Century of progress car disaster on Murphy farm
In a rustic turn of the century scene Old Man Murphy buys a car for seven hundred dollars and quickly loses the instructions. The vehicle roars across fields until it crashes through a rail fence into the turnip patch injuring Maggie Murphy, with the narrator frantically helping.
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Murphy
Tom
Dad
Old Man Murphy
George Murphy
Murphy Verandah
George
Old George
Gabriel
Maggie
The Turnip Patch Car Bargain
The narrator recalls Dad buying a car after Old George nearly dies from heart trouble. George mocks the machine as a danger while Dad resists but is secretly ready to act. In the end they buy the car for three hundred dollars less than a neighbor paid, planning to haul it home to the turnip patch.
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Dad
George
Maggie
Tom
Old George
Murphy
Father
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Chocolate Syrup and Cocoa Frosting Ingredients
A compact recipe notes making chocolate syrup from cocoa sugar and corn syrup with vanilla, plus a frosting mixture using coffee and chocolate for layered cakes. It includes proportions, serving suggestions, and refrigeration instructions.
Tulip trade linked Turkey to Europe in sixteenth century
The tulip was introduced to Europe from Turkey in the sixteenth century. After 1634 a tulip craze in Holland named tulipomagia made Dutch exporters famous, with bulbs fetching as much as $5,000. Today finer blooms come with modest effort and cost.
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Europe
Turkey
Holland
China Size and Dimensions Compared to United States
The text states China spans about one third larger than continental United States with a north south extent of 1,860 miles and an east west reach exceeding 2,000 miles. It highlights vast geographic scope.
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China
Continental
United States
Prospects Of New War Is Remote
Ottawa reports a senior Canadian defence analyst, Col. W. W. Goforth, estimates low odds of a devastating air assault on North America within ten years. He foresees major war odds starting at 200 to 1 in 1947, then decreasing toward 1962, with tension easing afterward. Goforth returns to private business in Toronto after aiding Dr. Solandt.
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Ottawa
Canada
W. W. Goforth
Defence Research
Col. Goforth
Toronto
O. M. Solandt
Invasion Wire to Canada Survives Hurdles
The 50 000 ton surplus barbed wire once prepared for Europe’s invasion was sold by the British Government to Victor Hardwood in Buckinghamshire. He faced conversion and transport challenges including lack of presses in Britain, docking and stevedore charges, but has now overcome the obstacles and the wire is proceeding to Canada.
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Buckinghamshire
England
Europe
Canada
Victor Hardwood
Britain
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Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Winnipeg
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McDermot Ave. E
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Judy
Yime
Shings
Crown Brand
Canada Starch Company Ltd
Montreal - Toronto
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Donald St
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Calgary
Edmonton
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General Foods
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