Predicting a drug cure for the common cold within five years
Dr. John Dingle predicts a drug may cure or prevent colds in about five years, arguing vaccines are unlikely due to multiple virus types and short natural immunity. Professor Dingle notes no current drug cures colds, and bioflavonoids lack scientific basis while symptoms can be relieved. He cites Cleveland family studies showing two thirds of respiratory illnesses are colds, with children more affected than adults.
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John Dingle
Common Cold Foundation
John Enders
Harvard
Dingle
Cleveland
Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
China Plans 30 Letter Alphabet For Literacy Drive
New China News Agency reports a campaign to reform Chinese writing by adopting a 30 letter alphabet to spell Mandarin in Roman characters. The plan excludes V U and adds five letters for Chinese sounds as part of language unification efforts.
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Hong Kong
Communist
China
New China News Agency
Peiping
Thatcher Leads Wheat Varieties Across Western Canada
Thatcher variety dominated last year with higher shares in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Alberta reported 53.6 percent Thatcher, Saskatchewan 59.3 percent, while Manitoba Selkirk led with 64.6 percent.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Selkirk
Thatcher
Malaya Relies Heavily on Tin Export Duties
Malaya's principal revenue source is export duties on tin, shaping fiscal policy as the tin market drives government income and trade balance.
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Malaya
Beekeepers urged to order package bees early for spring
Saskatchewan beekeepers urged to order package bees now as a probable spring shortage looms due to higher demand in the United States and Canada and flood damage in California. Early orders receive priority and April releases yield better honey. a survey seeks to connect sellers of used equipment with new or expanding beekeepers.
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Regina
Apiary
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
United States
Canada
California
Apiary Division
Plant Industry Branch
Error leads to remarkable discovery
A tiny miscalculation in planetary orbits led to the prediction and discovery of Neptune. After Uranus was observed, slight deviations guided astronomers to the distant world 2.7 billion miles from Earth, confirming the unseen planet's existence.
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Neptune
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Saturn
William Herschel
Uranus
Magistrate Orders Rehabilitative Tree Planting in Ontario
A Western Ontario magistrate, a Gil bert and Sullivan student, convicting a well-to-do citizen for stealing three young Christmas trees. Instead of a fine, he mandates planting 500 trees in the county forest next spring to fit the crime.
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Ontario
Fabric and Iron On Color Mentioned at Pattern Shop
A brief note from the Pattern Shop highlights the sale of a single yard of fabric and an iron on color option. The item appears as a small, low‑cost offering in the shop’s display.
Thrifty iron on pattern sale for apron design 7052
Rice Brock advertises Tissue pattern 7052 for a 35 inch fabric apron with iron on transfers in blue yellow and green. Medium size. send 25 cents to Household Arts Department Toronto for pattern and the ali cs Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue.
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Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Alics Brooks Needlecraft
Swivel-top TV stand and ivy wall shelves pattern
Pattern 420 provides a 24 by 29 by 20 inch cabinet stand with a turntable top and storage, usable as a room divider. It includes two bearing types, project tracing, and is part of the Home Workshop Pattern Service offering jig saw projects for pine maple or mahogany.
Advertisement for Anne Adams bra sewing pattern 4619
An ad promotes pattern 4619 for women sizes 36 to 50 with a waist supporting bra and long and regular lengths. It notes easy sewing, tested fit, complete illustrated instructions, and a 35 cent price plus mail order details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept.
Canada House Lottery For Trooping The Colour Seats
Canada House will again hold a Royal Lottery to allocate seats for Canadians at Britain's trooping the colour ceremony. Demand far exceeds seats, with about 100 bids per seat last year. Applications start March 1, with a nominal ticket charge for a reserved stand seat. The event is set for May 31, Queen's official birthday, on Horse Guards Parade.
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Canada House
London
Britain
Commonwealth Relations Office
Ellie McLoughlin
Horse Guards
Honey in Hive by April First Boosts Harvest
Saskatchewan apiarist W. G. le Maistre says packaged bees must be in the hive by the first week of April. Nine weeks allow bees to prepare for a June honey flow, with experiments showing 35 percent more honey when bees are placed in early April rather than after the third week. Order now and secure preferred arrival dates.
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W. G. le Maistre
Saskatchewan
Mr. le Maistre
Ceres Stands as Largest Known Asteroid
The object Ceres is identified as the largest known asteroid with an estimated diameter of about 450 miles.
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Ceres
Unusual Retriever Surprises Hunters During Duck Hunt
A hunter boasted about an unusual retriever as ducks settled in. Shots rang out and birds dropped. The dog leaped from the boat, skimmed the water, retrieved a bird, and returned. The owner bragged of the feat while his partner quipped the dog cannot swim.
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Marguerite Piazza
Chicago, Ill
Yim
Chelsea
Fleischmann
Sugar
Europe
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St Salt
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Tise Fleschmayy Active
Rice Brock
Jfashions
Home Workshop Pattern Service
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Swiveutor Television
Anne Adams
P.P.L
Shane Ofbdious
Miss McLoughlin
Bozo
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