A Chunk Of Coal And What Science Will Do With It In The Not Distant Future
A London gathering of 1 540 fuel scientists outlines future coal uses. They plan to carbonize and pulverize coal, wash it thoroughly, and convert it to fuels like oil and hydrogen via hydrogenation, reducing open burning and boosting gas and electricity. Newcastle shows low-cost electricity from carbonized coal, proving future coal use will shift from burning to efficient energy.
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World Power Conference
London
Newcastle
Sweden
Switzerland
You
How To Order Patterns Address in Winnipeg Paper
Winnipeg Pattern No Name Size Little Willie quotes reveal a playful exchange between characters Algernon and Willie. The note provides a publication address at Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave, for pattern orders and related content.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Little Country Paper Keeps Town Ties Alive
A weekly Friday itemized note from a small town chronicles local life. It mentions Mrs Williams entertaining friends, Judge McArthur greeting guests, the Curtis family moving, Rebekahs installing, Miss Day returning to open a school, Alexander Hargrave losing a mule, Jimmy Gallagher’s return, alfalfa crop rainfall needs, road work approved, Will Anderson hauling lumber for a new garage and fence, and townsfolk sharing simple daily events.
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Boulder Dam
Rebekahs
Miss Day
Alexander Hargrave
Jimmy Gallagher
Will Anderson
Phosphate Fertilizer Boosts Alberta Farm Yields
The Provincial School of Agriculture at Claresholm publicizes an experiment inspired by the Canadian Pacific Railway using Trail B C by product phosphate fertilizer. On J L Salmon Pierce Farm and college plots, fields with fertilizer yielded 54 bushels per acre vs 46 without it, an eight bushel gain at 90 cents fertilizer per acre.
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Provincial School of Agriculture
Claresholm
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trail
B.C
J. L. Salmon
Pierce
College
Sea voyage sermon on sailor swearing during storm
A minister aboard a voyage condemns sailors language as a bad habit. The captain concedes but says danger silences swearing. A storm erupts and a sailor informs the clergyman that the crew continues to swear, prompting the minister to thank God for the rough weather.
Australian Oranges Enter London Shop Windows
Australian oranges appear in west coast shop windows signaling a new phase in inter Empire trade. Early signs imply the fruit is here to stay, while London grows by about 75 000 people annually.
No Dole For Him A Railway Porter Finds Farm Life In Canada
A British railway porter unable to secure steady work emigrates to Canada. The Canadian National Railways Colonization Department assigns him to a Saskatchewan farm near Margo. After months of farming he plans to stay and considers farming in the west best, while a future return to England is only for a holiday.
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England
Canada
Canadian National Railways’ Colonization Department
Saskatchewan
Margo
Sask
Flooring Experiments At Poultry Houses In Charlotte Town
The P E Experimental Station reports that cement floors in poultry houses caused damp conditions in winter and spring. A 16 by 32 foot section coated with roofing paint offered little moisture relief. A lumber board floor raised two inches above cement stayed dry and required far less cleaning, according to the 1927 department publication from Ottawa.
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Charlotte Town
P.E
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
British Settlement Plan Promoted by Saskatchewan and Dominion
The Saskatchewan Government and the Dominion agree to cooperate on a federal plan to promote British settlement in Canada by uniting British families. Hon. George Spence announced after talks with Hon. Robert Forke that any British subject in Canada before June 6 may obtain aid to bring his wife and family from the United Kingdom. A local quotation notes a child remark about a mischievous figure.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion
Canada
George Spence
Robert Forke
United Kingdom
Largest Passenger Locomotives In The British Empire Are Being Built In Canada
Canada’s Angus plant delivers Thirty-One Hundred, second of the empire’s two largest passenger locomotives, as C. H. Temple of Windsor Station proclaims the achievement. The design balances power, weight limits, and future traffic needs, with Canada Pacific engineers showcasing a pioneering mechanical giant.
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British Empire
Canada
Angus
Windor Station
Canadian Pacific
C. H. Temple
Windsor Station
Buttermilk Better Than Skim-Milk For Fattening Hogs
Rosthern Saskatchewan experimental results show buttermilk fed hogs outperform skim-milk hogs over 126 days. Yorkshires Tamworths Berkshires and crosses on wheat pasture with oat chop shorts and barley chop diets gained more per animal with buttermilk, while feed efficiency favored buttermilk by 1.11 pounds less skim-milk per pound gain.
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Rosthern
Sask
Yorkshires
Tamworths
Berkshires
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Defective eyesight linked to modern urban life
Montreal optometrist Jerry Britton reports seven of ten city dwellers have defective eyesight. In a recent address he showed a moving picture illustrating how urban life's daily demands strain the eye. He said the condition affects both young and old and stems from the environment not fitting human eyes.
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Jerry Britton
Montreal
Badger Farming Proposed in Saskatchewan
John Rothenberger, a Van Guard farmer, plans a new industry by starting badger farming. He captured a badger and four pups last spring, built a 15 by 4 foot pen, and fed them through summer until they became tame. The animals are said to be larger than wild badgers and coats are in excellent condition with offers of 18 dollars per skin.
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Saskatchewan
John Rothenberger
Vanguard
Rothenberger
Elevator Mystery and Witty Exchange At Apartment House
A boy asks for the fifth floor and resents being called son by an elevator man who retorts that he “brought you up.” A landlady mentions a hypnotist in town who makes people eat candles and drink paraffin, while a brutal boarder jokes about boarding houses and personal ownership.
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Son
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Ory
N. W. UL 1759
Little Willie
Clara McCreary
Greater London
Samuel George Dodge
Irvin Cobb
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Irvin S. Cobb
North America
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