Progress in Radium Extraction From Great Bear Lake Pitchblende
The Mines Department Ottawa reports active work by the Ore Testing Division on treating Great Bear Lake pitchblende ore for radium extraction. Pilot plant tests show 97–98 percent radium recovery on one ore type, with full results pending for all ore types before publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bear Lake
Mines Branch
Department of Mines
Ottawa
WB Timm
Timm
Emall
Sewore
New Rayon From Sugar Cane Waste Promises New Silk
Chemists have devised a process to extract high grade cellulose from bagasse the waste left after sugar cane is pressed for juice This cellulose forms rayon a silky dress material for women The development could reduce reliance on wood pulp as a cellulose source Sugar cane mills accumulate 250000 to 500000 tons of bagasse annually much of which is used for insulation or fuel in mills
New Industry Opens in Lethbridge Alberta
A new industry in Lethbridge is producing potato chips and potato waffles using the latest machinery. Local grown potatoes are expected to supply large quantities for the market. Chips will be sold in attractive dust proof containers and a factory expansion is possible if demand proves popular. Potato chips are a popular nutritious product in the States, where similar factories exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Alberta
Floral barometer marks weather in Victoria Park
A unique floral barometer laid out in Victoria Park London Ontario has been tested successfully. It records daily barometric pressure and predicts weather changes with two floral hands one stationary and one moving. The outer edge shows weather words in colored plants and a floral scale from 26 to 31.
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Victoria Park
London
Ont
Canada
Elk Island Park: Rich Buffalo and Moose Specimens Nearby
Elk Island National Park near Edmonton Alberta claims Canada’s second largest animal reserve. Buffalo here are unusually fine, with dark thick pelage and sturdy development. Visitors should not approach on foot, but can in a car. Moose and elk are equally well developed specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Island National Park
Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
Elk Island Park
Guess Again Shronk Tries Croydon Route Exchange
A motorist stops at a crossroads and asks a farmer named Cornsilk if this is the way to Croydon. The farmer is surprised, and the driver claims he guessed the name. The farmer retorts with a joke about guessing the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shronk
Cornsilk
Croydon
Heck
Time Flies Across The Years
A reflective meditation on aging noting that time advances invisibly yet quickly and that life appears to end soon after it begins. It emphasizes the rapid pace of aging and the perception of life slipping by.
Tea Leaf Harvest Cycle Described
A brief note explains that tea leaves are plucked from the tea plant every seven or eight days to maintain freshness and steady production.
Control of Tuberculosis Dr Bethune Sees Eradication Possible
Dr Norman Bethune of Royal Victoria hospital Montreal told interviewers that new treatments suggest tuberculosis could be eradicated in civilized communities with proper control. He said climate no longer affects the disease and early detection makes it curable even in advanced lung cases. He cited improved methods for collapsing the affected lung by air injection and eliminating adhesions as key advances.
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Norman Bethune
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
Bethune
Holiday Spoiled For New York Visitors
Four young women from a small New York town endure embarrassment as Quebec summer garb clashes with their vacation plans. They hide unfamiliar skirts and winter outfits, while locals mock and laugh at their ill suited attire during a two week stay in the bracing Canadian countryside.
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Quebec
New York
Canada
Legion defence denounces pensions fraud claims
Col. F J Picking of Toronto, head of the Ontario Canadian Legion, blasted published reports of pension frauds as misleading. He told Legion district members the allegations harmed ex-soldier citizens and their organizations.
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F. J. Picking
Toronto
Ontario
The
Canadian Legion
Legion
Alberta Wheat Pool to keep current marketing plan this summer
Calgary officials said the Alberta Wheat Pool will continue operating under its present marketing system this summer and will not hold a plebiscite among members on alternate methods of marketing despite a annual meeting resolution. Uruguay bans export of currency and negotiable papers without a permit.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Calgary
Dress-Up or hardy wear for children’s pattern No. 492
A description of a pink dotted voile first model with white voile frills and pink pearl buttons. Suggests fabric options including dimity prints and pastel crepe de chine. Style No. 492 fits girls ages 2, 4, and 6. size 4 needs 24 yards of 35 inch material and 5 yards contrasting. price 25 cents.
