Marked Reduction Predicted In Canadian Wheat Sold To Scotland
Scottish bakers increasingly adopt short fermentation, potentially cutting Canadian wheat exports. Cereal technologist Marry Miller in a report to Minister James Gardiner notes Scotland’s shift from long fermentation, affects Scotland’s demand for top quality Canadian flour, while Britain’s mix of international wheats keeps prices a key factor.
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Scotland
Marry Miller
James Gardiner
Europe
Miller
Canada
Dominion
Britain
European
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Rare Plants Found at Machu Picchu by UC Team
Dr T H Goodspeed reports over 5000 floral specimens and tobacco plants from a Andes trip, sent to the University of California for study with Harvard assistance. Finds include caledlaria and a rare orchid. efforts aim to cultivate them in California.
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Macchu Picchu
Pizarro
T. H. Goodspeed
Botanical Gardens
University of California
Andes
Harvard University
Yale
Hiram Bingham
California
Not Guaranteed Bee Demo Stuns Philadelphia Crowd
Henry Brown of Cape May Court House New Jersey displayed sting less bees at the Philadelphia Beekeepers Association meeting. He filled his hat with them and placed them on his head and in his mouth. The stunt prompted imitators before four year old Dena Brown showed they could sting. Brown warned that the bees are gentle but will sting when provoked.
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Henry Brown
Cape May Court House
N.J
Philadelphia Beekeepers’ Association
Dena Brown
Brown
Mr. Squirrel
Sarnia
Regulations Set Maple Leaf Stamp For Canadian Eggs
New regulations under the Livestock Products Act require Canadian eggs for export to bear a maple leaf and the inscription Canadian Eggs Government Inspected. The marks must be erased when eggs are removed from cases. A second note says evergreen trees shed leaves every three to five years, gradually and unnoticed.
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Canada
Rats Devouring Crops Threaten Tristan da Cunha Island
Rat descendants that swam ashore in 1882 now devastate crops on Tristan da Cunha forcing concern for the small population of 157. Officers aboard the Harmola report rats eating crops and even Bible pages, raising fears of hunger before the Christmas supply ship arrives with extra rat poison.
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Tristan da Cunha
South Africa
South America
Harmola
Durban
Japan
Big Ben Sets Standard For Public Clock Accuracy
The Edinburgh Scotsman notes Big Ben ranks among the most accurate public clocks. Timed against the Greenwich pips, the bell’s last stroke aligns with the pip signal. Readers can test the accuracy by dialing Tim and comparing pips to the hour. Also offered: a tongue in cheek remark on front page pictures and a comment on common sense and humor.
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Big Ben
Greenwich
Big
Power dynamos on the SS Queen Mary can light 150000
The dynamos aboard the SS Queen Mary are described as capable of supplying light and power for a city of 150000 inhabitants. The assertion appears as a technical note about the vessel's electrical capacity.
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SS. Queen Mary
Speed Limits and Safety on Highways
The Toronto Telegram argues high speed endangers all on the road and urges a trial period of 20 mph to reduce fatalities. It notes drivers prioritizing time over safety and warns that society may treat slow driving as criminal.
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Toronto Telegram
Night Driving Dangers Highlight Evening Accidents
Article notes fifty eight of every hundred traffic deaths occur at dusk or darkness and urges slower speeds at night. It also cites poor visibility and failing to dim headlights as major causes and contrasts this with a joke about Gary Cooper’s $5 million value from Paramount Pictures.
Pessimism Over Canadian Wheat Yield Questioned
Dr. H Barton Ottawa deputy minister of agriculture cautions against alarmist wheat crop forecasts for Western Canada. He notes some regions face drought and possible zero harvests while other prairie areas may yield well at good prices. The report totals about 250 million bushels versus past bumper crops of 400 to 500 million.
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Canada
H. Barton
Ottawa
Barton
Prairie
Hamilton Spectator
Pilot Survives Narrow Fall Between Bungalows
Donald Wallace of Southend escaped serious harm after his plane stalled and dropped between two Rochford bungalows in England. The aircraft rested on the roofs of both homes, and Wallace climbed from the cockpit with only minor head and facial injuries.
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Rochford
Southend
England
Donald Wallace
Cross Stitch Kit Features Kitten and Bull Pup Motifs
Pattern 5682 offers a transfer of a dog and a cat with specific inches sizes and full material lists for wool or silk cross stitch. The item promotes these as best friends on pillows suitable for gifts or bazaar donations and notes a 20 cent request to the Household Arts Dept. in Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canada Helped Forge New British Empire Theme
Lord Tweedsmuir praised Canada in Vancouver for shaping the new British empire. He argued empire security requires cooperation through the League of Nations and warned against a self contained global state while stressing Canada’s pivotal role from Laurier to Borden and the 1926 conference.
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Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Vancouver
Britain
Dominions
League of Nations
United States
League
Consider Her Palaces Highlights Housing Struggles for London Singles
A six penny pamphlet based on a 230-person inquiry describes conditions for low paid single women in London. It notes budgets under ten pounds weekly, scarce baths, gas cooking, water carried from stairs, and scarcities in scullery use as essential housing issues. It urges health authorities to evaluate state aid for housing provision.
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London
Swede Seeks Naturalization in Rain Loving Claim
A Swedish farmer applying for permanent residence in this country answered questions on general conditions and government with cautious optimism. When asked about rain, he admitted a preference for more rain, indicating a lighthearted note in the proceedings.
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Olsen
Postmen Decipher New City Hall Form From Odd Mark
In Kitchener Ontario postal case authorities report a letter bearing the word Citterhole in the lower right corner beneath the address. They concluded it was a newly invented form for city hall and a playful prank rather than a true missive.
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Kitchener
Ontario
City Hall
Opera to the Arctic Delights Northern Siberians
Moscow's famed singers and ballet dancers join a first class company to take the opera into the Arctic. The tour excites Northern Siberians who witness theatre splendor for the first time.
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Arctic
Moscow
Hens Need Lime for Egg Shell Production
A four pound hen laying 150 eggs yearly yields egg shell mass equal to about half her weight. Shell material comes from calcium and phosphorus found in oyster shell limestone grit calcite and bonemeal. Lime occurs only partly in meat scrap milk and grain feed others insufficient for heavy layers.
Poverty the Great Advantage in Simon Cameron's Rise
Simon Cameron once explained that his son Don, though clever and popular, could not match his success because Cameron himself began life with poverty. The elder statesman noted a decisive start in life as his early disadvantage.
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Simon Cameron
Don
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