First Atomic Hen Lays First Atomic Egg
Regina Sask. Dr James Thomson of the University of Saskatchewan notes the first atomic egg has been laid by the first atomic hen. The experiment uses radioactive phosphorus in hen feed and a Geiger counter to reveal phosphorus movement in egg shell and body parts. Researchers expect broader applications across livestock feeds and species.
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Regina, Sask
James 5. Thomson
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
J. W. T. Spinks
Spinks
J. B. O'Neill
Poultry Department
Saska
T. University of Saskatchewan
Sunbonnet Girls Kitchen Linen Pattern Sale
Six Sun bonnet Girl motifs offered as an easy needlework pattern with transfers and charts. Pattern 7200 includes six motifs sized 6 by 60 inches with step by step directions. To obtain send twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man.
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Unis
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Doctor Warns Against Indiscriminate Use Of Vitamin Pills
Dr E H Beasley of Montreal General Hospital cautions against self diagnosis and unsupervised vitamin intake. He notes vitamins can harm in excess, but rejects total dismissal, praising pills only when prescribed or to prevent or treat documented deficiencies.
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E. H. Beasley
Health
The
Health League of Canada
Beasley
Montreal General Hospital
Warship training unit to be formed after Canada loan
HMS Warrior, returned to the Royal Navy after a loan to Canada, will become a training ship. A Moscow court jailed two men for 10 years each after selling meat above official prices. Other reports include a memorial garden plan for London war dead and advances in artificial blood plasma research in England.
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Royal Navy
Canada
Moscow
Shanghai
Lakeside
J. Fred Pratt
Ottawa
Railways and Canals Department
Pas
Man
Port Nelson
Churchill
England
Discovery of 48 year old catalogue in Illinois attic
In Elizabethtown Illinois Mrs J F Scott found a 48 year old mail order catalogue. The attic cache showed historical sale items including mattresses offered on a 60 days free trial.
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Elizabethtown
Ill
J. F. Scott
High Feed Costs Pressure U S Poultry Flocks
A Washington survey shows U S poultry producers cut flocks about 20 percent as feed costs exceed 100 dollars per ton. Egg and poultry prices are forecast higher in 1949. Washington Cooperative Chick Association with 5 000 members operates three farms under a master farming plan and plans rapid expansion to offset costs.
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Vancouver
United States
Agricultural Department
Washington
Washington Cooperative Chick Association
Minerals Plunder Dead Sea Resources
Valuable minerals are extracted from the Dead Sea, a practice drawing attention to resource exploitation. Environmental concerns and economic stakes surround ongoing mining operations and regulatory debates affecting regional stakeholders.
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Dead Sea
Double Cropping and Garden Variety Choices
Garden notes discuss early and late crops to maximize ground use with radish spinach peas followed by beets beans carrots and potatoes. It notes flexible plans for small or large plots and simple designs for beginners emphasizing irregular clumps and continuous bloom. Radium costs nearly thirty thousand dollars per gram.
Crossword puzzle clues across and down mixed in list
A long mixed OCR style puzzle grid with numerous clue items across and down including animals foods tools titles and descriptors. The readable hints reference items like ostrichlike bird medieval weapon hasty actions ships deck coverings beards and various proper nouns.
Benjamin Franklin the Seventh of Thirteen Siblings
Benjamin Franklin was the seventh child in a large family of thirteen. The note adds a historical detail about his birth order within the household.
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Benjamin Franklin
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