Great Advances In Soil Chemistry And Farming History
A long historical sketch shows how soil chemistry began in a Rothamsted barn when bones were treated with sulfuric acid to produce superphosphate. It highlights Dr. Frank Thomas Shutt as Dominion Chemist and Canada’s role in applying nitrogen and Leguminosae nitrogen fixation to improve soils.
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Rothamsted
England
Canada
Frank Thomas Shutt
Shutt
Dominion
Europe
Lawes
Gilbert
Helleiger
Wilfarth
Bernberg
Saxony
American Society of Agronomy
Flavelle
Royal Society of Canada
C.B.E
Dr. Shutt
J. B Lawes
Great Britain
Britain
Peru
Deptford
Suffolk
Cambridgeshire
Broadbalk
Earl of Dundonald
von Liebig
Helleiger and Wilfarth
Bernburg
RAF Internal Communications and Signals Study
The Royal Air Force handles about 500000 weekly messages across private telephone telegraph and teleprinter networks. They monitor enemy signals, noting that code use differs but coincidences between message types and operations can reveal important information.
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Royal Air Force
R.A.F
Chinese Pillar Bread Festival At Cheng Chau Isle
During a yearly pagan festival on Cheng Chau off China's coast, natives build huge Shaan Paan pillars fifteen to twenty five feet high. They believe eating a piece from a pillar insures stomach health for a year.
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Cheng Chau
China
Silver Spraying Process Evolved For Mirrors
A quick spraying method replaces pouring silver on mirrors, accelerating production. The change promises faster coating and reduced waste, aiming to improve efficiency in mirror manufacturing.
The value of clean seed and fanning mills in grain crops
Ottawa reports that clean, well graded seed is crucial for crop insurance and yield. The fanning mill removes dirt and weed seeds, uses wind to shed chaff, and grades by size, with oats needing especially careful cleaning to avoid pin oats and light grains. It warns against introducing varieties from outside sources unless certified and stresses timely seed preparation for spring sowing.
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R. A. Derick
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Illinois Farmer Uses Electric Tractor With Radio
Walter Klentworth of Pana Illinois outfits his new electric tractor with a radio to hear daily market reports and other broadcasts while plowing. He keeps up to date on crop prices and farm news as he works in the field.
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Walter Klentworth
Pana
Ill
Congressmen push territory for British debt repayment
Certain American congressmen seek territory in exchange for Britain's war debt. The proposal would validate the view that real estate is a sound investment.
Cartoon misreads Finland war blame amid Allied aid
The piece argues Britain and France bore no greater Finland obligation than the United States and had provided substantial help. It notes Allies offered tens of thousands of troops and even risked material, while Nordic nations faced German threats and Finland blocked further aid. Dorothy Thompson is cited praising accuracy.
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Finland
Russia
France
England
Britain
United States
Dorothy Thompson
New York Herald-Tribune
Boake Carters
Walter Winchells
Germany
Financial Post
Lincoln approves protected status for white canes in streets
Lincoln city council dictates white canes as exclusive property of the blind or partially blind. Drivers must stop and take necessary precautions when approaching cane users. Separately, Brazilian researchers claim new coffee derived plastics are non inflammable and resistant to acids.
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City Council
Lincoln
Neb
Embroider Bouquets on Bedspread Pattern 6656
A colonial style embroidery guide offers a spread of varied flower bouquets in simple stitches. Includes a wreath option and a transfer pattern of 18 motifs from 6x6 inches to 1y2 inches with stitch illustrations and color schemes. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E. to obtain pattern 6656.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
E. Bina
Alice Brooks
Canada Notes Mineral Strength Aiding Allied War Effort
Brigadier W. W. Foster presents Canada as a key wartime mineral supplier. Canadian production now ranks high in nickel platinum asbestos copper lead zinc and gold with 1939 output near triple 1913 and double 1918 levels. Copper brass cartridge cases and shells rely on Canadian mines. lead supports bullets and batteries.
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Canada
Britain
Great Britain
Calves Stomach Export Prohibited Under War Measures Act
Under the War Measures Act an order in council stops exports of calves stomachs to conserve rennet for Canadian cheese making. Poland’s loss as a former source, Germany and Russia’s conquest cutting supplies, and Canada’s dependence on Denmark and the United States are noted as factors in the national economy.
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Poland
Germany
Russia
Canada
Denmark
United States
Much More Costly Title for a Writer’s Wife
A struggling author and his young wife attend a social gathering. A friend praises the wife’s beauty and gown. The writer smiles and corrects him, saying his spouse has produced sixteen poems seven short stories and a novel.
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Penwell
How old now would be a person born in 18937
A reader asks about calculating age for a person born in the year 18937 and whether the question is about a man or a woman. The topic shifts to a trivia note that in skiing accidents the left leg is the most frequently injured body part.
War funds must not curb Canada education expenses
J Ferris David of Ingersoll Ontario urged at the Ontario Educational Association meeting in Toronto that war expenditures should not reduce education budgets. He cited Britain increasing education budgets during war and called for at least 1 million dollars for national scholarships and greater state support to ensure equal educational opportunities in Ontario.
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Canada
J. Ferris David
Ingersoll, Ont
Ontario Educational Association
Toronto
David
Britain
Dominion
Ontario
Young British Seaman Recalls Bombing Stare in Letter
Athel monarch crewman describes a German aircraft bombing three ships, circling low and raking with incendiaries. He notes the plane passed beneath 80 feet, the crew ducked for cover, and the letter ends with a reassurance to his mother. Pineapples can weigh up to 20 pounds.
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Censor
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Aftenposten
Norway
Alice
Brooks
W. W. Foster
D.S.O
Y.M.C.A
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Canadian Legion
London
Aldershot
Navy
C.A.S.F
Army
Air Force
Foster
Y.mc.a
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