New Year Death Toll and Global War News
Across the world brief items report a New Year toll in the United States with one death per day in 1939, Calgary’s 84 year old resident George E. Jacques, and innovations by the U S forest service in aerial manpower for fires. Other notes cover censorship shifts in Spain, British troop movements to France, Vancouver Island flood damages, a Moravian baron’s espionage sentence, and Canadian war effort contributions.
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United States
George E. Jacques
Calgary
United States Forest Service
France
John Gilmour
Vancouver Island
Zurich
Switzerland
J. L. Ralston
Ladner
B.C
Canada
Col. Ralston
Belgians Use Dogs To Pull Cart Goods With Humane Laws
Belgium uses over 685000 dogs to haul light carts of bread milk and other street goods. Laws require dogs to lie down at stops and have mats or blankets in bad weather. Dogs are treated as family and receive good food and humane care.
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Belgium
Lighthouses Get Daily Aircraft Gifts From Coastal Command
Royal Air Force Coastal Command planes drop newspapers magazines and books to cheerful lighthouse keepers on Britain's rocky coasts during daily patrols. Pilots fly low and shout now as the navigator at the open window releases parcels. Some drop may miss and fall into the sea but keepers often recover them, even noting a keeper’s tiny garden prized by the pilots as a direct hit.
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Britain
Royal Air Force Coastal Command
Pronunciation quirks and place name debates noted
The St. Catharines Standard discusses pronunciation quirks for Montevideo Livorno and Calais, noting local preferences differ from English usage. It also mentions gender radio listening patterns and a remark about kingfishers diet.
Air transport in Canada’s north steady despite war fears
Airways officials report war has not disrupted northern Canada air travel. Mining demand and cargo from Alberta to James Bay sustain flights, with passenger service improving as miners enlist. Vacancies in crews opened doors for younger pilots and engineers, keeping bush companies efficient.
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Canada
Northwest
Europe
Canadian Airways
Wings Limited
Starrat Airways and Transportation Ltd
Arctic Circle
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
James Bay
Ontario
Royal Canadian Air Force
Wilds
Back Buttoning Jumper Outfit Pattern 4314
Anne Adams presents pattern 4314 a back buttoning jumper with a circular flare skirt and a simple bodice. The set includes a long or short sleeve blouse a collar trim bloomers and a cap. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10 require 15 yards of fabric for size 6 and 20 cents in coin postage to Winnipeg pattern dept.
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Mummy
Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Earthquakes Hit Northern Anatolia Core Regions and Ports
A sequence of devastating earthquakes strikes northern Anatolia, Turkey, killing thousands and wrecking cities along a critical new railway line. Samsun, the region’s largest Black Sea port with 33 000 residents, is severely damaged. Erzincan and Sivas, populations 20 000 and 34 000 respectively, face extensive destruction and strategic importance including army facilities in Erzincan.
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Anatolia
Turkey
Samsun
Black Sea
National Geographic Society
Erzincan
Sivas
Asia Minor
Tamerlane
Gopher Plague Campaign Planned in Alberta
University of Alberta entomology professor E H Strickland announces a spring plan to exterminate plague carrying gophers in highly infested areas of Alberta. Poison gas will be released into gopher holes over a large southern region in a joint effort by Dominion and provincial health departments.
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Alberta
E. H. Strickland
University of Alberta
Europe
Dominion
Departments of Health
Salutes Cancelled Across Canada At War’s Start
An order suspends all cannon salutes for the war duration in Canada. The 19 gun vice regals at the House of Commons opening on January 25 will be omitted, and provincial legislature salutes will also be eliminated.
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Canada
House of Commons
French Cavalry Drives Reconnaissance On Western Front
French cavalry units in the Moselle valley operate patrols between the Maginot lines, proving faster and effective compared with foot scouts. Six men with automatics ride ahead of infantry to map terrain and report back, aiding defense during the Oct. 16 German assault with fewer losses and quicker estimates.
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No Man's Land
Maginot
Moselle
Sierck
Perl
Canadian youth scholarships for music awards announced
H T Jamieson president of the Canadian Performing Right Society announced new awards for Canadians under 22. Entries close March 1 1940 with past two years seeing ten awards across British Columbia Ontario Quebec Manitoba New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Adjudicators include Sir Ernest MacMillan Leo Smith and others.
