Beamer claims glory amid homeward travel tale
A recount from a liner journey home describes Beamer, a quick to boast veteran, prodding younger soldiers with tales of war. The narrator recalls watching a German observer, a tense moment in a shell hole as bombs whizzed and silence fell after a shot, highlighting the mix of bravado and danger in postwar recollections.
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Eamer
Beamer
Bill
Coe
Beam
Aarg
Buzzard
Letter From Front Inspires Black Humor On Ship
A damaged wartime scene on a shipyard post shows a teen and Beamer discovering a German soldier’s dying letter. Bill reads aloud in German, revealing a final plea to his wife as the crew reacts with laughter and awkward tension.
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Bill
Beamer
Joud
Open Season for Hot Desserts and Cooks Traditions
A nostalgic note on hot desserts as winter tradition. The piece includes a simple recipe blending brown sugar flour cinnamon butter and cereal with mincemeat baked in a pan for 6-8 servings. It also mentions Becquerel’s 1898 discovery of radioactivity through uran ium minerals in a stray reference.
Cope Drive Memoir Reflects Old Transportation Hazards
The fragmentary text references storage space savings, milk handling, and a debate over changes to a route or system. It mentions Ontario, the sun's rays damaging items, and a chaotic mix of obscure terms. The garbled lines hint at a historical note on safety or efficiency in a transportation or industrial context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Wien
Bette
Op Avery
Gankly
Giant fig tree spared by will in Mullumbimby district
In New South Wales a giant fig tree on the late J. T. Gray property is to be preserved per his will. The tree stands on about an eighth of an acre of valuable land beside a 4% acre banana patch. The current banana plantation holder paid 3 986 dollars for a six year lease with a renewal option of five years, a likely record Commonwealth figure.
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Mullumvimby
New South Wale
J. T. Gray
Commonwealth
Public figures urge critical thinking on radio and headlines
Ambassador Ray Atherton warns Ottawa audience that the public is flooded with opinions from radio commentators and columnists. He urges self reliance, asking how one knows what they think and stresses gradual improvements in decision methods. He also salutes Malcolm MacDonald for wartime leadership and value to all.
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Ray Atherton
United States
Canada
Ottawa Medico Chirurgical Society
Atherton
Malcolm MacDonald
Smile Awhile and the Wartime Echoes of Everyday Wit
A collection of wry quips and jokes from a wartime period, featuring lines about study outcomes, frugality, home life, gardening, dancing, dental visits, appetite, and romance. The items poke gentle fun at fatigue, finances, and modern follies through brisk one liners. Notable bits include a dentist chair quip, a balcony joke, and a flirtation misdirection about appetite and operation outcomes.
Strengthen Egg Shells To Cut Marketer Losses
A Dominion Agriculture survey reports shell breakage as the main loss in Canadian egg marketing. Heavier trains and rough handling increase breakage, affecting value of intact eggs and packing. The document urges improved shell strength via selection, breeding, and better feeding and warns against thin porous bags for setting.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Fort William
Fiery Itching Toes and Feet Reported
Fragmentary notice describes burning itching on toes and feet linked to skin irritation and a referenced product Moone's Emerald O2 19. The text mentions a remedy and notes the condition is rare, with unclear attribution and wording.
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Barber
Moone
Hunt To Find Cure For Tuberculosis Advances
Report from Jersey City doctors Isadore B. Gerber and Bilton Grows at Hudson County TB Hospital describes a mould-derived substance named mycocidin that rendered active TB germs powerless in guinea pigs. Officials caution no human use statements yet and purification continues. Dr Eugene Gillespie notes mycocidin may resemble streptomycin in nature and effect.
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Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Isadore B. Gerber
Bilton
Hudson County
Jersey City
Humman
Eugene Gillespie
U.S Public Health Service
Sundials at Hampton Court To Be Restored After War Removal
Sixteenth century sundials once marking time during Henry VIII era at Hampton Court Palace were moved in 1940 to prevent bomb damage. The Garden features a 700 year old grape vine in a steam heated greenhouse. War Savings Stamps encouraged.
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Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII
Long Service Ombudsman A N Eames Retiring From RCMP
Assistant Commissioner A N Eames who led a 40 day chase of the mad trapper of Rat River across the Rockies and Arctic, is retiring after 33 years with the RCMP. He commanded H division and flew RCMP and civilian patrols that hunted down Albert Johnson over a 600 mile chase from Rat River to Eagle River in the Yukon. The pursuit ended with Johnson’s death in a gunfight.
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A. No Eames
RCMP
Rat River
Rockies
Arctic
A. N. Eames
RCAUP
Herschel Island
Arctic Circle
Albert Johnson
Eagle River
Yukon
Anne Adams Pattern II Dress Announcement
Pattern 4568 and 4564 offered for playtime and parties with puff sleeves embroidery and lace edging options. Sizes 2 4 6 8 with transfer embroidery. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermott Ave Winnipeg Man.
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NE Adams
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Kenya to show color farming film in villages
Mobile cinema units of the Kenya government will soon tour the colony’s villages showing a color film on modern agricultural methods. At each screening specially trained Africans will provide running commentary in the local district language.
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Kenya
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