Navy adds land and water capable mechanical alligator
A mechanical vehicle capable of travel on land or water is among the US Navy's latest additions. The report notes rapid restoration of public utilities and urgency to release internees for essential work in Britain. Egypt aids Italian raid victims with Italian funds and a commission in Egypt allocates sequestered Italian money to relief.
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United States Navy
John Miller Andrews
Northern Ireland
Viscount Craigavon
France
Pierre Caziot
Egypt
Alexandria
Dress Or Hou Coat Pattern 4398 for Children
Advertises dress or housecoat patterns 4398 by Adams Bas Arcaden with options for long or short sleeves and a pointed collar. Front panels and waist seams allow fit, striped fabric footgrain detail, zip or button closure, sizes 2 to 10, yardage 2 yards 35 inch fabric. Pattern available from Pattern Dept Winnipier Union Winnipeg 305 McDermot Streets.
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Apne Adams
Winniper Union
McDermot
Winnipeg
Origin and purpose of the Christmas Seal
December 1903 sparked a postal idea to fund tuberculosis prevention by selling colored stamps. Denmark led 1904 adoption with the US joining in 1907, inspiring a nationwide crusade. Saskatchewan reports halving TB deaths in fifteen years and outlines clinics, travelling X-ray services, school education, and financing prevention, urging readers to buy seals to protect youth and mobilize wartime health.
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Denmark
Einar Holbeine
United States
North America
Newsie
Rusine
Saskatchewan
Canada
Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
Fort Qu’Appelle
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Regia
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Yorkton
Canora
Melfort
Tisdale
North Battleford
Wadena
Fort Qu’Appelle Sanatorium
Wide variety of farm products challenges standard packaging
The text notes the wide variation in size and shape of agricultural products compared with factory goods, creating packaging difficulties. It also mentions the Australian kingfisher, nicknamed the laughing jackass for its laugh-like cry, describing the bird as about the size of a crow.
Preservation Tip Uses Lime in Grawer of Ease
A historical note claims that placing a lump of fresh burnt lime in the Grawer of ease where steel articles are kept will preserve them from rust. The statement presents a practical storage precaution detailing lime’s protective effect on metal.
Nature worship as church alternative saves collection plate
Quote-free concise summary not present in source text.
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God
Parable of the Good Samaritan Sunday Lesson
A Sunday school lesson on Luke Chapter 10 presents the parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus contrasts a priest and a Levite who pass by a wounded man with the compassionate Samaritan who tends his wounds, pays for care, and asks the listener to go and do likewise.
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Christ
George Adam Smith
Jesus
Jerusalem
Jericho
Matthew
Luke
Placing Men On Farms Plan For Unemployed Singles
The national government and provincial governments of British Columbia Alberta and Manitoba will share equally in the cost of establishing single unemployed men on farms this winter. An order in council empowers the minister of labor to contribute 50 per cent of the cost, excluding administrative costs, with payments of not more than 5 dollars per month to farmers 7.5 dollars per individual and 3 dollars for winter clothing. The plan covers single homeless unemployed from November 1 to March 31 1941.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Gas Storage Canada Advances Fruit Preservation
Gas storage methods discovered in Britain are being applied in Canada to improve fruit and vegetable cold storage. Canadian researchers, led by the Science and Experimental Services and the Dominion Department of Agriculture, report progress in fruit maturity studies, dehydration, and juice preservation, guiding freezing processes for agricultural products. Alaska averages about one eighth square mile of land per person.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Britain
Removal of Diseased Tonsils Boosts Child Health
Analysis notes that about 20 percent of children have enlarged or diseased tonsils affecting development. Removal is advised after age four when tonsillitis and swollen glands impair growth. Benefits include better physical development, fewer prolonged illnesses, reduced infant mortality, and overall race health improvement in the past 30 years.
Moon Gravity Creates Ocean Tides
The text explains tides arise from the moon's gravity pulling on Earth's oceans. As the planet rotates, the moon's attraction causes water bulges, producing high and low tides observed along shores.
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Earth
Bonfires Devour Leaves Hurting Garden Humus
Annual leaf burnings destroy thousands of dollars worth of humus that would otherwise enrich garden soil as decaying leaves break down. The practice reduces soil fertility and destroys valuable mulch, prompting calls for alternative disposal methods.
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St. Leonard's Church
London
Dr. Samuel Johnson
British Broadcasting Corporation
Morrison
Ngster
Anne Adams
Arcela
Fort San
Sask
Lada Ug
Alaska
The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
McCullough
Mickie
Hua Wen
Nas, Siric
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