New Agricultural Basis for Mineral Rich Foods
The article discusses a future system where mineral salts in soil determine the mineral content of crops and animal products. It cites Dr. Charles Northen’s work in balanced soil restoration, claims high mineral soils yield healthier, pest resistant plants, and urges soil analysis and precise replacement of missing elements to restore nutritional value.
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United States
Charles Northen
Alabama
Rex Beach
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
Northen
Niagara Falls
Mr. Beach
Beach
Dr. Northen
Picture of Czar Nicholas II in Canada Found in Colonsay
A 1902 photograph of Czar Nicholas II with the czarina and four daughters, believed to be the only copy in Canada, belongs to Michael Koble of Colonsay Sask. He says his sister bought it in Alsas Southern Russia and it was found among old papers.
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Nicholas
Canada
Michael Koble
Colonsay
Sask
Koble
Alsas
Russia
New Uses Found For Chicken Feathers At Iowa State College
Feathers from chickens may become a farm product as experiments at Iowa State College could be commercialized. Feathers dissolved in caustic soda and solidified with acid and formaldehyde yield a material for buttons insulators fountain pens and novelties. The report notes the broad potential of this processed feather material.
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Iowa State College
Canada and United States discuss wild life conservation conference
Canadian minister T A Crerar chaired a dominion wild life conference praising conservation efforts and noting hardships from fur depletion which spurred relief spending. US official Dr Ira N Babrielson joined provincial reps to review migratory birds protection, waterfowl, and fur export rules amid calls for new legislation.
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Ion. T. A. Crerar
Canada
Crerar
United States
Ira N. Babrielson
Biological Survey of
Prairie Provinces
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Babrielson
J. R. Hill
Department of Natural Resources
Regina
Saskatchewan
Encouraging Outlook for Canada After Wheat Shortage
The Ottawa Journal notes that global wheat markets have tightened after years of surplus, predicting higher prices and benefits for Western farmers if Canada harvests a solid crop. It argues prosperity hinges on a thriving West with ripple effects for the East and national rail and canal activity.
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Canada
Ottawa Journal
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a harmless laxative to wake the liver and stimulate bile flow. It warns against other remedies, claims the product contains no calomel or mercury, and urges asking for Carter's by name while pricing at 25 cents.
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Carter
Canadian Authors Dominate Short Story Field At Home And Abroad
Editors of Canada’s leading magazines note Canadians are meeting high American standards and selling stories in the United States. Canadian Magazine editor Joseph L. Rutledge says Canadians write as well as Americans and sell them. Canadian Home Journal editor William Dawson reports 40 of 65 stories published this year were by Canadians. Maclean's Magazine agrees a good story earns payment regardless of author.
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United States
Canada
Joseph L. Rutledge
Canadian
William Dawson
Canadian Home Journal
H. Napier Moore
Maclean’s Magazine
Rolls and Yeast Roll Recipe by Mildred Mae MacKenzie
A historical yeast roll recipe detailing temperature settings from 425 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and a 12 to 15 minute bake. It lists ingredients including milk sugar salt shortening lukewarm water eggs yeast and Royal Household flour with steps to scald milk dissolve yeast mix with eggs and flour gradually, shape and bake. It notes refrigeration and rising times and finishes with melted butter brushing after baking.
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Royal Household
Parker House
Mildred Mae MacKenzie
Tuna Newburgh 10 Christie’s Soda Wafers Recipe
Soak crackers in milk and butter, then simmer to boiling. Add tuna peppers onion pimento and beaten egg, cook three minutes while stirring. Serve on heated soda wafers. Recipe yields six portions and includes salt and pepper among ingredients.
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Christie's
Bridge Building Progress and the Bessemer Steel Era
Popular Mechanics describes how the Bessemer process enabled high tensile steel for bridges, replacing stone and wood. It notes New York City crossings, Roebling’s wire cables for the Brooklyn Bridge, and the potential for ultra long suspension spans as metal materials mature.
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New York City
East River
New York
Bessemer
John Roebling
America
Brooklyn ’ Bridge
Telepathy experiments reported by Duke University researchers
Prof J B Rhine at Duke University in Durham North Carolina publicizes trials using a 25 card deck with five designs. Psychologist Miss Sara Ownbey images cards while GZ reads minds from beside and in other rooms. Averages rise from 14 to 16 correct guesses per pack, with one perfect 25 score.
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J. B. Rhine
Duke University
Durham
North Carolina
Sara Ownbey
Duke
Miss Ownbey
Farm counts rise in western Canada despite droughts
The Federal Bureau of Statistics reports Saskatchewan farms increased by nearly 6000 from 1931 to 1936. Manitoba tallies show 57,676 farms in 1936, up about 3500 since 1931, while Alberta gained about 3600 farms amid drought and grasshopper pressure.
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Saskatchewan
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Alberta
Finland's Arctic Coastal Highway and Global Tea Campaigns
Finland runs the only highway touching the Arctic Ocean shore crossing the Arctic Circle and timber line, suitable for car travel with light summer clothing. India tea producers launch a world wide publicity drive to promote their product.
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Finland
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Circle
Timber Line
India
Mechanization of Cavalry Reduces War's Animal Toll
The Canadian Defence Department official argues horses will no longer fight. Mechanization may speed slaughter of humans but spares noble horses used in warfare, avoiding their mangling and death on battlefields. Detroit Free Press.
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Canadian
Department of National Defence
Light Brigade
Tennyson
Detroit Free Press
Empire Service League names King as patron in chief
J. R. Bowler announces at Ottawa that Empire Service League patron in chief will be King George succeeding the former King Edward VIII. The league’s Canadian region notes the royal move follows King George V as the organization’s first patron.
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George
King George
Edward VIII
British Empire Service League
J. R. Bowler
Canadian Legion
Ottawa
League
Earl Haig
King George V
Jade collection at the Met a world leading archive
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses one of the largest jade collections globally and remains a major repository for Asian art. Separately, Bible printing rates surpass those of any other book each year.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Jade
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