Extending Wood as Fuel Through Improved Use and Markets
Canadians study extending wood fuel use amid rising costs. The Forest Service and Fuel Research Labs examine marketing, measuring, and burning methods. European designs emphasize slow combustion with airtight stoves and gas-combustion chambers, aiming for year round efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Forest Products Laboratories
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Fuel Research Laboratories
Canada
The American Tendency to Overuse Superlatives
A Massachusetts reader denounces the habit of using superlatives in American discourse. The piece cites titles like Americas busiest man and the prettiest girl in the world, arguing such claims are unprovable and misused. It warns superlatives should be reserved for the omniscient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
America
Detroit Free Press
Canadian atmosphere urged for Algoma tourism
Leo Dolan of the Canadian Travel Bureau advises keeping a distinct Canadian and British feel to attract U S visitors. Americans want local flavor such as Indian names, wigwams, birchbark canoes, and prospectors packs, plus reliable lodging and meals, without mimicking American firms.
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Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Sault Ste. Marie
United States
Mounted Police
George Washington
Lincoln Cathedral Name Sparks Amusing Ancient Coincidence
An American visitor and a friend discuss Lincoln Cathedral in England. The girl jokes that the name honors Abraham Lincoln, sparking a light moment about the shared name with the American president. Clouds do not burst during a cloudburst, raindrops fall as currents weaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lincoln Cathedral
Grow Old Gracefully Through Hobby and Youthful Contact
Dr. Irving S. Cutter of Northwestern University advises older adults to cultivate hobbies and socialize with younger people to stay healthy and happy in winter years. He urges changing lifestyle to conserve strength and maintain active minds, calling old age a natural growth phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving S. Cutter
Northwestern University
St. Paul, Minn
Dr. Cutter
University
International Medical Assembly
Inter-State Postgraduate Medical Association of America
Cutter
Stone quarry debate shapes Vimy memorial stones
M F Godge told Ottawa engineers that Dalmatian quarry workers from Italian and Jugo Slavic backgrounds fought over stone work for Vimy. The quarrying dated to Roman times with Diocletian's palace as a prior source. Italian cutters were replaced by Jugo Slavs after clashes. Each stone was numbered before a 1000 mile transport to Vimy. A derailed train incident occurred near Yarmouth during transport.
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Canada
War Memorial
Vimy
M. F. Godge
Federal
Department of Mines
Ottawa
Engineering Institute of Canada
Dalmatia
Palace of
Diocletius
Old New York Laws Told In A Light Historical Tone
The city’s ancient charter is described as a horse and buggy system full of odd ordinances. It notes requirements for cattle led by a boy, hot tea in glasses, parks bans on sitting with newspapers, bean bag toss rules, sleigh bell counts, and stray pig handling. It ends with a wry line about public unfamiliarity with live pork.
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City of
New York
Mary
New Hampshire Guide
Sarah Josepha Hale
Newport
N.H
Mary Sawyer
Somerville
Mass
Henry Ford
Sudbury
Works Progress Administration
Hale
Lady's Magazine
Vassar College
CBC to Extend Radio Programs Across Canada
Major W Gladstone Murray said during a Maritime tour the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation plans longer or additional programs beyond six hours. If wires allow, line time would be extended. otherwise broadcasts would come from individual stations. The new CBC head aims to use facilities to foster Canadian unity.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
W. Gladstone Murray
Maritime Provinces
Board of Governors
Inventor Urges Speedy Engine Over Streamlining
An inventor argues that efficiency requires a fast engine rather than mere streamlined design. The example of the tortoise is used to echo the point that slower methods hinder progress. The remark highlights a reliance on propulsion and power.
Invasion by Stock Salesmen Alarms Grimsby Teachers
Grimsby Ontario school teachers deduce stock salesmen conducted a town invasion after pupils were urged to request information on Canada’s mining resources. The episode suggests organizers targeted the community to spark mining interest.
