I Felt the Tension in a Jealous Husband Tale
A jealous husband in a strained marriage recalls a daydream of infidelity and a promised job that would save their finances. When his wife reveals she is pregnant, the mood shifts from suspicion to relief, but misunderstandings endure as she remains silent to him.
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Mabel
Bill Sparrow
Boleno’s
London
Jane
Baddie Drew
Jane Drew
Mariel
Joey
Poland Adopts Three Year Plan To Raise Industrial Output
Poland approves a three year plan for 1949 to lift industrial output focusing on food clothing and footwear. The effort aims to improve nutrition and living standards as regained territories supply resources with 1000 textile plants restored and 25 of 53 wood pulp mills rebuilt. Coal output rises and electrical power expected to reach pre war levels.
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Poland
Toronto Star
New Pattern 4911 Flaunts Four Flattering Features
Sew This Quickly reports Pattern 4911 with a diagonal button sweep a modified dolman sleeve a longer flared peplum and a slim straight skirt. Includes illustrated instructions and comes in sizes 12 through 20. Size 16 requires 3 yards of 38 inch fabric. Send 20 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Dolman
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
He MacDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Primitive custom burying sick to cure them
A historical note describes a practice among some primitive populations where burying sick individuals was believed to cure them. The fragment offers a glimpse into ancient healing myths and ritual thinking.
Canada Pays Little Share Of UN Budget For 1946 47
United Nations General Assembly approves budgets totaling 67.13 million with Canada contributing 2.18 million for 1946 and 1947. Canada’s shares are 2.35 percent for 1946 administrative costs and 3.20 percent for 1947, plus 3.20 percent of working capital. The United States bears 39.89 percent, with varying shares for other nations. Separate Refugee Organization budget totals 151.06 million operational and 4.8 million admin, with Canada’s portions 5.29 million and 153,600 respectively.
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New York
United Nations General Assembly
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Russia
Iceland
Costa Rica
Haiti
Paraguay
Nicaragua
International Refugee Organization
Britain marries science with industry for new tech era
The Emipre Digest notes Britain will shift wartime scientific breakthroughs toward commercial use. Jet locomotives, a trans Atlantic jet at 550 mph, and atomic powered liners join radar advances, penicillin and DDT refinements, and other health and agricultural gains under UK research.
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Emipre
Britain
United Kingdom
The Easy Way Relaxation Boosts Life After Heart Attacks
The Royal Bank of Canada Bulletin promotes simple rest as a stress reliever. It notes many patients who survived severe heart attacks live ten years or more after adopting calmer living habits.
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Royal Bank of Canada Bulletin
Doomed Last Supper Faces Wind and War Damage
Milan readies to recover Santa Maria delle Grazie as Allied bombardment and weather take toll on Leonardo da Vinci's famed Last Supper. The fresco, long debated for restoration, was further harmed after bombs breached the refectory walls and years of exposure eroded the painting.
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Milan
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci
Santa Maria Della Grazie
Leonardo
Santa Miaria Delle Grazie
Santa Marie Delle Grazie
Sen
Ettore Conti
Agriculture Dept Warns on 24-D Weed Killer Use
Ottawa reports the agriculture department cautions against heavy use of the new weed killer 24-D on field crops. Experiments show excessive application can injure grain and sharply reduce yield, while light use may boost yields by killing many weeds.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Department
Natural Sleep Hours From 8 PM to Midnight
A scientist states human sleep is natural from 8 p m to midnight and advises sleepless individuals to retire early and maximize sleep before midnight. He urges early rest to improve restfulness and health.
Apple Sauce Nut Cookies From Old Recipe
A vintage recipe describes cookies made with apple sauce raisins and nuts. Ingredients include flour baking powder soda salt cinnamon cloves nutmeg shortening sugar egg and apple sauce with optional cereal substitutes for the nuts. The method uses creaming shortening and sugar then alternating flour with apple sauce and baking until golden. Makes about thirty two dozen cookies.
Cookie Recipe from Old Formatted Instructions
Cream shortening and sugar until light. Add egg and mix well. Alternate adding flour and milk, then fold in chopped peanuts. Drop by teaspoon on greased sheets, flatten with a fork. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Makes about 25 cookies.
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Post
Exclusive ChinChilla Ranch Raises Value on Vancouver Island
RC AF veteran Jeff Jeffries and his wife Lee run a chinchilla ranch near Nanaimo with DV A aid. They began after buying a farm at Mount Benson, now housing 16 breeding stock valued at about 1500 per pair. Delicate fur fetches up to 125 000 for deluxe coats.
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R.C.A.F
Vancouver Island
Veterans’ Affairs
Jeff’ Jeffries
Canada
Nanaimo
D.V.A
Lee
Jeffries
Mount Benson
Jeff
Colorado
Air Force
Canadian Army to Publish Official World War II History
Army Headquarters announced 15 officers and 28 other ranks are compiling an official history of World War II. A one volume Official Historical Sketch should be ready next summer, with four volumes of the full history expected to be published in about five years.
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Army Headquarters
Reunion plans for nurse Dr. Alice M. North after war care
Dr. Alice M. North sails from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth bound for Castine Maine where she hosted recovering sailors and marines during the war. The group will reunite with her at Southampton and London as they meet at her summer home.
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Castine
Alice M. North
New York
Southampton
London
Chemically Wrapped Oranges Improve Shipments
In Pomona California Dr Robert A Baum chemical engineer reports a new wrapping paper for citrus that, when treated with chemicals, suppresses blue and green moulds. A recent rail shipment of chemically wrapped oranges to Hong Kong arrived 50 percent better in condition than fruit in standard wrappers.
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Pomona
Cal
California
Robert A. Baum
Hong Kong
China moves to boost tung oil production
Chinese authorities prepare final steps for a program to expand tung oil output creating a de facto world monopoly. Tung tree planters will receive encouragement under a plan guided by the Sino American agricultural commission findings.
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Sino- American Agricultural Commission
Scientists Identify Eleven Wheat Races Across Cultivars
Scientists recognize eleven cultivated wheat species representing distinct races. The finding catalogues diverse grain forms and highlights regional adaptations, aiding future breeding and crop improvement efforts.
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Ice Man
Mr. Nelson
Joe Neilson
Pre@ott
Nelson
Eddie
Tony
Lydia E Pinkham
Sa Slo
U.N. General Assembly
Prince, Rupert
B.C
Nora E. Arnold
H. D. Daggett
Mely
Walter Callow
Halifax
Camp Hill Military Hospital
Callow
Official War History
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