Chemistry promises vast changes in farming and industry
Dr. Robert H. Clark of the University of British Columbia addresses the Vancouver Institute on how chemistry lowers agricultural labor needs and transforms production. He cites artificial compounds replacing natural products, new materials with their own names, and the shift toward an age of abundance driven by chemical advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Clark
Department of Chemistry
University of British Columbia
Vancouver Institute
Clark
United States
A Foolish Question on the Roadside
An old Indian man rides a pony while his Squaw follows with luggage. A passing motorist asks why the wife does not ride. The Indian replies she has no pony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redskin
Glacial Loss Forecast for Glacier National Park
A geologist warns heat waves threaten Glacier National Park in Montana with rapid glacier retreat, predicting the area may have no glaciers left in 30 years. In a separate note a shop scene shows a clerk offering a pingpong set instead of Dickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glacier National Park
Montana
No Illiteracy In Iceland Says Ex-Premier Asgeirsson
Asgeir Asgeirsson former Iceland premier and finance minister completed a three month visit to the United States and said Iceland has no illiteracy no army or navy and not an Eskimo in the country. He noted Iceland’s population of 100000 includes no such groups and that unemployment is seasonal with one bank failure prior to nationalization in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Asgeir Asgeirsson
United States
Leif Erickson
America
Thorfinnur Karlsenmnur
North America
Snorri Thorfinnsson
William the Conqueror
Asgeirsson
First newspaper ad in England 1650 described
The Montreal Star notes the 1650 English ad by Robert Pemel offering medicine for common diseases and smallpox. It mentions the Roman toga as a semi circular single cloth worn by citizens in public, and that oranges originated as a pear shaped fruit about the size of a cherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Star
England
Robert Pemel
Snapshot Toyland memories for family photo keepsakes
John Van Guilder suggests photographing children with their toys to capture family history. He advises close ups with a portrait attachment, simple studio setup on a table, cardboard and mirror backgrounds, and using floodlights for ambiance. Regular yearly shoots create a lasting memory archive of Christmas toys and childhood joys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Guilder
Butter Grading Cited At Nova Scotia Dairy Convention
W. C. Cameron notes Alberta grading improved export trade for butter and cream to the Pacific coast. He urges universal grading to raise quality but cautions against harming the home market with higher grades. Lower quality butter could depress Nova Scotia prices if exports rise.
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Alberta
Nova Scotia Dairymen's Association
Halifax
Prairie Province
W. C. Cameron
Canada
Pacific Coast
Nova Scotia
Name America Traced From Central Brazil to the World
The term America was first applied to Central Brazil and later extended worldwide. Mercator, a geographer, is credited with naming the entire known Western world in 1541.
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America
Brazil
Mercator
Scotsman from Aberdeen Delays Atlas Purchase
A Scotsman from Aberdeen postpones buying an atlas until global affairs appear more settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Research In Agriculture Emphasizes Popularizing Science
Dr George S Christie, president of the Ontario Agricultural College, urged greater popularization of scientific farming at a joint banquet in London marking the close of the Dairymen’s and Cheesemakers’ Western Ontario conventions. He noted earlier ridicule of the term scientific farmer and called for broader understanding and appreciation of research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Christie
Ontario Agricultural College
Dairymen’s Association
Cheesemakers’ Association of Western Ontario
London
Dr Christie
Prodigal-Father Proposes Chickens as New Path
A caller voices plans to settle down by keeping chickens while a skeptical father suggests owls as a better fit. The exchange hints at family dynamics and unlikely homeyard options.
Bears in North American forests reach tens of thousands
The national forests of the United States and Canada host over 55 000 black or brown bears and more than 5 100 grizzlies, indicating substantial bear populations across the region.
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United States
Canada
Be Valued Through Hears A Row At A Time Pattern
Be valued through the squares a square at a time the way a lace dresser scarf grows. Start with a simple knitted square then join to form a pile. Pattern 5462 includes instructions an illustration and stitch requirements. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Strange Glacial Lake In Alaska Turns Back Miners Who Seek To Obtain Gold
A vast glacial Lake St George in Alaska drains itself each fall and refills in winter and spring. The lake 26 miles long sits south of the Matanuska Valley and empties into Knik and Matanuska rivers, while prospectors seek gold in its crevices and lake bed. The annual flood forms a four mile delta that blocks the Matanuska settlement from Anchorage, with bridges planned by the Alaska road commission and the Alaska railroad crossing the delta.
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Alaska
Lake St. George
Matanuska Valley
Knik
Matanuska
Cook Inlet
Ray McDonald
Anchorage
Alaska Road Commission
Alaska Railroad
United States
Trans Atlantic Air Routes Target Harbors on North Atlantic
The discussion outlines possible landing sites for early Trans Atlantic air routes. Potential Canadian anchor points include Har bor Grace in Newfoundland and a Nova Scotia terminal, with Irish sites such as Cork or Bantry Bay being considered. A Clyde terminus is deemed unlikely and a southern English site may host Imperial Airways service via the Azores with a New York to Bermuda leg planned next year.
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Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Air Ministry
Ireland
Cork
Bantry Bay
Clyde
Imperial Airways
Atlantic
Azores
New York
Bermuda
Canada
St. John’s
Manchester Guardian
Can You Catch a Cold in Antarctica
Admiral Byrd praised Ellsworth and Hollick-Kenyon for their Antarctic crossing to Little America. He discussed a report of Ellsworth catching a slight cold during the mission, declaring you cannot catch a cold in Antarctica as the cold is brought in and kills all bugs.
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Antarctic
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Lincoln Ellsworth
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
Antarctica
Byrd
Little America
Ellsworth
Iron and Steel Surfaces Require Careful Painting
Iron and steel surfaces are widely used where rust is a problem and demand proper surface preparation followed by careful painting.
Historic American Trees Fitted With Lightning Rods
Historic trees across the United States are being equipped with lightning rods to protect valuable flora and nearby structures. Experts say the rods help direct lightning strikes away from trunks and branches, preserving significant specimens.
Suffolk ewes sold from Alberta to British Columbia farm
A group of 30 pure bred Suffolk shearling ewes from the C.P.R. Supply Farms flock at Tilley Alberta has been sold to A.C. Taylor of Vancouver British Columbia. The ewes will be placed on his Milner farm near New Westminster.
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C.P.R
Tilley
Alta
A.C. Taylor
Vancouver
B.C
Milner
New Westminster
Explorer Stefansson Considers Meat-Only Diet
Stefansson says he would be fine living on meat alone if required and adds the idea would suit him to a T-bone. The remark comes as he discusses extreme nutrition and expedition diets.
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Stefansson
O.k
Hair Characteristics Like Fingerprints Believed Unique
A claim cites hair features as potentially as individual and constant as fingerprints, suggesting new avenues for personal identification based on hair characteristics.
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United States Farm Board
Dr. Clarke
Dominion Departments of Agriculture and Trade and Commerce
Great Britain
Schopman
Northern Island
Toyland Pictures
Victor Herbert
Alice Brooks
Saskatchewan
J. C Mitchell
Saskatchewan Field Husbandry Association
University of Saskatchewan
Wheat Board
Russia
Mitchell
Rink
Trans-Atlantic Air Routes
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