Provincial Conference Recommends Expanded Meteorological Service
Winnipeg meeting of the Meteorological Conference urges expanded service for Western Canada agriculture. Recommendations include more observation stations, broader data, faster data distribution, staff additions, new research, and a Board of Consultation to advise the Director. The group stressed cost justified by greater value to farmers, traders, and scientists.
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Meteorological Service of Canada
Winnipeg
Meteorological Services of
Canada
Meteorological Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Western
Department of Marine
Manitoba College Proposal For Early Implementation
A brief note states favourable consideration and possible early implementation of the conference recommendations. Submitted on behalf of the Conference by W. A. Thomson honorary secretary of the Manitoba Agricultural College.
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W. A. Thomson
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winter Shelters Prove Cheap Outdoor Pigs Thrive
Experiments at Indian Head Farm show fall pigs raised outside with simple shelters outperforming costly sheds. Small gable cabin shelters banked with straw and pole straw frames yielded the best gains at lower cost over 119 days, while farm piggeries produced slower, pricier gains.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Indian Head
Indian Head Experimental Farm
Soldiers Not So Talented in Years of Recruiting
The article notes that about 34,000 youths joined the army in the year ended September 30, praising recruitment but warning that lower height and dental standards in 1929 inflated figures. It compares to Japan and argues small soldiers now suit tanks and armored units, suggesting reduced height standards have modern value.
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Japan
Curious History of the Catapult Returns to Flight
The catapult once a war engine at Carthage in 146 B C is now used to launch aircraft. Farnborough tests saw a nine ton bomber catapulted in under three seconds. The old propulsion secret using rope sinew or hair persisted but its method is now unknown.
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Carthage
B.C
Farnborough
England
Women control over forty percent of wealth says Nock
Albert Jay Nock in Atlantic Monthly asserts women own and control more than forty percent of national wealth. Editors say independent inquiry backs his claim. Tax data show women millionaires growing as a group and women inherit larger estate shares than men.
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Albert Jay Nock
Atlantic Monthly
Mr. Nock
New York
Chicago
Uncivilized Lands Defined By Proximity Of White Strangers
A provocative definition arises describing lands as uncivilized where a white traveler does not lock up for the night if no other white traveler is within 25 miles. The remark highlights ethnocentric norms and safety assumptions tied to race and proximity.
Local Honey Candy Aims to Boost Manitoba Farm Market
Manitoba manufacturers study honey use in products to aid farm markets. Following the Industrial Development Board suggestion, one maker will launch a honey candy this week using large Manitoba honey, inspired by wide U.S. sales of similar items.
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Manitoba
Industrial Development Board of Manitoba
United States
Lighthouse Keeper and the Towed Piano Joke
A lighthouse keeper on a remote South Seas island marries and asks for a piano to ease monotony. When the boat arrives, the crew announces they are towing the piano, delivering the punch line to the puzzled couple.
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South Seas
A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath Yet Insurance Agent Persists
A succinct saying contrasts the power of a gentle reply with the steady persistence of an insurance agent. The line hints at resolve in negotiations or disputes, suggesting calm strategy over aggression in facing policy matters.
Local excavations suggest Noah flood was regional
Archaeologist Dr. C. Leonard Woolley reports that digs along the Euphrates near Ur of the Chaldees turn the Noah story into a local event dated 4000 to 5000 B.C. No Jews lived there at the time, he says, and the tale may derive from Assyrian tablets.
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Euphrates River
Mesopotamia
C. Leonard Woolley
Woolley
University of Pennsylvania
British Museums
Chaldees
Noah
Euphrates
B.C
Aluminum Paint Keeps Refrigerator Roofs Cooler
The Federal Dairy and Cold Storage Branch notes in its Cold Storage News Letter that aluminum roof paint on refrigerator cars lowers surface temperature by 10 degrees compared with red paint. Canadian National Railways tests suggest future silver and black freight cars could be both attractive and cooler as trains roll by.
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Federal Dairy and Cold Storage Branch
Canadian National Railways
Blue Sea Tints by Saltiness in Tropics
The sea’s blue intensity varies with salinity, remaining proportional to saltiness. Tropics exhibit stronger blue due to greater evaporation compared with northern seas.
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Tropics
Forest fire endangers fish and other wildlife
The article notes fish remain protected by water depth yet face danger along with animals and birds as their habitats are destroyed by the advancing flames. It emphasizes the broader impact on wildlife amid the forest fire.
Dahlia Named After Mussolini Sparks Debate
A flower, a dahlia, has been given Mussolini as its namesake in a local gardening display while observers note a violet would never bear the same homage. The remark contrasts a controversial figure with a contrasting flower honor.
