Fort Henry Aims to Defend Canada Yet Draws Yankee Tourists
Kingston essay recounts Old Fort Henry’s 1938 reopening as a tourist fortress while its walls overlook the St. Lawrence and Kingston harbor. It notes guard uniforms, the Rideau Canal nearby, and the fort’s WWI internment role, with restoration efforts by Ontario and Dominion governments in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
U.S
Fort Henry
H. D. Crawford
CPC
Kingston
Ont
Old Fort Henry
St. Lawrence
Lake Ontario
United States
Upper Canada
Rideau Canal
Ottawa
Duke of Wellington
Great Lakes
Montreal
Wellington
Big Hill
St. Lawrence Islands
Tery
Ontario
Dominion
North America
Old Fortress
Old Fort
Decorating small rooms with color and pattern
Denia NG describes how to enlarge cramped spaces with color and pattern. For rarely used rooms use bright warm tones and large patterns for liveliness, while for daily use spaces favor cool receding blues and greens with small patterns to create perceived space.
Checking Early For Cancer
Hamilton report from the Ontario Medical Association convention notes Dr. R D Bell of Toronto urges laryngeal cancer checks for hoarseness lasting over a week. Dr. W T Mustard cautions arterial injury signs after minor trauma, while Dr. F B Bowman of Hamilton promotes extensive use of surgical tests in the lower bowel for early cancer detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
R. D. Bell
Toronto
Ontario Medical Association
F. B. Bowman
Oyster Fry Reveals Twenty Seven Pearls in One
Hartford report says Mrs Olga F Clapp found twenty seven pearls in a single oyster though the gems proved worthless as the shellfish had been fried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Olga F. Clapp
Clean range key to healthy poultry stock and lower costs
J L Tessier of Kapuskasing Ontario emphasizes isolation and sanitation for brooding and rearing. A four year rotation on oat and alfalfa pasture, portable shelters, moved troughs, and controlled stocking rates reduce disease, improve nutrition, and cut feed costs. An acre of alfalfa supports about 400 birds.
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J. L. Tessier
Kapuskasing
Ontario
Precious Stones Diamond Emerald Sapphire Ruby
A historical note identifies diamond emerald sapphire and ruby as the four truly precious stones valued for rarity and beauty. The text lists these four gems as the canonical set of top gemstones in the traditional taxonomy.
Old-Time Blackstrap Molasses Found Good For House-Building
In Southport North Carolina Dieticians may frown on blackstrap molasses but George W Rappleyea promotes it as a construction material. He builds blocks for a five room house for under 1000 dollars using a concentrate mixed with fuel oil clay and sand to form strong waterproof fireproof panels. The inventor envisions commercial production and cautions molasses price has risen from nine to thirty cents per gallon.
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Southport
George W. Rappleyen
New Orleans
Rappieyea
Rappleyea
Navy
Rappleyen
Number of Divorces Decline In Canada
Canada saw a fourth consecutive drop in divorces in 1951 with 5,163 cases, down four percent from 1950. The divorce rate fell from 65.3 to 36.9 per 100,000. Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec rose. BC led with 115.9 per 100,000.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Mouth cancer can be 90 percent curable with early treatment
Dr. O Dufresne of the Montreal Radium Institute told the American Academy of Dental Medicine that mouth cancer has about a 90 percent cure rate when treated early. Dentists are well placed to detect it during routine checkups and should refer patients for medical evaluation if a hard sore appears.
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W. T. Mustard
Toronto
Montreal
O. Dufresne
Dufresne
Academy
Sunningdale ace contest ends in missed payout
The Sunningdale Golf Club offered 2000 to 1 odds on a member holing out in three tries at the 154 yard first hole. For one shilling paid, £100 would be paid to any ace scorer. Two hundred tried. John Van Zwannenburg finally holed out on the third shot but forgot to pay the entry fee.
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Sunningdale
Surrey
England
Silent Wisdom Across Masters Pieces
A collage of quotes from Carlyle Shakespeare Spinoza Eddy Eliot and Hale on the value of silence versus speech. The passages reflect on time eternity joy restraint self discipline and the avoiding of useless talk in favor of thoughtful quiet. The collection blends classical and modern voices to explore silence as a guiding virtue.
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Thomas Carlyle
St. John
Heaven
Earth
Mary Baker Eddy
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Central Press
Dept of Nations
Heath and Welfare
Denia NG
Francis James
Yardley
The
Baltimore Sun
Women’s Wear Bureau
Audrey Lane
William Shakespeare
Benedict Spinoza
George Eliot
J. Hale
M. Harrison-Gray
East
Kwanother
Britain
Iceland
North
South
Egypt
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