Prairie Drought Crisis Tied to Atmosphere Moisture and Irrigation
A prairie viewpoint argues moisture in the air and soil drive crop yields and warns that droughts intensify without large scale irrigation. Citing H. H. Clough of Vancouver, the piece advocates damming streams and building reservoirs to evaporate water, create atmospheric humidity, and support irrigation across Saskatchewan and other provinces.
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Prairie Provinces
Prairie
H. H. Clough
Vancouver
Daily Press
Saskatchewan
Cuba
Jamaica
West
Clough
Selfish Drivers Cause Most Traffic Accidents
Joseph H. King of the Canadian Underwriters' Association blames 75 percent of crashes on selfish driving. He cites mad motor dashes cutting in and out of lines, beating red lights, and speeding through crowded intersections as common causes.
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Joseph H. King
Automobile and Casualty
Canadian Underwriters’ Association
Windsor Daily Star
Jumbo the elephant once owned by Barnum and Bailey weighs 15000 pounds
Jumbo, famed circus elephant once linked to Barnum and Bailey, reportedly weighed about 15,000 pounds, highlighting the extraordinary size of this iconic pachyderm.
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Barnum and Bailey's Circus
Mine-Sweepers Approved for Royal Canadian Navy
Hon. Ian Mackenzie announced Ottawa approval for four mine sweepers to join the Royal Canadian Navy at an estimated $352000 each. Two ships will be built in British Columbia Burrard Dry Dock in North Vancouver and Yarrows Limited in Victoria, with the other two in Eastern Canada at Collingwood Ontario and Quebec City.
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Ian Mackenzie
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Windsor Daily Star Notes on God Save the King Memory
A Windsor Daily Star writer notes that few adult Canadians can repeat more than the first verse of God Save the King and that proving this is easy by asking acquaintances to finish the last line. The piece mentions Havre as a port and Scottish brides drinking hot ale after weddings.
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Windsor Daily Star
Scarborough Reaches Churchill Fort in Historic Harbor Visit
British sloop Scarborough arrived at Churchill harbor after a weeklong stay, docking under the fortress shadows of Fort Prince of Wales. The visit followed the fort’s restoration by the historic sites board, with cordial exchanges among ship crews and port officials as vessels dipped their flags and welcomed the party.
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Perouse
Fort Prince of Wales
Hudson Bay
Churchill River
His
Scarborough
Churchill
Louis Dreyfus
R.M.S. Nascopie
Arctic
Hudson's Bay Company
Prince of Wales
Historic Sites Board
Baxter
W. R. Meadows
Empire Drama Festival Proposed to Strengthen Empire Ties
Earl of Bessborough urges an empire drama festival to promote cultural relations among Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa and Britain. Geoffrey Whitworth of the British Drama League backs the plan and foresees Dominion and empire companies meeting in London or similar venues.
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Empire
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Dominion
Lord Bessborough
Vancouver
Ottawa
London
Dominions
Geoffrey Whitworth
British Drama League
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Britain
South Africa Seeks Armament Independence For War
Government investigates a plan to boost self sufficiency in armament supplies. Experimental bomb production for the Air Force proceeds while private firms make grenades helmets and gas masks. A new small arms factory at Pretoria speeds completion. An oddity reports a Ladysmith hen laying an unusually large egg measuring 3% inches by 244 inches and weighing five ounces.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Ladysmith
West Africa Hosts World’s Smallest Antelope
West Africa is the home of the world’s smallest antelope, standing just over 12 inches high at the shoulders.
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West Africa
Tragic Freight Crash Kills Transients in Ontario
Eight transients die when a eastbound freight train derails in northern Ontario. Seven more die in the crush, six injured, thirteen escape unharmed and aid the crew. The article ties rising wanderer fatalities to social hardship and calls for action.
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Ontario
Regina
Briton Sopwith’s Early Air Meet Triumph in Chicago
In August 1911 Grant Park hosted Chicago’s first international air meet where T. O. M. Sopwith, then 23, piloted a Bleriot at 50 mph. He earned 13,120 dollars in two weeks from prize money and ticket sales while setting four world records and gaining social fame with leaders in the city.
