Lifelike display showcases pelicans and cormorants on Long Lake
The Saskatchewan museum exhibit focuses on Last Mountain Lake area with pelicans and double crested cormorants nesting on islands. The lifelike scene features nesting pelicans, a drying cormorant, and other birds including gulls and terns with a distant treed island backdrop. The article notes webbed feet with three toes, pelican plumage changes, migration to the Gulf of Mexico, and cormorants as skilled divers once domesticated for fishing in China.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Long Lake
California
Fred G. Bard
Gulf of Mexico
China
Museum of Natural History
Farmers urged to vaccinate cattle against blackleg
Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Tom Johnston urged Regina farmers to vaccinate cattle against blackleg. He noted rising incidence, described the disease as rapidly fatal with no treatment, and emphasized prevention through vaccination as the best control. He warned of soil-surviving organisms and outlined outbreak indicators.
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Regina
Tom Johnston
Bul || Elephant Size and Value Noted in Ocean Study
The thick finger of binubber beneath the bull sea elephant’s skin is described as valuable. The bull sea elephant, the largest seal, may reach twenty feet in length and weigh up to three tons.
Funny and Otherwise from a Humorous Page
A trio of light sketches features a boastful husband who raises the roof to get hot water, a mental hospital patient joking about mail delivery, and an aging farmer whose housekeeper introduces a strange marriage. The son recalls swimming back from a lake in a rowboat and needing help to exit the bag.
Bicycle Built for One A Lesson in Riding Safety
Young riders sometimes carry a passenger on bicycles which is dangerous and often illegal. The article warns that this one passenger setup endangers riders on busy streets and highways and cites common accidents as a consequence.
Britain and Canada tie in postwar trade and tech ventures
The Manitoba hydro board ordered over a million dollars worth of 33 000 kilowatt turbo generator sets from a UK firm for a Winnipeg area power station. UK firms have contracts totaling 98 million for rolling stock and equipment for British Railways modernization, including 44 multi unit diesel trains and 46 500 mineral wagons. Canadian furs shine in London at a major fur mart, with many consignments from Canada and others from Africa Asia and Russia. UK radio equipment exports reach new highs in early 1955, with 84 million in 1954 and 21.35 million in Q1 1955, plus increased radiogram and television set exports. Britain's P 1 interceptor has logged over 100 fights, mostly at supersonic level, with 20 pre production models ordered to hasten development.
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Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board
Winnipeg
Canada
U.K
British Railways
Britain
Forestry Association official urges forest fire prevention
A Forestry Association official calls for heightened forest fire prevention as the Prairie Provinces Division marks Saskatchewan fifty years of provincehood with pageants and activities. The Jubilee Year emphasizes wise use of natural resources to boost future opportunity and happiness for residents.
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Forestry Association
Prairie Provinces Division
Canadian Forestry Association
Saskatchewan
Department of Natural Resources
John Ruskin
Saskatchewan Forests Drive Growth Across Northern Lands
A Saskatchewan article notes forests north of the plains as a strategic industrial asset with potential pulp mills, notes watershed benefits, wildlife habitat, and recreation. It urges fire prevention during Forest Conservation Week May 22 to 29 and calls for responsible stewardship during the province’s fifty year Jubilee.
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Saskatchewan
Dolphin suit aims to beat cold water swimming
London showcased a new underwater photography exhibit with the Dolphin suit as the highlight. The one piece rubber on stockinette wetsuit traps a layer of water next to the skin to warm and insulate the body while increasing buoyancy. Available for men and women, it features short sleeves and legs with a snap collar and zipper front.
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London
Weekly Tip for Cream Separation
A tip advises heating milk to lukewarm and then chilling it quickly before skimming to extract more cream. The method aims to separate fat from milk, increasing cream yield.
Exhibition of Indian crafts at Imperial Institute London
The Ar nusi Report says the arts and crafts of the Irndians of British Columbia were among the year’s most important displays at the Imperial Institute in London. The 700 pieces on show came from Sir Alfred Bossom’s renowned collection.
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British Columbia
Imperial Institute
London
Arnusi
Sir Alfred Bossom
MLP
Try and Stop Me! Bennett Cerf collection
A humorous anecdote set in Seattle describes doctors staging a late night fundraiser for a hospital wing by waking patients between 1 and 3 AM. The tale includes a quip about a past loan and a baffling gallery of pictures from a life remembered in a moment.
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Bennett Cerf
Seattle
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RAF Mountaineering Association
Royal Geographical Society
RAF _ Sports Board
Mount Everest Foundation
Greenwich
Grangemouth
Scotland
Milwaukee
Switzerland
Wisconsin
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