Movement Of Low Pressure Area Drives Western Rainfall
Winnipeg Free Press reports that a shifting low pressure system over North America has altered rainfall in western provinces. Moisture from the Caribbean rises and rains occur when the system sits south. if it moves north, rainfall diminishes, affecting crops and yields. The cause and cycle of the shift remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Line
Nerth
Caribbean Sea
Prairies
Caribbean
Winnipeg Free Press
Brainiest Animal Debate Sees Chimpanzee Triumph
In a controversy on animal intelligence, cats dogs and horses are dismissed as learning by trial and error. Professor Cyril Burt advocates the chimpanzee as the most intellectual. A Brown Institution official notes beaver ingenuity, but German psychologists claim elephants surpass them all, while ants await tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril Burt
Brown Animal Institution
Saskatchewan Fishermen Harvest Trout From New Lakes
J A Rodd of the Dominion Department of Fisheries told a senate committee that game fish now populate barren lakes in the prairie and maritime provinces and British Columbia. Saskatchewan fishermen report 10 pound trout from lakes that previously had none, with European brown trout introduced to Cy press lakes in 1931 and whitefish from Lake Winnipeg moved to the highly alkaline Quill lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maritime
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
J. A. Rodd
Dominion Department of Fisheries
Senate Committee On Sealing and Fisheries
Saskatchewan
Mr. Rodd
Cypress Lakes
Regina
Lake Winnipeg
Quill Lakes
Rodd
Cave Man Visitor Near Gloggnitz Reveals Vienna Roots
Tourists exploring the Ejichberg near Gloggnitz, Lower Austria, encountered a wild-looking man in a cave. He initially fled but later spoke, proving to be educated and born in Vienna. He has been unemployed long and survives on berries and mushrooms, preferring to avoid civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ejichberg
Gloggnitz
Lower Austria
Vienna
Japan Faces Daily Tremor Tally Across the Nation
Japan records a high frequency of earthquakes with numerous tremors daily, making seismic activity a defining feature of life there. Experts note variability in intensity and location, reflecting the country’s position along active plate boundaries.
Legislative brains heavier in senators than house members
Dr. Arthur MacDonald of Washington presented a legislative anthropology study to the AAAS noting brains of eighty nine lawmakers. He found House members averaged fifty ounces across seventy one cases while eighteen senators averaged fifty two ounces.
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House
House of Representatives
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Arthur MacDonald
Washington
Caped Shoulders Dress Pattern for Girls
Pattern notes describe a summer dress for girls with caped shoulders or puff sleeves in China blue and white, with options like red plaid gingham and yellow pique. Sizes 10 12 14. size 8 uses 1½ yards of 35 inch material. Price 20 cents in stamps or coin preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg Pattern No. Name. Address at 17% McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Publication notes ordering method and pattern details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada backs Africa fauna preservation through national parks
The conference on the Protection of Fauna and Flora of Africa, held in London, united many nations including Canada, to protect wildlife and ecosystems. It urged establishing national parks in representative districts to prevent destruction, aligning Canada with leading countries and noting economical, primeval conservation benefits for Canadians and visitors.
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Canada
Conciar
Africa
London
Union of South Africa
Belgium
Great Britain
Egypt
Spain
Abyssinia
France
Italy
Portugal
Sudan
Sir Ralph Harwood Guides Buckingham Palace Efficiency
Knight Manages Palace Sir Ralph Harwood who received a K C E in the New Year honors list is responsible for much of the efficiency with which the domestic organization of Buckingham Palace is conducted. He helped remove wasteful practices and, with Queen Mary, transformed the palace into one of the most economically run houses in the country.
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Ralph Harwood
Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Ralph
Treasury
Queen Mary
Thoughts as forces shaping daily life
The text describes thoughts as forms with substance and power. It argues thoughts are silent unseen agents at work, daily and hourly producing and determining conditions in our lives with almost absolute precision.
British motorists face petrol prices down two cents a gallon
British motorists are now paying from 30 to 34 cents a gallon for petrol after a recent general reduction of two cents a gallon.
