Census of Buffalo in Wood Buffalo Park Studied
Mr I D Soper completed a two year study of buffalo in Wood Buffalo Park Alberta and the Northwest Territories. He traveled 5,000 miles by canoe sled and on foot to count animals and assess habitat while collecting over 1,000 museum specimens. The herd totals about 8,000 with some animals from Buffalo National Park acclimatized and in good condition.
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I D Soper
Camrads
Tootowa
Voxel Buffalo Park
Alberta
Northwat Territories
Thomas G Murphy
Soper
Buffalo Nama Park
Wainwright
Baffin Island
Wood Buffalo Park
Murphy
Department of the Interior
Buffalo National Park
Free Farm Well Water Testing By Dominion Chemistry Division
The Dominion Department of Agriculture offers a free water testing service for farm wells conducted by the Dominion Chemistry Division. Testing requires prepaid samples and adherence to collection directions. Officials warn that clear water may still be unsafe and advise testing if purity is in doubt.
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Dominion Chemistry Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Division of Chemistry
Experimental Fann
Ottawa
Smartly Styled Detachable Cape Dress Pattern Notes
The description highlights a 90 crafted straight dress with a detachable cape and a low flounce skirt with inverted plaits. It lists fabric options like cottons linens and washable summer crepes and notes suitability for sportswear. Size 16 requires 3 yards of 39 inch material, pattern price 20 cents in stamps or coin.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order guidance lists the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The entry names the pattern and provides ordering details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Right Kind Of Shoes: Foot Bones Key To Fit
A Rochester New York medical school dean told the American Medical Association meeting in Cleveland that direct manipulation of foot bones deserves focus. He said the small toe largely dictates proper shoe fit and that body weight transfers from heel to small toe then to the large toe, with poor triangular action leading to foot and later bodily trouble.
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Medical
Rochester
N.Y
American Medical Association
Cleveland
Beethovens Fifth Inspired by Connecticut Warbler
A letter to the New York Times recounts hearing a Connecticut morning bird sing the first four notes of Beethoven’s Fifth. The writer wonders if Beethoven, a nature lover, borrowed the motif or if the Connecticut warbler picked it up from radio waves.
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New York Times
Connecticut
Beethoven
Earlier Banting Inspires Satire in Birthday Honors
The Birthday Honors spark discussion comparing Dr. F G Banting the insulin inventor to the earlier Banting the cabinet maker who popularized the verb to chant. His weight loss method of avoiding fat starch and sugar influenced dieting practices long before modern slimming trends.
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F. G. Banting
Banting
Hamilton Spectator
Dryland Farming Areas and Moisture Limits in Prairie Provinces
S. Barnes notes most Saskatchewan fields lie in dryland zones where moisture conservation governs yields. In Alberta and Manitoba proportions are smaller, while about 60 percent of wheat acreage sits in dryland regions, causing generally low yields but high grain quality. Swift Current and Lacombe researchers emphasize moisture as the key agricultural constraint.
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Dominion
Morden
Man
Lacombe
Alberta
Scott
Swift Current
Sask
Lethbridge
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
S. Barnes
Swift Current Experimental Station
Canada’s Canned Products and Industry Practices
The article explains Canada’s top quality canned goods for export, regulated under the Meat and Canned Foods Act by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. It traces can production from early hand-made cans to machine-made sheet-iron tins with tin coating, noting enamel-lined cans for acid fruits.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Menhaden Oil Value Highlighted for Herring Family
Menhaden are small herring family fish valued for their rich oil. The note emphasizes their economic importance and uses in industry and nutrition.
Wheat’s minor role in Canada’s farm economy exposed
Ontario crops slump as national data show wheat accounts for a small share of total agricultural revenue. Wheat farming engages fewer than half of Canadian farmers, with 1933 figures placing wheat at about 16 percent of total farm revenue, while livestock, dairy, and poultry dominate.
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United States
Bennett
Canada
Wallace
Australia
United States Federal Crops Reporting Board
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Russia
Danube
Argentina
Hamilton Spectator
Life
Quick Thinker Henderson Outsmarts Job Applicant Gossip
Henderson, waiting for his wife in a restaurant vestibule, responds quickly to a pompous stranger asking if he is the head waiter. He quips that he heard a young man told there would be no more applicants for jobs, signaling he overheard a hiring rumor.
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Henderson
No End To Inventions At National Congress Os Omaha
The National Inventors Congress in Omaha Nebraska showcases a diverse group of entrants including Whites Negroes and Chinese. Albert G Burns national president notes no barrier to invention and says the world still has many needs with gadgets ranging from practical to worthless including a food gauge device a scentless skunk skinner a waterless dishwasher and a non rum ble radio.
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National Inventors’ Congress
Omaha
Nebraska
Albert G. Burns
The
Congress
Burns
Origin Of Human Mind at New York Museum
The American Museum of Natural History hosts a talk by Prof. D. M. Watson of the University of London on the origin of the human mind. He argues the mind began in the smell organ of early marine creatures and traces mental development from a fish’s spinal cord knot through ages of evolution.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
D. M. 5. Watson
University of London
Earth
Christian Science Monitor
Gendarmes Arrest Beggar on Roadside After Discovery
Thuir gendarmes arrest a hunchback beggar wandering with no visible means of support after suspicion leads to a search. They find a pouch containing French and Spanish notes totaling about 750 dollars, confirming their hunch.
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Thuir
Perpignan
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Buffalo
Fort Smith
Mr Soper
N. U
Union Tin
Ruth Rogers
Core Grimes
London Star
Bird
Willingdon
London
Lord Willingdon
India
England
Croydon
Lady Willingdon
Lady Ratendone
Mary Foster
Sir Samuel Hoare
Lord Ratendone
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