Douglas Spruce Rings Reveal 3200 Year Life Span
The Winnipeg Free Press reports Professor F. E. Lloyd describing a Douglas fir in Canada whose tree rings indicate a 3200 year life. He argues the tree uniquely records weather and history, unlike human aging, with seasons shown by narrow or wide rings.
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F. E. Lloyd
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Montreal
Douglas Epruce
Lloyd
Abraham
Bone
British Columbia
Hill
Vancouver
Winnipeg Free Press
Oldest Cultivated Root Crop Mangel Traced to Ancient Times
The mangel is described as one of the oldest cultivated root crops by the Agrostologist of the Federal Department of Agriculture. Records are scarce but production traces to 2000 B.C. with an Egyptian grave plate showing a laborer offering a large root. Red and white mangel roots were grown in Asia Minor by 320 B.C.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Theophiast
Asia Minor
Austria Produces Over 120000 Multi Tube Radio Sets Last Year
Austria produced more than 120000 three or more tube radio receiving sets in the last year, over five times the figure from four years earlier. The article includes brief farewell exchanges and mentions Pages Gates in Yverdon.
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Austria
Hog grading rules extend premiums to farmers under new Canada Gazette act
New hog grading regulations published in the Canada Gazette January 30 require trading of hogs from producer to packer on official grades. A premium of one dollar is paid for hogs grading Select Bacon, with quality premiums returning to the original producer. Details and procedures are available from the Department at Ottawa.
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Canada Gazette
Ottawa
Some Good Blind Cooks Learn to Cook by Touch
It is now possible to teach blind people to cook and some do well. They identify ingredients by touch and measure quantities by feel while managing the stove. Sound signals simmering heat and boil, and aroma warns of fast cooking. Electric stoves are safest for the blind cook.
Dainty One-Piece Dress With Godets Front Pattern 988
The pattern describes a cute one piece dress with circular hem godets at the front and a deep pointed collar. It uses minimal material and costs little, originally yellow and white dimity with brown bias piping. Style No 988 fits sizes 2, 4, 6 years with size 4 needing 14 yards 35 inch fabric and 5 yards contrast. pattern price 25 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Pattern No Sise
Winnipeg Pattern No Sise guide outlines ordering steps and address 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. It lists the Winnipeg Newspaper Union as the contact point for pattern requests.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Campaign to Promote Canadian Wheat Abroad Considered
Canadian Wheat Prosperity campaign to show Europe the bread making value of Canadian wheat is under study by the Department of Trade and Commerce. Minister H. Stevens told the supply committee that details are being developed though plans are not yet definite. He cited prior successful campaigns for grape growers apples seafood and cattle as evidence advertising could aid recovery.
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Europe
Department of Trade and Commerce
H. H. Stevens
House of Commons
Stevens
Double Inclination Seen Behind Stuttering Declared
Baltimore scientist Frederick W. Brown told the American Orthopsychiatric Association that stuttering results from a battle for control between starting and stopping brain mechanisms. He described the motor speech complex urging speech while the thalamus reacts emotionally to stop it, noting stuttering arises when emotional responses run wild.
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Baltimore
American Orthopsychiatric Association
Frederick W. Brown
Committee For Mental Hygiene
Brown
Embarrassing Present Question Sparks Rail Metaphor
The St. Thomas Times-Journal asks readers what they would do if given a railroad as a present. The piece humorously notes how such a gift would be awkward and suggests the donor must have played a dirty trick.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Wild Life Sanctuaries Jasper Park Rich In Wildlife
Jasper Park is described as Canada’s greatest wild life sanctuary with diverse herds. Estimates include 22 000 mountain sheep 7 000 Rocky Mountain goats 22 000 mule deer 3 500 elk 10 000 moose 10 000 caribou and 4 000 bear within its borders Banff follows with 4 000 mountain sheep 2 000 goats 3 000 mule deer 1 500 elk 150 moose and 250 bear.
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Jasper Park
Canada
Banff
Ulster Flax Industry Seeks Government Aid
Ulster flax producers urge government aid to bolster the industry facing market pressures. Trade leaders say financial support is needed to maintain jobs and sustain linseed fiber production amid rising costs and competition.
