McGee Dies in Montreal as D'Arcy Remembered
Obituary notes Miss Agnes Clara McGee 83 youngest daughter of Thos D'Arcy McGee one of Confederation's founders dies in Montreal. The report otherwise covers Alberta oil production, hydroelectric plans, oyster embargo effects, and defense aid from Canada and Britain.
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Agnes Clara McGee
Thos D'Arcy McGee
Confederation
Montreal
Alberta
TH. Hogg
Ontario Hydroelectric Power Commisee
Niagara
Quality Focus Aims to Raise Canada Hogs A Grade Share
Dominion department of agriculture urges higher A grade hogs in Canada noting only about a quarter of 1940 market hogs qualified. Improving Wiltshire export quality to the United Kingdom is crucial for Britain and Canada's bacon industry. The mass order for wool and serge underlines wartime supply priorities.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Great Britain
New Air Lines Unveil Field Positioning Device
United Air Lines announces a new long range device to locate planes in flight. A rotating antenna atop a building, linked to a recorder, triangulates position from shortwave signals to show each aircraft’s bearing on a dispatch map in real time.
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United Air Lines
Chicago
JR Cunningham
Cunningham
Lines’ Communications Laboratory
Learn Pitman shorthand at home to boost job chances
A home study guide promotes Pitman shorthand as a quick skill for office work. Learn symbols and speed through simple lessons, with a 15 cent booklet offering step by step practice and exercises. Also listed are other 15 cent home study titles and a tip for removing stains from ivory.
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Jecker
Pitman
Azipage
Ofice
Union
Winnipeg
Man
Club Woman's Guide
Slenderizing Waister Pattern by Anne Adams
Anne Adams introduces a pattern designed to slim the figure with a back-to-front yoke and darts over the bust. The design offers a notched collar, optional pointed-top pockets, and choices of long or short sleeves in wash cotton for home wear. Pattern 4578 comes in sizes 34 to 48 with fabric yardage listed and a 20 cent order request to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Sweets on a Stick and Crunchy Pie Shell Leftovers
A reader describes candy apples prepared by dipping in hot syrup and coating with caramel, then cooling on Mazda oiled sheets. A second note explains a brittle crust shell made from butter sugar and corn flake or rice krispies crumbs. An unrelated line notes rabbits threatening sandalwood in Western Australia.
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Mazda
Kellogg's
Ministry Signs Massive Serge Battle Dress Contract
The British Ministry of Supply signed contracts for the war’s largest serge battle dress order, including 5,000,000 blouses and 6,000,000 trousers to be supplied during the war effort.
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Ministry of Supply
Multilingual Operators and Wartime Charity Feed Rumors
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions 60 Faraday House operators in London and a trademarked slogan baked on bread by a suffrage advocate in Albany, NY. It also references Eve Curie working nights in London and a £20 fish tale aiding bombed families, plus odd numbers 2394.
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Faraday House
London
The
International Exchange
Albany
Mile
Eve Curie
Parable of the Great Supper Sunday School Lesson
The lesson centers on Luke 14 16 24 the parable of a great supper where invited guests decline. It notes the shift to Gentile invitation, the need for urgent preaching, and the theme of true worthiness before the feast. Quotes from Maclaren Trench and Euthymius illuminate the meaning.
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Alexander Maclaren
Christ
Euthymius
Advances in Medical Science Since the Great War
A brief survey notes major medical gains over twenty years including pneumonia treatment with M and B 683, modern blood transfusion, and improved wound care. It cites Dr Trueta’s Barcelona casting method from the Spanish Civil War, better nutrition, and reduced trench diseases as factors speeding recovery for soldiers.
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Barcelona
Trueta
Death of Dr. McCullough Noted Public Health Leader
A death notice reports the passing of Dr. McCullough on January 5 1941 at age 72 while drafting an article. He served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I and led Ontario public health efforts from 1910 to 1935 including diphtheria vaccine distribution and tuberculosis clinics. Surviving are his widow three daughters and one son.
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McCullough
Toronto Globe & Mail
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Ontario
Department of Health
Peterboro County
MeCullough
John J
Matilda Scott McCullough
Owen Sound Collegiate
Trinity Medical School
University of Toronto
Health League
1.C.cf
LOF
Mississauga Golf Club
Academy of Medicine
Alice Margaret Lawson McCullough
Fenwick
Col C. P. Fenwick
Dorothy Meough
Toronto
Nora McCullough
South Africa
J. A. Lawson M Cullough
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn
Britons Eye New Air Routes With Clippers and Clyde
The government plans to resume North Atlantic service this spring using Pan American Clippers along with the Clyde and the Clare which completed ten crossings last summer. Authority indicates one or more Clippers may be deployed.
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North Auanue
Pan-American Airways
Clyde
Clare
Books By The Pound Defining Usew For Los Angeles Trade
Michael Foreman a seven year bookseller begins selling books by the pound in Los Angeles at 25 cents for the initial pound and 10 cents for each additional pound.
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Los Angeles
Michael Foreman
Fewer Barristers Called in London War Term Record Low
Fewer than 50 barristers were called in London this term due to the war. A lone woman appeared in wig and gown during the abbreviated ceremonial.
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London
Wise saying links earning capacity to yearning
A proverb notes that the real trick is keeping earning capacity aligned with yearning capacity. It frames success as balancing income potential with personal ambition.
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Vancouver
Ottawa
Dominion Government
United States
Donald V. Trueblood
Seattle
Britain
American Committee For Defence
Walter Carpenter
Australia
Dominion
Canadian Post Office Department
Middle East
Mulock
Mickie
Home Service
China
Goldfields
Western Australia
Isaiah
GJ. W. S. McCullough
the Pound
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