Beautification Plan Reflects Thrift And Community Spirit
Canada’s civic beautification plan highlights home gardens and floral displays as a garden of civilization. The piece argues beauty reduces discord, ties progress and thrift to appearance, urges communities to consult agricultural colleges for plant guidance, and cites the More Beautiful Canada campaign as proof of impact.
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Canada
Canadian Horticultural Council
Adam
Garden of Eden
Agricultural College
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Young English Apprentice Receives Gifted Paint Set
Stanley C. Knapp, a 20 year old English apprentice at the Hudsons Bay post in Clyde River, is to receive a set of paints and brushes from the National Gallery of Canada trustees in recognition of his talent. Knapp previously sent an oil painting of the Frobisher Bay post to H S Southern. the work used brushes made from his hair on cardboard with house paint, delivered by Major D L McKeand of the Arctic patrol.
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Northern
H.B. Post
Stanley C. Knapp
Hudson's Bay Company
Clyde River
National Gallery of Canada
Frobisher Bay
Baffin Land
N.W.T
Knapp
H. S. Southern
Gallery
D. L. McKeand
Arctic Patrol
Beavers, Boys, and a Tree Break at Belleville
A Canadian National Telegraphs despatcher recounts a line break near Belleville Ontario caused by two boys chasing a beaver up a tree. The tale sparked debate among naturalists. The wire fell when the tree was cut, and the despatcher stood by the story despite skepticism about beavers climbing trees.
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Canadian National Telegraphs
Belleville
Ont
Federal appointment for Portage la Prairie receiver appointed
Finance Minister EN Rhodes announces the appointment of Harvey Dennis Sparling as official receiver under the Farmers Creditors Arrangements Act for the central judicial district of Manitoba.
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Harvey Dennis Sparling
Portage Ln Prairie
Farmers Creditors
Central Judicial District of
Manitoba
EN. Rhodes
Remarkable cotton and silk fibers rival iron in strength
American Chemical Society reports giant molecules from Du Pont labs show silt and cotton fibers with beanpole structures. In a Svedberg centrifuge, silk fibers reach 32 to 35 tons per square inch while cotton weighs 20 to 31 tons, far exceeding cast iron at 6% to 17 tons.
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American Chemical Society
New York
du Pont Company Laboratories
Elmer O. Kraemer
William D. Lansing
Women in Ceylon Move to Learn to Vote Rights
R C Bingham told a Montreal women's club that anxious mothers and grandmothers in Ceylon travel to village schools to learn reading and writing so they can exercise the vote. He noted that since self government began five years ago women have shown interest in national affairs. Today about 600000 are qualified to vote.
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Ceyron
Montreal
R. C. Bingham
Ceylon
Fashion Fancies Pattern Advertisement in Winnipeg Notes
Ellen Worth presents Pattern No 807 for sizes 14 to 18 years with busts 36 to 40 inches. Size 16 needs 3 and a half yards of 39 inch fabric plus 44 yards of 35 inch contrasting fabric. Send orders to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The Spring Fashion Magazine includes color illustrations and patterns for cruising and home wear, priced 29 cents.
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Ellen Worth
Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Grasshopper Control Demo Using Aerial Bait Spreader
Aerial grasshopper baiting was shown at Lethbridge before about a dozen entomologists. A biplane piloted by FE Boffa carried a spreader device by Terrance Ingolsby with several hundred pounds of bait, spreading rapidly at about 10 pounds per acre, surpassing band methods.
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Lethbridge
Dominion
United States
FE. Boffa
Terrance Ingolsby
Spring fever a myth says Dr Fishbein in Chicago
Dr Morris Fishbein of Chicago debunks the long held belief in spring fever as a physical cause. He calls it mainly an alibi and attributes the yawning urge to laziness to simply forgetting to open the windows.
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Morris Fishbein
Chicago
Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Lumber Mills Run Full Time in White Court for Winter
Brisk demand for lumber keeps planing mills in White Court Alta operating around the clock through the past winter for the first time since 1929, with a large daily shipment of lumber moving out.
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White Court
Alta
Springtime snapshots and portrait background tips
John Van Guilder discusses creating appealing springtime photos. He urges using attractive backgrounds, small aperture for depth, and appropriate shutter speeds. He highlights shots of children in new clothes and seasonal subjects like Easter lilies and baby chicks.
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Little Jane
Mechanical brain dubbed giant comes from Moore School
The Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania unveils a three ton "mechanical brain" built with CWA funds. It aims to compute complex problems and may assist in radio, television, hydraulics, aerodynamics, and automotive fields. It can solve Vander Pal's equation with high accuracy. The device measures about 28 by 6 by 3.5 feet and is the largest of its kind today.
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Moore School of Electrical Engineering
U. of P
Charles Dev. Fawcett
Moore School
Army
Navy
Fawcett
Bse
Vander Pal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vannevar Bueh
Philadelphia
Dundonald Soldier Leader in Canada Dies at 82
The Earl of Dundonald, famed for reorganizing the Canadian Militia and leading the final Ladysmith advance, died at 82 after a brief illness. A veteran of Egypt and South Africa, he later aided Great War operations and clashed with politicians in Ottawa and London. He arrived in Canada in 1902 and left in 1904 amid public acclaim and controversy over political interference.
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Earl of Dundonald
Miliia
Egypt
South Africa
Lord Dundonald
Ladysmith
Gordon
Khartoum
Canada
Ottawa
London
Dundonald
Quebec
England
Boundary strips set along Yukon Alaska border
The Dominion government reserves a 60 foot wide strip along the Canadian side of the Yukon Alaska boundary to aid enforcement of customs and immigration regulations. The United States reserves an equivalent strip on its public lands. The boundary extends 749 miles.
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Dominion
Yukon-Alaska
Alaska
United States
Shoes showcase steel toes at Quebec safety expo
A pair of exhibit shoes in Montreal at the Quebec Safety Exhibition features reinforced steel toes rated to withstand 150 foot pounds of pressure and a toecap breaking strain of 4,000 pounds. The design aims to keep wearers safe while offering a cheerful wearer experience.
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Province of Quebec
Montreal
Japan to Regulate Trade With Canada via Committee
The official trade council of Japan formed a committee to regulate trade with Canada. Last year Japan bought 15.406 million dollars in Canadian goods while Canada bought 2.24 thousand dollars of Japanese merchandise. The council aims to apply import controls and safeguard measures against countries with strict Japanese restrictions, including higher tariffs or outright prohibition of imports.
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Official Trade Council of
Japan
Canada
Trade Council
Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Commerce
Population figures reveal literacy gap in Nanking
Statistics from the Nanking government show a total population of 436,094,953 with 67,218,990 educated and 348,875,962 illiterate. An accompanying dialogue snippet features a humorous exchange about eye botheration.
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Nanking
Hina
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Dafoe Hospital
Province of Ontario
Carnation Company, Ltd
Toronto
Pathe News Incorporated
Toronto Daily Star
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