Sources of Peril in Tuberculosis Battle in Western Canada
The piece argues two main infection sources in Canada TB fight are immigrants from Europe and Indians in the west. It cites declines in TB death rates nationally and in Saskatchewan, notes high death shares among Indians, and urges extending prevention to all Indian populations. It mentions historical boarding school infection rates and calls for stronger, broader public health measures.
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Dominion
Canada
Saskatchewan
Indiana
Saskachewan
Christian Smith
Saskachewan Ant-Tuberculosis League
Mr. Smith
Qua Appelle
T.B
Farewell Joke Gilberto Venturelli Clown Bequeaths Hat
Italian clown Gilberto Venturelli bequeathed his top hat to his son as a joke. The son angrily dropped the hat revealing a 30 000 lire deposit receipt in his name. Venturelli opened a restaurant and preserves the hat in a glass case.
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Gilberto Venturelli
Italy
Venturelli
Woman Complains of Sleepless Worry and Weakness
A New Woman Rantford reports Mrs Bloyd Simon of 9 Walter Street says she could not sleep or eat and felt very weak. She cites severe skin issues and overall misery and mentions Dr Pierce’s Favorite remedy.
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Rantford
Bloyd Simon
Walter Sn
Neutron Magnetic Strength Measured by Bloch and Alvarez
Professors Felix Bloch and Luis Alvarez report a neutron magnetic moment of 1.93 nuclear magnetons using a 75 ton instrument. They note it would take one trillion trillion neutrons to match a small horseshoe magnet’s strength. Neutrons and protons form atomic nuclei. The article also mentions valve seating as a quality check.
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scien' _Usta
Felix Bloch
Sanford University
Luis Alvarez
University of California
Canada Surrenders Radium Resources to British War Ministry
The Northern Miner reports that Canada will place radium uranium and related metals at the disposal of the British government for the war. Eldorado Gold Mines, Port Hope refinery and Waterways Fort Smith storage ensure steady supply. New pitchblende ore discoveries at Great Bear Lake No 1 and No 2 veins extend ore bodies for continued production.
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Saya
Dominion
Norther
Eleksorado Gold Mines, Limited
British War Ministry
Eldorado
Port Hope
Ontario
Elvorado
Waterways
Fort Smith
Great Bear Lake
Prominent Journalist Robert Lipsett Dies in Ottawa
Robert Lipsett longtime parliamentary correspondent for the Toronto Daily Star died in hospital in Ottawa. He was 49 and had led the press gallery. Born in Toronto he lived in Winnipeg Montreal Ottawa and Toronto during a broad journalistic career. He studied at the University of Manitoba and worked for the Winnipeg Telegram Calgary Edmonton Vancouver and Montreal papers before guiding Conservative publicity in 1929 30.
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Robert Lipsett
Toronto Daily Star
Ottawa
Lipsett
Press Gallery
Toronto
Winnipeg
Montreal
University of Manitoba
Old
Winnipeg Telegram
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Conservative Party
Toronto Mail and Empire
Toronto Saturday Night
Foreign correspondents classified as hard labourers for ration boost
Foreign newspaper correspondents were told by the German Government that they were classified as hard laborers. This classification doubled their weekly meat supply to a little over two pounds, as hard laborers receive twice the meat allotted to white collar workers.
Cow theft suspect caught after misleading pursuit in Orangeburg
A man admitted placing shoes on a stolen cow to mislead investigators. Police tracked the suspects and arrested him on a four theft charge. He received an 18 months road work sentence.
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Orangeburg
S.C
Origin Of Cd Terms And Global Plant Spread
The article traces the origins of longitude and latitude from ancient Mediterranean concepts and notes distant east west directions. It also mentions undisturbed turf at a green near Canterbury and new trenches dug in a school cricket green. It observes the global spread of the cactus through collectors and explorers.
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Mediterranean Sea
Canterbury Cathedral
King's School
Fortifications clash as Maginot and Siegfried lines faced
The article compares France's Maginot Line and Germany's Siegfried Line, detailing their costs, extent, and defenses. It notes Maginot’s underground complexes and long range guns, and Siegfried Line's 22 000 bunkers. It also mentions a Toronto store advert for chrysanthemum plants and orange marmalade orders.
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France
Germany
Hitler
Hach Nalion
Belgium
Switzerland
Limes
Rom
Netherlands
Fire Prevention Principles for Children to Save Lives
A the article warns that many fire fatalities in Canada involve children and urges parents to teach fire prevention. It cites 1937 and 1938 child deaths and blames parental negligence, especially in rural areas, for leaving kids unattended. It calls to keep matches away, discourage risky play with cel luloid toys, and stress common sense to avoid tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Division Was Exact Partnership In Harlem Was Dis solved
Herbert L Bruce dissolved his nine year partnership with Miles Duncan co owner of Q popular Harlem restaurant after a political disagreement with his Republican partner Tammany Hall's only Negro district leader called in ten men to divide the restaurant property Tables and chairs were split the counter sawed in half a mirror was partitioned a straw hat and even a roast chicken on a platter were divided among the partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Herbert L. Bruce
Miles Duncan
Q& Popular
Bruce
Tammany Hall
Antonio Smith wins sweep stake and enlists in Edmonton
A Pole from Sexsmith named Antonio won a family sweep stake and joined the Edmonton regiment after traveling there due to farm work. The fragment notes the long cultivation history of the cabbage rose in Europe, claimed at 2,000 years.
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Antonio
Sexsmith
Edmonton Regiment
Edmonton
Europe
Ottawa Women Seek Training In Automobile Mechanics
Women in Ottawa show strong interest in mechanic training for ambulance work. More than 30 women enrolled in Ottawa Technical School night classes as registration continued. The move follows previous wartime policy changes allowing women into courses once limited to men.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Technical School
Canada
Germany
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