In Consistency of English and Tongue Twists
A Providence Bulletin note discusses English quirks and tonal confusion in Chinese and English slang, outlining examples like fast with varied meanings, yeah in questions and teen dialogue, and odd plurals such as oxen geese moose and pen. It contrasts with other languages while listing common plural and pronoun oddities.
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St Cilliege
Sue
Sea harvest urged to meet future food needs worldwide
UNESCO in its Courier urges expanding sea farming to feed a growing global population expected to reach four billion. It notes current seafood and marine plant intake is just one percent of diets, with potential gains from improved fishing and sea vegetation.
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Unesco Courier
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Food and Agriculture Organization
Neighbors Rebuild Widow's Home After Fire Loss
In Windsor Ontario area Mrs Arthur Vanderbeck lost her home and belongings after a fire that followed a cemetery visit. Neighbors organized a collective relief effort with local tradespeople donating labor and materials to construct a new three bedroom house.
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Sarchteich Hest
Windsor
Arthur Vanderbeck
Bied Moore
Proves Value Protein Diet in School Lunches
Four 23 day old white rats weigh 40 grams each. Two fed junk lunches become snappish and weigh 90 grams after a month. The other two fed a balanced protein rich diet gain to 170 grams and show health and good temper. Sister Marie Alphonse led pupils in the demonstration at the Ottawa school.
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Pupus
St. Conrad
Ottawa
Marie Alphonse
Hawks Hold NHL Shutout Record in 1928 29 Season
The Chicago Black Hawks were blanked 20 times in 44 games during 1928 29, the most shutouts in NHL that season. Pittsburgh blanked 18 times, and goalie George Hainsworth posted 22 shutouts for the Canadiens, a mark unlikely to be surpassed. The league total reached 120 shutouts across 10 clubs.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks
Hawks
New York Americans
Montreal Maroons
Pittsburgh
George Hainsworth
Canadiens
Alex Connell
Ottawa Senators
Chicago
Toronto
New York
NHL
Potato tuber anatomy explained in simple terms
The edible part of the potato is a tuber that forms underground. A tuber is a fleshy stem, not a root or bulb, bearing buds called eyes that sprout when ready.
Traditional Chinese Mother-in-Law Roles Stir Marital Tensions
In Singapore and Malaya, enduring norms require brides to live with their husband’s parents and serve as primary caretakers. Conflicts arise as Western ideals push for independent households, with mothers-in-law allegedly pressuring husbands to take mistresses or second wives to spite wives, fueling divorce battles.
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Singapore
Arance
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A collection of humorous vignettes spans Toscanini scolding a slow organ grinder to a weather vane purchase dispute and a Soviet consumer-need quip. The piece features name drops and light social satire across varied scenes.
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Bennett Cerf
Patterns Gay Kitchen Ride Keeps You Neat and Pretty
A compact home craft note presents simple steps for organizing and styling a neat kitchen space. It emphasizes easy routines to maintain a tidy, attractive area with practical, repeatable techniques.
Man discovers birth record mislabels him as a woman
Riccardo Maria Romano, 23, a former army sergeant, may delay his wedding after a town hall clerk notes he is registered as female. The error stemmed from the clerk being misled by his second name Maria on the birth record.
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Riccardo Maria Romano
Maria
Fashions Sizes Up to 590 Department P.P.L.
The notice lists the Fashions department at 590 in Toronto and references the P.P.L. and Household Arts Department located at 60 Front Street West. It notes offerings or services connected to local library and household arts programs.
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P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Gay kitchen apron pattern 7210 offered by Alice Brooks
Embroidery and applique transfers with easy instructions for a 16 inch apron. Send twenty five cents to obtain this pattern and order the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue featuring knitting crochet embroidery iron ons toys and novel ties. Include name address and pattern number.
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Alice Brooks
Cosmetics for skin care and whitening
Advice on using spray top products to minimize waste and heat loss. Recommends a lotion with lanolin lemon and glycerine to whiten soften and protect the skin. Emphasizes choosing cosmetics suited to your skin type and coloring for a natural look.
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