Aviation Medicine Studies At University Of Toronto Aid War Effort
Canadian universities contribute to Britain’s war aims with aviation medicine research led by Prof. H. C. Bazet at Toronto. Yorkton trained staff, equipment built to Bazet and Banting specs, and courses for 500 RCAF personnel in physics radio training, plus naval radio programs, bolster wartime science locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agees
Loteb
Hoyal
Rieiy
Brita
Vancouver
Halifax
Canada
British War Office
Department of National Defence
University of Toronto
H. C. Bazet
Bazet
University of Pennsylvania
Sir Frederick Banting
Frederick
Newfoundland
Sir Frederick
John Shortreed
Edgar McInnes
Royal Canadian Air Force
War Beings Many Changes
The piece recalls King George of Greece and other royal figures in wartime, noting varied fates from hiding in a cave to possible captivity. It reflects on monarchy as symbol, burden, and human connection, with Britain’s royal family described as enduring amid bomb damage and shared suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Greece
Crete
Cairo
Emerson
Britain
Robert Bruce
Peter
Yugoslavia
Canada
Netherlands
Norway
Carol
al Hero
Christian
Denmark
Leopold
Belgium
New York Times
Large Order For Eggs From British Ministry Of Food
The Special Products Board received an additional order for 400000 dozen eggs from the British Ministry of Food. Eggs to be delivered in the fall and stored. Price remains 349 per case of 30 dozen fob Canadian seaboard. Storage costs borne by the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Products Board
Ministry of Food
Canadian Seaboard
Ancient Mayans Denture Decoration Mystery Summary
A fragmented note describes Mayan dental decoration in Central and South America. It mentions a muddy car and a tourist labeled Brandes Suc saya 2 with unclear context suggesting an unusual object or event. The text lacks coherent fact details.
Drug Shortage Fails to Curb Canadian Addicts
Officials report war reduced illegal drug flow into Canada yet addicts seek legal supplies, forging prescriptions and stealing from physicians. Despite tighter controls, doctors can obtain medicines for patients while addicts turn to forgery, theft, and deception to feed cravings. Ottawa Journal notes the gap between supply limits and addiction resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obainieg
Pediar
Department of Pensions and Natonal Health
Canada
Europe
Ottawa Journal
Japan presses the Netherlands East Indies for oil deal
Ottawa Journal notes Japan seeks a new trade pact with the Dutch East Indies to secure larger oil shipments, warning that Dutch insistence could block Tokyo's Asiatic expansion. It warns that oil wells and infrastructure in the Indies are mined and could be blown if Japan forces conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
Indies
Germany
Italy
East Indies
Wilhelmina
Pacific Empire
Singapore
Dutch Indies
Axis
Britain
United States
Asia
Pacific
Ottawa Journal
Quebec’s Roads Open Habitant Land to All Travel
A few years ago visitors rode river steamers to reach French Canada. Now railways and highways extend into remote areas as Quebec funds a 60,000 dollar road program with 900 miles of roads making Habitant land accessible to all. Lutetia is the ancient name of Paris, whose municipal history dates back to 55 B.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Quebec
Lutetia
Paris
Palestine imposes income tax on Holy Land for first time
The Palestine government levies an income tax in the Holy Land marking a historic fiscal development since biblical tithe days. The move signals a new tax regime affecting local residents and institutions amid ongoing administrative changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Holy Land
Horned toads described eye flood from corners
Horned toads or limrds are noted for a flood emitted from the corners of their eyes. The fragment cites this unusual defense as part of a broader sparse wildlife note.
Sea and Air Power in Close Cooperation
The article argues air power overtakes sea power on equal cost, urging integrated use of air and sea forces. It suggests the super-battleship is obsolete, with aircraft carriers and remnant vessels working with patrol boats and long-range bombers to project power. The New York Times cites shifting doctrines on naval and aerial collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Swords to Plowshares Lose Luster as Britain Mints War Munitions
The Calgary Albertan reports Britain will melt down 10 000 nonmilitary swords from the Great War era into newer combat forms such as airplane motors. The piece notes a shift from sport or decorative use to deadly production, imagining a future where tanks become tractors and bombers become transport planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Calgary
Rationing Proves A Slimming Diet For Women
Women who sought diet plans during years of postwar shortages report rationing as ideal. Many regain slim figures thought lost and become fitter, a view shared by medical men, factory welfare officers, and dietitians. People are healthier now than before the war, and older readers say they feel stronger in this conflict.