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Grimsby
Ont
Canada
Strawberries Contain More Water Than Milk
A comparison notes that strawberries hold a higher water percentage than milk, highlighting the fruit's moisture content relative to dairy.
Crocheted Lace Patterns Promising Elegant Home Accessories
Crochet lovers are invited to craft a lace set including a bedspread and scarf using a simple medallion design. Pattern 5560 provides complete instructions, illustrations, and stitch details. send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Vegetable Oil For Watches
Scientists at the United States agriculture department report a vegetable oil similar to sperm oil used in watchmaking and other uses. Belfast flour mills raise wages as Belfast workers gain higher pay. Brazil announces plans to create a farm credit institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Agriculture Department
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Brazil
New Wheat Timophecvi Sparks Breeding Breakthroughs
Reports from the American Society of Agronomy and researchers at the University of Saskatchewan describe Triticum Timophecus a newly observed wheat species with apparent freedom from rusts smuts and mildew. Crosses with bread wheats show partial fertility and strong disease resistance aided by greenhouse three generation cycles aimed at durable resistance.
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North America
J. B. Harrington
University of Saskatchewan
Washington
American Society of Agronomy
Harrington
Central Asia
N. I. Vavilov
Doctor Vavilov
Saskatoon
United States
J. A. Clarke
U.S.D.A
L. R. Waldron
North Dakota
R. G. Shands
University of Wisconsin
Clarke
College Men Defended Over Literacy Question in Toronto
University leaders in Toronto rebut E C Kyte who said college graduates are illiterate. Rev H J Cody of Toronto to defend college men citing library growth at the University of Toronto with circulation up five percent from 1935. Rev E W Wallace of Victoria University calls Kyte's claim extravagant but affirms literacy among science students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
E. C. Kyte
Queen's University
New York
H. J. Cody
University of Toronto
University of Toronto Library
E. W. Wallace
Victoria University
Sir Bartle Frere Arrives at Busy Railway Depot
The British proconsul Sir Bartle Frere was due at a crowded rail depot. His chauffeur was told to identify him by a tall gentleman helping an elderly lady with bundles and parcels, acting as though she were his mother or the Queen.
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Sir Bartle Frere
Britain
Sir Bartle
Preference for Real Fires Over Electric Hearths
Queen Mary favors traditional combustion fires at Marlborough House and rejects flameless electric displays. She seeks a visible blaze and warmth in rooms despite modern heating plans. The article notes freeing liberty and justice as twin precious values and ends with a tip to prevent enamel skin by applying denatured alcohol.
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Mary
Marlborough House
Study of the Dressed Hog reprint offered to clubs
Popular demand from Boys and Girls Swine Clubs prompts a reprint of A Study of the Dressed Hog. The bulletin is an elementary, well illustrated study of pig carcass value and practical for farmers. Free copies available on request from the Publicity and Extension Branch Ottawa Dominion Department of Agriculture.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Krupp Gun Works Marks 125th Anniversary
The Krupp Gun Works celebrated its 125th anniversary on November 20 with bonuses to former employees and widows. The company began in 1811 as a small steel foundry and now employs over 100,000 workers, facing skilled labor shortages despite the wartime peak of 171,000 workers.
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Krupp Gun Works
Krupp
Chinese student Woo Da Ling studies busy Canadian campus life
Chinese student Woo Da Ling at the University of Toronto notes Canadian college men lead busier lives with many simultaneous activities. He says Chinese students prefer politics as a topic during leisure hours rather than campus life.
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Woo da Ling
University of Toronto
Canada
Woo
It Takes a Mighty Good Bookkeeper to Hide a Deficit
A wry line notes how skilled accounting can transform a shortfall into an appearance of surplus, implying clever financial manipulation. The remark suggests caution about figures presented in budgets or reports and invites scrutiny of accounting practices.
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Ists
Abe
Edward VIII
Yarmouth
Alice Brooks
Krupp Gun Plant
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