Foster mothers supervise 20000 children in England report
Health inspectors oversee more than 20000 children raised by 15000 foster mothers in England. Manitoba youths face prosecution for failing to report four months of military training. Canada eyes rationing electric power. Alberta coal output rises while BC and Saskatchewan shift. Jeckell to head Winnipeg office for munitions department. Mor Genthau urges larger Canadian wheat imports.
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England
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
United States
Jeckell
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Federal Department of Munitions and Supply
H. J. Symington
Montreal
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Pattern 4868 fails to disappoint in two piece frock
Anne Adams offers Pattern 4868 a two piece frock with long slim lines and inset belt. The design features a bloused bodice with soft gathers, a shapely fevers collar, and trim shoulder darts. Options include sleeve lengths and matching or contrasting fabrics in misses and women's sizes.
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Anne Adams
Solved His Problem by Mixing Kerosene and Gasoline
New York service station operator Jimmy Engler reports a personal fuel solution using a kerosene tank with a small gasoline auxiliary for starting the motor. After start the engine runs on kerosene. Toronto dispatch notes urgent leather coats for seamen aboard trawlers minesweepers destroyers and battleships facing Atlantic cold this winter.
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Jimmy Engler
New York
Toronto
Atlantic
Ripley Wins Banff Prince of Wales Cup After Tie
Calgary and Pasadena's Wilder H Ripley and Lethbridge's H R Howard tied 74s after 36 holes in Banff 12th golf tournament for the Edward Prince of Wales cup. A coin flip decided the winner when both posted 79s in an 18-hole playoff, with Miss Christine Gawne tossing the coin. Ripley also set a Banff record by scoring one under par 70 in the quarter final.
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Wilder H. Ripley
Calgary
Pasadena
Calif
R. Howard
Lethbridge
Alta
Banff
Christine Gawne
Washington, D.C
Cain
Ripley
Banff Springs
Revelation and the heavenly war and the triumph of faith
The Sunday School lesson surveys Revelation 12’s war in heaven with Michael and his angels against the dragon, the casting down of Satan, and the victory by Christ’s atonement and martyrs. It touches on Revelation 15’s vision of a victorious host with harps, echoing Exodus deliverance and worship of God.
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Satan
Heaven
Michael
Jude
Israel
God
Christ
Dummelow
Joan
Aegean
Red Sea
Moses
Erdman
John
Rome
Lincoln’s awkward compliment to Falstaff actor revealed
President Lincoln praised an actor famed for Falstaff, then refused a meeting. Noah Brook recalled Lincoln asking if anyone was outside, lamenting the actor’s desire for influence. Lincoln noted the actor “wants something” and speculated he sought counsel in London.
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Lincoln
Falstaff
Noah P. Brook
Brooks
London
Royal Household Pig Club at Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle plans to produce its own bacon as royal staff form the 1000th National Pig Breeders Club. Members pay 5 dollars each and together own 52 pigs fed on castle scraps. Sir Ulick Alexander chairs the club, with Mr Ritchie managing the royal farm. pigs are middle whites and large whites famed as baconers.
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Royal Household
Windsor Castle
National
Pig Breeders’ Council
Royal Family
Ulick Alexander
Privy Purse
Ritchie
Royal Farm
Windsor
Health voices call for national health reform in Canada and US
Health League of Canada cites global demand for house cleaning of national health. Dr Victor G Heiser advocates prevention over cure and urges a modern health department, stronger sanitation, and vaccination measures. He notes a $300,000 Halifax fund and eight groups backing diverse health plans. Death rates fell in five years, with infant deaths dropping and thousands saved.
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Canada
Health League of Canada
United States
Victor G. Heiser
America
Heiser
Health League
Halifax
Massachusetts
Married Men Maintain Morale Better Than Singles
A study by Prof Goodwin Watson at Teachers College Columbia University finds married unemployed men with dependents show higher morale and life satisfaction than bachelors during economic stress. Morale linked to religion, leadership roles, and occupations like teaching writing selling or executive work.
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American Psychological Association
Goodwin Watson
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
New York
Adjustment Service
Watson
Onions Peelers of London Honor Longtime Worker Peter Tyler
A London peeler named Peter Tyler earned a living peeling onions for over 50 years. He could peel about three quarters of a ton of onions in a single day, earning respect for his steady craft and endurance.
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Peter Tyler
London
England
Saad
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Aunty
Berlin
Man Fist
Bering Strai
National Health
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