Fakir of Jallabad and the prophecy of Geoffrey Conyngham
Lieutenant Geoffrey Conyngham meets a Jallabad fakir whose insight into time and fate unsettles him. The prophecy hints at wealth, honors, twin sons, and a death foretold, foreshadowing Conyngham's later life and his son’s fates as described in the obituary.
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Geoffrey Conyngham
Government of India
Jallabad
Dick Meredith
Conyngham
K.C.B
France
England
British Empire
Five thousand surplus vehicles aided eastern harvests and mines
Prime Minister Mackenzie King reported to the commons on UNRRA activities. The five thousand motor vehicles, deemed surplus to army requirements, helped save harvests in Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia and Poland and assisted workers in entering mines in those countries.
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Eee
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Mackenzie King
The
Commons
UNRRA
Dyes From Black Coal Tar Multiply in Variety
From black coal tar are obtained over 8,000 kinds of dyes, many of bright color. This note highlights the vast array of hues produced from tar byproducts.
Agriculture Policies for Global Growth and Rural Welfare
The program outlines five aims: produce world agricultural products on efficient farm units with modern tech. readjust regional production to fit comparative advantage. exchange goods to maintain a balanced farming system. foster a expanding global economy with balanced agricultural and industrial growth. and improve economic conditions for farmers and rural populations to share in the growing economy.
Alfalfa Seed Freight Aid Aids Eastern Canada 1946
The Dominion Department of Agriculture announces that the carrot freight rate from Winnipeg to Eastern points for alfalfa seed will be paid, but only on shipments approved by the Seeds Administrator in Ottawa before shipment. The policy aims to balance payments between Eastern Canada farmers and Western alfalfa seed producers, reflecting a seed shortage.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Ottawa
United States
Canada to Build Jet Aircraft At Victory Plant
Air Minister Gibson and Munitions Minister Howe announced that selected permanent Royal Canadian Air Force units will consist of Canadian built jet aircraft. An order has been placed with A V Roe Company Canada which has taken over the Victory Aircraft plant at Malton Ontario and engines will also be manufactured there.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Gibson
Howe
A. V. Roe.Company
Canada
Edd
Victory Aircraft
Malton
Ont
Wind Force Rises With Velocity Squared
The force of wind grows with the square of speed. A 30 mile wind is to a 10 mile wind as 900 is to 100. Thus, a rise in velocity greatly amplifies wind damage potential.
Ancient Cobb House and North American Life Snapshots
Liverpool NL hosts the Syllvanus Cobb house dating to 1759 with timber from Plymouth. A fire in Mags destroys site of unknown origin. Alameda ratepayers miss meeting but Mayor Slack reports no liabilities and a healthy credit balance. Reports include berry picking in Piince Edward Island, dandelion gathering on main street, a prank by Ralph Gamble, and a water drill finding sand and gravel near Shell Lake. News covers travels of Mrs H Smith to North Battleford and England, Alaska Highway life from Mile 300, Peelee Island pheasant shoot, and a young Simcoe plowman Kenneth Dougald McNabb. Also mentions Nora Neurogy and Southeast Asia monsoon rice region.
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Liverpool
Syllvanus Cobb
Plymouth
Mags
Alameda
Sask
Slack
Edward Island
Arthur Barker
Carleton Price
Albert Leach
Main Street
Ralph Gamble
Ratner ¢Sask
Henry
White
Brooksby
J. Erickson
Shell Lake
Saskatchewan
H. Smith
Avalon
Alta
Dyer
Dawson Creek
Peelee Island
Ont
Ontario
Centre-West
Simcoe
Kenneth Dougald Mc
Nabb
Edenvale
Man
Canadian Soldiers to Marry Dutch Brides in Europe
More than 10,000 marriage applications have been approved on the Continent by Canadian Army authorities as soldiers return from Northwest Europe. About 7,000 brides are Dutch with 30,000 wives and children awaiting movement from Britain. shipments to Canada may take time, though some brides may travel on Dutch freighters direct to North America. Soldiers may bring fiancées to Canada at their own expense after approvals by Immigration and External Affairs Departments.
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Europe
Can
Canada
Britain
Atlantic
North America
Immigration and External Affairs
Smart Winter Frock Pattern 4952 Ad
Details of Pattern 4952 describe a smart fall frock with twin shoulder yokes and gathers for a softening effect and a bow. Available sizes 12 to 20. size 16 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Order by sending 20 cents and include size name address and style number to Anne Adams Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg, An
Legend of Silk
A brief note on silk origins stating silk ranks with wool among animal products used in weaving. It suggests China as the earliest center for silkworm rearing and silk manufacture and credits Si-ling she with discovering spinning and weaving around 2700 B.C. She is revered as a saint for the discovery.
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China
Si-lingshe
Canada daily penny total would span 54 miles line
Report claims the total daily pennies paid for Canadian newspapers, if laid edge to edge in an eight hour line, would stretch about 54 miles. The calculation implies large-scale coin usage across daily presses, highlighting consumption and circulation.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force Founded in 1924
The Royal Canadian Air Force was established in 1924, marking a milestone in Canada's military aviation history. This formation brought together early air service branches and set the stage for modern air operations.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
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ISA
Cerrera
B. G. E. Edwards
Wheeler News
Aper Syndicate
Tve
Meredith
Shadow
God
Einstein
India
S.S
Delhi
Red Sea
Ramsayne Street
Grippe
MacDonald
CPN
Yoma
R.ca.f
Shri Aeee
Eninas Renee
South-Eastern
Asia
Warry Girls
Legend OF Silk
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkharm
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