Trans-Canada and Alaska Highways Open as War Ends
A colonial era notice lauds the near completion of the Trans-Canada Highway from Halifax to Vancouver with two miles near Hearst left, and the Alaska Highway opened for military purposes. It forecasts postwar use for travel and commerce, emphasizing national unity and future development through these routes.
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Canada
Hearst
Ontario
Halifax
Vancouver
Prairies
United States
Fort William
Saulte Ste. Marie
Alaska
Do Not Skip Nutrients Choose Vitamin Rich Breakfasts
Health guidance urges eliminating non essentials and choosing mineral and vitamin rich foods. The contrast between low and high value breakfasts shows higher mineral intake with oatmeal porridge and milk versus corn flakes and white toast. Carbonated drinks in schools reduce vitamin intake. milk or cocoa boosts calcium vitamin A and riboflavin. For details, contact the Western Division Health League of Canada for a leaflet.
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Western Division Health League of Canada
Avenue Road
Toronto
Railway crossing accidents defy gasoline rationing claims
In Canada from January to August 1942 the Board of Transport Commissioners reports 219 railway crossing accidents with seven deaths and 235 injuries, unchanged from 1941’s eight months. Experts predicted a drop due to rationing, but statistics show the same total and more fatalities. Human folly and ignoring signals remain the leading causes as motorists surge into moving trains.
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Ijstuary
Board of Transport Commissioners For Canada
Canada
Hallowe'en origins tied to Roman Pantheon consecration
The Pantheon in Rome is linked to Hallowe'en origins dating to the seventh century as the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Canada operates five sugar beet processing plants in Alberta Manitoba and Ontario with a sixth under construction in Quebec.
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Hallowe'en
Pantheon
Rome
Canada
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
How To Make Slip Covers Pin On No Cutting Needed
Home Service outlines a pin on slip cover method for sofas using chintz and cretonne. Steps include removing cushions, pinning sections, sewing with added margins, and assembling pieces before finishing. A 32 page booklet covers estimating material seams and chair covers, available for 15 cents from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canadian Machine Gun Training Centre Camp Life Highlights
Camp notes from Three Rivers Quebec report mixed life at the Canadian Machine Gun Training Centre. Corporal Johnston entertains troops with Yukon tales while Battle Drill School graduates earn high marks. A Vickers demonstration over the St Maurice River impresses, and a sergeant’s fund drives aid a comrade’s family. C Q M S Robert Elliott dies with full military honors at Mount Royal Cemetery.
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W. W. Reeve
Three Rivers
Quebec
St. Maurice River
C.Q
Robert Elliott
Mount Royal Cemetery
Noted Thackeray Quotation From Wiley Counsel
A compact reflection on choosing company and admiration. The speaker urges young readers to seek wholesome companionship in books and life, to admire greatness, and to disdain narrow, mean worship. The excerpt attributes a Thackeray sentiment and labels it as 2489.
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Thackeray
Knitting for Sailors Tied to Duke of Kent’s Acts
Lady Myrtle Balfour reveals the late Duke of Kent knitted chest and kidney protectors for Merchant Navy seamen. She notes the high quality workmanship and suggests others, including men, might take up knitting now.
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Duke of Kent
Myrtle Balfour
Lord Jellicoe
Sugar honors guest in Boer housewife custom
A South African Boer housewife honors a guest by adding sugar to his coffee with greater amounts signaling higher respect. Context notes the life span of cargo ships averages about three years and a condor can survive without food for over forty days.
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South Africa
Gems of Thought and Wisdom Collected Sayings
Brief collection of maxims on temper, kindness, patience, courtesy and self denial from many authors. Notable lines include Sidney on good temper and Pope on forgiveness and wisdom. Also a wartime urging to buy War Savings Certificates appears among the quotes.
Production of leather footwear in Canada in 1942 eight months
Hides of Canadian farm animals powered the production of 21,864,466 pairs of boots and shoes in Canada through August 31 1942. In August 1942 alone 221 factories were listed as operating in leather footwear production across the Dominion.
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Canada
Dominion
Old Cliffside Grottoes Near Sevastopol Preserved
Ancient cliffside grottoes that sheltered early Christians endure near Sevastopol despite the passage of time. A curious fact notes the human body contains about five miles of blood vessels per pound of fat, illustrating the body's intricate vascular network.
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Sevastopol
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Wiley Counsel
Canadas
Housoldiers
Canada Starch Home Service
Man
Canada Stance
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Canada Starch Company Limited
Montreal
Sidney
Richard Brooks
Pope
Mary Baker Eddy
Ria
Goploford Prez
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