Conservation Of Moisture For Successful Western Farming
Dr E Archibald of the Department of Agriculture outlines that the drought affected plains of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta hold 196 million acres with 47 million improved farm lands and 25 million pasture. He stresses dry farming, water from mountains, and soil conservation with 130 Agricultural Improvement Associations and 20 000 farmer members fighting soil drifting and drought through shelter belts seed centres and drought resistant crops.
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E. Archibald
Bervier
Derminion
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms
Revenue From Income Tax In Canada 1937 and 1938
Hon J L lissey minister of revenue told the House of Commons that 237 064 individuals paid income tax in Canada in 1937. Those earning 50 000 a year or more paid 14 027 000 of 40 444 000 collected. At the low end 106 764 persons earning up to 2 000 paid 1 152 000. He forecast 1938 collections near 40 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
J L. Lissey
Minister of Revenue
House of Commons
Isley
SS Nascopie Sails From Halifax For Regular Inspection
The Hudson's Bay Company supply ship Nascopie departed Halifax for England to undergo its routine marine inspection. Each summer the vessel covers a 10,000 mile Arctic voyage carrying government and company outpost supplies.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Halifax
England
Arctic
Tip For Piano Owners
Piano owners should avoid rapid temperature changes and not stand the piano against an outside wall in winter. Keep the room air reasonably moist and hang a bag of mothballs inside during summer. Have the instrument tuned by an expert twice annually.
Mystery Split in Will Lets Mounties Ahead in Estate
After lengthy legal action over Miss Audrey Carden’s 1926 London will the estate is settled with about 50 000 going to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police One third goes to the Mounties one third to five British fire brigade charities and one third to Sir John Craven Carden the 13 year old nephew The donor’s reasons for favoring the RCMP remain unclear as she had never visited Canada.
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Why
Knightsbridge
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Audrey Carden
R.C
Miss Carden
London
Mounties
Professional Fire Brigades Association
Britain
Sir John Craven Carden
Camberley
Surrey
Five Brigade
Sir John
Carden
Canada
Evolution Of The Home Through Modern Development
The article traces home types from dug-out caves to mansions and outlines luxuries like fireplaces and porches. It notes shifts to budget, linoleum, electrical, insulated, stucco, bungalow, modernistic, and penthouse houses. It warns that a non air conditioned non glass deck roof and revolving foundation home will soon be outdated.
Pluto Photographed Before Discovery In 1914
Harvard University collection includes a 16 inch telescope photo of Pluto taken on November 11, 1914, sixteen years before its discovery. The note mentions London’s first directory with royal backing from Charles I and a claim about the ideal sports age of 25 to 30, plus Borneo’s size at 280000 square miles.
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Harvard University
Prairie Fruit Growing A Railroader's Hobby
Prairie fruit growing in Saskatchewan and Alberta gains attention from Dominion experiments farms service. Sheltered by shelter belts, orchards at Birch Hills Haford Guernsey Paddockwood Parkside Meota Consort Laverna Meadow Lake Chauvin Glenbush Meanock Lens and other districts produce crab apples plums cherries and small fruits. The Dominion Experimental Farm at Morden Manitoba remains a leading centre for fruit culture distributing apples pears plums cherries apricots grapes and more across the prairies. Thousands of seedlings bear first fruit each year and many new prairie varieties are developed. John Morris a retired railway engineer from Sarnia Ontario began building dollhouses last year to pass time and delight local children. Three houses will be given or sold to fund a church camp and kindergarten project. The largest house includes a full set of miniature furniture and rooms with a garage and yards.
