French tile and pulp methods aim at farm produced straw and sawdust
Canadian observers note two French processes convert straw and sawdust into durable tiles and paper pulp. The enamelled tiles set in 24 hours and can be produced on site, while straw pulp on the farm saves transport and yields oxalic acid as a by product. If workable in Canada, these techs offer new farm and wood industry incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Natural Resources Intellience Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
France
Paris
Poison Honey From Alpine Flower and Related Myths
Historical notes discuss poison honey from the Alpine rose, its injurious effects on humans and cattle, with references to Pliny Xenophon Strabo and Pompey. A dialogue about tobacco plants as ripe cigars is included. The text also notes myths about Grand Manitoulin Island and views on love and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Xenophon
Strabo
Pompey
Nicholas Flood Davin A Notable Canadian Public Figure
Nicholas Flood Davin emerged as a unique Canadian public life figure born in 1842 in Kilfinane Ireland. He served as war correspondent, lawyer, journalist, and politician influencing Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta through the Leader newspaper and Parliament. Davin supported immigration tariff reform and women’s voting rights in May 1895 while authoring several works including the Irishman in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imife
Canada
Nicholas Flood Darin
Middle West
Justice Haultain
Saskatchewan
Brett
Leutenant
Alberta
Davin
Kilfinane
Ireland
Middle Temple
House of Commons
London
Irish Times
London Standard
Montedy
Paris
Toronto Globe
Old Mail
Haldimand
Ontario
Bennett
George Brown
Winnipeg
Prairies
C.P.R
Regina
Assiniboia
West Assiniboia
Ottawa
Territories
Nicholas Flood Davin
Absent-minded Prof. Smith Wanders Sleeper Afloat
A professor on a speeding night train leaves his berth in search of water and becomes hopelessly lost in the sleeper car. The conductor asks for the berth number and the professor, flustered, recalls a hint about a lake seen through the window.
I Had No Idea Profanity Was Rife on the Street
Ethel tells Edith she learned profanity is everywhere after driving a car. Edith asks if it is heard often on the street. The remark contrasts faith with doctors orders and notes people are rarely punctual, tending to be early or late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Edith
Rumpler Plans Transatlantic Liner of 176 Seats
German expert Professor Rumpler of Dessau unveils plans for a cross Atlantic airliner carrying 176 passengers powered by ten 1000 horsepower motors. He predicts sixteen hours for the voyage and says such planes could be commercially practical within a decade. He notes four motors could fail without greatly reducing lifting power and envisions safe sea landings with radio aided rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
Exper
Professor Rumpler
Rumpler Airplane Construction Company
Dessau
Germany
Atlantic
Hill
Rumpler
Air Man of Andover Builds One Man Air Bicycle
Jules E. Palmer of Andover England, an electrical engineer, works on an aerial bus or air bicycle with an aluminum frame, gas bag, and arm strapped paddles. Palmer claims a 25 mph speed possible in still air with a propeller driven by cycle pedals and controlled by an elevator and rudder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules E. Palmer
Andover
England
Palmer
It Takes Hard Facts To Impress a Soft-Headed Man
A concise remark notes how blunt truth can jolt a stubborn listener. The quote emphasizes that strong facts are needed to sway a headstrong individual.
