Woman Doctor Recounts Pioneering North West Mission Service
Dr Joanna Matheson, who trained at Trinity College Toronto in 1898, recalls her work at Onion Lake Mission near Lloydminster. She treated injuries during a 75 mile wagon trip, battled epidemics, served as coroner, helped establish a three story hospital in 1905, and later became Winnipeg Public School Medical Inspector before retiring in 1941. Her daughters continue the Matheson legacy with Indigenous communities.
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Onion Lake Mission
Matheson
Joanna Matheson
Trinity College
Toronto
Lonely Mission
Barr Colony
Lloydminster
Hud
Orion Lake
John Matheson
World Happenings Briefly Told
A Willingham England woman fined six dollars for hoarding 185 milk bottles and two pounds for misusing them. Belgian ambassador to Canada offers fifty thousand dollars for a sleeping sickness cure to any discoverer. Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation studies a newsprint plant using native wood pulp. East Pakistan wood species shows laboratory promise. Roger Ludowie High School faculty in Fairfield Connecticut salute retired vice-principal Miss Sylvia Johnson by painting her new house. Lethbridge city hall places a plaque honoring the late Charles Alexander Magrath.
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Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation
East Pakistan
Roger Ludiowe High School
Fairfield
Conn
Sylvia Johnson
Lethbridge City Hall
The
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Charles Alexander Magrath
On The Side and Quick Bits of Wit and Wonder 3007
A mixed column gifts readers running gags on daily life and curiosities. It notes grade A and B eggs mislabeling, marital morning tempers, flying saucer rumors from World War I era, dignified wedding exits, and a rags to riches profile of Calouste Gulbenkian worth about 900 million dollars.
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Britain
Moonshiners Few in Canada Says Stats
Ottawa reports moonshining almost vanished in Canada as of 1950. A Bureau of Statistics tabulation shows only 13 indictable charges, with six moonshiners caught in Nova Scotia and seven in Quebec. Nova Scotia fines totaled five, one operator received a three to twelve month prison term. Quebec moonshiners all faced fines.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Unfortunate accident near Kaub leaves four drowned
In Kaub Germany three women and one man were entangled in a fishing net at night and drowned when their rowboat struck the net and capsized. Two other women escaped.
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Kaub
Germany
The Sports Clinic on Olympic Skill Training and Diet
The article notes progress in skill development at every Olympic Games and highlights lessons from the Paris era. It cites French swimmers who achieved success with a diet high in protein, consuming lean meat skimmed milk and a concentrated protein supplement to boost performance.
Repeated Short-Duration Efforts Boost Olympic Canoe Pace
Ken Lane and Don Hawgood show that repeated shorter sprints build conditioning. Their tandem canoeing team finished only a foot behind in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics, nearly three minutes faster than their qualifying race. The method of repeated under distance work suits all sports.
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Ken Lane
Don Hawgood
Weekly Tip Melting Chocolate
Melting chocolate wastes less when the container is thoroughly greased before use. Greasing prevents sticking to the bottom and sides, ensuring smooth melting and easier removal of the chocolate.
Sugar Maple Sap Yield Estimated at 30 to 40 Gallons
Report indicates mature sugar maple trees can produce between 30 and 40 gallons of sap in a single season. Experts note tapping and weather conditions influence daily flow and overall farm yields.
Vancouver opens major cancer clinic with cobalt bomb
Lieut.-Governor Clarence Wallace opens a $700,000 cancer treatment centre in Vancouver housing a two-ton cobalt bomb. The facility, one of the world’s most modern, contains a radiation source equivalent to 2400 grams of radium valued at about $50 million. The device treats deep-seated cancers under precise technician control to protect patients.
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Vancouver
Clarence Wallace
Canada
B.C. Cancer Institute
Women Enter Norwegian Merchant Wireless Class
A rising share of female wireless operators are joining Norwegian merchant ships. Among 23 students at Tonsberg navigational school, 12 are women, reflecting growing gender diversity in maritime communications.
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Tonsberg Navigational School
Join Sports College Adds Free Membership Offer
Sports College invites individuals and teams to join with free membership. To enroll, send a letter to Sports College Box 99 Toronto 1 Ont and request membership.
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Sports College
Toronto
Crossword puzzle clue list with mixed entries
A dated crossword style list presents clues and partial answers including chemical symbols and misc terms. It includes vertical hints like poisonous snake water bottle for table and correlative of either and ends with a string of numbered entries and stray words such as acne form and sacred Mindy word.
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