Flowers from Scilly Islands to supply London winter market
The Scilly Islands 25 miles off England ship about 85 million blossoms yearly for London's winter markets. Mild Gulf Stream weather allows outdoor bloom year round, with forcing indoors starting in Sept Oct. Islanders, now around 1 750, began floristry sixty years ago after one bloom-filled hatbox to London. Only five of 140 islets are inhabited.
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Scilly Islands
London
Saya
National Geographic Society
England
New York City
Scillonians
Flavor is better guides for home apple sauce
The consumer section home economist says the best flavored sauce is made without peeling apples. Wash and quarter them, discard decayed portions, cook until soft with minimal water, press through a strainer, and sweeten to taste.
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The
Agricuture Vepartmens
Home Economist
Salt for hogs shows salt in ration boosts gain and saves feed
Experimental results summarized from Swine Day at Purdue indicate salt in hog rations increases daily gain and efficiency. Hogs with free–choice salt gained more than those without, with gains around 84 pounds per head and 20 pounds of extra gain per extra pound of salt. Economic savings cited include $13 value per pound of salt and $712 saved per 100 pounds of gain.
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Drovers’ Daily Journal
Purdue University
Sts
Vestal
Glacier find washes ashore long lizardlike tyrant animal
Anchorage residents report a glacier preserved body found at Anchor Point in Cook Inlet. The 18 foot 10 inch specimen, tentatively identified as a prehistoric tyrannosaur or gorgonosaurus, is said to have head and forefeet intact, a five foot five inch tail, and a toothy head over two feet wide.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Discovery
Kachamak Bay
Cooks Inlet
Encyclopedia Britannica
Alberta
Canada
Veterans At Canadian Universities Show Focus On Studies
A 1946 survey notes about 40 000 veterans in Canadian universities with older ex servicemen shifting from frivolity to study. The piece contrasts twenties Joe College with today’s veterans as they pursue education to make up service time. Also mentions Nelson explaining workload at his paper and Hawaii’s flora totaling around 900 species.
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Khat
Exserviceman
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Globe and Mail Veterans Aaste
Absent-minded George Misses Safe Theft Warning
A careless grocer George, known for forgetfulness, faces a near-moody morning after his wife leaves for a family matter. He boasts of locking up nearly a thousand dollars and later dreams of a safe theft. A final alarm arises when Bertha discovers the door unlocked, prompting a tense search for the missing money.
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George
Lea
Bertha
Empty store end reveals missing safe findings
At the store’s end a hollow space where the safe stood is found. George and Bertha alert the police after the safe vanishes. Officers locate the empty blast‑door safe four miles away. the proprietor confesses the safe was never re‑coded and used only for show, with money kept in a box.
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George
Bertha
Rheumatic Pain Runs in Family Prompts Kruschen Trial
A reader says rheumatic pain runs in her family but avoids it by Kruschen Salts. She notes long term use, 57 years old, reports good health and ability to work. The ad claims Kruschen aids elimination and reduces acid deposits causing rheumatic pain with a morning dose.
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Kruschen
Abs
Kruachen
Weekly Press Valued Advances With The Times In Canada
George James editor of The Bowmanville Stateman spoke at D Arcy McGee High School Montreal about the weekly press pioneers in Canada. He said weekly papers have advanced with the times and helped form a national association achieving a position in journalism of national benefit. The text notes rhubarb was introduced into western Europe from Russia in the 16th century.
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Times
George James Ino
D'Arcy McGee High School
Montreal
James
Bowmanville Stateman
Canada
Demil’s Food Care Cake and War Soap Remark
Instructions detail a chocolate cake recipe with Seven Minute Frosting and Chocolate Coating. The note describes Egg yolk options, ingredient steps, pan sizes, and cooling. A separate line mentions Samuel Schofield of East Weymouth receiving soap bars with Lincoln’s signature slogan and a Civil War era message.
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DEMIL
Samuel Schofield
East Weymouth
Mass
Abraham Lincoln
New Faster Acting Royal Dry Yeast Speeds Bread Rise
New Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast promises light, even texture bread in hours. It eliminates overnight dough setting and reduces spoilage from temperature changes in the kitchen. Store in pantry, stays strong for weeks.
Scarlet geraniums stand after Lidice’s ruins
A patch of scarlet geraniums survives in a weed grown field that marked Lidice. The flowers endured fire and Nazi destruction while the gardener was dragged away to Ravensbrueck. The plants thrive amid the scorched landscape, echoing the community’s endurance despite devastation.
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Ravensbrueck Concentration Camp
Carelessness in smoking causes many destructive fires
The article states that neglect in when and where smoking occurs and how discarded matches or cigarette butts are disposed of accounts for more than 30 percent of all destructive fires.
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