Patterns for Order Now Available in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Pattern orders advised by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at Ivo McDermot Ave. Readily available pattern numbers include No Name and Size lown. Contact for pricing and delivery details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ivo McDermot
Ave
Winnipeg
Airliner Directed by Train Passengers on Flying Scotsman
Passengers traveling from London to Glasgow on The Flying Scotsman directed the movements of a Hercules airliner overhead by radio telephone at nine ty miles per hour. Pilot O E Jones adjusted the aircraft as requested while several riders spoke with people aboard the train. The aerial was slung inside the observation car due to roof clearance under bridges.
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London
Glasgow
Flying Scotsman
O. E. Jones
Riding Mountain National Park A Scenic Manitoba Playground
Riding Mountain National Park sits on a lofty plateau in Manitoba, a summer playground with elk bear moose and a buffalo herd. Clear Lake offers a nine hole golf course and abundant fish with open season July 1 to September 30 and daily limits. The park provides hotels stores motor camps cottages and opportunities for fishing swimming tennis and golf, attracting Manitoba residents and visitors from outside.
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Riding Mountain
Manitoba
Riding Mountain National Park
Clear Lake
Department of the Interior
Canada
Belgian huntress Baroness Buffin visits Canada for photography and fishing
Baroness C. N. Buffin a Belgian sportswoman and huntress arrives in Canada with fishing rods cameras and a gun. She plans to photograph moose and their families and may shoot a fine animal if the season is open. She has hunted since 1918 and reports no close escapes yet.
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Canada
C. N. Buffin
Algeria
Buffin
Sugar Ration Cut Sparks Moscow Shortage and Price Rise
Moscow faces a sharp sugar shortage with rations dropping from 3 percent to 1 percent for white collar workers and two pounds for workers. Prices rise from 10 to 15 cents a pound in Torgain stores while ration-store prices stay at 2 11 cents. Candy sales are blocked despite confectionaries being removed from rationing, signaling factory strain.
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Moscow
Housewives urged to seek sunshine from summer air
Physicians warn that housewives are most affected by confinement and lack of sun. They advise abandoning excessive dusting and even leaving beds unmade to spend time outdoors in summer for health benefits.
Speed boost method for boats at Yale ASME meeting
A new approach promises near doubling of water craft speed up to 50 feet by reducing resistance rather than boosting power presented to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at Yale. Prairie Provinces wool clip totals show Alberta 4,554,000 lbs Saskatchewan 1,605,000 lbs Manitoba 1,202,000 lbs.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Yale
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Quality Increases Beef Sales in Early 1932
The Live Stock and Meat Trade Review shows a rise in quality boosting sales. First four months totals reached 7,047,365 pounds in 1932, up from 5,032,396 pounds in 1931, with over 2,000,000 pounds and about 3,525 head of cattle contributing to the gain.
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Markets Intelligence Service
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Measuring star brightness with a photo electric photometer
The Dominion Observatory in Ottawa uses a photo electric photometer attached to a telescope to measure a star’s brightness to within half a percent. It is primarily used to monitor brightness changes in variable stars.
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Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Remedy for a Wife’s Screams in Oslo Karikaturea
A quoted exchange from Karikaturea in Oslo notes a woman’s persistent cries and a comically pragmatic remedy. The line contrasts distress with a blunt, humorous response about silencing the noise.
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Pitchblende
Great Bear Lake Territory
North American
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Great Slave Lake
Franklin
Dease
Simpson
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Norman
Great Bear River
Buen Humor
Madrid
Douglas Bay
Northwest Territories
Rayon
Elk Island Animal Park
Uruguay
Anglo-American Alliance
Atlantic
A. F. Stanley-Clarke
Huzzars
Vivien St. George
St. Mary Abbot’s Church
England
Canadian Railways
Ottawa Journal
Russia
Karikaturea
Oslo
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