London Youths' London Life Paintings Captivate Ottawa Exhibit
Life In London features 145 drawings by British children aged five to fifteen, shown in Ottawa after a successful Dominion-wide response to last year’s Canadian youth exhibit. The works range from familiar scenes like races and royal portraits to street markets and family life, showcasing sincere, fresh views rather than polished technique.
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National Gallery of Canada
London
Chhidren
Girta
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
HA McCurry
Natiotad Gallery
England
Old
Moat
Oxford
Cambridge
Mickey More
Garden of Eden
Parliament Hill
Deserted StrasbourgReported by The Argonaut Correspondent
The Paria correspondent describes Strasbourg on the Rhine as deserted with 265000 inhabitants evacuated on September 2. Windows curtained, balconies flowered, shops closed yet wares visible, few domestic animals roaming for food, and minimal crime as a life sentence looms for house breaking. The French radio broadcasts on the evacuation state, and Alsatians listen from far away to familiar names and scenes.
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Paria
Argonaut
Strasbourg
T Haa
Map makers keep Poland on commercial maps
US map firms will leave the familiar pink area marked as the Republic of Poland unchanged until the European war ends, says William Tauch, a spokesman for a major map tasking firm.
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Rus
United States
Poland
Republic of Poland
Europe
Wiliam Tauch
Germany’s density lower than UK Netherlands Belgium
The report notes Germany has 34 percent fewer people per square mile than Creat Britain, Netherlands or Belgium. It also states in France bicycles have the right of way over cars, highlighting differing traffic rules.
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Germany
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Kipling’s portrait of a Yankee insurer as ideal salesman
The story recounts Rudyard Kipling praising a Yankee insurance agent he met in Vermont. The salesman’s refrain is that life is uncertain and salesmanship rests on absolute conviction and speaking plainly to please people. He argues life insurance matters when sickness or mishap strikes both client and salesman.
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Charles R. Roth
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Vermont
Kipling Fela
West Canadian pilots shaped by pioneer flying to war
A young Alberta born flyer Russell Bannock aged 21 trains at Trenton Ontario with the RCAF. The article notes Western commercial flying created air minded youth and trained many pilots who faced harsh conditions from remote mining runs to northern wilderness. It argues Western aviators are seasoned before World War II.
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Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Alberta
Trenton
Ont
Russell Bannock
R.C.A.F
Bannock
West
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Watch Your Emotions Russian Psychologist Believes They Can Cause Disease
A Los Angeles Examiner summary notes Rosekov, a Russian psychologist, claims brain cortex stimulation releases hormones that can mirror brain stimulation effects. The piece argues emotional states may trigger chemical brain changes leading to organic disease and urges vigorous emotion control.
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Rosekov
Los Angeles Examiner
Guarded Magna Charta to be kept in U S Congress library
The Marquess of Lothian will move the Magna Charta to the Library of Congress for wartime display with 24 hour armed guard, joining three other 13th century copies. Archibald MacLeish confirms the protection and public display near the U S Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
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Washington
Marquess of Lothian
United States Congress
Archibald MacLeish
Lord Lothian
United States
Runnymede
British Museum
Salisbury
England
Library of Congress
Lincoln
Fish And Chips Shortage Triggers Evacuee Crisis
A letter from a British resident describes a fish and chips shortage affecting evacuee mothers and their children. Faced with a two mile trek for meals, the group returns to the city they left. The Kingston Whig Standard notes the irony amid wartime dislocation.
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Great Britain
England
Kingston
Whig-Standard
Britain’s daily wartime purchases reach vast sums
The British Ministry of Supply told ministers that daily purchases average about 8 million dollars, equating to roughly 210 million monthly and 2.88 billion yearly. Britain maintains a large merchant fleet, with 2000 at sea, while bearing costs for convoy protection, air force, navy, and home defense. Taxation is steep yet Britain presses on with the war. OTTAWA JOURNAL reports a separate note on a five month old infant involved in a metaphysical immortality experiment led by James B. Schafer where the child is raised to avoid death and illness, with adoption sought and the setting at Peace Haven on Long Island.
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Dominions
London
Britain
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
British Expeditionary Force
Ottawa Journal
Royal Fraternity of
Master Metaphysicians
James B. Schafer
Fellowship
Schafer
Jean
Consuela Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Mansion
Long Island
New York
Peace Haven
Dominions Premiers Enter Madame Tussaud War-Work Exhibit
Prime Minister Mackenzie King will be represented in Madame Tussaud's war-work collection. A wax figure of King is under construction though hair samples could not be obtained due to mailing delays. Other Dominions leaders and military chiefs will be shown alongside the Royal Family and British Cabinet figures in the Grand Hall.
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Madame Tussaud
Mackenzie King
Dominions
Tugssaud
Grand Hall
Great Aid To Pilots Improves Aircraft Instrument Checks
A new device that automatically checks all instruments and vital parts of a plane is being installed on newer planes, reducing pilot fatigue. It notes by contrast that 95 percent of world bathtubs are owned by Americans and lists nitrogen and oxygen boiling points in degrees below zero.
Wise wartime guidance from Dr. Whitton urged calm patriotic conduct
Dr. Charlotte E. Whitton of the Canadian Welfare Council warned Canadian women against over eagerness to support the war effort. Speaking in Montreal to the Women's Canadian Club she urged wise family life and denied replacing men in industry. She urged avoiding outdated wartime lessons and suggested focusing on the young unemployed rejected by the army.
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Charlotte E. Whitton
Canadian Welfare Council
Dominion
Women's Canadian Club
Montreal
Canada
Mercury Temperatures Fall Short of Melting Lead and Tin
Observations show Mercury's surface temperatures remain below the melting points of lead and tin, indicating these metals stay solid under current planetary conditions. Researchers note no atmospheric effects raise temperatures enough to liquefy common metals.
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Mercury
Radio-equipped American Homes Reach 21.5 Million
Statistics show about 21.5 million American homes have radios. The data highlights widespread radio ownership across the United States.
Canadian Airmen of the Great War and Their Legacy
The piece praises Canadian volunteers in the Royal Air Force during World War I, noting about a thousand young Canadians serving by 1914 18 in Britain and Germany air defenses. It recalls Canadians who earned fame as aces like Bishops Barkers and Browns and highlights Canada’s large early contribution with over a third of British pilots. The article links Canada’s open spaces and rugged environment to the daring, decisive sky feats that defined the era.
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Royal Air Force
Cones Ry
Germany
Great Britain
Britain
Csbs
Canada
Farm Appreciation Endorsed by Ontario Agriculture Minister
Minister Hon P M Dewan addresses the 38th annual Central Ontario Women's Institutes convention in Taranton praising farm life education. He argues the central theme should build healthy rural people with a fitting view of country life and urges attractive, remunerative farm life and security through farmer qualification and broad economic respect for agriculture.
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P M Dewan
Ontario
Women's Institutes
Taranton
New Zealander Beats Odds To Join Royal Air Force
A young New Zealander and a companion survived a wreck and two days adrift on a raft after their sailboat foundered en route to London. They were helped ashore on a South Sea island before continuing to England where one now trains as a Royal Air Force pilot.
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London
Air Force
South Sea
New Zealand
Royal Air Force
England
Awkward Conditions in England and ARP Penalties
A jeweller with a large insurance policy must keep a light burning all night, yet ARP fines him ten shillings for complying. The piece notes wood alcohol harms blood vessels and retina, risking hemorrhages and blindness.
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England
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