Rust Resistant Wheat Promises Western Canada Future
Ten years of research and $600 000 yield a rust resistant wheat able to survive epidemics and match the best bread wheats. Government and private farms will seed increase to farmers by 1937, aiming for a cost that protects crops and prices. Field trials show superior milling and baking quality with strong straw, offering hope after the 1935 rust disaster.
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Western Canada
Tury
Dominion
West
Western
Honey Dent
Canada
Radio clock patent lets time be kept remotely
A Prague patented radio clock needs no winding and can be operated from 500 miles away. It uses a small receiving set to drive the hands and records the exact time from astronomical data. Archaeologists uncover the tunnel Persian troops dug beneath Dura wall in 256 A.D. to capture the city.
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Prague
Dura
New Name Sought for Dole Prize in Hull
J R Macdonald Stipendiary Magistrate Hull England received many letters proposing alternatives to the word dole with a 2 50 prize. A writer sent a 65 item list but none considered acceptable. A note on the reversible Snake lizard and a Canada nickel fact accompany the item.
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J. R. Macdonald
Hull
England
Dole
Empress Waizeru Mennen Guides Haile Selassie Amid Ethiopia Crisis
Empress Waizeru Mennen, Haile Selassie’s consort, a 41 year old daughter of a provincial prince, counsels defiance against Mussolini. Described as intelligent and regal, she is called the Queen of Kings and signs as Conquering Lion of Judah. She speaks Ambharic and her attendants shield their mouths.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Hale Selassie
Waizeru Mennen
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Waizeru
Sheba
Cleopatra
Judah
Dionne Quintuplets Birth Day Bowl gift offer
Quaker Oats promotes a chromium cereal bowl created for the Dionne Quintuplets Birth Day Bowl. The six inch diameter dish features a sculpture of the quintuplets and names Emile, Annette, Marie, Yvonne, and Cecile around the rim. Readers may obtain the bowl by sending two Quaker Oats trademarks plus fifteen cents to The Quaker Oats Company in Saskatoon, Sask.
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Emile
Annette
Marie
Yvonne
Cecile
Quaker Oats
Quaker Oats Company
Saskatoon
Sask
Heaviest Air Passenger Boards Flight at Omaha
County Judge A W Dulweber, weighing about four hundred pounds, sought a United Air Lines ticket in Omaha. The clerk faced a dilemma over seating but chose to book him on one fare. The airline awarded him free passage to honor the extraordinary passenger.
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A. W. Dulweber
United Air Lines
Omaha
New Type Flying Boat Parachute Kite Trials Four Tons Lifted
A Soviet aviation trial reports a passenger and freight parachute kite lifting four tons using a 65 foot diameter dome. The setup forms a parachute train with longer ropes and a gondola for passenger load. Officials say steering ropes allow ascent and descent control as explorers could reach the stratosphere.
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I. Grokhoffsky
Experimental Institute of the Commissariat of Heavy Industry
Grokhoffsky
The Machine Age and Unemployment Policy
The article argues that machine age creates a persistent unemployment share and that governments may need to budget for a guaranteed fraction of the population unable to support themselves. It notes the American continent once escaped this due to resources but aging industry will not eliminate the issue.
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American
Brockville Recorder and Times
Exporters Warned to Confirm Italian Import Permits
The Department of Trade and Commerce reported a cable from the Canadian Trade Commissioner at Milan warning exporters to verify payment and obtain Italian import permits before shipping to Italy. The message, signed by A. B. Muddi man, urged careful dealing with Italian importers due to Italian exchange restrictions.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
Milan
Italy
A. B. Muddiman
Canada
Bees delay embarkation on liner Moldavia at Southampton
Thousands of bees blockaded the gangway as passengers prepared to board the Moldavia at Southampton. Attempts to move the insects failed as a hose aggravated the swarm. The disturbance eventually ended and embarkation resumed.
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Southampton
Moldavia
England
Smart woolen dress pattern for fall fashion
A jaunty two piece blouse and skirt pattern in rust novelty woolen with option for wool like silk or velveteen. Size 16 uses 4 yards of 39 inch material plus braid. pattern No. 450 for sizes and mail orders accepted from Winnipeg Pattern Department.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Narrow four foot wide Philadelphia building to be U S landmark
A four foot wide building rises in Philadelphia on a corner plot kept after street widening. Constructed of stainless steel it will house a restaurant with a removable summer front. The item notes contrasting facts about London emigrants and a quote about genius by Michael Angelo.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
Tapton City the strange eight-house town near Chesterfield
A strange city may be found in England within two miles of Chesterfield's crooked spire. Tapton City is the queerest and smallest city in the world with eight houses and 25 inhabitants. It lacks church, shop, post office and electricity, and is said to have sprung from a Roman camp.
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England
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
Tapton City
Temperature gap between sun spots and face noted
A reported temperature of sun spots is about 4700 degrees centigrade, roughly 1000 degrees cooler than the sun’s spotless surface. The source text appears garbled and contains stray characters.
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Sur
England Radios Bought On Time Seventy Percent
Eighty percent of the new radios in England were bought on time illustrating consumer credit uptake amid postwar retail trends.
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England
Minard's Liniment Praised For Horse and Cattle Ailments
A Glenboro Manitoba reader recommends Minard's ointment for barbed wire cuts on horses and says Minard's Liniment has long been valued by families and doctors for cattle and other injuries. The note emphasizes its trusted, long running use for farm animals and household care.
Trans Atlantic TV Link Reaches 50 Mile German Test
A transmission from Witzleben to Gildenhall in Germany covers nearly 50 miles and delivers sound and vision clearly. Dr. M Hadamowski head of German broadcasting service addressed labor camp workers at Gildenhall before news pictures were shared with satisfactory results.
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Witzleben
Gildenhall
Germany
M. Hadamowski
German Broadcasting Service
Catfish Named for Whiskers and Purring When Caught
A catfish earns its name from cat-like barbels and the distinctive purring sound it makes when snagged.
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Glenboro
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