What Oil Means to Canada
An overview of Canadian oil development centered on the Leduc field and Gulf Coast style recovery. It describes gas drives, pumping, and pressure maintenance, noting Leduc’s 1947 discovery transforming Canada into an oil producer with extensive wells, fields, and acreage. It compares Canada to the United States in exploration density and reserves.
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Golden Spike
Leduc
Canada
Blairmore
Saskatchewan
Lloydminister
Leduc-Woodbend
Edmonton
U.S
Alberta
Western Canada
United States
Develo
Home Workshop flamingo patterns for lawn figures
The note promotes Home Workshop patterns for outdoor lawn and garden figures. It describes a duck and flamingo project with material needs, cutting steps, and painting guides. Patterns 258 and 394 cost 35c. complete packets priced $1.50 include six patterns from Department P.P.L. at 4438 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver BC.
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P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Swan strike cuts power in southern Alberta district
Power service to this southern Alberta district was disrupted when two swans flew into power lines and were electrocuted. The incident interrupted electrical supply and prompted local crews to repair the lines.
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Woolford
Alta
Alberta
Ice Free Highways Trial Uses German Compound on Asphalt
In New Brunswick initial tests show ice-free roads after applying a German invented chemical to asphalt. In Cremona Italy a memorial tablet marks the house where Antonio Stradivarius produced his violins.
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New Brunswick
Cremona
Italy
Antonio Stradivarius
Humorous War Jokes Bring Laughs Amid Strain
A parade of jokes and quips from recruits and a boxer shows light relief during hardship. A unit jokes about route marching and a telegraph mix up. A recruit feigns illness to avoid eating, and a doctor promotes fruit skins as vitamins.
Alberta Premier Calls War on Highway Deaths
Premier Manning urges an all-out drive to prevent road accidents in Alberta noting that highway deaths far outpace epidemics. He praises conference delegates, law enforcement, and municipal governments while stressing responsible driving and youth guidance to save lives this year.
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Alberta
Canada
Lem
Manning
Holly shipment from Vancouver Island rises 86 percent
Reports show 13 tons of holly were shipped from Vancouver Island to eastern Canadian points last Christmas season, marking an 86 percent increase over the prior year.
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Vancouver Island
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promised to Restore Vitality
When run-down and tired from excess acids and wastes, the ad urges using Dodd's Kidney Pills to stimulate kidneys and restore normal waste removal. It claims better sleep and work, and directs readers to look for the blue box with a red band at druggists.
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Dodd
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