Nutrition council to study food values for Canadian health
Ottawa experts probe nutrition factors in a broad inquiry led by the deputy minister of Pensions and National Health. A Canadian council on nutrition coordinates surveys across several provinces with university support to raise nutritional standards and align with a global League of Nations effort.
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Ottawa
Laboratory of Hygiene
Canada
Weapemching
League of Nations
Geneva
C. G. Power
Pensions
Canadian Council
Department of Pensions and National Health
Beavers Get Northern Quebec Sanctuary Network Plan
Resources Minister T A Crerar announces a vast beaver sanctuary in northern Quebec covering 13 000 square miles to be managed by the Mines and Resources Department with aid from the Hudsons Bay Company and an adjacent 7 000 square mile area already protected by the company. The Dominion sanctuary will employ eight Indian family chiefs to guard against poaching and count beaver with trapping limited to Indians only after populations reach 4 000.
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Quebec
T. A. Crerar
Dominion
Hudson's Bay Company
R. HG. Bonnycastle
J. S. C. Watt
Mines and Resources Department
Department of Mines and Resources
Rupert River
Company
Watt
Phenology and Bird Study Tie Light to Seasonal Shifts
Amateur phenologists in England and professionals like T Hume Bissonnette and William Rowan study plant insect and bird cycles. They note light duration and cloudiness drive timing, with late frosts and shorter days misaligning cycles and triggering pollen, hay fever, and altered insect activity.
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England
T. Hume Bissonnette
Hartford
William Rowan
Alberta
What He Discovered About Average American Tastes
Sanford Griffith of New York outlined traits of the typical American. He said people sacrifice necessities over luxuries in hard times, seek personal attention from sales staff far more than fashion or quality, and wish their literary and arts tastes were higher than they usually are.
Cattle Exports Rise for Canada and U S in 1938
Exports to the British Isles total 24 834 cattle by August 4, 1938, versus 5 520 in 1937. U S shipments through August 4 include 29 138 beef cattle 5 913 dairy cattle 32 509 calves and 95 hogs. The note adds a remark on social prices linking butchers bills to minister salaries.
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British Isles
United States
Netsuke Collectible From Japan Balances Small Items
Mrs Seth Comstock of West Hartford Conn owns a collection of netsuke from Japan acquired by her late husband Dr Seth Comstock during a 1905 trip. Netsuke, a toggle used with a cord to balance items carried in a kimono sash, ranges from small to larger works and often features signature artistry.
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Seth Comstock
West Hartford
Netsuke
Japan
No Foundation For Report On Royal Canada Visit
The British Press Association said at Balmoral Castle there is no truth to reports that plans are complete for a King and Queen visit to Canada next year. No plans have been made whatsoever. Denial followed repeated stories of a three month trip to Canada and possibly the United States. Banquet guests take home part of the repast when dining with the Japanese emperor in keeping with an old custom.
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British Press Association
Balmoral Castle
Canada
United States
Butterfly wing expansion and language use a mix of facts
The notes discuss language prevalence and butterfly development, noting English as a native language for about 220 million people and butterflies expanding wings minutes after emergence. It also mentions Ontario's rubber goods production and a field ant lifting thrice thousands of times its weight.
International Conference on Correspondence Education Held at Victoria
Delegates from Canada the United States Alaska South America Australia and New Zealand met in Victoria for the first International Conference on Correspondence Education with 75 to 100 participants. Dr R C Haight noted US and Canadian emphasis differ and each nation can learn from the other. A New Yorker anecdote recalls a tea set claim involving railway express where only a cup was broken and the company eventually requested the saucer.
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Girl Found Express Company
Canada
United States
Alaska
South America
Australia
New Zealand
Victoria
R. C. Haight
Department of Public Instruction
Montana
National Conference
C. Delage
Province of
Quebec
John Matteson
Queen's University
Ont
A. B. Ross
Saskatchewan Department of Education
New Yorker
Railway Express
Moon life under extreme heat and cold
A reader’s musing compares Earth's heat wave discomfort to lunar conditions where a day lasts 168 hours. The text notes daytime temperatures rising above 200 degrees and nights dropping as low as 250 below zero, illustrating the extreme on Moon life.
Here in Canada Ford sees rich writing material
Corey Ford, a writer who collects much of his material in Canada, argues Canadian writers can draw abundant stories from Jasper, Banff and the north. He notes many works have been by Americans who traveled to Canada for inspiration. He adds money cannot buy love but can buy a convincing imitation.
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Corey Ford
Canada
Ford
Edmonton
Jasper
Banff
The
North
Gearless Car Aims To End Gear and Clutch Use
Professor Frederick C. Lea presented a paper to the British Association describing a gearless car with a centrifugal pump replacing the gear box and clutch. He stated the system could power planes ships and trains and cited tests totaling over 65 000 miles. An English company is said to be forming to promote the invention credited to Italian engineer Commendatore Piero Salerni.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
Frederick C. Lea
Sheffield University
Lea
Piero Salerni
England
Raleigh Stamps Mystery Leads to Camera Trap Theft
Raleigh police rigged a camera and flash setup at the state Department of Education vault to capture a stamp theft. A second night produced more missing stamps and the $180 camera vanished as well, linking the incident to an ongoing case.
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North Carolina
Artificial price fixes and job creation demanded
The statement calls for using artificial methods to fix prices while also creating artificial jobs for those harmed. It emphasizes balancing market stabilization with compensation efforts, urging simultaneous actions to patch economic disruption.
Marketing Of Lambs Caution Urged As Market Fluctuates
Farmers are urged to market lambs with care as prices slipped after August 1 due to oversupply of poor lambs. Weighing before sale is advised to avoid underweight consignments. Good early lambs remain in demand at stockyard centers and markets, while high quality finished carcasses satisfy consumers.
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Canada
Blue colored windows curb fly nuisance in dairies
A Canadian dairy practice traces back a decade or more with blue window paint in barns to deter flies. Family Herald notes Western Quebec dairymen used blue screens in cowstables and milkhouses, observed by Maxwellton Farms near Montreal where city milk inspectors required it.
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United States
Rose
Quebec
Family Herald
Lathute
Maxwellton Farms
Montreal
Family Herald and Weekly Star
Ministry urges tomato usage to offset fruit scarcity
To counter fruit shortages, the Food Ministry in Germany asks housewives to rely on tomatoes. It notes tomatoes contain vitamins A C and D and minerals like sulphur and calcium. Retailers are to display posters highlighting these nutritional values.
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Food Ministry
Duke of Connaught Attends Commemoration Day at Camberley
The Duke of Connaught, 45, president of the Royal Albert Orphanage, attended the Camberley ceremony, stayed seated through most proceedings, delivered a brief address to the boys, and presented the prizes. The report notes the conventional car body design offers less wind resistance traveling backward than forward.
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Duke of Connaught
Royal Albert Orphanage
Camberley
Surrey
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