China’s Year Of The Tiger Observed In Spite Of War
China's Year of the Tiger is celebrated amid civil war as firecrackers mark the new year. The piece follows Mr Wang from Manchuria and explains Chinese calendars, reigns, and age reckoning through history and occupation.
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China
John Goette
Central Press
Peking
Communist Propaganda Corps
Wang
Mr. Wang
Tung Chih
Tos
Kuang Hsu
Hsuan Tung
Manchuria
Henry Pu-Yi
Canadian
Vantage barley tops Manitoba yield tests across years
In two year trials at Brandon followed by testing at stations across Manitoba Vantage barley out yielded five rivals Montcalm Plush Sanalta and Titan. Across 1948 1949 Vantage averaged 55.5 bushels per acre while Montcalm 54.6 Plush 52.9 Sanalta 51.5 and Titan 50.4.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Cereal Committee of Manitoba Agronomists
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Montcalm
Plush
Titan
Sanalta
Vantage
Helpful Household Hints for Home Projects
Practical tips on varnish warming to spread evenly. Hang coats with two hangers joined back to back to prevent wind damage. Guidelines on picture height vary by viewer position, with hallway displays hung higher for standing observers and living room pictures lower for seated viewers.
Englishman reads highway sign with surprised exclamation
A humorous note depicts an English traveler reacting to a road sign that reads Drive slowly this means you. By Jove he exclaims How did they know I was here. The gag hinges on mistaken self-importance and social signaling.
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Jove
President Truman Gets Most Costly Car Ever Built
Washington report notes Ford built a luxury Lincoln for the White House as part of a prestige promotion. The car features gold plated hardware including cigarette lighter and umbrella rack, a 145 inch wheelbase, red lit running boards, and a raised leather covered top for high hats.
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Washington
Truman
Ford Motor Company
White House
Ford
Valentine Tallberg
Lincoln
Secret Service
Temperature Variance Found In Leather Soles On Winter Days
Laboratory tests indicate up to 0 degree difference between outdoor and indoor temperatures within a leather sole on a winter day. This finding highlights thermal properties of footwear and potential comfort implications for wearers.
Prefers To Live In Arctic Nurse Tells Of Life In The Land Of Midnight Sun
Montreal Daily Star profiles Prudence Hockin, Arctic nurse and matron at All Saints Hospital in Aklavik, describing her view of northern life. She discusses reindeer meat, housing, education, and northern culture, noting a lively Arctic community, icy temperatures, and a modern hospital with up to date equipment.
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Nurse
Midnight
Virginia Russell
Montreal Daily Star Montreal
Prudence Hockin
Montreal
All Saints’ Hospital
Aklavik
Women’s Auxiliary
J. A. Bildtell
Lachine
Arctic
Northland
Aklavik Athletic Association
Arectic Circle
TRY AND STOP ME
Bennett Ceri presents a humorous piece about a man’s meeting with Saint Peter and a factory doctor’s extreme prescription. The jokes hinge on time and money quantities in heaven and a pharmacist’s risky remedy. The pieces showcase light Irish and workplace humor with names like Finnegan and Fogarty.
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Medical
Brothers who ruled the NHL scoring crowns and notable moments
The article recalls legendary sibling scorers Charlie Roy Conacher Doug and Max Bentley with multiple scoring titles and famous battles. It also notes Harry Lumley’s high penalty minutes, a dead fish incident involving Referee Gravel, Chuck Gardiner’s stellar goaltending and Vezina Trophy season, and Gardiner’s Hall of Fame status.
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National Hockey League
N.H.L
Bentley
Conachers
Bentleys
Charlie
Roy Conacher
Doug
Max Bentley
Charlie Conacher
Max
Chicago
Toronto
Doug Bentley
Conacher
Gardiner
International Hockey Hall of Fame
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Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Bill
Sheet
SeeAsual
Tippy
Belleville
Ont
Johansen
Russell&j
Richard
Calgary
Bennett Ceri
Pat Finnegan
Saint Peter
Pearly Gates
Finnegan
S.N.S
N.H.L. Sport Notes
Harry Lumley
Detroit Red Wings
Husky Harry
Chicago Black Hawks
New York Rangers
George Gravel
George
Gravel
Chuck Gardiner
Nets
Hawks
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