India At War Unity and Cripps Plan Amid Crisis
A British wartime address discusses Dominion status for India, the risk of internal divisions among Hindus Muslims and princes, and the Cripps mission to present a self government plan after the war. Churchill insists on protecting minority pledges as India may become a key Pacific war base. Cripps, praised for Russia service, is sent to seek common ground.
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Winston Churchill
India
Japan
Far East
Churchill
Sir Stafford Cripps
Sir Stafford
Russia
Britain
Pacific
Empire
Lord Linlithgow
Stafford Cripps
Mussolini forces extend service ages for NCOs
The London radio reports Duce orders non commissioned officers recalled to the colors must serve until age 70. The piece notes some are born great while others use advance income tax funds, and mentions the British army calls an anti aircraft gun an arcile.
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Mussolini
Grandpa
London Radio
Duce
A Lucky Ship Completes 10,000 Miles in War-Tied Voyages
A 5,000-ton tramp cargo ship flying the British South African flag has finished 10,000 miles of steaming across three oceans in two years despite ongoing wartime conditions.
Back to the horse moves with costly buggy price
The back to the horse movement loses momentum as a new buggy with red wheels rises from fifty to one hundred fifty dollars, not including the horse. Australia now accounts for about one fourth of the world wool supply.
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Australia
History of Equine Encephalomyelitis and Its Public Health Link
Dr J Fulton reviews the Saskatchewan experience with sleeping sickness in horses from 1935 onward, noting outbreaks, vaccine development, and vaccination campaigns. He cautions farmers to vaccinate in spring to prevent losses and highlights the link between equine and human cases, including a Saskatchewan outbreak with significant human cases and fatalities.
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Fulton
Saskatchewan
United States
Canada
Department of Veterinary Science
University of Saskatchewan
Man
Manitoba
Equine EHV Precautions and Home Vaccination Steps
Discussion of potential human outbreaks linked to equine encephalomyelitis, the role of mosquitoes as suspected vectors, and the need for vaccination. Recommends farmers vaccinate horses themselves with a 10 cc syringe, neck injection site, sterile prep, and careful post-injection cleansing and needle care.
Vaccine Handling and Storage for Chick Immunization
The guidance covers safe needle use and keeping chick vaccine cold at 95 to 40 degrees F to preserve effectiveness. It notes limited supply from Lederle New York Cutter California and University of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan. the department has prepared quantities and will continue to meet demand.
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Canada
Lederle Company
New York
Cutter Company
California
Department of Veterinary Science
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Wheat Tea Recipe From Melbourne Official Suggestion
Melbourne housewives propose a substitute for tea as government controls tea supplies. The plan uses one pound of wheat baked with sugar and salt, then stored in an airtight jar. A teaspoon per person is used to make tea in the usual way, with infusion.
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Melbourne
Australia
Dominion Farms Endorses Shallow Plowing for Labor Save
To economize labor among other suggestions made by the Dominion Experimental Farms to economize labor, shallow plowing is said to give good results. Over a period of years on different soil types and on different rotations shallow furrow may be safely adopted.
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Dominion
Time Words in Flower Names
The list includes day lily four o clock evening primrose century plant morning glory evening star and night blooming cereas noting that all names contain time references.
Mud Is A West Virginia Town In A War Era Context
A terse wartime notice notes Mud, a town in West Virginia, among countless girls striving for victory in the war effort. It highlights the broad participation of communities in wartime work and morale, reflecting local civic sentiment during the period.
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Mud
West Virginia
Cargo aboard Wilmoto interned ship worth 4000 tons rubber
A valuable cargo aboard the German motorship Wilmoto interned before US entry includes about 4000 tons of crude rubber, 106 tons of truck tires, 360 tons of brass, 40 tons of copper, plus large amounts of raw wool, hides, gums and peanuts.
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Wilmoto
United States
Hope Springs Eternal as Harrisburg Barber Reaches 50 Years
David H. Frederick marks half a century as a Harrisburg barber. He quips that hair cannot be grown on a bald head, yet concedes few bald men can be convinced of this.
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David H. Frederick
Harrisburg
Big 80 Million CP Searchlight Cost Shown for Forces
Exclusive figures show generator-free construction costs for a giant Canadian forces anti aircraft searchlight at $12,000. The unit delivers around 80 000 000 candlepower and reflects wartime production scales and material needs.
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Ongden
Alberta
W. R. Hutt
Time
Lydia
Pinkham
Cana
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