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T. O. M. Sopwith
Chicago
Lake Front
England
Grant Park
Sopwith
Tom
British Bacon Shortage Sparks Market Action
The Manchester Guardian notes bacon shortages in London with prices marked up to curb demand. It reports a bare market as imports sold already and not due yet, prompting a Board of Trade conference with trade reps to discuss increasing import quotas.
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Manchester Guardian
Board of Trade
Neglected Fields and Wise Warnings From Solomon
The passage recalls King Solomon’s warning about neglected fields inviting decay and danger. It compares this to the skin’s sensitivity to atmosphere, noting how neglect leads to overgrowth and broken walls, while the human face betrays subtle changes in the air.
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America
Solomon
Atmospheric Electricity and St Elmo's Fire in Hindenburg Crash
Investigators conclude the Hindenburg disaster was caused by an electric spark that contacted gas, identified as St Elmo's Fire a centuries old maritime phenomenon. Sailors dubbed it God's burning fingers seen in storms, with St Elmo a corruption of Saint Erasmus.
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New Jersey
St. Elmo
St. Arasmus
Mediterranean
St. Thomas
The Drowsy Driver and Highway Naps
A National Safety Council study shows that drowsy driving causes accidents in twelve states with one in twelve fatalities involving the driver and about one third of drivers asleep behind the wheel. Most fall asleep after driving under two hours, while a third had slept 16 to 20 hours, indicating sleep deprivation as the primary cause. The typical victim is the late‑night partygoer returning home who drifts to sleep around two in the morning.
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National Safety Council
Selected Recipes for Sweet Pickled Cucumbers
Instructions for pickling cucumbers with baking soda alum ginger and vinegar. Cucumbers prepared by soaking boiling and sealing in sterile jars yields six pints. Includes exact sugar syrup quantities Crown Brand Corn Syrup and spice bag of cloves and cinnamon.
Canned Apple Juice to Be Marketed by Vancouver Firm
Canned apple juice from the Okanagan Valley Dominion Experimental Station in Summerland is slated for commercial testing by a major Vancouver wholesale house. A thousand case trial pack will be canned this fall to gauge public interest and sales potential.
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Okanagan Valley Dominion
Summerland
Vancouver
Theft and property myths plague Britain railways
A Queer Viewpoint notes all four major railway firms in Great Britain lose about 350000 towers yearly. It also highlights ongoing thefts of spoons, electric bulbs, and similar items, and remarks on the troubling belief held by many that others' property is free for the taking.
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Great Britain
Sponge absorbs more ice water than hot water
A sponge will absorb more ice water than it will hot water. Polar bears have exceptionally acute senses of smell.
Salt Mine of St Thomas Vanishes Beneath Lake Mead
Las Vegas observers note the 300 foot salt pile at the St Thomas mine is being swallowed by Lake Mead as waters rise behind Boulder Dam. Archaeologists cite Pueblo Indians using the mine around 500 A.D. and later Bonelli family operations, with salt hauling long halted as the lake encroaches. soon the ancient workings will be buried under progress in 1937.
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Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
St. Thomas
Las Vegas
Nevada
Bonelli
Switzerland
Bonellis
Virgin River Salt Company
Virgin River Company
Progress
Vast Potocki Estate Hosts Ribbentrop and Dukes
The Potocki family, famed for wealth and hospitality, own about 100000 acres between Cracow and Swow. Count Alfred hosts the Duke of Kent and hosted Herr von Ribbentrop for a weekend. The estate includes premier stables and expansive lands, described as among the largest private holdings in Europe.
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Potocki
Duke of Kent
Lancut
Poland
London Evening News
Count Alfred
Europe
Herr von Ribbentrop
Cracow
Swow
England
Rutland
Employment For Indians Grey Owl Advocates Conservation Plan
Grey Owl the Prince Albert naturalist urges a new approach to Indigenous people. He proposes Indians be employed to conserve wildlife, arguing hunting and trapping have diminished and Indians could protect remaining animal life instead.
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Grey Owl
Prince Albert
Marriage invitation from Henry and Josephine in Georgia
A colored couple invites friends to the marriage at the bride’s mother's house with a note that those unable to attend may send their well wishes. Georgia contains 6,464 miles of railways within its boundaries.
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Henry
Josephine
Georgia
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