Conservation In Canada Praises Prairie Water and Soil Work
The article notes soil erosion risks and world food shortages, praising Canada for soil and moisture conservation. It cites over 30 000 abandoned farms totaling 5 023 541 acres and credits the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration led by LB Thomson for major progress in Western Canada over the past fifteen years.
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Prairies
Canada
LB. Thomson
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Problem Now Serious One in Canadian Farming
A historical notice praises Canada for leading in handling a growing global farming problem. It credits the P.FR.A. and other services, notes farmer cooperation, and stresses ongoing government, university, and farmer organization to address district specific issues for continued progress and vital food supplies.
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Canada
P.fr.a
Pearson Defends Rough Riders Gave Calgary Stampeders briefly
Ottawa’s External Affairs Minister Pearson praises the Ottawa Rough Riders as the best team ever seen at a Riders testimonial banquet. He notes Calgary Stampeders beat them in the Grey Cup final in Toronto and adds he has not seen Calgary play, while attending a United Nations meeting in Paris.
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Ottawa
Pearson
Ottawa Rough Riders
Riders
Calgary Stampeders
Toronto
Mr. Pearson
United Nations
Paris
Wildlife Management Benefits Banff and Jasper Parks
Alberta reports improved ranges and healthier elk in Banff and Jasper national parks under a wild life management program. Reduction of elk herds this winter through controlled slaughters aims to prevent overuse of food supplies and preserve carrying capacity. Meat and hides from culled animals are allocated to Indian Affairs for Indian food needs and leather craft work.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Banff and
Jasper National Parks
Indian Affairs Department
Diamond harder than glass cuts through tough material
The text explains diamond’s greater hardness than glass. It states that carbon atoms in diamond resist separation more strongly, making diamond capable of cutting glass. The concept hinges on the stronger bonds in diamond compared to glass.
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Glass
Jokes and quips from a 1920s humor page
A parade of short comic exchanges spans marriage lunch plans bank routes and party remarks. A candymaker widens sticks to charge more, a wife and husband joke about lunch times, a rural woman seeks a friend, and several wordplay gags about witnesses, writing and marriage conclude with light, pensive humor.
Prince in Philadelphia Soys Bewitched by Souvenir Trade
A Regina resident writes a Philadelphia based African prince who hopes to exchange keepsakes. The prince lists trifles he collects including ornaments shirts and money as possible gifts in a cross Atlantic exchange proposal.
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Regina
Sask
Philadelphia
London designer creates red roof hat with cats in Toronto
London hat designer Christopher Walter brings a whimsical red felt chapeau to Canada. The hat resembles a roof with two black velvet cats facing each other across a grey chimney, described as a playful novelty piece for fashion enthusiasts.
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Toronto
Christopher Walter
London
Canada
Railroader recalls good old days on Canadian prairie
Edmonton veteran Peter Batter marked his 90th birthday reflecting on a life in railroading from 1882 with the Canadian Pacific Railway across the prairies. He described 500 armed Indians at Medicine Hat to Calgary, a courtship in Cleveland and a dowry of cattle and cash, and credited long work and hardy lineage for his longevity.
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Edmonton
Alta
Peter Batter
Winnipeg
Pete
Canada
Cleveland
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Praires
Riel
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Lacombe
Prairie
Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Advert
An old advertisement touts Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a remedy for back pain caused by cold kidneys. It claims the pills tone kidneys and liver and offer relief, urging readers to purchase at drug counters.
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Dr. Chase
Western lumber output rises in 1948 Canada totals fall
Ottawa reports that Western provinces lifted Canada’s sawn lumber production in 1948 while declines spread across other provinces. Total output eased slightly to 5.326 billion board feet from 5.346 billion in 1947. Provinces showing gains include British Columbia and Alberta, with detailed 1947 and 1948 figures listed.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Boy Wins 2000 Dollar Raffle Without Ticket
In Winnipeg a 15 year old, Billy Zaporzan, won 2000 dollars in a raffle without buying a ticket. Two men entered his Old Kildonan classroom with the principal and announced his win. A local office boy job helped tie his name to a school raffle purchased by a benevolent society through a Winnipeg company.
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Boy
Winnipeg
Billy Zaporzan
Kildonan
Billy
Coal Mine Needs Railway Branch Line for Alberta Mine
In the Commons, Trade Minister C. D. Howe declined to promise a railway branch to Burns hard coal mine at Sheep River Alberta. He noted the mine is miles from the nearest railway and said negotiations must occur between mine owners and the railway. Pasteurized Milk Is Safe.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Sheep River
Alberta
John R. MacNicol
Toronto-Davenport
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