World Food Supply Depends on Farm Labor, Not Just Land
Colin Clarke of Brisbane warned at the Lake Success UN conference that labor shortages threaten agriculture as demand rises. He predicted prices may rise 75 percent by 1959 and again in the 1960s, favoring large food exporters while rural residents leave the land for urban life.
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Colin Clarke
Bureau of Industry
Brisbane
Australia
Lake Success
New York
Clarke
Mias
Eleanor J Downe
Kent
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claims Digestion Help
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to aid digestion by waking up the digestive system. It promotes taking one pill before and after meals and stresses reliance on genuine Carter's from a druggist for relief from indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
New Islands Rise and Submerged Shoals Reported Off B C
Fishermen report new islands emerging from Hecate Straits and others vanishing after recent earthquakes along the northern British Columbia coast. They warn of new navigation hazards as submarine ledges shift closer to the surface and request a sea survey of reefs and shoals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Charlotte City
Hecate Straits
B.C
Big Apple Order for B C Growers
Kelowna B C United Kingdom places a 724500 order for 435000 boxes of apples with Okanagan growers via B C Tree Fruits Ltd. General manager A K Loyd notes prices are 10 to 15 percent lower than the 1946 UK order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelowna
B.C
United Kingdom
Okanagan
A. K. Loyd
B.C. Tree Fruits Limited
Loyd
U.K
Fraser River Salmon Catch Hits Two Million Sockeye
Canadian and American fishermen have taken about 2,000,000 sockeye salmon from the Fraser River this season. Provincial officials note the 1949 catch is nearly 300,000 above the 1945 level. The treaty requires a 50 50 split of Fraser River salmon between Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Canada
United States
Alberta Boy Wins Second Place In Fiddlers Competition
Ward Allen of London Ontario won first in the under 30 old time fiddlers category at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Alfred Myhre of Tolfield Alberta took second and George Redman of Orton Ontario third. Additional results list winners by age groups across categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Toronto
Ward Allen
London
Ont
Alfred Myhre
Tolfield
Alta
George Redman
Orton
Earl Greer
Woodstock
John Schofield
Thomas Graham
Timmins
Ww. J. Overland
Caledon
Charles Dyer
Hillsbury
T. E. Sanders
Guelph
Samuel Park
Sutton West
Arthritis Cure Not In General Use Yet
OTTAWA Cortisone the new hope for arthritic sufferers will not be in general use in Canada for some time. Health Minister Martin said Canadians with rheumatoid arthritis may rest assured that government agencies and voluntary organizations are moving to hasten its availability if it meets expectations while closely watching developments in its manufacture and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Martin
Richly Colored Purple Emperor Butterfly Noted
The purple emperor is described as one of the largest and most richly colored British butterflies with a wingspan reported from 2% to 3% inches.
Nerves and tonics aid women through life changes
The article discusses how nerves can misbehave during girlhood to middle age and suggests Dr Chase's Nerve Tonic as a remedy. It claims the tonic supports balance with vitamin B1 iron minerals to ease nervous strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
Threshers Gone Yet Harvest News From Saskatchewan
Farmer Herbert Erb, a WWI veteran, harvested a 4000 bushel wheat crop in five days near Regina with a self propelled combine. Saskatchewan plans $12 million Prairie Farm Assistance aid for 50 000 farmers amid drought areas and strong yields in the north and northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Eric
Erb
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Canada
Humorous sketches of domestic life and salesmen
A collection of jokes about a henpecked husband, a wife who misreads a carriage, a salesman named Henderson, a widow buying burial pants, a gag about single blessedness, and a shipper who jokes about taxes after tipping a cloakroom attendant. The humor centers on misunderstandings and social roles.
Peach-pitting machine cuts labor and costs for canners
An Adelaide inventor unveils a hand powered device that halves peaches and ejects stones, boosting efficiency to 56 fruits a minute and saving Australian canners about 160000 dollars annually.
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Adelaide
Australia
Sinking Second Oil Well At Lyleton Man
Souris Valley Oil company sinks a second well five miles east of Lyleton Manitoba after failing to find oil in the first, drilling to 3000 feet toward Pre Cambrian rock. A third well is planned and California Standard Oil may start next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Lyleton
Souris Valley Oil Company
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba
Souris Company
H. L. Carnahan
California Standard Oil Company
North Dakota
Carnahan
Mr. Carnahan
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta discovers electric current
The article states that Alessandro Volta, an Italian scientist, is credited with the discovery of electric current. It notes his contribution to electrical science and marks a milestone in the history of electricity.
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Alessandro Volta
Two English Girls Tour Canada on Horseback
Two English girls, Dorothy E. Digby of London and Eileen Sinclair of Harrowgate Yorkshire, visited Calgary on a Canada horseback tour before heading to Vancouver. They started June 29 from Toronto by train planning to buy horses at Winnipeg but faced a horse shortage, buying at Regina and trading two buckskins for two others at Moose Jaw. Salt is noted as a key rayon ingredient.
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Calgary
Canada
Dorothy E. Digby
London
Eileen Sinclair
Harrowgate
Yorkshire
Vancouver
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Minard
PAIN
Liniment
Fraser River
British Son
One Eye Lake
Columbia
Herbert Erb
Yellow Grass
California
Paree
Paris
Holland
Belgium
England
Scotland
Canadian Provost Corps
Eri
Billy
Bobby
George
Chum
Sonny
Man
Dominion Experimental Farm
Lethbridge
Fleischmann
Les Carroll
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