Calgary Man Makes Snakes His Business
A Calgary performer Charlie Mahoney milks venom from snakes and has bitten himself fourteen times over twenty years. He travels with his reptiles in carnivals and kept a nine foot ball python in his kitchen. Life insurers distrust his dangerous trade and neighbors fear the curious exhibit.
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Calgary
Charlie
Father
Son Mahoney
Express
Canada
Mahoney
Detroit
Warns Of Danger In Touching Power Lines
Rural readers are advised that telephone lines, radio aerials, and fence wires can become charged if they contact power lines. Do not touch smoking or fizzling conductors. keep others away and notify the power company immediately.
Prairie Lily Emblem Should Be Protected In Saskatchewan
The writer recalls seeing vast tracts of wild orange red Saskatchewan lilies during a July tour. The plant grows 1 to 3 feet tall from a scaly bulb and should not be picked, as two thirds of the stem must remain to avoid killing the bulb.
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Saskatchewan
Levant
U.S.A
DIY Home Remedies From Old Tips
A compilation of practical household hacks: roach powder from plaster, sugar, and water. fix muddy dark clothes by brushing and potato rub. brass refinishing with shellac lacquer. a flour ammonia paste for cleaning paper. Each tip offers simple steps for common domestic tasks.
Smile of the Week in Divorce Case Ends with Monthly Support
The courtroom crowd watches as the judge orders $50 per month for the wife in a divorce. The husband grins and offers to give her a few extra dollars now and then to help, prompting light irony in the room.
Quick Quiz Answers From the BC Economic Quiz
Answers outline buoyant trade and industry figures with imports up ten percent for January through November and exports down four percent. It notes manufacturing as the key wealth producer in several provinces, mentions a rise from 2.58 billion to over 4.5 billion, and references the British Columbia coast and Alberta origin.
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Man. Ont
Que. N.S
British Columbia
Alberta
Swedish Pancakes Recipe From Historic Kitchen
One and one half cups sifted flour with salt and sugar. Three eggs beaten and whisked with three cups milk and melted butter, then added to flour until smooth. Cook thin batter in hot griddle, using a cup per pancake about nine inches wide. Roll and keep warm, finish in a slow oven then serve with sour cream and preserves. Makes about eight large pancakes.
Labor Savers Urged For Manitoba Dairies By Perkins
B G Perkins of Doane Agricultural Service urged labor saving on dairy farms at the Manitoba Dairy Association 69th annual convention. He cited five key areas for simplification feeding bedding milking cleaning barns and young stock care. Delegates numbered about 600 and the session highlighted new barns to cut labor and capital. Bruce Edie noted Manitoba’s 1953 milk use by product with butter leading at 60.9 percent and total farm value about 27.8 million dollars.
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B. G. Perkins
Manitoba Dairy Association
Mr. Perkins
Industrial Research Division
Doane Agricultural Service
St. Louis
C. H. P. Killick
Perkins
Association
Bruce Edie
Dugald
Manitoba
Canada
Edie
Garden Notes on Lawn Care and Landscaping Practices
Practical guide on creating and maintaining lawns with seed blends, soil leveling, and phased hillside terraces. Advocates early seeding, regular nitrogen fertilization, and careful shrub placement away from walls. Recommends evergreen mixes, pruning timing from late winter to early summer, and preserving natural shrub forms.
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Aeem
Grais
Canada
Iron Ore Deposits Look Promising Near Horne Lake
In Victoria a promising iron ore outcrop was found at the south end of Horne Lake about 100 miles northwest. Howard H. Purkis and A. G. Karop of Qualicum Beach plan diamond drilling after snow melt. Assays show iron content over 40 percent. Vancouver Island remains a strong ore source with Argonaut Mine near Campbell River already yielding millions of tons shipped to Japan.
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Victoria
Horne Lake
Here
Howard H. Purkis
A. G. Karop
Qualicum Beach
B.C
Vancouver Island
Argonaut
Campbell River
Japan
Texada Island
Zebalios
Swimming Instructor School Planned at Grande Prairie Pool
Grande Prairie will host a first of its kind swimming instructor course from July 2 at the municipal pool. Under Red Cross auspices the program will welcome swimmers from across the Peace River country. Ken Hogert, who led a water safety school here last summer, is expected to teach.
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Grande Prairie
Red Cross
Peace River Country
Ken Hogert
Quick Canadia Quiz Answers from an Old Column
Provinces where manufacturing leads wealth vary by era but historically Ontario has been dominant. Rivers flow to the Gulf of Mexico Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay from several Canadian regions. Federal tax collection totals generally rose since 1950. Spain claimed parts of Canada in colonial times. In 1953 Canada's imports and exports both increased overall.
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Gulf of Mexico
Arctic Ocean
Hudson Bay
Spain
Canada
Miner Fined $515 for Slapping Woman in Vancouver Case
In Supreme Court Loren Andrew Quirk of Britannia Beach admitted slapping Mrs Val entine Labitoria of Vancouver after a June quarrel. Labitoria sued for assault damages and Quirk was fined $515 for the incident and its civil action.
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Vancouver
Britannia Beach
Loren Andrew Quirk
Supreme Court
Valentine Labitoria
Dry a Sweater Under the Living Room Rug Trick
A home tip suggests drying a sweater beneath the living room rug to save space and press the garment. It recommends placing the sweater between two large sheets of brown wrapping paper for a cleaner result.
Mailed Lessons Go Far Afield
Saskatchewan's mail by correspondence school started 28 years ago now serves about 18 000 students. Courses reach remote districts hospitals mining camps trappers and missionaries in South America Liberia and Formosa while Uranium City received study material before a local school was built. Dr. G J Buck notes high pass rates and that courses follow provincial curriculum. 500 supervisors oversee work. no charge for public school courses and nominal high school costs.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Uranium City
South America
Liberia
Formosa
United States
G. J. Buck
Department of Education
Buck
Canada’s Northwest Territories Vast Role in Land Area
The Northwest Territories span about 1,309,000 square miles, comprising roughly one third of Canada’s total land area, highlighting its vast geography and sparsely populated regions.
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Canada
Northwest Territories
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Anne Lane
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Florida State University
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