Western Pioneer Keeps About Eight Thousand Eggs in Collection
Alberta farmer Henderson near Lac La Nonne north of Edmonton has about 8000 eggs from 930 species, including extinct passenger pigeon. He found a Bonaparte gull first since 1866 and nest sets of Great Grey Owls. He supplied nests and mounted specimens to a major US museum, noting patience, exact identification, and data cataloging.
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Henderson
Lacia Nonne
Edmonton
California
Greenland
Hudson's Bay Company
Arctic
Alberta
Lac la Nonne
United States
Alberts
Mr. Henderson
Barrie
Ont
Calgary
Rocky Mountain House
Alta
North Saskatchewan River
Foot and Mouth Disease Alert and Home Precautions
A provincial outbreak around Regina prompts warnings to report suspected cases immediately and to follow government measures. Readers are advised on symptoms in cattle and on actions to prevent spread including isolating animals, sanitizing containers, restricting movement, and maintaining disinfection at farms.
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Regina
Canada
Handy Home Tips for Paint and Linoleum Care
Simple home fixes cover saving leftover paint with paraffin, sealing linoleum tears with tape and shellac, reviving non washable shades with salt, and priming knots in lumber with shellac to prevent resin leakage. These steps help preserve surfaces and improve painting results.
Appetizing Beans and Celery Recipes for Fresh, Frozen, or Canned Beans
Simple bean dishes with onions and butter. Peel and brown small onions, then add beans with water and salt and simmer until tender. French style string beans with celery cook in butter and stock for crisp tender flavor, finish with parsley.
Old Vancouver squatter Tim Cummings recalls Stanley Park
In Vancouver a lifelong resident born January 1, 1881, Tim Cummings is the last park squatter. He hunted deer and bears as a boy in Stanley Park and nearby forests and now tends a three quarter acre plot with his sister Agnes and their collie Rex. His vision fades but he preserves memories of the city and harbor bells.
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Old Vancouver
Stanley Park
Vancouver
Tim Cummings
William Timothy Cummings
Burrard Inlet
Bella Coola
Steveston
Tim
Hallelujah Point Lighthouse
Vancouver Parks Board
Agnes
Rex
North Shore
Lion's Gate Bridge
Bones
Quick Canadian Quiz: Yukon and NWT Agriculture and More
The quiz asks if there is agriculture in the Yukon and Northwest Territories and covers the Canadian Senate age minimum, the number of knit goods mills, lumber usage, and Canada’s last bank failure. Answers found in Another Colump.
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Yukon
Northwest Territories
Canada
Smile Of The Week Political Quip About Traitors And Converts
A tongue in cheek exchange defines traitor as a man who leaves one party for another and a convert as someone who switches sides. The quip concludes with a statement that prejudice is the reason of fools.
Hungry horse strips clothing from swimmers in river incident
Two women who swam in a river in Wellington New Zealand had to return home in their swimsuits after a hungry horse ate their underwear blouse brassiere and the top of a seersucker dress left on the bank.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers
The snippet presents five quiz answers: item 5 states 1923, item 3 gives 336, item 1 notes almost every home has a garden, item 4 says about two fifths is exported, and item 2 lists 3 years.
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Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts
Canada
Which is the Phoney
A survey of medium priced tea pots shows many ugly and non functional designs. Two pots illustrated by the Canadian Association of Consumers contrast a well designed round pot with a long spout and secure lid against a poorly balanced model prone to tipping lids and poor cleaning. Consumer groups urge selecting well designed items to discourage bad manufacturing. The National President of the Canadian Association of Consumers, Mrs. W. R. Walton Jr., stresses functional design.
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Canadian Association of Consumers
National Gallery of Canada
W. R. Walton, Jr
Garden Notes on Planting and Maintaining a Late Season Garden
Expert gardeners advise sowing beets carrots beans and corn every fortnight through June and into July. Maintain moisture with occasional fertiliser mulch clippings and lighter lawn mowing. cultivate weekly to conserve moisture and prepare for next year by noting desired varieties and sources.
Tips For Buying A Used Car In Toronto
Practical guide from the Toronto Better Business Bureau on safely purchasing a used car. It covers choosing reputable dealers, avoiding rush decisions, inspecting wear indicators, listening for gear box noise, testing on hills, radiator condition, steering play, wheel alignment, hydraulic brakes, and key contract details including price, down payment, trade ins, insurance, finance charges, and installment terms.
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Toronto Better Business Bureau
Oddities In The News From The Hamp shire News
Frederick Perrin aged 30 of Andover England was killed when a rabbit darted into the spokes as he rode a bicycle in a Hampshire town. A Hoboken bank employee in Jersey City turned down a 300000 dollar trust that would pay 9000 dollars yearly and would not explain why. The will of Rhoda Kuhmann named John H Schmidt to receive the 9000 dollar annual income. Tea garden laborers wives in a slum near Margherita India formed a union to punish husbands who beat wives. An umbrella left on a Paris to London airliner was returned to Walter Rain the owner.
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Frederick Perrin
Andover
England
Hampshire
Hoboken Bank
Jersey City
Rhoda Kuhlmann
John H. Schmidt
Margherita
India
Paris
London
Walter Rain
Twenty Four Color Motifs Pattern 7230 for Linens
Dekce Brookes offers Pattern 7230 featuring 24 three color motifs from 1x2 to 41x10 inches. Edging by ready made eyelet, washable and iron on no embroidery. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain pattern.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book 1952 Patterns
Advertisement for a needlecraft book by the Household Arts Department of the Winni Newspaper Union Toronto. It promotes a 1952 edition titled Exciting with twenty five cent price and ninety one illustrations plus six easy patterns printed in the book. The ad asks readers to write their name address and pattern number plainly.
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Alice Brooks
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Western Pioneer
Women’s Wear Bureau
Stuart
Quick
Poli
Ance
By Dekce Brookes
Winni Newspaper Union
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