Nursery schools broaden education from cradle to preschool age
The article traces education expanding from birth to university study and notes a rising trend in nursery schools for ages two to six in the United States. It describes their routines, health checks, and daily structure, cites Catherine MacKenzie on early childhood learning, and quotes Dr. George D. Stoddard on pre-school education as an evolved form of a timeless concept.
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United States
Catherine MacKenzie
New York Times
Miss McKenzie
MacKenzie
Childrn
George D. Stoddard
Iowa University
Canada
Dogs to accompany every military unit from Toronto
Red Cross officials announced a plan to send two trained dogs with each military unit leaving Toronto for active service. The dogs will locate wounded men, carry medical supplies, and lead search parties. Emaley, a dog trainer who survived the Great War thanks to a dog, has volunteered to train the animals.
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Toronto Red Cross
Toronto
Arl Emaley
European Solidarity Seen For Free States Unity
Premier Wladislaw Sikorski told the Foreign Press Association in London that Europe will transform into a community of free and independent states with a common citizenship. He cautioned it is premature to predict all details but said convulsions will spark this solidarity idea. He noted unity of views with British leaders on aims and methods.
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Europe
Wladislaw Sikorski
Foreign Press Association
London
Around the Corner Prosperity Warnings From A Pedestrian View
In Independence Kansas A reader cites concerns about prosperity and spring optimism while urging caution for drivers and pedestrians. The note warns that automobiles around corners pose dangers and calls for slower driving and heightened vigilance.
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A. Z Potter
Independence
Kansas
USA
Italy Strengthens Navy With New Capital Ship Impero
Italy launched the 35,000 ton battleship Impero, the third in a program to add eight capital ships for the navy. Sister ships Littorio and Vittorio Veneto have been launched and await completion next year, while the fourth ship Roman is under construction.
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Italy
Impero
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Changing Market Shifts German Soybean Trade
The Montreal Daily Star reports how Germany’s prewar soybean imports from Manchukuo boosted Europe’s supply, but wartime disruption ends barter deals. Germany and Japan cannot trade soybeans or oil as before, leaving Britain as the sole buyer able to pay cash or goods, altering global supply dynamics.
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Germany
Manchoukuo
Europe
Great Britain
Far East
Japan
Manchukuo
Montreal Daily Star
Colorful Sandbags: Aesthetic War Field Decor Ideas
Industrial design expert John Gloag suggests painting sandbags in red white blue and orange and arranging patterns on paper criss crosses on windows. He notes Liverpool already uses colored sandbags and sees decor as an opportunity to employ young artists driven by wartime hardship.
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John Gloag
Liverpool
Gloag
Man Charged Over Light in Cottage Window
William Kenward of Sevenoaks faced a magistrate after two special constables warned him about lighting a lamp in his cottage window and he swore at them. A British Legion official testified he learned the language in France during the last war while in charge of mule teams. The magistrate fined him ten shillings and costs for the offense. Corned beef and cabbage is cited as a popular Japanese dish.
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William Kenward
Sevenoaks
England
British Legion
France
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