Rare Canadian coins and how to spot fakes in 1960s era
A Bay of Quinte Coin Club article explains rarity and value of early Canadian coins such as 1921 W cent, 1921 five cent, and 1936 one cent and ten cent pieces. It notes prices from auctions, wear effects, and the risk of fakes circulating in Toronto and Vancouver areas. It advises consulting reputable dealers or collectors and to use registered mail when sending coins for appraisal.
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Trenton
Bay of Quinte Coin Club
Ottawa
Ita
Ottawa Daily Citizen
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Sannadian Numismatic Journal
RCMP
Bay of Quinte
Carrying Place Road
Ontario
C. H. Pattrick
Printed Pattern 4538 Half Size Travel Campan Suitdress
Pattern notice from a department store describing Half Size 4 jacket and skirt outfit in rayon and cotton faille fabrics. Includes measurements, fabric yardage, and printing details. Provides misread address lines for Pattern Dept. with front street and city hints.
Dietary changes urged to cut heart disease deaths
Dr Laurence Kinsell of the Institute for Metabolic Research in Oakland tells the American Geriatric Society that Canadian and American diets should reduce animal fats and raise vegetable fats, notably corn oil, to lower blood cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis tied to heart disease strokes and senility. He cites studies showing high blood fats in early coronary disease and notes linoleic acid from vegetable fats lowers cholesterol.
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Mets
Laurence Kinsell
Instits For Metabolic Research
Oakland
California
American Geriatric Society
Kinsell
Heart attacks affect women nearly as men after 59
An American Medical Association report notes heart attacks are as common in women as in men over age 59. For those under 59, men are about twice as likely to suffer heart attacks. Findings come from autopsy studies at three large medical centers across the United States.
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American Medical Asssociation
United States
First Kindergarten Opened in Blankenburg in 1840
A historical note records the opening of the first kindergarten in Blankenburg Germany in 1840. The event marks early modern childhood education and the spread of preschool schooling across Europe.
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Blankenburg
Germany
Plant stand pattern for sun and shade lovers
Home Workshop offers Pattern 463 for an unusual plant stand suited to African violets. Lower shelves fit sun loving blooms, with illustrated steps. The Stand and Shelf Packet No 49 includes four full size patterns for 1.75, from Home Workshop Patterns, 4483 West St. Avenue.
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Department P.P.L
St. Avenue
Disney to Film Grand Canyon River Epic
The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon inspires Walt Disney to film an epic about man’s first great river conquest. Disney hires seasoned riverman Dock Marston as technical advisor, a veteran who has run the canyon at least twelve times.
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Grand Canyon
Walt Disney
Disney
Dock Marston
Marston
Adventures on the Colorado River film sparks legends and stunts
An expert recounts river legends about personal crises and daring trips as Disney prepares Ten Who Dared. Marston leads a crew down 370 miles in rowboats for footage while debunking myths of 40 foot waves. the film, in Technicolor, stars John Beal Brian Keith and James Drury and draws on Major John Powell’s 1869 conquest.
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Disney
Marston
John Powell
Colorado River
John Beal
Brian Keith
James Drury
Technicolor
Doll Transfer Pattern 7143 for Sewing Fun
Playful 9 inch doll project with matching clothing patterns. Includes doll transfer pattern and clothes templates. Send thirty five cents by mail to Household Arts Department P.P.L. Front Street W Toronto with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arta
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Valuable salvage from cooking liquid for gravies soups and stews
The liquid from vegetables used in cooking is rich in minerals and vitamins drawn from the produce. Do not discard it. use it to enrich gravies soups vegetable drinks or stews.
Record Heat Tops Canada as Temperatures Hit Highs
The highest temperature officially recorded in Canada reaches 110 degrees in southern sections of four western provinces. Eastern Canada notes a high as well, with Windsor and the Toronto-Hamilton region in Ontario recording 105 degrees. The heat spanned several regions across the country.
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Canada
Windsor
Toronto-Hamilton
Ontario
Port Williams woman awarded Acadia honorary degree
Mrs. Keith Rand of Port Williams Nova Scotia receives the honorary Master of Arts degree from Acadia University in recognition of her work for rural women. In 1959 she led a delegation of 100 Canadian women to the Associated Country Women conference in Edinburgh Scotland.
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Keith Rand
Port Williams
Nova Scotia
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
Acadia University
Associated Country Women
Edinburg
Scotland
Pacific Ocean Largest Body Of Water By Area
The Pacific Ocean covers about 68 634 000 square miles making it the largest single body of water on cart.
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Pacific Ocean
Cart
Pattern Ad Promotes Misses' Outfit Pattern 4806
Advertises Printed Pattern 4806 for Misses' sizes 10 through 18 with a cheery fall look. Describes a shapely casual top with a rounded collar and curved bodice detail in cotton jersey wool or printed fabric. Request 40 cents in coins and provide name address and size 16 for ordering to Anne Adams Pattern AVept Department in Toronto.
Save and Invest Idea Aims to Reform Canadian Economy
A letter in The Carilion News argues for saving a portion of income and investing it through credit unions to gain personal security during illness or job loss. It critiques unemployment insurance as nearing bankruptcy and suggests government reimbursement of certain welfare payments to keep the fund solvent while urging a sensible solution.
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Canada
What is a home and the memories we keep
A noted definition frames home as a world of strife shut out and love shut in. The piece argues postwar life returns to home, valuing small moments with family. It recalls dinners at grandmother's, second table, and maternal reassurance, urging readers to stockpile memories. It ends by asking what memories fill your home life.
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Mother
Mama
Dad
Ontario Parks Association Suggests Seed Packages for Hunters
The Ontario Parks Association urged the Lands and Forests Department to offer seed packages to applicants for hunting and fishing licenses as part time reforestation workers. The idea echoes Johnny Appleseed and could engage sportsmen, especially hunters in farm country, to support conservation and boost dwindling tree species.
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Ontario Parks Association
Lands and Forests Department
Johnny Appleseed
U.S. Frontier Days
Kiwi bird of New Zealand with unique nostrils at bill tip
The kiwi is a flightless tailless bird from New Zealand notable for whiskers before its eyes and the only bird with nostrils at the tip of its bill. It stands out among avian species for these distinctive features and its round, shy habits.
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New Zealand
Rome's ruins blamed on earthquakes by historians
Historians contend that many ancient Roman structures thought to be destroyed by barbarians were actually the result of earthquakes. The claim reframes late antique collapse, suggesting seismic activity played a larger role in urban ruin than traditionally credited.
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Rome
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