History Romance And Humor In Canadian Place Names
Percy Ghent surveys Canadian toponymy noting Morton Lake in Saskatchewan named for Prof A S Morton and Lake Woolard for Lieut Robert Andrew Woolard. He recounts Old Wives Lake renamed Johnston's Lake near Moose Jaw, battles of Cree and Blackfeet, and explains how place names reflect history and practical mapping needs across provinces.
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Percy Ghent
Toronto Telegram
Saskatchewan Lake
Flin Flon
Morton Lake
A. S. Morton
University of Saskatchewan
Morton
Edinburgh University
British Museum
Canada
Western Canada
George Simpson
Saskatchewan
Woolard
Robert Andrew Woolard
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Regina
Dieppe
Canadian Board of Geographical Names
Ottawa
Moose Jaw
Johnston
Old Wives Lake
Old Wives
Qu’Appelle Valley
Johnston's Lake
Medicine Hat
Muskoka
Musqua Ukee
Ontario
Petawawa
Toronto
Saskatoon
Prairies
John N. Lake
John
Temperance Colonization Society of
Manitoba
Hamilton
Brushing Teeth Aids In Preventing Decay Say Dentists
Health week message from the Canadian Dental Association urges two minutes of brushing after every meal to remove food particles and halt acid formation. Foods high in sugar and refined flour quicken decay while rinsing alone helps. children show high decay rates by age five, stressing preservation of baby teeth.
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Canadian Dental Association
Way To Have Fun At Party
A guide for women on how to appear relaxed at social gatherings. It advises avoid fixed smiles, engage others with attention, stay attentive without gushing, listen quietly, and prevent shyness with natural enjoyment of the occasion and company.
Reduces a drawing room to a warm grey and chartreuse theme
The reader is advised to paint walls and ceiling in grey with grey wallpaper for warmth, avoid red on walls and ceilings, use deep red for drapes linked to a red rug, keep drapes slightly above the floor, and add chartreuse touches in furniture and vases for accent.
Various World and Local Quips From a 20th Century Page
A compilation of quirky notes and jokes covering topics from Toynbee on the cold war to a Oklahoma car theft joke, a Canadian farmer hearing a coyote, lunar dust, crossbreeding fruit, middle-aged century humor, pork-favoring dogs, and a German night watchman with a dog bark habit and shoe collection.
Newsprint Made From Sugar Cane Process Unveiled
Holyoke Mass three firms announce manufacture of newsprint and book papers from sugar cane waste. Holyoke Transcript will print a special edition on the new newsprint while observers from many countries view a test run at a paper mill.
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Holyoke
Mass
Sun-Powered Turbines: Abbot Foresees Cheap Power
Dr. Charles G. Abbot, Smithsonian associate, outlines a plan using a concave parabolic mirror and a special black liquid to boil water and generate steam for turbines. He expects to partner with a manufacturer and run a two-horsepower prototype, relying on sunlit western deserts and the Colorado River for water, with storage and transmission improvements needed for year-round use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Abbot
Smithsonian Intitute
Abbot
Chemical Company
Dr. Abbot
United States
Colorado River
Vanishing Dining Room Redefines 1950 Homes
A national survey by the National Association of Real Estate Boards predicts the typical 1950 American home will be a bungalow costing 8000 to 10000 dollars with no dining room or basement. Kitchens grow smaller while closet space expands. porches move to the side and plaster remains common interior finish. One third of new houses will be ranch type and one fifth Cape Cod or colonial in 513 cities sampled.
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U.S
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Cape Cod
How to care for woollen blankets
Do not iron blankets or flatten them as heat damages air cells and warmth. Send stained blankets to a laundry with approved methods. Do not re dye blankets. replacing a blanket is safer than risking damage. Do not abuse blankets in daily use. Woollen blankets are not tightly woven or hard finished like many garments.
Finland election could bring new faces to philatelic stamps
An upcoming Finnish presidential vote draws attention to stamps of the nation from 1856 to present. Juho Paasikivi seeks re election as Finland shifts from imperial to republic issues, with portraits, coats of arms, and later pictorials. Other nations issue stamps for organizations, anniversaries, and notable figures as a broad stamp trade notes new issues and solicitations for collectors.
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Finland
Juho K. Paasikivi
Russia
Suomi
Imperial Stamp Shop
Toronto
Pakistan
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Monaco
Portugal
Universal Postal Union
Austria
Karl Millecker
Southwest
Africa
Boer Voortrekker
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Peter Hannon
Carol
Allandale
Ont
Lake Simcoe
Seid
Dennie
Francis James
Arnold Toynbee
Frankfort
Germany
Cooper Community Centre
Cooper
Belleville
S.N.S
Sun
By James Montagnes
Red Cross
Switzerland
United Nations
Europe
International Refugee Organization
Turkey
Red Crescent
Cuba
Libertor
Pratt Kuhn
Wellington St. W
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