Canadians urged to take health duties seriously in monthly letter
The Royal Bank of Canada monthly letter warns of high infant and maternal deaths in Canada, urging proactive care and early medical treatment. It cites 1938–41 births, regional death rates, and the need for vaccination and early cancer, tuberculosis, and diphtheria prevention, urging personal responsibility for health improvement.
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Hough
Royal Bank of Canadas
Canada
American Medical Association
Courageous Parkdale ace overcomes injury to win title
Gord Shorting, 16, Parkdale inside, overcame a May accident that cost his leg to star in Parkdale's junior football championship win before 17 000 at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. He adapted, trained with an artificial limb, and aims to study medicine and surgery at the University of Toronto.
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Paul Harris
Varsity Stadium
Toronto
Parkdale
Gord Shorting
Gord
Midland
University of Toronto
Parkdale Collegiate High School
Globe and Mall
Girl in Ontario Sends Coat to Norway Receives Thankful Note
Little Agnes Lloyd of Glanworth Ontario mailed her name address and a greeting in a coat sent overseas. An eight year old Amsterdam girl Liv Hansen replied in Norwegian with a translated message thanking her and saying the coat lets her fit in with other girls and asking God bless you too.
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Agnes Lloyd
Glanworth
Ontario
Liv. Hansen
Amsterdam
Niagara Falls man slows pace ahead of 95th birthday
SLOWING UP Age is creeping up on 94 year old Charlie Goodwillie of Niagara Falls Ontario he admits ruefully Normally he would hike five miles a day but on the eve of his 95th birthday he cut his constitutional to a mere three miles.
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Charlie Goodwillie
Niagara Falls, Ont
Churchill Praises Roosevelt as Greatest American Friend
Churchill praised Franklin D. Roosevelt as Britain’s greatest American ally and a champion of freedom. He broadcast an appeal for funds to erect a Roosevelt statue and said lend lease would stand as the most unselfish financial act by any country.
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Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Britain
Churchill
Typical Remark From Shaw Visit Sparks Sharp Wit
A visitor to George Bernard Shaw remarks on the lack of flowers in his home. Shaw replies that he is fond of flowers and children too, but he does not cut children’s heads off and place them in pots.
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George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Breakfast time blamed for most industrial accidents
A dated opinion piece argues mornings and breakfast quality drive worker safety. It claims statistics show most accidents occur before eleven, blaming skimpy meals, sour stomachs, and poor nutrition for bad mood, reduced judgment, and quarrels. It touts hearty breakfasts as key to productivity and restraint.
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Department of
Agreu
Items of Interest: Symbols Flags Professions and Facts
A compilation notes diverse trivia from rings denoting professions to city flowers in the Scilly Isles. It cites an electronic stopwatch capable of counting up to one million actions per second and observes daily transit usage of 7,000 people by rail and bus in the United States and Canada.
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Canada
Quebec
United States
Knitting Football Mittens Pattern 7125 for Teens and College Girls
Advertises a 2 needle mitten knitting pattern number 7125 in small medium and large sizes. Offers improved visuals with charts and photos and complete directions. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Ment
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Malaria Among The Oldest Known Diseases in History
A brief historical overview notes malaria as one of humanity’s earliest known diseases. The text references its long-standing presence across civilizations and its impact on public health through centuries.
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Massachusetts
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England
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