Picnic Swim Rescue at Denner's Cove
Barry and Kent face a tense day at Denner's Cove as Barry battles rough seas to qualify for a swim and Kent, stranded on a moored houseboat, signals for help. Skipper the dog alerts them, Towboat Tom is absent, and Barry performs a dramatic rescue to tow the vessel back to the buoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Graham
Denner's Cove
Barry
Jesse Kooling
Kent
Skipper
Jesse
Tom
Big Brother
Weighing Hogs Scale Offered by Dominion Agriculture
The hog scale designed for weighing pigs on farms is supplied at cost by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. Livestock fieldmen are stationed in every province to provide price, supply, and purchase details. Inquiries go to senior representatives in each province listed with addresses in British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
T. G. Stewart
Credit Fencier
Vancouver
Alberta
N. Curtis
Bloney- Henry
Edmonton
Saskatchewan
J. H. Coles
Post Office
Regina
Manitoba
J. Norquay
Dominion Public Building
Winnipeg
Duel Protocol Drawn In Chalk Line Standoff
Two Irishmen planned a pistol duel with a stout man objecting that he should stand farther away. His second marked chalk lines on the coat the thin man faced, declaring hits outside the chalk invalid and urging the opponent to fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedad
Notable Canadian Letters and Local Happenings Across Towns
A collage of small items from across Canada notes John Doig of Listowell at 75 with hopes of walking again using artificial legs, a Val d Or bylaw banning shorts for women, and feats like George Stasciuk's Lake Manitou swim. It highlights servicemen' stories, unusual weather, a bylaw against roosters crowing, and charitable funds for Betty Halloran. Also mentions land clearing for 100000 acres in Peace River and Spirit River regions, J P Riley's long wagon trek, and local civic resignations and funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doig
Listowell
Ont
Joey
Val d'Or
Que
George Stasciuk
McElhanny
Sask
Lake Manitou
Nick Delmer
Daysland
Alto
John McBride
Hamilton
Howdenvale
Mason
Cedar Brae
Newmarket
Cypress Hills
Moir
Pictou
N.S
Betty Halloran
Guysborough County
Sussex
N.B
King’s County
Peace River
Spirit River
Grand Prairie
J. P. Riley
Ponoka
Alta
Vancouver
Riley
David Coultis
Forest
William
John
George
Alfred
Joseph
Leeds Township
W. L. Sliter
Entomology Notes and Odd Facts From Canada to Japan
The article surveys attempts to stall the Japanese beetle invasion into Canada using milky disease spores and notes insect eye structures from various species. It mentions Sir John Lubbock’s flying insect observation, bee honeycomb hexagons, a shrew’s appetite, and a British Army comment on wartime memory. It also covers Manitoba Museum mound work, Canadian fish landings, and a Shawinigan Falls protest over a War Memorial resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
John Lubbock
Jeremy Taylor
Pappus
Alexandrine
Ontario
Billie Bear Nature School
Manitoba
Eastern Fisheries Division
Maritime Provinces
Shawinigan Falls
Standard
Shawinigan
Les Jeunes Laurentians
Home Punch Party Cookies Tea Recipes From The Lads
Readable text describes punch party foods and two recipes. One for cookies rolled in cereal with jelly filling and baked about 20 minutes in a 350 degree oven yielding 28 cookies. The other recipe makes a large batch punch from tea infusion grape juice grapefruit juice and ginger ale yielding about 25 cups.
Uranium Discovery Ties to Uranus Names and Global Impact
The New York Sun notes strange links in uranium’s discovery and naming. German chemist Klaproth named it after Uranus following Herschel's planet discoveries, while his son Heinrich Julius pursued oriental studies, foreshadowing uranium’s later global scientific and historical significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Pitchblende
Uranus
Sir William Herschel
Mars
Klaproth
Berlin
Danzig
Royal Artillery
Heinrich Julius
St. Petersburg
Japan
New York Sun
Patents Granted Highlight Vitamin Milk Protection Process
The United States Patent Office issued 450 patents including a process of manufacture to protect vitamins in milk. This milestone showcases advances in food science and preservation methods endorsed by the federal patent system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States Patent Office
Emperor Wang Mang Land Nationalization and Redistribution
About 1 A D Emperor Wang Mang nationalized land across China and ordered equal distribution among peasants, reshaping land ownership and social structure during the Xin Dynasty. The policy aimed to reduce aristocratic landholdings and empower rural households, though implementation faced resistance and varied outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wang Mang
UN Preparatory Commission Eyes International Secretariat
The executive body discussed creating a technical machinery to safeguard world peace at its London opening session. Secretary Gladwyn Jebb presented the proposal as representatives from Australia Brazil Canada Chile China Czechoslovakia France Mexico Netherlands Iran Russia United Kingdom United States Yugoslavia and others attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Preparatory Commission
Commission
London
Gladwyn Jebb
British Foreign Office
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Czechoslovakia
France
Mexico
Netherlands
Iran
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
Yugoslavia
Florence Seizes French Paintings Linked to Goering
Ansa reports Florence authorities seized a collection of French paintings valued around $1,000,000 said to have been given by former Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering to a Florence collector in exchange for Italian Renaissance works. The seized works include pieces by Cezanne Renoir and Manet as authorities seek ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansa
Florence
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Cezanne
Renoir
Manet
Pattern 4656 Shirtwaist New Neckline for Fall Wear
This Week's Pattern A refreshingly new neckline and classic shirtwaister make Pattern 4656 a top Fall choice. Available in men's sizes 34 to 50 with 36 needing 3 7/8 yards of 30 inch fabric. Send 20 cents in coins for pattern and mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
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Kathrine van Tahl
Kilas
T. E. Howard
Mrs. Strokes
Morden, Man
MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
Halifax
T.N.T
Uss
Royal Punch
Linimenz
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