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Dominion
Canadian Performing Right Society
H. T. Jamieson
Royal Bank
Toronto
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Price Edward Island
Ernest MacMillan
Leo Smith
University of Toronto
J. J. Gagnier
Montreal
Godfrey Hewitt
F.R.C.O
Ottawa
Hector Charlesworth
H. J. Jamieson
Democracy and collective security after the war urging action
The piece argues that democracy must endure during war and after victory a new drive for collective security and a world league to curb dictators and aggressors. It calls democracies to lead and protect democracy at home and abroad per the Toronto Star.
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League of Nations
Toronto Star
Despair and bitterness grip Poland under German occupation
The article explains that many Poles in partitioned areas feel betrayed by their government and exploited by the occupier. Fear of Soviet advance and a German defeat abroad fuels distrust, while failures of Polish military leadership and false security narratives are criticized as contributors to the bleak outlook.
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Partitioned
Poland
Germany
Dictionary shifts on often and silent t in pronunciation
The text discusses pronunciation trends in American dictionaries noting Webster's stance that the silent t in often is a better form while some educated speakers still vocalize it in singing. A mnemonic verse by C A Lloyd warns against pronouncing the t, comparing it with castle and listen, and discusses vowel sounds in the first syllable as in law.
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New Webster's
Railway car talk on fares and returns in travel scene
Travellers in a railway carriage discuss rail fare as a good investment with a perceived return. The conversation shifts to peanuts carried to America on slave ships and used to feed enslaved Africans during the voyage.
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America
Africa
Peru Spends Six Million on Highway Construction in 1938
A 1938 budget item shows Peru dedicated six million dollars to road building. The note highlights infrastructure investment during the late 1930s as part of national development.
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Peru
Sunday School Lesson on Forgiveness and Debts
A religious lesson outlines forgiving debts as stated in Matthew 6 12 with the wider text Matthew 18 15 19 30 and devotional reading Psalm 32 1 5 emphasizing repentance and mercy through scripture readings.
Unlimited Forgiveness and the Seventy Times Seven
The text recounts Peter asking how many times to forgive and Jesus replying seventy times seven. It notes seven as a symbol of perfection, but Jesus rejects arithmetic in forgiveness, urging endless, renewing grace. Marcus Dods is cited on the interpretation.
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Peter
Jesus
Marcus Dods
Rome Finds Caesar Cleopatra Residence by the Tiber
Workmen uncover ruins along the Tiber linked to Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. Frescoes show marine scenes and Egyptian gods as scholars date the site to Caesarion’s era. A room from Cleopatra’s dwelling is moved to the Termes museum and a Goddess of Fortune temple will be rebuilt for 1942.
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Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Rome
Tiber
Amy Bernardy
Caesar
Ancient
Miss Bernardy B
Caesarion
Isis
Serapis
Termes
Goddess of Fortune
One More Suggestion Horace Greeley Replies
A woman writes of her church's dire finances after many fundraisers fail. Horace Greeley replies with a single tip: Try religion. The note follows mentions of smoking by Englishmen and Belgian dogs pulling carts.
Captain James Cook and the fight against scurvy
The piece recounts how Captain Cook, famed for eliminating scurvy on long voyages, championed fresh air, cleanliness, and a rational diet including lemon juice and fresh produce. It contrasts his success with Admiral Anson's losses and notes modern prevention through vitamin C rich foods. It ends with an editor note praising Canadian apples as healthy and affordable.
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James Cook
Captain Cook
Yorkshire
Royal Navy
Cook
Indian
Pacific
South Atlantic
Admiral Anson
Navy
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers are invited to obtain the full set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice directs readers to request the complete collection from the organization in Toronto.
Air Recruiting Tour Promises Boost to Army Enlistments
United States army officials plan a coast to coast air recruiting tour next month. Four flying units with two planes each will demonstrate the air corps to persuade youths to join. Recruits may win a free bomber ride, and magazines will begin carrying army advertisements funded by commercial sponsors.
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United States Army
Roosevelt
Air Corps
Army
National Defence
Woman Wins Thousand Dollar Prize For Anti Trap Article
A woman claims she won a thousand dollar prize for a sharp article condemning cruel traps to catch wild animals and plans to buy a mink coat with the winnings nourished by the award.
Cormorants Dive Deep in Quest for Fish
A schoolboy’s Arctic assignment yields a remark about Eskimos. Scientists refute a notion of a special brain food. The idea that kind words are never lost is challenged by their tendency to be mislaid.
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Arctic
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Montevideo
Leghorn
Italy
Livorno
Paris
Calais
St. Catharines
Western Front
The
Performing Right Society
C. A. Lloyd
India
Worried Woman
Horace Greeley
Greeley
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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