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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 13, 1941
Page
7
An old Kellogg's advertisement claims Kellogg's All-Bran relieves digestive trouble by adding bulk to the diet. The London Canada produced cereal is pitched as a remedy when other remedies failed, noting Easy use in restaurants and omnipresent ads by Howard E. Nichol.
The war effort must remain the priority as Canada contemplates demobilization and postwar plans. A prosperous West hinges on rehabilitating agriculture and expanding industry to provide work, raise living standards, and absorb returning soldiers into a retooled economy. The piece urges practical steps and leadership to realize a new social order after the conflict.
The phrase arose in Tudor times when youths carried candles before a person during Edward VI's reign. The job demanded steadiness and tact, and a candidate deemed unfit was said to “not it to hold a candle to him.” A 1921 Paris treaty placed Spitsbergen under Norwegian flag.
In two of five fatal traffic accidents pedestrians are the victims, highlighting the risk to walkers. Police report notes drivers share the blame in some cases while weather and lighting contribute in others, underscoring road safety concerns.
Principal R C Wallace of Queen's University Kingston Ontario, in Winnipeg interview, said eastern Canadians today grasp the economic farming difficulties and recognize the war effort unites the country. He noted shared purpose and improved appreciation of agriculture challenges across the Dominion.
The chief engineer, sweating, scowls at a pale young man with an oil can aboard the liner Unrobbed. He scathingly says the man isn’t helping with the engines though he claims knowledge of a game. The youth replies he does but on a smaller scale. He mentions his usual job as watch repair.
Czechoslovak Colonel Hutnik and Wing Commander Ambrus, returning from Batawa Ontario, urge Czechoslovak subjects in Canada to enlist with the Czechoslovak Army in England. Many volunteers boast prior military training and munition work, though enlistment awaits Canadian government approval. others will support the struggle against Hitler from the Czechoslovak Consulate.
In a sensational tale a British aircrew member returns from a Berlin bombing and reaches New York within 24 hours. A New Yorker contributor identifies several Englishmen among a party at a city club, noting the rapid journey from Berlin to Newfoundland to New York.
The Windsor Star urges memorials honor ferry pilots who fly bombing missions from this continent to Britain. Much of their work remains secret and anonymous yet their daily risks sustain the Empire. Though many perish during takeoffs and landings, none have yet been lost at sea.
Humorous exchange over an insurance form mocks family insanity questions. A gentleman jokes about an asylum inmate uncle named Horace proclaiming himself Napoleon, while a lady advises ignoring him as eccentric but harmless.
In 1900 German lieutenant Bauendahl tried an overhead railway from Spitsbergen toward the North Pole. Cars would hang from a wire on poles. Several miles of poles were erected before the project was abandoned.
During the Middle Ages animals faced solemn trials across Europe for offenses such as murder and robbery, reflecting the era’s legal and cultural views on accountability of nonhuman actors.
Scientists explain that frost does not cause autumn colors. Green chlorophyll fades as plastids reveal carotenoids and anthocyanins, while leaf sugar levels and cooler nights influence reds and purples, making chemistry the main factor behind fall foliage.
Mrs. C. L. Fortier, reputed world’s first typist, died at her Milwaukee home. She was daughter of C. Latham Sholes, co-creator of the first practical typewriter with Carlos Glidden. At about 16 in 1878 she learned the keyboard on a refined machine.
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