Evening Picnic Ends In Daring Rescue At Cove
Barry chases a chance for a better paying summer job while Kent trains as the strongest swimmer at Denner's Cove. A sudden windstorm and missed preparations strand Kent aboard a houseboat, prompting Barry to swim to the buoy and back to secure their rescue and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Graham
Denner’s Cove
Barry
Jesse Kooling
Kent
Skipper
Jesse
Tom
Big Brother
Weighing Hogs Farm Hog Scales Now Available at Cost
The Dominion Department of Agriculture offers farm hog scales at cost to help weigh hogs accurately. Livestock fieldmen are stationed in every province to provide price, supply, and purchase conditions. Contact senior provincial representatives in British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
T. G. Stewart
Credit Fencier
Vancouver
Alberta
N. Curtis
Bloney- Henry
Edmonton
Saskatchewan
J. H. Coles
Post Office
Regina
Manitoba
J. Norquay
Dominion Public Building
Winnipeg
Duel Prank Instructs Pistols As Chalk Marks Fail
Two Irishmen prepare for a pistol duel with a stout man and a lean opponent. The stout man objects to distance, claiming he is a larger target. A second draws chalk lines on the stout man and instructs the lean foe to shoot within the chalk marks for the hit to count.
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Bedad
Canadian village life and hardy folk across Canada
A mosaic of brief notes from Ontario to British Columbia recounts remarkable seniors and feats. John Doig of Listowel, at 75, eyes walking with artificial legs. a Val-d’Or bylaw targets women's shorts. many travellers and locals share feats from lake swims to a 18-lb pike catch. The tale also notes long service pensioners, a 96-year-old death, wartime funds for a disabled girl, and community acts like hospital funds and a former tax collector's resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doig
Listowell
Ont
Val d'Or
Que
George Stasciuk
McElhanny
Sask
Lake Manitou
Nick Delmer
Daysland
Alto
John McBride
Hamilton
Howdenvale
Pilot Mound
Man
Mount Forest
Mason
Cedar Brae
Newmarket
Cypress Hills
Moir
Pictou
N.S
Betty Halloran
Guysborough County
Sussex
N.B
King's County
Peace River
Spirit River
Grand Prairie
J. P. Riley
Ponoka
Alta
Vancouver
Riley
David Coultis
Forest
William
John
George
Alfred
Joseph
Leeds Township
W. L. Sliter
Insects and nature notes span science to war memory
A collage of scientific curiosities covers Japanese beetle control with milky disease, insect eye structure compared across species, honeycomb geometry, shrew appetite, MacArthur on British Army glory, Manitoba mound work, Canadian fish landings, and a Shawinigan memorial protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
John Lubbock
Jeremy Taylor
Pappus
Alexandrine
Ontario
Billie Bear Nature School
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Manitoba
Eastern Fisheries Division
Maritime Provinces
Shawinigan Falls
Que
Standard
Shawinigan
Les Jeunes Laurentians
Home Punch Party Cookies and Drinks Recipes
Home celebratory guide with recipes for Royal and Hawaiian punches and cookies. Includes doughnut and tea options, plus a jelly-filled cookie method and a punch blend of tea juice and ginger ale for serving. Provides yields for the cookies and punch.
Strange Relationships In Uranium History
The New York Sun recalls how Martin Heinrich Klaproth identified uranium in pitchblende in 1789 and named it after Uranus. The piece notes Klaproth rose from apothecary to professor while his son Heinrich Julius became a premier Orientalist, linking discovery to broader world impact.
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Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Pitchblende
Uranus
William Herschel
Mars
Klaproth
Berlin
Danzig
Royal Artillery
Heinrich Julius
St. Petersburg
Japan
New York Sun
Patent Office Grants 450 Patents Including Vitamin Milk Process
The United States Patent Office issued 450 patents this period, among which a process to protect vitamins in milk was highlighted. This shows broad innovation in food preservation and nutritional science, reflecting efforts to improve dairy fortification and shelf life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States Patent Office
Emperor Wang Mang Land Nationalization and Redistribution
In about 1 A D Emperor Wang Mang nationalized land and divided it into equal shares for peasants, a major agrarian reform noted in historical records. The decree aimed to reduce aristocratic control and promote peasant equity across the empire.
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Wang Mang
International Body Proposes Secretariat for World Peace
The United Nations Preparatory Commission executive committee in London opened with a proposal to set up an international secretariat to develop technical machinery for world peace. Secretary Gladwyn Jebb of the British foreign office presented the idea, with representatives from Australia Brazil Canada Chile China Czechoslovakia France Mexico the Netherlands Iran Russia the United Kingdom the United States and Yugoslavia serving on the committee.
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United Nations Preparatory Commission
Commission
London
Gladwyn Jebb
British Foreign Office
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Czechoslovakia
France
Mexico
Netherlands
Iran
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
Yugoslavia
Florence Seizes Million Dollar French Paintings Donated by Goering
Italian ANSA reports Florence authorities seized a collection of French paintings worth about 1 million dollars alleged to have been given by Hermann Goering to a Florence collector in exchange for Renaissance works. The seized works include pieces by Cezanne Renoir Monet and other famous artists as investigators seek ownership.
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Ansa
Florence
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Cezanne
Renoir
Menet
Pattern 4656 Shirtwaist For Fall Wear
This Week's Pattern A refreshingly new neckline on a classic shirtwaister makes Pattern 4656 first choice for Fall wear. Pattern available in nine women sizes from 34 to 50 with 3 yards 35-inch fabric for size 36. Send 20c in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newsletter Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
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