The Gift Cabin by Gertrude Norton Lisenbee
A traveler recalls life in the old Indian country with two young settlers Dick and I, a blizzard nearly freezing them, a mysterious Bad Man, and a later rescue by Oscar Merrill who shares shelter, supplies, and a cabin later given to the settlers. The tale closes with a note on Miller's Worm Powders.
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Joaquin
Delmonycoe's
Dick Barry
Dick’s
Freezin
Starvin
Nick
Ike
Welcoia
Oscar ‘Merrill
West
Oscar Merrill
Beauty and farm care tips from the Dominion weekly
A mixed digest offers advice on dairy cleanliness clipping udders and tails for easier milking and lice control, cooling milk with tanks, seed fair winners predicting regional suitability, fall ploughing before freeze up for better seed beds, upholstery tow prep from flax straw, and Persian Balm as a cosmetic powder and skin tonic for daily use.
Notes on Farm Interest Moths, Beans, Fallow, and Stable Fly
Observations explain moth larvae damage to clothing and furniture, horse bean ancient use in Central Europe, and factors behind profitable crop production. Advice notes exposing infested items to below zero for destruction, describes stable fly behavior and bite, and discusses the enduring practice of summer fallow and its historical weed-control role.
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Central
Europe
Troy
Dominion
Gems of Thought Reflections From Notable Voices
A compilation of aphorisms from diverse thinkers. Quotes from Taylor, Johnson, Inge, Franklin, Coolidge, Evans, Blanchard, Ballou, Sand, Booth and others touch on happiness, speech, optimism, excuses, and living with intention. Each brief line presents a worldly insight.
Canadian Egg Laying Contest Yields Record Gains
The 14th Canadian Egg Laying Contest and 9th Ontario Contest wrap with 241 birds qualifying for Registration up from 177. White Leghorns from Manor Farm Clarkson Ont win with 2646.9 eggs and 28.6-point lead. Hollywood Poultry Farm Woodinville USA takes second. Urquhart Barred Rocks finish fourth. A French scientist developed a lunar method for cyclone forecasting.
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Ontario
Canada
Rome
Clarkson
Ont
Hollywood Poultry Farm
Woodinville
Wash
U.S.A
W.S. Hall
A. J. Urquhart
Taylor
Ottawa
Scottish sheep stocks rise in postwar agriculture report
The 1930 31 census shows a steady rise in Scotland sheep numbers since 1920, with 7 831 000 head in 1931, the largest in forty years, and an even larger total in 1932. The 1931 27 300 000 lb wool clip kept pace with flock growth.
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Scotland
Fairy boots misheard by house boarder at breakfast
A landlady rebukes a boarder who mishears his remark about ferryboats. He insists he meant fairy boots, not boats, prompting a tense miscommunication at breakfast.
Allen and Brown Names Explain Their Merged Lineages
A teacher queries a student about his name and his mother’s surname Brown. The boy explains that his mother remarried and he took his stepfather’s name, Allen, clarifying the blended family naming story with concise humor and a simple family dynamic.
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Allen
Brown
Royal Scot Visit Draws Warm Canadian Welcomes
British Royal Scot train visits Canada. Canadians greet the locomotive with hearty reception as it tours western cities and travels toward the Pacific. Crowds cheer the Motherland’s historic journey and inspect the famous engine up close.
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Rocky Caverns
Pacific
Canadian Pacific
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the Free Press
Gertrude Norton Lisenbee
Dominion Experimental Farms
Dr. Johnson
Dean Inge
C. N. Bovee
Franklin
Calvin Coolidge
G. T. Evans
Samuel L. Blanchard
George Sand
General Booth
Moon
Earth
Buckley
H. G. Wells
Joe
Royal
Fraser Canyon
Wavernous
Rockies
C.P.R
North Bend
Fraser River
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