Tree Planting On Prairies Sole Remedy For Soil Drifting
Capt Richard St Barbe Baker, touring Canada via Winnipeg, argues extensive tree planting on Prairies is the only remedy for soil drifting and moisture loss. He cites Saskatchewan's denuding, praises New Zealand forestry finance, and promotes forest protection as both agricultural security and dividend.
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Saskatchewan
Sahara Desert
Richard St. Barbe Baker
Winnipeg
Peace River
Toronto
Mohammed
Baker
Sahara
University of Saskatchewan
Capt. Baker
Canada
Manitoba
New Zealand
France
The
Men of the Trees
England
Sir Francis Younghusband
Equatorial Africa
Winnipeg Free Press
Linguistic Atlas Reveals Regional Speech Variations Across North America
A Yale led study under Prof Hans Kurath gathers rural interviews to map terms such as stone boat and drag for removing field stones, teeter-totter and seesaw, hoose gow for lock-up, and dialects like kirk and sky-pilot, tracing how geography shapes words from Ontario to New England.
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
North America
Hans Kurath
Yale University
Ontario
New England
Canada
United States
Saskatchewan Heads for New Vehicle Tax Revenue
Saskatchewan will collect 20000 to 25000 dollars annually from new taxes on passenger and freight public vehicles under public utility board rules. The levy is one percent of gross earnings for vehicles operating for gain under the utilities board jurisdiction.
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Saskatchewan
Public Utility Board
New Utilities Board
Fined For Shaving Centralia Man Defies Whiskers Rule
Frank McDowell, a Centralia businessman, was fined 25 dollars in police court for shaving before the pioneer celebration on August 3 and 4. His attorney also paid 10 dollars. His single defense was that his lady friend dislikes whiskers. Porcupines are not related to hedgehogs.
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Centralia
Wash
Frank McDowell
McDowell
Radium Dust In Air Demonstrated At AAAS Meeting
Dr W F G Swann showcased a radium air device before a Syracuse audience, illustrating that air holds about 1 000 broken particles and 10 000 000 000 000 000 000 uninjured molecules per thimbleful. He linked ion flow to electrical lubrication and cited cosmic ray effects. Dr John N Washburne explained conditioned reflex learning as automatic habit.
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Syracuse
N. Y
American Association For the Advancement of Science
W. F. G. Swann
Barthol Research Foundation
Philadelphia
Swann
John N. Washburne
Cunard Britannia Maiden Voyage Anniversary
The ocean steamship service began less than a century ago. July 4 marks the anniversary of the first regular signaling. Sir Samuel Cunard’s Britannia sailed from Liverpool to Halifax on its maiden voyage in 1840.
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Samuel Cunard
Britannia
Liverpool
Halifax
Lloyd George questioned Pershing recall after 1918 dinner
In a 1918 London dinner the British prime minister Lloyd George harshly criticized the U S Army in France saying it was useless to British war aims. Baker cited that Lloyd George urged Pershing's recall and offered to stop transporting American troops on British ships. The next morning Lord Reading advised dropping the matter.
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Newton D. Baker
Wilsons
London
Baker
Lloyd George
United States
France
Great Britain
General Pershing
Pendulum Clock Shows Gravity Effect on Speed
An official of the Dominion Observatory tested a pendulum clock from Ottawa to the Mackenzie River mouth and found it gained about one minute twenty seconds daily due to gravity increase with latitude. At about five thousand feet up a British Columbia mountain slope it lost roughly thirteen seconds per day.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie River
North West Territories
Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
British Columbia
New York
Maggie
Old Man River
Chauncey Olcott
Carrie Jacob Bond
Ottawa Journal
Diner dodges bill row by wall-writing deal
A diner tells a cashier they cannot pay for a meal. The cashier offers to write the name on the wall and let the diner pay next visit. The patron worries others will see the name, but the cashier jokes that the overcoat will cover it.
Hydro Electric Station Planned on the Jordan River
A hydro electric project is proposed to be built on the Jordan River. Officials announce plans for a station to harness water flow, with expected power output and regional impact to be assessed in forthcoming reports.
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Jordan River
One Sided Rever Collar Dress Pattern Summary
A dress description highlights a slender smart style with a one sided rever collar bow at the shoulder. Describes black and white crepe silk print version and navy crin kle crepe silk with white trim, plus size range 36 to 48. Style No 361 lists fabric needs and price 25 cents.
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Batiste
Winnipeg Pattern Order Notice and Australia Dog Racing Ban
A mixed entry notes Winnipeg address 175 McDermot Ave and mentions Pattern No. Name Town Albury Australia banning all dog racing. It also states Turnip sauerkraut as a new, appetizing food.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Albury
Australia
New Photographic System Promises Art Revolution in London
A Montreal Star report describes a London invention enabling infrared photography that sees through mist and haze. The technique uses dyed gelatine as a lens filter to pass infrared light, enlarging detail on distant coastlines and enabling clearer aerial and defense imagery.
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London
Old Park
Dover
French
Montreal Star
Alberta Aviator Survives Sudden In-Flight Slicker Blowout
An Alberta pilot with thousands of safe flight hours recounts a dramatic incident in an open cockpit. A moisture clouding the small windshield caused a wind-blown slicker to inflate and lift him, nearly ejecting him from the seat. He steadied himself by gripping instruments as the garment tore apart and he regained control.
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Alberta Flyer
Alberta
The Postmark Mystery in a Courtroom Exchange
In a court scene the defence prompts the witness to recall a letter. The crucial clue hinges on the postmark which the witness recalls as stating Every home needs a telephone. A second sentence notes the line about sharks being cannibals.
Severe hail losses hit southern Saskatchewan area
Regina insurance officials report serious hail losses in southern Saskatchewan where uninsured farmers suffer. C. C. Cook of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance notes few but large claims, including seven cases up to 100 percent from the Pasqua to Moose Jaw district after a hail storm, per E. G. Hingley of the Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Association.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
C. C. Cook
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company
Pasqua
Moose Jaw
E. G. Hingley
Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Association
Germany Exports More Aluminum Goods in 1931
Germany’s export trade expanded for aluminum products in 1931, surpassing the previous year’s totals. The gain reflects rising demand and stronger industrial activity during the year.
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Germany
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