Origin of the nickname John Bull traced to Arbuthnot
The article debunks Washington Irving’s claim that English humor coined John Bull and credits Scotsman John Arbuthnot, Queen Anne’s physician, with popularizing the nickname in The History of John Bull. It notes Irving’s allegory and outlines John Bull as a sturdy, hospitable but obstinate figure, with Arbuthnot’s work shaping the lasting label.
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Washington Irving
John Bull
Irving
John
Britain
Arbuthnot
Lewis Baboon
Nice Frog
Lord Strut
Victoria Daily Colonial
Major Kermit Roosevelt joins British forces in World War I
Atticus reports on Major Kermit Roosevelt MC son of the late President Teddy Roosevelt, leaving the United States to fight for Britain in World War I. He joins the Middlesex Regiment, flying the flag for courage while US neutrality lingers. His 82-year-old mother’s telegram "Good hunting. Love" frames the tale.
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Kermit Roosevelt
Teddy
United States
Mesopotamia
Roosevelt
Long Island
Kermit
Britain
Middlesex Regiment
Washington
America
Atticus
London Sunday Times
Fairs urged to continue amid war effort in Canada
Deputy federal agriculture minister Dr Horace Barton urged the 16th Canadiana Association of Fairs and Expositions convention to keep fairs running during the war with emphasis on agricultural development. Over 30 delegates from nine provinces attended led by Quebec president Emery Boucher.
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Horace Barton
Canadiana Association of Fairs and Expositions
Canada
Emery Boucher
Quebec
Suppression of The Globe Newspaper by Britain in 1915
In November 1915 during World War I the British government silenced The Globe London afternoon paper for repeating that Lord Kitchener had resigned. Sir Basil Thomson and Scotland Yard officials used a basement machinery trick to halt printing by removing a small metal piece from the press, preventing operation.
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England
Globe London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Globe
Sir Baril Thomson
Scotland Yard
Sir Basil
Refugee Children May Come to Canada From Britain
The Canadian national committee on refugees negotiates with provincial agencies to bring 100 refugee children from the United Kingdom when safe ocean transport returns next spring. Senator Catrine Wilson says British Columbia will receive them at once and other provinces progress. Children aged three to 13 will be placed in foster homes, potentially for adoption, selected from those sent to Britain from areas under German Reich Germans Czechs and Austrians.
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Canada
Britain
Canadian National Committee On Refugees
United Kingdom
Catrine Wilson
British Columbia
Adoplon
Great Britain
Europe
Napoleon Reaches Brigadier General at Age Twenty Six
The historical note records Napoleon Bonaparte attaining the rank of brigadier general at age 26, marking a rapid rise in early military leadership during the revolutionary era.
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Napoleon
Women Auxiliary Fire Service Keeps Busy Training Daily
The London News Chronicle notes 4 000 girls and women in the WAFS work two days and nights out of every three at London Fire Brigade stations. They jump from bed to post in three minutes, can sleep anywhere on duty, and manage cooking when off duty. Many quit higher paying jobs for about £2 monthly. Grace and Harold are friendly rats kept as station pets, spared as long as the girls approve.
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London News Chronicle
Women’s Auxiliary Fire Service
London Fire Brigade
Grace
Arold
Cockcrow
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Battie
Apollo
Mercury
Pythagoras
Esculapina
Recruits in London Scottish Threaded with Scottish Ties
The Greenock MP’s question about London Scottish recruits sparked tales of English interlopers in the famed regiment. Enlistment rules reportedly required a Scottish parent or grandparent or property in Scotland, with a later claim of sending an overcoat to a Perth dye works to meet a second test. A Glasgow tale recalls a wartime-record march from London to Glasgow ending in George Square where the Provost greeted the troops.
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Greenock
London Scottish
Scotland
London
Perth
Glasgow
George Square
Banffshire Journal
Germicidal UV Walls Guard Toronto Infants Ward
In Toronto the Hospital for Sick Children uses germicidal ultraviolet light to shield six cubicles in a new infants ward. Dr EB Chant Robertson cites 99.8 percent bacterial kill in early tests and notes U S centers report light beams blocking chickenpox spread in corridors.
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Toronto
EB. Chant Robertson
Department of Pediatrics
Illuminating Engineering Society
Robertson
United States
The Farmer And The War Views Rural Enlistments
Hon. J. G. Gardiner notes that farming communities supply a large share of volunteers for all services in the current war. He praises farmers for sustaining production while men and women serve on the front lines, reflecting last war memories. Also notes whimsical remark about new motor cars and a brief aside on horse origins.
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Canada
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
United Grain Growers
Winnipeg
Easy Afghan Smart In Two Shades For Beginners
Simple crochet afghan pattern described in two color shades using single crochet and rib stitch to create a herringbone texture. Pattern 6505 lists materials and color schemes with a photo illustration and malting afghan directions. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 MacDermot Ave Winnipeg to obtain.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Poultry in World Literature and High-Speed Engine Dreams
A historical piece blends two topics. It notes a 42-cylinder liquid-cooled aircraft engine under secret development by a major manufacturer, tied to a claim of 400 mph plus capability to lift off vertically. It also surveys poultry in literature and religion, detailing many idioms and myths around hens, roosters, geese, and sacred birds across cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Alexander Klernin
New York University
Expensive Hobby Man Advises Statesmen From Cleveland
Abe Pickua a Russian-born Cleveland oil company head uses long distance telephone calls to reach leaders from Hitler to Mussolini and Finland's Eljag Erkko. He says he never negotiates but offers opinions to promote peace, with a Helsinki call reportedly costing $29.75.
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Abe Pickua
Cleveland Oil Company
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Japan
Pickus
Helsinki
Finland
Eljag Erkko
Russia
New York Times
Smell Vision Debuts In Berne With 4000 Odors
A young Swiss inventor demonstrates a device named Smelties that emits and neutralizes odors behind the cinema screen. In the first showing a rose garden and narcissus field accompany scenes while scents of a carpenter shop’s fresh shavings waft to the audience.
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Berne
Remarkable 95th Birthday Celebration in Toledo T: Mrs. Robert Nicol honors longevity with luncheon and bridge
A New York Times piece recalls Mrs. Robert Nicol marking her 95th birthday with a Park Avenue luncheon and bridge party. Her Toledo roots trace to its first frame house and the claim her grandfather and father were early local settlers.
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Park Avenue
Robert Nicol
Toledo
New York Times
Magnesium Capacity in the United States
The United States has a magnesium capacity of 3 000 short tons while demand far exceeds supply. Magnesium is a competitor of aluminum.
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United States
Fly and Insect Wing Speeds From Scientific Calculations
The fly averages 330 wing strokes per second while the bee makes 240 strokes. A warp 110, dragonfly 28, and a futterfly 8 strokes per second.
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W.A.F.S
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Cleveland
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