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Mussolini
Him
Candle Falls From Building Yet Stays Lit
A New York story describes a candle that dropped from a high structure and remained burning. The tale emphasizes resilience as the flame stayed lit despite the fall.
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New York
Three Generations Steady CPR Cab Sparks Family Rail Dream
In Windsor Street Station Montreal a father and son with decades of CPR service pose with young Clifford Stevens 12 as they ride the cab of a 2800 locomotive. The scene hints at a ladder to the big engines and a family tradition of railroading, with smiles and confident plans for Clifford’s future.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Windsor Street
Montreal
W. L. Stevens
G. W. Stevens
Clifford H. Stevens
Clifford
CPR
Students Travel Club To Lead Major Europe Excursions
The Students Travel Club plans nearly 100 tours to Europe next summer in cooperation with Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson Lines. Lecturers will accompany tours, with shipboard tasks and site visits, as over 15 000 tourists have been guided in seven years. Departures begin in late April from Montreal New York and Boston with routes including the St Lawrence option.
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Europe
Students Travel Club
Cunard
Anchor-Donaldson
Montreal
New York
Boston
St. Lawrence Houte
Truthful English shown by census results
The Registrar-General reports census results indicating increased honesty among English people. The old belief that women hide their age is debunked as modern women reveal their years with confidence and precision. This counters claims of national moral decline and portrays virtue as prevailing under the census test.
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Overseas Daily Mail
Harvard Latin Club Spares Silence with Mulligatawny
Fifteen members of the Harvard Classical Club vowed to speak only Latin at dinner. They asked for ova turbata and porci miraculi, but the mulligatawny soup stumped them. The meal ended with English chatter and Latin afterward as laughs circulated.
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Harvard Classical Club
Harvard
Mixed farming push gains traction in the West
The Border Cities Star notes a movement toward diversified farming on prairie lands. Organizers believe the effort will spread and reach farmers across the region, addressing longstanding reliance on nearby towns for condensed milk and store bread.
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West
Border Cities
Henry Ford’s Green Labor Plan Sparks Debate
Henry Ford proposed workers cultivate vegetables on site as part of a welfare effort. Critics compare the idea to farmers requiring employees to assemble automobiles, arguing it blurs employer duties with labor duties and could curb worker independence.
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Henry Ford
Large Gathering Attends Cathedral Service in Ripon England
One thousand men and women in cycling and hiking outfits attended a recent cathedral service in Ripon England. The event drew riders and walkers from local groups and surrounding areas.
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Ripon
England
Depression as the ultimate economic drag in discourse
The line between mood and market is blurred as critics argue that a widespread depressive mindset undermines productivity and growth. Proponents claim collective gloom depresses demand, while others see resilience in policy and structure offsetting downturn risks.
Head Like a Tooth Refers to Painful Filling Preventing Suffering
The saying compares a head to a tooth noting that treating the head is painful but prevents greater trouble later. It frames medical or dental care as a wise preventive measure and implies caution about neglect.
Danger In High Speeds Takes To Stop
A Society of Automotive Engineers talk presented a table showing stopping distances for cars at 20 40 and 60 mph on various pavements. Concrete stops are 15 feet at 20 mph, 60 feet at 40 mph, and 135 feet at 60 mph. Gravel and wood block surfaces greatly increase distances, illustrating why higher speeds raise fatal crash risk.
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U.S. Society of Automotive Engineers
Plan to mobilize advertising for wartime morale
Carl Bycir of the Havana Post proposed a wartime advertising coalition to restore normal spending. The Association of National Advertisers executive committee approved a plan creating divisions in advertising, films, public speakers, church work, foreign born outreach, local groups, women's work, still pictures, labor statistics, news and industry. Drives would run on a wartime basis with a national suit-buying push as an example.
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Washington
Carl Bycir
Havana Post
Tolstoi Predicts End of Soviet Rule in Russia
Count Ilya Tolstoi, son of Leo Tolstoi, told the Derby Daughters of the American Revolution that the Russian peasants will overthrow the Soviet government and establish a republic. He warned the Bolshevists cannot kill the people's soul and predicted a fall followed by a brief dictatorship before forever no czar returns.
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Ilya Tolstoi
Leo Tolstoi
Russia
Modernized Bible Released By University Of Chicago Press
The new Bible in a modern book format with single column pages and quotation marks debuts from the University of Chicago press. Translator Edgar J. Goodspeed says the aim is to help all readers from children to ministers understand and enjoy the text.
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University of Chicago Press
Edgar J. Goodspeed
Devil Exit Door Sought in Cornwall Church Legend
A Cornwall church features a “devil door” built to let departing witches or converts slip out with downcast eyes. The door recalls old customs from the era of witches and religious renunciations.
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Cornwall
England
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