World Happenings Briefly Told
Switzerland's WWII financial bases exceed 524000000 dollars. Japanese Canadians attend University of British Columbia in 1945 for first time since 1941. A bangle lost 40 years was claimed at Great Western Railway London. Shanghai orders dance halls closed under austerity. Banff Alberta building boom with a 300000 dollar hotel and a Hudson's Bay store planned. HM S Somaliland returned to Providence for crop. Alfred H Emerson 75 of Finchley died in Dayton Ohio. Red Star reports US Navy plans base at Leghorn after Italy withdrawal. Gifts to London bishop fund include 500 pounds from a Canadian donor and 105 pounds from H R MacMillan Export Co Vancouver.
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London
Canada
H. R. MacMillan Export Co
Vancouver
Barber displays 500 antique razors in Plymouth window
Plymouth barber Leo Borg Hesani decorates his shop with over 500 old fashioned straight razors, including a blade reportedly used in Greece more than 700 years ago. The note adds that the Union of South Africa was established in 1910.
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Plymouth
Mass
Leo Borghesani
Greece
The
Union of South Africa
Gophers on the Prairies Called Gaufres Not Gophers
In Moose Jaw Canada observers note the prairie gopher may be misnamed as a gaufre a honeycomb term from French. The article lists three gaufre types striped grey and Richardson and explains the creature digs eats seeds and annoys farmers.
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Mississippi
Prairies
New jet propelled fighter planned for Britain's navy
A Hawker Aircraft jet fighter has made its first flight for the Royal Navy. Capable of speeds over 600 mph, it comes in land based and carrier capable versions. Each version uses a single Rolls Royce Nene turbo jet engine delivering 5 000 pounds thrust.
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Royal Navy
Hawker Aircraft
Puerto Rico Is Smallest Island in Greater Antilles
The piece notes that Puerto Rico ranks as the smallest of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region.
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Puerto Rico
Greater Antilles
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Historical Page
A list of crossword hints spans diverse topics from military terms to geography and objects. Clues cover fish plural and mineral names, body parts, tools, tides, and ancient references, with some abbreviations and foreign language adoptions. The page presents a varied montage of puzzle prompts and wordplay elements for solvers.
Tiny Insects Produce Furniture Shellac
The shellac name comes from Jac meaning one hundred thousand. Lac bugs, coccus lacca, infest lac trees in the East and pierce bark to feed on sap. Their resinous secretion forms a cocoon that hardens into a shell around branches. Natives harvest stick lac during the lac season.
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Lac
Ammonia Cleaning Method for Ovens and Royal Navy Name Note
A home cleaning tip suggests wiping oven walls with ammonia then placing a dish of ammonia inside overnight to loosen burnt food and grease, followed by a warm soap wash. The article also notes the Royal George name has long been used in the Royal Navy since Queen Anne’s era.
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Royal George
Royal Navy
National Immunization Week urged to curb preventable diseases
Public health leaders urge full public participation in vaccination to combat diphtheria whooping cough and smallpox. The Health League of Canada promotes National Immunization Week to highlight preventable illnesses and the role of federal provincial and municipal health bodies.
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Health League of Canada
Dominion
Voluntary Health Education Association
Canada
Subscriber proves advertising pays for Huron Expositor
John Elder of Hensall Ontario renewed his Seaforth paper subscription for the 56th time and reported that a small classified ad placed months earlier sold 51 ladders with ongoing inquiries. He said advertising pays.
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John Elder
Hensall
Ontario
Huron Expositor
Seaforth
Mr. Elder
Wedding License in China Costs Two Cents in Our Money
A fragment notes a wedding license in China priced at two cents, cited as nearly the only spendable item for that amount of wealth, with an extra five cents needed for a bottle of pop.
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China
New Talking Typewriter Demonstrated in Providence
George Coffey a 59 year old machinist demonstrated a talking typewriter that reads each key out loud. By using electric contacts a phonograph and radio amplifier the instrument voices the letter or number pressed such as double you when the W key is struck.
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Providence
R.1
George Coffey
New Industries Rise in India Postwar Era
After the war new industries emerged in India including machine tools heavy chemicals plastics and medical supplies driving industrial growth and diversification across the economy.
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India
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Switzerland
University of British Columbia
Great Western Railway
Shanghai
Banff
Alta
Hudson's Bay Company
Hm.s. Somaliland
Alfred H. Emerson
Finchley
England
Stanley A. Emerson
Dayton
Ohio
Red Star
United States Navy
Leghorn
Italy
Dodd
Inard
PAIN
Liniment
U.K
U.S
Peter Vangucci
East Molesey
Pamela Gandine
North Harrow
Eng
Southampton
Britain
Asia
Minor
Athena
Turkey
Guinea
Aosin
Lasso
Fis
Rv Stl Tae of
Caradol
Worthington
MREC
U. S. Pat
NEA Service
SASTR
Martin
van Buren
United States
Florida
Iswer
Little Reggie
By Maigakia
Guy
Peggy
Peggn
Owas
IEY
Priscilla
Chuck Thurston
Trat
Vorle
al Vermeer
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