Garden Notes Encourage Staggered Planting and Compost Use
Garden advice urges planting from spring to late June for a long harvest of vegetables and flowers. Use fertilizer carefully, mix with soil, and test deficient soil. Promote composting to produce rich humus, cover with soil to reduce odors, and return compost to beds. The Pas reports mayor Bickle on heavier railage to handle rising wheat shipments.
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Pas
Man
Hudson Bay Railway
H. F. Bickle
How to Treat Rancid Butter for Reuse
Weekly tip instructs soaking rancid butter for two hours in cold water with a large piece of carbonate of soda, then working the butter thoroughly and forming it into a desired roll for reuse.
Women Get Smaller Portions and Pay Same in Restaurants
A subscriber notes women often receive smaller portions than men at the same price in U.S. restaurants. She cites roast beef and pie as examples and compares gender pay and rights, including Sweden's 1921 law pooling incomes, drinking-license age and other social contrasts. The column includes anecdotes on marriage rings, divorce, and a joke about a goldfish with sixty eight cents a week for food.
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Sweden
Europe
Uranium Prospects Draw Bank Interest Near Kamloops
In Kamloops British Columbia mining figures from New York and Toronto are banking on uranium as showings were found at Smuggler Hill near the Fraser canyon. Geologist Frank Joubin notes radioactivity on old mine properties and prospectors aim to locate a mine along the North Thompson River near Kamloops. Joseph Hirshhorn, Toronto and New York mining figure, is reported to be interested in the discovery.
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Kamloops
B.C
New York
Toronto
Goldfish Do Not Occur Wildly In Nature
The statement notes that goldfish are not found in a natural wild state and are a domesticated species descended from wild carp. It highlights their cultivation and presence in human-made environments rather than remote natural habitats.
World Happenings Briefly Told
North Manitoba trappers raise beaver quotas and mink catches as fur prices rise. A world traveller on a Indian Ocean cruise reports people unaware of the Second World War. In Port Elizabeth pawnshops absent 15 years push locals to jewellers for cash. Manitoba fishermen seek to lease northern grounds to locals. Sydney dealer Henry Hale fined for tax evasion. 77 properties owned since 1936. Detroit envoy defends continued trade with China. Vancouver man repurposes old newspapers into lightweight boats using laminated glue paper.
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North
Manitoba
Henry Hale
Sydney
Australia
Hale
Charles Saunders
Vancouver
Manitoba Duck Province Labeled Top Supplier by Expert
Dr. Robert McCabe of the University of Wisconsin calls Manitoba one of the best duck producing provinces in Canada during an address in Winnipeg. He highlights regional wildlife management insights and the province's role in waterfowl production.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Robert McCabe
University of Wisconsin
Beehive Yields About 18 Pounds Honey Annually
The article notes that the typical beehive delivers roughly 18 pounds of honey each year reflecting standard apiary production.
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Historic Page
A dense OCR style crossword snippet with clues and partial answers across multiple sections. Items include sun related shallow, parental affection, city in Chaldea, tantalum symbol, blemish, saucy, ore, platforms, deface, drank with tongue, candy plural, diseases, cloth measure, withered, contend, ladle, printer's measure, breastwork, prefix down, bully, runbed out, Italian poet, cancelled, cistern part, Europeans, color, tread underfoot, grades, snares, rabbits, command, inclined, swapped, stitched, African eye worm, season, father, transfixed, metal cymbals, note of scale, compass point, and more.
The Making of a Great Athlete Through Practice
A essay on how champions like Richard Williams and Tilden built skill through focused practice. It argues true greatness combines natural talent with long hours of fundamental training and self driven drills. The piece cites wall drills, repeated strokes, and self competition as keys to mastery. It also promotes a Sports College with free membership and educational materials.
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Maurice Richard
Ted Willams
Richard
Williams
Bill
Tilden
Sports College
Box 99
Toronto 1
Ontario
C.B.C
Kitchen Meditations on a Gardener’s Quiet Faith
A reflective piece remembers a gardener who knelt to tend soil and comfort children. Readers are invited to see in simple acts a lasting love sown in the hearts of small children, enduring beyond his life.
Cheetah Tops Speed at Seventy MPH for Short Bursts
The cheetah is the fastest known animal and has been clocked at 70 miles an hour for short distances. This remarkable speed showcases its acceleration and acceleration in sprint hunts.
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Joker
Kent Fieve
Amme
Germany
Switzerland
Chunchon
Korea
Central Press
Indian Ocean
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Detroit
China
Duck Province
Chaldea
Saucy
Peggy
Mister Smith
Little ME
Priscilla
Dee-Haid
William
Ferguson
Strauss Mirada Eteoiv
Chuck Thurston
Hank
al Vermeer
Lloyd
Ace” Percival
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