Field Crop Area In Canada Likely Stable At Sixty Million Acres
Canada may keep field crop land around 60 million acres for some time, says Dr. L F Kirk dean of agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan. He notes past rapid expansion ended, wheat and barley declines due to drought since 1950, and fertilizer use will focus on maintaining fertility.
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Canada
L. F. Kirk
Department of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Canadian Chemical Association
Kirk
Prairie
Comfortable Log Houses Stand Out In East Kildonan
East Kildonan near Winnipeg preserves a near century old pioneer log house in East St Paul noted as comfortable in both seasons. Occupant Mrs. W Dean praises its warmth while sharing family artifacts and stories of Archibald Pritchard and Emily Else.
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East Kildonan
Winnipeg
East St. Paul
Canada
the Elms
Ancient Hallmarks Exhibition Brings Silver to Goldsmiths Hall
For the first time in six centuries the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths stages a large silver exhibition at Goldsmiths Hall in London. The show features silverware worth hundreds of thousands of pounds glistening by candlelight. It includes the Calix Majestatis Cup of Majesty from Holyrood now seen in England, and the Assay Office on the premises still marks London wares after fineness tests. The ancient process, done under statutory authority, also bears the Leopard's Head mark, the oldest hallmark dating to the 1327 Royal Charter.
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Company of Goldsmiths
Goldsmiths’ Hall
London
Goldsmiths
Local boys graduate as chefs at Tor onto school
Nineteen boys completed chef training at a Tor onto technical school with Principal W. H. Rutherford noting strong job prospects. All but two secured work, one signed for 125 dollars monthly with meats, and two earned Cornell hotel management scholarships. Jessica Raiche of Santa Ana became the first woman to fly a U S aircraft, achieving a Mineola flight in 1910.
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Toronto
W. H. Rutherford
Cornell
Jessica Raiche
Santa Ana
Calif
United States
Mineola
Snakes Immune To Each Other's Venom
Poisonous snakes can withstand the venom of their fellow species and remain unharmed after exposure. This immunity suggests complex evolutionary adaptations and plays a role in interspecies interactions and defense mechanisms.
Age Of Cynicism Warns Of Real World Danger
Dr. J. S. Thomson of the University of Saskatchewan told the Law Society of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon that cynicism threatens justice and law. He cited self expressionism and broad social legislation as challenges to orderly life, urging fundamental thinking on life’s meaning and metaphysical foundations.
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J. S. Thomson
University of Saskatchewan
Law Society of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Thomson
Union Chief James Petrillo Wealth Revealed in Tax Return
The Chicago musicians union proxy James Petrillo reported a total emolument of 110,700 dollars last year. His compensation included a 26,000 salary, 25,000 home, 12,000 furnishings, 1,700 garden, 16,000 tax coverage, 25,000 armored car with guards, and 5,000 expenses. Also notes that eleven chemical elements compose 992 percent of the earth crust.
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James Petrillo
Chicago Musicians Union
Self-made man and family line in medieval Chinese quote
A dialogue contrasts self made man and a wife with three daughters. The text notes medieval China cultivated 35 chrysanthemum varieties. The snippet includes a numeric 2262.
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China
Proud Of Her Record At 95 Years Of Sunday Attendance
Elizabeth Turkey of the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford Ontario has reportedly attended church every Sunday for 95 years with rare absences. Her grandsons say she is 104, though the birth record is being sought. She remains active in sewing cooking and washing as the Sour Springs Anglican Church honored her. Her husband died in 1993 and she is mother of ten children with only three surviving to adulthood.
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Elizabeth Turkey
Six Nations
Brantford
Ont
Dominion
Hagersville
Gordon Smith
Norman Hale
Turkey
Sandy
Grand River
Bishop Declares Stone Well and Truly Laid
The bishop, exhausted after lengthy confirmations, rests his hands on a bald headed man’s head and solemnly proclaims the stone well and truly laid, amid a crowded hot church and rising fatigue.
Carnations placed on Gavrilo Princip grave in Sarajevo
Youths laid a handful of carnations at the obscure grave of Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on the anniversary of the 1914 assassination that sparked the Great War. The city, then quiet, marked the event near the Miljacka river bridge where Archduke Franz Ferdinand fell. Princip died in 1929 and his associates died in prison after serving time for the attack. The note recalls minors could not receive the death penalty.
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Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Gavrilo Prinzip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Prinzip
Miljazka
Franz Ferdinand
Sophie
Nedeljko Tschabrinowitsch
Trifko Grabesch
President Calls for Adjournment and Walks Out
The meeting dragged on as stubborn members blocked progress. The president announced, All those in favor of adjournment may signify by getting up and leaving opposed the same, then walked out. The quip about a firefly’s flashlight hints at elusive searches.
Bering Strait Named for Vitus Bering
The Bering Strait and Bering Sea bear the name of Vitus Bering who discovered the passage in July 1728.
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Bering Strait
Bering Sea
Vitus Bering
Crochet rug pattern features continuous strip method
A new crochet rug technique uses a continuous length built from short ends joined with a crochet hook, then sewn into a rich pile. Pattern 6166 provides instructions charts materials needed color chart and illustrations. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for details.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Distance Canada Has Come In Development In A Very Short History
A Hamilton Spectator editorial discusses Canada’s development, arguing against excessive hawk protection, praising conservation balance, and noting Canada's economic progress. It cites Jack Miner, Vincent Massey, and Lord Tweedsmuir while reflecting on public perception and the nation’s place among world powers.
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Distance
Canada
Vincent Massey
England
Prairie West
Lord Tweedsmuir
Dominion
Ottawa Journal
United States
Hamilton Spectator
Postwar London offices replace lift-boys with lift-girls
London correspondent notes a shift after the war as office girls replace office boys in many firms. The piece laments the loss of camaraderie and quick humor from lift-boys and mocks the perceived froideur of lift-girls while entertaining Freudian interpretation of female inferiority complexes.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Adam
Odd wedding advice and old measurements clue
A quirky collection of three old sayings notes that a bride should carry the suitcase to seem long married, stockings are measured in inches with size ten equal to ten inches, and a horse hand is four inches. It also jokes that recognizing one tune from another means not popular music.
World soil erosion study to reveal global damage
The St Thomas Times Journal reports Britain will publish a bulletin by the Imperial Bureaus of Soil Science and of Hergage Plants detailing the impact of soil erosion on world food supplies. It notes widespread effects in Africa China India Australia Russia the Mediterranean the Dutch East Indies the British West Indies the US Midwest and Canadian prairies. Causes include over grazing in Africa and Australia deforestation in China and Italy.
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Great Britain
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Imperial Bureaus of Soil Science
London
Africa
China
India
Australia
Russia
Mediterranean
Dutch East Indies
British West Indies
Midwestern
America
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Italy
Dentist Treats Elephant Tusk in Vienna Circus
An elephant in Vienna endured an hour long drill to save a damaged tusk. The chained circus beast calmed after a filling and returned to its act. In Oregon a market rose for trellis poles as 200 more acres were added to Hope Lands.
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Vienna
Oregon
China Cultivated Cotton for Ceremonial Buddhist Drapings
The article notes that cotton in China began as a decorative plant used in ceremonial drapings for Buddhist images. It highlights the plant’s early symbolic role rather than practical textile use.
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China
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National Research Council
Ottawa
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Sumner
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York Factory
Hudson Bay
Emily
Hudson's Bay Co
Dean
Reichbahn
Duchess of Gloucester
Glasgow
Nature
Alice
Brooks
Jack Miner
Lance Connery
Kingsville
Kingsville Sanctuary
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