Better Seed Distribution For Canadian Wheat At Convention
Saskatchewan agriculture minister Hom J. G. Teggart urged the Canadian Seed Growers' Association to loosen restrictions on distributing good seed grain to aid commercial farmers. He argued seed growing should be left to experts and endorsed a seed exchange plan to improve purity and raise the national wheat standard at little cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hom J. G. Teggart
Mimeter
Saskatchewan
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Saskatoon
C.sg.a
Taggart
Polishing and Cleaning Tips From an Old Household Column
Practical household notes describe polishing brass with vinegar and salt, making gloss for paints with vinegar and paraffin, cleaning varnish with vinegar on chamois, refreshing unused vacuum flasks with crushed eggshell and vinegar, removing stains from vases with warm water vinegar and salt, and preserving dark woolens by washing in warm soapy water with a touch of vinegar.
No Time For Holidays Says Veteran Naturalist
Dr. Frank M. Chapman, 73, ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History, declares he has no time for vacations. He tells an interviewer that denying a naturalist the chance to pursue his calling would be the greatest hardship.
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Frank M. Chapman
American Museum of Natural History
Interesting Product Tar From Soft Coal Yields Many Byproducts
A discussion notes that coal tar from soft coal produces nine crude products and about 300 secondary products. From these, roughly 1,200 finished items are created. It also states the Mississippi River carries 400 000 600 000 tons of mud into the Gulf of Mexico annually.
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Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Book of remembrance for WWI dead to span two more years
Defence headquarters in Ottawa says the Canadian book of remembrance will take about two more years to finish. When complete it will list 66,990 names including 63,490 CEF members killed or dying from war causes between August 4, 1914 and April 30, 1922. An additional 3,500 are Canadians who died serving with British and allied forces. A “Page Without Names” will memorialize those who die from war causes after April 30, 1922.
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Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Canadian Expeditionary Force
CEF
Macnab Declares Himself Head of the Table
In a Highland inn at dinner The Macnab clan chief refused to claim a fixed seat declaring that wherever he sits that seat becomes the head of the table. A rival clan scion contested the chair prompting excited remarks among diners.
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Clan Macnab
Macnab
Mountain Home of Mussolini and Hitler a Secluded Beauty
Report describes Haus Wachenfeld five miles above Berchtesgaden as Hitler's preferred retreat. The alpine villa received expansions and now features a heavy slate roof, loggia arches, oak beams, rich panelling, a grand hall, Gobelin tapestry, carefully chosen paintings, and a piano. The site offers sweeping Bavarian Alps views.
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Mussolini
Alps
Hitler
Germany
Berchtesgaden
Berlin Wilhelmstrasse
Bergholt
Berlin
Muskoka camp warns of easing human tensions in unity talk
Reverend Crossley Hunter led a diverse group to four camps in Muskoka and after a brief stay announced they could live together. Back home, competition and ambition revive the jungle instinct, turning man back into the beast, notes the Farmer's Advocate. Brazil begins producing orange oil from fruit unsuitable for export.
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Crossley Hunter
Muskoka
Farmer
Dog Silver Earns Fame After Saving Man From Trampling
Bert Pritchard, who values his Alsatian Silver at less than $500, recalls the dog’s heroics in West Vancouver. The dog saved James Cook, a Calgary–area resident, when a 1,800 pound Clydesdale toppled and rolled onto him while he cleared property. Silver bit the horse to draw its attention and stop the danger. The dog has prior deeds including locating a lost person and guarding an injured child until aid arrived.
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Bert Pritchard
Silver
James Cook
Calgary
Vancouver
Cook
Pritchard
Kiwanis Magazine
Lifeguard tube aims to boost car safety in Yonkers
The new inner tube design slows deflation after a blowout to curb swerving and help drivers stop safely. Demonstrated in Yonkers New York the device features a tube within a tube with a vent that prolongs tire deflation. The article also references a 50 000 word novel without the letter e and notes the fan’s 19th century U S popularity.
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Yonkers, New
Years of Wear in Crocheted Lace Bedspread Pattern 5869
This pattern offers simple stitches for a durable bedspread with a striking medallion motif. Includes instructions, material list, a pattern illustration, and a photo of the medallion. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union for complete pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Antelope for Cypress Hill Brought to Saskatchewan Park
A herd of 25 antelope presented by a park in Wainwright Alberta has been shipped into Saskatchewan and now roam Cypress Hills Park residents report. The transfer marks a relocation into Cypress Hills.
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Saskatchewan
Wainwright
Alberta
Cypress Hills Park
Valued Customer Canada Engages Latvia for Copper Trade
A Canadian valued customer in Latvia, a Baltic republic with two million people formed in 1918, spent over $40,000 last year mainly on copper. The note mentions Britain’s 5,500 islands with 500 Hebrides, highlighting distant trade context.
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Canada
Latvia
Russia
Baltic
Causation Of Dreams And Child Education Debate
Discussion on dream causation and interpretation from medical and educational perspectives. Highlights split grouping for slow children with faster peers, and the need for supportive learning environments. Dr Spohn notes dreams arise from brain–body reflexes and urges physiological over psychological dream interpretation to ease fears of nervous patients.
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Ontario Medical Associaton
Howard Spohn
Spohn
Eastern railways of France seek passenger advice drive
The Est railroad reports broad passenger input since January as it runs a program asking travelers to critique and counsel. More than 400 000 pamphlets inviting ideas have been distributed and 950 suggestion boxes placed at major stations including Paris Metz Nancy Belfort Chaumont with daily returns around fifty to one hundred. Most feedback offered constructive practical improvements for service.
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France
Paris
Metz
Nancy
Belfort
Chaumont
Dressing the Part Amid New York Weddings
A veteran dress suit renter in New York notes a surge in weddings and parties among clerks stenographers and even newsmen. He recalls longshoremen renting suits for weddings returning them pristine two days later, quipping that culture now outfits the crowd for nuptials.
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New York
Largest Permian dragonfly fossil found in Kansas
A prehistoric dragonfly specimen from Kansas is believed to represent the largest insect species ever. It lived in the Permian Age about 150 million years ago, before birds or mammals existed. The note also mentions the first motion picture, Miss Jerry, released in October 1894, with Alexander Black credited as author and director.
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Kansas
Jerry
Alexander Black
Raman
The Way To Do It
The Transmitter notes a paradoxical guide about improving abilities by avoiding the actions that build them. It suggests restraint as a path to better teeth food digestion eyesight and social favors, using tongue in cheek examples to illustrate self-control as a route to favorable outcomes.
Prussian Ruler’s Stag Antlers Pass Through Royal Hands
Frederick II once killed a 66 point stag and valued its antlers highly. They later reached Frederick William who traded them to the King of Saxony for a regiment of six foot grenadiers. Alaska’s timber is 70 percent Sitka spruce and Alpine hemlock.
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Frederick II
Prussia
Frederick William
Saxony
Alaska
Large government spending drives Mexico industrial activity
Government expenditures continue to rise, accelerating industrial activity across Mexico. Key sectors see investment in infrastructure, energy projects, and manufacturing, with state programs shaping growth. Firms report expanded output, job creation, and supply chain reconstruction amid fiscal push.
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Mexico
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