Mountie Throws Sitting Bull From Cabin in Canada
Reading John Peter Turner’s history of the North-West Mounted Police, Supt. Walsh confronts Sitting Bull near Fort Walsh in 1876. Walsh orders the Sioux away with guns and laws, then grabs the chief by the breechclout and throws him from a cabin door, before forcing a police post boundary and later easing tensions.
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James Morton Walsh
Mounted Police
Bull
John Peter Turner
The
North-West Mounted Police
Queen's Printer
Beader
Canada
NWMP
Western Canada
Indiana
Walsh
Prairies
Cypress Hills
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Custer
Montana
Wood Mountain
Fort Walsh
Sitting Bull
Turner
Spotted Eagle
Sans Arc
Walsh Sitting Bull
Joseph (Cajoy) Morin
U.S
Truth and facts from Canadian facts pocket annual
A compact excerpt listing quotes about truth and knowledge, a monetary figure of 29 178 500 dollars, and several fact items. It notes oceans and regions, a date February 7 1952, and a claim about rubber hardness.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Hudson Strait
Hudson Bay
Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
Canada
Operation Tractor stresses safety and efficiency at Alberta event
Competition stresses tractor safety and operating efficiency. The event dubbed Operation Tractor, praised by Agricultural Engineer C A Cheshire, Alberta Department of Agriculture, tests inspection, safety quiz, driving, and belting with time penalties for errors. Alberta Safety Council offers tips on engine cooling, PTO shield, seated operation, and avoiding risky actions.
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C. A. Cheshire
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Alberta Safety Council
Apple pie travels from Rome to America in history
A playful reminiscence traces apple pie from Roman kitchens via Augustus to Britain and then across the Atlantic. It links the pastry to conquest, colonial orchards, Iroquois gardens, and Jane Austen era domestic life, praising the pie as a steadfast symbol of rural and marital happiness.
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Rome
Plutarch
Cato
Emerson
Concord
Augustus
Livia
Britain
Kent
America
New York
New England
Old England
Jane Austin
Miss Austen
Hampshire
Jane Austen
Wintering bees and the factors for success
The text explains honey bee wintering durations and how winter conditions test bees. It reviews tested methods from the Kapuskasing Experimental Station, noting wide variability among colonies within each method and linking success to autumn colony condition, a young queen, proper hive ventilation, and ample stores including pollen.
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M. J. Rowland
Kapuskasing
Ontario
Alberta vegetable crop outlook with large processing industry
Southern Alberta expects over 1,000,000 cases of canned and quickfrozen vegetables valued around 3.5 million dollars. The region accounts for about 22 percent of Canada’s frozen vegetables and 82 percent of frozen peas, grown on 8000 acres under contract near Lethbridge and Brooks. Contracts issued by Broder, Alberta Canning, and Cornwall Canning include an $800,000 Taber unit amid sizable acreage and moderate yields.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Brooks
Broder Canning Co
Alberta Canning Co, Ltd
Cornwall
Minimum speed laws eyed for safer highways
The Financial Post argues excessive speed causes crashes but slow drivers on busy highways also create hazards. It notes few cases target 25 mph flows while traffic longs for 50 mph or more. Suggests Nova Scotia minimum speed rules as a model for other regions.
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The
Financial Post
Nova Scotia
Fewer Polio Cases In Blond Children Reported
A Journal Science report by Wallace Minto finds among 1,183 polio cases only one occurred in a blond child with blue eyes and fair skin. An unidentified expert cited in the Sunday Times notes many dark complexions among polio patients and few blond children.
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United States
Science
Wallace Minto
London
Sunday Times
Smile of the Week and Light Chatter on Farm Hayride
A quirky panel features a farmer and a suspicious old lady debating wool on sheep with a joke about half cotton. The note mentions Sir Isaac Newton playing with soap bubbles to explore light.
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Sir Isaac Newton
New Cancer Breakthrough Aims to Speed Cure Efforts
British Columbia Research Council officials praise a discovery by Dr. H Gobind Khorana that enables synthetic production of UMP a key chemical in cancer research. The process could lower costs and aid study of UTP ATP and the chemical chain in cell growth, bringing a cure nearer. Dr. Khorana and Dr. Gordon Shrum note excitement and potential global impact.
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Vancouver
British Columbia Research Council
H. Gobind Khorana
Raitur
Imedia
Khorana
Gordon Shrum
Council
University of BC
Physics
Shrum
B.C. Research Council
Cadens
Cambridge Uni
Lahore
Liverpool
Zurich
Quick Canadia Quiz on Seas and Taxes in Canada
A brief puzzle asks five salt water bodies forming Canada’s coast and the industry needing about $10 000 invested per job. It notes the 1939 personal income tax total of 47 million and asks the projected total for the current year. The prompt links to dates around Queen Elizabeth’s accession and nine year cost context.
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Canada
Elizabeth
Helpful Hints for Home Care and Sewing Tasks
Practical tips on washing greasy pots and pans with paper towels to avoid drain clogs. Instructions for ironing pleated skirts after laundering, including pleat alignment and hem first. Guidance on using a graduated glass measuring cup and softening neglected paint brushes with hot vinegar.
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Mountie
Mary Baker Eddy
Pascal
Dryden
Bulwer
God
Demosthenes
Pontedecimo
Italy
England
Angela Moylan
Angela
James Carolan
Sheila McGovern
Laurie O'Dowd
Michael
County Sligo
Ireland
Pete Hollenbeck
Eleanor
Lucerne, Ind
Pete
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