Canada declares war as a united democratic nation
The article frames Canada's entry into World War II as a voluntary, unanimous decision by Parliament, highlighting Canada as a sovereign belligerent allied with Britain and France. It calls for total national effort across agriculture, industry, and all citizens, stressing sacrifices and preparedness for a prolonged war. The piece emphasizes duty for every Canadian and the War as everybody's responsibility.
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Canada
Germany
Hitler
Great Britain
Vilesd
Britain
France
Poland
Australia
British Empire
Europe
Atlantic
Kitchener and Mira Kelly Love Story Revealed in Ireland
In County Kildare an old romance between the famed Lord Kitchener of Khartoum and Mira Katie Kelly unfolds. The Protestant soldier and Catholic farmer’s daughter faced parental disapproval, while years later the retired tale emerges from Hill of Rathbride where gardens overgrow and stables sit quiet.
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County Kildare
Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum
FL Travers-Hutchin
Mira Katie Kelly
Currach
Katie
Hill of Rathbride
Misa Kelly
Kitchener
Kellys
Miss Kelly
Rathbride
Salaries Paid Teachers In Canada Highlight Low Wages
A Canadian Teachers Federation report presented in Montreal reveals widespread low pay among teachers. It states that over 10 000 earn below the minimum for female juveniles in industry and about 67 000 below unskilled factory wages, with many others under skilled workmen levels.
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Dominion
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Montreal
Canada
The
Montreal Star
Exquisite Sugar Panels Decorated Royal Wedding Cake
The Duke and Duchess of Kent wedding cake featured painted sugar panels of Scottish and Grecian scenes. Painter Bryant aged 80 helped decorate, with his son, after a six week effort iced behind locked doors. Queen Mary preserved the panels under glass at Buckingham Palace.
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Duke
Duchess of Kent
Australia
London Daily Sketch
Bryant
Buckingham Palace
Queen Mary
American sculptor seeks “International Nobodies” in London
Clarence Gilchrist, an American sculptor touring Europe, arrived in London after three years of carving street heads from ordinary people. He seeks representative “nobodies” rather than famous figures, having visited twenty regions in the United States and traveled across South America and Canada.
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Aoman
Europe
London
Clarence Gilchrist
Gilchrist
South America
Canada
A New Yorker View On War Stance Won By Aye Vote
The New Yorker quotes public mood showing strong support for taking a firm line against Hitler and favoring defeat by allied leaders, indicating a preference to sidestep direct war entry while backing decisive actions.
Referee Sends Entire Team to Bench in Cape Town Game
A stern official ejected an entire football squad after multiple warnings over unruly play. The dramatic stoppage showed the referee’s intolerance for misconduct during the match in Cape Town.
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Cape Town
German War Effort Hindered by Fuel Shortage Says Chemist
Dr Gustav Egat, research director for a Chicago oil firm, tells the American Chemical Society meeting that Germany’s reliance on coal gasolene weakens air power. He contrasts Britain and France’s access to Persian crude with Germany’s coal-based fuel reducing speed range and lifespan of airplanes.
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Germany
Fenton
Montara
Geom
Gustav Egat
An (Universal) Oil Products Company of
Chicago
American Chemical Society
Egtoff
Britain
France
Persia
Monster Crab Fossil Found Near Collingwood
Mea ford Ontario town clerk G G Albery reports the discovery of a monster crab fossil along the Georgian Bay shoreline near the Blue Mountains Collingwood. The fossil body measures about three inches thick and nearly 60 pounds, with the life size crab estimated at six feet. Scientists date the Silurian age at about 150 million years ago and note the region once belonged to an inland sea.
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G. G. Albery
Meaford
Ont
Georgian Bay District
Blue Mountains
Collingwood
Albery
Gulf of Mexico
Twenty MPs at Westminster Remember 1814 War Day
The London Daily Sketch recalls that only 20 MPs were present in the Commons on a hectic wartime day. Among them Sir John Simon remains in the Treasury Branch while figures like Lord Winterton Lloyd George Sir Samuel Hoare Churchill and others remember the dramatic 1814 event.
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House of Commons
Westminster
London Daily Sketch
Treasury
John Simon
Lord Winterton
Lloyd George
Samuel Hoare
Churchill
Coronel Wedgewood
Lord Wolmer
Benn
Clynes
Amery
Sleeping quail form circle to keep warm
The Christian Science Monitor notes a covey of quail nests in a tight circle with heads out and tails in to conserve warmth. When alarmed the birds take off in a straight line without colliding. Also mentions extinct Maori dogs and inflexible rubber trees.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Gillett Pure Flake Lye Promises Easy Kitchen Cleanups
Advertisement touts Gillett's Pure Flake Lye as a time saver for home tasks. It claims to clear clogged drains lift grease and tough baked-on food from cookware and reduce rubbing and scrubbing by cutting through dirt quickly. Keep a tin on hand.
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Gillett
Dan zig bells recall warning on war bells
The piece recalls how church bells rang in Dan zig as praise for a Reich return and cites Sir Robert Walpole’s warning about war with Spain that ringing bells now may lead to regret later.
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Danzig
Reich
Robert Walpole
Spain
World famous Heidelburg University to stay closed indefinitely
Heidelburg University, renowned institution, will remain closed indefinitely as wartime disruption continues. Only five universities Berlin Leipzig Jens Munich and Vienna will operate this winter semester to handle student numbers during the war, officials say.
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Heidelburg
Heidelburg University
Berlin
Leipzig
Jens
Munich
Vienna
Lincoln quote echoed with modern twists in Toronto Star note
The Toronto Star cites Lincoln in a reworded claim that replaces nation with work. It asserts a revived global freedom theme and mentions a Bible translation milestone from 1804 to 72 languages to 35 now. It also notes that two thirds of Argentina is arid or semi arid.
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Lincoln
The
Toronto Star
British Troops Favor Heigh-Ho War Song
The piece notes soldiers in England increasingly sing Heigh-Ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They modify the script to read Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, away to war we go.
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Tipperary
Long
England
Private Royal Precedence List At Court Revealed
A few insiders know of a white booklet titled Private and headed Precedence of the Royal Family to be observed at Court Approved by the King. It outlines Separate and Joint Precedence when paired with a spouse of lesser rank. The note mentions heat affecting black barges more than shoes and cites the execution of William Rhidd, famed pirate, on May 24, 1701.
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London Daily Sketch
Thia
No More Salients In The New War Strategy
A wartime principle bans salients to avoid costly attacks and losses. The plan calls for a straight line and a general advance, reflecting lessons from the last conflict. The note adds hay fever comment about altitude with no pollen warning.
Tarkington and Baxters Remain Ever Young in Droll Critique
A playful note compares Booth Tarkington with FPenred and Willie Baxter to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, claiming they stay vibrant. A peculiar line about a cow eating grass and producing one quart of smirk closes the fragment.
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Booth Tarkington
Fpenred
Willie Baxter
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
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