Safety rules for outdoor fires to prevent disaster
Saskatchewan official Ross Switzer warns that spring outdoor fires for disposing leaves grass weeds and rubbish can be extremely dangerous. He urges permits from the fire department, clear burn sites, small burns, water and tools ready, and dew and calm wind conditions. Farmers should burn in small strips with fire lanes and guards around buildings and woodlands.
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Ross Switzer
Saskatchewan
Fre
Switzer
Mr. Switzer
Highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobum for ornamental use
E L Eaton of Canada Department of Agriculture notes the highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobum as an attractive native ornamental shrub. It thrives across Canada, bears large crimson berries that feed birds in winter, and can be propagated by hardwood cuttings or buried branches. Culinary use includes jelly and jam with varying flavor. avoid European forms with offensive odor.
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E. L. Eaton
Canada
Department of Agriculture Experimental Farm
Kentville
N.S
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Technique of the Big Lie
Joseph Rutledge argues that Hungary accuses Canada of espionage over a Hungarian stamp slogan. He frames it as a Soviet style tactic and calls it the technique of the big lie in a critical, tongue in cheek commentary.
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Joseph Waster Rutledge
Hungary
Ottawa
Canada
Red Stooges
BC Electric Favors Steam Plant Over Mica Project
The Review notes BC Electric may be forced to build a large costly steam plant as federal and provincial hydro policies are not favorable to proceeding with Mica. The piece discusses policy hurdles and the potential shift in planning despite interest in hydro development.
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B.C. Power Corporation
B.C. Electric
Revelstoke, B.C
Goldfish Origins and Domestic Breeding History
The statement notes that wild goldfish do not exist and attributes their presence to extensive human-driven selective breeding over generations. It highlights the role of domestication in producing the varied forms seen today.
Pity the Poor Farmer Quotation Spurs Debate
The Sun notes Winnipeg Free Press quotes Agriculture Minister Gardiner defining a poor farmer as one who has hogs only when prices fall and none when prices rise. The remark highlights divergent views on farm economics and policy.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Gardiner
Gardner
Sun
Grenfell
Sask
ZIP deer repellent protects sunflower seeds in greenhouse study
Mice and deer damage sunflowers at the Experimental Farm Morden Manitoba. Dipping seeds in full strength ZIP a deer repellent registered in Canada keeps mice away. Untreated seeds are eaten, treated seeds remain untouched. Odor is strong but not highly toxic. Potential use in greenhouse and field plantings facing animal damage.
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Morden
Man
Canada
Discovery of Champagne credited to Dom Perignon
The discovery of champagne is usually credited to Dom Perignon a cellar master at Hautvillers Abbey in France from 1670 to 1715.
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Champagne
Dom Perignon
Abbey of
Hautvillers
France
Indian Head experimental farm marks 69 years of operation
The Indian Head experimental farm began in 1888 with A Mackay as superintendent after assent to an act on June 2 1886. The program covered livestock, field husbandry crops and tested vegetables fruits and trees to fit prairie conditions. The Sun Grenfell Sask April 17 1957.
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Sun
Alf. Reid
Indian Head
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Ottawa
Maritime Provinces
Nappan
Nova Scotia
Province of
Brandon
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Agassiz
A. Mackay
Sun Grenfell, Sask
Eisenhower calls for new commission to study U S finances
The Weeklies report President Eisenhower wants a full scale commission to inspect the entire U S financial system and propose strengthening steps. The idea is praised as a potential model for Canada as well, with hawkish notes on economic control and farmer aid via interim payments.
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Eisenhower
United States
Canada
Red Deer
A Plan for Treating Drug Addicts Through Local Institutions
An article in Health magazine urges nationwide institutions to treat addicts with humane confinement under hospital direction. It describes a 100-patient facility with six nurses, staged work, and a two-stage reduction cure including medications and gradual return to work, plus readmission if relapse occurs.
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Health” Magazine
The
Health League of Canada
First Cunard Carinthia sails from Montreal with notable passengers
Gen Sir Charles Keightley and Lady Keightley travel with nearly 700 aboard Cunard Line’s Carinthia, the first Cunard liner to sail from Montreal this year. Also aboard are Lady Gault and Mrs Read, plus Canadian officials including J. E. Read. The Carinthia, under Capt E A Divers, is to be joined soon by Saxonia Ivernia and Sylvania sailing from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal on maiden voyages.
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Charles Keightley
Gc.b
D.S
Middle East
Keightley
J. E. Read
International Court of Justice of the Hague
Read
Cunard Lines
Carinthia
Lady Gault
James Gault
K.C
Liverpool
Quebec
Montreal
Switzerland's Industrial Pulse Defies Mineral Shortages
Despite scarce key minerals and no direct overseas markets, Switzerland remains a predominantly industrial nation with resilient production and export links. The piece notes internal resources, competing sectors, and the nation’s role in global manufacturing.
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Switzerland
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Elmewood
Fort Frances
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