Garden Notes on Planting by Hardiness and Season
The article discusses garden planning during wartime, detailing frost risk by hardiness for vegetables and flowers. It divides crops into hardy, semi hardy, and tender groups, advising timing to avoid frost damage and suggesting practical species for each category. It notes that peas, spinach, lettuce, radish and root crops thrive in cooler weather, while warm-season crops like melons and tomatoes require later planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
The Blast Out in Keysport A Sheriff and a Daughter
Sheriff Scott and deputy Connely guard a jail cell as Diana confides planned elopement with Terry Hale. Scott discovers Diana’s romance with George Ott and orders him away. Diana slips Terry out with a note, then returns home with fear and a tense night as everyone awaits morning.
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Matt Scott
Pete Connery
Keysport
Diana
Scott
Pete
Punisher
Hale
Dad
Terry Hale
State University
Terry
Jack
George Ott
F.B.L
George
Sherrif Scott
Connely
Scotts
Jailbreak Blown Apart as Prisoner Escape Plan Revealed
Connely and Scott race to the jail only to find the prisoner’s cell door blasted off and the lock shattered. A letter from Diana to Dad and Pete explains Terry plans to use cellulose and pencil carbon to blow the lock, then flee with Diana. Diana’s note reveals Terry is a research chemist.
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Connely
Pete
Scott
Diana
Terry
Peter
Pioneer in Plastics and the Baekeland Legacy
The article honors Dr. Leo H. Baekeland, inventor of Bakelite, noting his 35-year rise from coal-tar plastics to synthetic materials used in war and peace. It traces his journey from Belgium to America at age 26, his scholarly path, and the lasting impact of his innovations on airplanes, household goods, and electrical instruments.
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Leo H. Baekeland
Dr. Baekeland
America
Belgium
New York Sun
Pulpit on rails showcased at St Cuthbert's Church
In St Cuthbert's Church Carlisle Cumberland a pulpit on rails is installed with three rails in the floor to guide the massive pulpit to the centre. A letter to the editor of the London Field sent a photograph of the setup.
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St. Cuthbert’s
Carlisle
Cumberland
The
London Field
Mechanical clocks rise after four centuries in Europe
Mechanical clocks, invented in 966 by Pope Sylvester I, did not achieve widespread use in Europe until about four centuries later, signaling a gradual passage from invention to daily utility in medieval times.
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Sylvester I
Europe
Stop Dosing Constipation with All-Bran Advice
An advertisement urges readers to break dependency on dosing for constipation and promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural remedy. It claims the product supplies missing fiber for easy emission, encourages daily servings and water intake, and notes availability at grocers with two sites.
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Kellogg's
Eckogg’s
London
Canada
Canadians Loved by Britons Seen Through War Aid Visits
Miss Mary-Etta MacPherson reports Britons grateful for Canadian foodstuffs and support during war. She notes strong civilian and service resolve, pride in Canada, and interest in Canadian access to university education for women. British housing limits and domestic heat devices contrasted with Canadian life.
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Britain
Mary-Etta MacPherson
Chatelaine
British Isles
Sani
Club of
Montreal
Canada
Miss MacPherson
Montreal Star
Sunlit spring dress and cape pattern 4632 for kids
Anne Adams Pattern 4632 offers a princess style frock and jaunty cape in spring wool or rayon. Sizes 4 to 12 with size 6 fabric requirements 1% yds 35 inch for frock 1% yds 54 inch for cape and 2 yds 35 inch. Send 20c coin stamps only to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Mail delivery may be slow.
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Anne
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Aircraft of the Coastal Command surpass eighties million miles
Coastal Command aircraft have logged over 80 million miles in total flight time with more than 25 million miles achieved in 1942. The 1942 mileage reflects extensive antisubmarine raids and patrol operations undertaken to curb enemy submarine activity.
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Coastal Command
Grain spoilage guidance for western farmers issued by agriculture division
The Division of Entomology and Dominion Department of Agriculture distributed guidance to farmers and elevator operators on preventing grain spoilage from tough grain, pests, moulds, and heating. It advises cold weather transfers, regular grain checks, proper ventilation, timely marketing, and consulting elevator agents for over delivery privileges, with contact points at Brandon, Saskatoon, Lethbridge and provincial offices in Winnipeg Regina and Edmonton.
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Division of Entomology
Science Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Brandon
Man
Saskatoon
Sask
Lethbridge
Alta
Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Regina
Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Alberta
Berlin radio notes Hitler creates gangfighting badge
The Berlin radio reports Hitler has introduced a gangfighting badge for German soldiers who took part in operations against guerillas in occupied territories. The dubious claim reflects wartime propaganda.
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Berlin
Hitler
Man-Sized Job On 80 Acre Northumberland Farm
A 16 year old English girl named Durcis Scott runs an 80 acre Northumberland farm with 19 dairy cattle seven calves two horses two pigs and 50 chickens. Her 19 year old Land Army assistant helped by a city-born worker follows a strict timetable starting at 4 30 a m feeding horses barn cleaning cows milking and delivering milk for pickup. After breakfast at 9 a m the day continues with ploughing cleaning milking machines taking animals and produce to market and other farm chores repeating the schedule at 3 p m.
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Durcis Scott
Northumberland
Land Army
City
Dulcle Scott
Barna
Dulcle
Moone's Emerald Oi Promises Skin Relief Across Canada
A claim that Moone's Emerald Oi cleanses and heals a wide range of skin ailments. The text boasted antiseptic and penetrating action, noting quick relief of stubborn eruptions and pimples with a money back satisfaction guarantee once sold by drugstores nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Moone
Norseman Plane Debut Shapes Bush Operators Era
Norsemen aircraft began service in January 1936 and remain in operation. Canadian bush pilots widely adopted it after its film fame with James Cagney in Captain of the Clouds. The Bernt Balchen incident spurred military use, leading to US purchases and strong praise from pilots.
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Dominion Skyways
CPA
Senneterre
James Cagney
Noorduyn
Bernt Balchen
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