Canada’s Ice Ages Shaped Land and Climate History
The Pleistocene glacial invasions left Canada with thousands of lakes, rapids, and waterfalls and produced rich soils in Ontario and the prairie regions. Fossils show interglacial warmth, with shells and trees from warmer periods. Royal Ontario Museum houses such relics.
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Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Royal Ontario Museum
Lake Ontario
Ottawa River
The Puritan Hero Tracks Denys Murderers Through London
Jonathan Hale discovers his French ally Denys mortally wounded after a street attack linked to a secret milord. The killer’s identity remains unknown as Jonathan evades pursuers and seeks Anne while forming an alliance with chimney sweep Tucker to survive in London’s hazardous maze.
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Jonathan
Monsieur Denys
Golden Hind
Denys
Mon Ami
Milo
Anne
the Milord
Ick Ae
Castle Theatre
Playhouse
Jonathan Hale
Puri
Mnathan
London
Matt Tucker
Tucker
Reese
Payne
Newgate
Rae
Sweep
Red Cross Assists War Prisoners Families Across Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society branches have formed prisoners of war committees to foster contact with next of kin and help families in any possible way with POW issues and support.
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Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society
Spider Spins Orb Web In Less Than An Hour
A spider can craft the intricate orb web in under sixty minutes. This remarkable, rapid weaving showcases the speed and skill of arachnid builders as they stretch silk across gaps to form a functional trap.
Aristarchus Roots First Helio Theory in 280 B.C.
Aristarchus of Samos first proposed a sun centered model around 280 B.C. asserting Earth and planets move in orbits around the sun. The idea challenged geocentric views and influenced later astronomical thought despite limited contemporary support.
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Aristarchus
B.C
Quick Syrup Cake With Corn Syrup Meringue
A syrup cake recipe uses corn syrup and a meringue topping. It combines eggs milk butter and cake flour with baking powder and salt, bakes 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees, then finishes with a browned cinnamon or nutmeg meringue.
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St. Lawrence
Restoring Stalingrad Progress Report Highlights Rebuilds
More than fifty schools, ninety six department stores and one thousand one hundred store houses have been restored in Stalingrad during the last three months. The telephone exchange and the Gorki theatre are nearing completion and the water supply and seven miles of tramway have been restored.
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Stalingrad
Gorki Theatre
Reed Canary Grass Distribution Across Continents
Reed Canary grass is common in Canada and native to most European countries, and to temperate Asia, Siberia, and parts of North America. It appears widely across multiple temperate regions.
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Canada
European
Asia
Siberia
North America
RAF Bombing Totals Highlight Fast Berlin Raids
RAF stats show rapid Berlin strikes with over 4,000 tons dropped in under two hours across its first three Berlin raids. London raids reached 450 tons in May 1941, while one Berlin attack on Aug 23-24 sent 1,700 tons. A late Sept 3-4 effort dumped 1,000 tons in 20 minutes.
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Berlin
London
R.A.F
Hamburg
British Information Services
Opals for October and their storied charm
Opal is October's birth gem once popular yet hindered by myths. Fragile fractures arise from temperature shifts. Formed from a gelatinous silica mass in rock crevices, its play of color comes from varied internal materials. Precious opal occurs in Hungary and Mexico, with Australia as its true homeland.
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Hungary
Mexico
Australia
Canadian Soldier Allan Black Returns Home
Allan Black, a Canadian soldier back from overseas, celebrated his first night at home by eating 28 raw eggs and five orders of poached eggs on toast, as reported in local notes of his homecoming.
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Allan Black
Army Girls Champion A New Hair Do
The article notes Canadian Women Army Corps members abandoning Veronica Lake curls for practical feather bob cuts and perms. It describes the shift to feather bob styles as suitable for all hair colors and faces, creating a recognizable Miss Canada in Khaki look.
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Army Girls
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
C.W.A.C
Women’s Army Corps
Chicago Stock Show Returns at Chicago Stockyards in 1943
The Windy City hosts a second fat stock show from November 29 to December 2 1943 at the Chicago Stockyards. Exhibits include fat and feeder cattle sheep and swine with open and junior classes alongside four large purebred cattle sales featuring Shorthorns Polled Shorthorns Milking Shorthorns and Herefords. Premiums mirror those from the International Live Stock Exposition and over 5000 animals entered the 1942 event.
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Chicago
Chicago Stockyards
The
International
Softly Feminine Anne Adams Frock Pattern 4443
A summer dress pattern 4443 described as softly feminine with a contrast yoke and bow. Available in women's sizes 34 through 48, size 36 needing 3 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. mail slow.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
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