Medicine At War Shows Low Wound Mortality Across The War
British Ministry of Information reports that mortality among wounded has fallen since World War I due to advances in medicine. Sulphonamides and penicillin reduce infection, while air evacuation and rapid transport bring doctors and supplies to battle areas.
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Ministry of Information
Egypt
Palestine
Middle East
France
Tunisia
North Africa
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
Blood Plasma Saves Lives in Front Line Medical Efforts
The report highlights plasma transfusion as a vital aid for wounded and shocked soldiers. It notes dried plasma usable without refrigeration, large volunteer blood donations from civilians, and mobile operating theatres deployed near battle zones. Medical Corps teams are praised for saving many lives through plasma administration.
Fear as a healthy emotion sharpens aircrew judgment
An Air Commodore in the British Medical Journal argues fear within limits is natural and healthy, heightening attention and effort. He cites night bomber crews as prone to nerves, yet a confident mindset reduces accidents. The real danger is lack of confidence, linked to operational failure and breakdown in air crews.
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British Medical Journal
Population of India Outpaces Growth by Five Million Annually
The Victoria Colonist notes India's population rising at about 5 million per year. Over the past fifty years, this growth added a population equal to the United States to India's resident total, a fact often forgotten amid famine discourse and criticism of Great Britain.
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United States
India
Great Britain
Victoria
Norway’s Merchant Marine Keeps War Efforts Afloat
Norway’s fourth largest merchant fleet sustains wartime costs and enables the country to cover its pre war obligations. The Royal Norwegian Government in London has also met interest and amortization installments on Norwegian foreign loans.
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Norway
London
British diplomat recalls German views on bombing and British air power
A distinguished British diplomat, six years in Berlin, recalls on the BBC German service how German papers described British raids as barbarous and Jewish‑inspired. He notes prewar acceptance of city bombing, quotes Goering on London as a target, and recalls Hitler’s 1938 threats. He lists Warsaw, Rotterdam, London, Coventry, Belgrade as raids and says Germany cannot outbuild the British air power.
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Berlin
BBC
Goering
London
Hitler
Prague
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Coventry
Belgrade
England
Germany
Kidneys Clean Out Acids with Cystex Drug Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cystex claiming kidneys remove acids and wastes causing night awakenings burning urination backache nervousness rheumatic pains and headaches. The copy promises rapid kidney cleansing within a day or two and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Cystex
Zagreb’s Dearest City in Europe Amid War Ration Weakness
Zagreb, Croatia’s capital, is described as the continent’s most expensive city amid wartime shortages. A rationing scheme is in place but inadequate, fueling a thriving black market with bread priced around six dollars for a two pound loaf. Foreign currency and valuables fetch far above official rates, while the local currency collapses. The government itself buys scarce staples like butter and corn with cigarettes and matches.
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Zagreb
Croatia
Europe
Smile Awhile Jokes and Bittersweet Lines in Wit
A compact humor page captures a string of light quips and quick banter. Jokes range from marriage and speech to travel and love, with punchlines about bank cheques loneliness and postal rates. The tone blends playful romantic quips and everyday absurdities.
Price Control And Rationing Information
Q and A on landlord six month notice for occupation and rationing rules. Landlord must give six months if occupying. How to obtain a ration book for a newborn with birth or baptismal certificates, or an affidavit. Why butchers may lack suet under Board Order 231 and fats used for munitions. Store refunds limited to 12 business days. exchanges allowed if retailer agrees. Ration cards require nine meals before full benefits, and one card covers only one item at a time. Send questions to Wartime Prices and Trade Board Regina or local office.
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Ration Board
Consumers’ News
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Regina, Sask
Prices and Trade Board
The Private Soldier in War We Often Forget
In the Windsor Star W L Clark urges recognition for the private soldiers on the front lines. He calls them the real fighting men who slog through mud and danger, fighting without favors, aiming to end the war and return home.
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W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Detroit Free Press condemns Japanese brutality as futile
The Detroit Free Press argues reprisals against Japanese in the United States would not deter the Japanese military. It states cruelty is ingrained in Japan and dismisses its wartime claims of fighting Britain.
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Detroit Free Press
Coal saving tops ten million ton winter 1942 43 drive
British domestic and industrial coal users saved about 11 million tons in the winter of 1942 43 in response to government requests. The saving exceeded the earlier forecast by about 3 million tons. The note adds a tip that honey keeps better in a warm room than in a refrigerator.
New Values For Old Potatoes Boost Vitamin C
Department of Nutrition Services Ottawa reports Canadians obtain 35 percent of Vitamin C from potatoes. Potatoes provide one third to one half of daily needs if not overcooked. Bake or steam preferred. boil with skins on to preserve nutrients.
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Department of Nutrition Services
Ottawa
Canada
Chinese Journalism program to publish eight page tabloid in Chungking
Dr Hollington K Tong says Chinese Post Graduate School of Journalism will supervise a staff of 34 students in Chungking. Dean Harold L Cross and Columbia University journalists will train the group including seven girls in an eight page English tabloid to be produced in a bamboo and mud building.
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Chungking
Hollington K. Tong
Chinese Post Graduate School of Journalism
Harold L. Cross
China
Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University
Notable Thoughts On Gentleness And Truth From Various Authors
A collection of short reflections on truth gentleness and humanity from Bulwer Lytton Punshon Laozi Spenser Mary Baker Eddy and a biblical excerpt. The notes stress bold truthful rebuke tempered by compassion and the invincibility of a gentle mind in action.
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W. M. Punshon
Mary Baker Eddy
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