Badge of Freedom on Milford Bridge Debut
Mollie, oppressed by Ed Hazen’s silence and control, abandons her welding of life at home to pursue independence through Mollie’s Community House. On Milford Bridge she confronts fear, plants a seed of resistance, and finally moves toward self reliance aided by Sam Harkness’s observant amusement.
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AM Hapreness
Sue
Milford Bridge
Mollie
Hazen Farm
Ed Hazen
Hazen
Sam Harkness
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Wanted Housekeeper for Toronto Family
Wanted young lady for housework in a Toronto home with two school age children. No cooking or heavy work required. Automatic electric appliances provided. Large private room. Sixty dollars per month with liberal time off. Write Mrs. and Sniderman at 2 Braemore Gardens, Toronto, Ontario.
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Toronto
Enforcing Funnel Feeding Enlarges Geese Livers in France
A historical note explains that some geese in France are fed by forcing food through a funnel into their mouths. This forcible feeding enlarges the liver, which is used to produce pate de foie gras.
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France
Alberta Ranches Top Winners In Western Racing
Western Can ada division of Alberta Ranchers Limited topped the money winners on the western racing circuit in 1953. The stable won 36 races and earned 43 240 dollars, trained by Loran H. Piling and Harold C. Howell of Calgary. Second place went to Earl Robertson of Edmonton for Lee Williams, Jimmy Charlesworth and Mrs. D. E. Robertson with 23 890 dollars from 17 wins. Winnipeg stables Meadow brook and Whittier Park Stock Farm placed third and fourth with 23 210 and 22 515 dollars. Chain Reaction, owned in Winnipeg by Mrs Joe Tomlinson and Winnipeg’s Chain Reaction, earned 16 280 dollars. Chain Reaction captured the Canadian Derby, Speers Handicap and Whittier Park Handicap at the fall Winnipeg meet. Quiz Row, runner up to Chain Reaction among top western money winners, accounted for about a quarter of Alberta Ranches total. Alberta Fair, winner of the Alberta derby, was Robertson’s top performer. Meadowbrook’s ace was Light Dust. The two-year-old Weyburn was Whittier’s best. Of 24 top stables this season, 23 are Canadian-owned.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Alberta Ranchers Limited
F. L. Smith
Loran H. Pilling
Harold C. Howell
Calgary
Earl Robertson
Edmonton
Lee Williams
Jimmy Charlesworth
D. E. Robertson
Meadowbrook
Whittier Park Stock Farm
Joe Tomlinson
Oakville
Ont
Chain Reaction
Quiz Row
Alberta
Alberta Fair
Robertson
Ace
Light Dust
Weyburn
Whittier
Regina Sees Building Boom As Permits Top Ten Million
Residential construction surges in Regina with 1953 home building permits valued at over $10,000,000. The boom reflects a booming housing market and rising demand for new homes this year.
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Regina
Canal Flat Noted Pioneer Baillie-Grahman’s Dream of a Dual River Canal
The Kootenay Valley town Canal Flat honors W. A. Baillie-Grahman, a 1880s British Columbia pioneer who proposed linking the Columbia and Kootenay rivers by a canal to reclaim valley lands. Despite royal visions, federal and CP Railway objections limited the project. Baillie-Grahman later left Canada for England to write, while his early ventures shaped local settlement and governance.
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Canal Flat
B.C
East Kootenay
W. A. Bailllie-Graham
British Columbia
Columbia
Kootenay
Vancouver
Creston
Baillie-Grohman
Fort Steele
Maille- Grohman
International Joint Commission
Canadian Pacific Railway
Columbia River
Baillie- Grahman
Columbia Lake
Alberta Exploration Company
Baillie-Graham
England
Grohman Flat
Castor Oil Used As Remedy 2000 Years Before Christ
Historical note records castor oil as a medicinal remedy dating back about 2000 years B C. The ancient practice highlights early use of the oil in healing and health treatments across ancient cultures.
Saskatchewan farmers use aerial spray extensively
Regina reports Saskatchewan farmers widely used aerial crop spraying over the past season. R. E. McKenzie notes Saskatchewan sprayed about 360,000 acres, far more than Alberta and Manitoba, due to larger cultivated acreage and level terrain. Flooded land and reliance on commercial pilots boosted aerial coverage.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
R. E. McKenzie
Alberta
Manitoba
Aikenzie
H. E. Wood
Manitoba Weed Commission
McKenzie
Twin calves surprise Marsden dairy in one week
Lashburn Sask two sets of twin calves arrive at H. B. Pokinhorn and Son dairy in Marsden marking a rare event in twenty years of operation. Both occasions produced twin sets of twin calves, rare for a single farm in a short span.
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Lashburn, Sask
Four Inch Vegetation On Banks Island Snow Geese Abound
Dr. E. O. Hahn of the University of Alberta reports Banks Island about 400 miles north of the Arctic Circle hosts four inch vegetation and a snow goose colony of about 100 000 with 30 000 seen breeding. He notes blue geese and a Ross goose among them and branding efforts with fish and wildlife service bands. Eskimo residents hunt rarely and speak English, while Hahn plans further study and publication with T. H. Manning.
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Edmonton
E. O. Hahn
University of Alberta
Banks Island
Arctic Circle
Hohn
T. H. Manning
Ottawa
J. M. Sparrow
Royal Engineers
England
Defence Research Board
Perry’s River
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Aklavik
Hahn
Manning
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Badge of Freedom
By Anna E. Wilson
C.w.king Pharmacal Corp. Ltd
Walkerville
Mae
L_G
Murgatroyd CO
Sask
Nas
Graham Bros. Ltd
Saskatoon
Moosomin
A. W. Lindbom
Alberta Ranches
Anne Adams
Prairie Publishers Limited
Front Street W
Pioneer
Dodd
Dod
Atu
Les Carroll
Nxt
Arctic Isle
Mandy
Uhrig
Aday
Cunard
Europe
Ascania
Scyth
Franconia
Scythia
Mauretania
Samaria
Montreal
Quebec
New York
Halifax
Thurs
Queen Elizabeth Ascania
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Man
Liverpool
Havre
Southampton
Greenock
Cebh
Cherbourg
Cobh
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