Evolution Of The Canning Industry From Early Times To Present Day
The article traces canning from Appert and Durand advancing metal cans to modern sanitary cans. It notes Appert’s heat sterilization and hermetic sealing, Durand’s tin can, Civil War expansion, Isaac Solomon’s faster sterilization, and the rise of canning machinery. It highlights Thomas C M Ams and the open top and sanitary can as pivotal for mass production and practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canning Ami
Appert
Peter Durand
Napoleon
America
Baltimore
Isaac Solomon
Seaboard
New England
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Borden
Charess M. Ams
Niagara Falls
Ont
American Can Company
Sanitary Can
Pensions Minister Praises V O N Work At Luncheon
Pensions Minister C G Power told the Victorian Order of Nurses board that without such groups his department could not run effectively. He stressed ministers and staff must educate the public on health preservation from sanitation to maternal care, praising V O N for its mission. Miss Elizabeth Smellie noted visits may not be fully state taken over, and a joint Canadian Nurses Association community nursing bureau could be studied. Senator Cairine Wilson urged building consumer demand where services exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensions
C G Power
Board of Governors
The
Victorian Order of Nurses
Department of Pensions and National Health
George P. Graham
Brockville Liberal
Executive Council
Elizabeth Smellie
United States
Miss Smellie
Canadian Nurses’ Association
V.O.N
Cairine Wilson
Rank And Position In Dinner Politeness Tale
The anecdote about Prince Talleyrand shows his strict use of rank in social dining. He begins by addressing a Duke Marquis and Count with formal entreaties for beef while the last guest at the end is simply asked, Beef. The tale emphasizes etiquette over casual approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Talleyrand
Count
Magazine Digest
Flax Shortage Prompts Arctic Fields to Consider New Crop
Farmers with clean land and typical grain yields are urged to consider flax as a high priced crop due to a looming flax shortage and near 1.50 per bushel price. Start small to test suitability and learn from early crops. Seed at two pecks per acre between May 1 and May 10 on clean land.
Woman Who Led Soldier Recreational Centre Dies in Toronto
Mrs Annie E Eaton widow of Christopher Eaton dies in Toronto. Daughter of late Senator Robert Jaffray she created in London the Grey rooms a soldiers recreation centre for Canadian troops on leave after her son Major Jaffray Eaton of the Grey regiment was killed in action. Her husband died just before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
London
Annie E. Eaton
Christopher Eaton
Mrs. Eaton
Robert Jaffray
Major Jaffray Eaton
Grey Regiment
Project A Success in Cattle and Lamb Feeding Transfers
Records show 53 312 lambs and 21 521 cattle moved from Western to Eastern Canada for the Dominion feeding program through March 25 1937 in the 1936 37 fiscal year ending March 31.
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Canada
Dominion
United States Highway System Surpasses 750000 Miles
The nation’s highway network now exceeds 750 000 miles of improved roads linking states cities and towns across the country. This milestone highlights the extensive growth of transportation infrastructure and regional connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Malnutrition linked heart disease and new insulin advances
Dr Soma Weiss and Dr Robert W Wilkins reported a malnutrition related heart disease in 12 patients, cured by vitamin B. Alcohol plays a secondary role. They noted a rapid recovery with B vitamins. Dr Russell Wilder outlined new insulin types at Mayo Clinic enabling single injections lasting 86 hours or more for diabetes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American College of Physicians
Soma Weiss
Robert W. Wilkins
Boston
Mass
Russell M. Wilder
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Saskatchewan professor named director of Agricultural School
Professor J W G MacEwan of the University of Saskatchewan is appointed director of the Agricultural School to take over the associate agriculture course. A faculty committee will assist with direction, following a study of similar Minnesota and Wisconsin schools. MacEwan, a well known livestock judge, trained at Toronto and Ames, is son of farmer A H MacEwan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. G. MacEwan
University of Saskatchewan
Agricultural School
Faculty of Agriculture
MacEwan
W. C. Murray
K. W. Gordon
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Toronto
Ames University
Iowa
A. H. MacEwan
Melfort
Hardiness Testing in Canadian Orchard Breeding Drive
The Dominion Department of Agriculture explains its breeding program for a hardy Canadian Northwest apple. Dr William Saunders began in 1887, with Pyrus Baccata, producing crab apples Osman and Columbia as strong founders for future work. Later crosses with MacIntosh Red and Ontario yielded larger fruit. prairie tests and rising expectations follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Great
Canadian Northwest
William Saunders
Saunders
Ontario
Osman
Columbia
Canada
West
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Agriculture Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Department of Trade and Commerce
Endurance Records Grow From Patient Radio Listeners
The article notes that lasting records are set not by fast pilots but by listeners who endure the steady cadence of radio programs, staying tuned through long broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Norland
Luxurious crochet square pattern for tea or dinner table
A brief crochet note describes a single key square motif that creates a two-square look. It promises durability for cloths spreads scarves and buffet sets and directs readers to pattern 5845 with full instructions material list and illustrations. Send 20 cents to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave E
Winnipeg
Sun Spots Bring Radio Fadeouts From Solar Eruptions
Astronomer R S Richardson says solar eruptions near sun spots cause high frequency radio fadeouts eight minutes after emission. Disturbances last 15 minutes to 30 minutes with the longest about every 54 days and can disrupt telephone, telegraph, and bring the Northern Lights to California. The Carnegie Mount Wilson observer notes the sun spot cycle peaks in about two years with March showing renewed high activity after February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Richardson
California
Richardson
Carnegie Institution
Mount Wilson Observatory
Self-styled King Anthony challenges crown by injunction
The London-born former policeman calling himself King Anthony the First claims Tudor descent and says an injunction to Canterbury to bar Albert Wettin from coronation has no legal effect. He previously alleged Windsors lack royal blood and warned the Duke of Norfolk about Edward's coronation. A separate note urges better lighting in rooms used by children to protect developing eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony
Hall
Canterbury
Albert Wettin
George VI
London
Anthony the
Wettins
Windsors
England
Duke of Norfolk
Edward
World's Largest Painting for Paris Exposition 1937 Unveiled
Raoul Dufy and Jacques Maroger completed a massive mural in an abandoned Paris garage for the 1937 Paris Exposition. The 195 by 30 foot, 1,290 pound work spans the history of electricity from Aristotle to Mme Curie with bold pigments on 250 panels. Plans call for shipping the panels to the United States after the fair ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raoul Dufy
Paris
Jacques Maroger
Louvre
Mme. Curie
Duty
Palace of Electricity
Millionaires in Britain rise to new count in abstract
The Statistical Abstract for the United Kingdom records 296 millionaires in Britain, defined as those with incomes over £50 000. In boom year 1929 575 existed, about 390 before WWI, and eighteen more have been added since last year. Weather varies widely on earth while etiquette hides in plain sight as you eat soup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United Kingdom
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Europe
France
Nicholas Appert
Scott
C. P
J. A. Chisholm
Power
Mest
Lindsay Post
Alice Brooks
Alice Brooke
King Anthony
Britain
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