War drives rapid advances in science and global understanding
Developments in science medicine and mechanics have accelerated due to wartime demands, enabling projects to finish in weeks or months. War also sped international cooperation and contact, with refugees from Nazi tyranny aiding Britain the United States and Canada. Their expertise and leadership from governments in exile and free forces bolster trust and understanding for the future.
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Europe
Britain
United States
Canada
Air Training Plan A Factor
The Commonwealth Air Training Plan is highlighted as key in uniting men from Britain Australia New Zealand and other Empire realms. It allows thousands of young volunteers to travel across Canada, learn about the Dominion and its people, and enables mutual learning about their homelands. A British Ministry of Information writer notes world war creates rare chances for ordinary people to understand each other better.
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Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Dominion
Ministry of Information
Britain Becomes Meeting Place for United Nations Refugees
The war time influx has made Britain a hub for people from many nations. Refugees meet across clubs and organizations, with hospitality extended to diverse groups. Armed forces from the Empire, the United States, and exiled free governments gather here in preparation for attack.
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Britain
United Nations
Empire
United States
Commonwealth
Oxford
Surely Of Victory Canadian Servicemen Ready For The Fray
Foster Barclay, back in Ottawa after over three years overseas as a Canadian Press war correspondent, says Canadian servicemen prove they know how to wield weapons and they receive high praise for the three potent services. The men are sure of victory though they cannot say when the war ends, and they would rather stay to the end than return tomorrow. Even a wounded soldier fears being knocked out for keeps.
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Foster Barclay
Ottawa
Barclay
Mouse Trap Ads Claim Proof by Including Mice in Nigeria
A Nigerian marketing claim asserts trap effectiveness by selling traps with live mice enclosed. The unusual demonstration links product function to real results. Local readers question ethics and animal welfare amid the sensational setup.
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Nigeria
Africa
Proper laying houses for hens through winter
The Dominion Department of Agriculture credits moderating weather for higher egg output this winter and stresses that comfort drives laying. To maintain warmth without freezing water, insulate first then ventilate. A wood block house is economical. cedar is best, but air dried blocks of cedar, poplar, or similar woods work. Blocks should be 8 inches for cedar, 10 to 12 inches for lighter woods, logs cut now with bark removed for air drying.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Vitamin tablets added to pay in Newfoundland Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy in Newfoundland command will issue a month’s supply of vitamin tablets with pay cheques. Personnel living in bar racks will receive a pill daily at meals sign-in. Milk costs 37 cents a quart and fresh vegetables are scarce, making tablets a perceived necessity.
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Royal Canadian Navy
Newfoundland
Navy
Kangaroos Keep Growing Across Lifespan Claim
Scientists report kangaroos continue growth throughout life, contradicting prior assumptions of fixed adult size. Research notes ongoing cellular activity and bone remodeling, suggesting size increase may affect ecology and mating dynamics. Further study needed to gauge timeframes and species variation.
Price Control And Rationing Information Q and A
A wartime questions and answers column explains how to use coupon books, vouchers, and rationing rules. It covers meat coupon handling, No. 3 vs No. 4 books, canning sugar, physician fees, canned vegetables, and temporary help rations, noting tomato juice is not rationed and directing readers to contact Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices for the pamphlet Consumers’ News or the Blue Book.
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Prices and Trade Board
Consumers’ News
Queen Mary gives gold sovereign to Red Cross campaign
The Canadian Red Cross Society reports its first national campaign donation as a gold sovereign from Queen Mary. Placed on the Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa plate in 1901 during a royal visit, it later went to the Red Cross via Mrs. Orde. Maj Gen Price, present overseas commissioner, recalls being a choir boy at the cathedral.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Queen Mary
Christ Church Cathedral
Ottawa
George V
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Red Cross
World’s Oldest Book Allegedly Discovered from 100 B.C.
The world's oldest book, claimed to be a text found intact, dates back to around 100 B.C. If verified, the discovery could reshape understandings of ancient writing and manuscript preservation. Researchers urge caution until authentication confirms the artifact’s provenance and dating.
Marquis Wheat Defect Ends Era with Rust Resistant Strain
The Ottawa Journal notes that the Marquis wheat era ends as rust resistant Thatcher wheat becomes dominant in the Prairie Provinces. Dr Charles Saunders introduced Marquis in 1903 at Central Farm in Ottawa, founding Canada’s reputation for high quality hard wheat. Thatcher now accounts for 53 percent of sowing, while Marquis falls to 19 percent.
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Central Farm
Ottawa
Charles Saunders
Ater
Sir Charles
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Saunders
Prairie
West
Wheatlands
Ottawa Journal
Gems of Thought on Candor and Character
A mosaic of quotes on honesty, candor, and integrity from Samuel Coley Young Howson Voltaire and others. The collection cautions that candor may cost friends yet serves character and judgment in commerce, politics, and moral reasoning.
Strange Currency Pigs in the South Seas
Cmdr. Harry Huston of the U S Navy described a reef Solomon- style economy at the American College of Surgeons convention in Winnipeg. Pigs function as currency with the chief, usually the wealthiest, acquiring more pigs to hire a wife to tend larger herds, leading to a system where the chief controls most pigs and desirable wives. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Soutth Sea Islands
Harry Huston
United States Navy
American College of Surgeons
Winnipeg
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