What is Wrong With Radio and the Canadian Commission
A opinion piece critiques the Canadian Radio Commission complaining Western audiences lack access to preferred stations due to wavelength limits and outdated sets. It argues for more balanced programming including entertaining top notch acts, better use of local stations, and higher revenue allocation to the Commission. It also questions initiative and notes proposed changes like a one paid member board and advisory group.
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Canadian Radio Commission
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Dominion
C.R.C. Commission
Western
Commission
King George
Trans Atlantic Air Mail Service Planned by Next Spring
United States postal officials expect regular air mail between Britain and Canada by April or May next year. Harllee Branch notes the first route would likely run from the United States to Great Britain via Ireland to London. He also cites a China route carrying passengers by early spring and a Honolulu to Australia and New Zealand branch under study. The second piece notes fire as a long known chemical agent.
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United States
Harllee Branch
Great Britain
Ireland
London
China
Honolulu
Australia
New Zealand
Tiny portrait seeds school riches and Oxford loss
A 19th century will left about 45 000 to the Blue Coat school Christ's Hospital Horsham and required a two by three inch gold miniature of the donor's father to stay with the school and be shown annually. If not, the sum would revert to Oxford University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Coat School
Christ's Hospital
Horsham
Sussex
Oxford University
James St. Amand
Barges Flood Volga River in Its Peak Traffic Era
In the river's heyday 25,000 barges plied the Volga expanding trade and transport across the region. The bustling traffic reflected a robust inland waterway economy with vessels moving goods along the storied waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga River
Russia
Sahara once fertile plain held Neolithic fishermen
French archaeologist Henri Lhote unearthed the first skeletons of neolithic man in Africa. He states that 10 000 years ago swift streams ran through a Sahara plain where early hunters and fishermen lived. Bone harpoon heads and fish vertebrae indicate a nearby dried river bed.
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Sahara
Henri Lhote
Africa
Desert
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promote Bile Flow
S conspicuous old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate two pounds of bile daily. It claims digestion improves, gas and stagnation disappear, and the body stays clean with no calomel or mercury, urging readers to insist on this product.
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Carter
Real Issue in Abyssinia Crisis Questions World Peace
The real issue is not Abyssinia's civilization or Italy's grievances but whether any nation may break treaties and invade another to enforce claims. It condemns unilateral judgment, invasion, and killing by machine guns bombs planes and poison gas as a test of international order.
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Italy
League of Nations
Abyssinia
Ship Without Rivets An Untooled Welded Barge
An oil tanker river barge added to the Lower Volga Shipping Line is described as unique for its rivetless construction. The hull sections were welded electrically, with welds totaling 40 miles in length. The vessel measures 450 feet by 62 feet, with 11 feet middle height and a 6000 ton capacity, and the hull weighs 411 tons, 75 tons less than a riveted barge of similar tonnage.
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Lower Volga
Libraphone lets blind readers hear novels by one narrator
Inventor T. O. Leefe of Birmingham introduces the Libraphone, a blind-friendly device using multi track sound film to deliver a continuous reading. Twenty sound tracks on 500 feet of film enable about 7 hours of narration at the standard projection rate, offering a novel-reading experience for sightless listeners.
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T. O. Leefe
Birmingham
England
Canadian farmers buy 198 thousand tons of ready mixed feeds
A 1934 survey shows Canadian farmers purchased 198,055 tons of ready mixed livestock and poultry feeds at the manufacturing point valued at 7,725,177 dollars. Poultry feeds dominated by volume at about 70 percent, followed by cattle, swine, horse feeds, and minimal sheep feed sales.
Apples On The Prairie By Dr Seager Wheeler
Dr Seager Wheeler of Rosthern reports fifteen years of work on new fruit varieties. He offers hardy strains of apples plums and cherries suited to prairie conditions followed by prospects of successful adaptation.
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Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Seven Point Programme for Wild Life Conservat ion Presented at Washington Conference
Ira Gabrielson outlined a seven item plan from the Bureau of Biological Survey to the North American wild life conference in Washington. The goals include more land for wildlife, federal state cooperation, wildlife values in land use, stopping stream pollution, wildlife research, agency coordination, and stronger protective legislation. MacInnes of Canada described hunting dependence among Indians and measures to protect hunting grounds and fishing rights amid encroachment by white trappers.
