Water drought risks seen as future threat to life
Central Press reports that water is the continent’s critical resource and warns that future shortages stem from insufficient hydrologic studies. It links urban demand, irrigation, industry, and climate shifts to erosion and salinization, urging better planning and dam storage to avert a Dust Bowl fate.
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North America
New York City
Geological Survey
U.S. Congress
U.S
Canada
Tigris
Euphrates
Iraq
Southwest
Gems of Thought on Christ and Brotherhood
A collection of short quotations reflecting on Jesus as the way to the Father, the era of his life, love as the foundation of fellowship, and Christianity as a living practice. Notable voices include Emerson Geerlings Coleridge Eddy Brooks and others urging Christ centered guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ
Jesus
Henry Geerlings
Cities Show Increase In Living Costs
Eight selected Canadian cities report higher cost of living in January driven by increased prices for beef lamb eggs oranges coffee and sugar. Vancouver saw the largest rise with the index up 1.5 points to 163.4 while Montreal gained to 164.2 from 163.8.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Vancouver
Montreal
Halifax
Saint John
Toronto
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Garden 43 Notes on planning and soil for fresh blooms
The article offers guidance on planning a blooming sequence using seed catalogs and timing, plus soil preparation tips. It covers fall or spring cultivation, integrating manure and plant remnants to improve soil, and avoiding waste by composting rubbish. Also discusses indoor seed starting, hotbeds, and window-sill flats for small plant quantities.
Veterans Entitled To Use Hospitals In Canada
Ottawa announced new regulations allowing any war veteran to become a patient in veterans department hospitals after April 1. There must be space, care will be paid for by the veteran as in civilian hospitals, and pensioners already entitled to free care will retain it with priority over others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Veterans Department
Gregg
Commons
Filtering Rain Water Into a Cistern for Domestic Use
The article outlines a rain water filtration system using two oil drums and an automatic hopper to split runoff from a roof into a cistern. It notes summer outdoor filtering limits, advises hauling water during freezing weather, and suggests treating water with a hypochlorite solution to improve safety for household use and garden irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sask
Ans
White Rock Painted Black In Weekend Prank
In White Rock British Columbia the 20 foot high Seaside Rock was found coated in black paint after an overnight visit. A white wash last year cost 50 dollars prompting suspicion of a coordinated prank. Community reaction mixed humor and anger as investigators seek the culprits.
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John Hunter
Board of Trade
Mel McKay
FATHERS SEE RED Girl Students Have More Color In Hairdos
In Hobbs New Mexico Junior High, girls adopt colored forelocks dipped in green purple blue red or pink. Marlene Bristow leads the technicolor trend with green hair and pink polka dots while one father reportedly cried cerise with vermilion on his daughter’s hairstyle.
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Marlene Bristow
Helpful Household Hints From A Garden Column
Practical tips cover keeping white paint glossy with milk and soap, cleaning with a stiff looped brush for dishes, and removing hot dishes from oilcloth with hot water. It also explains starting gloxinia bulbs from a leaf by placing the leaf and stem in soft water in a bright window until the bulb grows to finger size.
Smile of the Week Divorce Verdict Joke
A judge grants a wife a divorce for non support and orders $50 a month. The husband quips that he may also slip her a few bucks, prompting light humor over the custody of the funds.
Cancer Facts For Men
Reprint from a Canadian Cancer Society pamphlet advising men to recognize cancer as a serious risk. It emphasizes early detection through annual exams from age 40, awareness of warning signs, and cautions against unproven remedies. It notes cancer not contagious, not inherently hereditary, and stresses three proven treatments: X ray, radium, and surgery.
Trans-Canada highway route announced for western Canada
Hon. E. C. Carson announces the British Columbia segment of the Trans-Canada highway will run from Vancouver through the Fraser Canyon and over the Big Bend highway to Banff Alberta.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Vancouver
Fraser Canyon
Big Bend
Banff
Alta
E. C. Carson
Weather Bureau Formation and 1891 Transfer
The Weather Bureau formed within the Agriculture Department took over national meteorological duties on July 1, 1891.
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Weather Bureau
Agriculture Department
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Central Press
America
Stewartville
Ont
H. D. Crawford
Glin Bauroks
Winni N Tr Union
Front Street W
Christ Jesus
Emerson
Coleridge
Mary Baker Eddy
Phillips Brooks
Garden
Ee Reurivesen
Tse
Theo A. Link
Link
S.N.S
Black
White Rock
Semiahmoo Bay
Hobbs, N.W
Hobbs, N.M
Canadian Cancer Society
Saskatchewan
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