Dinosaur eggs misidentified as rock formation in Alberta
Rocky specimens found by a road crew near Waterton park were mistaken for dinosaur eggs. Scientists labeled them folded calcareous argillite, a limestone clay formation. The find included a nest over three feet wide, with nine inch by six inch rocks.
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Alberta
Mongolia
Waterton Park
Lethbridge
Herbert Knight
C. M. Sternberg
Geological Survey of Canada
Six South Africans sail world voyage from Durban in small ketch
Six South Africans depart Durban aboard the land's End a small ketch with a 40 horsepower diesel engine for a round the world voyage. The report notes diverse global developments from aviation, science, and industry in October through the latest world happenings brief.
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Durban
Land's End
Soviet Russia
Arctic
A. Vartanian
Moscow
Portland
Oregon
University of Oxford
Lord Nuffield
Canada
Zeppelin Orders Helium Purifying Plant for No 130 Venture
The Zeppelin company will install a helium purifying plant in Germany to ready No 130 for its maiden voyage to Lakehurst New Jersey next spring. Helium will be periodically purified and reused due to its high cost, with storage and reconditioning to conserve supply.
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Zeppelin Company
Germany
Zeppelin
Lakehurst
New Jersey
United States
Capri model A Spadard dies at 81 famed photographer magnet
A Spadard native of Capri nicknamed the most photographed man in the world has died at age 81. He earned a fortune from modeling fees and was known for a red beret and long white beard that drew thousands of tourists and artists to his image.
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A. Spadard
Island of
Capri
Spadard
Safest Form Of Travel Rail Transport Praised
Winnipeg Tribune notes rail travel as the safest form of transit with not a single passenger death in Canada and the United States during the first six months of 1937, while carrying over 250 million passengers. It credits lower fares new equipment and faster schedules for the surge in rail travel and asserts railroads will remain the nation’s mass transport system.
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Canada
United States
Winnipeg Tribune
Far North Getting Soft Says Traveling Salesman
Joe Freeman a traveling hardware salesman arrives in Anchorage Alaska noting the Far North is becoming more civilized. He cites interior customers demanding modern chromium gadgets and fancy colored glass knobs for dressers and hexagon designs in prepared shingles with a duchess like color scheme.
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Joe Freeman
Anchorage
Alaska
Freeman
Cunard Liner No 1029 under construction at Cammell Laird
The Cunard White Star liner No 1029 at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead progresses with a 750 foot length and 30 000 plus gross tonnage. It will feature two funnels, three passenger classes, ten decks, extensive promenades and public rooms, and is planned for launch in 1938 with service in 1939.
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Cunard
Cammell Laird & Company
Birkenhead
Transmission and engine friction consume fuel energy
Transmission and engine friction use up about 12 percent of the fuel energy of an automobile.
Two Gay Aprons From One Pattern Make Welcome Gifts
Anne Adams showcases pattern 4591 yielding two aprons A and B from a single design. Apron A features a tailored bright look with ricrac trim in gingham percale or chambray, while Apron B uses feminine dimity dotted swiss or batiste with ruffles. Pattern available in small, medium, large with yardage details and a 20 cent order request to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Leads Fight Against Tuberculosis Anniversary Message
Saskatchewan Anti Tuberculosis League marks twenty years since opening its sanatorium on October 8 1917 with messages from leaders across Canada praising its free treatment and low death rate. Dr A E Miller of Kentville lauds the province as a model and predicts tuberculosis will be a minor cause of death. The paper notes education and Christmas Seal funding drive prevention and urges continued efforts to stamp out tuberculosis with early diagnosis clinics and seal purchases.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
John McEachern
Sanatorium Board of
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
A. E. Miller
Kentville
Nova Scotia
League
America
P. A. Creelman
Prince Edward Island
W. H. Hatfield
Vancouver
Sunday School Lesson on Timothy and Doctrine
This devotional notes focus on first Timothy 4 and second Timothy 2 1 4 Acts 20 31 35 and warnings against false doctrine. It emphasizes Timothy as a minister from Jesus Christ and the need to continually teach and model Christian living against ascetic myths.
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Timothy
Jesus
Paul
Jesus Christ
W. J. Lowstuter
Christ
Malcolm James MacLeod
Albert W. Beaven
Scots Greys to keep horses despite mechanization rumors
War debates in the House of Commons centered on whether the Royal Scots Greys would be mechanized. Colonel W F Collins argued there was no lack of recruits and urged preserving the unit and its grey horses, noting German awareness of the regiment at Liege.
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Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare
The
Royal Scots Greys
House of Commons
Leslie Hore-Belisha
the Times
W. F. Collins
Liege
Belgium
Edison’s 50 000 Failures Lead to Storage Battery Breakthrough
A historical account recalls Thomas Edison’s tireless trial and error, noting he conducted about 50 000 experiments before achieving success with a new storage battery. He valued results as knowledge of what won’t work, not mere success.
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Edison
Chicago population surpasses Wisconsin in new census note
The report claims Chicago now exceeds Wisconsin in population while a peculiar remark likens certain millinery to a forced landing. The brief mixes civic data with a whimsical visual observation.
Cancerophobia and the hopeful path for cancer patients
An author recalls warning a lecturer not to scare audiences about cancer. He finds that after lectures to about 250 women, fear seldom increases and questions reveal strong interest in learning. Knowledge fosters early detection and hopeful outcomes for patients. Next article: Prospect for the Cancer Patient.
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Trans
Horace Blank
Cancer articles collection offers by Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough’s cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario. This notice directs interested readers to request the full series from the issuing organization.
Air Inflated Horse Collar Aims To Prevent Chafing
A new comfort collar for horses uses a flexible rubber air tube inflated to about five pounds, allowing a hand to slip between the collar and the shoulder even under full load. Reported by The Compressed Air Magazine, the design reduces scuffing and chafing on the neck.
Misdirected safety quotes on travel prior to caution
The Ottawa Journal notes fatal mishaps from a car crashing into a rail fence a passenger killed when a car backs off a wharf and two killed when a truck crashes into a railroad train. It stresses caution as the only safety and quips on correct plural teaspoonfuls.
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Ottawa Journal
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