Modern Lapland Achieved by Electricity Led by Kiruna Mines
A Reader's Digest condensed piece describes how Lapland, Sweden, transformed by power from the Lule river basin supports a vast iron ore strike near Kiruna. Underground plants, a deep power vault, and electric trains fuel a northern rail network supplying Germany, England, France, and the United States.
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Henry Albert Phillips
Popular Science Monthly
Reader's Digest
Arctic
Lapland
Polar
Kiruna
Sweden
Lule
Porjus Falls
Narvik
Norway
Jyes
Gulf Stream
Germany
England
France
United States
Weight Of Birds How much do birds weigh
London Spectator notes wide variation in bird weights from small songbirds to larger waders. It cites Rev F O Morris and lists examples: heron about three pounds, snipe four ounces, sparrowhawk five to six ounces, woodpigeon twenty ounces, moorhen sixteen, herring gull thirty, nightingale six drachms, blue tit under half an ounce, chiffchaff three drachms, wren two and three quarter drachms, and cuckoo around a quarter pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Morris
London Spectator
Jubilee Gift Pole Sparks Johannesburg City Debate
The 105 foot flagpole gifted by Vancouver mayor arrived in Johannesburg and prompts councillors to decide its placement. Options include placing it at City Hall or on the Randjeslaagte Memorial housing site, with the committee yet to decide.
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Johannesburg
Vancouver
Wildlife in Canada Worth Millions to Economy Sees Big Value
The Department of Mines and Resources estimates Canada’s wildlife worth 53 million dollars annually, plus substantial other returns from furs, firearms, tackle, clothing, optics, magazines, and tourism. It notes 46,000 Indians and 3,269 Eskimos receive sustenance value, with $8 million spent on autos and boats for hunting and fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Wildlife of Canada
Longest English railway platform in Manchester
The longest platform in England is at Manchester Victoria and Exchange station, stretching 2,194 feet. The vast platform serves arrivals and departures with extensive track access and crowd capacity.
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England
Manchester
Victoria and Exchange Station
Watches First Made at Nuremberg in Early Sixteenth Century
A note places the origin of watches in Nuremberg Germany at the start of the sixteenth century, marking an early development milestone in timekeeping.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Franklin's Loan Letter Sparks Circular Debt Idea
In Paris Benjamin Franklin pens a loan to a fellow countryman for ten louis d ors. He describes it as a temporary advance to be repaid by lending to another honest person in distress, creating a chain of debt passing through many hands until a knave halts it.
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Lapland
Arctic Circle
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Christian Science Monitor
Slang From The Bench And Police Dogs In South Africa
The Manchester Guardian notes that speech from the Bench is not purer than common speech with examples from a King's Bench judge and a Clerkenwell magistrate. It also reports that police dogs are successfully tracking criminals in South Africa.
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Fowler
Justice Horridge
King’s Bench
Pope
Clerkenwell
Manchester Guardian
South Africa
Perennial Wheat Progress And Seed Potato Quality Drive
Progress in developing perennial wheat continues with Dr L E Kirk reporting extensive cross pollination work and promising hybrids, while seed potato quality is urged to improve through selective breeding and true to type seed. Experts at Ottawa and Saskatoon oversee trials and certification efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seed Potato Certification Service
Division of Botany
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
L. E. Kirk
Dominion
Experimental Farms
Dominion Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
Kirk
Canada
Dominion Forage Laboratory
Saskatoon
Tribute To Quality King Edward VIII Uses Canadian Car Abroad
The article notes King Edward VIII used a Canadian made motor car while in Austria and highlights the popularity of Canadian cars among British elites. It cites the Duke of Kent, Lord Elphinstone, and Lord Bessborough owning similar vehicles, praising Canadian manufacturing for quality and reliability.
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Edward VIII
Austria
United Kingdom
Duke of Kent
Duke of Windsor
Ontario
Lord Elphinstone
Queen Elizabeth
Lord Bessborough
Canada
England
Continent
Brockville Recorder and Times
Own Monogrammed Chair Set Pattern 5797
Crochet instructions provide a floral monogram motif for chair back and arm rests with a three alphabet set. Includes charts for center and side letters and suggests appliqué on towels pillows or scarves. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Household Arts Dept for pattern 5797 with diagrams and stitch directions.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave E
Winnipeg
Knew His Horses and a Mischievous Student Note
Humorous quips from a classroom exchange reveal Jimmy's quick replies to opposites with horse-related puns. A note warns of Johnny’s mischief prompting a visit to his father. A parent’s defense lines echo in the margin. England imports almost two billion dollars worth of food each year and a random line recalls service in the air.
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England
Old Theory Attacked by Grain Forecasting Expert
Dr FE S Archibald of Dominion experimental farms challenges Chicago crop forecasters who tied yields to subsoil moisture. He says subsoil moisture only signals a crop start and summer rains determine growth, noting heat or drought can ruin crops regardless.
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Chicago
FE. S. Archibald
Dominion
Experimental Farms and Agricultural Research
Saskatchewan Taxpayers Paid Dominion Income Taxes
In a House of Commons tabled by State Secretary Rinfret, 96 Saskatchewan farmers paid Dominion income taxes totaling 3166 dollars last year. MP Mr Coldwell asked about Saskatchewan tax receipts from the Dominion in recent years.
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Saskatchewan
House of Commons
Rinfret
Coldwell
C.c.f.rosetown
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