Ontario’s Trans-Canada highway gap nears completion across Muskeg
The Geraldton to Hearst 153 mile stretch in northwestern Ontario nears completion, closing the final barrier for a coast to coast highway. The project, linked to war needs and postwar development, promises strategic transport gains and stronger east west unity.
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Western Canada
Hepburn
Ontario
Geraldton
Hearst
Lake Superior
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
British Columbia
Big Bend
Mountains
Muskeg and Bush
Pattully
Geraldton-Hears
Marconi Replaces High Notes With Viva Garibaldi
An Italian tenor Marconi, performing near Garibaldi's birthplace, found his high notes failing. He improvised by shouting Viva Garibaldi at those moments, turning the concert into a triumph.
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Marconi
Italy
Garibaldi
Thistle Seed Travels Over a Thousand Miles
The painted lady butterfly spreads widely because it feeds on thistle, a plant that has established itself globally. Thistle seeds are capable of traveling 1,009 miles or more, aiding the butterfly’s distribution.
Milk production costs largely split with feed expenses
The statement notes that in total milk production costs, the money spent on feed commonly accounts for about half. It highlights feed as the major ongoing expense in dairy farming and implies budget emphasis on feed management.
Marie Antoinette Sponsors Ship Headdress Honor
Marie Antoinette sponsored a ceremonial ship headdress to mark a French naval victory, reflecting royal praise and national pride in a historic maritime achievement.
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Marie Antoinete
Naval Actions Hidden From View on Battleships
A Maclean's Magazine excerpt notes long range naval battles limit visibility and direct contact between compartments. Crew in boiler rooms, engine rooms, magazines, and hoists are sealed in steel boxes and must stay put until ordered away by superiors during wartime conditions.
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Maclean's Magazine
Strangling Culture in Europe New Order Cracks Czech Institutions
The Sydney Post Record notes the Czech education system faces total closure as all Czech schools end this year and buildings are confiscated. Universities are German dominated and most Czech students cannot return. A city library loses most of its 15 000 books to censorship while Sokol societies are dissolved.
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Europe
Czechoslovakia
Sokol
Sydney Post
The Big Muddy River nickname in Missouri lore
The Missouri River is commonly called The Big Muddy in regional lore, reflecting its muddy waters and long history in state navigation and settlement. The term appears in local writing and local culture as a traditional nickname for the river.
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Missouri River
Big Muddy
War Minerals Push to Boost Canada Production
Dr. Charles Camsell, Ottawa deputy minister of mines and North West Territories commissioner, said the Dominion geological survey will press this summer to increase discoveries and output of war minerals. He noted shortages of tungsten manganese chromite vanadium and aluminum and that tungsten finds will be developed in the North while aluminum remains processed domestically.
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Charles Camsell
Ottawa
North West Territories
Dominion Geological Survey
Camsell
Canada
Selected Recipes for Pumpkin Cookies and Spices
Shortening and brown sugar creamed with corn syrup plus eggs and pumpkin. Fold in sifted flour with baking powder salt ginger nutmeg cinnamon. Add dates and nuts. Drop spoonfuls on a sheet two inches apart and bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Painful encounter with onga onga in Auckland garden
A visitor at the University College botanical exhibits in Auckland was stung by the urtica ferox plant, the most painful New Zealand sting plant. T. L. Lawrence notes its hairs break off and inject organic acid, causing intense pain. The Mori belief foresees death or disaster from an owl figure. The New York University football team is nicknamed the Violets.
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University College
Auckland
New Zealand
T. L. Lawrence
Buchanan Dies Bachelor Era Record Hidden
The only American president to die a bachelor was James Buchanan. The chirgolo, a South American sparrow, has 22 subspecies.
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James Buchanan
Resent Being Called Heroes by Ferry Pilots
Four crew members ferrying B 24 Liberator bombers to Britain reject hero titles. They describe a routine job funded at $500 per trip with two missions monthly, flying with Americans and pilots from eight other nations. They value flying over glamor and say worst danger never exceeded routine, then head to England.
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Great Britain
England
Texas
Los Angeles
Herfordshire
Imperial Airways
Ontario
Australia
New Zealand
Rhodesia
Holland
Norway
France
Canada
Britain
Will Not Be Distracted by Arthur Bryant’s Warning on British Persistence
In the Illustrated London News Arthur Bryant extols the British resolve, calling their single mindedness an awesome force of nature. He compares it to a panzer blitz and notes the English endure until a chosen objective is achieved, remaining inexorable and unpersuadable until then.
