Major task in reclaiming drouth stricken western Canada
A prairie farm rehabilitation advisory committee says reclaiming drouth struck areas is a major task. Dr E B Archbald chairs the committee with Dr E H Hopkins directing field work. Cooperative strip farming shelter belts and water projects are planned with 4500 farmer applications for aid. Millions of trees are supplied and grasses tested for drought resistance. Government funding totals 2.25 million dollars over five years plus 0.5 million from public works for water developments.
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Canada
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
E. 8. Archbald
Dominion Experiments Farms
Hopkins Dominion Field Husbandman
Prairies
Robert Weir
Eat Meat to Avoid Defeat in South Africa
A Cape Argus correspondent notes South Africa shifted from meat to cereals over twenty years and cites a trades exhibition incident in an English town where a mayoress received a joint of prime beef instead of flowers. The piece urges meat consumption to protect physique and health.
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South Africa
Butchers
Cape Argus
Soy Bean Uses Spread Across Industries And Foods
The soy bean serves as cattle feed and raw material for paint oil varnish enamel oilcloth linoleum buttons and many other products. In foods it supports sixty five products including soy bean ice cream. Originating in the Orient where it has long been a farm crop it arrived on this continent in 1904.
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Orient
Last of the single wheeler locomotive retires after 780000 miles
A historic Great Britain locomotive, built in 1888 and renowned as the last public passenger servant with a single pair of seven foot driving wheels, has retired after 780000 miles of service per the Canadian National Railways. Turkish towels gain their name from resemblance to traditional Turkish cloth.
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Great Britain
Canadian National Railways
Moon Returns After Eclipse Surges as Political Metaphor
A playful blurb notes that the moon inevitably reappears after an eclipse, a metaphor that politicians might envy for its reliability. The piece uses celestial imagery to comment on persistence and cyclical return.
Paralysis In Fowl Progress Made In Control
Since 1907 a disease known as range or fowl paralysis has troubled poultry rearing, with up to 50 percent losses in 1929. Experts acknowledge limited control progress, noting early symptoms in 3 to 5 month old pullets, progressing to loss of locomotion. Recommendations urge immediate culling of lame birds, careful cleaning and disinfection of houses, removal to new ground, and thorough monitoring to contain outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ornamental Plants Show Food Value Says Illinois Expert
Dr. A S Colby of the College of Agriculture says ornamental plants yield food value. Japanese quince provides tartness for jelly making with apples. High bush cranberry once used by Indians for pembina jelly. Nanking cherries also edible while grown for ornament.
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A. S. Colby
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Architect Had His Way
A noble exchange over Delhi’s design ends with Sir Edwin Lutyens asserting divine inspiration and the rainbow over the pointed arch. The Viceroy pressed for the arch, but Lutyens retains his architectural vision for India’s new capital.
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Sir Edwin Lutyens
New Delhi
India
Lord Hardinge
Sir Edwin Lutyen
God
Model Lifts 1000-Pound Weight with Steam Engine
Walter Gregory of Quincy Massachusetts built a home steam driven stationary engine claimed to lift 1,000 pounds. Experts traveled long distances to view the boiler standing 24 inches high with a 9 inch firebox and 37 tubes each 15 inches long.
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Walter Gregory
Quincy
Mass
Do Not Wash Aluminum Saucepans With Soda Water
A brief rule cautions against cleaning aluminum saucepans with soda water due to potential effects on the pan’s surface. The note provides no further details.
London’s Old Records Compare Lost Riches in Modern Growth
Tourists praise London’s new skyline and boom in construction while locals revisit history. Prices of properties on Piccadilly and Hyde Park’s 564 acres reveal former sales to individuals and Crown land dispersals, with Hyde Park preserved as public space by Charles II.
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London
John Grigg
New York Sun
Piccadilly
Hyde Park
Charles II
Grain Dealer Arthur W. Caten Appeals Suspension
Arthur W. Caten, Chicago grain dealer, appeals a two year ban on trading. The U S government filed a 127 page brief before the U S circuit court of appeals by Wendell Berge and Leo F Tierney. Oral arguments are expected in October. Government contends the grain futures commission acted within its jurisdiction.
