Youth unemployment and Canada's wartime future
The Nation's Backbone urges action on youth unemployment as Canada fights to preserve democracy. It argues training alone is insufficient without employment, cites US findings on war boom limits, and proposes federal public work with educational value and vocational guidance, costing about 400 per year per youth.
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Canada
United States
American Youth Commission of the
American Council On Education
Ity
Commission
Moon pull on Earth and orangutan muscle note
The text discusses how the moon’s pull on Earth varies with distance and whether the moon works with the sun. It also mentions orangutans’ palm muscles clenching so tightly that museum skinning forced surgeons to cut the muscles to release the fingers.
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Earth
Advice to Country Walkers on Roadside Safety
Advice urges walker to stay off the road with attention to the outer edge to see approaching traffic. The article notes the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates 16.3 acres of hay can be raked by one man using a one horse rake in a day.
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Waikera
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pelican at Bay Laid Feast on Hand, Not Fish
A pelican at Bodega Bay, California learned to accept handouts from fishermen and will not fish for itself. Residents say it flies up to half a mile when waved for food, relying on people for meals rather than hunting.
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Bodega Bay
California
Bay
Shetland Islands Hit By German Air Raids War News
Ottawa Journal reports on Shetland Islands off Scotland facing German air raiders. It details geography population and economy, noting fishing as mainstay and knitwear industry while warning of naval bases and bays near potential enemy interest.
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Ilanda
Britain
Shetland
Scotland
Europa
Mainland
Bermudas
Yell
Unst
Fetlar
Whalsay
Bressay
Tronda
East
Ottawa Journal
Doctors On Postage Stamps Honor Two Medical Pioneers
The U S Post Office plans stamps honoring Major Walter Reed for yellow fever Mosquito transmission study and Dr Crawford W Long for first ether anesthesia use in surgery in Jefferson Georgia on March 30 1842. Reed’s work ended yellow fever in North America after tests in Cuba in 1900.
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U.S. Post Office Department
Walter Reed
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Crawford W. Long
Georgia
Reed
Cuba
North America
Crawford Long
Post Office Department of
United States
Haveving
Long
Jefferson
Needless Noises In City Harms Guests And Sleep
A survey by the Hotel Association of New York City finds automobile horns cause more annoyance to hotel guests than any other noise, while steam whistles rank lowest. Of 18 noise sources, eight relate to motor vehicles and four to radios. Excessive horn and radio use irritates the public and worsens illness, prompting calls for safeguards to protect sleep and nerves.
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Hotel Association of
New York City
Brandon Sun
Fishermen note fish distinguish colors like color blind people
A quirky observation notes that fish discriminate colors similarly to color blind individuals. The remark highlights surprising sensory behavior and adds a playful angle to fishing lore.
Conditions In India A Letter From Mr J Chinna Dural
A letter to the London Times argues India offers more freedom than Germany. It contrasts India's free speech and judiciary with German repression, noting Indian self government is near and German rule centralizes power under one man.
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Mr. J. Chinna Dural
The
London Times
India
Germany
England
His Majesty’s Privy Council
Selected Recipes Delicious Coconut Squares
Ingredients and method for coconut squares with Swans Down cake flour baking powder butter sugar egg vanilla shredded coconut. Cream butter and sugar, beat in egg and vanilla, fold in coconut and flour mix. Spread on a greased 13 by 9 inch pan, bake at 340 degrees F for about 20 minutes. Cut while warm. Makes about two dozen squares.
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Baker's Premium
Huygens Proposes Light Travels as Waves in 1685
The article notes that in 1685 Christian Huygens first proposed light moves in waves, likening it to circular ripples on a pond from a tossed stone.
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Christian Huygens
Headlight Flicker Attributed To Battery Connection Flaws
Automobile headlights often dim and brighten in alternation due to imperfect connections between battery terminals and cables, causing fluctuating electrical contact and inconsistent light output.
Apex Wheat Varieties Dominate Saskatchewan Seed Inspections
Saskatchewan Agriculture report shows a surge in registered seed preference for Apex and Renown wheat. Inspectors logged 14 083 acres of Apex and 8 409 acres of Renown, with Thatcher and Regent fields also recorded, while flax and alfalfa inspections rose and oats, barley, and rye remained steady.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Manitoba
Movement to abolish Reverend title noted in Michigan church circle
A Lan sing Michigan ministers group voted to abolish all church titles including Reverend and adopt plain Mister. The move drew surprise among clerics in Canada with little uptake there and unclear reasons for the change.
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United States
Canada
Ministerial Association of
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Protection Against Chemical Warfare Is Hard to Obtain
Major General Walter C. Baker, head of U S Army chemical warfare, warned that nations without strong war chemical production capacity would avoid chemical warfare. He argued unpreparedness invites attack and that without adequate protective gear chemical warfare could be decisive. He noted past trials show some protection exists but never perfect due to equipment defects and lapses in discipline.
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United States Army
Walter C. Baker
New York
American Chemical Society
Baker
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