Civilian Casualties and Wartime Language Explored
A Chicago Daily News commentary denounces the term civilian casualties used for wartime deaths and injuries, arguing it masks murder. It contrasts 41,900 civilian deaths in 18 months with 50,510 American war dead, urging precise language reflecting brutal reality. Also advises Ontario poultry farmers on summer culling to maintain profitable flocks, detailing body condition, feeding, and cleanliness factors.
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London
Britain
Kishineff
Cain
Chicago Daily News
WT. Scott
Dominion Experimental Station
Harrow
Ontario
Western farmers press for price controls to aid war effort
An analysis argues that the disparity between farm and consumer prices hurts farmers and general buyers. It calls for reducing margins via distribution cost cuts, voluntary cooperation by processors and retailers, and education to gain public support, with broader action by wartime price authorities and the munitions and supply department.
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Western
Canada
Fedral
Great Britain
War Time Prices and Trade Board
Finance Department
Munitions and Supply Department
Canadian Juice Drive Aims To Boost Local Producers
Apple and tomato juices will be available in quantity for Canadians this winter. This should lessen the need for imported citrus fruits and conserve exchange while putting money into the pockets of Canadian producers who have lost overseas markets.
An Amazing Sight at Bristol Restaurant Visit
Queen Mary inspected a Bristol restaurant and was astonished by an unusual hamper of onions. She remarked it was an amazing sight and noted she had not seen so many onions for a long time.
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Britain
Queen Mary
Bristol
Dice Used As Early As 2750 Bc
Archaeologists note evidence that dice were crafted and played with as early as 2750 BC, revealing a long tradition of chance and gaming across ancient cultures. The finding highlights the universality of dice in entertainment, ritual, and decision making.
Two Of A Kind A Western Trip Tale
The story centers on Lord Hali fax and a Western journey. A henchman pledges to the train man that His Lordship remains thoroughly democratic, while the train man cheerily replies that he will be found the same. The dialogue highlights curiosity about identity and character during travel.
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Lord Halifax
Village raises funds for Bren guns in wartime drive
In Enough For Tyn Deebach, Suffolk, a small village of 20 houses contributed $2,250 toward war weapons, the amount for 10 Bren guns. The community hailed the effort as a practical new discovery for home defense, noting the guns would be handy around the garage.
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Tyn Deebach
Suffolk
Walla
The Soldier's Welfare booklet urges care for officers to aid troops
The British Army Council authorizes a booklet titled The Soldier's Welfare urging officers to address body mind and spirit needs. It argues welfare supports leadership and good troops, warns against pampering, stresses self reliance, explains irksome rules, and notes unfairness harms morale while boredom is morale's worst enemy.
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British Army Council
Public Benefactor Jack Miner’s Iris Legacy Across Regions
Jack Miner maintains the continent’s largest iris collection. He receives original roots from London Simcoe and Toronto, replanting yearly and distributing tens of thousands of bulbs to friends countywide and to tourists. He finds joy in spreading blooms that will outlive him and benefit future gardens.
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Jack Miner
London
Simcoe
Toronto
Tricking A Spy and a Jubilee Banner Tale
London Sunday Chronicle notes a Japanese spy hunted for secrets on British air reserves and misled by a large Birmingham lift hoax. It also recalls Waterloo anniversary gifts from the Duke of Wellington to the English king, a banner tied to estates. The piece ends with advice to seek the silver lining amid trouble.
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The
London Sunday Chronicle
Singapore
Birmingham
Tokyo
England
Duke of Wellington
No Extra Trouble In The Office Visit For A Suitor
An irate parent berates a nervous suitor who seeks his daughter's hand. The young man explains he came to deliver another message in the same building, prompting the father to dismiss the marriage proposal with weary acceptance.
Irishman recalls desperate jungle expedition
The Irishman described a harsh jungle trek where ammunition food and whisky ran dry and thirst mounted. He said water existed but there was no time to worry about cleanliness.
Division enters Berlin in manoeuvres as 26th unit
A caption-quick line in a New England newspaper copy desk aroused confusion by claiming Yankee division en ters Berlin. Staff explained the gag referred to the 26th Division entering Berlin Massachusetts during army maneuvers.
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New England
Berlin
Mass
Stalin Reemerges in Red Army History Tale
The passage recalls Stalin reentering military life during 1918–19 guerrilla warfare, serving as political commissar of a 50 000 strong army at Tsaritsin under Voroshilov, now famed defender of Leningrad, while Hitler was a corporal.
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Red Army
Stalin
Tsaritsin
Voroshilov
Leningrad
Hitler
Aluminum campaign item aimed at Hitler
Ida Jane Ilman of Oroville California contributed a set of aluminum toy dishes and two aluminum knives in a separate package with a note reading To carve up Hitler with.
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Ida Jane Ilman
Oroville
Cal
Hitler
Army cook Private George Swan is Britain's champion
Private George Swan 23 of the Royal Army Catering Corps wins first place and a silver medal in a national cooking contest organized by the London School of Cookery.
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Army
George Swan
Royal Army Catering Corps
Britain
London School of Cookery
Nazi Propaganda Agency Condemns Disrespectful Greeting
The Nazi propaganda agency DNB complains that women showing pain or disrespect with nods and lashes of the eyes avoid the Hitler salute. It asserts Germans today greet one another with the Nazi salute and excludes those who do not greet in the German way from the national community.
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Heit Hitler
DNB
Nazi Propaganda Agency
Nazi Germany
Couldn't Be Better Gift Dilemma Ends With Book Ends
Mabel cannot decide on a gift for her friend and seeks help from a shop clerk. The clerk suggests book ends as the perfect present, noting the friend enjoys reading. A playful line about stock or pawn and a remark about onions from an old cultivated plant family add quirky, humorous details.
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Mabel
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