United China Relief Ships Sulfaguanadine to China
The United China Relief announced a shipment of 5000 tablets of sulfaguanadine will be flown to China to aid the Chimeze army against dysentery. Earlier, 200000 tablets were sent by boat from San Francisco. A note mentions the East Africa frog swells like a rubber ball to scare foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United China Relief
China
San Francisco
East Africa
Nazis Urge Germans to Gather Wild Plants for Food
The Voelkischer Beobachter urged Germans to forage for daisies and other wild plants to feed the nation. It claimed daisies provide more vitamin C and minerals than many vegetables and urged housewives to spend Sundays with children in the woods gathering edible wild plants like chickweed nettles dandelions and butterbur for wartime soups gravies and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voelkischer Beobachter
Hitler
Relatives pledge boosts for NSW Yass election hopeful
W F Sheahan, Sydney barrister and labor candidate for New South Wales Yass, claims about 2000 relatives in the electorate. They include shopkeepers innkeepers and farmers. He believes win hinges on their votes. The text also mentions a quiz-like prompt about naming 18 Dominion cabinet members and a note on the origin of Chinchilla from a small rodent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Sheahan
Sydney
Australia
Labor
New South Wales
Yass
Dominion
Hard To Find Substitutes For Daily Seeds
Digest notes global seed shortages. Caraway seeds from Holland and Poland are scarce and prices surged about tenfold. dill is a poor substitute. Poppy seeds, also imported from Holland and Poland, are in short supply with prices up around 400 percent. Turkey is increasing shipments but sesame substitutes fail to satisfy bakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Poland
Turkey
Fast Trans Atlantic Newspaper Delivery Breaks Records
Officials of Canadian Colonial Airways in New York touted the fastest trans Atlantic newspaper delivery on record. Five Sunday papers were placed on a British bomber in London, reached Montreal by 1 p.m. Monday, then flew to New York arriving at 4 10 p.m. A witty exchange about changing watches ends with a quip on altered circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Canadian Colonial Airways
England
Canada
Montreal
Germany Cultivates 52 Medicinal and Spice Plants Locally
Germany reports cultivation of 52 medicinal and spice plants including Austria and the Sudetenland. A Raleigh man, Joe Doe, is noted to remember his social security number 123456789 for emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
Sudetenland
Joe Doe
Raleigh
N.C
Axis Shipping Losses Marked By War Time Toll
The report totals 561 Axis vessels sunk captured or scuttled by mid May, totalling about 2.873 million tons. German losses include 346 ships of 101,000 tons with 61 rebuilt and 285 sunk or damaged. An additional 28 ships from other industries add up to 87,000 tons. Allies continue blockade runs and bowhead air actions, with 74 German and 19 Italian ships sunk in the week ending April 23 and multiple sinkings between March 13 and May 14 off German and occupied coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auice
Redoor Secont
Germauny
Milans
Oie
Icd
Ania
Fresh Eggs Quality Tied to Cooling After Laying
Canadian researchers warn heat as the main enemy of egg quality and urge rapid cooling at every step from farm to market. Eggs leave the hen at 105 degrees and must reach under 68 degrees quickly, with faster cooling in wire baskets or trays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Planes to become flying water tanks for troops
British convert 50 commercial planes into water carriers to supply Desert forces in Libya Near East and North Africa. Twenty to thirty ships already delivered via Brazil to Freetown Sierra Leone and onward toward Cairo, with Atlantic crossings used to reach forward areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near East
North Africa
Britain
Libya
Atlantic
Brazil
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Africa
Cairo
Two Germans in Paris Discuss Employment on the Eiffel Tower
In a Paris scene two Germans discuss the city's job market. One boasts of an excellent position atop the Eiffel Tower watching for the English to wave the white flag. The other concedes the pay is poor but calls it a job for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Steak rarity during Kiondike gold mite shocks market
The period of scarce steaks during the Kiondike gold mite saw prices soar from 100 to 809 shillings per item. This unusual spike highlights the drastic shortage and consumer demand across regions hit by the crisis.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Menearch
Central and
South America
MK. Churchill
Churchill
Dicine
Chinchilla
U.S
John G. Winant
0.S
British Isles
East
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!