Official Note Urges Using The Netherlands Name
Washington reporters now refer to the Dutch East Indies as The Netherlands Indies, as officials urge correct usage. Netherlanders prefer being called Netherlanders over Dutch, though habit keeps Dutch in common speech. Ottawa Journal notes the push to use precise terminology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Bill
Netherlands
Washington
Dutch East Indies
Hull
Netherlands Indies
Ottawa Journal
Britain to buy all Canadian eggs at fixed price
Britain will purchase Canadian fresh and storage eggs at a Ministry fixed price, with Britain likely taking all Canadian production. The price in Canada is around 25 cents a dozen laid down in Montreal, after deductions for freight and charges, and exports rise fourfold this year.
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Britain
Ministry of Food
Department of Agriculture
Montreal
Germany
Denmark
Canada
Clergyman Responds To Anonymous Letter On Travel To Church
A clergyman reads an anonymous note reproaching him for driving to church in a fine car. He concedes the point but invites the letter writer to his home next Sunday so he can follow the Lord’s example in this as in all matters within his power.
War Programs Mock Public Morale In Telephone Radio Skit
A Washington Post humor piece portrays Mrs Beezums and Mrs Woopsey joking about war news on quirky radio programs. The dialogue lampoons sponsors and analysts as they mix bombings in Trondheim and Bergen with banana salads and hair tonic chatter.
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Narvik
Mrs. Woop
Mrs. Beezums
Dudley G. Botts
United States
Mrs. Woopsey
Canada urged to shift milk into cheese to curb butter surplus
The National Dairy Council pushes farmers to convert more milk into cheese, aiming to reduce wartime butter surpluses. Authorities highlight Canada’s cheese outpacing butter inglobal demand, noting New Zealand’s subsidized cheese and Windsor Star advocates for rebalancing the dairy industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Dairy Council
Canada
New Zealand
Windsor Star
Trouble In The Water Reservoir Algae Troubles
The article explains common reservoir algae as cryptogamous plants that spread by spores. They cause foul smells and fishy tastes. treatment includes using a bag of sulphate or copper and regular microscopic water checks to prevent large growth.
Expensive perfumed blend uses hundreds of components
A report notes that up to eight hundred components are blended in a costly perfume. The description highlights the complexity and variety of ingredients involved in its creation.
Printer with 66 years at Brockville Recorder sets record
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes W. J. Reynolds began as a printer's devil and newsboy in December 1873 and has logged 66 years of continuous service. Rival claims from St Catharines and St Thomas are mentioned but acknowledged Brockville lead as nearly unmatched in Canada.
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St. Catharines
Reynolds
Times-Journal
Wesley W. Stewart
St. Thomas Times
Stewart
Listowel Sandard
St. Thomas
Brockville
Canada
Red Cross Sends $100000 Each to Belgium and Netherlands
The United States Red Cross wired $100000 to Belgium and the same sum to the Netherlands to aid wounded military and civilian populations. The organization also placed orders for 100 ambulances to be used in war zones.
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United States Red Cross
Belgium
Netherlands
A Real Masterpiece The Comb Cell of a Honey Bee
The comb cell of a honey bee stands as an engineering marvel with hexagonal chambers. Each cell shares its six sides and three-fold base with nine neighboring cells, sharing walls and contact points in a tight grid.
Advances in 19th Century Gas Meters Show Design Changes
The gas meter remained based on the original principle since 1844 while venting was implemented earlier. Modernization focused on design improvements without altering core operation, reflecting iterative enhancements in 19th century metering technology.
Second Largest Desert Area Resides in Australia Interior
The interior of Australia houses the world’s second largest desert region. Its arid expanse stretches across remote outback areas, shaping climate, ecology, and human activity in the vast inland.
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Australia
Choice Always Open The Reich Metal Drive Broadcasts
The Toronto paper cites two British Ministry extracts from March 25 and 29 showing Goebbels directing German broadcasts on metal donations. He frames metal collection as sacrifice and voluntary duty, warning punishments by death for diversions and asserting freedom exists in Germany through voluntary compliance.
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Toronto
Ministry of Information
The
Reich
Goebbels
Greater
Germany
History Repeats Itself Mrs Colquhoun’s Global Wartime Ties
Mrs W G Colquhoun wife of Colonel Colquhoun commander of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry recounts two world war crossings and a German captivity. She first came to Canada before the last war and married him when he was a subaltern in the same regiment. He was captured in February 1915 and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner while she worked in London and Paris. He is known as Scotty C for his height and is loved by his men.
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W. G. Colquhoun
Colquhoun
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Canada
Atlantic
Cherbourg
London
Paris
London Daily Sketch
Scotty C
Mecn
Great Industrial Nation Moki Sangh in The Empire Review
The Empire Review argues India now an essential industrial power aiding Britain in war. India’s steel output rose from 63 000 tons in 1913 to about twenty times that, boosting supplies of steel, blankets, boots, cotton goods, tents, jute sandbags, and other raw materials.
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Moki Sangh
Empire Review
London
India
Britain
Germany
Asbestos Industry Rises 40 Percent Amid War Demand
Canada boosts asbestos output as war drives demand. January 1940 production reaches 26,651 tons versus 18,780 tons in January 1939. Fires of war increase need for protective fiber while industry strains to meet higher supply.
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Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Flax Rotation Helps Protect Soil Health on Farms
Farmers are advised that flax does not strip soil more than oats or wheat when grown in proper rotations. Past mistakes during wartime showed overemphasis on flax acreage without livestock or manure, leading to depleted lands. A six year rotation including fertilized grain, potatoes or corn, oats, hay, and pasture, with manure and fertilizer, avoids disease and rebuilds soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R J. Hutchinson
Dominion Experimental Farms
Record of 1906 Alberta spring wheat boom and names
The article recalls a wet April May in 1906 boosting crops with John Silver harvesting 40 bushels per acre on 1000 acres at Wilson Siding and producing 40000 bushels, while Tom Woolford yielded 63 bushels per acre on a field misjudged as failing. This era spurred settlement from here to Medicine Hat.
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Apri
John Silver
Wilson Siding
Medicine Hat
South
Alberta
Tom Woolford
Woolford
Lethbridge Herald
Rats Bring First Sightings in Western Provinces
The Winnipeg Free Press notes the first appearance of rats in western towns of Saskatchewan and Alberta, observing prior long periods without rats and marking the notable change as an alarming historical moment for those communities.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winnipeg Free Press
Mexican lunch break now three hours by rule
The Mexican government reduces the allowed midday lunch and siesta period from four hours to three hours for employers. The change limits the duration of workers’ midday rest and meal time.
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Netherilanders
Hollanders
Takee
Initch
Britannica
Clergyman
Sey
Brussels
Brockville Recorder
Red Cross
France
Royal Air Force
Tolworth
England
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