Canada Graze Doctor to Population Ratio Steady at 1:948
A 1954 survey finds Canada maintained about one doctor per 948 people despite a record high 16 031 active physicians in June 1954. British Columbia had the lowest provincial ratio at 1:777, with urban concentration rising to 73.7 percent in 1954. The study notes rising female doctors, immigration adding 708 physicians since 1951, and a shift toward specialization. Copies are available from the National Health and Welfare Department in English and French.
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Canada
Department of National Health and Welfare
Canadian Medical Association
Vyassociation Des Medecins de Langue Francaise du Canada
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Hat price listing for cosmetics at Vancouver shop
A compact price notice from Home Cosmetics at 110 Shelly Building Vancouver 3 B C lists face creams powders lotions shampoos and complete ranges with prices around five to six cents for each item and a contact telephone 50 3144 48 for Hat pricing details.
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Home
Shelly Bidg
Vancouver
B.C
Home Workshop Bed Construction Patterns and Options
The article describes bolted side rails and ends for a bed frame, advises using standard springs, and explains variations including omitting the footboard or increasing headboard height. It notes upholstery methods, a potential storage unit with linen trays, and references Pattern 83 for the head unit.
Te BA fartom toms is red blood cells
The fragment mentions red blood cells and a numeric 3146, implying a biological or medical context without clear full details. No person or organization is clearly identified in readable text.
National Air Display Shows Bristol Sycamore Helicopter
A production model of Britain's famous Bristol Sycamore is on display at the National Air Display during the Toronto International Trade Fair. Afterward, Bristol Aeroplane Company will use it in Canada for demonstrations aboard.
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Britain
National Air Display
Toronto
Bristol Aeroplane Company
Canada
Understanding complete fertilizers and their nutrients
The article explains that complete fertilizers supply nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash in varying percentages. It details each nutrient’s role in plant growth, risks of imbalance, and the importance of matching fertilizer analysis to crop needs with guidance from district representatives and agricultural institutions.
Car safety belt based on airline design developed at Cornell Lab
A safety seat belt for motorists, patterned after airline belts, will go into production by at least one firm. The device was developed by the Cornell University Aeronautical Laboratories according to a lab spokesman.
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Cornell University Aeronautical Laboratories
New compressed air nail driver hits the market
A new air powered nail driver arrives boasting speed twice that of a skilled carpenter, capable of driving up to 60 eight penny nails per minute.
Alaska versus Yukon and Northwest Territories area and population
Alaska covers less than one third of the land area of Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories while its population is about seven times smaller, highlighting vast spaces with sparse populations in the northern region.
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Alaska
Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Iron On Patterns 7075 by Ace Brooks Preview
Iron on motifs for linens and towels with pink blue and green color schemes. Eight designs include four His and Hers and four Mr and Mrs frames with flower borders. Pattern 7075 costs twenty five cents and requests a plain address for the Totonte department catalog.
European and American Astronomers to View Longest Eclipse
Astronomers from Europe and the Americas converge on Manila to observe a total solar eclipse on June 20. The event, lasting seven minutes and eight seconds, is expected to be the longest total eclipse in a millennium.
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Europe
Americas
Manila
P.I
East Poplar opens international border airstrip in Saskatchewan
An international airstrip on the Saskatchewan Montana border was opened at East Poplar Saskatchewan port of Gentry on Sunday June 12. The 3000 by 120 foot strip can handle medium twin engine aircraft and sits within 50 yards of both customs houses allowing clearance at one landing. The facility, recommended by the International Northwest Aviation Council, aims to boost American travel into Saskatchewan and ease private plane crossings. Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Service, Regina Flying Club personnel, and local officials attended the ceremony.
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Regina
Saskatchewan- Montana
East Poplar
Saskatchewan
Gentry
Burton
International Northwest Aviation Council
Vancouver
Montana
Frank Wiley
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Service
D. N. Campbell
Fred Nagel
Regina Flying Club
Estevan Highway
First electric streetcar milestone in Cleveland 1884
The world’s first electric streetcars are believed placed in service in Cleveland Ohio on July 26 1884 marking a historic transit milestone.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cinnamon Apple Toast With Pork Sausages
Heat in a moderate oven for five minutes. Heat applesauce. To serve spoon half a cup of hot applesauce over four slices of cinnamon toast. Cut the remaining four slices in half and arrange diagonally over the applesauce. Serve with pork sausages. Yields four servings.
Manitoba crop outlook improves despite flood areas
Manitoba farm survey notes good overall crop prospects with planting advancing and canning crops promising. Flooding on the Assiniboine and valley lands halts seeding in eastern districts, Portage la Prairie faces delays from wet weather, while sunflowers planting fell short of earlier hopes. Cattle marketing down, hogs up, lambs better, butterfat and egg production rising, bees delayed but colonies healthy.
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Assiniboine
Manitoba
Poplar Point
Oakville
Morden
Gunton-Arborg
Turkey
Funny and Otherwise Scotsmen and the Ironic Tales
A column of short humorous anecdotes including seven Scotsmen sharing a paper reading scheme with a penny each, an Irish corporal’s quip about a chest wound, a speedometer gag, rodeo rider woes, a two-box baby joke, and a courtroom scene with a colored man and a judge. The humor relies on wordplay and regional flair.
Lead as End Product of Radioactive Decay
Lead forms as the final product in several decay chains. Isotopes decay through a sequence of progeny until a stable lead nucleus is reached, with different chains producing distinct lead isotopes.
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Maureen Connolly
British Lace Federation
Sir John Cockcroft
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Educational Institute of Scotland
Scotland
Devon Festival
Barnstaple
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Ilfracombe
Taw and Torridge Festival Society Limited
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P.P.L
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Regina Sask
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