Western Boys and Girls Farm Clubs Win Big at Fair
In the 1947 National Contests at Toronto with the Royco Winter Fair Manitoba clubs topped poultry seed potatoes and breeding contests. Saskatchewan led dairy and beef cattle. British Columbia won seed potatoes. Alberta and Quebec won other divisions. Teams of two girls or boys paired for final placements with top individuals named from Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario New Brunswick British Columbia Quebec Alberta and Nova Scotia. Highest scores recognized include Harold Lees and Fabien Gaudet among others.
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Toronto
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ebriliah
Saskatewan
Briti Columbia
Alteta
Quebec
Relieve Colds with TherogenMephatep Rus Rub
Relieve misery of head and chest colds with Therogene Mephatep Rus ointment. Soothing vapors penetrate the upper passages to break congestion, quiet coughing, and ease aching muscles. Write for a free introductory tin to Dept mMB11T 296 Richmond St. W. Toronto.
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Richmond St. W
Toronto
Grown-Up Peplum Magic Pattern 4580 for Girls
Easy-sew pattern 4580 for girls sizes 6 to 14 offers a stingy peplum frock with detachable peplum and complete illustrated instructions. Includes fit-tested guidance and requires 25 cents, plus name address and style number to order from Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Valuable Vitamin C Lost By Throwing Vegetable Water Away
Ottawa says import restrictions on US citrus harm vitamin C intake but Dr L B Pett notes Canadian housewives discard more vitamin C in vegetable water yearly than in imported fruit. He urges cooking with less water and using vegetable water in soups to preserve nutrients.
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Ottawa
L. B. Pett
Health Departments
Selected recipes for chocolate cake and doughnuts
A pair of vintage style recipes. First, a chocolate cake with a bottom sauce formed by a cocoa sugar mix poured over hot batter baked at 350 F for 30 to 40 minutes yields 6 to 8 servings. Second, a fried doughnut recipe uses unsweetened chocolate and cinnamon sugar for about four dozen doughnuts.
Turin Once Served as Italy's Capital
The historical note recalls that Turin was the capital of Italy in earlier times, before Rome. The fact highlights the shift of national political centers in Italian history.
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Turin
Italy
Campaign pressures for King Leopold II return
Reported supporters push for an active campaign to restore the exiled Belgian monarch. Health authorities note smallpox appears in Egypt amid a cholera outbreak as Britain eyes higher exports to Canada in 1948.
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Leopold II
Public Health Ministry
Egypt
Four Friends Die in Ottawa River Bridge Collapse
Matto Luikko survives after a bridge over the Ottawa River collapses. He and four companions were on the structure when it gave way as the current swept them away. The river at that point runs about 100 yards wide with swift current and debris shows the broken span extending from the bank.
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Matto Luikko
Tey
Crossword puzzle clues mixed with garbled entries
Puzzle page shows a jumble of crossword hints and partial answers including animals foods tools and places. Numerous garbled terms mix with clues such as Indian tents river islands and measures of land while several entries appear incomplete or nonsensical.
Prairie living boosts Canadian longevity say census figures
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics survey of 1931 and 1941 censuses shows Canadians are living longer. Prairie residents have the best life expectancy, with Western boys projected to reach about 65 and girls up to 68. Provinces vary, with Ontario and BC girls near 68 as well, while India shows very low life expectancy by comparison.
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UAWA
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairies
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Praines
Ontaro
Maritimes
Quber
India
Unknown Atmospheric Thickness Beyond One Percent Mile
The exact thickness of the air layer around Earth is undetermined yet it is certain air extends beyond more than 1 percent mile from the surface.
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Earth
Globe
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Western Boys
Sasketchewon
Alberta
B.C
Voebex
Robert Brackark
S Cromaing
Kathleen Sutherland
R.R
Saskatoon
Hendric Devries Georgetown
David Pelletterio
Hilton
New Brunswick
Franklin Johnwin
Michael Routledge
Hampshead
Robert Black
Betsey Buchan
J. Kisbey
Harold Lees
Arcola
British Columbia
Katherine
Jecora Wood
Armstrong
Donald Murray
Alex Stow
Graysville
Denis Forest
Fabin Gaudet
Ste. Marie Salomie
William De'Ath
Fig
Drayson
Mentmore
Harold Forder
Blackstock
Ewart Leask
Taunton
Fabien Gaudet
Elva McBurney
Margaret Patterson
Souris
Roland
Emilien Bernard
Balmoral
Alan
Ronald Smith Whonnock
Atkinson, Stonewall
Donald Taplin
Elkhart
Harvey Katterhagen
Howard Roppel
Rockyford
David Craig
Bowmanville
Evelyn Taylor
Enniskillen
Howard Rep
Douglas Boze
Surrey Centre
Audrey Kidd
Cloverdale
Harry Harper
Goodwood
Robert Meek
Sannford
Richard Desrochers
Fernand Rondeau
Ste. Elisabeth
Douglas Bouse
Margaret Brown
Iris Kingsmill
Ruth Fulton
Arbuthnot
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Anna Orr
Maple
Pood
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Whitla
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Bow Island
Nova Scotia
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New Glasgow
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Eureka
Doris Kirkpatrick
Agnes Turnbull
Paris
Britain
Canada
Joseph Garner
United Kingdom
David Lamb
Salvation Army
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Ousden
Suffolk
Eng
London
Vicks VA
Ranewittly
River Island
Eigen
Iver
Ergi
Tantalm
Malanty
Claias
Toh
Southern
Arizona Indians
New Guinea
Cos
Cdass
CO. H. Rerrick
Germany
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Little Reggie
JWE
Margarita
Reggie
Are You
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