Winterizing Farm Machinery for Long Idle Periods in Canada
Proposes a pre storage program led by G N Denike at Swift Current Saskatchewan to protect farm equipment during long idle spells. Recommends thorough cleaning, rust prevention, lubrication, and painting before storage, with special attention to tractors engines and tires to extend life and cut later repair costs.
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Canada
G. N. Denike
Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Sask
Airlift Feeds Kachin Villages After Monsoon Delay
FLAAF planes delivered 24,900 tons of rice and 180 tons of salt to thousands of hill people in Burma's Northern Frontier in forty one days. Seedlings awaited the monsoon but paddy fields are now planted and harvests near.
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Burma
FLAAF
London Zoo Restocks After War Damage
London Zoo in Regents Park replenishes cages and repairs after war damage. New arrivals include three young elephants and penguins from the Falklands along with several birds from South America and Africa. A Giant Panda named Lien Ho arrives as a goodwill gift, delighting visitors.
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London
Regents Park
Falkland Islands
South America
South Africa
Gold Coast
Szechwan
China
Lien Ho
Union
Commercial canning begins in the United States in 1819
The article notes that commercial canning started in the United States in the year 1819 marking an early development in preserved foods. It highlights the historical milestone and frames it within the broader context of American industry and food methods.
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United States
Ladders In Fraser River Aids Salmon Navigation
The Fraser River water levels vary with seasons and climate, affecting salmon spawning. At average depths the cement ladders installed by the International Sockeye Commission assist the fish, while extreme highs or lows reduce or negate their need. The ladders remain fixed and effective when needed.
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Fraser River
International Sockeye Commission
Hell's Gate
Vancouver Sun
Heart Specialist Sees Medicine Restore Normal Life
Dr. William D. Stroud, heart expert, says medicine can help coronary patients live nearly normal lives and that some may smoke and drink in moderation. He notes a healed occlusion allows part time sedentary work in about three months and urges fewer total invalidations. He adds some patients can tolerate nicotine and moderate alcohol.
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Chicago
William D. Stroud
Journal of the American Medical Association
Stroud
Philadelphia
American Heart Association
Vision recovery at Royal Eye Hospital noted by Montgomery
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery addressed the Royal Eye Hospital annual meeting as president. He cited that Second Great War veterans show one third the blindness of First World War cases, with St Dunstan's caring for 1,000 and 500 permanently blind after treatment. He praised high restoration rates at the Royal Eye Hospital compared with 1916 Somme eye injuries.
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London
Viscount Montgomery
Royal Eye Hospital
Lord Montgomery
St. Dunstan's Institute For the
Empire
1916
Somme
Nothing Like It Riding With Police Escort
Archbishop of Canterbury praises riding with a police escort through red lights in a column praising thrill and discretion. The anecdote contrasts cab rides in a locomotive, elephant rides in a circus, and escort rides as supreme pleasure. The quote from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch frames the comparison with wry humor.
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Canterbury
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Toy Makers Expect Bigger Santa Load This Christmas
United States manufacturers report a heftier Santa sack for 1946 with many wartime shortages ending. Electric trains skates construction sets bicycles and metal wagons return in limited quantities on a first come first served basis. Jeep models endure while cannons guns and tanks fade from the market as electronic devices appear. A new model train features automatic whistle odorless smoke and an all steel 2 in 1 skoot bar will retail around 14 95.
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Santa Claus
United States
Merchandise Mart
Papa
Jeep
Britain to cut dried skim milk ration if supplies fall
Toronto reports Dr. H. E. Magee of the British health ministry warns that Britain may reduce the existing two pints a week skim milk allotment for ordinary consumers unless shipments to Britain increase. The note ends with a trivia line about black ink being produced from white mushrooms.
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Toronto
Great Britain
H. E. Magee
Ministry of Health
British Cars For U S Market Push Urged
London reports United States could buy up to 250000 British cars yearly, says John Dugdale financial secretary to the Admiralty. He urges Britain to speed 1947 production and improve car appearance plus an aggressive publicity drive. He cites 1946 US production near 2 million and Britain’s exports at 46000 compared with 39000 from the U S.
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London
United States
John Dugdale
Admiralty
Autocar
Dugdale
Britain
Man Tries to Override Mounties Tradition in Nova Scotia
In Sydney, Nova Scotia, 35 year old John Mahar walked into RCMP headquarters and threatened officers with a gun. He aimed to take charge but was restrained as a constable seized the weapon. Mahar is jailed awaiting trial on illegal firearm charges.
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Sydney
N.S
John Mahar
R.C.M.P
Mahar
Ink Address Waterproofing Tip
A simple method suggests rubbing a candle over an ink written address to waterproof it against rain. The idea is to coat the surface so the ink remains legible when exposed to moisture.
Canada food outlook grants plenty yet tightens rice and oils
Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials report Canadians will enjoy abundant supplies of fish. turkey and fats face shortages in some areas due to purchasing power and hog declines. Rice remains scarce while oils and fats stay tight. sugar remains rationed for 15 to 18 months. Milk use shifts as prices rise. Conspiracy case ends with five year penitentiary sentence for Harold S. Gerson.
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H. Reginald Hardy
Ottawa Citizen
Prices and Trade Board
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Philipines
Dutch East Indies
W.P.T.E
Items of Interest From An Ancient Footwear to Banana Plants
A list of varied facts notes early Hindu footwear in a 4000 year old manuscript, New England churches using drums before bells, the phrase seven seas spanning multiple cultures, Confucius as teacher and archer, new plastic shoe durability claims, waxed paper windows for chicken houses to maximize light, a drying process for wood ties in hours, evidence of early Indian copper mining on Isle Royale, and the banana as a large non woody stem plant.
Future British bicycle enables hill freewheeling and radio signals
A UK designed bicycle on view at the Britain Can Make It exhibition features built in tools and lights, an anti theft lock, and a unique pedal to electric propulsion system. The shaft drive bicycle runs on a concealed battery and can freewheel up a 1 in 10 gradient, yet will not enter commercial production for several years.
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United Kingdom
Britain
Seven bluebird embroidery pattern Patter 7437
A quick finish transfer pattern features seven bluebird motifs for kitchen towels. Offered by Household Artsment in Winnipeg, the pattern includes basic embroidery stitches and a 514x6 inch stitch count. Send twenty cents in coins to the listed Winnipeg address with name, address, and pattern number.
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Household Arti Res Ment
Winnipeg
Aidr
McDermot Avenue
Wheat supplies rise in Canada to 118.7 million bushels
Visible Canadian wheat stocks increased by 6.5 million bushels to 118.7 million for the week ending October 11, per the Board of Grain Commodities. Last year stocks stood at 206.8 million bushels. A stray cucumber anecdote mentions a ripe cucumber bursting and shooting seeds up to 30 feet.
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Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners
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Dover
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Stepgether
Duke of Windsor
U.S
Butterworth
The
Manchester Daily Dispatch
Russ Harold S. Gerson
Department of Munitions and Supply
G. F. McFarland
New England
Seven Seas
Confucius
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Earth
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