Transmutation of Wood Promises Harder Materials for Canada
A wartime Canadian notice describes a new process impregnating wood with methylolurea to create transmuted wood that is harder, stronger, and less prone to swelling. It claims temporary dyeing, built in finish, and applicability to vast ranges of products from furniture to structural timbers, veneers, and machinery parts, enabling cheaper woods to rival oak and walnut.
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Canada
Prairies
Central America
Paper Cups Replace Tin Dippers On Farms Says Labor Dept
In a tongue in cheek item from the St. Thomas Times-Journal, the piece laments the shift from tin dippers to paper cups for farm workers urged by the American Department of Labor and Agriculture. It criticizes sanitary concerns yet notes the push for covered containers as officials press for safer drinking on forty workers.
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American Department of Labor
Christian Science Mentor
Boston
American Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Washington
St. Thomas
Gas Engine Wear During Warming Up Period
The report states that about 70 percent of wear on gasoline and oil engines happens before lubrication starts. Warming up varies with engine type and oil temperature, ranging from 106,000 to 50,000 crank revolutions, equating to roughly 10 to 30 minutes for automobiles and 10 to 15 minutes for tractors.
Mud skippers of East Africa breathe through tail on land
The mud skipper, a fish native to East Africa, lives on land but must keep its tail moist as it breathes through that organ, enabling limited terrestrial activity.
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East
Africa
Lincoln and the value of books at the White House
A visitor argued strong men can do without books, but Lincoln replied he valued reading. He said books guide a man to see that his own original thoughts may not be as unique as he believes and that reading shapes judgment. The exchange appears in the Christian Science Monitor.
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White House
Lincoln
Christian Science Monitor
Europe
Germany
Hitler
gode—Fichte
Caligula
Really Lucky Egg Size Sparks Banter at Dinner
A diner comments that boiled eggs are exceptionally small and not very fresh. The waiter replies that small eggs may be lucky, prompting a humorous exchange about freshness and luck during the meal.
Britain pleads for end to European Jewish persecution
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Germany and Hungary show no signs of relenting. He cited strong indications of deportations and killings, while noting he would not confirm figures unless certain. Eden said Allied victory remains the main hope to end the tragedy.
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Britain
Europe
Germany
Hungary
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Samuel 8. Silverman
Labor
Poland
Hitler halts giant German victory memorial project
The Montreal Gazette recalls that Hitler once ordered a vast victory memorial, with granite blocks cut and gathered, but has now ordered the work stopped. The remark highlights the dictator's precarious position amid wartime pressures.
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Montreal Gazette
Hitler
Iron Ore Mine at Cave Peak Brazil for Allied War Use
The greatest known mass of hard iron ore at Cave Peak in Minas Gerais Brazil will be mined for Allied war needs. Beginning this year for three years, 1,500,900 tons of ore are expected annually for division between the United States and Great Britain. Geologists cite 15,000,000,000 tons in the region suitable for high grade steel. Canada ranks fourth among wartime producers behind the US Russia and the UK. Constantine the Great created the seven day week as a calendar division.
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Cave Peak
Brazil
United States
Great Britain
Minas Geraes
New York Times
Nurses in Canada Help War Effort and Moral Resolve
A feature from Liberty Magazine highlights Canadian nursing sisters serving at home and overseas, including roles in field hospitals in Italy and in the South African Military Nursing Service. It notes their discipline, the shift to practical uniforms, and their crucial, life-saving work on casualty stations. The piece contrasts Allied resolve with Germany’s expansionist creed, condemning Nazi atrocities and stressing a hard, morally certain judgment before peace.
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Canada
Italy
England
Mediterranean
Air Force
South African Military Nursing Service
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
The Greatest Happiness and the Need to Be Needed
A reflective note on happiness equating money and power, but insisting true fulfillment comes from being needed. The piece suggests that a sense of being needed provides a profound glow and warmth, likening it to solving life’s riddle.
Sunny Bunny bib pattern for toddler bibs
Pattern 7139 offers a bib transfer design for sizes 1 2 3 or 4 with all pieces and directions. Send twenty cents in coin stamps to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. Write name address and pattern number clearly. Delivery may be delayed due to mail slowness.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
What Bankruptcy Joke Heard From New York Girls
In a Col lier's item a playful exchange has two young ladies riffing on bankruptcy. One asks what it is and the other explains it as when corporations run out of money. They discuss costs and legality with lighthearted confusion about the process.
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Donis Doland
New York City
Name Change Notice For Peter Hermann Goering
Peter Hermann Goering of Potter y road Warley Birmingham a natural born British citizen in the British forces declares in the London Gazette his name is changed to Peter How rs Girling.
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Peter Hermann Goering
Pottery Road
Warley
Birmingham
London Gazette
Peter Howrs Girling
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