History Of Canadian Horticulture Traced From Earliest Times
Review of Canadian horticulture traces its history from Indigenous cultivation to European settlement and Loyalist arrival, noting early crops, seed supply shifts, and milestones like the Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa, the Morden station, and early fruit breeding efforts shaping Canada’s modern fruit and vegetable industries.
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Canada
NA Review of
M. B. Davis
Dominion Hoerticuteriet
Winnipeg
Western Canadian Society of Horticulture
Par
Annapoli Royal
Nova Scotia
France
Loyal Wits
Dominion
Farma
William Saunders
Silvia
Josslyn
Brighton
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Prairie
Macoun
Division of Horticulture
Morden
Man
Praire
Europe
German Farmers Face Egg Quota Under Nazi Decree
Amid fodder shortages, Nazi authorities order each farm to produce at least 70 eggs per hen. Section 2 warns penalties for shortfalls, prompting German peasants to shift toward roast and fried chicken dishes to meet demands.
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Germany
Hentelligence Department
meno +—Christing
Sclance Monitor
In Frames 1451 A Person Placed in Pillory
Fragmentary report notes a person placed in the pillory around 1451 and mentions eggs given to children. The readable text is highly damaged and lacks clear names or places to confirm details.
Canadian Red Cross parcels meals for allied war prisoners
Under an agreement with the British Red Cross Society, Canada supplies two thirds of all food parcels sent to allied prisoners of war, excluding those from the United States. About 190000 parcels weekly, valued at an estimated 24700000 dollars this year, fund 80800 prisoners in Europe and 30000 in the Far East, distributed by Geneva.
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British Red Cross Society
Canadian Red Cross Society
United States
Canada
Canadian Red Cross
Europe
Far East
International Committee
Geneva
Switzerland
Wild Fowl Population Grows in Prairie and Northwest
Ducks Unlimited general manager T Main of Winnipeg cited census data showing duck numbers rising from 30,000,000 to 140,000,000 since 1937, based on 2,000 key informants. Edmonton interview noted. Also noted: air speed indicators measure plate speed relative to air, and cows suffer salt sickness from copper and iron deficiency.
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Prairie
Death camp trials report Maidanek defendants in Lubin
Radio Moscow reports Ges Chambers six German underlings who ran the Maidanek Death Mine on trial in Lubin. Anton Kerman testifies more than 60 000 persons were suffocated in gas chambers. Ottler describes killing children of all ages and Russian POWs among victims. A prisoner named Mayer cites about 200 000 already put to death at the camp.
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Maidanek
Peoland
Lubin
Radio Moscow
Anton Kerman
Ottler
Mayer
Canadian Army Girls Craft Christmas Toys for English Children
Canadian Women's Army Corps Overseas volunteers in barracks across Canada are sewing and stuffing toys for bombed English children. With help from the Canadian Legion Educational Services, they collected materials and are making wool dogs, giraffes, ducks, and other items. Barracks compete in toy-making and plan Christmas parties with trees, games, and gifts, while soldiers save chocolate and home extras for gift boxes.
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
Canadian Legion Educational Services
C.l.e.8s
C.W.A.C
Quality Ship Proves Canada Can Build Fine War Vessels
An English captain of a Royal Navy minesweeper built in Canada praises the ship and its builders. He says the crew endured every challenge and that Canadian yards, workers, and materials produced ships that refute the belief that Canada could not build quality vessels.
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Canada
Trade revived in mouth organ trade by war impact
The mouth organ trade, once a German monopoly, is revived by wartime Britain. A British firm that produced the first mouth organ over 169 years ago now ramps output for the armed forces from 10 units weekly to 7,000. Umbrellas were used in ancient Egypt.
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Fim
Canadian sailors hope for fur leave before Pacific duty
Canadian Navy men overseas hope every man will receive a fur leave in Canada before deployment to the Pacific to fight Japan. Bishop G A Wells, senior naval chaplain, stated this in Toronto on his return from a three month tour of navy battle fronts.
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Canada
Pacific
Japan
G. A. Wells
Toronto
Bracken Sees British War Effort Surpassing All Others
British Information Minister Brendan Bracken said a new White Paper shows Britain's total war effort exceeds that of any belligerent. He cited mass mobilization, factory conversion, and civilian sacrifices with 22.5 million civilians moved, widespread evacuations, and over 5,500 factories damaged, framing Britain's role as pivotal in postwar world rebuilding.
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Nformation
Brendan Bracken
London
Britain
Great Britain
Canada
United States
America
Bracken
Treasury
Robespierre
John Bull
Trans-Canada Air Lines sets new trans-Atlantic record
A Trans-Canada Airways Lancaster piloted by Capt. J. R. Bowker of Ottawa completed a non-stop UK to Montreal flight in 11 hours 26 minutes, 30 minutes faster than the prior record. Capt. M. Gauthier of Montreal is noted for serving on both east and west bound record flights, having captained the last westbound trip in 10 hours 13 minutes.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
T.C.A
United Kingdom
Montreal
J. R. Bowker
Ottawa
M. Gauthier
Wool sock shrinkage cut by calcium hypochlorite process
The U S Bureau of Standards reports a new process using calcium hypochlorite reduces wool sock shrinkage issued to the army to about five percent, vs untreated socks at twenty to twenty five percent. The method also increases sock durability by about sixty percent.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Two Needle Mittens for Tots Pattern 7294
Knitted mittens in two colors with snug cuffs to block snow, designed for tots. Instructions cover 4, 8, and 10 year sizes. pattern 7294 available by mail from Winnipeg Newspaper Union, including name and address. Slight delay noted due to rail delivery.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
RAF Mosquito Sets 6 Hour 8 Minute Transatlantic Record
An RAF transport command Mosquito piloted from Goose Bay Labrador to Great Britain in six hours eight minutes, redefining transatlantic flight. The Canadian built aircraft covered about 2,230 miles setting a new record for the North Atlantic crossing.
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R.A.F. Transport Command
Goose Airfield
Labrador
Great Britain
Atlantic
Moon eclipse durations and limits noted in report
The article notes a total solar eclipse cannot exceed seven and a half minutes while a lunar eclipse can last well over an hour, reflecting celestial event timing considerations.
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Red Cross
Prairie Provinces
England
Ges Chambers
Foland
Ancient
Egypt
Matt
Royal Canadian Air Force
Siante
Dortmund
Fee Wafer Gremitaplarmg Ns Emt
Rena Odes
J T
Cromwell
Colingwood
Gut
Jatter
FL. Blick
Seemeriz
Pin Up
Fairchild Aircraft
Laura Manley
George Manley
Fairchild
U.S. Navy
Alice Brooks
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