World in Your Garden: Plants Travel as Cultures Connect
The Geographic Society showcases The World in Your Garden, a book by W. H. Camp and USDA authors, tracing plant journeys from Africa to the Caucasus and the Americas. It highlights explorers, fruit origins, medieval diets, and a history of flower symbolism with plates and recipes.
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North America
Africa
Gettin
David Livingstone
Holand
Man
Fife
Captain Bligh
Tahiti
Indies
America
Europe
W. H Camp
Vietor R. Boswell
J. R. Magness
United States Department of Agriculture
Alberta’s busy year 1957 sees dividends for citizens
The province earmarked 11 million dollars from oil and gas royalties to pay direct dividends to about 550,000 Albertans. Steps toward major liquor law changes are under way, with cocktail bars and liquor sales in night clubs and restaurants possible next year.
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Alberta
the Times
Wetaskiwin, Alta
Unusual New Year Wedding Foiled Friends With Cowbells and Cans
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tyler of Piney celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary recalling a 1923 New Year’s midnight ceremony. They married at 12:15 am in the Church of Christ Disciples manse, then rode a horse cutter 14 miles away, while friends mocked them with cow bells and tin cans.
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Norman Tyler
Piney
Mrs. Tyler
Mr. Tyler
Riding Mountain
Norman
Church of Christ Disciples’ Manse
Carilion News
Steinbach, Man
Easy-knit hood pattern for winter protection
Pattern 7389 offers directions for long and short knitted hoods in sizes small to large using stockinette stitch. Requires 2 ounces worsted yarn for a short hood and includes mittens. Send 35 cents in coins with name and address to Household Arts Department Toronto pattern number 7389.
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Household Arts Department
Front Street
Toronto
Raccoon Predation Threatens Ducks in Magee Marsh Area
Outdoor editor Lou Klewer reports rising raccoon predation in northwestern Ohio marshes near Toledo. At Magee's Marsh 22 duck nests were destroyed before hatching, threatening future nesting and local waterfowl populations. A study traps 72 raccoons on 700 acres, predicting 216 new raccoons this fall.
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Lou Klewer
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Blade
Outdoor Writers of America
Ohio
Magee’s Marsh
Karl Bednarik
Magee Marsh
Magee's
Unemployment Struggles Hit Yorkton as Seasonal Industry Fails
Local business leaders form a committee to study Yorkton's unemployment crisis. In 1957 the city reported 2,482 unemployed, with 29 percent of the labor force out of work. Construction, road work, storage, and other sectors lay off workers while unemployment insurance rises and skilled staff struggle to find positions.
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LindaWe
Earl Stauffer
Yorkton
Anada
Valedictory for The Star and Times Ends 27 Years of Leadership
The Star and Times in Swan River Manitoba announces its last issue under current editor H. B. Munro after 27 years and one month. The editors thank merchants, correspondents, and friends for support and pledge to assist successors and the town’s continued development.
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Star and Times
H. B. Munro
Edita
Sunset Lodge elevates care as a beacon of civilization
A report on a Sunset Lodge visit for residents of Eatonia Saskatchewan notes the home’s spacious rooms, modern kitchen, walk in fridge, ample bathrooms, and a lounge with piano and fireplace. The piece praises the staff and residents, calling the home a true expression of mankind’s humanity.
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Sunset Lodge
Kindersley
Eatonia
Lodge
Metronend
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Geographic Society
Virden
Scotland
Mervin Watt
Celleae
Alice Brees
Manly F. Miner
Jack Miner
Canada
Niagara Falls
England
Bermuda
All Canada
the Enterprise
Yorkton, Sask
the Star
Tim
Swan River
Saskatchewan
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