Geographer Foresees Densely Treed Prairies In Future
Dr. Griffith Taylor of the University of Toronto predicts prairies will become densely treed in the future, citing Indian Head reforestation and Siberian plantings as models. He praises Prince Rupert's planned design and urges stronger immigration and geography education in Canada.
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Griffith Taylor
University of Toronto
Taylor
Canada
Dominion
America
Antarctic
Scott
Prairies
Indian Head
Siberia
Australia
Nigeria
West
Prince Rupert
Toronto
Yokohama
Vancouver
Prince George
British Columbia
Ontario
Cariboo
Dr. Taylor
Turner Oi
Crow's Nest
Trail
Novel rest camp opened at Gibraltar fortress
A barbed wire enclosure once for prisoners of war now hosts a holiday camp for 100 men at a time for three days. It offers huts, meals, indoor games, an outdoor cinema, a garden, two beaches, and nightly band concerts with a curfew of 11 p.m. Suggestions include longer stays.
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Mbraltar
Gibraltar
Betty and the empty box in the garden
A father consoles grieving Betty by burying an empty cigar box for her late canary. Betty asks if the bird goes to heaven, and imagines St Peter’s reaction upon opening the box and finding no cigars.
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Betty
Birdie
War Scrap Drive Exempts Public Safety Railings and Historic Gates
The British ministry of supply orders a time limit for calling in all iron railings gates and posts as scrap metal for war weapons. Exemptions apply to railings needed for public safety and gates of historic and artistic value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Ministry of Supply
Rainfall Disparity Between Wooded Land and Open Areas
Rainfall amounts show wooded land receiving about 25 percent more precipitation than open spaces. The observation notes a consistent pattern across study sites, with implications for watershed management and land use planning.
Parachute Invasion Theory Scrutinized by British Press
A neutral silk maker reports German plans for mass parachutes to invade Britain before year end. He notes focus on surprise and carrier and glider insertions, referencing Crete and Norway operations. British authorities prepare for parachute incursions as a credible threat. Also mentions Alaska fish species count.
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Germany
Britain
Crete
Norway
Winnipeg Free Press
Fish color vision and pain perception debunked claims
A brief science note states that fish are color blind and cannot feel pain. it explains cold-blooded physiology and sensory limits in aquatic species.
Facing the Truth on the Nazi Threat and Cultural Collapse
A broadcast to Britain by Herbert Agar from Louisville argues the struggle is not a war but a counter revolution against cultural destruction led by Nazism. He warns that Nazi victory means no order and a long night for civilization, noting revolutions flourish in peacetime in various countries.
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South America
Britain
Herbert Agar
Louisville
Had Better Answer Young Alec on the Painter
A boy asks a painter how many coats a door needs. The painter says two coats. The boy suggests three coats would be an overcoat. The painter replies it would be a waste coat.
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Alec
Burma Exports Lead Rice Kerosene Parffin Wax Teakwood
Burma lists chief exports with quantities or values led by rice followed by kerosene paraffin wax teakwood and lead. The ranking reflects the main commodities shipped abroad from the country.
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Burma
Embroidered Garden Pattern 7102 Offered by Winnipeg Union
A decorative sewing pattern titled Inspired By Crinoline Days offers a transfer pattern size 6 or 20 inches with two small motifs. It includes materials and edging stitch instructions and costs 20 cents in coins sent to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg. An Alice Brooks pattern book is mentioned.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Rationing Of Food In Britain Taken Philosophically
A wartime British notice urges pre winter cleaning of farm buildings and proper disinfection to curb mites and parasites. It recommends rat control with safe poisons, bot fly and parasite management for horses, and cites public pamphlets from Ottawa. A visiting Canadian notes Britons accept rationing with little complaint, praising equal treatment and ongoing efforts to boost protein intake with cheese and fish.
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Britain
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Food Ministry
British Columbia
Strand
the Strand
The Lonely Patrols of the Atlantic
A Halifax Herald tribute notes Royal Canadian Air Force crews who disappeared over the Atlantic while on active service. Five men from Sable Island and the missing plane are cited as paying the price for duty in fog and calm seas.
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Canada
Atlantic
Sable Island
Royal Canadian Air Force
Halifax Herald
Alberta School Cadets Reach Over Three Thousand Cadets
Lieut G H Ritson Bennet of Military District 13 says Alberta has 42 corps with more than 3,000 boys in school cadet units and will expand this year with defence headquarters permission. University heads oppose drilling in medical classes, while dental classes are assumed to continue drilling.
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Alberta
National Defence Headquarters
G. H Ritson-Bennett
Military District 13
Aviator Pioneer Claude White Forges Early Flight Path
Claude White, aged 62, ranks among aviation’s pioneers for advancing a peaceful revolution in air warfare. He flew Britain's early petrol car roads, earned the first British aviation certificate in 1909, and founded the nation’s first flying school aiding today’s Spitfire pilots. He later observed Hendon displays and the looping maneuver that became routine in flight.
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Claude White
Britain
England
Hendon
Brief Criticism from Ambrose Bierce Slights Young Novelist
A budding writer sent his manuscript to Ambrose Bierce asking for a one sentence critique. Bierce replied that the covers of the book are too far apart, delivering a sharp if curt remark on presentation rather than content.
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Ambrose Bierce
Bierce
Highest Mountain Mount McKinley and Everest Compared
A note explains Mount McKinley as the highest mountain above its base in Alaska and contrasts it with Mount Everest noted as the highest above sea level. The text mentions a 1550 Portuguese navigator publishing a book on constructing a Panama canal.
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Mount McKinley
Everest
Panama
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Dominion Civil Service
United States
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University of Sydney
G. R. Turner
Camp Borden
E. W. Sansom
McNaughton
Alaska
Copr Ee Moveemold Arts
Alberta School Cadets
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