Bananas Travel The World From Ancient Roots To Modern Trade
The banana, dating to Southeast Asia, spread via Guinea coast and the Canary Islands to Santo Domingo after Columbus. By 1876 bananas reached the United States in small numbers, later expanding with steam ships. Today nearly half end up in the United States, with Ecuador the leading producer and Gros Michel the common variety.
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Best fashion help is the full length mirror
The article advises women to use a full length mirror to view themselves head to toe and seated, to detect crooked seams, slips, or stray hair, and to ensure hats enhance appearance. if a hat does not improve the look it should not be bought.
Family faith needs church to complete Christian life
The article argues for a balanced view of religion in home life and church fellowship. It notes early Christians shared all things in common and warns modern society cannot easily replicate communal living, but stresses Christians should live unselfishly to aid others and seek lasting peace and prosperity.
Ferguson new canning tomato variety from Canada OTTAWA
The Ferguson tomato, developed by Canada’s Horticultural Division at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa, is a determinate canning breed from a Bounty Rutgers cross. It promises higher, more consistent canning yields with better sun protection and less cracking than Geneva John Baer, after trials and commercial plantings in Ontario.
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Dehydrated Steak Tested for U S Soldier Rations
The Army Quartermaster Corps unveiled a dehydrated steak for soldiers future rations. A two foot by five inch log is frozen and sliced into steaks, placed in a vacuum to remove water, reducing weight to about one third. It smells and tastes like steak when cooked and needs only a mess kit water and fire.
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Answers Quick Quiz 5 Summary
A fragment notes quiz results and facts from Quick Canadian Facts editors. It lists answers on topics including cabinet ministers, travel distance to Nelson, wheat production comparison between Canada and the U.S., and a 1859 date.
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Quick Canadian Facts
Prompt cooling to 40 degrees best for milk
Cooling milk and cream quickly to 40 deg F preserves quality and grades. L M Silcox of Alberta Dairy Factory Inspection cautions against thawing to body temps or freezing. Shippers should cool immediately after milking or during cream separation, avoiding overcooling. Goldfish are related to the carp.
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Word Puzzle Clue List Mixed With Abbreviations
A compact set of crossword style clues including stringed instrument bird home sea eagle group of three singers equal Greek letter pronoun liquid measure company biblical pronoun journey auricles heating device direction snarled older siamese more and except greased breathe Michigan city handled vertical imperative sharper hint Hebrew ascetic hunting dog Hebrew deity strongest portrayed smirk sharp reply old French coin.
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Stable iodine in salt blocks for livestock proven
A 1951 study by Dr Watson and Mr Davidson of the Canada Department of Agriculture showed potassium iodate stabilizes iodine in salt blocks exposed to weather. Tests found blocks with 0.015 percent iodine and 0.50 percent iodine stable in stalls and pasture. Food and Drug regulations now authorize use of potassium iodate in commercial salt blocks to prevent iodine deficiency in livestock.
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Food and Drug
Wings Defense Tact for Puck Carriers from Red Kelly
Detroit Red Wings star Red Kelly outlines defensive technique for handling puck carriers with stick position and body work. He emphasizes skating in front of the puck, keeping the stick extended, and using body contact only to disrupt plays when a defenseman is in position. Gordie Howe adds guidance on aiming by keeping eyes on the target and practicing to shoot without looking at the puck.
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Quick Canadian Quiz on Rivers Tariffs and Taxation
A brief trivia item asks which river flows longest into Hudson Bay and when Canada first taxed to promote domestic industry. It notes who may introduce a bill for public money in Commons and compares wheat production to the United States. It asks what share of profits corporate income taxes take in Canada.
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