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Ontario Department of Highways
Japan
Canada
United States
Arthur Bryant
Illustrated London News
Iceland Could Be Invaded By Parachute Troops Says Stefansson
Canadian Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson told a Chicago round table that Iceland lies within reach of Norway and could be invaded by parachute troops. He noted existing landing fields and inlets for naval vessels and described Icelanders as pro German but anti Nazi.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Chicago
Iceland
Norway
Stefansson
University of Chicago
Longest Cement Arch to Span Sando Bridge in Sweden
The centre span of the new Sando bridge in Sweden will be the longest cement arch in the world. It rests on 300 pilings driven 150 feet into the river bottom and is scheduled to open to traffic in 1942 with an estimated cost of $950,000.
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Sando
Sweden
Airgraph Service Inaugurated For Middle East Mail
Britain launches the Airgraph service under the Postmaster General. By mid June over 250000 letters transmitted with an average nine day delivery. Letters are photographed in miniature and enlarged on arrival, replacing months long waits. Cost compares favorably with ordinary postage, 3d versus 2.5d across distances.
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Britain
Middle East
England
London
Aberdeen
Britain to Build Locomotives for Peru's High Andes Line
Britain to manufacture two 2 8 0 steam engines for the Central Railway of Peru. The Peru line climbs 74 miles at steep grades to the 15 806 foot summit with 41 bridges 61 tunnels and 13 reversing stations. Each engine weighs 174 tons with oil burning tenders and carries 350 to 400 tons.
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Central Railway
Peru
Britain
Southern Railway of
Prehistoric Teeth Claim Challenged by Nebraska Skeletons
Excavators in Nebraska uncovered a prehistoric tribe skeletons. Prof. John Champ from the University of Nebraska anthropology department found that virtually all fossils had large cavities in their teeth undermining the belief that prehistoric man had superior dentition.
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Nebraska
Prairies
John Champ
University of Nebraska Anthropology Department
Queen Elizabeth backs correspondence needlework school launch
In line with the Queen's wishes a correspondence school by the Royal School of Needlework offers beginners instruction in mending darn ing patching dressmaking and remodeling to extend clothing rationing. Men may enroll as pupils.
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Queen Elizabeth
Royal School of Needlework
Mosquito Life Cycle Shifts In Winter
In cold months female mosquitos hibernate while male mosquitoes die off. This seasonal pattern reduces the active breeding population and may influence early-season bite risk. Researchers note the females overwinter in sheltered spots before reemerging as temperatures rise.
Mercury Poisoning as Early Industrial Hazard
Mercury poisoning is recognized as the oldest industrial hazard, tracing back to early factories and metal processing. The phrase highlights longstanding health risks linked to industrial mercury use and regulation history.
Mount Edith Cavell Peak in Jasper Park
The Dominion Parks Branch describes Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park as one of the Canadian Rockies’ most remarkable peaks. The isolated summit rises over 11,000 feet with a white snow mantle and a gleaming glacier, seen from distant points, appearing angelic under various light and weather conditions.
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Edith Cavell
Jasper National Park
Canadian Rockies
Mount Edith Cavell
Dominion Parks Branch
Jean Knox Leads ATS as First Woman Army General
Major General Jean Knox becomes head of the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, promising a snap new four panelled uniform for 50 000 members to attract 200 000 by Christmas. The youngest and only woman general, she sits at the War Office desk and aims to relieve men by assigning cooking clerical and communications roles, noting ATS dress complaints compared with WAAF and WRNS uniforms.
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Slim
Jean Knox
Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service
Army
War Office
Royal Air Force
A.T.S
Auxiliary
Radium Particle Fallout Warns of Long-Term Danger
A fragmentary note warns that even a tiny particle of radium dispersed by an aerial bomb could render a location unsafe to live in for many years. The statement emphasizes persistent health risks from dispersed radioactive material and the need for long term vigilance.
British Advertisers Spend Large Sums in Peace Time
A report notes British advertisers spent 750 million dollars annually on public notices. It also records a hybrid moth orchid valued at 10 thousand dollars shown at the New York orchid show.
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New York
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Montreal
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Regina
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