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Arthur W. Caten
Chicago
U.S
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Wendell Berge
Leo F. Tierney
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grain Futures Commission
Scottish quarry explodes 20 tons of powder for granite boom
A Scottish quarry detonated 20 tons of gunpowder, producing enough granite to supply operations for five years. The event underscores a claim that in a free country people demand laws to shape behavior.
23 Year Weather Cycle Predicted By Smithsonian Expert
Dr C G Abbott secretary of the Smithsonian Institute reports a 23 year cycle in solar radiation affecting earth weather. He claims a 1934 drought precited with high accuracy and forecasts another major drought around 1957 as normal or abnormal weather tends to recur at approximately 23 year intervals.
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C. G. Abbott
Smithsonian Institution
Abbott
Canada Buying More Under Ottawa Agreements Boost
The London Despatch notes Canada's imports from the United Kingdom rose from 1.928 million pounds in June 1934 to 1.991 million pounds in the following month. A new Order in Council adds a 33 percent surtax on goods from Japan, intended to bolster this trend. The piece asserts Britain remains Canada’s best national ally and suggests the shift will continue to grow.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
United Kingdom
New Order Ing Council
Japan
America
London
Belief of Lower California as Island Until 1842
Historical note contrasts the long standing view that Lower California was an island with the shift to recognizing it as a peninsula. The article cites exploration debates and maps shaping geographic understanding.
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Lower
California
Island
Peninsula
How to Avoid Distortion in Portraits and Closeups
The article explains that camera perspective can mislead about size and distance in portraits when the subject is too close. It notes feet appearing large from a low angle and advises keeping hands in the lap or close to the body, with the eye toward natural, balanced composition to prevent distortion.
Fur Farming In Canada Grows In Recent Years To Considerable Proportions
Canadian fur farming has expanded with 6,473 farms producing valued fur crops. Silver fox remains dominant at 93 percent of output, with increased mink and muskrat farming expanding industry. High fox prices and government research on diets, parasite control, and vitamin supplementation drive modernization across Summerside and other regions.
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Canada
Northwoods
Dominion
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Fisher
Fitch
Sugar Re Verses Old Slogan on Cigarettes and Brain Fuel
Yale researchers Dr H E Himwich and J F Fazikas report that the brain uses glucose for energy, burning lactic acid from sugar. They note nicotine prevents lactic acid burning in brain tissue, yet glucose oxidation continues, indicating two energy pathways for thinking from sugar.
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Science Service
American Physiological Society
H. E. Himwich
J. F. Fazikas
Yale University
Himwich
Experience Is Valuable New York Central Lines
The New York Central Lines recently pensioned 700 employees who had reached age 70. They represented about one percent of the railroad’s staff, yet included many of the system’s ablest workers. The piece argues against strict 40 year age limits, noting seasoned workers often perform better after long service.
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New York Central Lines
New York Central
Detroit
New York Tests Automatic Highway Lighting at Latham
New York state will install 25 sodium vapor lamps along a state highway at Latham as a first experiment in auto lighting. Photo electric cells control the lamps turning off at daylight and on when darkness or weather conditions reduce visibility occur.
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New York State
Latham
World’s Largest Open-Air Zoo Near Ngoro Ngoro Crater
Sir Harold Macmichael, governor of Tanganyika, outlines plans to allow automobiles to reach the rim of the Ngoro Ngoro crater. Tourists would view a vast basin described as one of East Africa’s seven wonders with thousands of wild animals dispersing across miles.
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Ngoro Ngoro
Harold Macmichael
Tanganyika
East Africa
Napoleon Ill. Income Report Sparks Surreal Figures
A bizarre claim states the average daily income of Napoleon Ill. of France reached 14 219 dollars, a figure unlikely in historical records and likely a mistranscription or satirical error in the source.
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Napoleon Ill
France
Newspaper Goals and the Impossible Pleasing Everyone
The quote argues that pleasing all readers is unattainable for newspapers. It reflects editorial realism about differing audiences and the limits of content choices in journalism.
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