
Australia
First U.S. Automobile Show Held in 1900
The United States hosted its first automobile show in 1900, marking a milestone in American car culture and industry growth with early models displayed to the public.
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United States
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues appears with numerous definitions and cross-referencing notes to fill a grid. Clues cover Greek letters, foods, literals, city names, metals, and multiple languages, inviting solution of a broad puzzle.
Chicago Mansion Palmer House to be torn down for progress
The Potter Palmer mansion on Lake Shore Drive will be demolished. A scale model could preserve Chicago’s lush era. the home served as a social hub with a restaurant, ballroom, and hotel like features. In 1882 servants rang to enter, as doors had no outside lock and staff answered the bell.
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Potter Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
Mrs. Palmer
Chicago Daily News
High Speed Welding Method From UK Firm
A UK company introduces a rapid simple high speed welding process that attaches studs to steel using an automatic gun. No drilling or tapping or seals for watertightness are needed as the method eliminates holes and uses molten metal to secure studs.
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United Kingdom
Ottawa Citizen
Great Voice Missing in Peace Announcement
The Toronto Globe and Mail notes absence of Churchill's voice in the final peace announcement, contrasting his prominence in wartime leadership with the quiet postwar moment. The commentary highlights how a single figure’s vocal presence shapes historical memory.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Churchill
Australia Opened to White Settlement Last Among Continents
The article notes that while Australia is the oldest geological continent, it was the last to be occupied by white settlers, highlighting the sequence of European colonization.
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Australia
Four Patriarchs And The Reconciliation In Egypt
The Sunday lesson follows Judah's bold plea for Benjamin leading to Joseph's emotional revelation. It marks the end of an era with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph as noble founders. Judah's speech breaks the ice. Joseph's tears reveal reconciliation and wonder at the brothers' transformation.
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Judah
Joseph
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Benjamin
Egypt
Pharaoh
Reasons for a Woman to Go Abroad in 1600
Robert Cleaver outlines four grounds for a woman to travel outside the home. He cites attending religious meetings, visiting those in need as charity requires, performing household duties, and accompanying her husband when requested.
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Robert Cleaver
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
Honorio Leguizamon Pondal
Buenos Aires
Ramonotwane
B.C
By Fred Neher
Spider
Bennett Cerf
Saturday Review of Literature
Amazon River
Legend of the Magnet
BY William Ferguson
Iva
COPR
Gynea Service, Inc
Nevada
Actinium
Chaldea
Kira
Brother of
Odin
Josephs
Gersis
Reg
Gene Byrnes
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