Bitter War Legacy Shapes Postwar Treaties and Future Conflicts
The Vancouver Sun argues that postwar bitterness stems from 1914–18 brutality, including bombed cities, civilian casualties, blockades, and forced malnutrition. It says mutual distrust explains resistance to treaty revision and warns that future wars may repeat indiscriminate, ruleless tactics with lasting penalties.
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Vancouver Sun
Giant seaplane to carry smaller plane aloft at Rochester
A large "mother" seaplane is under construction in Rochester, England, able to carry and release a lighter mail plane in mid air. Tests are planned for June with a release device allowing the smaller craft to extend its cruising range by over ten miles.
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Travelling Bakers Bring Bread to Famine Areas
A travelling bakery operated by Soviet Russia supplies bread to famine affected regions. The first traveling bakery was created to relieve famine with bread quality comparable to stationary bakeries. In a 24 hour period ten bakers produce about 30 tons of bread aboard the train.
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Russia
Eat more amaranth campaign boosts vitamin C in China
A slogan under a new name promotes amaranth as a cheap plentiful green vegetable rich in vitamin C. A physiologist says amaranth outperforms spinach oranges and lemons for vitamin C and helps prevent scurvy, with leaves once ignored by many as a table delicacy.
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China
Toronto Star Weekly
Prince of Wales Plays Bagpipes Named Majorca March
The Prince of Wales can play the bagpipes and even compose music. His latest piece is a slow march titled Majorca, being practiced by the Scots Guards for ceremonial duties such as the St James Palace guard change. His musical energy endears him to the British Commonwealth.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Lasting Warmth Through Hot Drinks Advised By Harvard Doctor
Dr. James O. Pinkston of Harvard Medical School warned in Boston that hot tea or coffee can help warmth but alcohol lowers core temperature. He noted intoxication increases surface blood flow, risking fatal cold exposure.
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Harvard Medical School
Boston
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Names Replacing Numbers In Berlin Hotel Rooms
At the Central Hotel in Berlin near the Friedrichstrasse terminus rooms are named after famous places with photos and atmosphere. Future floors will cover major German cities, turning a hotel stay into a Reich tour as new bell systems replace traditional ringing. In Maine, Paramaquoddy Indians preserve their Algonquian tongue while many residents speak English, though the Penobscot have largely lost theirs, notes Smithsonian ethnologist Dr. Truman Michelson.
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Many Restaurants Feed Moscow’s City Population
A recent report shows two of every three Muscovites obtain meals in Moscow from 2,000 restaurants or 26 large factory kitchens. The rise in female employment and scarce housing are linked to more public eating places. many families share cramped living spaces and rely on public meals.
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English Favored as Global Language Despite Other Claims
The article notes Mr. Follick arguing English offers the strongest case for a universal language with literature science and commerce. It reports Latavia and Estonia adopting English in schools, while also describing the waning influence of Indian medicine men among Western Indians and their funeral rites with medicine drums.
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Latavia
Estonia
W Murison
Indian Affairs
Saskatchewan
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Mr Murison
Water decline alarm on Great Lakes and Winnipeg rivers
A widespread drop in water levels across North America is noted with Winnipeg reporting scarce water in the Red and Assiniboine rivers. The Assiniboine has narrowed from 400 feet to about 75 feet in places. The Red River’s volume also diminished, alarming long-time residents and raising questions about future rainfall and human alterations to the continent.
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Winnipeg
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Assiniboine
la Verandrye
Red River
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Lake Winnipeg
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Canada
New Lance Corporal Fumbles Drill Command
An instructor berates a new lance corporal who cannot issue the about turn command. The squad marches away as the corporal struggles to respond, and the instructor finally snaps that he should say something even if only goodbye.
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