Matron E F Pence Leads Nursing Sisters Through War Era
Matron E F Pence of the Nursing Sisters of Canada heads the nursing division of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Permanent Force. A veteran of No 3 casualty clearing station and No 1 general hospital in France, she served since 1914 with British units and wore the Mons Star and Royal Red Cross during her wartime service. She previously led Kingston and Halifax military hospitals and now directs mobilization from Ottawa.
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E F. Pence
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Permanent Force
Nursing Sisters of
Canada
France
Kingston Military Hospital
Ottawa
England
Etaples
Boulogne
Mons
Royal Red Cross
Pease
Kingston
Permanent Force
Halifax Military Hospital
Student develops toxoid to fight gas gangrene
Marjorie D. Todd, a University of British Columbia MS student and 1938 biology graduate, works under Dr. D C B Duff to develop a toxoid aimed at treating gas gangrene caused by clostridium welchi. She reports success in mice and plans human trials with new equipment.
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University of British Columbia
Marjorie D. Todd
D. C. B. Duff
Department of
Bacteriology
Miss Todd
Workmen Are Skilled The British Trade Skill Praised
The Windsor Star says British workmen’s excellence in craftsmanship aids peacetime industry shift to war production. Apprentices become journeymen and use tools with efficiency. The piece argues fast adaptation prevents factory confusion and offers a strong example for Canadians to learn a trade well.
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Great Britain
W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Insect Flight Studies Amid Airborne Pest Research
Entomologists take to planes to study how pests like the flu bug spread through the air. The skit-like prose mentions germs in a bronchial setting and a character called Dan Kerchoo watching a pulse as a love interest.
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Dan Kerchoo
Mechanized trench digging shifts WWI to modern warfare on front lines
A Winnipeg Free Press report praises mechanical excavators on the western front, noting back-actors replacing manual labor as trenches rapidly advance. The piece highlights efficiency gains, the soldiers’ tolerance for waiting, and the Maginot line influence, contrasting with World War I methods.
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France
War Office
Winipeg Free Press
Small papers lack editors to handle mail flow
The Peterborough Examiner notes that smaller daily papers struggle with limited staff to assign multiple editor roles. Letters addressed to numerous positions pile up, and the paper cannot redirect or return all, leaving many items of potential reader interest unread for lack of enough editors.
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Peterborough Examiner
Honey absorbs moisture and risks fermentation in humid air
Honey absorbs moisture from the air when exposed to high humidity. Dry storage reduces moisture while humid conditions raise it, promoting yeast growth and possible spoilage. C. A. Jamieson of the Bee Division notes most honeys contain yeasts that activate with higher water content.
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C. A. Jamieson
Bee Division
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Roman laws fixed limits on parties and dress in 200 B C
A fragment notes that around 200 B C Rome enforced strict personal liberty rules including the number of guests at banquets and funeral costs and even the color of women's dresses. The reference marks a historic point in social regulation and state control.
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Rome
B.C
Wartime CanadianWomen registration to reopen in spring
Senator Iva Campbell Fallis predicted voluntary Registration Enrolment in the Ve ureary Regi stration of Canadian Women would likely reopen in spring unless the Dominion Government takes over the works. She cited many requests to reopen offices and noted over 600 Toronto women placed through the organization. She attributed higher western response due to incomplete indexing east of the Great Lakes.
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Iva Campbell Fallis
Peterboro
Fallis
Toronto
Canada
West of the Great Lakes
East
Weed Germination in Regina Tests
Dominion Experimental Substation Regina Sask reports wild mustard seeds buried five years retain live seeds in some lots. stinkweed shows declines after five years. Russian thistle has few germinable seeds after two years and none after five. wild oats drop to zero by five years.
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Dominion
Regina
Sask
Jerusalem Name Meaning and Secret Keeping Anecdotes
An old note claims Jerusalem derives from a word meaning abode of peace while another remark suggests every woman can keep a secret in circulation. The pair read like trivia snippets in a column.
