Columbia University President Discusses Anglo U S Relations
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, gives an interview to The London Times after arriving in England for lecture tours. He argues that strong Anglo American relations should be assumed as settled and praises British postwar efforts, educational reform, and mutual respect between nations.
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Columbia University
U. S
England
Nicholas Murray Rother
London
United States
Great Britain
France
William A Dunbing
America
Ghent
Irish Free State
How Men and Animals Sleep
The piece surveys sleeping postures across humans and animals. It notes humans sleep on sides or in odd positions after fatigue, and animals sleep standing, perched, or suspended. Birds like storks rest on one leg. owls sit on branches. ducks sleep on water, paddling to avoid drifting. many mammals curl up. some sleep with eyes open. fish tend to sleep with eyes closed, with salmon and goldfish said to never sleep.
British Dominions Rely on Canada US Fisheries Pact
British officials view the US Canada fisheries treaty as an affair between the two governments not needing ratification by other British dominions. The signing by Ernest Lapointe and Secretary of State Hughes is considered legally sufficient, with Canada’s diplomatic freedom recognized last March.
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United States
Canada
Ernest Lapointe
Lapointe
Hughes
Weather Disagrees With Forecaster in Witty Quip
The remark notes the weather failing to align with the weatherman's forecast. A separate line in the piece jokes that a spendthrift facing debt develops liver trouble as a humorous aside.
Canada Mills Dominate Flour Industry in Dominion Bulletin
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics bulletin reports 1 433 mills operating in Canada with a daily capacity of 128 225 barrels of flour. Large merchant mills account for over 110 000 barrels daily, including the empire’s largest mill at 14 000 barrels and the top Canadian firm at 24 500 barrels. There are about 1 000 medium and small mills, nearly 600 of which operated last year, with products valued at over 27 million dollars.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Empire
Newtons estimate of a soap bubble thickness
The text explains that a soap bubble’s thinnest point measures about 2,500,000th part of an inch. It notes that sunlight causes a spectrum of colors as the bubble’s film varies in thickness, and that near the top a black spot appears where no color is reflected, the thinnest point.
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Newton
Lumber output soars in Ottawa Valley mills
The Ottawa Valley mills produced over 63 million more feet of lumber, surpassing 200 million feet for the first time since 1918. The district remains a major Canadian lumber center with large pulp and paper production along the Ottawa River.
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Otawa
Ottawa
Canada
Ottawa River
Earth Would Freeze If Atmosphere Thickened to Seventy Miles
A science note explains that thickening the atmosphere to about 70 miles would block sunlight causing the planet to freeze. The sun's warmth could not penetrate a denser shield, leaving Earth in icy darkness.
American Scientists Plan High Mountain Eclipse Experiments
A group led by Dr John A. Miller of Swarthmore College prepares to conduct solar corona motion tests from a Central Mexican peak during the sun eclipse next September. The window is 189 seconds with two 6.5 inch apertures and 14 foot focal length cameras slated to record 18 by 18 inch glass plates, up to a dozen plates carried for contingencies.
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John A. Miller
Swarthmore College
Mexico
The Poor Of New York City Despair On the Streets
A New York correspondent describes Harlem as a scene of urban distress with starving children chasing an ice wagon for water and tenements crowded with exhausted residents. Fire escapes overflow with bedding while a lone potted plant hints at hope for freedom.
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New York
125Th Street
Harlem
Predict Lower Cost For Insulin
Dr J B Collip of the University of Alberta told the American Medical Association in San Francisco that insulin components may be obtained from vegetable matter reducing production costs. Other speakers predicted broader insulin use and lower prices for practitioners and patients in fighting diabetes.
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J. B. Collip
University of Alberta
Canada
San Francisco
Harvard Honors Mackenzie King with LL D Degree
The Montreal Gazette notes Harvard University awards the honorary LL D to Prime Minister Mackenzie King, a tribute to Canada and a recognition of his public leadership. Harvard acknowledges his broad university training and his impact on national and international affairs, while Canadians may differ politically.
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Mackenzie King
Harvard University
Canada
Harvard
King
Toronto
Chicago
Montreal Gazette
Saskatchewan Creameries Ships Summer Butter to Great Britain
The Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries announces that all exportable butter output for the summer will be shipped to Great Britain. About two to three million pounds of butter will be sent abroad under the new arrangements.
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Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries, Limited
Great Britain
Bow River tract yields estimated revenue per acre
Production from irrigated lands is projected to bring about 26 dollars per acre in the Bow River irrigation tract this year. France considers electrifying all its railways.
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Bow River
France
Corn and sunflowers as substitute for bare fallow gains support
The article argues corn and sunflowers offer productive, cost and moisture benefits over bare fallow in western provinces. It notes frost tolerance, deep root systems, and higher water use efficiency, with planting details at Alberta and Saskatchewan Illustration Stations and costs from silos and yields showing potential profit for farmers with livestock.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Brandon
Canning Vegetables Wash to Prevent Spoilage
A cautionary note on cleaning vegetables before canning. Thorough washing removes soil microbes and spores, with extra care for greens like spinach and beans. Warm water and multiple rinses, plus scraping roots, help preserve winter jar contents.
Nutritional Value of Clover and Alfalfa Hays for Dairy Cattle
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station tests show clover, alfalfa, and soybean hays as superior mineral sources for milk production. Legume hays supply minerals more effectively than bone meal supplements, with hay curing affecting mineral availability, favoring air and sun protection.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Sta
Something Wrong in the Constitution of Industry and Agriculture
Senator Copeland of New York argues that different trades receive mismatched value for eight hours work. He cites eggs, corn, butter, cows, and hogs to show distortions in wages and productivity. The Toronto Mail and Empire notes these comparisons urge reform.
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Copeland
New York
Constitution of Industry and Agriculture
Toronto Mail
Empire
Civic Motor Camp Upgrades For Brandon Tourists
Increased motor tourist traffic to Brandon prompts improvements at the civic motor camp with electric lights, firewood, and visitor amenities. The district expands road work under a $70,000 program to boost local highways and accessibility for travelers.
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Brandon
Civic
Alfalfa Cutting Begins in Southern Alberta Record Yield
Alfalfa cutting starts on irrigated land along Canadian Pacific Westway east of Lethbridge. Believed to be the largest alfalfa harvest in the region with an expected average of two tons per acre, about ten percent above last year, on eleven thousand acres.
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Alberta
Canadian Pacific Westway
Lethbridge
A Way Out Guest Dialogue
A cryptic exchange features Walter insisting the knife is dull and must be strapped to the steak while a line mentions Michigan Cargogie in a terse, fragmentary scene. The text reads like a surreal dialogue with unclear context and characters.
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Walter
Michigan Cargogie
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