Transmutation of Wood Promises Superior Materials For All Uses
A newly announced process impregnates wood with methylolurea to produce transmuted wood that is harder, stronger, stiffer, and more durable. Poplar can exceed hard maple, while other woods gain ebony like properties. The method reduces swelling, shrinkage, and warping, enables cheaper species to replace costly varieties, and allows large items and small articles to be produced from treated wood. Veneers, furniture, flooring, millwork, and many wooden components may benefit, with color and finish embedded throughout.
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Canada
Prairies
Central America
Iron Ore at Cave Peak Brazil To Aid Allies War Effort
The greatest known mass of hard iron ore at Cave Peak in Minas Gerais Brazil will be mined for Allied uses. Beginning this year for three years, about 1,500,000 tons annual ore output is expected for division between the United States and Great Britain. Geologists estimate the region holds 15,000,000,000 tons of ore suitable for high grade steel.
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Cave Peak
Brazil
United States
Great Britain
Minas Geraes
New York Times
Canada Ranks Fourth in UN War Supplies Output
Canada stands fourth among United Nations producers of war supplies behind the United States Russia and the United Kingdom. The note frames Canada as a major wartime supplier within the Allied bloc and cites its position amid global conflict.
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Canada
United Nations
United States
Russia
United Kingdom
Paper Cups and Farm Labor Reform Delight The Times-Journal
The article laments a shift from tin dippers to paper cups for farm workers as the American Departments of Labor and Agriculture push for improved housing meals and sanitation. It recalls rustic water drawn from open pails to contrast modern rules with rural simplicity, noting hopes that paper cups may not alter the taste of water.
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American Department of Labor
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
American Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Washington
St. Thomas
Engine wear during warming up and a mud skippers habit
Gas engine wear from startup lubrication varies by engine and oil temperature, ranging from 10 000 to 50 000 crank revolutions and about 10 to 30 minutes for cars and 10 to 15 minutes for tractors. The mud skipper fish in East Africa lives on land but must keep its tail moist to breathe.
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East
Africa
Lincoln on the value of books in a visitor’s remark
A White House visit prompts President Lincoln to defend reading. He argues books reveal thoughts that may seem original but are rarely truly new, emphasizing the value of being educated by literature. The remark highlights Lincoln’s belief in reading as essential to personal growth and critical thinking.
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White House
Lincoln
Christian Science Monitor
Red Fleet
White Sea
Leningrad
Really Lucky Eggs Prompt a Witty Waiter Exchange
A diner complains the boiled eggs are tiny and not fresh. The waiter quips that their small size makes them lucky, delivering a dry, quick comeback in the exchange. The brief humor hinges on wordplay about egg quality and luck.
Britain Presses Allies on European Jewish Persecution
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain is doing all it can about the persecution of Jews in Europe. He declined to confirm deportation figures but said there are strong indications that Germany and Hungary have begun deportations, with many killed in the process.
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Britain
Europe
Germany
Hungary
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Samuel S. Silverman
Labor
Poland
Hitler
Fichte
Caligula
Hitler halts giant victory memorial work in Germany
The Montreal Gazette reports Hitler ordered a large German victory memorial project started with granite blocks, but he later halted the work. The move is cited as a revealing glimpse into his current position.
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Montreal Gazette
Hitler
Dominion Nursing Sisters Serve On Multiple Fronts Abroad
About 1,200 army nursing sisters in Canada assist overseas fronts, including dietitians, physiotherapy aides, home sisters and occupational therapists alongside graduate nurses. The count is lower than those serving abroad, some of whom have been overseas for four years.
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Dominion
Canada
Day Of Judgment On German War Cruelty And Canadian Nurses
The piece argues Allies must not assume easy victory over a resistant Germany and recalls Nazi atrocities from Lidice to Stalingrad. It highlights Canadian nursing sisters in Italy and abroad, their field uniforms, two-month frontline shifts, and vital aid across forces, praising their courage and wide service.
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Lidice
Heydrich
Hangman
Poland
Warsaw
Tremblinka
Belzec
Sibobor
Stalingrad
Japan
Germany
Liberty Magazine
Italy
England
Mediterranean
Air Force
Navy
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
The Greatest Happiness
An essay asserts that money power and status do not equal happiness. True joy comes from being needed, a truth described as deep as the ocean and life solving.
Sunny Bunny Sunsuit Pattern 7139 For Toddlers
Transfer pattern 7139 includes one bib and pieces for sizes 1 2 3 or 4 with embroidery touches for a toddler ready sunsuit. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. Write name address and pattern number. Allow extra time for mail delivery.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
What Bankruptcy Is Collier's Dialog About
A Collier's joke sketches two young women in New York City discussing bankruptcy. One asks what it is, the other explains it as something corporations do when they run out of money, with humorous exchanges about costs and legality.
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Doris Doland
New York City
Collier’s
Man changes name to Peter Howard Girting in London Gazette
Peter Hermann Goering of Pottery Road Warley Birmingham a natural born British citizen in the British forces gives notice in the London Gazette that he has changed his name to Peter Howard Girting.
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Peter Hermann Goering
Pottery Road
Warley
Birmingham
London Gazette
Peter Howard Girting
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