Does Work Lead Us Into Idleness for Women?
The piece argues idle women are unlikely in Canada as automation and new devices shift rather than shrink women’s labor. It cites Dr. Charlotte Whitton asserting women have always worked, following industrial change, with married women increasingly employed. It notes rising female participation, the need for new skills, and the belief machines won’t simply free women from work.
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Canada
Charlotte Whitton
Ottawa
Department of Labor
CNIB Sells At Cost Handy Items For The Blind
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind offers Braille watches clocks tape measures Braille and Moon type playing cards and games like checkers chess and bingo. It lists Braille writing guides script guides self threading needles and needle threaders and notes discount privileges on radios batteries and other equipment.
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National Institute For the Blind
Topsoil Loss From Plowing and Overgrazing Alarm
Nature requires 500 to 1000 years to form an inch of topsoil while improper land use such as reckless plowing overgrazing or uprooting natural cover can erode it rapidly destroying soil in a single year, prompting warnings on conservation.
Sulphur's Ubiquitous Role in Daily Life
Sulphur is described as foundational to almost every daily need from food to clothing and beyond, highlighting its essential role in producing the goods people rely on.
Ball Lightning Rarer Than Sheet and Forked Forms
The text notes ball lightning as the least common among sheet forked and ball forms. It also records that the earliest existing bank cheques are dated London in March 1664. These two facts tie a meteorological rarity to a historical financial document.
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London
Fall Fashion Report Highlights Directoire Silhouette Trends
After upheaval from the chemise, fashion settles into flattering lines with the Directoire waist high and bosom emphasized. Rich fabrics such as wool crepe and wool jersey appear in coats, suits, dresses, and hats, with colors like purple avocado greens taupe browns reds and blues dominating. Velvet, fur trims, and varied textures add luxury to sheath coats and jet ensembles for day and evening wear.
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Directoire
Campaign Against Houseflies Urges Early Spring Action
Winged pests pose health risks with houseflies singled out as the worst carriers of disease germs. The advisory calls for a serious spring campaign using reliable fly spray and careful screening of doors and windows to protect homes and families.
Saskatchewan Eggs Rate High In One Competitions
Saskatchewan placings in the Canadian National Exhibition Egg Competitions were announced by the Poultry Division of the Sask Department of Agriculture. Saskatchewan's seven entries took four firsts, one second and two thirds across three classes with Zenith Poultry Farm of Regina and John Okroj among the top winners.
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Saskatchewan
Sask
Department of Agriculture
Zenith Poultry Farm
Regina
John Okroj
Balgonie
Alfred Litzenberger
Colmer
John Okroej
A. Schiller
Insect Infestation Warns Grain Bins Across Prairies
Winnipeg entomologists report heavy mite and insect presence in prairie granaries from the 1958 harvest. Clean, repair, and spray grain storage areas before filling, using one of several insecticides at one gallon per 1,000 square feet. allow a week or two empty after treatment.
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Winnipeg
Prairie
F. L. Watters
Science Service
Canada Dept. of Agriculture
Watters
Freak tomatoes from Saskatchewan garden delight
Two tomatoes grown by Forest Jensen in Reford district Saskatoon area were unusually shaped like doughnuts with holes. The odd fruit was part of the season's first crop of unusual produce brought to the Press garden editor in Wilkie Saskatchewan.
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Press
Forest Jensen
Reford
the Press
Wilkie
Sask
Jai alai origins and global popularity
The game jai alai, meaning merry festival, originated in Spain and is popular in Cuba Florida and Mexico highlighting its international appeal and cultural roots.
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Spain
Cuba
Florida
Mexico
National Health and Welfare names hospital accounting consultant
The Department of National Health and Welfare appoints Robert M. Clements as Consultant in Hospital Accounting to advise on federal hospital insurance program accounting. A Calgary native, 42, Clements has held roles with Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan and Manitoba Hospital Services Plan after a career in public accounting and the army.
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Department of National Health and Welfare
Robert M. Clements
J. Waldo Monteith
Clements
Mr. Clements
Calgary
Alberta
Regina
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