Lunar cycles and sunspots may affect weather study
Foresters note a surge in field mice south of Edmonton with trees undermined by rodent activity. Researchers link cycles of nine to ten years to increases in animal and plant productivity, with possible connections to lunar and sunspot cycles. Experts caution against definitive claims.
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Foothill
Edmonton
Rowan
University
Quebec
North American
Canada
Ralph E. Delury
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Ellsworth Huntingdon
United States
Plan to Place Men on Saskatchewan Farms Under Government Aid
Government plans to place single unemployed men on drought area farms in Saskatchewan under a relief scheme. Minister J A Merkley reports about 1000 applications and daily arrivals near 200, with men receiving five dollars monthly plus ten dollars in some cases. The program aims to aid needy farmers and provide urban unemployed farm labor. Regulations for placing single unemployed girls on farms are being prepared.
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Saskatchewan
J. A. Merkley
Railways
Boosted His Class In Classical Athens
In ancient Athens about 1,500 years ago music was a key subject in boys schools. Vocal study and lyre playing began at thirteen, while flute was for professionals. A noted master claimed he had twelve pupils with divine help, guarding his studio of the nine Muses and Apollo.
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Athens
Apollo
Burial of Daniel McCann, caretaker of Old Abe the Civil War eagle
Daniel McCann, 77, last survivor of the sextette that raised Old Abe the famed Civil War eagle, was buried in Eau Claire Wisconsin. McCann helped care for Old Abe, the eagle Barnum reportedly valued at twenty thousand dollars.
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Daniel McCann
Eau Claire
Wis
McCann
Abe
P. T. Barnum
Winter Feeding Of Beef Herd Practices At Lacombe Farm
Dominion Experimental Station at Lacombe Alberta reports winter feeding relies on cow condition. Silage from corn sunflowers or oats forms main ration with hay and roughage. grain given to preserve breeding stock and nursing cows. Oats barley bran and oil cake supplement, with two to eight pounds daily depending on conditions. Herd exercised daily. water via trough with heater. salt available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Station
Lacombe
Alberta
Will — Lacombe
Discovery of chlorine by Scheele in 1774
In 1774 the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovered chlorine by reacting concentrated hydrochloric acid with manganese dioxide.
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Turning the first sod in Old Man Low Mood’s grave
A compact note signals the imminent ritual of digging the inaugural sod in the legend known as Old Man Low Mood, marking the beginning of an era in local lore.
Barter Coal for Wheat Proposal by Lord Gainford
Lord Gainford former president of the Federation of British Industries surveys a barter option between Great Britain and Canada to ease currency problems He suggests Canada could import British coal instead of buying 16 million tons annually from the United States as a wartime style exchange.
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Lord Gainford
The
Federation of British Industries
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Tulsa Airport Billboard Readable From Sky
A new roadside sign near Tulsa International Airport is built to be read by airplane passengers from the sky, extending the billboard curse through the nation’s highways and scenery.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Anthropological Lab Opens in Santa Fe for Early Human Study
A laboratory in Santa Fe New Mexico, costing $500000, has opened to study early mankind. The report notes albino crocodiles are venerated by Nigerian natives.
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Santa Fe
N.M
Nigeria
Deaf hear through fingers using vibrating speech device
Dr. Robert H. Gault of Northwestern Univ demonstrates a hand worn vibrator linked to a microphone that translates spoken words into tactile sensations for the deaf. He notes distinct words feel different, like soap versus nails, and that lip reading plus felt speech greatly aids understanding though not perfect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Gault
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
Dr. Gault
More Americans Settle in Canada Amid Farm Move
A three month period shows 4181 Americans migrating to Canada to settle, with 1243 of English descent, 473 Irish, and 490 Scottish. In the same span 2965 emigrated from British Isles and Europe. The influx is driven by a back-to-farm shift, not government propaganda, aided by railways and the Immigration Department to place single and married men on farms with long term, low interest terms. The policy rejects subsidies to encourage lasting settlement.
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Canada
United States
British Isles
Dominion
Colonization Branch
Immigration Department
Railways
Land Settlement Board
Settlement Board
Ottawa
Trade ties deepen as Australia Canada treaty marked with goodwill cargo
A new Canada Australia trade treaty prompts goodwill shipments and return cargoes on the high seas. The S S City of Toronto brings Australian produce to Toronto while three hundred officials welcome the delegation including L R MacGregor and Leopold MacAuley. A kangaroo onboard symbolizes the exchange as photographs capture the arrival and first samples of Australian pineapple and viticulture outreach.
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Canada
Australia
Antipodes
West
Montreal
SS. Canadian Constructor
Toronto
Western Provinces
S.S
Canaria Steamship Lines
Ontario
Great Lakes
L. R. MacGregor
Leopold MacAuley
T. A. Enderby
Canada Steamship Lines
J. G. Langtor
A. E. Hyland
Mr. MacGregor
H. C. Grout
Toronto Board of Trade
H. E
Railway Crossing Accidents Toll by Province in August
The Board of Railway Commissioners reports seven deaths from railway crossing accidents in August with 18 total accidents and 26 injuries. Ontario led with eight accidents, followed by Quebec four, Alberta three, Manitoba two, and Saskatchewan one. Other railway accidents totaled 242 with 20 killed and 241 injured.
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Board of Railway Commissioners
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Bronze keyboard organ found at Aquinisum site
Archaeologists report a bronze keyboard organ with silver pipes unearthed at the Aquinisum Roman city site. The instrument is believed to date from the third century B C and signals advanced musical culture in that era.
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Aquinisum
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India
Edmonton Journal
New York City
Buen Humor
Madrid
N. U
Geological Survey Service of Canada
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J. F. Wright
British Columbia
G. Hanson
H. C. Gunning
Pacific
Rankin Bay
Hudson Bay
L. A. Weeks
Churchill
Ulk
Berlin
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