Diabetes Week in Canada Acknowledges Insulin Discovery
The Canadian Diabetic Association marks Diabetes Week in Canada from November 14 to 21, recalling Banting and Best discovering insulin 25 years ago in Toronto. The note praises insulin diet and exercise, urges registration, highlights services and literature, and lists Regina and Saskatoon branches with addresses.
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Canada
Zist
Banting
Best
Toronto
Canadian
Regina
Battleman Apts
Saskatoon
4Th Ave. N
Indian Head youths raid garbage heaps in tainted edibles incident
Indian Head council urges RCMP action after several youths, described as “garbage hounds,” rummage through refuse behind stores on weekends. Spoiled fruit and tainted edibles are cited as the quarry, creating health concerns for children and added strain on garbage collectors. Councillor W Nesbitt was tasked to address the issue with police.
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W. Nesbitt
RCMP
The Wey unit defined as forty bushels in Britain
The Wey is a historical measure used in Scotland and Ireland equaling forty bushels. It appears in old trade and land records as a regional volume for agricultural crops and grain transactions.
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Scotland
Ireland
Jack Miner Honored With National Wildlife Week Stamp
Editorial notes Jack Miner born April 10 1865 in Cleveland Ohio hailed as Canada’s best known naturalist famed worldwide. Canadian government established National Wildlife Week on his birthday April 10 1947 with tributes from senators kings and presidents while schools carry his biography and a wildlife postage stamp is issued in his honor.
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Jack Miner
Cleveland
Ohio
Canada
United States
England
Civilized World
Eddie Guest
Detroit
America
Edison
Ford
Lindbergh
Rickenbacker
London
Sir Herbert Brent Gratian
Bart. D
Joseph Bradette
Senate
Books of Knowledge
Burbank
Churchill
W. S. Milner
University of Toronto
U.S
Alaska
T. A. Crerar
Canadian
Wild Life Service
Roosevelt
Our Great Dominion
Canadian Post Office Department
King
Jack Miner Sanctuary Hosts Sunday School Picnics
The Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary in Canada opens its grounds to Sunday School picnics during the five summer months when birds nest at Hudson Bay. Mr and Mrs Manly Miner host up to five hundred children daily, continuing the founder’s belief in nature, children, birds and music as life’s purpose. The sanctuary is praised by Hon. John R. MacNicol as a sanctuary for birds and boys.
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Jack Miner
Hudson Bay
Manly F. Miner
F. Manly Miner
John R. MacNicol
House of Commons
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Sarnia
Jack Miners
John Diefenbaker
J. W. Smith
Hudson's Bay
Arctic Circle
Wolseley Opens New Federal Post Office Building
The Honorable Alvin Hamilton called the Wolseley post office project a symbol of Canadian faith in Wolseley’s future as the new federal building was officially opened on Tuesday November 19. The News Wolseley Sask November 19, 1957.
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Alvin Hamilton
Wolseley
Canada
Alvin
Woleley
Federal
the News
Wolseley, Sask
Save the Birds Editorial on Jack Minerandu
Editorial honors naturalist Jack Miner and his Kingsville sanctuary work for birds. It notes the Jack Miner Foundation and Endowment Fund funded by grants and donations, urging reader support to sustain sanctuaries and wildlife welfare. It highlights the migratory Canada Geese population and the founder's lifelong lectures.
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Timber Magazine
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
United States
Canada
A Christmas Present Problem Solved
The article notes Christmas gift dilemma as prices rise and promotes a low priced camera from Prairie Publishers. It highlights the camera’s affordability and a special offer for pre-Christmas orders: a free box of ten flashbulbs.
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Prairie Publishers
Wrist Watches and Eye Strain Facts From History
The note links wrist watches to European nobility in the 17th century and claims light-eyed people suffer more eye strain than those with dark eyes. These are isolated historical and aesthetic observations with no cited sources or clear modern context.
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Europe
Jack Miner Foundation urged to fund ongoing conservation
The Jack Miner Foundation invites donations to sustain the Kingsville Ontario sanctuary and its conservation work. Leaders highlight Jack Miner as a Christian naturalist and emphasize the program’s mission to protect birds, educate youth, and provide a living habitat. They note annual costs near $30,000 and seek contributions of any amount to support future generations.
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Jack Miner
Jack Miner Foundation
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
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Olds
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