Westminster Abbey Crown Scene Through Nine Centuries
The Westminster Abbey, tied to Elizabeth II's wedding, anchors Britain’s royal ceremonies from coronations to funerals. Its 882 year age traces to Edward the Confessor with history of monks, the coronation chair since 1301, and final monarchs crowned beneath the stone of Scone.
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Westmiinster Abbey
Elizabeth
Westminster
London
Philip Mountbatten
Britain
Edward the Confessor
Sebert
Edward
St. Peter
Holy Land
William the
William the Conqueror
Edward V
Scone
Chaucer
Spenser
Samuel Johnson
Macaulay
Tennyson
Browning
Dickens
Hardy Kipling
Hockey Hazards Rise as Insurance Rates Compare
Britain rates speedway riders higher for danger than hockey players. Insurance figures show hockey pay outs after injuries, including death and loss of limbs, are weighed against disablement and medical costs.
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Jack Sullivan
London
Britain
Canada
Building program in Canada tops billion mark
Canada’s construction activity for the first ten months of the year reaches about 1.0 billion dollars with new contracts totaling 634 million and 300 million carried forward from 1946. Housing and roads lag, while engineering contracts rise about 40 percent as October production improves in automotive and iron and steel.
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Toronto
Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Alberta Warns of Rat Threat and Outlines Defense
The Alberta Division of Entomology urges residents to keep rats out of the province, describing rats as filthy carriers of plague and presenting concrete defenses. Advice includes rat-proofing buildings with concrete foundations, sealed doors at the base, and venting safeguards, plus trapping with gopher or large spring traps and oatmeal peanut butter bait.
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Alberta
North America
Department of Public Health
Division of Entomology
Edmonton
Insurance Gaps Leave Broken Teeth Uncovered
The text notes that coverage is lacking for broken or lost teeth, as they are seen as common occurrences insurers will not cover. It reflects a stance that dental damage is not within the insured risks.
Queen Victoria and Albert Wedding Gift Rings
Six dozen engraved rings featuring the Queen's profile were distributed at the royal marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Town Boasts Of Six Legged Dog and Dental Cat Tricks
ELIZABETH New Jersey residents report a curious pair of pets. Duke the dog has six legs and is fully formed aside from the extra limbs. A local cat is said to brush its teeth, drawing attention from neighbors and visitors.
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Elizabeth
Duke
Saskatchewan bachelors warned by Moose Jaw Times Herald
The Moose Jaw Times-Herald notes census figures suggest men face tougher bachelor competition in Regina and Saskatoon than in Moose Jaw or Prince Albert. The piece argues larger cities offer fewer single men, making it harder to stay single there.
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Moose Jaw
Canadian Sports Scene Mixes Rules and Pride Across Nations
The piece surveys hockey, curling and skating scenes across Canada and beyond. It notes a Canadian hockey cup, girls' curling exclusion in Saskatchewan, Manitoba skaters fundraising under Percy Genser, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers versus Toronto Argonauts in football. It mentions Frank Clancy's refereeing lecture, British Columbia sports studies, and Regina skaters Jo an and Jean DeWitt defending titles at Calgary January events with peers from Saskatoon Winnipeg Calgary and Vancouver.
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Ee Oeere
Ted Ford
Tisdale
Saskatchewan
Tom Walshee
Joan
Jean DeWitt
Calgary
Glencoe
Regina
Wascana
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Milk holds key role in diet says Health League chief
Dr. Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada declares milk the world’s finest all round food, supplying calcium riboflavin half of vitamin A and more. He warns raw milk spreads disease and supports compulsory pasteurization across provinces, noting Ontario currently has the law.
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Gordon Bates
The
Health League of Canada
Bates
Canada
Fraser
Health League
Ontario
Australia Builds Up Toy Industry
Australia has developed a significant toy industry, shifting from European imports to locally made products. Japanese toys once flooded the market, but Australian manufacturers now produce native creature replicas like koalas and platypuses. Thousands of Aussie toys are sent to Britain as gifts, with an estimated 90 percent of this year’s toys being Australian-made.
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Adelaide
Australia
Europe
Japan
Britain
Helpful Household Hints From a Torn Page
A fragment lists odd tips such as turning paint upside down for 20 hours before use and using a cake of goop as a pin cushion for safety pins. It also mentions heating glass jars before filling, and cautions about improvised medical ventilation with a towel and thumb tacks.
Guest Linens Embroidery Pattern 7102 for Crochet Edging
Pattern 7102 offers a crochet edging and embroidery motif set for guest linens including transfers for two 5x15 inch motifs and a 7x21 inch piece. The improved pattern-visual includes charts photos and complete directions with a price of twenty five cents to be sent to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Smile of the Week in Savannah Bricklayer Joke
A Savannah negro bricklayer rests at noon and mutters a hard luck joke about time when a brick falls from above and strikes him on the head. He quips that the land cannot stand jokes and that he takes everything seriously.
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Savannah
Haid
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Red Cross
Destruc
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George VI
Duke of Kent
Soviet Union
Moscow Dynamos
Moscow
Ice Hock
Saskatche
Saskatchewan Curling Association
Manitoba Speed Skating Association
Dent Percy Genser
Frank Stack
Gordon Audrey
Press
Prairies
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Toronto Argonauts
Frank
King) Clancy
Ottawa Journal
Niversity of
British Columbia
Wealth League
Order OF Garter
Philip
Order of the Garter
Firs Royal Highness
Duke of Edinburgh
Earl of Marioneth
Baron
Greenwich
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