Career Path Mirrors Mountie Legend in RCMP Leader
Commissioner Nicholson, a seasoned officer with a varied past, rose from harvest trips to RCMP leadership. His career spans Nova Scotia Provincial Police, Australia West State Police, and Canadian Army service, culminating as RCMP commissioner in 1951 with over 3,000 officers under command.
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Tive Road
Nicholson
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Australia
West Australia
State Police
Vancouver
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Regina
Italy
Europe
R.C.M P
Nichollson
Fats Under Fire Says Nutrition Expert Miss Smith
Nutritionist Margaret E. Smith argues fats contribute to artery disease and urges reducing fat intake. She cites evidence and offers tips including skim milk, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, lean meats, liver weekly, and vitamin A, while avoiding high fat dairy, creams, pies, avocados, and glandular organs.
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Margaret E. Smith
Health
Miss Smith
Health League of Canada
United States
Miss Amith
Pattern and booklet offer for fashion sewing 1952
The ad promotes a 1952 Alice Brooks Book titled Brimful of New Patterns. It offers twenty five cent pattern charts with sizes 2 4 6 and decor ideas. Readers send name address and picture number to obtain the book and six easy to do patterns.
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Alice Brooks
Wien
Canada oldest manufacturing industry question
The column poses a set of quick factual questions about Canada and UK welfare spending, the length of Queen Victoria's reign, Canada’s principal import commodity last year, and comparing Atlantic versus Pacific fisheries catches. Answers are indicated as found in another column.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Victoria
Atlantic
Pacific
Hamburger good for you says Illinois tech study
Scientists at the Illinois Institute of Technology report a pound of hamburger contains minerals comparable to a pound of sirloin. iron copper zinc manganese and other minerals were found in similar amounts across beef grades, suggesting consumers can obtain essential nutrients from hamburgers within varied budgets and tastes.
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Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology
Kitchen Meditations By Jane Dale
A reflective verse celebrating a lantern of truth guiding through time. The poem urges carrying a song and light to dispel fear and toll of years, promising protection and enduring spirit. Written for an anniversary.
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Jane Dale
Helpful Hints for Fur Storage and Wood Repairs
Practical tips warn against sunning furs before spring storage and note that spring Wah fades certain furs. Instructions advise mixing turpentine spirits wine vinegar and linseed oil to make furniture polish and caution to shake well and use small amounts. A method to remove dents from wood involves damp cloth, steam with a hot iron, then light sanding.
Seed testing guides for farmers on purity and germination
The guide explains two seed tests purity and germination. It covers representative sampling, removing foreign seeds, sending difficult identifications to a plant laboratory, and procedures for germination tests using sand soil or blotting paper. It notes normal sprout criteria and a minimum 80 percent germination rate for planting.
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Plant Products Division
Canada Department of Agriculture
Needle found in hay stack wins world record at carnival
Wellington New Zealand housewife Joyce Adams searched through a two ton hay stack at a Paster carnival and found a needle in three minutes thirty two seconds. She won a sewing machine and claimed a world record.
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Wellington
N.Z
Joyce Adams
Scotland's Early Kingdom Emerges in eleventh century
The kingdom of Scotland formed in the early eleventh century from a mix of four tribal kingdoms: the S Scots, Picts, Britons and Angles.
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Kingdom of
Scotland
Selected Recipes Instructions for Blackberry Jam Cake
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat egg yolks and add alternately with sifted dry ingredients, jam and sour milk. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Divide batter into two 8 inch pans and bake at a specified temperature for about 25 minutes.
Caramel Fluff Frosting Recipe Instructions
A vintage frosting method records a caramel fluff frosting with brown sugar and egg whites. Mix sugar water and cream of tartar, boil, whip egg whites, pour hot syrup into whites, beat to stiff, fold in butter, and cool before spreading between layers and on top.
Garden Notes on Planting Timelines and Quick Annuals
The article advises patient planting, noting many plants can wait till June or July and suggesting multiple sowings at two to three week intervals. It highlights using early and late varieties, then focuses on immediate options for new lawns: rely on annuals for quick color and temporary hedges. It lists fast-growing annuals and climbers suitable for screens and fresh beds in the first year.
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Canada
Royal Visitor outfit described as Canadian fashion showcase
A white Melbourne flannel blazer tops a red weskit with a fully pleated navy skirt. The ensemble features gold military and heraldic crests, earning it the nickname Royal Visitor for its regal styling.
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Small Fry
Melbourne
Smile Of The Week Reflections On Hard Times
A vintage 1940s to 1950s feature recalls financial strain as families describe living on hamburger for a week to survive. The column contrasts early hardship with later scarcity and hints at personal resilience.
Manota potato licensing seen boosting Manitoba image
The Manitoba Potato Breeding Project developed the Manota variety to counter rumors that Manitoba potatoes are inferior. Nick Sandar notes licensing could prove quality, with about 80 bushels of seed available this year. The project also tests fertilizing, insect control, and cooking methods, while new varieties show promise.
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Manitoba
University
Provincial
Department of Agriculture
Nick Sandar
Sandar
Theniversity
Home Economics Department
Agriculture Department
Answers to Quick Quiz Reveal Canada Facts
The provided snippet lists quiz results and facts: Pacific region 1951 $40 million vs $32 million. sixty four years. this year $95 per capita. machinery excluding farm implements. textiles as settlers made their own clothing 300 years ago.
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Pacific
Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts About
Canada
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