Fate at play in the deaths of famous flying aces and a tightrope daredevil
The St Thomas Times Journal recalls how Major W G Barker VC DSO and Bar MC and other Canadian war heroes died in peaceful accidents after war. Lieut Alan McLeod VC perished in Winnipeg during the influenza outbreak. A Niagara Falls tightrope walker famed in headlines fell to death in an Australian city after slipping on fruit peel.
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W. G Barker
V.C
Rockcliffe
Ottawa
Barker
Canada
Alan McLeod
Winnipeg
Europe
McLeod
France
No Man's Land
Niagara Falls
Whirpool
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Kind Warden Uncle Bill Charms South Coast Children
In a south coast town the beloved warden known as Uncle Bill roams shelters after hours with sweets for children and a compassionate mission. A retired businessman, he takes warden pay and donates it to the needy, carrying £1 notes for bombed families and helping anonymously during air raids.
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Bill
Uncle
London Sunday Chronicle
Dikes Hold Floods But Droughtens Cruel In Anwei China
Reports from Fon yango describe three years of flood relief in Northern Anwei after Ye low River breaches. New dikes last year failed, this year they contained the river and boosted crops. Yet widespread drought across other districts left wells dry and rain parades staged.
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China
Anweiei
Fonyango
Manchester Guardian
German Library at Battery Place Aims German Propaganda
The article portrays a Nazi propaganda hub at 17 Battery Place New York the German Library of Information. It describes mass mailing of booklets and reliance on embassy staff immunity, with mixed US and German periodicals and English and German books. It notes anti Allied sentiment and a 1940s wartime context with the Storm Troopers song and hostile views toward Britain. The piece casts the library as a broad propaganda operation aimed at shaping American opinion.
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Washington
Germany
Fuehrer
Britain
Storm Troopers
Europe
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Deer turns and pursues hunter in New York tale
In a James Town item the deer tired of being chased turns on the hunter Nimrod and makes him take a ducking in a creek. After three shots the hunter closes in, clubbing the animal to end the chase. The Buffalo Courier Express cites open season humorously and notes such tall tales from fishermen and hunters.
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Buffalo Express
Frank M. O'Brien
The
New York Sun
Story of
the Sun
John B. Bogart
Bogart
Sun
Jamestown
Nimrod
Unis
Buffalo Courier- Express
Time per bushel of wheat through history
The text compares labor time to produce a bushel of wheat across three eras. In 1850 hand and two-acre methods yield 15 bushels per acre taking two hours 33 minutes per bushel. In 1919 horse and hand methods take 50 minutes per bushel. Modern tractor and combine methods reduce time to seven minutes per bushel.
Boundary markers mark major US Canada border distance
The land boundary of 3 100 miles is marked by 5 483 monuments averaging 2 885 feet apart while the water boundary of 2 400 miles is identified by 2 530 reference marks averaging 5 009 feet apart.
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United States
Canada
Great East Window of Gloucester Cathedral Moved for Safety
The Gloucester Cathedral east window, the world’s largest, known as the Cressey Window, will be removed for safekeeping. It measures 2736 square feet, bears Edward III and Black Prince arms, and cost £250 to move with replacement budgets far higher. An appeal will seek national help to preserve this national memorial.
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Gloucester
York Minster
York
Vir
Aeneas Sylvius
Pius II
England
New Canadians A Naturalized Citizen
Haleybury naturalization courts produced two hopeful stories. One man said his Kirkland Lake public school children inspired his citizenship, granting them equal privilege. Another man, also from Kirkland Lake, improved English at the Collegiate night school and passed his second test to become one of us.
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Haleybury
Kirkland Lake
Kirkland Lake News
London Visitor Dines On Defence Forces Exchange
A London guest and evacuated family stayed near Brockport. A supper steak prompts talk of British, Canadian, and U S defence forces profiting from shared experience. U S Chief of Staff McNair notes close cooperation with Canadian forces and joint defence board keeps armies in touch.
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London
Canada
U.S
Kansas City
L. J McNair
United States
Ottawa
Washington
Joint Defence Board
Plane Visitor Shrinks Isolation of Michigan Farm
A Michigan school teacher answered a knock at her door and gave directions to Sonia eight miles away. The visitor then left by airplane, walking through the pasture to reach his aircraft and fly off, illustrating how motor transport reduces rural isolation.
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Michigan
Sonia
Care Tips for Storing Bread and Cookies
Care is essential as bread and cookies require thorough washing airing and drying of containers before filling. Use fresh waxed paper to line containers and ensure proper drying to preserve keeping qualities.
Germany legalizes dog meat for human consumption
A historic policy shift in Germany legalizes dog meat as food for humans. Authorities argue regulation ensures safety and supply, while animal welfare groups condemn the move as inhumane. The change reframes debates on dietary norms and cultural practices.
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Germany
Japan Faces Record Egg Shortage Across Population
Japan endures the worst egg shortage on record with most citizens unable to obtain eggs for an extended period. Officials report supply disruptions and rising prices impacting households nationwide.
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Japan
Government to build water storage at Lake Minnewanke
The government authorizes immediate steps to create additional water storage facilities at Lake Minnewanke Banff National Park to ensure hydro electric power for war purposes. The Crerar office calls the move a drastic departure from park preservation with safeguards against disfigurement. Saskatchewan reports a 17 percent rise in sheep population over the last year amid higher wool prices since the war.
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Banff National Park
Lake Minnewanke
Crerar
Saskachewin
Healthier Britain despite wartime strain and shelters
Health ministry officials report Britons healthier now than during the First Great War even with cold air raid shelters and long shifts. No typhoid cases from bombed water mains. measles up slightly but overall infectious disease toll reduced by shelters, 125 medical posts, 200 doctors, and 14 nurses on call. Sir Alan Anderson notes people seem too busy to fall ill.
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Britain
Health Ministry
London
Alan Anderson
Officers' Club in London Marks One Year of Service
The Officers' Club, founded by Mrs. Vincent Massey, celebrated its first anniversary in October with its 1,063rd lunch. Canadian troops enjoy a homely setting in bomb scarred London, meals modeled on Canadian style, tea and cakes priced sixpence, and free membership for all Canadian service officers. The club is run by Canadian women and has hosted visitors from Arctic regions to international boundaries, spanning ranks from sub-lieutenants to generals.
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London
Vincent Massey
Canada
West-End
Grady
Arctic
International
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Massey
Beaver Club
Percy Clews
Canadian National Railways
German bombing of Shropshire mountain reported by H H Thompson
Manchester textile manufacturer H H Thompson told an interviewer in Toronto that German bombers attacked a Shropshire mountain, starting fires that burned for two nights as waves of planes dropped bombs and celebrated their claimed victory.
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H. H. Thompson
Manchester
England
Toronto
Shropshire
Canadians Increase Meat Intake Versus Beef Decline
Canadians consumed about two pounds more meat per person last year while beef saw a sharp drop. Pork intake rose by four and a fifth pounds per person as pork prices stayed lower than beef. A fountain pen designed to resist flooding at high altitudes was introduced for air travelers.
London Bus Teas Up Record Weekly Tea Consumption
In normal times the London bus system drinks about 62 000 pints of tea weekly between duties. The note outlines a quirky view of daily routines and tea habits on the transportation network.
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London
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Fate
Library of Information
New York
Brockport
National Defence Department
Easy Beach
Hydro-Electric
Egypt
Marshal Graziani
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