Mineral and Organic Matter Influence on Soil Properties
Dr J L Doughty of Swift Current Sask notes soils derive distinct physical and chemical effects from mineral and organic matter. Humus, the main organic portion, alters color texture structure and water holding capacity while supplying nutrients and energy for microbes enabling nitrate formation under normal conditions to meet crop needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Doughty
Dominion Soil Research Laboratory
Swift Current
Sask
Canada
Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Taboos Still On The Books In Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove California leads in odd laws with 350 ordinances since 1889 still on the books. Prohibitions include driving over 10 miles per hour, dancing the tango, women wearing men's slacks, underage youths out after 8:30 p.m., firing air guns or rubber bands, and closing blinds when staying home in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Grove
Calif
United States
Royal Estate Residents Keep Homes Ready for Royal Visits
On the royal Sandringham estate villagers and workers maintain immaculate cottages ready for a drop in by the King and Queen or Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. The royal family visits to see how tenants fare and learn of any issues needing attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandringham
Royal
Span
Elizabeth
Margaret
French Quotas for Canada for 1939 Three Months
France assigns Canada quotas for 1939 from January to March in metric quintals. Cheese 100, apples 10 340, rolled oats 50, brewing barley 60, tomato preserves 14, sweetened biscuits 48, patent leather 807, calf skins 201, other agricultural machinery 166, plus cultivators 807 and reapers 201. A note adds an inner tube section over an automobile jack to keep threads clear of sand and grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
France
Premium For Accuracy High
The piece praises newspapers for accuracy and public service while urging journalists to confidently rebut false charges. It argues the press faces frequent scrutiny and errors but should maintain transparency and pride, noting accountability and the need for renewed public trust. It references Frank Kent and the Baltimore Sun as exemplary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kent
The
Baltimore Sun
Vancouver Chinatown hosts first all Chinese PE group
Miss Laura Kwan, trained in Toronto, runs a Vancouver recreation class in the basement of the Chinese United church. Forty five girls, mostly native Chinese, enroll in the weekly program where the Lambeth Walk is taught as exercise and as a break from routine gymnastics. A second weekly boys group of 16 also attends.
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Laura Kwan
Toronto
Vancouver
Chinese United Church
Chinatown
Miss Kwan
Canada
British Columbia
Ewan
This Cat Is Different Beloved Pendleton Pet
Clair Cooley of Pendleton Oregon reports his cat Butch has a quirky routine centered on a wash bowl. The animal eats soap, drinks from a tap, naps there and even enjoys bath time by licking suds. A quirky note on Malayan bees and early gas balloons rounds out this column fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Cooley
Pendleton
Ore
Butch
Doubt Over Lord Bobs Cat Lore Stirs Military Memoir Tale
London desk reports that a military friend of Lord Roberts disputes a long standing cat superstition linked to Lord Bobs. The note recounts a Port Said scene with a cat on the awning and notes 1856 diary entries about thirteen at dinner, linking luck to the 1857 mutiny. It also mentions Henry VI and the Eton connection to Mantua’s Casa Giacosa, founded 1429.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
Ilan Hamilton
Bobs
Ian
London
Ottawa Journal
Lord Bobs
Cats
Port Said
GOC
Abraham Roberts
Peshawa
Henry VI
Eton College
Mantua
Italy
Psyche moths spin snail shell like silken cases
Some species of psyche moths spin curious silken cases in the image of snail shells. The description notes the intriguing mimicry as a notable natural peculiar.
Stingless honey bee idea could devastate industry
Ed Braun a beekeeper at Dominion experimental farm Brandon Manitoba warned the Manitoba Beekeepers Association in Winnipeg that a stingless bee would strip bees of defense against ants wasps and moths and leave bears skunks and humans free to raid. He fearfully noted diseases now managed could rage and ruin the industry. Members urged the railway board to remove export freight differentials on honey carloads to coastal ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Braun
Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Man
Mr. Braun
Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association
Winnipeg
Braun
Board of Railway Commissioners
Canada Exports Canned Fruits and Vegetables to Britain Rise
Canadian exports to Britain for the year ending March 31 1938 show 25 331 184 pounds of canned fruits valued at 1 721 243 dollars and 51 118 733 pounds of canned vegetables valued at 2 242 943 dollars. Both sectors rose about 25 percent and 40 percent respectively from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Gasoline dumped at sea from old kerosene byproduct
Historical note describes gasoline disposal by towing to sea as a kerosene byproduct practice. It also identifies Temple Meads station in Bristol as the world’s largest covered freight depot.
Renown Wheat Defended Against Inferiority Claims
A Canadian inquiry dismisses reports that Renown wheat is inferior to Thatcher in milling and baking. Dr. L H Newman Ottawa cerealist says tests show Renown equal to Thatcher. Renown rust resistance is stronger, and Canadian stocks are being built to avoid seed shortages next spring.
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Thatcher
United States
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Ottawa
U.S
North West Crop Improvement Association
Canada
Cereal Division
Experimental Farm
Grain Research Laboratories
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Board of Grain Commissioners
Renown
Prairie
Manitoba
Minnesota
C. S. Goulden
Rust Research Laboratory
Wolves and Wolf Tamer Spark Endless Northern Debate
May be the start of an endless quarrel between Jim Curran of Sault Ste. Marie and Joe Laflamme a Gogama wolf tamer. Laflamme insists wolves are dangerous while Curran cites a 15 year old Sault Star reward and the US Biological Survey finding no recorded attacks. Sudbury’s Jack Fraser adds that wolves can be unpredictable and may attack without warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Curran
Sault Ste. Marie
Joe Latlamme
Gogama
Ontario
Joe
New York
Sudbury
Broadway
Sault Ste. Marie Star
Joe Laflamme
United States Biological Survey
Sault Star
Jack Fraser
North Woods
Gas tax and license totals for 1937 across North America
The Imperial Oil Review notes that gasoline tax and motor vehicle licenses cost about 1.25 billion dollars for the North American operator in 1937. It reports averages of 48.77 dollars for Canadian vehicle owners and 38.93 dollars for American owners. The piece also mentions 1872 baseball size rules and December 22 sun proximity at the South Pole.
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Imperial Oil Review
Canada
United States
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California
Tiberius Cavallo
Allers
Norway
Britain
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Dr. Newman
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