Ontario push to finish trans-Canada highway across muskeg
Ontario accelerates work on the 153 mile Geraldton to Hearst gap in the trans-Canada highway as a wartime defense measure. Completion would connect the Atlantic to the Pacific, boost military mobility, attract American tourists, and foster eastern western unity postwar, with work affected by wartime conditions and funding.
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Iteremdenia
Western
Canada
Hepturn
Ontario
Geraldson
Hearst
Lake Superior
Atlantic
Pacific
British Columbia
Big Bend
M Mountains
Muskeg and Bush
Pattalls
Geraldton-Hears
N Defence
Ontario Department of Highways
Japan
United States
Italian tenor Marconi alters high notes with cheers
An Italian tenor named Marconi, performing near Garibaldi's birthplace, found his top notes failing. Predicting disaster, he adapted by substituting a robust shout of Viva Garibaldi, and the concert became a resounding success.
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Marconi
Italy
Garibaldi
Viva. Garibaldi
Thrives On Thistles The Painted Lady’s Global Spread
The painted lady butterfly owes its wide distribution to thriving on a plant, the thistle, whose seeds travel 1000 miles or more. The thistle has become very successful worldwide, aiding the butterfly’s reach.
Milk production costs largely feed, about half
The statement notes that in total milk production costs, money spent on feed typically accounts for about one half of the expenses. It highlights the substantial role of feed costs in dairy farming economics.
Marie Antoinette Sponsored Ship Headdress Medal
Marie Antoinette backed a ceremonial ship headdress to honor a French naval victory. The gesture linked the royal court to maritime triumphs and royal sponsorship of commemorative displays. The act reflected royal soft power and France's naval prestige during the era.
Naval Actions and the Sealed Compartments aboard Warships
The article explains long range naval combat and the limited visibility for crews. It describes battleships divided into watertight compartments, with crew remaining in sealed steel boxes until commanded otherwise, emphasizing the isolation of boiler rooms engine rooms magazines and ammunition hoists in wartime Marclean's Magazine.
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Marclean
Strangling Culture in Europe new order in Europe means to the conquered
In Czechoslovakia Czech schools will close by year end and buildings be confiscated. Universities now German dominated allow Czech students to return only under strict rules, with almost no one admitted. A city library, after brief closure, reopened but 10 000 of 15 000 books were removed by censors. Sokol cultural and athletic societies are dissolved. The Germans usher in the new day with darkness.
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Europe
Czechoslovakia
Sokol
Sydney Post Record
The Big Muddy: Missouri River Nickname Highlight
A concise note explains that the Missouri River is commonly called The Big Muddy, a regional nickname reflecting its muddy waters and historic prominence along the river system. The phrase appears in local geography references and period commentary.
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Missouri River
Big Muddy
War Minerals Drive to Boost Canadian Output
Dr. Charles Camsell, Ottawa deputy minister of mines and North West Territories commissioner, said the Dominion Geological Survey will this summer intensify efforts to discover and raise production of essential war minerals. He noted shortages in tungsten, manganese, chromite, vanadium, and aluminum, with tungsten being targeted in the North and aluminum processed domestically.
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Charles Camsell
Ottawa
North West Territories
Dominion Geological Survey
Camsell
Canada
Selected Recipes for Pumpkin Date Cookies
A dated recipe lists 12 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 44 cup corn syrup 2 eggs cooked pumpkin 1 teaspoon vanilla 27 cups pastry flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped dates 1 cup chopped nuts. Preheat 400 degrees. Cream shortening add sugar and corn syrup, beat eggs with pumpkin and vanilla. Fold dry ingredients, combine, add dates and nuts. Drop spoonfuls on a sheet two inches apart and bake until done.
Painful Auckland Plant Delivers Sudden Sting
A visitor at the University College botanical exhibits in Auckland touched the onga onga, or urtica ferox, and was seized by intense pain as hairs on the stalks inject an organic acid. T. L. Lawrence notes it as New Zealand’s most painful stinging plant. Mori belief links an owl-look to dire outcomes.
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University College
Auckland
New Zealand
T. L. Lawrence
Violets: New York University Football Team Name
The football team of New York University is nicknamed the Violets. This designation appears in campus sports references and athletic program materials as the school's team name.
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The
Violets
New York University
Bachelor President James Buchanan Died Single
The only American president to die a bachelor was James Buchanan. The chirgolo, a South American sparrow, has 22 subspecies.
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James Buchanan
Reseat Heroes Or Not These Ferry Pilots Say Just A Job
Four men who ferry bombers to Britain sit outside a Liberator hangar in England as they describe their work. Americans and others from Australia New Zealand Rhodesia Holland Norway France Britain and Canada fly missions for £500 a trip with two per month. They deny heroics and say they feel hungry on arrival and that their job is plain and practical.
