Marquis Wheat And The Prairie Grain Heritage
The article traces wheat origins from Mesopotamia to Britain and the Arctic circle, highlighting Canada and the prairies as the best wheat sources. It credits Marquis wheat as a historically pivotal Canadian variety developed by Saunders and his son, describing its early adoption, frost resistance, and enduring popularity in North America, with Manitoba and Ontario playing key roles.
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Europe
Dawson City
Arctic Circle
Archangel
Russia
Cube
Brazil
Rhodesia
Canadian Prairies
Britain
Egypt
P. Sherriff
Sherriff
Hopetown
Manitoba
West
Canada
Selkirk
Scotland
Hudson Bay
Fort Garry
Red River
HBC
Louis Riel
Robert C. Steele
Toronto
Winnipeg
Ontario
Duluth
Saunders
Leningrad
C.P.R
Marquis
Charles Saunders
North America
Reward
Prairies
Thermometer That Cannot Freeze Lets Record Extreme Temps
Brown Instrument Co engineers describe instruments that measure 300 degrees below zero to 3500 degrees above, using electronic devices with platinum metals instead of liquids. The technology allows accurate readings beyond traditional mercury and alcohol freezing points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Little America
Snag Airport
Canadian
Yukon
Brown Instrument Co
Ear is quicker than eye in detecting interruptions study
Harvard’s Dr George A Miller shows ears are more sensitive than eyes to fast interruptions in sound. Using white noise he finds listeners can match interrupted noise to pure tones up to 250 interruptions per second. above that, matching fails.
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Science Service
George A. Miller
Harvard University
Dr. Miller
Northern Weather Station to Watch Arctic Rim
Canada plans a new weather station at Eureka Sound within 600 miles of the Pole. It forms part of a 4 million dollar project installing a chain of Arctic rim stations for global data collection.
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Edmonton
Canada
Eureka Sound
North Pole
Arctic Rim
Willed Fortunes Named in Ross Estate
Mrs. Margaret Davis, secretary, receives 25000 from Hon. W. D. Ross former Ontario lieutenant governor. A domestic worker Betty Ivers is left 10000.
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Margaret Davis
W. D. Ross
Ontario
Betty Ivers
Ross Will
Joseph Fiorini
Original Idea of a Canadian Postmaster
In London a three cent stamp cut into three pieces sold for £155. The Port Hood Canada postmaster in 1899 cut a three cent stamp into three, each piece marked with the numeral 1, to cover a shortage of one cent stamps.
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London
Port Hood
Canada
New Water Thinnable Oil Paint Promises Easy Rooms
A Canadian innovation offers an oil paint thinnable with water. Described as an oil resin water emulsion with 13 ingredients, it dries by evaporation and a chemical reaction to form a washable surface. The finish is odorless, nonirritating to eyes, and allows sleeping in a freshly painted room within hours.
Strategy in dog attack advice sparks debate
A Kingston dog trainer warns running from an attacking dog is dangerous. The Kingston Whig Standard suggests it may be safer to let the dog bite than stand still and invite attacks, framing a controversial take on self defense around canine aggression.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Pacific exhibition to build 5 percent furlong track at Hastings Park
Vancouver plans a $200000 five furlong race track at Hastings Park to cater for 1948 races as announced by Mac Kenzie Powell of the Pacific National Exhibition. The existing track is four furlongs.
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Hastings Park
Vancouver
MacKenzie Powell
Pacific National Exhibition
Moving Frontiers Northward Progress In Sub Arctic Riches
Northern development officials report solid progress this year in expanding resources and transport into sub arctic regions. Iron ore exploration near Quebec and Labrador aims to justify a railway 300 miles north from the St Lawrence shore. Prospecting around Chibougamau and Bechelo Lake hints at a northern gold camp beyond the Transcontinental Railway. A road reaches Red Lake Ontario mining camp while Patricia district work advances. Manitoba ore discoveries of gold copper and nickel boost activity north of Flin Flon. Yellowknife hosts three operating mines with more planned next year. A 315 mile Grimshaw Alberta to Great Slave Lake highway shows 164 miles graded and 39 surfaced, but completion awaits 1949. A large air base near Yellowknife supports heavy northern aircraft. Eldorado Company's pitchblend mine on Great Bear Lake operates to supply Port Hope for radium and uranium. Reports of placer gold south of Aklavik and other BC mining push the continentwide Arctic advance.
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UAWA
Arctic
Quebec Labrador
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Chibougamau
Bechelor Lake
Red Lake
Ontario
Patricia
Manitoba
Flin Flon
Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
Grimshaw
Alta
Great Slave Lake
Alberta
Dominion
Eldorado Company
Pitchblend
Great Bear Lake
Port Hope
Ont
Aklavik
British Columbia
Dead Sea Valley Reclaimed by Skilled Jewish Cultivators
United Nations observers note surprising productivity in the Dead Sea Valley once deemed barren. Jewish farmers now grow cloves flowers and tomatoes despite 17 degree salt soil, proving arid land can yield with science and resolve. The Dead Sea remains intensely saline and buoyant, with evaporation offsetting inflow from the Jordan and other sources. Local lore links the area to biblical Cities of the Plain, and Arabs call the water the Sea of Lot.
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United Nations
Dead Sea Valley
Dead Sea
Jordan
Plain
Sea of
Lot
Advice on food storage and furniture care from an old guide
The passage offers tips on keeping milk cold and dark to preserve riboflavin, using bread crusts in a meat chopper to prevent sticking, seating etiquette in restaurants favoring women if a waiter exists, and moth control by cleaning mohair wool furniture and airing rugs in sunlight.
Nettle Stinging Hairs Contain Histamine and Acetylcholine
At the World Physiological Congress in Oxford scientists N Emmelin and W Felberg described nettle stinging hairs containing histamine and acetylcholine. Histamine alone causes itching, but the combination with acetylcholine creates the burning sensation. The substances are believed formed in the leaves and transferred to the hairs. The note ends with a nod to Canadian interest in poison ivy.
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Oxford
N. Emmelin
W. Felberg
Your Horse Wrote A Letter In Aftermath Of Bet
A lighthearted item notes a wife discovering a letter from a husband’s horse named Florrie after he kept muttering the name all night. The joke concludes with the wife presenting the letter to him at home, hinting the animal sent a message about yesterday’s wager.
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Florrie
Hubby
Two-In-One Pattern Aprons For Bazaar Thrift Item
Pattern 7265 offers two aprons with flower motifs including daffodils and roses. It features embroidery designs, cutting chart, improved visuals and complete directions for easy needlework. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E. Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
The fig tree bears three crops and season
The plant yields three harvests across distinct seasons, detailing the growth cycle and timing for fruit production.
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Tomba
Nile
William Saunders
That City
Dominion Experimental Farms
Charles
Tokyo
Peanut) Hayes
Ee London
Calumet Farm
Armed
Belmont Park
Albert Snider
Calgary
Houston
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Buffalo Bisons
Houston Huskies
Hub Macey
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Pas
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Larry Thibeault
Charlton
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Will Wedge
New York Sun
al Wesson
Los Angeles Daily News
Fred Leib
Sporting News
Hershey
Pat Hershey Bears
American Hockey League
Gino Rozzini
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
Norman Tustin
Norm Larson
Rozzini
Shawinigan Falls
Que
Tustin
Regina
Larson
Moose Jaw
Johnny Longden
Taber
Steve Brooks
McCook
Neb
United States
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Brooks
Longden
Xegress
Guelph
St Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing
Marrise Scott
Owen Sound
Percy West
Eddie Sargent
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