Mamma's Train Adventure to Niagara Falls
A narrator recounts a chaotic cross country train trip with her aging mother from England to Canada. The mother chats nonstop about family histories and the sons, travels in a crowded car, and ends up occupying the men's washroom, leaving the narrator anxious yet amused in hindsight.
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Nova Scotia
Niagara Falls
Manmima
Mamma
England
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Son No. 4
Jams
Little Albert
Levis
Prize livestock to move via CNR to Royal Winter Fair
A special movement of 21 Canadian National Railways livestock cars will transport Manitoba and Saskatchewan show stock to Toronto for the Royal Winter Fair. The train includes four sleeping cars for grooms. Manitoba ships 29 horses 65 cattle 70 swine and 33 sheep while Saskatchewan lists 24 horses 59 cattle and 27 swine.
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Canadian National Railways
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Regina boxers shine in Edmonton show
Regina boxers sent a team to Edmonton for a show under the Edmonton Boys Boxing Club. Chuck McLellan led the squad. Don Harvey won his bout and holds the Provincial championship. Chick Gilhovey earned the trophy as the most outstanding boxer. Alberta boxers Albert Karok, George Goff, and Ed Landgraf also fought with mixed results.
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Ken Goff
Edmonton
Edmonton Boys
Chuck McLellan
Provincia
Don Harvey
Harvey
Chick Gilhovey
Albert Karok
George Goff
Ed Landgraf
Life size Santa cutout and table cloth painting patterns
Pattern 415 provides actual size cutting and painting guides for a roof top life size Santa including chimney and 10 inch Merry Christmas letters for hardboard. Mounting directions are on five large sheets. Reusable yearly. Pattern price 1 75. Pattern 249 fabrics painting designs and directions 35c. Indoor Christmas Decoration Packet 43 includes pattern 249 for 1 75.
Mechanic and Toy Patterns for Home Workshop
Scraps of wood and paint help a young mechanic start a shop with tow cars and repairs. Pattern 211 shows actual size guides for parts at 40c. Realistic pull-toy dogs need scraps of wood canvas glue and paint with Pattern 310 at 35c. Pattern 310 is part of Tiny Tot's Toy Packet 52 at 1.75 dollars.
Jig-Saw Novelties Patterns for Holiday Décor
Pattern 376 offers actual-size cutting and painting guides for a wide range of jig saw projects from Christmas tree ornaments to homemaker crafts. The guide costs 35c and is also included in Jig-Saw Packet 33 priced at $1.75 for full-size patterns.
Quaint Christmas door decorations patterns sale
Greet guests with a gaily painted cut-out plaque and candle holders. Pattern 361 provides an actual-size guide for a Town-Crier Door Plaque and candle directions priced 35c. Pattern 414 offers figures and a six-foot lamp post for $1.75 in a five-sheet set. Pattern 323 shows greens wreaths and a plywood Christmas card tree with a sted centrepiece for 35c. Orders to DEPARTMENT PPL Vancouver BC.
Saskatchewan tests grain dryers for farm use
Hon. I. C. Nolet announced immediate testing of farm grain dryers amid wet weather. The program, with the Board of Grain Commissioners the Canadian Wheat Board and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, will test four machines: Tox-O-Wick Cropyard New Holland and John Deere. Tests run to November 20 with reports ready after December 1.
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Saskatchewan Agricultural Machinery Administration
I. C. Nolet
Saskatchewan
Board of Grain Commissioners
Canadian Wheat Board
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
New Holland
John Deere
Vacuum cleaner aids polio patients in mobility
Doctors at Ham Green Hospital near Bristol adapted a five pound battery driven vacuum cleaner as a portable breathing aid for poliomyelitis patients. A plastic mouthpiece in the teeth controls airflow enabling breathing for long or short periods. Wheel chairs and transports carry the device, improving patient morale and allowing excursions beyond beds.
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Ham Green
Pill
Bristol
England
Health League of Canada
New Goose Roasting Recipe From The Old Country
The Herald reports a new wild goose roasting method from a recent arrival from the Old Country. The preparation calls for plucking, soaking in buttermilk overnight, then roasting in a moderate oven for five hours, basting every ten minutes with cold beer before tearing the meat and serving.
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Hanna
Herald
the Herald
Labour income rises in first half of 1959
Labour income climbed to 8 773 million dollars in the first half of 1959, an eight percent increase from the same period in 1958. The gain signals stronger earnings across sectors and improved employment conditions during the period.
Poppies of Remembrance Rooted in McCrae Poem
Five and a half million poppies bloomed in Canada last November signaling Remembrance. The piece traces the poppy’s origin to 1915 Ypres with John McCrae and his poem In Flanders Fields, later adopted by both the United States and Canada as a symbol of memory and tribute.
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Canada
Flanders
John McCrae
Guelph
Ontario
Ypres
McCrae
Yser Canal
Col
Pererae
Flanders Fields
United States
American Legion
Great War Veterans Association
E. Guerin
France
Sunset Strip View of Los Angeles Glows at Sundown
A vivid reminiscence of viewing Los Angeles from Sunset Strip at dusk. The skyline lights stretch across Bever ly Hills and the valley, with neon signs and searchlights shaping a jewel like panorama. The piece recalls film era icons who defined the city.
Health Magazine says hypertension preventable with lifestyle
The Health League of Canada issue states high blood pressure can be prevented in many cases. People over 40 should follow a commonsense plan for living with rest moderation in eating and drinking and doctor approved exercise and diet.
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Health Magazine
The
Health League of Canada
Recreation Association annual conference in Medicine Hat
The Alberta Recreation Association annual conference themed Naming for Recreation will be held at the YWCA in Medicine Hat in November 2022. Co sponsored by the Recreation Bureau of the Cultural Activities Branch the conference will cover budgets recreation degree courses objectives and director standards. Delegates receive accommodation from the Community Recreation Bureau with a $1 registration fee. For details contact the Community Recreation Bureau in Edmonton Alberta.
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Alberta Recreation Association
YWCA
Medicine Hat
Association
Recreation Bureau
A.R.A
Community Recreation Bureau
Department of the Provincial
Legislative Building
Edmoneton
Alberta
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Roomma
Dorothy
CNR
Regina
WitsCi
Elties
West St. Avenue
Vancouver
Pat TE
Unipaper
Hollywood
Tommy J
Jerome
Rudolph Valentino
Clara Bow
Mable Normand
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Tom Mix
Charlie Chaplin
Harold Lloyd
Recreation Ass'n
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