Germans as the Holy War Machine and the Enduring Spirit of Youth
Paris cor respondent for The Argonaut describes German youths shaped in Nazi camps as a rigid war machine lacking esprit de corps with Allied prisoners treated humanely. He argues the future of Germany lies with Hitler's removal and warns against sentimental ending of the conflict.
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Wiliam Gwin Jr
Paris
The
Argonaut
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Poland
Germany
Tempting Death Across Canada At Rail Crossings
A Board of Transport Commissioners report details widespread disregard for railway crossing safety in Canada. In 1939 from April to September, 546 violations were observed with 236 drivers crossing while bells and wigwags sounded and 140 ignoring stop signals. The piece laments drivers risking lives to save seconds and questions why such heedless rushing persists across provinces and vehicle types.
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Board of Transport Commissioners For Canada
Canada
Dominion
Prairie City
C.P.R
Regina
Echo
The Other Difference Behind the Lines and a Flight Fact
A wartime rehearsal contrasts with the real attack noting the absence of the enemy as the first difference and the presence of the general as the second. A separate note explains that landing speed scales with altitude due to thinner air.
Birthday greeting exposes tense German Soviet ties
The passage mocks Hitler and Stalin, noting Von Ribbentrop’s birthday salutation and a Stalin remark about blood cementing friendship. It argues both sides hide losses in war and portrays the Hitler Stalin alliance as blood forged. Amid this, the Times highlights Afrikander cattle drought resistance in Texas from 1932.
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Moscow
Berlin
Hitler
Stalin
von Ribbentrop
Finland
New York Times
Texas
South Africa
Bamboo Grows Rapidly In Rainy Season
Bamboo can shoot up as much as a foot in a single day during the rainy season, a rapid growth rate noted by observers.
Basilisk Lizards Run Upright on Stream Surfaces
Basilisk lizards of Central America display an unusual ability to run erect on the surface of streams. This adaptation enables rapid movement across water and is a notable trait among these reptiles.
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Central America
Wishful Thinking Germany and the war outlook
The piece argues Germany’s weakness, Britain and France still capable, and homeFront strain growing as Nazi errors misread Allied resolve. It cites naval losses, failed raids, and supply pressures while praising Allied endurance and warning against German overconfidence.
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Germany
France
Britain
Europe
Ajax
Achilles
Portland
Oregonian
Pearl values by color ranking noted
The article ranks black pearls as the most valuable, with pink pearls second, followed by white and yellow varieties.
Leap Year 1940 and Wildlife Fur Campaign
The note marks 1940 as a leap year and mentions bachelors proceeding at their own risk. It also reports England conducting a campaign against wearing fur from animals trapped in the wild.
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England
Cherry Trees Planted as Ornaments, Bear No Fruit
A note observes that Japanese cherry trees are ornamental plantings rather than fruit bearing. Garden groups and landscape planners rely on blossoms for aesthetic value, not harvest.
You are a success before you start
A salesman travels to a distant prospect despite a factory owner’s refusal to fund the trip. After hassles and a dust storm he continues to Chicago by train and earns a trial order of 1,000 dozen. The story, told in Marketing, argues success comes from inner power and spirit before sales begin.
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United States
Chicago
Toronto
J. Cc. K
Royal Clockmaker Keeps Time at Buckingham Palace
The Royal Clockmaker, known as Frodsham, oversees 200 clocks at Buckingham Palace. War time has moved precious pieces like the Negress clock to safety, leaving a small mahogany cased favorite on the King's desk. He moves quietly with a step ladder, entering rooms unannounced.
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London
Royal
Buckingham Palace
The
Palace
Royal Docks
London Daily Sketch
Frodsham
A Just Peace Must Be Fair to All Sides
The Round Table argues for a peace that justice extends to Germans victims Czechs and Poles and also to Germans themselves. It calls for a liberal German government acceptable to Germans and noncaricatured as Versailles. It requires broad support from neutral nations for lasting peace tied to a wider settlement.
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Round Table
Dates to Remember Germany’s repeated invasions before World War II
The Windsor Daily Star notes Germany’s long history of aggression and lists key invasions from 1864 to 1939. It recalls 1864 Denmark 1866 Austria 1870 France 1914 Belgium and France 1938 Austria 1939 Czecho Slovakia and Poland and credits French and British resistance for France’s safety.
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Germany
Denmark
Austria
France
Belgium
Czecho- Slovakia
Poland
Windsor Daily Star
Seventy first Royal Bank of Canada meeting address
Morris W. Wilson President and managing director outlines Canada’s wartime economic role and postwar potential. Sydney G. Dobson reports record assets and rising commercial loans as Foreign Exchange Control operates smoothly.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Sydney G. Dobson
Canada
Morris W. Wilson
S. G. Dobson
Dobson
Royal Bank
Useless Custom Links to Bee Swarming Findings
The Department of Agriculture says beating on pans to induce swarming bees is useless. Scientists debate whether bees can hear and react to such sounds.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Canadian livestock spared from major animal plagues in 50 years
Over the past five decades Canada has not experienced outbreaks of Foot and Mouth disease, rinderpest, or pleuro-pneumonia among its livestock. This record highlights the nation’s veterinary health stability and biosecurity measures.
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Canada
Color in Lighting Turns Dinner Into Mixed Appetite
An authority on lighting conducted a dinner to test color effects. He arranged the lights so steaks looked gray celery pink and coffee yellow. Most guests lost appetite some grew ill though the dinner itself was a scientific success.
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Mr. Stalin
Mr. Hitler
the Royal Clockmaker
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Empire
Great Britain
Africa
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