Poultry flock vaccination urged in Saskatchewan 1955
Regina Saskatchewan poultry commissioner H E Payne urged flock owners to vaccinate against infectious bronchitis. Chicks may be vaccinated at two days to weeks based on parental immunity and prior disease contact. Hatchery inquiry advised to choose appropriate vaccine and avoid exposure to production birds. A nationwide vaccination program reduced disease in 1955.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
H. E. Payne
Mr. Payne
Spring thaw raises flood risk to rural wells
Spring thaw brings potential floods that can contaminate drinking water sources. Nitrate from surface washings may harm infants in formula, turning the child blue. Boiling water concentrates nitrates. Test wells within a month of use. local water authorities provide testing info.
TRY AND STOP ME by Bennett Cerf parody collage
A fragmented collage of jokes and quips features Bennett Cerf lines, Maugham anecdotes, Steve Allen advice, a crooner draft notice, a borzoi on a subway, and a pun about Goa as a Portuguese colony in India. The piece threads humor through social clashes and light satire.
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Bennett Cerf
The Sports Clinic Exercises For Baseball And Track
The Sports Clinic outlines finger wrist and arm drills using a ball wrapped in tape to build grip and forearm strength. It also offers leg drills for track events like jumping and pole vault, including chair-supported leg lifts and fast deep knee bends. Sports College announces a $700,000 amateur sports development service in Canada and invites readers to write for more details.
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Nore
Sports College
Canada
Box
Toronto 1
Ontario
Appetizing Recipes Decorative Fruit Salad Creatures
Tutorial style list shows shaping edible figures from canned fruit and cream cheese. Detailed steps describe assembling peach and spricot bodies with coconut, maraschino cherry mouth, currant eyes, and marshmallow hats while later step hints at pear and apricot versions with dates for facial features and a date bow tie.
Easter in the Churches and the Living Christ
The piece argues Easter should color daily life beyond one day. It questions why church attendance spikes on Easter yet dwindles the following Sunday, exploring pagan origins of the name and the difference between a historical event and a living, present Christ shaping daily faith and fellowship.
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Jesus
Quick Canadian Quiz Answers and facts
Answers reveal the federal government as the largest employer in Canada with nearly a third of a million employed. Top exports in 1955 include newsprint planks wheat wood pulp nickel with 1 265 seats in the Commons and 102 in the Senate. Provincial capitals on islands St John s Charlottetown and Victoria. Total horses on farms in 1921 was less than 900 000 today.
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Canada
QUICK
Commons
Senate
St. John’s
Mid
Charlottetown
P.E.I
Victoria
B.C
Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
First atomic surface ship in four years
Rear Adm. Albert G. Mumma, head of the Bureau of Ships, says the United States will have an atomic powered surface ship by 1960. The 11,000 ton cruiser with guided missiles is expected to operate then. He adds the Nautilus nuclear fuel should cover at least 52,000 miles beyond its first year of 26,000 miles.
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U.S. Navy
Albert G. Mumma
Baraau
Nuclear Energy Writers Association
Reykjavik warmer than New York by Gulf Stream aid
Reykjavik Iceland, 1700 miles nearer the pole than New York, enjoys January temperatures only slightly cooler than New York City due to the Gulf Stream. Rockefeller Plaza would still need artificial freezing if placed in Reykjavik.
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Iceland
Reykjavik
North Pole
New York City
National Geographic Society
United States
Rockefeller Plaza
First Adhesive Stamps Issued for Franklin and Washington
The initial adhesive postage stamps featured five and ten cent values depicting Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, marking the advent of prepaid mail in stamp form.
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Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Fresh-water Fist Puzzle Clue List Incomplete
A fragmented crossword style clue set lists terms like fish birds spear humorist ragout parrot half em paid tribute near under notes and letters across many entries with foreign language hints and chemical symbol hints. The page appears to be an unfinished puzzle with multiple across and down clues awaiting solution.
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New Zealand
Alberta tractor mishaps claim twenty two lives in 1955
Alberta Safety Council statistics show 22 people died in tractor accidents in 1955. Of the fatalities, 18 were drivers, two passengers, and two bystanders. Causes included side tipping in fields, back flips, rollovers on highways, and a load striking a tractor.
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Alberta
Abberta
Alberta Safety Council
Tulane Founded as Medical College in New Orleans
Tulane University in New Orleans traces its origins to 1834 when a medical college was established to combat yellow fever, marking the institution's early mission and location.
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Tulane University
New Orleans
Men Fall More Often Than Women In Home Accidents
A fire insurance survey in the United States shows men are the chief victims in home disasters. Fatality rates for men aged 45 to 61 reach 6.7 per 100,000, versus 3.9 per 100,000 for women, with men consistently scoring higher in other domestic accident categories.
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Fire Insurance Company
United States
Mind illness and the importance of early treatment
A discussion of mental illness compares mind sickness to physical illness and stresses that timely diagnosis and treatment can remedy many conditions. It notes that most less serious forms respond to care in hospital wards within weeks and urges reducing stigma around mental health.
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