Hog grading trends show repeat pattern across harvests
Officials report recurring over finishing in hogs as grain crops surge. October gradings in Ontario reveal a 12 percent drop in A grade carcasses and a 13 percent rise in B and 3 categories, with overweight hogs blamed on over feeding across Prairie provinces and Canada-wide totals near 15 percent overweight. Maximum live weight noted at 220 pounds with overfeeding reducing bacon yields and farmer profits.
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Marketing Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Britain
Correct Diet Booklet on Healthful Eating from Ottawa
A new Ottawa produced booklet Healthful Eating from Nutrition Services, Department of Pensions and National Health answers questions about food elements hidden hunger and milk fattening. It translates proteins minerals vitamins into food terms and provides a Food Selection Guide for three income groups with advice on marketing cooking and storage.
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Canada
Nutrition Services
Department of Pensions and National Health
Ottawa
Vast Shortages Pin German Wartime Home Front
The German government braces for a fourth wartime winter with widespread shortages. A new ordinance orders a census of portable stoves and earmarks 25 percent for the army. Requisitions extend to furs as soldiers in Russia cannot share the few stoves. After raids on private wardrobes, remaining fox skins are also sought by game keepers and forest officials.
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Rus
Rickenbacker Rescued After 22 Days on Lifeboat
Capt Ed ward V. Rickenbacker survived 22 days adrift in the mid-Pacific on a rubber lifeboat with scant food and water, reported by U S Navy Pilot Lieut Joseph Isner, who described him in excellent condition after the rescue.
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Edward V. Rickenbacker
mid-Pacific
U.S. Navy
Joseph Isner
Allied nationals arrested in Japanese held North China
Reports indicate hundreds of Britons and Americans were seized in Shanghai and interned in the Tsingtao region. Detained are children from China Inland Missions and other Allied citizens moved to Temple Hills and Ilus Hook district near Tsingtao.
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North China
Shanghai
West China
Tsingtao
Iltus Hook
Chefoo
Temple Hills
China Inland Missions School
Chungking
Whangpoo River
United States
America
Farm Account Book for Farmers from the King's Printer Ottawa
The King's Printer in Ottawa offers a simple Farm Account Book to record yearly farm transactions. It covers all operations without requiring expert accounting knowledge and is selling for 10 cents.
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King’s Printer
Ottawa
Passing Story of Marie Tempest and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
A reminiscence about Marie Tempest recalls a tale told by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. After becoming Sir Herbert, he paid a cab driver a half crown and quipped that he was a better actor than Sir Henry Irving. The cabbie retorted with a sharp line as Tree climbed hotel steps.
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Marie Tempest
Hubert Beerbohm Tree
Sir Henry Irving
Tree
Sir Herbert
Sir ‘Erbert
Jehu
Sir ‘Enry Irving
Cabby
8000 Hidden Food Stores In Britain Revealed
In London it was estimated Britain has 8000 hiding places for reserve food away from Luftwaffe raids. Castles churches saloons jails stables grand stands golf clubs Eisteddfod halls film studios caves old mine workings theatres skating rinks dance halls swimming baths and bowling alleys are named. Over 120 warehouses are also listed.
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Britain
London
Earth Circumferences Noted in Aerial Geography
The equatorial earth’s circumference is 24 902 miles and the meridional circumference is 24 860 miles. These figures indicate slight bulge at the equator and a cooler polar diameter, reflecting flattening near the poles.
Rubber in a Hot Water Bag Sparks Curious Lesson
A quirky note mentions a pound of rubber placed in a hot water bag while another line asserts India holds the world’s largest irrigation system at 31,800,000 acres. Both items appear as brief curiosities within the page.
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India
Wax grown on trees fascinates Chinese farmers
Chinese farmers use a small insect to produce wax by spinning cocoons. The insect’s wax yields large amounts via a method that spares trees and relies on natural fibers.
Oil of Cashew Nuts as Lubricant In Early Planes
The article notes cashew nut oil as an effective lubricant for specific aircraft engine components due to its high heat resistance and stability under operating temperatures.
Canadian Women's Army Corps members visit Scotland on leave
Many CWAC members with relatives in Britain plan visits during leaves in Scotland. Pte M. M. May, born in Scotland, returns from Winnipeg to see her mother who cried at the sight of her daughter home. Plans outline a London hotel to house 140 CWAC personnel and provide basic training for Canadian recruits joining the corps.
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
Britain
Pte
M. M. May
Scotland
Canada
Winnipeg
Dundee
May
Trether
C.W.A.C
C.W A.C
London
Ing Quart
Hypocrisy in Japanese Culture Critiqued by New York Herald Tribune
In a sharp editorial, the New York Herald Tribune denounces Tokyo’s view of Western actions as sham proprieties while labeling Japanese culture hypocritical. It argues Japan`s invasion logic mocks civilized norms, citing Manchuria, Indo China, and French Africa as examples of polite aggression and Bushido hokum.
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French Africa
Lawals
Petain
Hitler
London
Washington
Japan
Manchuria
China
Vichy
Indo-China
Tokyo
New York Herald Tribune
Women scientists aid secret Britain in wartime lab
Four chemists and physicists at Britain's Post Office Engineering Research Station in London test substitutes for scarce metals rubber and silk. Their work speeds up production of essential telephone and telegraphic communications for the war effort.
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Britain
Post Office Engineering Research Station
London
Junior Leaders Train At Megantic Quebec Army School
The Junior Leaders' School at Megantic Quebec trains French speaking junior leaders for the Canadian Army. Under Lieut Col L J Cliche the six week program covers varied subjects. Photos depict soldiers crossing swing bridges learning balance and fields training with smoke shells and anti tank rifle practice.
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Megantic
Quebec
Canada
L. J. Cliche
Trea
Laandre Dulac
Quidet
Col
Marte
Tribute to Ian McNaughton A Canadian airman dies in action
A London Times tribute lauds Ian McNaughton, a promising Canadian airman and squadron leader, noting his sound judgment, tenacity, reliability, and warm humor. The piece highlights his choice to stay and fight in postwar Canada and his outstanding character.
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Ian McNaughton
Canada
Perthis
London
Tim
Teacher’s fatal warning about kissing animals
A teacher warned students against kissing animals during a class talk. One pupil asked about the danger, and another mentioned kissing the dog led to a death. The aunt recalled the teacher later died.
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Bobby
Alice
Merican Double Expression 45 Noted As A Grunt
A fragment notes a term described as theA grunt associating with a peculiar expression labeled 45 and tied to European usage. The reference remains brief and unclear in origin.
Hindu share 68 percent of India's population
A historical note states that Hindus make up about 68 percent of India's population, reflecting the religious composition of the country.
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India
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Women's Army Corps
Oeuvres
Rupert
B.C
J. A. Melancon
Moncton
Cpl
A. Aucoin
Sydney
N.B
L. Dulac
E. Martin
Prince Rupert
D. Bousquet
John Cooper
Huntingdon
Que
Clement Denomme
Verner
Ont
I Ian McNaughton
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