Evolution of clothing closures from ancient to modern times
Miss Garmaise traces closures from Bronze Age buckles in Greece and safety pins in antiquity to modern adhesive and zip fasteners. She notes origins in Crete and Asia Minor, Roman armor prongs, Shakespearean lacing, and 19th century snaps with later zipper development in 1923. The camel note contrasts Arabian and Bactrian humps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Garrmnaise
Orient
Crete
Asia Minor
Greece
England
Garmaise
Garmaisé
Artificial heart lungs unite minds in search of perfect heart machine
Historical overview of heart lung machines tracks early pioneers like Dr John H Gibbon Jr and Dr Walton Lillehei, describing how artificial lungs and pumps evolved, challenges in blood flow and oxygenation, costs, and the need for cross disciplinary efforts between engineering, industry and medicine to make the heart lung machine practical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lindberg
John H. Gibbon, Jr
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Rolls Royce
William Mustard
Hospital For
Toronto
Banting Institute
Walton Lillehei
Minnesota
Richard de Wall
Malayan Co operative Officials Tour Altona Area
Abu Hanifah and Megat Sham suddin of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia visit Altona-Winksler to study Canadian co operative movements. They note about 2 000 Malaysian credit unions with small rural branches and urban payroll deduction reduces loan delinquency. housing co operatives are common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abu Hanifah
Megat Shamsuddin
Malaya
Red River Valley
Echo
Altona
Kuala Lumur
Altona-Winksler
Department of Co-Operative Development
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish
N.S
Shamsuddin
Haniah
Diabetes treatment through insulin diet and exercise
Diabetes is a disease caused by lack of insulin to use dietary sugars. Management aims to balance food intake and insulin to enable a normal life. Doctors prescribe treatment combining insulin, diet and exercise for control.
First carload of this year s turkeys leaves Wynyard for eastern markets
The first carload of this year s turkeys departed Wynyard bound for Montreal on July 24. Supervisor BV Smith of the Federal Department of Agriculture notes this is the earliest shipping date known from the province of Saskatchewan. The birds from Muckerowm Farms at Lowe were processed at Crawfirm Extercating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynyard
Advan & Pean
Mit
Montreal
BV Smith
Poultry Division
Federal Department of AgNenture
Sashkatchewan
Mickerowm Farms
Lowe
Crawfirms Extecerat Ing. Mian
Wyrverd
Wintiprs
Derry Crawferd
Quebec Tour Group Plans Westward Canadian visit
About 100 French speaking tourists from Montreal and Quebec City tour Western Canada aboard CN Rail’s Super Continental. Led by Monseigneur Gosselin, they visit St. Boniface Edmonton Jasper and Vancouver then sail to Alaska on the Prince George. A Saskatoon stop is planned on the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec City
Western Canada
Canadian National Railways
la Liaison Francaise
West
Monseignor P. FE. Gosselin
Conseil de Vie Francaise
St. Boniface
Edmonton
Jasper
Vancouver
CNSS
Prince George
Alaska
Saskatoon
California
United States
When the West Was Young in Iowa History
A fragmentary reminiscence notes Fort MacLeod and a self styled elder known as Old Kamoose, with satire about 1882 hotel rules including gambling, race based rates, and odd nightly customs. References Chief Mountain and a high desert setting imply frontier recollections with colorful personae.
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Iowa
MacLeod
Fort MacLeod
Harry Taytor
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Onn Til
Evalon
Camrose
Page-Hersey and Stelco
M.D
Ray Heimbecker
M.A
F.R.C.S
University of Toronto
Toronto General Hospital
The
Man
Shane Helem
Ardages
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Mary
Poocry Ranch
Crawford
Mesa
Quebec
Canada
Saskatchewan
University Hospital
Grey Nuns’ Hospital
Regina
Arthritis
Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
Northern Crown
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