Drouth Resisting Wheat Making Strides At Alberta
Dr O S Aamodt of the University of Alberta reports six years of work yielding a drouth resisting wheat with Marquis and Reward like qualities. The grain resists permanent wilting, has an strong root system, and recovers after drought. Further testing continues before release to growers.
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Drouth
O .S. Aamodt
Department of Field Crops
University of Alberta
Aamodt
National Research Council
Ramolt
German castaway lives as modern Robinson Crusoe on Plat Island
Paul Tile, a German former hotel keeper, has lived 22 years on a Plat Island near Yugoslavia, building bridges and orchards, raising goats and bees, weaving clothes, and shunning women since his 1912 divorce. Crowds now visit after discovery.
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Paul Tile
Plat
Jugoslavia
Tile
Ancient 5000-year-old puppet figures found near Sesostris tomb
In Lisut near the pyramid of Sesostris a twelfth dynasty tomb yielded three two inch high marionette figures. Horns on one figure, mounted on pedestals, fit in an ivory slab with threaded holes for strings. The finds, from rubbish in the shaft, corroborate a 5000 year age. An odd aside mentions Woosung Footung and a German fog density instrument.
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Sesostris
Lisut
Heat casualty study notes Kansas City hospitals
Doctors reviewing records from last summer report 82 heat related cases at General Hospital 63 heat stroke and 19 heat exhaustion. Higher death rate among women, 34 total deaths with 32 from heat stroke. Death linked to 108 degree fever, cyanosis, unconsciousness, hypotension, and high pulse rates.
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Kansas City
General Hospital
Charming inexpensive dress pattern in varied fabrics
A simple to sew dress pattern offers several tasteful fabric options including dark green wool with gold threads and black crepe with self fabric bands. Variations include velvet with collar and cuffs in sapphire blue, a gay angora plaid version, and a back view detail. Style 870 covers bust 36 to 42 inches and sizes 14 to 18 years. Pattern costs 20 cents in stamps or coin.
How To Order Patterns
Pattern ordering guide from Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists address at 175 M Dermot Ave Winnipeg Pattern No Name.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Dermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alberta and Canada plan all weather mountain highways
Alberta will complete an all weather Edmonton Jasper highway linking to Jasper Park. The federal plan aims Jasper to Lake Louise through the heart of the Alberta Rockies, totaling 147 miles with 58 miles finished. The route promises access to the Northern Canadian Rockies, glaciers, rivers and a 1100 mile circuit among Alberta parks.
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Alberta
Canadian Rockies
Edmonton
Jasper Park
Alberta Rockies
Jasper
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Heart of
Rockies
Great Plains
Canada
Beetle Invasion Alerts Canadian Border Gardens
The Mexican bean beetle, once restricted to southern Ontario, has become more abundant and widespread in Maine and the New England and Middle Atlantic States this past year. Canadian gardeners near the border should watch for it.
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Canada
Ontario
Maine
New England
Middle Atlantic
Exchange Reveals Mixed Exam Results
A terse dialogue shows one person asking about exam passage and the other replying with a humorous failed attempt. The exchange centers on shared academic stress and a lighthearted confession.
Canadian Employment Shows Ten Thousand More Workers in October
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 8,564 firms employing 933,486 staff on Oct 1 up from 923,078. Bush operations add over 7,600 jobs while mining leads October gains. Manufacturing rises for ninth straight month though communications and hotels reduce staff as season ends.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta and British Columbia Back Timothy Seed Drive
The Dominion Seed Branch reports that Alberta and British Columbia will supply 50 percent of Canada's timothy seed needs this year. Farmers have followed policy and prices average 15 cents per pound, valuing Alberta's crop at about $250,000 as markets reach multi year highs.
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Dominion Seed Branch
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Columbus egg story shows the way to the New World
After his voyage, Columbus invited a challenger to make an egg stand on end. When the rival failed, Columbus tapped the egg and made it stand on its broken end, implying that the route to the New World was now accessible to all who follow.
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Columbus
New World
Indoor night snapshots rise with sensitive film and lamps
John van Guild er notes that new sensitive film and affordable lighting make indoor night snapshots practical. He describes setup with side lamps, shade placement, and camera choices, urging use of modern film and photofloods or flash bulbs for sharp results.
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Sue
St Sophia to Become a Museum Amid Byzantine History
The Detroit Free Press notes St Sophia in Constantinople, built by Justinian and consecrated in 537, to be transformed into a museum preserving its mosaics and architecture after centuries as church and mosque. The piece cites its historic transitions and the hope it remains a lasting monument.
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Mosque of
St. Sophia
Justinian the Great
Constantinople
Swedi
Justinian
Detroit Free Press
Manitoba Rural Municipalities See Cash Basis Rise
Manitoba report shows 123 of 170 municipalities now on cash basis, up from 53 in 1932 and 41 the year before. 1933 levy $6,887,848 with 94.09 percent collected. 1932 collection was 78.52 percent on $6,311,760. Consolidation of taxes with levy reductions aided taxpayers as grain prices improve amid weak cattle and dairy values.
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Manitoba
D. L. McLeod
McLeod
Amazing Tongues From Nature Revealing Hidden Feats
The piece describes how animals use their tongues in surprising ways. It notes the chameleon’s three inch tongue that moves unseen like a pop gun and the snake using its tongue as an auditory feeler. It also mentions the butterfly suctioning nectar with spiral mouth parts and the lion’s tongue with bristles.
Learned Another Way A Courtroom Quip Delights Magistrate
In a police court a boastful man testifies then insists on the phrase stand up. The magistrate retorts with a sharp line: pay two pounds for contempt and stand down. The exchange highlights stubborn wit and courtroom humor.
Expedition studies Lake Rudolf reptiles on remote African island
An expedition on a volcanic island near Lake Rudolf in Africa studies reptiles including crocodiles and large monitors. The brackish lake spans 3000 square miles, lies 1300 feet above sea level, and borders Abyssinia, Kenya, and the Sudan. Birds such as spoonbills, skimmers, and night-visiting cormorants reside nearby.
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Rudolf
Africa
Abyssinia
Kenya
Sudan
First Quebec sighting of human flea reported
The Entomological Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture notes the human flea is now recorded in Quebec for the first time. Previously, Canadian records were limited to isolated sites in Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan and British Columbia. A newly invented glass can be heated then plunged into ice water without cracking.
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Quebec
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
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German
Woosung Footung
Mystic
Lass Tel ‘Im
Lancashire
Germany
Tso
Ellen Worth
Cameda's Mountain Highways
Timothy
John van Guilder
Diano
Hue
Dreuth
Kiwanis
Swift Current
J. O. Taggart
Taggart
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