Pioneer Hunters Recall Days Of Unlimited Bags
Saskatchewan's 50 000 nimrods may not enjoy unlimited bags as in the old days when spring shooting was legal and sales of game common. Tales from the Qu Appelle valley recount geese flights, large duck hauls, and early methods before Saskatchewan became a province in 1905 and strict conservation measures began, ending unlimited bag nights and leading to licensed hunting and prohibitions on game sales.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Qu’Appelle
Jack Leader
Leader's Point
Pasqua Lake
Prince of Wales
Duke of Windsor
Minto
Lord Byng of
Vimy
Bernard Baruch
Fred Dunk
Provincial Museum
Agriculture Department
Funny and Otherwise Funny and Otherwise
A lively collection of short humorous anecdotes about everyday life. A vivacious brunette jokes with a sailor about being a grandmother. A man learns his ankle is broken after avoiding his wife’s smoking excuse. A series of witty exchanges follow on topics from diaries to riding attire and church bells.
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Southsea
Home Workshop Patterns for Plane and Cabinet
This excerpt describes a white enamel plane with red and black trim. It notes a two-foot wingspan, a wind responsive propeller, and mounting options on a garage ridge pole or exposed area. It also details a cabinet pattern for hand tool storage, with cutting guides and assembly directions. Patterns cost 35 cents each, with 2 cents extra for first class mail or 5 cents for air mail. Address your order to:
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New York
Quadruplet Calves Set Stock Record in Weyburn
In Weyburn Saskatchewan Nat Woitin of Creelman owns a Hereford cow producing quadruplet calves born last September. The Canadian Hereford Digest notes no other live quadruplets in Canadian Hereford history. All four calves thrive as researchers from Cornell inquire into sex proportions and rarity.
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Weyburn
Sask
Nat Woitin
Creelman
Calgary
Canadian Hereford Association
F. B. Hunt
Cornell University
Ithaca
New York
Hottest US site and deepest land surface noted
Greenland ranch in Death Valley California records midsummer mean 102 degrees making it the hottest place in the United States. Palestine’s Dead Sea area lies 1286 feet below sea level as the world’s lowest land surface rimmed by surrounding terrain.
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Greenland Ranch
California
Death Valley
U.S
Palestine
Dead Sea
Salvation Army Opens Harbor Light Home for Alcoholics
Vancouver opens Canada’s first Salvation Army alcoholics home named Harbor Light on Skid Row near the waterfront. Commissioner W R Dalziell of Toronto notes the city’s large problem and hopes to reclaim up to eighty percent of arrivals, with the facility housing about 20 men.
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Vancouver
Salvation Army
Canada
W. R. Dalziell
Toronto
Harbor Light
Skid Row
Dalziell
Nylon nets boost Fraser River salmon catch in British Columbia
Vancouver reports Nylon nets replace linen gear at the Fraser mouth with fourfold effectiveness. Fishermen note near total capture during open season and officials extend closure periods for conservation. Nylon, flown from New York, costs twice linen but offers transparency and easier fish extraction.
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Vancouver
Fraser River
New York
Happy Voyage the Pal Man 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Oscar Little of Cedar Lake celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter and son in law after arriving by small boat. The guests arrived in a 75 mile journey down the Sask atchewan river to attend the event.
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Oscar Little
Cedar Lake
Saskatchewan
Do You Know That Largest Polar Bears Weigh 1600 Pounds
Do You Know That reveals that the largest living bears are polar bears with males reaching up to about 1,600 pounds, showcasing their massive size and strength in the wild.
Whale catch in Hudson Bay below average this year
In Churchill Manitoba a small group of Indians and Eskimos harpooned beluga whales for about 6000 dollars worth of meat this summer. The season yielded 559 whales as light winds and low temperatures curtailed activity earlier than usual. The government imposed a 700 head quota while the meat is shared as ground and frozen products for pet feed and other uses.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Man
Churchill River
Winnipeg
British Columbia
Tough Baobab Tree Defies Logging Rules in South Africa
A remarkable fat baobab tree in South Africa reportedly keeps growing even after being chopped down. The living giant, famed for resilience, sparks questions about regrowth and conservation.
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South Africa
Silk Stockings Gauge Tied to Needle Count per Inch
A textile note explains that the silk stocking gauge is fixed by the number of needles used to knit one inch of fabric. Higher needle counts produce finer, thinner stockings, while lower counts yield coarser material.
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Jim
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Brown
Menuhin
Henry
Kneoskareslau
Hal
Home Workshop Pattern Service
Prairie Publishers Limited
West Fifth Avenue
B.C
Mace & Orange
Cortez
Mexico
New World
Isle of Margarita
Venezuela
Pedro Sanchez
Bay Elasurel
Household Arts Department
Front Street W
Alice Brooks
Europe
Dedd
Prestone
Tal
PV Iiaae
Prestone Brand
Ane
Meena
Peggy
Sally
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