Reclaim Sahara Desert plan eyed by French cabinet
Dwight Braman of New York proposes flooding parts of the Sahara with three 40 foot deep canals connecting Gabes with saline lake beds to create inland seas. The aim is to alter climate and raise rainfall, a scheme modeled on an 1882 French engineer commission led by M. de Lesseps. Braman seeks $50 million for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Sahara Desert
Severnment
Dwight Braman
New York
Mediterranean
Gulf of
Gabes
Siskra
Mediterranean Sea
Toronto Leads Dominion In Income Tax Rise In 1928 29
Prosperous Toronto saw the largest year over year rise in income tax in the Dominion, paying 13,448,545 for 1928 29, up 2,992,517 from 1927 28. Montreal collected 16,195,033, an increase of 2,732,754 from the prior year.
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Toronto
Queen City
Dominion
Montreal
Department of National Revenue
Montief
Replacing Lost Industries Requires Multiple New Sectors
The piece argues a city cannot quickly compensate an departed industry by attracting one new enterprise. It cites the need for at least two fresh industries to restore employment capacity and notes the long odds of rapid economic recovery after a major loss. The New York Sun is quoted on the proverb about birds, hand, and bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Untouched Highways of Jasper Park in Alberta's Wilderness
Jasper Park spans 5380 square miles on Canadian National Railways in northern Alberta. Much of this vast mountain region remains unexplored and rich in historic associations. The dialogue snippets hint at travel, reunion, and distant voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Park
Canadian National Railways
Alberta
Demolition Ends Forsaken French Chateau Heritage
Ancient chateau built in 1199 by Thibaud III for Queen Blanche was razed at Fougen in the Aube department to save funds for other needs. The ruin featured a stone tower and fortified walls with inscriptions. bids failed to materialize and the project was scuttled by a government decision and a later explosive destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Thibaud III
Navarre
Blanche
Foujen
Aube Department
Europe
Americas
Chamber of Deputies
Nothing Pays Better Education Values Civility
The text argues education pays off beyond money, for it builds enlightenment and supports civilization. It states ignorance causes many woes and the war against ignorance begins in schools, with schools forming the foundation of society and shaping moral and intellectual faculties.
The Cost Of Progress Four Thousand Year Old Trees Cut
A Los Angeles Times excerpt laments redwoods in California felled for bungalows and railway ties. The piece notes a 4000 year old tree cannot be replaced, warning about humanity's impatience and greed. It contrasts second growth with the ancient trees and questions sustainability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Los Angeles Times
No Place Like Home
A reflective meditation on the meaning of home, tracing how childhood dwellings and urban residences alike weave a lasting romance. The piece explores sacred memories and hopeful dreams tied to place, recalling journeys of work and thought that return the heart. Millgrate Monthly
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Millgrate Monthly
Vitamins For Growing Chicks Leg Weakness Prevention
Leg weakness in young chicks is preventable with direct sunlight and proper feeds rich in vitamins. Cod liver oil, 1 to 2 percent of mash, is recommended when confinement is high, along with egg yolks and canned tomatoes. Other vitamin rich feeds include yellow corn, green feed, immature red clover and alfalfa hay. mix cod liver oil with bran before combining with other mash ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion District
New Brunswick
Department of Agriture
Ottawa
Sun Needing Enduring Light May Burn Out
A French astronomer says sunlight fades as Sun’s Rays Declining Jupiter fires massive volcanic bombs into space. Comets and fireballs may originate on Jupiter while modern telescopes could photograph billions of stars in the universe. The text notes suns burn out energy and that our sun may be near extinction yet warns against panic given cosmic timescales.
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Jupiter
Earth
Forest Fire Season Seen as Very Favorable in 1927
Forest Service field officers report the 1927 fire season unusually favorable. Six hundred sixty one fires burned merchantable timber across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba, far fewer than 1926 1925 and 1924 totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service Department of the Interior
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Forest Service
Molly and John Clash Over Idiot Perfection
In a lively exchange Molly assures John that none are perfect while he challenges the idea with a sharp jab. The brief dialogue captures a playful friction between the two as they navigate flaws.
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John
Molly
Postoffice Official Receives Thick Ink Complaint
A resident voices frustration about ink viscosity clogging a fountain pen at a local post office. Officials ask for details while a caller insists on addressing the issue to improve writing clarity.
Wreck Claims Bolsheviks and An Irishman
Mrs. Grogan recalls the horrific wreck where twenty five Bolsheviks and one Irishman died. Mrs. Callahan expresses sympathy for the deceased and mourners.
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Mrs. Grogan
Mrs. Callahan
Canada Claims Greatest Picket Deposits Worldwide
The report asserts Canada holds the world’s largest picket deposits, highlighting vast reserves and strategic significance for future production. Analyst discussions note potential impacts on markets and national resource policy.
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Canada
Silk quilt made from bridesmaids dresses on loan to Brooklyn Museum
A 19th century silk quilt formed from squares of bridal gowns, loaned by Mrs Therese Hallock Welsh, recalls Deborah Coggeshall of New York and Elwood Walter of Philadelphia wedding in 1823. The piece features beige and gray silks, a central vase of flowers, and three quilted borders with grape leaves, feather scrolls, and leaves.
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Brooklyn Museum
Therese Hallock Welsh
Manhattan
Deborah Coggeshall
New York
Elwood Walter
Philadelphia
Internal Parasites Of Swine And Their Control
Dr. Lionel Stevenson of the Ontario Agricultural College discusses why worm infestation reduces market weight in pigs. The bulletin covers four parasites with defined treatments, emphasizing sanitation, clean stock, and rotating yards. It recommends medicines such as oil of chenopodium Santonin Benzine and Areca nut with age appropriate doses.
