Vast new weapons warned as war nears a century mark
The article discusses potential weapons beyond existing arms, noting no new destructive agency has appeared in the current war. It mentions the failed German magnetic mine, speculates on two possible discoveries a death ray and a powerful form of energy, and cautions that such secrets must not fall into enemy hands while debating their feasibility and impact on civilization.
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Hitler
Royal
Mars
Fortunfield
Germania
New York Times
Columbia University
Columbia
Caul
Canuck Officers Recalled on French Warship Proposals
Officers of the Royal Canadian Volunteer Reserve now in England may be assigned to French warships seized by the Royal Navy. The group was commended for keenness and bearing as discussions proceed under the British Admiralty.
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Royal Ca Volunteer Reserve
England
Royal Navy
New To Him An Arab Sheik Learns Desert Rides
A desert car trip ends in a rollover as an Arab sheik is tossed from the vehicle. He calmly apologizes, saying he has learned to ride one of these things yet.
Northern Lights explained by solar streams
An explanation of the aurora borealis describes electrons emitted by the sun colliding with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere, producing luminous displays. The phenomenon, also called the northern lights, results from solar streams interacting with atmospheric layers, creating vivid colors and shapes visible in high-latitude skies.
Long Record Of Service Scheme For Canada's Government Annuities
Canada’s government annuities system began 32 years ago in Upper Ferry and expanded into a major financial mechanism. By 1928 it formalized as an annuity program, with Minister Peter Heenan promoting it nationwide and EG Blackader overseeing about 40 trained agents including A. E Milton in Regina. The program saw 300 percent annual growth, with 1935–36 and 1936–37 milestones. contracts totalled 7,806 and receipts reached 23,614,823 dollars. Annuity funds are deposited in the consolidated revenue fund as working capital for the Dominion.
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Upper Fey
Larkin
Dominion
Peter Heenan
EG Blackader
Canada
A. E Milton
Regina
Norman Rogers
Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada
London Factories Remove Errand Boys and Girls
London shops see a near disappearance of errand boys and girls as they move into factory work or assist family businesses. Delivered goods shift to vans and carmen while customers increasingly pay cash and carry for purchases like sugar and bacon.
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London
Eastern Lights Describe German RAF Raid After Dark
The BBC reports Dutch residents are discouraged from commenting on nightly RAF raids on western Germany while observing a new phenomenon termed eastern lights. Great fires glow each night after the bombers pass over, signaling ongoing air operations across the frontier.
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Germany
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
All-Bran_Molasses Muffins And Cherry Pie Duo
Recipe fragment details two baked goods: muffins from All-Bran with molasses and milk, plus a cherry pie with a cornstarch sugar filling and almond extract. Instructions cover soaking, mixing, filling muffin tins, and baking at 400 F for muffins. and assembling a double crust pie with cherry filling and 450 F baking until browned.
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Durham
Unusual Rail Accident at Grand Central Terminal
A near-stopped White Plains train failed to brake in time, crashing into buffers at Grand Central Terminal New York injuring about 100 passengers. The article discusses buffers’ role, historical brakes, and safety in rail travel with context on past rail mishaps and the evolution of braking systems.
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Grand General Terminal
New York
Rand Central Terminal
White Plains
St. Thomas Times-Journal
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