Shadows Over a Fakir’s Meal Stirri ng Indian Enclave
Lieutenant Geoffrey Conyngham watches as Dick Meredith shadow crosses the fakir Jallabad’s sacred food area. Indian crowd murmur surrounds the dusty square enclosure as authorities balance tradition and colonial rules. The scene centers on whether the incident was intentional or careless and the limits of interference.
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Geoffrey Conyngham
Government of India
Jallabad
Dick Meredith
Ieee
Ie Derath
Cumyngham
Meredith
Holy Men of India
Conyngham
Einstein
Tegiment
India
Delhi
Red Sea
Conyngham’s encounter with a fakir and a fatal wealth prophecy
Lt Conyngham recounts a performance by the fakir of Jallabad who warned that chasing riches brings ruin as Meredith drowns at sea. The tale ends with news of Sir Geoffrey Conyngham’s death and his son’s fate, while wartime harvest aid and UNRRA notes appear in the same column.
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Geoffrey Conyngham
Five long range agricultural objectives set by FAO Quebec meeting
The FAO committee chaired by De ES Archibald outlined five long range aims aligned with the Hot Springs resolutions. They call for higher food production and nutritious foods, farm-scale efficient production, regional specialization with balanced diversification, a expanding world economy with balanced agriculture and industry, and improved economic conditions for farmers and rural communities worldwide.
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Food and Agriculture Organisation
Quebec City
Tiie
de ES Archibald
Dominion Experimental Ferma
Hot Springs
Alfalfa Seed Shipped West to Eastern Points Rate Paid
The Dominion Department of Agriculture will pay the scarlet freight rate from Winnipeg to Eastern points for alfalfa seed shipments, but only when shipments are approved by the Seeds Administrator Ottawa before dispatch. This supports equitable payment between Eastern Canada farmers and Western seed producers amid seed shortages.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Ottawa
United States
Canada to build jet aircraft in RCAF expansion
Air Minister Gibson and Munitions Minister Howe announced that selected RCAF units will use Canadian built jet propelled craft. An order was placed with A V Roe Canada Ltd which has taken over Victory Aircraft at Malton Ontario with engines and planes made on site. Winds grow with velocity squared increasing damage risk with higher speeds.
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RCAF
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air
Gibson
Howe
A.V. Roe Company, Canada, Ltd
Victory Aircraft
Malton
Ont
Aluminum piano promises lighter load for homemakers
An aluminum piano weighs at least 80 pounds less than the lightest wooden model and can be moved by the average housewife. The piece can be relocated from music room to salon by a simple push. Aluminum goods such as houses canoes furniture and utensils are advancing in manufacture, though aluminum pianos are not yet common in Canada.
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Canada
Oldest Syllvanus Cobb house destroyed by fire
A long-read collation notes the 1759 Syllvanus Cobb house at Liverpool with timber from Plymouth Mouth, then describes its complete destruction by an early morning fire of unknown origin. It also sketches various brief local anecdotes from Alameda Sask to Yorkton Sask, Alaska Highway life, and military marriage trends.
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Liverpool
Syllvanus Cobb
Plsmouth
Mast
Alameda
Sask
Slack
Prince Edward Island
Arthur Barker
Lakeview
Carleton Place
Ont
Albert Leach
Main Street
Ralph Gamble
Ratner
Henry White
J Erickson
Shell Lake
Saskatchewan
H. Smith
Avalon
Alta
Dyer
North Battleford
J. Hartley
Toronto
England
Peelee Island
Ontario
Simcoe
Kenneth Dougald McNabb
Edenvale
Alex
Yorkton
Marine Laboratories Ltd
Elburne
Sentinel
Royal Canadian Air Force Founded in 1924
A fragment notes the founding of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924. The brief mentions the organization without further details, leaving core fact as the establishment year.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Smart Winter Frock Pattern 4952 by Anne Adams
New details of Pattern 4952 present a smart fall frock with twin shoulder yokes and gathered sections plus a bow. Available in sizes 12 through 20 with size 16 requiring 3 yards of 30 inch fabric. Send 20 cents in coins for pattern and mail orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 1B McDermot Ave E Winnies.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
E. Winnies
Legend Of Silk And Ancient Silk Trade
The text discusses silk as a major animal product in weaving. It credits Si-ling She with discovering silk spinning and weaving in China around 2700 B C and notes her saintly reverence. It ends with a playful fact about daily Canadian newspaper pennies totaling 54 miles.
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China
Si-lingshe
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Edward
Sneder Newspaper
Hood Imparty
Cere
THE
Ramsay Company
Registersa
Bank Sec
Canaae
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Mackenzie King
Commons
UNRRA
Armore
MacDonald
Asia
Netherlands
Europe
Britain
Atlantic
North America
Immigration and External Affairs
Apt
Legend OF Silk
Adge
Pose Pernecie Arcicl
Ie Pinhamns
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