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Washington
Ira Gabrielson
Bureau of Biological Survey
T. R. L. MaciInnes
Canadian Department of Indian Affairs
Canada
MacInnes
Selected Recipes for Fruit Nut Cookies
A recipe draft lists butter brown sugar eggs raisins walnuts dates and flavorings. It describes creaming butter with sugar and eggs, folding in flour and fruit, then adding liquid alternately, and baking spoonfuls on a greased pan for 15 to 20 minutes in a moderate oven.
Big mining push bets on Great Slave region growth
A. L. Cumming, Fort Smith district agent and chief mining inspector for the Dominion government, reports over 400 mining claims staked in Yellowknife and surrounding Great Slave Lake fields. He foresees one of the era’s largest developments once string opens, with several major firms ready to start extensive work soon.
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Great Slave Lake
Yellowknife
A. L. Cumming
Fort Smith
Dominion Government
Edmonton
Ottawa
Great Slave
Mr. Cumming
Quite A Difference Rector's Strawberry Tea Moral
The rector invites village boys to a strawberry tea at the rectory. After the tea, he asks why it was nicer than stealing from his garden. A chubby boy answers that it was nicer because they had sugar and cream with them.
Salt Highways Could Cut Road Building Costs
Canadian chemist R M Rowat describes salt stabilized roads made from gravel clay and common salt. Test stretches exist in Ontario with 15 tons of salt per mile enabling a 3 inch thick surface. Over 200 miles built in the United States. Proportions vary by local materials and lab tests guide application.
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Winnipeg
R. M. Rowat
Windsor
Ontario
United States
Dominion
Rowat
Toronto
Muskoka Lakes
A. R. Chambers
New Glasgow
N.S
Nova Scotia
Canadian Forestry Congress Urged At Montreal Convention
A nation wide forestry congress to cover all phases of forestry work and related industries was urged in a resolution at the closing session of the Canadian Lumbermen's Association annual convention in Montreal. N F Blair of Quebec was elected president for 1936 A Sparks of Winnipeg named to the directorate for three years L G Carpenter of Blind River Ont elected for one year
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Canadian Lumbermen's Association
Montreal
N. F. Blair
Quebec
A. Sparks
Winnipeg
L. G. Carpenter
Blind River
Ont
Morgan horse's Arabian ancestry argued by bone count
A Morgan horse resembles Arabian breeds by possessing five lumbar vertebrae rather than six, a key anatomical point used to support Arabian lineage for the Morgan breed.
When men act behind a steering wheel the same as they do in a drawing room
A brief saying argues that prudent behavior at the wheel reduces motor accidents, suggesting restraint and etiquette learned in social settings should guide driving. The remark notes how conduct in private spaces mirrors road safety, implying discipline lowers crash rates.
Smithsonian Catalog Of Rat Fish Species
The Smithsonian Institution catalogs 100 rat fish species, named for their rat-like tails. Researchers note distinctive tail morphology contributing to the group’s nickname and classification within cartilaginous fish.
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Smithsonian Institution
Golf balls harbor enormous internal pressure
A historical note states golf balls possess an internal pressure of about 127 tons, illustrating the extreme forces contained within a small sphere.
Buenos Aires Opens New Official Airport
Buenos Aires unveils a new official international airport serving the capital region. The facility brings modern terminals, expanded flight capacity, and improved transport links for travelers and airlines.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Proportion Is High: Heart Disease Deaths Rise
A Minneapolis insurer projects 350000 U S citizens will die of heart disease in 1936 based on mortality records. The statistician blames modern life stress and notes heart disease killed ten for each motorist death, with 29 percent of 1935 deaths in company reports. The trend affects factory workers and policy holders alike.
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Minneapolis Insurance Company
United States
Institute of Surveying Holds 29th Annual Ottawa Meeting
The Canadian Institute of Surveying convened its 29th annual meeting in Ottawa with Lord Tweedsmuir as luncheon speaker after reports on the Newfoundland geodetic survey and oblique aerial photography. J. G. Staack of the U S Geological Survey discussed its history and work. The note adds that Good King Wenceslas was a Bohemian king over a millennium ago.
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Canadian Institute of Surveying
Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
United States Geological Survey
J. G. Staack
U.S. Survey
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MAGIC
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Institute of Surveying
Wenceslas
Bohemia
Gee
T. P.tommy Gorman
Montreal Maroons
CROWN
Canada Starch Co. Limited
Canada Starcho
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Les Canadiens
Baldy Northcott
Jorge Mantha
Russ Blinco
Art Lemeur
Dave Trouter
Armand Mondou
Earl Robinson
Frank Bou Her
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