Agricultural research in the north at Wabowden North of The Pas
In 1956 the Wabowden Substation studied cereals forage crops vegetables and potatoes with added drainage work and seven more acres cleared. Despite limited rainfall barley yielded 44 bushels per acre with fertilizer, yields rose with more phosphorus and nitrogen. Frost and pests damaged crops. rainfall May to July totaled 2.64 inches and the frost-free period dropped to five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabowden
Pas
Man
R. M. Hopper
Brandom
Canada Department of Agriculture
Bottle Feeding Dangers for Infants Highlighted
A feeding bottle can drown a baby if the child cannot move his face away from the bottle. Liquid food may fill the mouth and lungs. A baby should be held or watched continuously during bottle feeding.
Sewing pattern for doll wardrobe Anne Adams Pattern 4587
Mae Hales Mom suggests a doll wardrobe pattern for gifting at birth or Christmas. The printed pattern 4587 fits dolls 14 to 22 inches tall and includes raincoat hat boots jerkin blouse slacks skirt dress petticoat pants with yardage directions. Send 40 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept with size name address and style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
No straps policy approved by St James school board
St James Manitoba December 12 1957 The Leader reports Superintendent R T F Thompson told the school board there is no need for formal strap policy as in Winnipeg. Straps may be used after careful judgment with teacher or principal present for protection of both pupil and teacher. The board backed his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
R. T. F. Thompson
Winnipeg
Thompson
St. James, Man
Canadian inspectors report successful pre shipment bulb checks
Three inspectors from the Plant Protection Division of the Canada Department of Agriculture completed a Netherlands voyage validating flower bulb exports to Canada. During the period 1 441 consignments containing about 42 million bulbs in 25 350 cases were inspected and cleared for delivery. Importers and exporters welcomed the program as bulb quality remained satisfactory for insects and plant diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Netherlands
Truth Changes Hands Through Rumor and Fiction
A brief aphorism notes that truth shifts between sources until it resembles fiction. The saying highlights how information can distort as it passes through intermediaries.
Pilot brewing plant opens in Winnipeg to test barley
A new pilot brewing plant, the first of its kind in western Canada, opens in the Grain Exchange Building Winnipeg to test brewing quality of barley varieties. The $100000 facility enables small scale brewing tests of 15 pounds, speeding variety selection and reducing previous needs for 4000 bushels.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Dominion Brewers Associate
The
Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute
F. Stuart Molson
Presion
Innipegger
Jeanette Currie
Grain Exchange
Board of Grain Commissioners
Kenyan farmer feeds pigs mud from Lake Victoria
A Kenyan pig farmer in Eastern Equatorial Africa adds Lake Victoria mud to feed, supplying rich organic matter and nutrients. After three months, pigs thrive with mud making up about one fifth of their diet, while conventional feed drops to eight percent. five pigs slaughtered showed four Grade A and one Grade B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenya
Equatorial Africa
Lake Victoria
Bylaw Amends Store Hours In Portage la Prairie
Alderman Jean Wishart head of the police and bylaw committee urges a three point amendment to extend Wednesday afternoon openings and two pre Christmas Eve days to 9 am. Closing times shift to 6 pm on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve with a 6 pm week long close during January February and March. A confectioners license applies to open merchants at 50 dollars yearly from December 1 1957 to December 31 1958 to regulate after hours Sunday and holiday sales and list allowed items under Shops Regulation Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Jean Wishart
Portage la Prairie
Wishart
Retail Merchants Association
Portage
Ald. Wishart
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie, Man
Unemployment Insurance Building Relocated in Town Center Protest
Word spread in Birthplace Town that the government planned a unemployment insurance building in the shopping district. Merchants protested, and the plan moved to the town edge to avoid traffic jams from people visiting the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dear Old Birthplace Town
Lamps From Blocks Pattern 287 and 54
Pattern 287 guides making lamps from blocks with various styles and illustrated shade steps. Included in packet 54 a collection of odds and ends patterns sold for 1.75 dollars. Orders under 1.00 add 0.10 service charge. Send to Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L. 4433 West Ltd Avenue Vancouver B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department P.P.L
West Ltd Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
The Secret of Dr Zeneb’s Time Saving Committees
A satirical profile of Dr Zeneb a renowned scientist who avoids committee duties to save time. He explains he spends most of his days alone in the lab and attends conferences only to read papers and argue with peers then returns home. He notes his past committee failures and laments becoming a figure who favors ineptitude to free time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Zened
Zurich
Cleveland
Rio
London
Zeneb
New York
Butter Surpasses Margarine in First Half Sales
Statistics from the Commonwealth Economics Committee show butter sales 34 million pounds higher than margarine in the first half of this year. The Butter Information Council notes a 16 percent rise in butter sales from January to June 1957 compared with the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Economics Committee
Butter Information Council
Man’s weight would drop dramatically if body water dried
A man with a normal weight of 150 pounds would weigh about 50 pounds less if all the water in his body were dried up, illustrating the large proportion of water in human tissues.
Life with Purpose: Adding Meaning When Feeling Empty
A concise guide invites readers to fill life with concrete aims and activities. It suggests choosing small, doable steps to create momentum and a sense of value through action, social connection, and personal projects.
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Wardrose
By Mae Hales
F. S. Molson
Montreal
Dominion Brewers’ Association
Brewing and
Pravda
Pat
Dodd
Bay Street
Toronto
Trimbie
Son Motors
Glenboro
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