A Hypochondriac on the Porch and a Doctor's Reveal
A neighbor Gus Olsen, famed for his stomach ailment and porch lectures, pressures a young doctor Charlie. The narrator recalls how Charlie finally tells Gus there is nothing wrong except his own self diagnosis, altering their town memories. Caroline grows to drive Gus to his office as years pass.
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Caroline
Ted
Gus Olsen
Gus
Charlie
Dinah
Nancy
Mr. Olsen
Doc
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Pigeon Show Slated With Moose Jaw Poultry Show
Western Briefs report pigeon clubs in Regina and Moose Jaw will hold a pigeon show December 6 to 8 alongside Moose Jaw’s annual poultry show announced by Len Finch Moose Jaw club secretary. Hudgson Bay deal and Brigadoon tartan notes follow in Winnipeg and Vancouver items.
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Moose Jaw
Regina
Len Finch
Moose Jaw Club
Vancouver
Bannockburn
Scotland
Prize Winning Sheep in Calgary Show
A ram from the Duke of Wind's E P ranch at High River Alberta won the Hampshire class championship at the Calgary stock show and sale. The prize underscores the ranch's quality and longstanding breeding success.
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Calgary
Duke of Windsor
High River
Alta
Paintings By Lethbridge Artist Exhibited In Florence
Lethbridge Alta. roloff Beny son of Mr and Mrs C J F Beny had paintings shown in Florence Italy. He studied at Trinity College Toronto and his abstract work has hung in the National Gallery Ottawa and the Library of Congress Washington. He has been in Europe a year and planned exhibitions in Venice Rome and Paris this fall. After Florence his rheumatic fever illness paused his plans and he recuperates in the Italian Alps and is expected to visit Lethbridge this winter.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Florence
Italy
Roloff Beny
Venice
Rome
Paris
Italian Alps
Two Mammoth Blue Whales Harpooned Off Vancouver
Two enormous blue whales were harpooned off Vancouver Island’s west coast, rare in North Pacific waters. Western Whaling Corporation officials confirmed the capture, noting it has been many years since such a whale was taken near British Columbia.
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Vancouver
North Pacific
Vancouver Island
Western Whaling Corporation
British Columbia
Canada's Highest Peak Mt Logan Reaches Great Height
The Canadian Rocky Mountains feature Mt Logan as the highest peak, standing at about 19 539 feet. This benchmark marks the tallest point in the range and among Canada's peaks, drawing attention from geographers and climbers alike.
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Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Mt. Logan
Drive To Encourage Animal Immunization
Regina report says Saskatchewan will start a province wide drive by the department of agriculture to push animal immunization. Agriculture Minister I C Nollet urged stronger disease prevention to cut livestock and poultry losses. He noted only 30 000 of 376 500 calves born in 1949 were immunized against blackleg after last year's outbreaks.
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Regina
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
I. C. Nollet
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan cattle breeders' sale notes lower prices
Regina reports a third annual pure bred female sale by the Saskatchewan Cattle Breeders' Association saw prices drift from last year. Shorthorns topped at 600 dollars vs 650, Herefords 450 vs 500, and Angus 290 vs 315 in 1948, amid feed scarcity and perceived lack of quality.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Cattle Breeders’ Association
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Ellis K. Baldwin
Flabia
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Scotts
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Allen & Hanburys CO
Kedsay
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Leece
Shadow
Ny Ae
British Commonwealth
Dolcin
Western Briefs
Winnipeg
University of Manitoba Students’ Union Council
Brandon
Man
ST. Paul
Yorkton
Lewis Wendell
Neudorf
Archie Gray
Nut Mountain
Stan Ingham
Balcarres
Hudson's Bay Co
The
Pas
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Aso
Aming
Her
Sask
Carter
prErsey
Ann S Onth
Wood, Gundy & Company Limited
Government of Canada
Blue Bonnet
America
Fleischmann
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