Origin Of The Woolsack And City Wool Guild
The Worshipful Company of Woolmen seeks higher livery from the Court of Aldermen. The ancient guild traces its history to England’s wool trade era. The Lord Chancellor’s wool sack dates to Queen Victoria’s reign to curb foreign wool. St Mary Woolchurch, burnt in the great fire, lent its name to a weighing beam. Mansion House stands partly on the church site.
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England
Queen Victoria
Waiter Quips Over Christmas Pudding Demand
A comical exchange unfolds in a dining room as a diner recalls asking for Christmas pudding long ago and insists on a hot cross bun instead. The waiter responds with a deadpan remark about the delayed order.
Wife Threatens Trouble If Husband Returns Home
A wife warns her husband that if he comes home again tomorrow night there will be trouble. The dialogue plays on shifts in his return times, signaling tension amid domestic strain.
British Scientists Set For Arctic Archipelago Expedition
A British scientific team led by Professor J. M. Wordie sails from Aberdeen aboard the Heiman to survey Ellesmere Island and Parry Islands. They will conduct ornithological, botanical, geological, and ethnological studies across the Canadian Arctic archipelago with permits covering various specimens and Eskimo ruins.
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Thomas G. Murphy
J. M Wordie
St. John’s College, Cambridge
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Aberdeen
Scotland
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Cape Farewell
Greenland
Disko Island
Melville Bay
Smith Sound
Etah
Bache Peninsula
Jones Sound
Lancaster Sound
Barrow Strait
Melvile Island
Melville Island
Baflin Island
Baflin Bay
England
Dominion
J. M. Wordise
John Hanham
T. G. Longstaff
C. W. Dalgely
W. C. Fletcher
R.N
T. T. Paterson
Ian Cox
H. P. Hanham
H. W. Ritchie
Chinese Wedding Costs Capped at Reform Meeting
At Shanghai annual meeting, the association for marriage reforms resolves rules to curb expense. No wedding gift over one dollar, banquets limited to four dollars per eight guests, no bands or firecrackers, and dowries and gifts to be native Chinese goods only.
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Association For Marriage Reforms
Shanghai
China
Association
Fat Stock Show Postponed in Saskatoon Until August
Saskatoon Fat Stock Show, announced for June, is postponed to early August. Manager S W Johns cites near full export quotas and likely June cattle price reductions as reasons. Next year’s quota begins July 1, delaying sales to spare exhibitors through the extra six weeks.
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Saskatoon
S. W. Johns
Enthusiastic motorist bets on her speed
A lively exchange features a motorist predicting eighty five miles per hour, while a wag questions if the figure refers to speed or fuel cost. The playful banter captures early automotive humor and showmanship.
Floating Meadow Describes River Hamme Flood Tale Near Osterholz
A meadow along the Hamme near Osterholz Hanover rises and floats during spring floods. The flooded strip spans about two thirds to a mile wide and three and a half miles long with trees adrift. Two centuries ago the river reportedly carried a farm downstream for an hour without waking the sleepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamme
Osterholz
Hanover
Germany
Speeding Up Transport Through a Century
The Toronto Globe recalls a hundred years ago when a swift Kingston to Toronto passenger boat promised sixteen hours and daytime Hamilton coach trips. It notes progress in land and water travel over the century, with faster journeys and improved schedules.
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Toronto Globe
Kingston
Toronto
Hamilton
Frog Disturbing Prisoners Triggers Jail Break Attempt
In Bellingham Washington inmates report nightly croaks from a frog in the county jail. Sheriff T C Fraser orders a search for the amphibian after two weeks of complaints. Workmen remove basement wall panels to reach the source.
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Bellingham
Wash
T. C. Fraser
Lieutenant Desmond Burke Appointed Assistant Medical Officer
Desmond Burke, a noted Canadian rifleman and former King’s Prize winner at Bisley, has been named assistant medical officer of the Governor-General's Foot Guards. He recently earned his medical degree from Queen’s University and has worn the Guards’ uniform for several years.
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Desmond Burke
Bisley
Queen's University
Lieut. Burke
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Vancouver
Lower Mainland
Frau Seger
Gerhard Seger
Reichstag
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Dessau
M. C. Tate
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