Dead Sea Salt Extraction Plan Backed by Colonial Office
The British Colonial Office endorses a twenty five year concession to extract Dead Sea minerals. Water would be pumped ashore into evaporation pans to recover salts, with a new forty mile Jordan Valley railway aiding transport. Bedouin salt smuggling ends as modern industry emerges. The Dead Sea waters are about 25 percent salts versus 4 to 6 percent in ordinary sea water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
British Colonial Office
Jordan Valley
Jerusalem
Dead
Two Women Grow Beans in Ladner Venture
Miss Grace McGaw of Vancouver and Miss Dorothy Bell, formerly of the Canadian Pacific Railway publicity department and Vancouver Province staff respectively, have formed a farming partnership in Ladner British Columbia. They focused on bean cultivation last year, earning fair profits and supplying material for an engaging story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace McGaw
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dorothy Bell
Ladner, B.C
Miss Bell
Vancouver Province
Maclean's Magazine
United States
New York
Mindful of the Future and Global Trade Views
The article argues that foreign traders in China push self interest and denounce their governments for not adopting gunboat diplomacy. It praises Britain for choosing a future minded approach and notes Dawson Yukon as the Empire’s northern town and Stanley Falkland Islands as its southern point with Labrador’s coast praised for scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Empire
Dawson
Yukon
Stanley
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn
Making Canada Beautiful Statistics Show Millions Spent
A Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics report details large wholesale and home purchases for beautification. It notes 99,000 rose trees bought from wholesale growers, 900,000 other trees and shrubs, half a million plants, many thousands of bulbs, and 15,006,000 cut flowers bought by the public, totaling over a million dollars in retail purchases. The survey covers wholesale trade only and omits imports and amateur gardeners. many nurseries did not report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Armistice blotter to be auctioned as historic treasure
A blotting pad from Marshal Foch's saloon car dated November 11 1918 the day the armistice was signed is up for auction with a minimum bid of £1000. The pad bears legible signatures of Marshal Foch Admiral Wemyss and Matthias Erzberger though it is only a small scrap of paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Foch
Rathondas
Forest of
Compeigne
Marshal Foch
Admiral Wemyss
Matthias Erzberger
Largest squared stones in Syrian ruins at Baalbec
The Temple of the Sun ruins at Baalbec Syria reveal the largest squared stones used in ancient building. A wall block stands 19 feet high with three stones over 63 feet long and 13 feet high. A nearby quarry yields a 69 by 14 by 17 foot monolith weighing about 1500 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baalbec
Syria
Tibetan Sacred Books Preserved in Silk Wrappings
Tibetan books are long narrow pages printed from wooden blocks on buff colored paper made from shrub bark. Leaves lie loose rather than bound, stored in carved wooden slabs tied with silk ribbons and wrapped in embroidered silk covers. The sacred texts are held in reverence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiber
Inventions and Mysteries Ahead In Wireless and Power
Random musing on rapid invention and unknown secrets of wireless and electricity. The clipped dialogue hints at youth, romance, and the quiet vastness of Quebec's resources, with wry remarks on love and everyday conversation.
Dual Purpose Cow Is Best For Farmers Everywhere
The Farmer's Sun argues for a genuine dual purpose cow blending milk and beef. It praises the old Durham type and urges Holstein and pure bred breeders to focus on dual purpose traits, noting demand and affordability, while calling out emphasis on family lines over usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Durham
Durham
C.N.E
British officer claims discovery of Ophir in Arabia
Commander C Crawford told the United States Institution that after twenty years he has located the lost land of Ophir in Arabia near Aden. He described ruins of a temple city, urged excavations, and insisted Ophir holds gold mines and wealth, likening Palestine to a future Transvaal with potential for development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Crawford
Ophir
Sheba
Solomon
United States Institution
Crawford
Arabia
Aden
God
Rulna
Palestine
Saul
Vancouver Plan A Pacific Flight by Capt Frederick Giles
Captain Frederick A. Giles, former Royal Air Force officer now in Vancouver from Australia, plans a summer flight across the Pacific. He will fly from Vancouver to Sydney via Honolulu Suva the Fanning Islands and New Orleans, after three years piloting between Sydney and Adelaide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Giles
Royal Air Force
Vancouver
Australia
Pacific
Giles
Sydney
Adelaide
Honolulu
Suva
Fanning Islands
New Orleans
Poultry Delegation Heads to World Congress
Two thousand poultrymen from the United States will attend the World’s Poultry Congress July 27 to August 4 led by Hon. W. M. Jardine secretary of Agriculture. Dr. Malorey O. Jull says the delegates will be joined by Assistant Secretary R. W. Dunlog and about 25 states will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Malorey O. Jull
W. M. Jardine
R. W. Dunlog
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Grand Manitoulin
Lake Huron
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Nicholas Flood
Yiet
Labrador
All
America
Algonquian Park
Bigwin Inn
Algonquin Park
Canadian National Railways
London Daily
Florence
Betty
Quebec
Jerry
Ted
Transvaal
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