Worthy Cause To Support Jack Miner Sanctuary
An appeal urges American sportsmen to fund ongoing care for Jack Miner's bird sanctuary in Kingsville Ontario. It highlights Miner's decades of banding ducks and geese revealing migration routes and the sanctuary's role in preserving breeding stock, urging donations to sustain his work.
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Jack Miner
Canada
United States
Biological Survey of
Washington
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Kingsville
Ontario
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Ducks Unlimited
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Novel Tree Garden Planned in England by Lord Jersey
A garden of trees to be planted with sprouts from famed trees including the Newton apple tree is proposed in England by Lord Jersey. Caterpillars breathe through port holes along their sides. Australia is said to have more than 115 million sheep.
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Isaac Newton
England
Lord Jersey
Australia
No More Blackboards In Sudbury Public School Experiment
Sudbury Ont proposes removing blackboards in King George public school as light absorption concerns prompt a test. Pupils once wrote on yellow glass with purple chalk, and beard styles would change if the plan succeeds. Historical notes mention English hurdle making and flint-knapping, and Chicago soap grease wagons of the gay nineties.
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Sudbury
King George
Chicago
Air dries after thunder shower cools later
A brief note reports the air becoming drier following a thunder shower, with the day continuing cool and clear afterward.
Swiss Defense Impresses With Self Made Guns
Swiss papers report that Switzerland produces most of its rifles and anti tank infantry guns and that one of its defensive weapons is among the most effective made. An arm using incident suggests Germanys raw material shortage harms its manufacturing quality. Tales say Germany offered tanks for Swiss trials but Swiss officers refused to let crews remain in the tanks. After testing the German tanks were torn apart, alarming the German officers who barely survived.
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Switzerland
Germany
New York Post
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act Area Defines Canada’s Wheat Belt
The act covers about 105 million acres across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Within this, roughly 47 million acres are improved land, about 55 percent of Canada's total improved farmland. The region is a key agricultural district and a major world producer of wheat and cereals.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Dominion
Swans Down Cake Flour Cinnamon Walnut Ring
Selected recipes describe a sweet yeast free cake ring baked at 400 degrees F. with Swans Down Cake Flour Calumet Baking Powder salt and sugar folded into a soft dough, filled with brown sugar cinnamon walnuts raisins orange rind, rolled cut and baked 25 minutes, finished with a sugar milk glaze.
Women Seek First and Last Word in Talks
A group of women pushes for a say in negotiations, demanding equality in decision making and a formal role in framing agreements. They cite fairness, representation, and accountability as core goals driving their campaign.
Greyhound Origin Traced to Ancient Egypt
Archaeologists note a greyhound lineage dating back about five thousand years in Egypt. The finding highlights early domestication and use of swift hounds in ancient Near Eastern societies.
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Egypt
Goebbels Visits School Sparks Booster Parade
An anecdote from Nebespal ter Rorschach recalls Goebbels visiting a public school to test youth fervor. A boy quotes slogans Heil Hitler Deutschland aber Alles and Our people shall go on for ever, with the boy replying Isaac Levy when asked his name.
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Goebbels
Herr Goebbels
Isaac Levy
Nebespalter
Rorschach
Private Pullman Car for Sale in Pittsburgh Ad
Advertisement lists a private Pullman car with four sleeping rooms a dining room a large lounge shower bath radio and telephones. Original cost just under 100900 with sale price one third for quick sale. Owner Paul Block Post Gazette Publisher of the time.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Post-Gazette
Paul Block
Koalas Protected After 1927 US Coat Demand
The Australian Press Union notes US publicity about the koala spurred coat demand, prompting inquiries. They found that in 1927 Queensland trappers exported 600000 skins during an open season. Since then the koala has been strictly protected.
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Australian Press Union
United States
Australia
Mr. Bailey
Queensland
Austrian baron settlers in Canada pledge to fight for Allies
On The Right Side Canada features a arriving Austrian baron who fought for Germany in the Great War. He vows to fight for the English people and Great Britain if needed, asserting he will be on the right side. The piece notes he appears to be a desirable settler, in Brockville Recorder and Times.
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Canada
Germany
Great Britain
Brockville
Young condors stay flightless for a year after hatching
Scientists note that California condor chicks remain unable to fly for about 12 months post hatch. The delay aids growth and feather development before their first flight attempts.
Carver Sir Hubert Wilkins Wins World Fair Contest
Sir Hubert Wilkins, famed Arctic explorer and master carver, earned best amateur carver honors at a turkey and ham contest by Swift & Company during the World's Fair exhibition. Judges included Frank Case Ida Bailey Allen Dr Vilhjalmur Steffansson and Lawton MacKell.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
United States
Swift & Company
Frank Case
Algonquin
Vilhjalmur Steffansson
Ida Bailey Allen
Lawton MacKell
Canada Imports Large Timothy Seed Shipment From United States
In the year ending July 1, 1939 Canada imported 3,658,022 pounds of Timothy seed, the largest single import. All came from the United States. Garden seeds totaling similar volumes saw peas as the leading item at 757,585 pounds with origins led by the United States, then the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Holland, China, and Japan.
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Timothy
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Holland
China
Japan
Irish agitator defends insults with dictionary words
An Irish agitator argues his insulting language uses only words found in the English dictionary. He says listeners understood his meaning, highlighting theurnal boundary between form and impact in rhetoric.
Fare Of The Japanese Inhabitants Said To Subsist Largely On Fish And Vegetables
Japanese diet relies mainly on fish and vegetables due to limited arable land and customs. The seas are described as the nation’s pastures with over a thousand fish species, supplying a quarter of world fish consumption.
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Japan
Big bass slips from spectator’s grip at dock weigh-in
Joss McLaren of Havelock Unit weighs a seven pound bass hailed as the big one that got away. A woman spectator asked to lift it. she held the fish briefly before it slipped from her hands and fell back into the water at the dock.
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Joss McLaren
Havelock Unit
Carrier pigeons race speeds in England record 40 mph
Report notes recent English pigeon races achieved speeds around 40 miles per hour. Enthusiasts timed birds during competitive trials, highlighting faster performances and improved training methods. Local clubs cited weather and route length as factors influencing results.
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England
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