Canada Likes Present Status Says U S Observer
US writer argues Canadians value independence within the Commonwealth and reject joining the United States. He cites Pearson and ongoing constitutional evolution, noting Canadians govern their own laws, taxes, and treaties while cooperating with the US and United Nations for North American security.
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D. Crawford
CPC
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Royal Canadian Mounted
Hitler
Stanford University
Lester B. Pearson
External Affairs
Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth
External Affairs Department
South Africa
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Supreme Court of Canada
Ottawa
Louis S. St. Laurent
America
United Nations
North America
Lichens Likely Among Earths Oldest Living Organisms
Canadian Press reports lichens growing on rocks worldwide are probably the oldest living organisms. Estimates place some lichens dating back to the last glacial retreat about 25,000 years ago. Lichens are a symbiotic partnership of fungi and algae, with growth minute yet widespread on mountains and ruins worldwide.
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Canada
America
Concentrated Milk May Reduce Prices Across Markets
After seven years of tests National Dairy Products Corp. has produced a concentrated milk that reconstitutes with two parts water to resemble ordinary milk. It is marketed experimentally in several cities with expected lower prices due to reduced transport and packaging costs. A quart of reconstituted milk equals a quart of standard milk in nutrition. when mixed 1 1 with water it yields cereal milk. full strength suits coffee or tea.
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New York
National Dairy Products Corporation
U.S
Prevent That Cold: Tips for Staying Healthy in Winter
The article offers practical tips to avoid colds during sniffie season. It emphasizes restful sleep, moderate indoor heat, balanced diet with vitamins, and cod liver oil to supply A and D. It notes women may be more susceptible at certain times, and advises bed rest with fever and consulting a doctor for bronchial or sinus complications.
Says Better Roads Vital for Public Utilities
Ottawa reports former Canadian Good Roads president Bmrick F. Willis urging roads to be treated as public utilities. He notes Canada’s vast distances and insufficient networks and calls for greater federal highway aid, referencing 1919 and recent highway funding figures and vehicle tax revenues.
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Ottawa
Bmrick F. Willis
Canadian Good Roads Association
Gems of Thought on Contentment and Wealth
A collection of aphorisms from Leighton Eddy Zimmermann Socrates Epictetus Horace praising contentment over luxury. The quotes urge valuing simple earthware over wealth and warning ego and vanity in pursuit of happiness.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Socrates
Australian bony shellfish feature rigid shell
An Australian creature is described as having a bony shell rather than skin. The note contrasts its hard external cover with typical skin textures, highlighting its armor like shell and potential biological implications.
Pet wills, tortoise aging and teardrop cars headline odd notes
A Canadian woman leaves 5160 to two dogs and a horse. St Helena hosts a 175 year old tortoise. A British sports car is labeled teardrop. Poems rhyme woes with autumn gear. A man faces theft charges for can openers. Dr Ruth Leverton debunks bread fattening. An auto alarm clock that resets itself tops irks.
Hunters Warned To Wear Bright Clothes
Manitoba game wardens will crack down on hunters not wearing regulation red or white outer garments. G. W. Malaher says such attire reduces risk to hunters and others. Three deaths have occurred since the season opened November 27. Licences issued are expected to rise from last year’s 28 000. Bag limit remains one male deer over one year with a three inch antler per licencee.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
G. W. Malaher
New Cattalo cattle aim to blend buffalo traits with beef breeds
Canada’s Experimental Farms Service pursues hybrid Cattalo cattle by mating domestic bulls with buffalo cows to combine thrift and hardiness with beef quality. Fertility remains low among males, with only about 23 percent of bulls fertile across tested hybrids, guiding ongoing breeding and fertility studies at Manyberries Alberta.
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Canada
United States
Canada Department of Agriculture
Experimental Farms Service
K. Mackenzie
Manyberries
Alberta
Buffalo National Park
Wainwright
Range
Department of National Defence
A Public House Promises to Stay Open During Blitz
A London tavern near Trafalgar Square displays a sign promising to remain open during a blitz indubitably and to close only if a direct hit occurs, recalling wartime air raids.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Ancient superstition warns rats with eviction notices
In colonial New England farmers used witchcraft to drive rats away by posting eviction notices. The notices commanded the pests to relocate, often directing them toward the farm of an unpopular neighbor.
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New England
Trees Forbidden in New York City
In New York City a prohibition on trees is noted with a sudden reference to 2913. The text mentions a city rule affecting greenery though details are unclear and no dates or organizations are specified.
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New York City
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