Dutch immigrant Got Permanent Job Just Through Curiosity
William Oosterhoff, a 7 year old Dutch immigrant, leads carving scenes from Canadian history on Parliament Building walls in Ottawa. Since 1950 he and three assistants work day and night in the central rotunda beneath the Peace Tower, depicting the provinces and their capitals as the central theme.
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Ottawa
William Oosterhoff
Canada
Cleophes Soucy
Oosterhoff
Peace Tower
Maritime Provinces
Oosterhof
Niagara Falls
Sunnybrook Hospital
Toronto
Ontario Hydro Commission
Parliament
Soucy
Tillage Of Land After Harvest For Weed Control
On Manitoba farms it is common to grow two or three grain crops after summer fallow. After harvest, early tillage of stubble land is advised for weed control, using a high clearance cultivator to preserve straw mulch. Shallow ploughing and pre-seeding cultivation help germinate and kill weeds, with trials at Melita Station showing seven bushels per acre yield gains for oats.
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Brandon
Manitoba
Melita
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A collection of humorous vignettes. A goldfish loving woman keeps a tub in her bathroom full of them and jokes about blindfolding the fish. A one armed man seeks a shave and another barber misreads the challenge. A co ed subjects a puzzled professor to a pun filled exchange about answers.
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Jady
Eagles stalking antelope in Deer Lodge Valley prompt hunts
In Deer Lodge Montana deputy game warden Les Barton reports Golden eagles attacking a herd of 135 antelope. An eyewitness Marvin Pearce watched an eagle dive and snag prey before both bird and antelope were brought home. wardens monitor nests and keep armed watch to protect wildlife.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Deer Lodge Valley
Rockies
Les Barton
Marvin Pearce
Pearce
Barton
Birds as Helpful Friends in Pest Control
The article extols birds, especially night hawks, for pest control, noting they hunt mosquitoes and other insects, with one bird reportedly consuming up to 500 nightly. It argues birds’ efforts prevent insect overpopulation, though their value often goes unappreciated and unrewarded due to other eating habits.
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Cher
Independence boy asks mayor to play ball
In Independence Kansas five year old Jimmy Wilson asks his father mayor E E Wilson to play baseball. The mayor declines saying he must give a speech at a dinner meeting. That night Jimmy adds to his bedtime prayer asking God to make his daddy a man instead of mayor.
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Independence
Kas
Jimmy ‘Wilson
E. E. Wilson
Jimmy
Interesting Facts About Birds And Animals
A compendium notes bird adaptations and animal traits. It describes how birds grip perches with bent legs, eagles dispatch prey by dive or talon grip, moles keep clean fur underground, beavers cut winter wood early, yaks vocalize like pigs, birds sing about 184 hours daily, and mentions the tiny wasp as the smallest known insect.
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Asia
Tree Planting Completes Sask Tour
The annual Tree Planting Tour of Saskatchewan concluded with 12 000 attendees across rural communities. The "classroom on wheels" traveled one town per day, highlighting shelter belts soil conservation and growing interest in fruit growing and attractive homes.
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Tion
Saskatchewan
Pigeon Rapid Beauty Banned for Cheating in Long-Distance Race
Australian pigeon fanciers witnessed Rapid Beauty win a 1400 mile message delivery race from Sydney to Townsville in 16 hours 13 minutes, then repeat the feat similarly. Suspicions arose after sleuths reported the bird riding the roof of the express train, leading officials to bar Rapid Beauty from future races for cheating.
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Rapid Beauty
Sydney
Townsville
Unexpected reunion in Shrewsbury at tobacconist shop
New York sales manager Arthur Bernstein, 68, bumped into his 60 year old brother John from Chicago in a Shrewsbury tobacconist’s store. They had not seen each other for five decades.
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Shrewsbury
England
New York
Arthur Bernstein
John
Chicago
West Coast provinces drive rise of cities in Canada census
Ottawa reports 1991 census shows Canada totaling 124 cities 556 towns and 1101 villages. British Columbia Ontario Quebec together exceed all other provinces. City status shifts reflect higher west coast urban growth with BC Ontario and Quebec leading.
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British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Yukon
Bureau
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Yukon Territory
Gems Of Thought Quotes On Opinion And Error
A collection of concise sayings from Tryon Edwards Richard Burton Sir Edwin Arnold Mary Baker Eddy Horace Greeley and William G Simms. The remarks span change of mind happiness from others opinions virtues of boldness and the value of free opinion in society.
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Sir Edwin Arnold
William G. Simms
New York Central to Scrap 300 Old Steam Locomotives
The New York Central Railroad will retire 300 outdated steam locomotives and scrap them for steel sufficient to manufacture 15,000 light tanks as diesel engines replace the old steam power.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Model Farm Near Toronto Sold for Housing Development
A 600 acre model farm on Toronto’s northeast edge, built by attorney David Alexander Dunlap, is being sold to make way for housing. The estate, dating from forty years ago, employed nearly 100 workers and featured unique practices such as pigs bathed with toilet soap and cows in white tile stables, with music played in barns.
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Toronto
David Alexander Dunlap
Mattawa
Ont
Cobalt
Hollinger Geld Mines
Moffat Dunlap
R. M. Jenkins
Morses
Clever Bell Ringer Keeps Five Bells Telling in Bacton
Sexton James Capes of the Anglican Church rings five bells by himself to summon worshippers. Sitting on a stool he uses hands feet and an elbow to perform 280 changes with chalked instructions on a blackboard.
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Bacton
Norfolk
England
Sexton
James Capes
Dear Miss James Furnish Twin Daughters Room With Bright Pattern
In a second floor bungalow room with a 48 by 12 foot area and a slant ceiling near the floor, two twin beds and two hostess chairs will remain. The suggestion is bright light colors, soft yellow walls with green lace pattern, bronze touches, and low storage along straight walls to maximize space and add visual interest. A pressing table under the dormer with a sheer green skirt would fill the area, while curtains match the pattern.
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James
Etymology of Khaki Traces to Hindustani Dust Term
The word khaki derives from Hindustani ani meaning dust earth or ashes, linking the fabric color name to its dusty hue. The origin reflects colonial military use and linguistic blending in South Asia.
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Bennett Cerf
Maly
USA
Central Press
Asnedienfornia Institute of Technology
de Forest
EMENY
Ae Hutton
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tryon Edwards
Richard Burton
Mary Baker Eddy
Horace Greeley
Prince OF Gamblers
Hoosegow
Frank Costello
New York City
Costello
Prince
U.S
Denisa
Francis James
Mrs. R. K
Ince
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