Seager Wheeler Retires Western Grain King of Canada
Dr Seager Wheeler famed five time world champion grain farmer retires to a Vancouver Island home at 79. He arrived from England in 1885 and, after homesteading at Clark's Crossing, built a career growing high yielding wheat notably the Red Bobs variety, later registered in 1925, with Red Bobs yielding about 63 bushels per acre.
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Seager Wheeler
Vancouver Island
Wheeler
England
Saskatchewan
Clark's Crossing
C.P.R
Rosthern
New York
Kansas City
el Paso
Kitchener
Australia
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Edmonton
Scotland's Industry Showcases Wide Range of Goods
Edinburgh reports a bold Scotland display under Enterprise Scotland 1947. From 7000 submissions, 3000 items spotlight shipbuilding tartans carpets textiles furniture woollens and leather. Exhibits trace evolution from ancient crafts to a Scotland of the future with export intent and local production.
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Scotland
Stephen Bilsland
Council of Industrial Design
Helpful hints for home storage and lighting tips
This paragraph offers practical care ideas. It suggests wrapping cut bread in waxed paper to keep it fresh and notes that cloth can affect flavor. It also advises rubbing wax on sticky zippers to improve function and sprinkling cornmeal or salt on rugs before vacuuming to brighten colors. Additionally it discusses soft lighting for card evenings with floor lamps at tables.
Smile of the Week Hat Prompt Sparks Classroom Question
A teacher asks six year olds to write life sentences about her hat. After five minutes Edward asks a riddle about the word shabby two Bs. The moment ends with quiet curiosity as students ponder spelling.
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Edward
Lake and River Surface Estimates Across Earth
A study notes roughly one million square miles of lake and river surface cover the globe. The figure reflects vast freshwater bodies supporting ecosystems, weather patterns, and human use worldwide.
Vegetation Changes Traced to Ice Age Texas
Butler University botanist Dr J E Potzger reports Canadian spruce and other firs once grew to Texas during the last ice age about 25 000 to 30 000 years ago. Bog studies support the shift, and Dr C C Clark of New York adds elk and musk ox fossils found in Texas.
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J. E. Potzger
Butler University
Indianapolis
Texas
Potzger
C C. Clark
New York
Old Halifax paper shows ads as front page relics
Reading a 1871 Halifax Evening Recorder issue reveals ads dominating page one with elixirs and goods, job listings, and a five residence house for sale section. The news is sparse with global events and a lone cricket item in sports, highlighting era contrasts.
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Halifax
Evening Recorder
Nwo
British Commonwealth
Russia
Bismarck
Paris
India
Persia
New York
Antigonish
N.S
Behr Embroidery Pattern 7203 for Bluebird Panel
Advertising copy promotes an embroidery pattern 7203 showing bluebird and flower motifs for a 15 by 19 inch panel. Includes charts photos and directions, asking readers to mail 25 cents to the Household Arts Department of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Canadians and Americans Study Mosquito Control at Churchill
A joint Canadian U S team led by Dr C R Twinn and W C McDuffie visited Churchill Manitoba in May 1947 to study biting insects. By mid June 17 mosquito species existed with five on the wing. DDT aerial spraying shown effective in forests but limited in open country. Black flies began July activity with repellents offering five to six hours protection. Mosquitoes bite more through woollen than cotton. repellents on clothing protect exposed skin. The project continues with ongoing data collection and testing.
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Nyone
Canada
Party of Experts
Churchill Man
C. R. Twinn
Division of Entomology
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
United States
W. C. McDuffie
Bureau of Entomology
U.S Department of Agriculture
Churchill
Fort Churchill
Old Scottish Bride Hit With Currant Bun Tradition
A quaint Scottish custom is described in which the bride receives a currant bun to strike her on the head, administered by the groom’s mother, as part of wedding folklore and lore.
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Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Vera-Ellen
Veronica Dengel
New Model Engine Burns Interior Gas
An invention by Carman C. Tate of Mexico City received U S patent 2424723 for a spark fired engine without a carburetor that injects vaporized fuel under pressure. The system uses cylinder gas to pressurize fuel, with a governor to prevent overpressure and an option for double walled vaporization heated by exhaust.
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Washington
U.S
Carman C. Tate
Mexico City
Giant beans grown in Victoria from New Guinea seeds
The Australian Newsletter reports that edible beans over four feet long and up to 14 lb each have been grown in Victoria from seeds brought from New Guinea. Once set, the beans reportedly grow about two inches a day.
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Victoria
New Guinea
Huge Mechanism of Big Ben Clock Described
The article details the Great Bell clock mechanism in London with a 134 foot pendulum two foot high numerals fourteen foot minute hands and nine foot hour hands, highlighting the scale and complexity of the timekeeping organ.
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London
Lethbridge Wins Alberta Senior Fastball Title in Decisive Game
Lethbridge defeated Calgary 5 to 3 to claim the Alberta men’s senior fastball championship in the third and deciding game of the best of three. The win caps a dramatic final series with Calgary and cements Lethbridge’s status as provincial champions.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Calgary
Stan Leonard
Vancouver
Edmonton Country Club
Leonard
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Western Grain King
Marquis
Ailsa Craig
Halifax Evening Recorder
Tri-Weekly Times
Sardar Belden Singh
Dominion of India
Amritsar
Los Angeles
William T
Big Bill) Tilden
Tilden
Jack Ripley
Regina
Ripley
Bill Telford
Bob Slack
Great Falls
Mont
Dinny Pails
Forest Hills
Dick Lowe
Bob Clements
Howard Haak
Brooklyn Dodger
Dodgers
Clements
Haak
Lowe
Tonka City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Ben Gaze
Toronto
Gazel
Jerry Kerschner
Columbus
Ohio
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