Mono farm memories and a dog named Bob
On the Mono farm 1854 to 1856, Bob the dog endures herding tricks and a prank that keeps him tied during a trip for Edwards and his wife. Charlie Marshall prepares to drive Edwards to Toronto while Bob misses his boy and returns travel worn.
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Bob
Marshall
Edwards
Toronto
Charlie
Tyrone
Bob O'New Pitsligo
Bobbie
No Safety In Numbers Fly menace and control advice
A historical note warns that a single female house fly can spawn millions and spread disease by feeding on uncovered garbage and exposed foods. It urges removing breeding grounds, screening openings, covering food, and using Wilson's Fly Pads in every room to attract and kill flies quickly.
Mackenzie King Visits Ancestral Home in Scotland
Canadian Prime Minister Mr. Mackenzie King toured Ladysford Tyrie Aberdeen area tracing his grandfather John King birthplace. He viewed the old Ladysford manor house where he was likely christened on May 3 1814 and received a carved chair from Tyrie church. He praised the visit and wished his father could join him.
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Old Hickory Mick
Orange
Nathaniel Carson
Bob O'New Pitsligo
Bob
Charlie
Mike
Rev
C. M. Clarke
Mona Wesleyan
Bristol
Canada
Mono Mills
Quarterly Board
Thomas Henderson
Sand Hill
Mr. Clarke
Meg
W. L. Mackenzie King
Ladysford
Tyrie
Mackenzie King
Royal Horse Artillery
Aberdeen
Aberdeen, He Immediately Wrote To Lady Aberdeen
Lady Aberdeen
A. G. Brown
Fraserburgh
John King
Brown
Register House
Edinburgh
Dominion
Old Place
Davidson
Scotland
Mr King
Britain nears steel shortage calls for scrap iron
Facing a severe arms mobilization strain and scarce raw materials, Britain imitates Germany and Italy by scavenging scrap iron from barns and lumber rooms. The British Iron and Steel Federation urged households farmers and manufacturers to sell discarded cookers stoves broken pots and pans farm implements and old machinery.
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Britain
Germany
Italy
British Iron and Steel Federation
Stamp-covered room marks 55 years of Queen Victoria tribute
In North Bersted England stamp dealers and collectors spent a holiday examining a room wall pasted with thousands of stamps. The owner created the display to commemorate Queen Victoria's reign, a project that took 55 years to complete.
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England
North Bersted
Queen Victoria
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional reflection on Psalm 23 2 and the constant blessing of God. The writer finds peace in nature and imagery of sky and light, expressing faith that God’s love remains and reveals deeper blessings even in night.
Experiment With Trees in Canada Breeds Fast-Growing Poplars
D A Macdonald reports on cross-breeding by C Heimburger of the Dominion forestry service to create a hardier fast-growing poplar for paper and match industries. Hybrids combine Carolina poplar growth with European sturdiness, maturing in 12 to 15 years and resisting central rot better than slower European varieties.
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Canada
D. A. Macdonald
Dominion Forester
C. Heimburger
Dominion Forestry Service
Macdonald
Modern homes favor larger bathrooms over kitchens
Builders say bathrooms grow to provide more dressing space while kitchens shrink to essentials. The shift marks a move away from the old center kitchen once celebrated in "The Country Kitchen" by Della Thompson Lutes, a Michigan author whose book nostalgia helped popularize the era.
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Michigan
Della Thompson Lutes
Detroit Free Press
Governor Generalites Spark Laughs at Kingston Speech
The Governor General, addressing a Kingston group, said he could not discuss political topics. He quipped he was “confined to Governors Generalities,” promising a lighter touch in his remarks.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Kingston
Population Changes Cited in Record Keeping
The article notes rapid population flux with births every fourteen seconds deaths every twenty two seconds emigration every seven minutes and immigration every twelve minutes. It concludes these movements yield a net population increase of one every Ks seconds.
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United States
Thousands of homes rise as Greece grapples with building boom
A surge in construction accelerates across Greece with thousands of houses under development. Builders, developers, and local authorities report strong demand, infrastructure plans, and easing financing as the housing market expands nationwide.
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Greece
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