Summer visitors loom over country home in family talk
A strained family scene unfolds on a rural porch as Mom fights fatigue from hosting relatives. Dad advocates sending Cousin Min Lil Uncle Jeb and Sil away for rest while Mom resists, seeking to keep help for Mrs Frazer Lynn and maintain a lively household. The exchange reveals aging, duty, and a longing for peace amid summer guests and chores.
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Mary
Martha
Minnie
Dad
Mom
Min
Jeb
Uncle Jeb
Amica
Frazer Lynn
Lil
Nora
Lynn
Miller
Millie
Jebd
Mill
Lakeview
Sil
Mrs. Lynn
Mrs Lynn
Street Safety Urges Supervision of Children Playing Near Vehicles
Officials warn that small children should not play on streets without adult or older child supervision. Accidents happen in seconds and many kids are killed or injured by traffic when a vehicle starts. Truck drivers and delivery workers are urged to check for children before moving a parked vehicle.
Volume for Volume Aluminum Weighs One Third of Steel
A concise comparison shows aluminum density relative to steel, indicating that for equal volumes aluminum weighs about one third as much as steel. This material property underpins lighter weight designs across engineering applications.
Saskatchewan museum adds hawk display with 24 species
Regina reports the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History unveiled a new hawk exhibit listing 24 species found in the province. Fred Bard states the display includes size, weight and color data with a cartoon aid and mounted specimens from the museum collection. Artist Wolfram Nissén helped arrange the exhibit. Hawks hunt with eyes on the sides and large hooked beaks and talons. The Duck Hawk is noted as the fastest flying bird at 150 mph. There are 36 North American hawk species, 24 in Saskatchewan. Hawks feed on small mammals, birds, insects, snakes, and frogs, with occasional domestic fowl.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History
Fred Bard
of Museum
Wolfram Nissén
Regina College
North American
Saskatchewan
Nutrition photographic contest for Saskatchewan amateurs
Saskatchewan amateur photographers are invited to enter the 1956 nutrition photograph contest sponsored by the Department of National Health and Welfare. Subject matter includes nutrition research education or direct nutrition service. Entry is free. any number of 8 by 10 inch B and W prints may be submitted. closes November 30 1956. Cash prizes total 425 dollars with a 100 dollar first prize and 50 25 25 prizes plus ten 25 awards per province.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Natunal Health and Welfare
Department of National Health and Welfare
Department
Ottawa
Jackson Building
Animal oddities revealed as 200 directors swap tales
Zoo directors from around the world shared stories of troublesome animal behavior. Copenhagen musk oxen Hans and Trine were fed bread and beer after wandering to a meteorological station during a harsh winter. Behiwela elephants are bottle fed to wean due to crop damage, and Chester chimps had their home dismantled to stop throwing stones.
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Warnens Zoo
Sven Anderson
Copenhagen Zoo
Hans
Trine
East Greenlami
Anderson
Trane
Ceylon
Liberg
A. N. Weinman
Behiwela
Weinman
Chester
England
G.S. Nottershead
Smile of the Week hunter recalls near tiger encounter
A reminiscence from a big game hunter centers on a fatal choice between tiger and man. He tells his wife it was the tiger or him, and she notes the outcome saved their love for life together.
Romans Seeds Olive Oil Trade to Spain Sparks Growth
Romans began shipping olive oil to Spain over two millennia ago. Spaniards adopted olive groves for cooking food and beauty, establishing Spain as the world’s largest producer today.
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Spain
Cartoonish household gags and ranfly humor bits
A collage of jokes about domestic life and social figures. Notes show a tired husband joking about fixing a clock and a cuckoo, a painter offering easy money to a dairy maid, and a farmer’s son taking a weekend guest to a field with a risqué punchline.
Red white and blue rose eyed for national flower
Stephen Phelan proposes a red white and blue rose as a national flower. He cites past success with his blue Phelan’s Flag and notes tests from California to the East Coast show the tree rose adapts to various soils and climates and can grow as a bush, tree, or potted plant.
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Stephen Phelan
Congress
Phelan
California
Immunization for children protects against contagious diseases
Medical science offers methods to render children immune to certain contagious diseases. Some provide long term protection, others are emergency measures after exposure. It is advised to follow a doctor's recommended immunization to safeguard children.
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Mauretania
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Queen & Azabeth
Fatima
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Elizabeth
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Parthia Gutta Mary Britammic
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Iver Poe
Cova
Were Mawr
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Tovmmer
Cunard Line
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Man
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