Greatest Hunt For Gold In The History Of Canada
A summer long gold rush in Canada winds down with an estimated 15 900 prospectors and assistants. Aerial photography by civil and military surveys mapped northern districts and aided mining amid shifting metal prices. Images and stereoscopes guided site selection and route planning for mills while 600 000 negatives kept in topographical records.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Athabaska
Great Bear
Great Slave
Nahanni
Yukon
Royal Canadian Air Force
Long Lac
Ontario
Got What She Wanted Six Buttons Story at Altmans
A young woman rejects standard buttons for covering at Altmans. She seeks six buttons sized for covering, asks for any color, but plans to cover them herself. When told Altmans never sells buttons for covering, she tells a small lie and buys six red buttons anyway. The New Yorker.
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Altman's
Altman
The
New Yorker
Radio sets sales rise in Canada 1954 six months
Sales of radio sets in Canada during the first half of 1954 exceeded the same period in 1933 both in quantity and value. The total sales value reached 2 165 000 dollars with an average factory price of 34 dollars, up from 25 dollars. More than 8000 sets were bought for automobiles. A later note mentions a new English autogyro design that can hover and land on a tennis court.
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Canada
England
Dangerous policy on reviving animals and humans sparks concern
Professor Ve yien E Henderson of the University of Toronto warns that reviving apparently dead animals is risky and may harm humans. He cites dogs and cats restored after anesthetic overdoses and carbon monoxide victims who often end up brain damaged or idiotic. The practice, he says, should be treated cautiously.
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Veyien E. Henderson
Department of
Pharmacology
University of Toronto
Henderson
Long Slenderizing Lines Dress Pattern No 956
A sewing pattern description outlines a four-piece skirt with center joins and bias seams for a fuller figure, and a raglan sleeveless bodice with jabot trim. Fabrics suggested include black crepe silk and alternatives such as wool crepe, rayon novelties, and velvet. Sizes 36 to 46 require specific yardage. pattern price is 20 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper
A notice from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave outlines pattern orders by name and pattern number. The listing provides instruction to request specific patterns using the designated pattern number and title.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Family Life in Russia Faces State Regimentation
The Brandon Sun notes Russian discussions by young communists on maintaining family life while meeting state duties. Citizens report work burdens that hinder wholesome family relationships and some question if family life should vanish to fulfill state obligations.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Brandon Sun
London Thief Reported Missing Shillings
A man recalls losing four shillings in the Strand and reporting it to police. The next morning he returned to search and found the road blocked for work, halting his inquiry.
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London
Mac
Strand
Manitoba Pension Plan Changes Foreseen in Ontario System
Hon. David Croll proposes in Ontario a shift toward the Manitoba style old age pension plan. C K Newcomb administers Manitoba pensions and notes Winnipeg applicants go to the social welfare commission while other towns file with municipal councils. Appeals go to Mr Newcomb. he sees no current provincial change.
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Ontario
David Croll
Public Welfare
Manitoba
C. K. Newcomb
Winnipeg
Social Welfare Commission
Mr. Newcomb
Newcomb
Russia Builds 5000 Ton Dried Milk Plant in Urals
Russia plans to boost dried milk exports with a new 5000 ton per year plant at Yalutorovsk on the Trans-Siberian line. The Urals district is known for dairy cows and butter, signaling intensified postwar trade in dairy products as Canada seeks markets for dried milk.
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Canada
Russia
Yalutorovsk
Urals
Sydney Youths Ski On Sandhills Despite Snow Shortage
In Sydney Australia youths adapt to drought by skiing on sandhills. The unusual activity mirrors winter sport enthusiasm as locals turn to beachlike dunes for recreation amid climate-driven snow absence.
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Australia
Sydney
Candid camera snapshots for home use and light
The piece explains candid camera shots at home using fast film and unobtrusive technique. It advises seeking good light, ready when moments appear, and capturing unposed, human moments of relatives to build an engaging, amusing photo collection.
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Dad
Uncle
Brother
John van Guilder
Indian States Erect Statue for Lord Willingdon in New Delhi
Princes of Indian states fund a statue to honor Lord Willingdon viceroy of India. The official note says the tribute expresses high esteem for his long service, recounting his Canada tenure and his balance of firmness with tact. The Ottawa Journal notes his role in stabilizing India amid unrest and Gandhi's decline.
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Lord Willingdon
India
New Delhi
Canada
Britain
Gandhi
Ottawa Journal
Institute plans data drive for global agricultural planning
The International Institute of Agriculture in Rome will seek data from 74 governments to inform world agricultural economy planning. The move follows unanimous approval of Dr. Henry Charles Taylor to shift the institute toward international planning to improve work quality and meet needs for international agricultural information.
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International Institute of Agriculture At
Rome
Henry Charles Taylor
United States
Taylor
King George expresses interest in kitchens in anecdote
Inman notes the king as he passes a ward kitchen door and asks to enter. A nurse tended a gas oven as the monarch observes and comments that he is interested in kitchens and occasionally cooks when permitted.
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King George
New York Times
Witty exchange over sewing and priorities in marriage
A joke scene features a wife denying sewing a button to a tired husband and debating priorities. The husband retorts that there are places he can go without a wife, highlighting comic marital strains.
Islands Enshrouded by Fog Baffle Sealing Vessels
In the South Atlantic Ocean a chain of islands remains unseen by sealers who rely on persistent fog. These elusive isles are steered by legends and maritime myth, while global tobacco output runs around four billion pounds each year.
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South Atlantic Ocean
Soviet Writers Crown Output Growth in Books
Soviet Russia declares itself the world leader in book production with over five million titles issued in 15 years. Five year figures show Maxim Gorki’s works reaching 18.97 million copies, Sholskov’s Still Flows the Don at 2.11 million, and Bedin’s verse at 7.4 million, signaling broad literary reach after the revolution.
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Russia
Europe
United States
Germany
Maxim Gorki
Sholskov
Don
Demyan Bedin
Winter cold kills yellow meal worms in Canada
The Dominion Entomologist recommends placing meal or flour in a rat proof receptacle outside during winter. If temperatures fall below zero, pests die in a night. if temperatures stay above 20 degrees Fahrenheit do not drop below, leave food out two days for better effect.
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Canada
Dominion
Modern science finds pie low in vitamin C
Dr. Carl R. Fellers of Massachusetts State College reports that baked apple pie contains only about a quarter of the vitamin C found in fresh apples. The finding highlights how heat and processing reduce nutrient content in common foods.
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Carl R. Fellers
Massachusetts State College
Meat production per head for London in British
Britain and Ireland produced only enough meat to supply London's population with 3.2 ounces of beef or mutton and lamb and 26 ounces of pork per person per week.
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Great Britain and
Ireland
London
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Taio
Ellen Worth
Queen Mary
Cunard
Manitoba Pension Plan
B.C
British Columbia
Dominion Marketing Board
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Canadian Salt Fish Exporters, Limited
Saskatchewan Co-operative Livestock Producers, Limited
Alberta
National
Philip Inman
Charing Cross Hospital
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