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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
3
Wartime gardening urges citizens to grow vegetables and flowers for food and recreation. It explains three hardiness levels, advising early sowing of cool weather crops like peas and spinach, caution with frost, and separating hardy flowers from tender bulbs such as dahlias and gladioli. It notes seed catalogues will provide detailed guidance.
Sheriff Matt Scott and Deputy Connely confront a jailbreak as Diana Scott hides her elopement plans with Terry Hale. A forged note reveals their midnight train departure and a bomb to blow the jail, with Diana promising a future returned visit after marriage and a chemical twist.
The New York Sun recalls Dr. Leo H. Baekeland a pioneer of bakelite whose early coal-tar plastic shaped modern materials. His work enabled synthetics used with wood and other substances to strengthen airplanes and household goods while advancing peace and war tech. Born in Belgium, his scholarship brought him to America at 26 and earned him many honors over a long lifetime.
A letter to the London Field describes a pulpit on rails at St Cuthbert's Church in Carlisle Cumberland. Three rails set in the floor guide the pulpit to the center, and a photograph of the device was supplied.
A historical note explains that mechanical clocks were invented in 966 by Pope Sylvester II but did not gain common use across Europe until about four centuries afterward, shaping timekeeping traditions.
An advertisement urges freedom from constipation through dietary bulk, claiming lasting relief when root cause is low bulk in the diet and encouraging readers to follow the approach used by thousands.
Miss Mary-Etta MacPherson says British women workers admire Canada for foodstuffs and wartime aid. She describes British fighting spirit and humor despite blackout and social limits. Canadians' university access and domestic innovations impress Britons during a two month visit.
Pattern 4632 offers a dainty princess style frock with a jaunty cape for spring wear. Suitable in wool or rayon, sizes 4 to 12, with fabric yardages 1 1/4 yd frock 35 in plus 1 1/4 yd cape 54 in and 2 yd additional. Send 20 cents with size name and address.
Coastal command aircraft have logged over 80 million miles flown with more than 25 million miles in 1942 alone. The majority of these flights were anti submarine raids as part of the war effort.
The Division of Entomology of the Dominion Agriculture Service has issued guidance to Western farmers on preventing grain spoilage in farm storage. It stresses that tough grain attracts pests and moulds, and advises cold weather transfers, frequent checks every two weeks, proper ventilation, turning stock in cold weather, and consulting elevator agents for over delivery privileges. Local entomological laboratories and provincial agriculture departments provide further information.
Berlin radio described a new “gang fighting badge” awarded to German soldiers who took part in operations against guerillas in occupied regions. The report framed the decoration as a recognition of combat actions and loyalty to orders.
A terse travel remark notes that a traveler can traverse the Australian continent coast to coast from the southern Bight to the northern Arafura Sea without encountering a fence. The statement emphasizes openness and border minimalism across remote terrain.
A 16 year old Dulcie Scott operates an 80 acre Northumberland farm with 19 dairy cows, seven calves, two horses, two pigs and 50 chickens. Her 19 year old Land Army assistant helps as schedule begins at 4 30 am with feeding milking and delivery, followed by ploughing cleaning and markets before a 3 pm restart.
A clean stainless antiseptic known across Canada as Moone's Emerald Oli is praised for healing eczema barber's itch salt rheum and inflammatory skin eruptions in days. Pleasant to use antiseptic and penetrating, it helps with stubborn pimples and skin troubles and is sold by drugstores with satisfaction or money back.
Norsemen planes began with January 1936 purchase and remain in service at CPA Senneterre. Canadian audiences saw the Norseman in Captain of the Clouds starring James Cagney. Bush operators widely adopted the aircraft for rugged daily use, with Balchen’s incident steering military adoption and U S forces purchasing several Norsemen, praised by pilots.
A claim states the Sahara Desert is large enough to blanket the United States. No verified source data provided. The sentence presents a broad, unsubstantiated comparison about area, not supported by precise measurements or authoritative references.
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