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Ulster Flax Industry
Submarine Tragedy Stirs Peace Debate Across Nations
The Christian Science Monitor notes the sinking of the M-2 in the English Channel as part of a broader grim tally of peacetime submarine losses totaling 613. The piece argues warlike tools like submarines and airplanes cost human lives and questions their peacetime usefulness while urging reflection on weapon disarmament.
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English Channel
United States
Christian Science Monitor
British Columbia Lumber Seeks Preferential Tariff Gains
A new British tariff favoring British Columbia lumber could boost the province by shaping industry conditions. B C exports about 100 million feet yearly to Great Britain, from a total 4 billion feet imported by Britain.
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British Columbia
Great Britain
B.C
Britain
Australia
B.C. Mills
What He Owes and Owns in Farm Finance
The farmer should know his debts and assets and present a clear businesslike statement to his banker. A lender deserves an accurate picture of the borrower's financial affairs to assess loan feasibility.
Travelling Dental Parlor Visits Isle of Ely Schools
A motor dental surgery car with a dentist and a nurse is visiting 11,000 children in 90 Isle of Ely County Council schools. The mobile unit provides full surgery facilities and a waiting room as it tours the region.
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Isle of Ely County Council
Clever Speaker Turns Back Pages Of Canadian History
The Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch newsletter notes potato freezing effects and recalls 1882 political giants. R S White, veteran Conservative MP, spoke at the Canadian Club of Ottawa praising Macdonald era skills and recalling figures like Laurier, Tupper, Blake, Tilley, Cartwright and Patterson.
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Macdonald
Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch
Tilley
Tupper
Blake
R.S. White
House of Commons
Canadian Club of
Ottawa
White
Canadian Club
Ontario
Cardwell
Mount Royal
Sir John A. Macdonald
Mr. White
Sir John
Wilfrid Laurier
Charles Tupper
Leonard Tilley
A. Mackenzie
John Thompson
William Patterson
Richard Cartwright
Massacre of Glencoe and the 1692 Proclamation
The Glencoe massacre in February 1692 followed a royal proclamation ordering clans to submit by January 1, 1692. The Master of Stair obtained a decree to extirpate that set of thieves, reportedly signed in ignorance of its meaning. Sixty to seventy aged men and others were slain by a Campbell regiment after hospitality to the Highlanders.
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Glencoe
William Mr
Stair
John Dalrympole
Highlanders
Do You Know John Awake All Night Exchange
Mrs Jaggs says she has been awake for hours waiting for her husband to return from the club and he retorts it is like a woman. He counters that he has been at the club for hours waiting for her to go to sleep.
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John
Mrs. Jaggs
Jaggs
Oldest Inhabitant’s Witty District Greeting
A district visit records a humorous exchange as the ninety four year old resident declares no enemies in the world and the caller compliments the thoughtful sentiment. The reply notes most neighbors are long dead, reflecting a vivid local voice.
Vimy Ridge Monument Set for 1935 Completion
Toronto sculptor Hugh L. Alward, son of Walker S. Alward, says the Vimy Ridge memorial will be completed in 1935. The 145 foot high monument honors the 1917 capture of Vimy Ridge and is the largest memorial yet erected.
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Vimy Ridge
Hugh L. Alward
Toronto
Walker S. Alward
England
Student Dies in Toronto Mining Lab Explosion
Fourth year student W. A. Wood dies from injuries after an explosion in the mining building at the University of Toronto. Wood worked under Professor M. C. Boswell when the blast wrecked the laboratory on the fourth floor. One other student is seriously hurt but not in critical condition.
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W. A. Wood
University of Toronto
Wood
M. C. Boswell
Absent-Minded Professor Gaffe at Tonight’s Event
Hostess notes the guest arrival while the Absent-Minded Professor jokes about forgetting to come, followed by a quip on miscue about memory. A separate line observes France buying more than it sells to China in a brief economic aside.
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France
China
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Yverdon
W. N. UL Tan
By Annette
Sise
Iews
Meman Lives
British Columbia Lumber
Mills
Edward Blake
Reason
Vimy Ridge Monument
Kashmir
Mahrajah
Harisingh Bahadur
India
London
Nagels Lustige Welt
Berlin
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