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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
7
Pattern 4500 offers sizes 34 through 50 with illustrated instructions. Size 36 slip requires 2% yards of fabric at 39 inches. Send 20 cents in coins for pattern and mail orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
A rare giant beaver skull dating 25 000 to 50 000 years ago, from the era of mastodons and giant sloths, is owned by Heidelberg College in Tiffin Ohio.
Buckingham Palace named Major Thomas Cockayne Harvey of King’s Lynn as the new Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth at age 28. In other news a Skymaster set a record Perth to Melbourne flight in six hours one minute.
The St Catharines Standard notes Field Marshal Jan Smuts, former South African prime minister, argues British imperialism waned after the Boer War. He warned Canadians and Quebec about entanglement in British or U.S. wars, and praised Smuts as a world statesman with deep knowledge of British policy.
Ambiguous OCR style crossword item lists several horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and letter hints. Includes entries like Military assistant, Begins, Distributes cards, Place of trade, Unit of meas, Chairs, To arrange in folds, To spot, Instrument for beating rain, Neatest of praise.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a remedy to revive and sharpen organ activity. It claims improved liver kidney and bowel function and promotes general well being with regular use.
Victoria's chief of police warns a cigarette lit while driving can cause a fatal crash. He urges motorists to keep eyes on the road, noting small risks like fiddling with radios or rubber-necking can have bloodstained results.
Regent's Park in London housed 100 rose varieties in its rose bed during the war era. The garden contained 21 000 roses reflecting its horticultural holdings.
Vancouver health official Dr. Stewart Murray warns smallpox remains a threat despite modern travel. National Immunization Week highlights preventable diseases including smallpox, diphtheria, whooping cough, and scarlet fever. He cites 1946 Pacific Coast cases in Seattle and urges vaccination as the protective measure with Jenner’s 1798 breakthrough noted.
The British air ministry has secured a Bedford area site for rocket launches to carry air mail to the United States. If successful, Britain plans radio controlled mail and light freight rockets traveling about 2 000 miles per hour with a 90 minute crossing target.
The United Church at Yorker Ontario will install a new organ funded largely by weekly hamburger sales. Church members run the burger evenings each Saturday, raising a sizable share of the project cost for the church in Kingston area.
In April this year over 100,000 residents of the Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area received vaccines as a preventive measure against spread from the Seattle outbreak. Public response was swift with minimal urging.
The article extols marine engines as exceptionally powerful, noting their ability to propel an 85 000 ton liner with thousands aboard at 45 miles an hour through strong winds, while submerged to over 30 feet.
The article notes that no other leather can be dyed in as many diverse colors as kid skin. It highlights the exceptional color versatility of kid skin for leather goods and finishes.
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