Rural Electrification Gain Seen Key to Farm Progress
A 1941 survey shows Manitoba farms only 7.3 percent served by electricity while other western provinces range from 4.7 to 5.4 percent. Ontario 37 percent and Quebec 23.3 percent. The Royal Bank of Canada notes provincial disparities may reflect farm sizes and proximity to service. In sparsely settled areas farms often rely on self generated power with investments around 400 to 700 dollars for fuel and wind or hybrid systems.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Royal Bank of Canada
New Uses for Electricity Accelerate Farm Work
The text notes ongoing discoveries in electricity use for agriculture and cites Britain’s wartime rural electrification as a model to increase output with limited farm labor. It reports over 300 farm uses and describes a farm as a miniature factory, urging community support for rural electrification to shorten labor and improve conditions.
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Britain
United States Rural Electrification Administration
Ancient games hint at board history and scent science
The text notes checkers tracing back 4000 years and chess 2000 years older. It mentions Saskatchewan muskrat scent glands as a perfume basis with a New York firm offering five dollars per quart if sufficient glands can be obtained. Also a note that windows sparkle with added vinegar.
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Saskatchewan
Fred Mullins
Provincial Natural Resources Branch
New York
Price Control And Rationing Information
Readers ask about sugar price changes and ration books. The Prices Board says sugar prices will not rise in Canada. Instructions explain how to obtain a ration book, update addresses, and the current delivery rules. Readers should request the pamphlet Consumers News or the Blue Book and contact the Wartime Prices and Trade Board office in their province.
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Canada
the Prices Board
England
Consumers’ News
Thisspaper
Prices and Trade Board
Valuable Roosevelt Souvenir Envelopes Sold At Auction
Eight envelopes addressed to Franklin D. Roosevelt mailed from the royal train during the 1939 North American visit of the King and Queen sold for 100 dollars at a public auction of the first part of the late President's stamp collection. Only one envelope was mailed in Canada though all items were posted from the royal train. A Canada item on the Brock included a first flight from Vancouver to Seattle on February 17, 1919, which brought 380. The crocodile has the most efficient circulatory system among reptiles.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Canada
Brock
Vancouver
Seattle
Wash
Manitoba launches 40000 acre land settlement for veterans
Manitoba officials announce a major land settlement project to open 40000 acres for farming in Birch River territory within three years. Initial 1946 funding of 100000 dollars supports survey work and creation of about 200 new quarter and half section farms for soldier settlers northwest of Winnipeg.
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Manitoba
Birch River
Lloydminster Area Drills Eighth Oil Well of 1946
Natural Resources Minister J L Phelps announced that the Lloydminster area in Saskatchewan struck oil at 1863 feet, the eighth well in the Community Services Ltd project. The company plans nine more wells in 1946 while three are in production and two gas wells await a pipeline. In the Unity gas district Bata Petroleum Ltd will start drilling 40 wells on April 1 following ten wells last year.
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Lloydminster
Sask
J. L. Phelps
Community Services, Ltd
Phelps
Unity Gas District
Bata Petroleums, Ltd
Young Stevenson Defies Punishment With Self Story
A childhood tale shows Robert Louis Stevenson sent to a corner for mischief. After a pause, the five year old promises to be good and whispers that he is telling himself a story. The nurse finally tells him he may come away.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert
Stevenson
Gems of Thought Meditations on Mind and Faith
A collection of aphoristic quotes on meditation prayer and contemplation from diverse authors. It links meditation as nourishment for thought with Christian devotional insights and poetic reflections on inner peaceful communion and the ascent of thought.
Cauliflower Bake With Egg Sauce From Old Recipe
A medium cauliflower is prepared by boiling and then baking with a sauce made from butter flour milk and Worcestershire. The dish includes chopped hard cooked eggs and is finished with cornflake crumbs baked until browned yielding 4 to 6 servings.
Tea prices persist in England through late eighteenth century
The article notes high tea costs in England lasting into the last quarter of the eighteenth century. It mentions the poor buying used tea leaves from the rich, reflecting ongoing affordability issues.
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England
British scientists reveal water softening zeolites and more
British researchers describe a method using zeolites to remove lime and magnesium from water replacing them with sodium compounds. They also report a process to reclaim nicotine from tobacco curing and recover pectin from citrus waste. Snowflakes and honey bee cells are noted as six sided.
City contract keeps sheep to guard Baldwin Hills erosion
The Los Angeles Board of Public Works approves a grazing contract allowing a herd to graze on Baldwin Hills grass to prevent erosion provided the animals do not let the grass fall below two inches. The note also recalls early printing using black ink only and manual coloring for initials and ornamentation.
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Board of Public Works At
Los Angeles
Baldwin Hills
Hem-Roid Piles Relief Promise Five Day Home Test
A Canadian firm backs Hem-Roid claims for quick relief from painful piles with a five day home trial at no cost. The ad promises easy testing, money back on unused product, and emphasizes privacy and simple use in the home through drugstores.
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Canada
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historic Page
A readable OCR puzzle page lists across and down clues with numbers and several misspellings including names like Beamears and Nighthall. It presents categories of vegetables, metals, and animals, and includes thematic hints for a prior answer key.
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Ription
Ur Q
Franklin Roosevelt
General Foods
Saskatchewan Oil
C. Simmons
George Herne
Philip Henry
Joseph Hall
Mary Baker Eddy
Paul Hamilton Hayne
Nuorad
Astute
Chaldea
Nighthall
Beamears
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