Family summer plans clash over city relatives on porch
A rural couple debates hosting Cousin Min, Uncle Jeb, and Lil during a hot summer. The father plots to clear the house of guests while the mother urges rest and continuity, noting Mrs. Frazer Lynn and old neighbors. The scene ends with plans to tidy the porch and keep family ties intact.
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Dad
Min
Jeb
Arica
Dail
Lil
Mary
Nora
Dave
Frazer Lyra
Frazer Lytin
Mom
Lynn
Miller
Millie
Milt
Minnie
Lakeview
Sil
Mrs. Lynn
Volume for volume Aluminum Weighs One Third as Much
A concise note states aluminum weighs about one third as much as volume for volume compared with other materials. It highlights the material’s lightness for its size and suggests its practical advantage in engineered parts.
Saskatchewan Museum highlights 24 hawk species
The Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History unveils a new hawk display with 24 species found in the province. Director Fred Bard notes size weight and color facts along with a helpful cartoon. The exhibit, aided by Wolfram Nissen, reuses older mounted birds and presents data on each species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History
Fred Bard
Wolfram Nissen
Regina College
Saskatchewan
Nutrition photography contest invites Saskatchewan amateurs
Saskatchewan amateur photographers may enter the 1956 nutrition photograph contest sponsored by the Department of National Health and Welfare. No entry fee. submit any number of 8 by 10 inch black and white prints. Closes November 30, 1956 with $425 in cash prizes including top prize of $100 and provincial prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Natunal Health and Welfare
Department of National Health and Welfare
Department
Ottawa
Jackson Building
Immunization urged to protect children from contagious diseases
Medical science offers both long term and emergency immunization methods for children. Experts advise using any doctor recommended vaccination to shield youngsters from contagions and safeguard health.
Directors swap tales of animal oddities at global zoo meeting
At a Chicago gathering of the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens, 200 directors shared stories of unusual animal behavior. Hans and Trine the musk oxen drank beer at a meteor station before transfer to Copenhagen. baby elephants in Ceylon learned to feed from empty whisky bottles. vandal chimps in Chester caused damage prompting reconstruction of their habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Union of Directors of Zoo
Sven Anderson
Copenhagen Zoo
Hans
Trine
Greenland
Anderson
Ceylon
A. N. Weinman
Behiwela
Weinman
Chester
England
G. S. Nottershead
Smile of the Week: hunter spared by tiger saves rug
A lighthearted yarn recalls a big game hunter who faced a tiger and chose survival over death. His wife quips that she is glad it was the tiger, as the incident yields a lovely rug for their home.
Early Trade Spurs Olive Oil Boom in Spain
Romans shipped olive oil to Spain over two millennia ago. Spaniards adopted groves for cooking, food, and beauty, leading to Spain becoming the world's largest producer of olive oil.
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Spain
Funny and Otherwise Jokes Through the Ages
A collection of light humor and patter jokes about domestic life and miscommunication. A man teases his wife about fixing a clock while she quips back. an artist sniffs at a dairy maid's price with a risqué reply. a farmer's son and a typist share a cheeky moment in a field with a cow and calf.
Red white and blue rose could become national flower
Stephen Phelan proposes a red, white and blue rose as a potential national flower. He previously created Phelan's Flag and received a patent for the blue rose. Tests from California to the East Coast show the rose adapts to diverse climates and growing forms.
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Stephen Phelan
Congress
Phelan
California
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Anna E. Wilson
Martha
Cousin Min
Babe
Cunard
Europe
Scythia
Salonia
Ascania
Carinthia
Saronia
Saxonia
Ivernia
Quebec
Montreal
Hawre
Southampton
Greenock
Liverpool
Havre
Hovre
Green Liver
Tov
Nha Pto
Namp
Iverpool
Queen Elizabeth Parthia
Mary Britannic
Queen Elizabeth Medis Caronis Retania
Mary Franconia
QUEEN
Maupetania
Elizabeth
New York
Por
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Cunard Line
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