Manchester Central Library tour reveals vast stacks and halls
A Canadian visit to Manchester highlights the 1934 opened library designed by E Vincent Harris. The four tier Book Stack holds 40 000 shelves with 3 600 stacks, the Great Hall and Shakespeare Hall form focal points, and the building houses 500 000 books with 2 miles of shelving.
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Iery
Manchester Central
Globe
Br. E. Vincent Harris
London
King George V
St. Peter's Square
Corporation
Shakespeare Hall
Manchester
York
Duchy of Lancaster
House of Lancaster
Henry V
Margaret of Anjou
Edward of Woodstock
John of Gaunt
Principe
Nome Mad
de Beals
Charles Nowell
Allan F. Jones
Commercial Library
Manchester Central Library
Canada
Pygmies Drawn to Civilized Troops in Dutch New Guinea
Adelaide reports Allied troops in Dutch New Guinea attracting pygmies from deep forests. About a dozen small, naked men with four foot six inch frames gather along an earth road, staring at the tall, clad Australians. They live in basket huts and subsist on roots fruits and occasional wild game.
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Adelaide
Australia
Dutch New Guinea
John Loughlin
Alberta to run Grande Prairie training centre for veterans
The former Canadian army basic training centre at Grande Prairie will be operated by the Alberta government as a veterans rehabilitation and vocational training school.
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Edmonton
Grande Prairie
Here
The
Alberta Goveent
Veterans’ Rehabilitation
Live Stock Increase by Grain Feed in Canada
The Canadian Coarse Grain Quarterly Review reports rising live stock numbers as feed grain demand grows. Estimates show cattle and poultry feed use reaching hundreds of millions of bushels, with barley and oats supplying substantial portions for stock and poultry needs.
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Canada
Tattooing Trial Aims to Improve Complexion at Duke
In Durham Duke Hospital conducts a trial of tattooing to restore natural facial color on grafted skin. Dr Kirneth L Pickerell of Duke University argues tattoo ink can add color to pale grafted skin, addressing lack of natural facial tones after transfer.
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Durham
N.C
Duke Hospital
Kirneth L. Pickerell
Duke University
Humidity Care Tips For Drawer Woodwork
The guide advises drying wood after a humid summer, using a low watt bulb to warm and dry without scorching. It suggests coating all drawer sides with red shellac or quick drying varnish to retard moisture absorption and rubbing paraffin in grooves and runners to aid movement.
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Aly
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Falives Overseas
Alben
City of Manchester
Fey Myaraner
Poilescignall
Lee
Bureau de
Isiarel
Maxsey-Harris
Massey-Harris Company Limited
Qut
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