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Bulletin “Swine Husbandry
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Lionel Stevenson
Ontario Agricultural College
German Invents Light Sensitive Paper Film for Cinema
A Berlin engineer claims to have produced paper that rivals celluloid in light sensitivity. The invention is nonflammable and cheaper than traditional film. Schwerin studios call the development a complete success and foresee a revolution in the picture industry.
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Berlin
Schwerin
Italy's private railways number over seventy
A historical note claims Italy has at least 70 privately owned railways. The statement frames private lines as a sizable subset of the national rail network, reflecting postwar or early modern railway privatization debates.
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Italy
A Captain Preserved Christmas For A Birthday Girl
A Canadian Pacific captain aboard the Empress of Australia halted the calendar at Christmas Day to please seven year old Gloria Cosgrave daughter of Colonel L. Moore Cosgrave DSO Canadian Trade Commissioner to Shanghai. Gloria, crossing the Pacific at age two, witnessed the day’s preservation at the International Date Line with a mid ocean Santa and a special tree aboard the Empress of Australia. On this voyage she nears England, mid globe second circuit, in a portrait beside the Christmas surprise.
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Pacific
Gloria Cosgrave
L. Moore Cosgrave
D.S.O
Shanghai
Santa Claus
mid-Pacific
Gloria
Australia
England
Globe
Count De Topor Lands Interest in Canadian Farmlands
English economist and philanthropist Count De Topor sailed aboard the Cunarder Ascania to Europe. He stated he helped develop Vermilion Alberta with farm worker housing and a park, and owns about 60,000 acres around Edmonton. He noted cheap Western Canadian land and urged hard work for farmers while avoiding immigration promotion. He is a doctor and lawyer, plans to visit a ill friend in Le Pouldu before returning to East Grinstead, Sussex.
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Count de Topor
Ascania
Europe
Ossilini
Franz Josef
Austria
Maximilian
Poland
Canada
Vermilion
Alberta
Edmonton
Fort
West
le Pouldu
Finistere
Brittany
England
East Grinstead
Sussex
Reading versus speech in daily life
A London newspaper quips that books do not muddle the mind and argues reading is not essential to intelligence. The author contends many are fine company or intelligent without literacy and that speech matters more to everyday life than reading or writing.
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London
Prisn
Trustworthy Clerk Turns Nothing Into Action Joke
A q u i p g a y line pokes fun at office truth with a senior partner praising a new clerk’s predictability and the punchline that his next move is nothing. The exchange underlines comic office dynamics.
Prison Farms Grow Most Of Canada Potatoes
Nearly 1,000,000 pounds of potatoes are produced annually by convicts in six Canadian prisons. About two thirds of this total come from prison lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, highlighting inmate labor and agricultural output in these regions.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Shank Lin Claims World Longevity Record on Isle of Wight
Shank lin on the Isle of Wight cites a cluster of 16 residents living within 100 yards with a combined age of 1300 years as supporting evidence for a claimed longevity record.
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Shanklin
Isle of Wight
Contentment With One's Lot Reflects Quiet Wisdom
A reflective line notes that satisfaction with one's lot holds value even if more was possible. It comments that the speaker's lengthy arguments are largely reasonable and persuasive.
Developing Rust Resistant Wheat in Western Canada
L H Newman Dominion Cerealist says Western Canada will have four rust resistant wheat varieties within three years that grade as high as current top sorts. He visits the Manitoba Agricultural College and Dominion farms to study rust research and production sites with extended work planned in Winnipeg. A new cytologist Miss Hollingshead will join next spring, marking a link between pure science and practical agriculture. The department also pursues high grade malting barley with tribia barley from Manitoba aligning with California brewers’ needs as Prof Grant works with Finnish firms on barley marketing.
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Western
Canada
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Newman
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Manitoba Agricultural College
Dominion
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Miss Hollingshead
Saskatoon
Sask
Berkeley College
Calif
Manitoba
California
Origins of the phrase odds and ends examined
A Milwaukee period piece notes two explanations for the idiom odds and ends. One claims odds derives from the obsolete ort meaning fragment once used by Shakespeare and Ben Johnson. The other links ord from Saxon to beginnings, with ends meaning the other half of the pair.
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Shakespeare
Washington Irving
Ben Johnson
Arctic Flora Study By Canadian Botanist Near Hudson Bay
Dr. M. O. Maite of the National Herbarium Ottawa conducts field surveys around Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait to collect specimens and study northern Arctic flora. He aims to prepare a comprehensive work on Arctic Canada and plans to confirm observations from 1927 via summer investigations following a prior Arctic archipelago expedition.
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M. O. Maite
National Herbarium
Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Arctic Canada
Malte
Arctic Archipelago
Chinese Student To Break Distance Record At Moose Jaw College
Chan Chick Foo, a Canton China graduate of Pul Ying Middle School, enters senior matriculation at Moose Jaw College and will sail from China this month to begin studies in Canada with a goal to set a distance record this fall.
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Moose Jaw College
Chan Chick Foo
Pul Ying Middle School
Canton
China
Canada
A Miser Is Known By The Money He Keeps
An aphoristic reflection notes that a miser’s character is revealed by the amount of wealth he hoards. It emphasizes thrift as a defining trait and frames money as a measure of frugality.
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Braman
M. de Lesseps
Jasper National Park
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Vikingen
Oslo
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