Fire control in Alberta Northland to protect timber and wildlife
Article highlights how forest fires devastate timber and wildlife in Alberta Northland. Ducks Unlimited engineers report 60 percent forest loss from recent fires and crews spent substantial time fighting fires, stressing the need for stronger fire and water control measures to conserve resources for future generations.
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Ducks U
Alberta
Wendel Borthwick
Canadian Forestry Association
Great Northland
Prairie Provinces
Ducks Unlimited
MacKay Lakes
Gordon Lake
A. D. Bajkov
Northland
D.U
Lioy Bunting
Newcomen
Garson Lake
Alberta-Saskatchewan
Gypsy Lake
Col. Newcomen
Paderewski Loses Fortune In California Farm Crash
The famous pianist Ignace Paderewski lost most of his fortune on a Santa Maria California nut-raising farm that failed. Now reports say the property once owned by him has become an oil field yielding millions, as he faces declining health and Poland’s troubles.
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Ignace Paderewski
Poland
Paderewsk
Santa Maria
California
Broken Ith
Toronto Telegram
Cold Air Pairs With Viper Tales In Balkan Pet Cries
A 216 degree below zero cooled air becomes liquid and boils when cooled to 310 degrees below zero. Orsini vipers with fangs and poison glands are kept as popular children’s pets in parts of the Balkans. The combined naval strength of Britain and France is five times that of Germany.
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Balkan States
Britain
France
Germany
World Population Aims For Roomy Global Housing Plan
An estimate by a writer suggests 1.5 billion people could be housed within the world using 1,000 square feet per person. A five person family would fit on a 50 by 100 foot lot. The plan ignores streets, stores, and factories, but skyscrapers could provide space for a civilized community.
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Timois
W. Feather
Santa Fe
Walla Walla Named Twice in Washington City's Etymology
The city of Walla Walla in Washington state bears a name repeated to honor its abundance of waters. Local lore says the original settlers liked the place so much they named it twice, a phrase echoed in regional history.
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Washington State
Walla Wallawell
Walla
Inventions Mentioned in a Short Paragraph
A fragment mentions an electric vibrator for shaking paint cans, a stainless steel butter gauge, and a reflection on exchanging smiles. The notice hints at product ideas but provides no dates names or locations.
British Expeditionary Force to Broadcast from Front Lines
The British Broadcasting Company will relay frontline scenes from France to mothers back home. A mobile unit, initially using discs transported to London by air, will soon enable broadcasts of battles and daily life from the front with BBC equipment at General Headquarters.
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France
Britih Broadcasting Company
Great Britain
BBC
London
Sir Patrick Hastings Leaves Lucrative London Practice
Sir Patrick Hastings KC at 59 abandons a top London law practice to join the Royal Air Force in a display of British resolve. He leaves a high earning position to serve in a military capacity. The move highlights dedication to national service and wartime effort.
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Patrick Hastings
London
Ri Air Force
Queen’s touching moment with veterans during Canadian tour
Nancy Pyper recalls the royal visit in Canada last spring where the Queen spoke to veterans and showed deep compassion. The Queen comforted an injured veteran at Vancouver station, insisting on a personal touch despite missing limbs.
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Canada
Guelph
Nancy Pyper
German propaganda and ersatz soap tale from wartime reports
The piece cites German reports via American correspondents noting a found ersatz laundry system using potato peel water for light colors and ivy-leaf water for woolens, labeled by the Leipzig Frauenarbeit group as research. It concludes with a grim wartime death statistic: only one in 166 live to old age.
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Germany
Reich
German Women’s Work Organization of
Leipzig
Hamilton Spectator
Outside Closets Kept Clean with Easy Gillett Lye
An ad touts Gillett's Pure Flake Lye for cleaning closets and preventing odors. It claims weekly use over contents without removal, plus benefits for pots pans drains and grease removal. Keep a tin handy for quick cleaning and energy saving.
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Gillett
Gillett’s
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