Path to Health: Canada’s mortality decline amid 1930s hardship
An analysis of ten years of health data shows a 25 percent drop in overall deaths among 1.25 million policyholders, with 1938 and 1939 marking record lows in mortality from tuberculosis pneumonia scarlet fever diarrhoeal disease and accidents. While deaths from cancer rise 35 percent to 1939, efforts to educate early symptoms and treatment are urged, alongside further research and public cooperation to cut deaths from diabetes heart disease and related illnesses.
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Dominion
Canada
Public Enemy
Fort to Take Quintuplets to World's Fair
A note suggests plans to escort the quintuplets to the New York World's Fair, implying some Americans have not yet seen them. The remark hints at ongoing public interest in the family and their displays.
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Fort
New York
Simple Courtesy and Right of Way at Crossroads
A reflection on everyday courtesy building goodwill and peace through kind conduct. The essay notes pedestrians face uncertain right of way at crossings. It cites demographic estimates that one in 73 in England is named Smith and one in 76 is Jones.
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England
Smith
Jones
Nameless Women Serve in French Red Cross Ambulance Unit
A section of the French Red Cross called the Women’s Sanitary Automobile Section is known as the Nameless Women. Volunteers drive ambulances and deliver supplies to evacuees and troops, with strict enrollment that allows ages 8 to 60 and open to all nationalities. The unit has logged over 180000 miles and is the only feminine auxiliary officially recognized by the Ministry of National Defense.
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Collee
Red Cross
Ss.a
Ministry of National Defense
Rabbit drive funds Red Cross in Saskatchewan district
Residents in the Auburnton area south of Manor adopt a rabbit drive to raise money for the Red Cross. Teams corral rabbits in a funnel shaped trap, drive them from four directions, then dispatch and sell pelts and meat. Proceeds support the local Red Cross while reducing pests.
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Red Crows
Saskatchewan
Red Cross
Mary Gardner
Manor
Auburnton
Red Cross Society
Selected Recipes From a Historic Page
Butter sugar and egg-based batter with nuts and syrup, baked in tins at 850 degrees for about 10 minutes yields three dozen cookies. Pear Jell-O mold with pear juice ginger and salt is chilled in molds and unmolded with pear garnish. Craig Harbor in the Northwest Territories claims the northernmost post office in the British Empire. Americans consume about four soft drinks per year.
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Craig Harbor
Northwest Territories
Canada
British Empire
British Ski Enthusiasts Skip Swiss Hotels This Year
A London letter notes British travel plans shift from Swiss snow to milder English slopes as heavy snowfall dampens Swiss hotel demand. Thomas Cook clerks maintain calm efficiency while a traveler asks for Swiss routes via Paris. The piece ends by citing World Fair visitor figures.
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Victoria Station
Channel Boats
Thomas Cook
Berkeley Square
Paris
London
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