Artificial cattle breeding shows rapid growth and expansion
A North American review highlights swift advances in artificial insemination for cattle. Since early adoption, the practice has surged, with significant uptake in the United States, England, Denmark, Ontario, and British Columbia. Benefits include cost efficiency, reduced bull risk, disease control, and planned matings. Western Canada now enables long term semen preservation and wider distribution via frozen semen shipped from Ontario.
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North Ameria
New Jersey
United States
Ty Millon
Canada
Polythene Hat Cover Turns Rain Gear Versatile
A feature on polythene as a universal protective material notes its uses from food bags to shoe protection and new rain hat covers. A pleated film in a one by three inch case unfolds to cover a large hat, tied with chin ribbons, then folds back for storage. It suggests polythene can become a compact shower cap option.
Pied Pipers Needed For Rats And Mice Control
An article argues for pest control methods citing rats and mice cause annual losses of food and merchandise. It notes disease risk and recommends chemical warfarin as a recent effective solution available under trade names. The text mentions a cost figure of 211 dollars.
Inflation at a Glance Across Nations and France
The piece outlines inflation in postwar years across the United States Britain and France. It notes credit tightening partial successes and rising costs from Algeria war effects. It explains inflation tied to production expansion and demand, and discusses brakes like taxes and credit limits while aiming for stable high output and employment.
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United States
Britain
France
Algeria
Manitoba seeks harvest help across Canada amid shortages
Manitoba officials press for more farm labor as ads at military camps and a broader campaign aim to ease an extreme harvest labor shortage. H R Richardson notes eastern workers were expected to fill 200 of 1500 needed from the east, but only about 65 reported by August 25 with 15 in Manitoba.
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Canada
H. R. Richardson
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Richardson
Western Canada
Manitoba
Remodeled Rugs Boost Canadian Rug Value in 1954
Canadian factories produced remodeled rugs from old carpets, with value rising to 657,698 dollars in 1954 from 255,618 dollars in 1953 as trade figures show. This reflects postwar resumption of manufacturing and steady demand in the home goods sector.
Funny and Otherwise Funny and Otherwise
An assortment of jokes and quips ranging from a picky papa at a family supper to a porched boy, a coffee drinking mishap, a skeptical aunt Mary, a tax joke with a Dutch flag, an antique axe tale, a tavern misfit with crutches, and a navy doctor stopping a sailor with a baby skunk aboard. The humor relies on wordplay, cultural quirks, and light mischief.
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Navy
Suez Canal Links Med and Red Seas
The Suez canal, an international waterway over 10 miles long and extending toward 101 miles, connects the Mediterranean and Red seas through Egyptian territory, serving as a vital maritime passage.
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Mediterranean
Red Seas
Windmill and Weathervane Pattern Packet Description
A historical note details a packet offering five weather vane patterns including a malted windmill design. The guide mentions a 350 unit pattern and a single dollar price, with emphasis on correctness of orientation and labeled directions for assembly.
Crochet peacock centrepiece pattern 7340 details
Weice Brooks presents a 22 inch long crochet peacock centrepiece in heavy jiffy cotton. The easy single crochet tail forms a pineapple design and can be starch stiffened for a dining table display. Pattern costs twenty-one cents in coins. stamps cannot be accepted.
New 1956 Alice Brooks Needlecraft book patterns available
The Household Arts Department at 60 Front Street West Toronto offers two free patterns printed in the new Alice Brooks Needlecraft book for 1956. Readers can order dozens of other easy, fascinating hand-work designs by sending 25 cents for a copy.
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Alice Brooks
Sportsmen urged to protect Whooping Crane in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan hunting season warnings urge sportsmen to watch for Whooping Cranes and avoid shooting them. Fred Bard of the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History notes a poor summer for the birds and asks hunters to report sightings so areas can be posted for safe passage through the province. Farmers and the public are urged to help by staying away and reporting locations to authorities.
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Saskatchewan
Fred Bard
Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History
How Copper Got Its Name from Cyprian Brass
The ancient Romans mined on Cyprus a metal called Cyprium aes or Cyprian brass. This term evolved into coprum and eventually developed into the English word copper.
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Cyprus
Thrifty blouses pattern for Misses sizes 10 to 20
Add to your wardrobe with three classic blouse styles perfect for summer. Pattern 4660 offers variations in collars and pockets, sizes 10 to 20, with easy to follow illustrated instructions and fit tested. Send 35 cents to order, include name, address and pattern number.
Kitchen handles you can make from amusing boards and coasters
These amusing cutting boards and coasters are a necessity in any kitchen. The tails make good handles when used for serving. Also note there is a hole in each for hanging. The coasters double as hot dish mats. Pattern 217 priced 35c by Home Workshop Patterns, Department B.PLL., 4433 West Ltd Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
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Department B
West Ltd Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Gems of Thought Quotes From Great Minds
A collection of reflections on books education and thought. The lines cite Horace Mann Edwin Percy Whipple Mary Baker Eddy Jacques Barzun Robert A Hutchins and Nathan M Pusey, emphasizing books as lighthouses of time the classics as thinking models and education shaping moral strength.
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Horace Mann
Edwin Percy Whipple
Mary Baker
Baldy
Jacques Barzun
Robert A. Hutchins
Nathan M. Pusey
Gruenther to Step Down as NATO Commander in November
General Alfred M. Gruenther plans to relinquish his post as NATO supreme allied commander on November 20. General Lauris Norstad of the U.S. Air Force will succeed him at that time.
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Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
U.S. Air Force
Lauris Norstad
Safety First for Drivers and Child Safety
A concise public service note urges drivers to be responsible around children. It highlights that kids are unpredictable and emphasizes that a driver’s cautious behavior protects lives. The message underscores personal accountability for road safety.
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