Moisture Requirements For Wheat Growth In Western Canada
Experiments by FE Hopkins and S Barnes at the Dominion experimental station Swift Current show that under average western Canadian conditions wheat needs 30 to 80 tons of water per bushel. The study notes roots reach five to six feet, moisture moves downward rather than upward, and rainfall and evaporation critically affect yields. It highlights that moisture reserves from summer fallows and fall rainfall support the crop, while heat and wind alone do not directly injure wheat without moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. S. Hopkins
Dominion Field Husbandman
S Barnes
Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Prairie tree distribution aids drought relief in Prairie provinces
In April 1936 the Tree Planting Division supplied over 767000 trees free for rehabilitation in the three Prairie Provinces. About 469000 trees went to field shelter areas and 166000 to agricultural associations. Municipal projects received 65100 seedlings as Prairie Farm Rehabilitation acts address drought and soil drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farms
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Prairie Provinces
Conquest
Sask
Porter Lake
Alta
Remarkable 90 year old Tours World by Steam
Mrs. Robertson Bull, 90, an Australian Scotswoman, completed her 67th voyage between Australia and Britain in 64 years aboard the Camorin. Since 1872 she has yearly or biannually traversed the route to stay fit through sea travel, noting changes from sail to steam and claiming Scotland may be her last visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robertson Bull
Australia
Britain
Great Britain
Melancholy and Small Pains
The Atlantic Monthly argues melancholy is the severest grief from minor causes. It notes pride in minor injuries contrasts with lack of heroism facing petty ills and ugliness, viewing melancholy as defenseless against daily ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
Ice cooled air circulated in Bloomington church
Workers placed 400 pounds of ice in the church heating duct at Park Methodist Episcopal Church Bloomington Illinois. A fan moved the cold air through the heating system and up through the registers to cool the interior during summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Bloomington
Illinois
Navigation by Dead Reckoning and Radio Direction Finder
A discussion notes navigation as an exact science with captains steering liners across the Atlantic by dead reckoning aided by radio direction finding technology. It emphasizes precision and modern methods in long sea voyages between New York and European ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southampton
Liverpool
Polite Chinese Rejection Slip Praises Manuscript
The Polite Chinese John K. Williamson asserts he received a rejection note from a Chinese publishing house claiming the manuscript is of unparalleled mastery. They express regret at returning the work and beg forgiveness, noting it would be impossible to publish a book of lower standard for 10,000 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Williamson
Distressed Club Soup Eater Promptly Scolded
A club gossip recounts a scene where a boisterous diner disrupts meals with loud soup slurping. A young member approaches and offers help, provoking a sharp exchange before the offender backs down, insulted by the suggestion of being dragged ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortissimo
Motto for drivers protects children from harm
A. Q. Potter of Independence Kansas argues that drivers should prioritize child safety with a motto: Children should be seen and not hurt, to prevent child injuries from traffic.
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A. Q. Potter
Independence
Kansas
Flying heels raise planes higher via exhaust driven supercharger
At Wright Field Ohio the Materiel Division announces exhaust driven heels that power a small fer ris wheel turbine. The device uses 40000 rpm jets of exhaust to drive a centrifugal air pump that compresses stratosphere air to sea level density for better combustion. It weighs little and uses otherwise wasted power.
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Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Bearing apple tree exhibits at RHS Westminster
A one year old bearing apple tree from seed, displayed by the Royal Horticultural Society in Westminster, stood 18 inches tall and bore four apples weighing a total of 64 pounds.
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Royal Horticultural Society
Westminster
England
Child’s cautioning words on street crossing habits
A neighbor recalls warning a child to cross streets carefully. The child replies with assurance that they wait for an empty space to appear before crossing, showing cautious behavior in traffic.
Open Air Crochet Blouse and Skirt Patterns
Summer fashion crochet patterns offered by the Household Arts Dept at Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Patterns 5272 and 5353 include blouse and skirt designs with sizes 16-18 and 38-40, illustrations, stitch lists, and materials. Each pattern costs 20 cents, 40 cents for both, payable by stamps or coin to 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Disease-Resistant Cereals Advance Marked by Breeding
Canada’s Dominion Agriculture reports major progress in breeding disease resistant cereals. Strains of wheat oats barley and flax show rust and smut resistance stronger straw and higher oil yields while centralized research at Winnipeg's rust lab accelerates development and licensing under the Seeds Growers act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Charlottetown
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
Canadian Seeds Growers’ Association
The Right Of Way And Safe Driving
A driving note cautions that having the right of way does not guarantee safety and urges constant focus on the road. It advises pulling off the highway to attend to other tasks only when safely stopped and stresses drivers should never rely on instinct alone. An experienced motorist emphasizes vigilance over others as key to avoiding accidents.
Ancient Danube site uncovers secret mint and forged coins
Excavations near the lower Danube along the Hungarian frontier reveal a secret mint where counterfeit Roman coins were produced nearly two millennia ago. The finds include ruins of Roman settlements and underground remains, suggesting many coins in collections are forged. A dialogue excerpt follows between a lawyer and client about a husband’s age and chess.
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Lower Danube
Danube
Problem of Education Says Canadian Principal
Dr. G. W. Kerby of Mount Royal College Calgary argues that Canadian education treats children like parrots and must develop life personality and thinking. He criticizes final exams as detrimental to personal growth and says democracy hinges on an education system that is flexible rather than rigid.
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G. W. Kerby
Mount Royal College
Calgary
Toronto
Kerby
Canadian National Federation of Home and School Associations
Yeovil Inventor Opens Slag Brick Plant In Somerset Fields
Lyndall Forse of Yeovil England develops a method to produce bricks of all colors from slag and mining waste. Government departments show interest and a plant is planned near Radstock in the Somerset coal fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndall Forse
Yeovil
England
Radstock
Somerset
Toronto Aviator Chosen for Arctic Mission Flight
North Pat Howard, a 26 year old Toronto aviator who returned from Lincoln Ellsworths Antarctic expedition, is selected to accompany Father Schulte into the Canadian northland aboard a six seater plane donated for missionary work in the Arctic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Howard
Toronto
Lincoln Ellsworth
Father Schulte
Canadian
Northland
Th Arctic
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Mrs. Rockefeller and Dauchter
Versailles
France
Abby Rockefeller Milton
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Versailles Chateau
Rockefeller
United States
Egypt
Republic
Vancouver Province
Hungary
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