Flowers For London Blossoms From Scilly Islands
The Scilly Islands near England supply narcissi daffodils arum lilies calendas and other flowers for London winter markets. With 1750 residents and 140 islets, the community has long exported blooms aided by Gulf Stream warmth and glass forcing. Prior to floristry they relied on farming and fishing.
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Scilly Islands
London
National Geographic Society
England
New York City
Scillonians
Flavor Is Better Apple Sauce Made With Skins
An Agriculture Department home economist recommends applesauce made with the skin left on. Wash and quarter apples, discard decay, cook with minimal water until soft, press through a strainer, and sweeten to taste.
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Agriculture Department
Consumer Section
Home Economist
Salt For Hogs Sparks Interest In Salt Rich Rations
A Drovers Daily Journal note highlights salt as a valuable feed additive for hogs. Purdue Swine Day tests show pennyworth of salt adding 287 pounds of feed value and $13 worth of gain per hundred pounds of gain, with salt-fed hogs gaining faster and saving feed costs.
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Drovers’ Daily Journal
Purdue University
C. M. Vestal
Vestal
Fossil Tyrannosaurus Surface Reported Near Anchorage
Anchorage residents report discovery of a long lizardlike animal allegedly a prehistoric tyrannosaurus or gorgonosaurus washed ashore at Anchor Point on Kachamak Bay in Cook Inlet. The specimen reportedly measures 18 feet 10 inches end to end with a 5 foot 5 inch tail and a 2 foot 6 inch widest midsection, head over 2 feet wide and 3.5 feet long, with an 18 inch tooth row.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Anchor Point
Kachamak Bay
Cooks Inlet
Britannica
Alberta
Canada
Veterans Bring Steadiness to Postwar University Life
A Globe and Mail report cites a Department of Veterans Affairs survey as of August 31 1946 showing about 40 000 veterans in Canadian universities. The ex servicemen are described as serious about studies and focused on making up for time spent in service rather to leisure.
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Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Globe and Mail
Nelson Explains Paper Strains at Week ly Journal Cuba Ii
James Nelson editor of the Week ly Journal Cuba Ii tells subscribers the paper is not up to standard due to help shortages. He says he must set ads and news run the press do job printing wrap mail and deliver papers and sleep only every other night.
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James Nelson
Weekly Journal
Cuba
Nelson
Hawaiian flora diversity noted with many species
Approximately 900 species of flowering plants, trees and ferns inhabit the Hawaiian islands. This figure highlights the region’s rich botanical variety and ecological significance across the archipelago.
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Hawaiian Islands
Absent minded George Fortunes Lost in a Safe
George, a forgetful grocer, leaves nearly a thousand dollars in a dusty counter stash while his wife tends a family emergency. A midnight miscue leads to an empty space where the safe stood, and two hours later police recover the opened safe with no contents due to a forgotten combination. Bertha scolds as George realizes the flaw in his routine.
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George
Panny
Bertha
Betsy
Rheumatic Pain Then and Now A Personal Testimony
A reader describes rheumatic pain running in her family and credits Kruschen Salts with relief. She notes a seven year habit of a small morning dose in tea and says it helps elimination of acids causing rheumatic pain. She urges trying the remedy for a month with half to one teaspoon in hot water each morning.
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Ken
Kruschen
A.B.S
Weekly Press Pioneer in Canadian Journalism
George James editor of The Bowmanville Stateman spoke at D'Arcy McGee High School in Montreal praising the weekly press as a pioneer in Canada. He said the weekly has progressed with the times and, through its national association, serves journalism of national benefit. The talk also notes Rhubarb entered western Europe from Russia in the 16th century.
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George James
D'Arcy McGee High School
Montreal
James
Bowmanville Stateman
Canada
The
Times
National Association
Selected Devil's Food Cake Recipes with Frosting
A vintage cake recipe set for Devil's Food Cake using two to three eggs, Swans Down flour, soda, salt, butter or shortening, and sugar. Includes Sea Foam Seven Minute Frosting and a Chocolate Coating recipe with steps for layering, baking, and chilling. Provides proportions for multiple pan sizes and yield.
Veteran Seeks War Surplus Soap With Lincoln Signature
Samuel Schofield of East Weymouth, Massachusetts, ordered World War II army surplus goods and received 64 bars of Civil War soap. Each bar bore the slogan Save soap to win the war and a stamped signature Commander-in-chief Abraham Lincoln.
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Samuel Schofield
East Weymouth
Mass
Abraham Lincoln
National salute page counts flags by star count
The passage notes a national salute to the American flag consisting of one shot for each star, totaling 2697. The fragment hints at a ceremonial gun salute linked to flag symbolism.
New Faster Acting Dry Yeast for Quick Fresh Bread
Ad promotes New Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast that speeds up baking removing overnight steps. It claims feather-light texture in hours with no setting dough overnight and tolerance to pantry storage. Each carton contains four packets, each packet makes six large loaves.
Geraniums Survive Amid Desolate Lidice Ruins
A field scarred by war bears only scarlet geraniums as evidence of Lidice. The flowers outlived fire, explosives, and Nazi leveling campaigns that redirected a brook to erase the village. The gardener who tended them was sent to Ravensbrueck, but the blooms endured in the devastated landscape.
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Ravensbrueck Concentration Camp
Carelessness Cited for Many Destructive Fires
A public safety note warns that careless smoking and improper disposal of lighted matches and cigarette butts cause more than 30 percent of all destructive fires, urging vigilance to prevent fires.
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Kingsway
Vancouver
B.C
Chase
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M. J. Collins
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Weekly Press
Western
Europe
Russia
Lidice
Levy Auto Parts
Queen West
Toronto
Marvel Beauty Schools
Donald St. Winnipeg
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