World's Largest Telescope Being Built In California
Plans for a 200 inch telescope at Mt Palomar in California announced in New York describe a three-part structure with a five storey high tube and a fork and horseshoe frame. The telescope to be afloat on oil will see about 1 000 000 000 light years and allow astronomers to fly from Mt Palomar to Pasadena laboratories.
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California
New
American Institute
C. 8. McDowell
U.N
Navy
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Capt. McDowell
Mt. Palomar
Northern Route Safe Back From Hudson Bay Survey
Dominion government ship Acadia completes charting of Hudson Bay and Labrador waters. J A Beauchemin states the northern route to western Canada should succeed with current navigation data. Ice breakers and government maintenance reduce danger from icebergs and Arctic currents, aiding navigation.
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Hudson Bay
Labrador
Acadia
J. A. Beauchemin
Canada
Wool Growers Organize to Promote Natural Wool Power
Wool producing groups in New Zealand Australia South Africa and Argentina launch a research and education drive to highlight wool advantages against synthetic fibers. The article notes artificial silk output reached one billion pounds last year and Italy tests synthetic wool from casein as world wool clips face no undue carry-over.
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New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Argentina
Italy
Canadian National Railways
Butter Quality in Canada Tops 84 Percent Highest Grade
A Canadian grading report shows 1 555 033 boxes of pasteurized creamery butter graded 1 310 268 boxes or 84.26 percent were of the highest grade. The Brantford Expositor says this reflects well on modern Casada butter operations where grading is required.
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Canada
Brantford Expositor
Cerately
Casada
Do Not Move Injured At Scene Says Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons warned bystanders not to move or aid someone injured in accidents unless there is imminent danger. In a symposium at the 26th annual clinical congress Dr. Robert H. Kennedy noted 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 fractures occur yearly and untrained help often worsens injuries.
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American College of Surgeons
Robert H. Kennedy
New York City
United States
One-Family School Serves Eight Children at Prince William
At Prince William Station on the Canadian Pacific main line near McAdam New Brunswick a school serves the eight children of Mr and Mrs Ross Jamie son with a student in each grade one through eight. Jamie son holds five jobs including farmer post master mail stage driver tax collector and express agent. Teacher Lydia Pheeney commutes daily from McAdam due to no local accommodation.
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Prince William Station
Canadian Pacific Railway
McAdam
New Brunswick
Ross Jamieson
Jamieson
Lydia Pheeney
Had His Own Reason A Wells Tale On Utopian Ideas
H G Wells, after his 70th birthday, notes others hold different utopian ideas. At a dinner a neighbor claims all drinking water should be boiled an hour before use. Wells replies by asking if the man is a doctor, to which the coal merchant confirms.
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H. G. Wells
Mr. Wells
Good And Bad Music
Fritz Kreisler discusses music types noting jazz expresses primeval instincts. He argues there is good and bad music and that even Gershwin could have written great symphonies if born into different surroundings. The remark reflects a nuanced view of jazz and classical potential.
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Fritz Kreisler
Europe
Gershwin
Hans Christian Andersen Said to Dislike Children
A historical claim about Hans Christian Andersen, famed for fairy tales for children, alleging he harbored a dislike for children. The remark appears in archival discussion of the author’s personal views and reputation.
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Hans Christian Andersen
New Ottawa college course for political science opens
The University of Ottawa opens a school of political science offering evening lectures for regular and occasional students. It aims to train candidates for Canadian administrative posts and provide a Canada centered curriculum, reflecting foreign ideas while addressing local problems. The New York Times explains red herrings originate as cured herrings used to mislead hunting dogs and readers.
