War Against Insects Fueled by Science Led by Ottawa Expert
Arthur Gibson of Ottawa heads Canada’s largest pest war using science driven methods. He coordinates an army of researchers across the country to protect crops and trees from 30 000 insect species and prevent billions in annual damage. His network spans borders and labs, with strict inspection of imported plants to stop new invaders.
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Arthur Gibson
Ottawa
Canada
L Science
Dominion
Gideon
Gibson
Mr. Gibson
Lifeboat Launch Device by Dr Hunt Improves Sea Safety
Washington inventor Dr Charles Hunt unveils a rapid lifeboat launching device that hoists and releases a boat in one minute using two crew. Tests on a vessel at 15 knots in New York harbor show simultaneous end releases prevent capsizing, addressing Morro Castle disaster risks. Certificates from the coast guard verify efficiency and safety.
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Chares Hunt
Washington
Dr. Hunt
New York Harbor
Morro Castle
Hunt
Coast Guard
Thomas A. Edison
More Married Men In Canada Than Women, Says Clergy Leader
Rev C E Silcox notes 160000 more married men in Canada than women at a Toronto meeting of the Canadian Social Service Council. He adds 100000 women abroad may be married to Canadians and highlights immigrant spouses left behind. A medical note warns typhus fever virus travels via mice and woodchucks as well as rats.
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Canada
C. E. Silcox
Canadian Social Service Council
Toronto
Build a Bee Library with Little Cost in Winter
Beekeepers can use winter idle time to read bee journals bulletins and books at reasonable prices. Key titles include ABC XYZ of Bee Culture Langstroth and Dadant Beekeeping Phillips and Starting Right With Bees. Canada offers journals and bulletins via The Canadian Bee Journal L ABeille et LErable Gleanings in Bee Culture with access through dealers and the Bee Division Ottawa.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Langstroth
Dadant
Phillips
Canada
Canadian Bee Journal
L’abeille Et L'Erable
Dominion
Dominion and Some of the Provincial Departments of Agriculture
Right Use Of Leisure At Abergele Prize Giving
Sir John E. Lloyd, eminent Welsh historian, predicts a world education upheaval in 30 to 40 years. He emphasizes education for the right use of leisure over earning, noting typewriters and adding machines changing study, while wireless and gramophones replace music study. The headmaster notes exams remain a valuable stimulus and objective guiding intellect and character.
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John E. Lloyd
Abergele County School
England
D. B. Jones
Hubble Announces Record-Distant Nebular Island Image
Dr. Edwin Hubble of Mt. Wilson Observatory Pasadena reports photographing a nebular island universe nearly 500 million light years away. He says it is the farthest point humanity has glimpsed, about 3 billion trillion miles from Earth.
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Earth
Edwin Hubble
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Pasadena
California
Hubble
Color and Gem Values Highlight Colorful Diamonds and Opals
The article notes color drives gem value with examples. A emerald green 1.5 carat diamond sold for 1850 near Bloemhof, a 6 carat bright red diamond fetched 4500 near Kimberley, exceeding colorless stones. Opal value hinges on color, with a 2.25 carat black opal selling for 25000.
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Bloemhof
Kimberley
Britain-based British Areas announces huge Russian orders
Big orders from Russia totaling over 5 million dollars on cash basis for machinery and equipment are to be shipped to Russia via Britain Areas Limited. Purchases include goods for re export from British dominions, creating many jobs. Production spans stages from raw materials to finished products and targets Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield and parts of Scotland.
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Russia
Britain
Manchester
Birmingham
Sheffield
Scotland
Unusual Angles in Everyday Photography
An article by John van Guilder urges photographers to experiment with higher, lower, and skewed angles to create striking images. It covers rooftop and ground-level viewpoints, water splash effects, winter views, and cautions against overuse, noting balance between novelty and conventional shots.
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Jack Frost
King Winter
John van Guilder
Canada's grain success grounded in good seed and clubs
The Canadian boys and girls farm club movement is praised as a practical agricultural education system contributing to national grain excellence. It highlights Ian Smith and Sydney John Allsop for high wins and notes the 1930 31 policy shift, plus ongoing Dominion Experimental Farms work and prized wheat varieties like Marquis Reward Garnet Bobs and Huron.
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Canada
Ian Smith
Edson Grain Club
Chicago
Sydney
John Allsop
Grande Prairie
Robert Weir
Dominion
Canadian Council On Boys
Dominions
Dominion Experimental Farms
Marquis
Hughes sues airline over aero plane patent claim
George A. Hughes, claiming to be the designer of the world s first practical aeroplane, sues a cross country airline in federal court at Lincoln Nebraska for infringement. He asserts a 1932 patent covers tilting main wing airfoils on opposite sides of the fuselage and says he invented the idea in 1893 and will present a 1901 photograph at trial.
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George A. Hughes
Lincoln
Nebraska
Hughes
Wright Brothers
Things That Last and the Value of Honest Work
A column urges focusing on honor industry and integrity to attract stability and avoid chasing excess wealth. It counsels that simple living and human duties lead to needed money without a big car or luxury clothes. The piece adds farm fire safety tips and a home made extinguisher using a sand filled pail and shovel.
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Columbus Dispatch
Ontario to Reopen Three Newsprint Mills for Silk Production
Will Provide Work Hon Peter Heenan predicts April reconstruction of Fort William Espanola and Sturgeon Falls mills at an estimated 10 million dollars. Mills will produce sulphides for artificial silk and provide employment relief, with financing expected largely from American capital.
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Peter Heenan
Ontario
Fort William
Espanola
Sturgeon Falls
Ont
Sturgeon Falls Espanola
Heenan
British Hatters Complain Over Indifferent Hat Attitudes
Hat makers in Luton and across Britain express worry about a man’s indifference to his hat as straw hats decline. Turks wore fez caps once forbidden by the Koran, and Kemal’s reforms ruined thousands in Central Europe. The hat is a modern idea rarely noted in classics with the word hat appearing only once in the Bible.
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Luton
Pilot Gilbert flies 1465 miles at 166 mph average
Walter Gilbert of Canadian Airways completed a 1465 mile northbound trip from Aikjlavik to McMurray with a heavy fur and mail load in nine hours and twenty minutes, roughly three hours faster than the previous record. Superintendent C H Dickens announced the feat at Canadian Airways headquarters.
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Aikjlavik
McMurray
Walter Gilbert
Canadian Airways
C. H. Dickens
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