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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 29, 1947
Page
2
The piece recalls Churchill's warning to pace rejoicing after victory and warns that peace brings grave, urgent problems. It argues displaced persons, damaged homes and industries, and waning public resolve hinder lasting security and economic recovery. It stresses need for unified purpose despite absence of wartime urgency.
The article argues that peace treaty framing and foreign ministers may shape lives globally, yet public interest and united opinion are uncertain. It highlights the United Nations as a monument to wartime ideals, striving to build trust for peace, while acknowledging two years is brief and prejudice runs deep.
RUIDOSO NEW MEXICO report says Navajo Francisco Saiz may be the oldest living person in North America at 137. Mary Nell Taeger of the Ruidoso Weekly News quoted Saiz's caretaker Simon Sanchez and noted Saiz remains active, eats three meals daily, and uses a cane.
New York bank marked a milestone by writing off a $312 loan to Charles J. F. Porter. The loan to Porter was accompanied by a note reading paid as the bank celebrated its billionth personal loan and the 21 year old department’s achievement.
A compact collection of quotes on music from Mazzini Pope Henry Giles and Mary Baker Eddy and Richard Wagner. The passages reflect music as a divine harmony governing creation shaping emotion and universal language beyond mere ideas. Beethoven’s note underscores music’s power over the creator.
GALESBURG Illinois lawyer R L Stewart said a violin found among the estate of Louise Ware 80 of Victoria Indiana is likely worth far more than its $3.50 appraisal. The Amati instrument made in Cremona Italy in 1620 drew a $2500 offer and could bring about $4500 according to the Chicago firm and the estate's representative.
Wood ticks are blamed for an influx of moose in Quesnel British Columbia with several animals roaming the outskirts and a bull moose crashing through brush near a resident’s garden. Hunters report an epidemic of ticks driving the animals to distraction.
National Health authorities advise covering the burn area and keeping it protected until competent medical attention is obtained. Do not apply ointments to relieve pain. use only sterilized dressings applied by a doctor. Do not remove clothing or expose the burned surface before professional care.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips spanning playful banter about babies, waitresses, cowboys, Scots, and relatives. Quick sketches poke fun at marriages, language, travel gossip, a wallpapering mishap, and a strolling novelist asides. A dated humor reel ending with a quirky historical note.
The Canadian exhibit at the British Industries Fair in London is receiving about 52 serious inquiries daily from continental buyers for newsprint timber chemicals and machinery. A E Bryan Canadian commercial counselor says inquiries reflect interest in almost all Canadian products and five British manufacturers per day seek to exhibit at the 1948 Canadian International Fair. The display emphasizes institutional advertising to boost Canada as a producer but does not take concrete orders.
A man boasts his new dog's alertness despite not being a thoroughbred. The dog barks only when a burglar nears, but actually crawls under the sofa to guard the house, surprising the visitor.
Dr. C J Mackenzie, president of the National Research Council in Ottawa, says Canada spends over seven times more on research than in 1939. He notes growing numbers of scientifically trained engineers and expanding graduate opportunities, with about 10 000 undergraduates in 1910 rising from 1 500 earlier. The NRC staff includes a large share of engineers and the outlook for the profession remains bright.
In St. Catharines Ontario a doe is found gravely injured in a Ridgeway field. Constable Elmer Heath arrives, determines a back injury likely from a car, and after the mourning buck remains with the body, the officer ends the doe’s suffering with a mercy shot.
Mosquitoes inject saliva to stop blood from clotting, ensuring a steady meal. The saliva’s anticoagulant action allows uninterrupted feeding as insects sip blood from hosts.
Soybean chemists say animal and poultry feeds made from soybeans yield four to five times more digestible protein than cereal grains, improving feed efficiency and nutrition for livestock.
The union of South Africa was established in 1910, uniting the British colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony under a single dominion. The move created a unified state with a constitutional framework governing its early years.
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