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Great Britain
RIAF
England
Texas
Alfero
Los Angeles
Herfordshire
Imperial Airways
Ontario
Australia
New Zealand
Rhodesia
Holland
Norway
France
Canada
Britain
Airgraph service speeds war letters from Middle East to Britain
Britain's Postmaster General inaugurated the Airgraph system, enabling letters from soldiers in the Middle East to be photographed in miniature and sent by ordinary post. By mid June over 250 000 letters were transmitted in about nine days, at a considerably lower cost than standard postage.
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Ir Agri
Britain
Middle East
England
Worl
London
Aberdeen
Will Not Be Distracted Arthur Bryant on British persistence
In the Illustrated London News, Arthur Bryant extols the British resolve as an overwhelming, almost immutable force. He argues once they fix a goal, they pursue it relentlessly, resisting distraction until they deem it achieved, dwarfing other nations in steadfast endurance.
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Arthur Bryant
Illustrated London News
Iceland Could Be Invaded by Parachute Troops
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson told a Chicago round table that Iceland sits 600 miles from Norway and could be invaded by parachute troops. He cited airfields used for small planes, naval bases, and described Iceland as pro German but anti Nazi.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Chicago
Iceland
Norway
Stefansson
University of Chicago
Longest Cement Arch Bridge to Stand at Sando Sweden
The centre span of a new bridge at Sando Sweden will be the world’s longest cement arch. It will rest on 300 pilings driven 150 feet into the river bottom and is scheduled to open in 1942. Estimated cost is 950 thousand dollars.
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Sando
Sweden
Locomotives for Peru Cross Andes in Britain Built
Britain will produce two 2 8 0 type steam locomotives for Peru’s Central Railway of the Andes summit at 15806 feet. The line features 41 bridges 61 tunnels and 13 reversing stations over 74 miles with grades near 1 in 25. Each engine weighs about 174 tons and carries 350 to 400 tons load. Peru has ordered 14 such engines in five years alongside four articulated giants for goods use.
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Central Railway
Peru
Britain
Southern Railway of
Prehistoric Nebraska Teeth Claim Debunked by Skeletons
Excavations of a prehistoric Nebraska tribe reveal most skeletons with large cavities in their teeth. Prof. John Champ of the University of Nebraska anthropology department examined the remains and reported widespread dental decay, challenging the belief that prehistoric man had superior teeth.
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Nebraska
Prairies
John Champ
University of Nebraska Anthropology Department
Queen Elizabeth backs needlework correspondence school
In line with the queen's wishes, the Royal School of Needlework has set up a correspondence program for beginners. Pupils, including men, will learn mending, darning, patching, dressmaking, and remodeling to stretch clothing rations.
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Queen Elizabeth
Royal School of Needlework
Winter Quirk Ends Mosquito Season Males Die
When winter arrives, female mosquitoes hibernate to survive the colder months while males perish. The lifecycle shift reduces breeding opportunities and impacts early spring populations.
Mercury Poisoning: The Oldest Industrial Hazard
Mercury poisoning stands as the earliest recognized industrial hazard, with historical cases tracing back to early mining, metalwork, and chemical processes. It highlights long standing occupational health risks and the push for safer practices through regulation and awareness.
Mount Edith Cavell Peak Glows In Jasper Park’s Snow
The Dominion Parks Branch describes Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park as a striking Canadian Rockies peak over 11,000 feet high. Its isolated summit is shrouded in snow with a gleaming glacier, inspiring reflections of a white angel watching the valley in varying light from grey to moonlit nights.
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Nurse Furth Cavell
Edith Cavell
Jasper National Park
Canadian Rockies
Mount Edith Cavell
Dominion Parks Branch
Snap uniforms for ATS as Jean Knox leads Britain’s first woman general
Major General Jean Knox becomes the youngest and only woman general in the British Army commanding the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service. She unveils a four panelled skirt and tailored jacket to modernize ATS dress and boost recruitment to reach 200,000 by Christmas. She sits at a War Office desk as her 50,000-strong force handles cooking, clerical and communications tasks while competing with waafa and wrais for better uniforms.
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Slim
Jean Knox
Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service
Army
War Office
Royal Air Force
A.T.8
A.T.S
Women
Radium Particle Danger From Aerial Bomb Rumor
A note cautions that even a minute radium particle spread by an aerial bomb could render a locality unsafe for many years, highlighting the long term health risks of radiation exposure.
British advertisers sprawl amid peace time spending
In peace times, British advertisers spent $750,000,000 a year in bringing their products to public notice.
Moth Orchid Valued At Ten Thousand At New York Show
A hybrid moth orchid on display at the New York orchid show carries a valuation of $10,000. The high value reflects the plant’s rarity and the breeder’s reputation. Organizers note strong interest from collectors and enthusiasts during the event.
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New York
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