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University of Ottawa
The
University
Trade and Commerce
Finance
U.S
New York Times
Lethbridge Herald
New Milk Container Aids Fresh Milk In Storage Test
Department of Agriculture officials in Ottawa test a container invented by Swiss inventor Joseph Hofius. Containers sealed in Berne six weeks earlier were opened and preliminary results show milk and cream remain fresh and sweet.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Joseph Hofius
Berne
Switzerland
Oxford founded by King Alfred in 872 claim
The text asserts Oxford was founded by King Alfred in 872 in England and notes the birch tree sheds its bark annually.
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University of Oxford
England
Early chairs and sitting customs in history
The text notes that chairs became common only late in the 17th century while earlier people used hard wooden stools. Early chairs, often called wainscot chairs, were stiff and uncomfortable with solid backs and seats, reflecting Puritan austerity.
Decline of Wild Fowl Linked to Marsh Land Reclamation
A Canada wide study surveys meat consumption in Saint John Montreal and Vancouver to inform production. It notes lamb intake lags behind the UK and other Empire nations while other meats vary by region and origin. Millicent and Irene Finley blame land promotion for draining marshes and driving away water birds, causing ecological and rural decline across western Canada.
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Canada
Saint John
N.B
Montreal
Vancouver
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Empire
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
Chambers of Commerce
Middle West
East
Unusual Wildlife Reports Across National Parks
National park superintendents report startling animal behavior changes across the United States. Mink raid bacon lines at Glacier National Park Montana while trumpeter swan songs are recorded at Yellowstone Wyoming. Lions reappear in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado deer eat creosote at Sequoia California and woodchucks are nicknamed whistle pig in Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina Tennessee.
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Animal Kingdom
National Park
U.S
Rockies
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Virginia
Glacier National Park
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
American Museum of Natural History
Sequoia National Park
California
Great Smoky National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ottawa to Host International Dog Derby Again
Yelps of mushing dogs will echo along Ottawa snowbound highways this winter marking the first derby here in five years. Plans for the event are being shaped by the Ottawa Valley Sled Dog Association, recalling Emile St. Godard of The Pas Manitoba who won in 1931.
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Ottawa
Emile St. Godard
Pas
Ottawa Valley Sled Dog Association
Kitten Pals Create Weekday Tea Towels Pattern
A note describes a transfer pattern 5634 with seven motifs for days of the week. Embroidery uses outline stitches and cotton floss for a church sale or gift, requiring 20 cents in stamps to a Winnipeg newspaper office for access. No pattern book by Alice Brooks.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Treasure Oyster Promotion Promises Pearl Value
A San Antonio jewelry store offers unopened pearl oysters in cans for 2.50 with a guaranteed pearl worth at least 2. The promotion emphasizes treasure hunting as a profitable purchase and includes an unopened shellfish prize in each package.
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San Antonio
Texas
Fishermen North of Gour ock and Greenock Net Big Herring Haul
In three weeks fishermen near Gour ock and Greenock Scotland caught 300000 dollars worth of herring. Local boats reported strong yields and high market prices as crews worked along the coast.
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Gourock
Greenock
Scotland
Dirigible Hindenburg Completes Atlantic Runs at Home Port
The Hindenburg docks at Frankfort for its tenth and final Atlantic round trip of the season. It carried over 1,200 passengers both ways between the United States and Germany with continuous flights and no refueling stops. The article urges fair development of dirigible travel despite past model tragedies.
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Hindenburg
Frankfort
Atlantic
Germany
Iceland
Azores
New York Herald Tribune
Goats Defy Tin Can Myths and Aid Poison Ivy Control
The article argues goats do not eat tin cans or ploughshares and are choosy eaters. It notes goats can reduce poison ivy patches, potentially elevating their status among farmers. The piece mentions the League of Nations and its perceived failures as a broader political aside. It also cites dairy guidelines urging growing children to drink a quart of milk daily and adults a pint. It ends with a brief note that sweetbreads are the thymus of calves.
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Paris
Alexander of
Yugoslavia
Rea de Sarte
Millicent
Irene Finley
Nature Magazine
Alice Brooks
Dirigible
League
League of Nations
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