Economic and labor trends in Canada and abroad in 1955
The report shows record travel activity with a deficit of 112 million dollars as Canadians spent 441 million abroad and foreign visitors spent 329.6 million in Canada. Employment dipped slightly from January to February but remains higher than a year ago, and manufacturing output rose with higher shipments. Retail sales rose 4.7 percent in January with department stores up 7.3 percent, while energy and food stocks increased in several categories.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Planting in straight rows eases garden care and harvest
Straight, evenly spaced rows speed weeding and cultivation by allowing quick, uniform access to each plant. Uniform spacing reduces backbreaking work, enables use of tools, and promotes faster, steadier growth with proper soil, water, and occasional shading for transplants. In Canada, delay sowing until spring warmth arrives and spread plantings through early July for a longer harvest.
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Canada
Study groundhog for heart surgery insight
University of Toronto researchers note that groundhogs live through winter at about five degrees above freezing. They suggest cooling humans lower than today’s 78 degrees could enable complex heart procedures. Fat stores may yield a hormone aiding cold resistance, prompting tests on rats with fat extracts.
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University of Toronto
Kangaroo Family Expands to Over Five Hundred Members
A zoo report details a diverse kangaroo family with more than 500 members from small muskyrat individuals to towering seven foot red and great grays. The account notes the variety in size and breeds within the species and highlights ongoing care and breeding programs at the facility.
Carp Invasion Threatens Waterfowl Food in Province
The article describes carp entering Saskatchewan via the Assiniboine River three years ago and prompts strict control measures to halt their spread. Mr Couldwell notes carp destroy waterfowl food plants and muddy shallow waters, drawing a United States example from Malheur Lake Oregon where only 10 percent of waterfowl fed. Saskatchewan counters with fish screens and angling bans on live bait to curb migration.
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Assiniboine
Couldwell
Carp
United States
Malheur Lake
Oregon
Saskatchewan
MIT professor envisions future mechanical language translator
MIT language chief Willie Locke says within five years a machine will translate scientific papers between languages. He notes current limits but foresees better than word for word output and eventual translation of narrative and literary forms as machines improve.
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Willie N. Locke
Department of Modern Languages
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Locke
Prof
United States
Barton-in-the- Beans left out of English place index
In Barton-in-the-Beans Leicestershire a retired clergyman Ernest Garnham decries the omission from a 19 000 place names index by the general registry office The Romans gave the name Barton-in-Fabia to a bean growing area and the hamlet fears it will be erased from history with the exclusion prompting disbelief and comments on its age and significance.
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Barton - IN - the - Beans
England
Leicestershire
Wales
General Registry Office
Barton-in-the- Beans
Ernest Garnham
B-I-T-B
Sunday Times
Lucky landing in honeysuckle near Roanoke
Thomas Elswick, a railway engineer, fell from a moving locomotive near Roanoke while adjusting brakes. He was tossed into honeysuckle but escaped with only scratches after an auto passenger helped him return to the train yards. his assistant and fireman were unaware he was missing until the train slowed.
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Roanoke
Thomas Elswick
Elswick
Meeting House for Children and Bunny Table Patterns
A miniature New England meeting house with 12 nest compartments attracts birds and provides insect control. Details include post mounting, cat and squirrel barriers, and optional Pattern 340 and Bird House Packet No 2 for $1.50. Also features Bunny Chair Pattern 245 and Matching Table Pattern 246 with woodcraft instructions and prices. Outdoor play equipment packets offered by Home Workshop Pattern Service in Vancouver.
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New England
Department P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Sewing patterns for children and maternity outfits
Advertisement notes pattern 4634 for children's sizes 2 14 6 8 10 in cotton with 35 inch fabric needs 24 inches and 35 cents. Pattern 7036 covers maternity Misses sizes 12 14 16 with washable iron on motifs and cost 25 cents. Also promotes Alice Brooks Needlecraft catalogue with 25 cents request.
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Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Anne Adams
Department F.P.L
Alice Brooks
First description of man made moon resembles huge cartridge
The Vanguard rocket a 22600 pound three stage liquid fuel craft 72 feet long and 45 inches wide will launch from Cocoa Florida to place earth’s first artificial satellite into a 300 mile high orbit. Built by Glenn L Martin Co under US Navy oversight it uses a novel gimballing power plant for steering.
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Earth
Outer Space
United States Navy
Glenn L. Martin Co
Martin
U.S. Air Force Missile Test Centre
Cocoa
Fila
Vanguard
Gems of Thought Springtime Reflections and Lake Superior Fact
A collage of spring quotes from Tennyson Swinburne Lowell Eddy and Rossetti celebrates renewal and vitality. Also notes Lake Superior as the world’s largest freshwater body by area, covering 31 810 square miles.
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Lake Superior
Muskellunge Thief Snatches 28-Pound Catch on Black Lake
Vaughn Crist of Cheboygan Michigan reeled in a 28 pound muskellunge while ice fishing on Black Lake but someone stole the prized fish from his parked car before he could display it to friends.
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Vaughn Crist
Cheboygan
Michigan
Crist
Black Lake
Over Breathing Dangers Warn Health League
A Health League of Canada summary reports that hyperventilation can harm health. Sudden cold, pain, fear, or conflict may trigger over breathing, with chest pains dizziness face flushing and numbness. Treatment combines psychological and physiological approaches, sometimes including sedatives or rib belts.
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Medical and Pharmaceutical Information Bureau
Aztec Belief on Chihuahuas as Guides of Souls
Ancient Aztecs believed the Chihuahua, the world’s smallest dog, guided human souls through the underworld. The fragment notes the breed’s sacred role in Mesoamerican spirituality.
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