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Sakatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Birch Hills
Hafford
Guernsey
Paddockwood
Parkside
Meota
Consort
Laverna
Meadow Lake
Chauvin
Morden
Morden Farm
John Morris
Sarnia
Ont
Mr. Morris
Johnston Memorial School
Democracy endures over dictatorships, says Ottawa journalist
The Ottawa Journal associate editor Grattan O Leary told the Royal Winter Fair luncheon in Toronto that democracies, though flawed, are improving as people challenge them. He urged citizens to spark intelligent interest in public affairs, noting democracy's resilience despite calls for dictatorships. The piece also mentions the Queen Mary liner's ten miles of carpet.
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Grattan O'Leary
The
Ottawa Journal
Toronto
Foolproof Safety Lock Aims to Save Thousands
Amateur lifesaver F Reavill of Nottingham hotel owns a patented safety lock designed to prevent door mishaps on trains planes and cars. Inspired by the death of Sir John Rees who opened the wrong railway car door the device lets a driver cock pit or dashboard lever secure all doors without keyholes knobs or spindles.
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F. Reavill
Nottingham
John Rees
Scientists Tackle Fast Growing Trees For Reforestation
In Canada the forestry service pursues drought resistant hybrids and replanting of denuded areas. G B Griffiths of the University of British Columbia develops a hormone approach to root fir cuttings, promising three month roots versus three years from seed. The method could transform development of British Columbia and broaden to other regions.
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West
Canadian Forestry Service
Pacific Coast
G. B. Griffiths
University of British Columbia
Mr. Griffiths
Griffiths
British Columbia
Dominion
Edmonton Journal
The Forgotten Man and Tax Consciousness
The St. Catharines Standard notes the middle class bears taxation burden and many escape it. Finance Minister Dunning urges growing tax awareness to drive fairer taxation and more efficient government with less waste and duplication.
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Dunning
St. Catharines
Union of British Empire and United States Proposed
Charles Davis of Bass River Cape Cod argues for a united empire linking Britain and America. He cites 368 years of peace among the Six Nations in Regina literature and suggests whites should live together. A flag design blending the Union Jack and Stars and Stripes is noted along with a United Empire anthem.
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Charles Davis
Bass River
Cape Cod
Mass
British Empire
United States
Regina
America
Leader-Post
Freezing Shifts Bread Freshness and Shelf Life
The Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Magazine reports freezing bread as the most effective method to retard staling. Bread frozen to 21 C below zero stays good about 20 days, while at 35 C below zero remains indistinguishable from fresh for ~20 days and saleable after up to 110 days. The text notes the hummingbird as the swiftest flyer for short hops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Magazine
Long apprenticeships in famous works span centuries
The piece notes James Joyce spent 17 years on a Ulysses sequel, alongside how Milton began Paradise Lost at 32 and finished after 18 more years, Dante drafted the Divine Comedy from age 35 to death, and Goethe, Virgil, Cervantes, Le Sage, and Flaubert each spent years refining major works.
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James Joyce
Milton
Gray
Dante
Goethe
Virgil
Cervantes
le Sage
Gil Blas
Flaubert
Anthony
Manchester Guardian
Woman Runs Sawmill After Personal Tragedy in Mississippi
Mrs E Hinton of Hattiesburg Mississippi built a pine lumber mill with her grown son after her husband drowned while attempting to break a log jam in the Bogahoma river. She can estimate lumber yield from a pine tree and ignores fads like Hollywood styles.
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E. Hinton
Hattiesburg
Miss
Bogahoma
Hinton
Hollywood
Rat Nests 118 Dimes From Yosemite Park Hotel
A pack rat in Yosemite National Park stole 118 dimes from the park hotel and cached them in its nest, authorities report. The incident highlights ongoing wildlife mischief in the park.
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Yosemite National Park
Park
Bubbles May Deter Man Eating Fish Says Explorer
Undersea explorer reports that bubbles can frighten man eating fish away. The Gideons distributed eighty-one thousand Bibles in hotels, schools, hospitals and prisons last year.
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Gideons
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Prairie Fruit Growing
Prairie Provinces
Sir William Macdonald
McGill University
Quebec
Earth
le Jour
Montreal
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