Tribute to Dr William Saunders Canadian agriculture pioneer
Obituary honors Dr William Saunders born in 1536, a botanist and breeder who shaped Canada’s dairy and cereal farming. He directed Dominion Experimental Farms, helped establish the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, and introduced Karagana Siberian Pea Tree, Western Rye grass, and early wheat breeding that led to Marquis wheat.
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Devon
England
William Saunders
Dominion of
Canada
Willam Saunders
Dominion
Central Experimental Farm
London
Ontario
Dominion Experimental Farms
Saunders
John Darling
Sir John
London Ontario
House of Commons
United States
Quebec
Central
Maritime Provinces
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Agnes
Ottawa
Russia
Great North West
India
Japan
Fife
Huron
Percy
Preston
Stella Barney
Arthur
Mackay
Markham
Marquis
Sir Charlies Saunders
Charles Saunders
Dr. Saunders
Liverpool lord mayor backs ceremonial robes for pomp
Councillor R. J. Hall of Liverpool visits Toronto and argues Canadian mayors would impress more if they used ceremonial carriages and robes. He already rides in a gilded state coach with attendants at home, asserting precedence over all but the king. He notes Canada's youth and democracy.
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R. J. Hall
Liverpool
Toronto
Hall
Canada
Bearded Beauties Rally in Tokyo for Senior Grooming Society
In Tokyo a national society for beautiful grooming among elderly men forms with over 100 members averaging 70 years. The gathering features varied beards and moustaches with notable styles, including a nine inch arching mustache and a five foot beard board named White Falls carried by Nobujiro Kato.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
Nobujiro Kato
Races Dominate English History Since Roman Invasion
A pupil answers a history question with humor noting the Derby and the Grand National as dominant English races since Roman times. The quip frames a lesson on longstanding sporting culture.
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England
Population contrasts across nations and regions outlined
The passage compares national populations and densities: Czechoslovakia 14.6 million in 54,200 sq mi. Australia 6.35 million with half in capitals and 15 percent in provincial towns. Philippines 12 million across 114,000 sq mi. Arizona 435,000. Belgium 8.1 million in 11,745 sq mi. Java 821 per sq mi. over 20 percent of England and Wales population in Greater London.
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Czechoslovakia
Australia
Commonwealth
Philippines
Arizona
Belgium
Java
England and
Wales
Greater London
National Enterprise Association
Why Some Children Refuse Spinach
Detroit Free Press reports two Yale professors found spinach provides iron calcium and protein but only portions are utilized by the body. They conclude the real reason kids avoid spinach is the taste.
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Detroit Free Press
Yale University
Sears Plans $9.5 Million Newspaper Ad Campaign for 1936
General R E Wood announces Sears Roebuck will spend 9.5 million dollars on newspaper advertising in 1936. The program reaches 851 newspapers in 44 states, after testing many media since stores opened eleven years ago. Advertising manager G W Cunningham says newspapers are the most effective for promoting retail sales. Wood also notes a proposed 60 million dollar increase in merchandising for 1936 to spur a business revival and aid farm conditions.
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General R. E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
G. W. Cunningham
Cunningham
General Wood
Land Canoe Lets Rowers Travel On Land
Umberto Bozzoli of Rome has invented a land vehicle called the land canoe. It consists of a single seat canoe on four wheels propelled by two oars on both sides for propulsion and steering.
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Umberto Bozzoli
Rome
Applique Iris and Tulips Pattern Set Offered
Begin right away on this applique project featuring iris vivid tulips in sturdy pots. The package includes transfers and patches for flower pot linens, with companion pattern 5348 and pattern 5635 details, material needs, and stitch diagrams, available for 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sea Serpent Sighted on Pacific Coast and Aid to Addis Ababa
A 12-foot 1,300-pound sea serpent-like creature was examined near Aberdeen Washington by zoologist D W Black and assistants, described as resembling prehistoric skeletons. Separate, vivid account details British aid to the American Legation in Addis Ababa during Italian entry, with Sikh guards aiding and a wireless relay to Washington and London enabling relief efforts for the threatened Americans and embassy staff.
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Addis Ababa
Aberdeen
Wash
D. W. Black
Baltimore
Black
Addi Ababa
United States
Philippines
San Francisco
Washington
London
Bingham
Foreign Office
Sidney Barton
Legation
Traveling traffic school sweeps Portage Avenue
A bright scarlet police truck with loudspeaker patrols Portage Avenue in Winnipeg warning jaywalkers and motorists to obey signals. An earnest constable admonishes rule breakers as a crowd hears the cautions and pedestrians are urged to cross only at intersections.
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Portage Avenue
Winnipegs
Alarm Time device warns end of telephone calls
A new two and a half minute hour glass alarm rings a bell to signal the nearing end of a three minute call. The device aims to let users finish conversations without extra charges and was shown in Germany at Leipzig.
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Germany
Northern Dominion geological parties to operate in Saskachewan
Two Dominion geological teams will work in northern Saskatchewan this year one near Rottenstone Lake and the other at Fond du Lac on the eastern end of Lake Athabasca Dr F J Alcock of Ottawa will supervise the Fond du Lac project Following representations to Minister Crerar the federal government agreed to send both parties to continue investigations in the north
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Dominion
Saskatchewan
Rottenstone Lake
Lake Athabaska
Fond du Lac
F. J. Alcock
Department of Mines
Ottawa
T. A. Crerar
Proctor Links Christianity to Social Order at Ontario Convention
Major H A Proctor of the British Parliament warned at the Ontario convention of the Church of Christ Disciples in London that removing Christian benefits would erode civilization within three generations, leading to beastlike men and rampant gangsterism among the powerless.
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Major H. A. Proctor
House of Commons
Ontario
Church of Christ Disciples
London
Newfoundland timber judged equal to Northern European wood
Jack Miner, chief forestry officer, noted Newfoundland timber matches Northern European wood in strength for pit props and structural use and yields good fibre for paper. The report cites varying quality in finished products and occasional rejections in shipments to the British Isles.
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Newfoundland
Jack Miner
Department of Natural Resources
United Kingdom
Tunner
British Isles
Silk trade tale tweaks by renaming cities abroad
The Brantford Expositor reports on alleged Oriental duplicity with cases of Chinese and Japanese goods misattributed to Western cities. It cites a Japanese city renamed Macclesfield to push silk products as Made in Macclesfield and a village renamed Sweden for matches, aiming to boost imperial sales.
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Macclesfield
British Empire
Sweden
Brantford Expositor
Flying Curate Plans England Wide Mission Flight
Rev C. D. C. Boulton of Warblington known as the Flying Curate launches a flying mission in the aeroplane Silver Wings with a mobile broadcasting unit to cover England. He aims to reach the younger generation and bring religion to them rather than wait for people to come to the church.
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C. D. C. Boulton
Warblington
England
Boulton
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