Boer War veteran Robert Beott still in uniform at 67
A brief note recalls Robert Beott, aged 67, remaining in uniform after passing his medical, tied to the Boer War. Separate items mention potato growers urged to boost crops for the Irish Red Cross to ship 109,000 tons to Europe next autumn and London Daily Express claiming the world's largest daily circulation at 2.8 million.
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Robert Beott
Emee
Irish Red Cross
Europe
London Daily Express
New York Daily News
Queen Honors Airplane Crew For Royal Flight Service
Queen Wilhelmina honored three Trans-Canada Air Lines crew members in Ottawa for piloting the charter that carried the Queen from Ottawa to an East Coast port en route to Britain. W. W. Fowler of Sackville NB was captain, Tomkin of Medicine Hat Alta was co pilot, and Miss Clinch of Saint George NB was stewardess. Each received a gold pin bearing the royal cipher.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Ottawa
Britain
Dominion
W. W. Fowler
Sackville
N.B
Arthur J. _. W. FOWLER
Tomkin
Medicine Hat
Alta
Clinch
St. George
T.C.A
Winnipeg
Misa Clinch
Saint John, N.B
Airline
Doctors bear extra war burden in Dominion communities
A St. Thomas Times-Journal excerpt notes physicians face extended war strain. Four years of conflict, depleted ranks from active service, and reduced civilian status force doctors to maintain full peace time services while taking on additional responsibilities across hundreds of communities in the Dominion.
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St. Thomas
Queen Victoria's Parasoll Sent To Red Cross Chairman
Queen Mary forwarded the parasol used by Queen Victoria at the 1851 Great Exhibition opening in Hyde Park to the British Red Cross chairman. The white China silk parasol lined with green silk was richly embroidered in contoured silks in a sorrel tone.
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Queen Victoria
Mary
Red Cross
Hyde Park
Sunday School Lesson March 3 Prophecy and Persecution
Readings center on Mark 13 with Jesus predicting the Temple’s destruction and signs of the end. The lesson contrasts false Messiahs with steadfast disciples, noting persecutions in synagogues and before rulers, and calls to preach the gospel to all nations.
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Jesus
Josephus
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Temple
Theudas
Judas
Galilee
Josephua
Peter
Herod
Paul
Felix
Festus
Agrippa
Nero
Christ
Money For Charities At Midland Aircraft Factory
Men and women workers at a Midland aircraft factory in Britain raised 100 pounds for charities through an art and crafts exhibition of work done in their spare time.
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Midland Aircraft
Britain
Railway Men Promoted in Western Canadian National Railways
Western Region expands supervisory ranks as traffic density nears 1928 peak. W. R. Devenish moves to vice president role. Walter C. Owens named general manager, Winnipeg, to oversee war time shipbuilding region. J. F. Pringle named VP GM Central Region, Toronto. J. P. Johnson and J. W. Wardlaw assigned Atlantic and Central Region posts. All effective February 22.
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Canadian National Railways
N. B. Walton
W. R. Devenish
Devenish Bow
Walter C. Owens
Winnipeg
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Canadian National
Canadian National Railways System
Walton
J. F. Pringle
Central Region
Toronto
F. K. C. Bond
D.S.C
Mr. Pringle
Atlantic Region
Moncton
N.B
N.B. J. P. Johnson
Montreal
J. P. Johnson
Pringle
Johnson
Prairie Provinces
J. W. Wardlaw
Wardlaw
William Roberta Devenish
Western Region
Cahir
Ireland
St Columbia's College
Trinity College
Dublin
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Central
Western Canada
National Transcontinental Railway
Canadian National System
Canadian National Rail
Walter Clark Owens
Manitou
Manitoba
Adberta
Owens
W. R. Devens Ash
This Curious World Cauliflower Needs Man’s Help
A curious world note explains cauliflower must have leaves tied over the developing head to shield it from the sun. The topping measures reflect unusual garden care where human aid guides growth.
Third Victoria Cross parade in India honors chbelu ram widow
In New Delhi on January 5, the Viceroy awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross to the widow of Company Havildar Major Chbelu Ram of the 6th Rajputana Rifles and pinned the medal on Jemadar Gaje Ghale of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, witnessed by over 5,000 spectators.
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India
New Delhi
V.C
Chbelu Ram
Rajputana Rifles
Jemadar Gaje Ghale
Reyal Gurkha Rifles
Iceberg Size Insight Highlights Vast Ice Reserves
A single iceberg can hold enough ice to cover a full square mile at 500 feet depth, illustrating the immense scale of glacial formations and potential freshwater reserves.
Germs From Other Planets May Cause Earthly Illness
Swedish professor Louis Backman of Upsala University argues epidemics may originate in space. He cites experiments showing viruses survive space temperatures and suggests organisms could be propelled by sunlight and travel on meteorites to Earth, a notion reported by News Week Magazine.
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Earth
Mars
Louis Backman
Sweden
Upsala University
Backman
Newsweek
Rationing time table for foods announced with coupon dates
The notice lists rationing schedules for Butter and Meat with coupon numbers and March validity, including Butter coupons 32 53 54 35 and March dates, Meat coupons 41 42 43 44 45 with March dates, Preserves D orange coupons 14 15, Sugar Red coupons 27 Ys March 2, Tea and Coffee E yellow coupons 3 4 March 2 and coupons 5 6 March 16.
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE NO 4870
Printable crossword grid with numerous clues across and down. The list includes foods flavors, historic and geographic terms, animal names, ancient deities, letters, and various linguistic hints.
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London
Holland
Patricia Curtis
New Westminster
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Anthony Eden
Commons
United States
Wilhelm Hansteen
Maple Leaf
Italy
Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association
Queen
Thessalonians
W. E. Devenish
BY WiLliam Ferguson
Jutland
Germany
Aevet
J. MW
Regue
Pat. Off, Cor
Isz Me As
Raine
Mesopotamia
Odin
Oliver
Wanderer
Ree
Pacific
Prinkly
Fis
By Fred Neher
Gene Byrnes
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