King Charles Diamond Seal vanishes after 400 years
The story traces the missing King Charles I diamond seal engraved with royal arms. It vanished around 1649 after Cromwell's beheading, passing through hands from Elizabeth and Henry to the Prince of Wales, Nell Gwynne intrigue, Tavernier, and the Shah of Persia, with its current fate unknown.
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Iheing
British Museum
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Herbert
Whitehall
Elizabeth
Henry
Duke of Gloucester
Prince of Wales
Charles II
Playhouse
Nell Gwynne
Cromwell
France
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers
The items list five facts from the Quick Canadian Facts handbook. It notes manufacturing employs more Canadians than the other three industries combined, that seven occur every 24 hours, a height of 167 feet, Windsor Ontario as a location, and states more than 50 percent material supplied by Quick Canadian Facts editors.
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Windsor
Ont
Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts About
Canada
Trade Fair To Be Biggest Yet
Toronto report notes the Canadian International Trade Fair will be the largest since 1948 with about 250000 square feet of space and twenty countries represented. Canada leads exhibitor space while England Germany and the United States follow. machinery and plant equipment dominate the layout with extensive outside displays and a wide range of consumer goods.
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Toronto
England
United States
France
Austria
Lampshade color boosts spring decorating scheme
A simple decorating tip suggests coating the inside of a heavy paper or cardboard lampshade with aluminum paint to reflect light. Then paint the outside any color to enhance brightness and minimize visible brush marks.
Ragnar Lodbrog's Fame Among Vikings Cements Nordic Legend
Ragnar Lodbrog, son of Sigurd Ring, reputed king of Sweden in the eighth century, is widely regarded as the most famous Viking. The name embodies enduring images of raiding, saga, and seafaring power across medieval narratives.
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Ragnar Lodbrog
Sigurd Ring
Sweden
Velvet care tip for heat exposure and velvet handling
A weekly tip explains avoiding damage to velvet by keeping the wrong side away from a boiling kettle and by not rubbing velvet against the bottom of a hot flat iron turned upside down.
Canadian investment to rise in 1953 defying postwar strain
A Commons table by Trade Minister C D Howe projects private and public outlays for new construction and machinery and equipment at about 5.4 billion dollars in 1953, up 6 percent from 1952, with housing and institutional facilities driving much of the growth while some sectors such as pulp and paper and iron and steel lag.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
C. D. Howe
United States
Smile Of The Week Boy Discovers Dictionary News
Tommy spends long time at a bookstall and returns home pleased with a new dictionary boasting 5 000 extra words. Dad exclaims wait before mom learns. Eat Right Live Right Feel Right.
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Tommy
Scott
Salmon loaf with lemon butter sauce recipe card
Combine 2 cups flaked salmon 3 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp chopped onion 1 egg and milk with bread crumbs and seasonings. Pack into a loaf pan bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Finish with warm lemon butter sauce and serve hot.
Howe vs Richard and goalie removal in NHL debated
The article analyzes frequent goalie pull attempts this season with mixed success, citing eight failures and one notable success by Toronto on November 27. It compares Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard milestones, noting their 200th NHL goals and career game counts, and mentions coaching rules for Sid Abel and a quartet of defensemen yet to score this season.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago
Black Hawks
Joe Primeeu
Harry Lumley
Mets
Toronto
Sid Smith
Ted Kennedy
Hawks
Boston
Bruins
Jim Henry
Jim McFadden
New York
Gua Bodnar
Rangers
Lee Fogolin
Montreal Canadiens
Gerry McNeil
Montreal
Detroit
Gordie Howe
Fern Flaman
Maurice Richard
N.H.L
Richard
National Hockey League
Howe
Mabitants
Jim Thomson
Bob Goldham
Benny Woit
Bob Armstrong
Advertising Wisdom From the Robert Simpson Co
The Lethbridge Herald quotes praise for the Robert Simpson Co advertising manager. The piece argues newspapers are essential for merchants and likens effective ad strategy to artillery over rifle fire, urging the quote to be displayed in every business office.
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Robert Simpson Co
National Retail Dry Goods Association of
U.S
Lethbridge Herald
Quick Canadian Quiz: Niagara Falls and 1951 road deaths
Questions recall figures from history including Niagara Falls height and 1951 Canadian road fatalities per day. It asks today’s corporate tax share, the city with more men than women, and which sector employs more Canadians. Answers found to another column.
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Niagara Falls
Oddities In The News Highlights Whimsical Tales
The item highlights a budgerigar that speaks English and German in Hamilton Ontario. A Philadelphia coal sale ordinance is noted. John Melby of Minneapolis pays $1 for half a traffic violation. A wallet containing $50 is recovered after a man makes an honest claim. A Pretoria car accident yields a baby saved by a vendor. An ambulance driver in Torrington strains his back after relocating a patient at home.
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Sammy
John Zehethofer
Hamilton, Ont
John Melby
Minneapolis
Minn
Melby
Torrington
Conn
300-Pound Mammoth Roast Found Near Estancia
UNM officials report a fossil skeleton found by a plow on a ranch near Estancia New Mexico belongs to a large mammoth slain by Folsom hunters about 10,000 years ago. It shows evidence that a 300 pound rib roast was hacked from the beast using flint tools.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Estancia
University of New Mexico
Folsom
Hubbard elected Walpole Society president
Walpole New Hampshire IranS Hubbard was chosen president of the Walpole Society for Bringing to Justice Horse Thieves and Pilferers of Gardens Fruit Trees and Clothes Lines. Hubbard, 54 years a member, serves a group formed in 1816.
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Walpole
N.H
Irans
Hubbard
Walpole Society
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