Silver Cords and a Mountain of Fear
In a rural tale Ma Temple clings to her son Johnny as a long winter ends. Johnny falls for Nora of the Coopers, risking his loyalty to his ailing mother. A sudden dam break tests all, but Nora arrives muddy and steadfast, and Ma grants reluctant approval for a hopeful future.
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Mia Temple
Johnny
Dee
Cooper Farm
Max
Bob
Sioness
Nora
Maria
Coopers
Wheeler
Cattle Breeders Buy Top Aberdeen Angus Bull Highland Burgess
Brooks Alberta reports E P Berg and Sons of Millicent purchased Aberdeen Angus sire Highland Burgess, champion at Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. The near perfect bull, sired by Bar Prince of Walmae II and Miss Burgess of Don Head X, sold for 1200 dollars, the top price at the Calgary sale. Head injuries are noted as the leading cause of death in road crashes.
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Calgary
Stampede
Canada
Hockey widows join golf and curling widows in Hanna
In Hanna Alta a winter trend rises as fans, notably husbands of Hornets supporters, chase games across arenas and country. The piece notes wives jokes about players choosing clubs or lodging near the arena as hockey gains popularity and endures.
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Hanna
Alta
Hanna Hornets
Hornets
Papa
Zoology Graduate In Odd Business
Paul Parizeau, 32, a University of British Columbia zoology graduate, runs a wholesale and retail business supplying specimens to North American universities and high schools. He ships barnacles, worms, newts, crayfish, moss, beetles, water fleas, dog fleas, wasps, and even black widow spiders. He notes a ready market for unusual items and mentions dog fleas fetching two cents wholesale.
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Victoria
Paul Parizeau
University of British Columbia
Canada
United States
Sail Again Goldfield Refits for Lake Winnipegg Open
The lake freighter Goldfield, a 55 year old vessel once carrying fish and supplies on Lake Winnipegg, is being rebuilt and will sail again when the whitefish season opens in June.
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Gimli
Man
Goldfield
Lake Winnipeg
Motor Vehicle Accidents Rise In 1953 Second Quarter
Canadian provinces report 414 deaths and 11 287 injuries in April to June 1953. Compared with 1952, accidents and casualties climbed while Prince Edward Island posted declines and Ontario and British Columbia saw notable increases in totals.
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Canada
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Territories
Highest mean elevations among continents cited
The article states Antarctica has the highest mean elevation at about 6 000 feet, while Europe is the lowest with an average altitude around 80 feet. It notes Antarctica as the world’s tallest mean elevation continent and contrasts it with Europe’s low average.
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Antarctica
Continents
Europe
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Skin Relief
An antiseptic oil marketed across Canada as Moone's Emerald Oil claims to soothe itching from eczema scalp toes and skin ailments. Described as pleasant to use and highly penetrating it purportedly aids long standing cases. sold by druggists nationwide.
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Canada
Moone
MPONE
Drugeiats
Plum Coulee Recalled Horse Driven Elevators Legacy
Louis and Jack Jackman recount Plum Coulee and Rosenfeld grain elevators run by horses around 1890. They recall Barney Alt in charge of the Plum Coulee site, Old Tom the horse and the later Joker replacement. They also note involvement in the Ogilvie elevator and Riveter work with 50 cent daily wages.
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Manitoba
Louis
Jack Jackman
Plum Coulee
Lum Coulee
Rosenfeld
Jackman
Barney Alt
Lake of the Woods
Gretna
Jack
Tom
Barney
Joker
Ogilvie
Louis Jackman
Altona
Jumble of Daily Laughs and Witty One Liners
A collage of jokes and quips covers topics from marriage and money to fashion and dining. A floorwalker humorously guides a birthday gift hunt while a chemist offers a superior equivalent and a waiter taunts a stubborn diner.
Home Workshop pattern for a versatile two-deck tea cart
Pattern offers cut out designs for frames and alphabet tracing to build a double-deck tea cart. Easy to saw from wood, extend frames for long names, and roll about with heat proof top and bottom materials. Order 35 cents postpaid from Department P.P.L. Home Workshop Pattern Service Vancouver BC.
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P.P.L. Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
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Silver Chords
Alice Fisher
Butler Farm Implement
Butler Steel Buildings
Western Tractor Box
Regina
SASK
J Fashions
Front Street W
Toronto
New Brunswick
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
The
Lorna
Les Carroll
Lornas
Myr
Flém Rey
Niverville
Dauphin
Mary
D.D
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