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Jerusalem
Snail Shell Grows on Ivy Retaining Original Shape
A snail shell enlarges while perched on ivy, preserving its distinctive form as it expands. The image highlights how growth can occur without altering the shell’s fundamental geometry.
Canadian Boat Song Inspires Tom Moore in Canada
The Irish poet Tom Moore, visiting Simon Fraser at Ste Anne de Bellevue on the Ottawa River, found inspiration for his Canadian Boat Song. The wooden house by the lake still stands, now a Bank of Montreal branch, linking Fraser's fur trade past to Moore's verse about Canada.
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Tom Moore
Canada
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Ottawa River
Simon Fraser
Moore
St. Ann's
Bank of Montreal
Fraser River
North-West Company
Admiralty
Bermuda
New Land
Winnipeg Free Press
Queen Victoria's 1840 marriage announced at Parliament
One hundred years ago Britons marked the reopening of Parliament on January 16 with Queen Victoria announcing her forthcoming marriage to Prince Albert. The leap year period noted, and the Queen’s offer of marriage followed her vow that the prince would not presume to propose. They wed February 10, 1840.
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Victoria
Prince Albert
Prince Albert Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Sir William Mulock Predicts Postwar Industrial Boom in Canada
Sir William Mulock, 96, envisions a vast postwar industrial expansion in Canada. He told interviewers that once peace returns, enterprising youths will migrate here, attracted by cheap electrical power and favorable trade conditions for manufacturers, who may even import raw materials.
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Sir William Muloch
Canada
Sir William
Toronto
York
Canada Health Record Highlights Low Mortality in 1939
A Canadian health report from 1939 notes that the cumulative death rate among insured Canadians up to November end matched 1938, marking the lowest mortality years in the company's Canadian experience. The bulletin cites new low rates for tuberculosis, pneumonia, scarlet fever, diarrheal diseases, and accidents. Tuberculosis moved from first to third in causes of death among Canadian wage earners.
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Canada
Kitchener Record
One-Year-Old's Vocabulary Reaches Seven Words
A one year old displays an average vocabulary of seven words, highlighting early language development benchmarks. The finding underscores typical growth patterns in early childhood and may inform parents about expected milestones.
Huge new RAF bombers arrive in Canada from the United States
The Royal Canadian Air Force adds powerful twin motor bombers built in California to its squadrons arriving at the border under Neutrality Act terms. At least three are in Canada with flights like Winnipeg to Ottawa in six hours. The bomber dwarfs earlier types with a large bomb bay and multiple gun positions.
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Canada
United States
Royal Canadian Air Force
Prairie
California
R.C.A.F
Atlanti
Winnipeg-Ottawa
Montreal
Uplands
Ottawa
Water Diversion Plan for Three Western Rivers
Z Russell describes a vast water and power development plan to irrigate about 1.4 million acres, mostly in Alberta and Saskatchewan, by diverting the North Saskatchewan river into Clearwater and Red Deer rivers to form a large reservoir at Buffalo Lake. He notes feasibility but not economic viability or integration with other projects.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Z. Russell
P.F.R.A
Russell
Professional Engineers’ Association
Engineering Institute of Canada
Alberta
William Pierce
Northern
Kent Phillips
University of Saskatchewan
North Saskatchewan
Clearwat River
Red de River
Buffalo Lake
Confiscation Decree Targets Polish State Property
The law gazette reports Field Marshal Hermann Goering, as supreme war economic authority, decreed confiscation of all former Polish state property. Non compliance carries imprisonment and the death penalty may be used if insubordination to political reorganization is proven.
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Hermann Goering
Supreme War Economic Authority
Juries Open to Women by Tanzanian Assembly Bill
The House of Assembly of the Australian State of Tanzania approved a bill allowing women to serve on juries where they choose.
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House of Assembly
Tanzania
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Nursing Sisters of Canada
B.C. University
King George
Ode To Canada
William Mulock
U.S. Life Insurance Company
Britain
South Africa
Edward Harding
Lady Harding
S. F. Waterman
London
Anthony Eden
Cape Town
United Kingdom
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