Vigilance in hunting safety urged to prevent accidents
The article warns that careless handling of rifles shotguns and revolvers risks fatal accidents during hunting season. It quotes C K Howard of the Canadian National Railways urging strict muzzle discipline safe gun handling and rules to prevent misfires and injuries to companions and bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. K. Howard
Fish and Game Department
Canadian National Railways
Mr. Howard
Howard
A Real Drought Stretches Arica District Dry Spell
The Arica district in Chile, famed as the world’s driest rainfall region, has seen only three measurable showers in the past 18 years, underscoring a severe, long term drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arica
Chile
New Post Offices Named Lone Spruce and Trojan
Two new post offices were established in Saskatchewan. Lone Spruce sits in the Prince Albert electoral district and Trojan in the Rosthern district. A government chemist spray will dye lawn grass a healthy green to match the weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Lone Spruce
Prince Albert
Trojan
Rosthern
Yellowstone Canyon Colors From Hot Water and Gases
On a bright day the surface temperature of an asphalt road may reach 150 degrees Fahrenheit or more. The colors in Yellowstone's famous rocky canyon arise from hot waters and gases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone
Rocky Canyon
Voting In The Bahamas The viva voce election method outlined
Voters in the Bahamas currently cast ballots orally with a recorder noting answers on a printed form. A reform plan is discussed. Earlier Nassau elections saw well organized campaigns with supporters lined up alphabetically at the polls. Women are excluded. voting requires men over 21 owning real estate or real property worth at least 25 dollars. Members must own property valued at 1,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahamas
Harry Oakes
Milo Butler
Nassau
Oakes
Legislative Council
Representative Assembly
First Gold Brick Signals Start of Production in Northwest Territories
Dr Charles Camsell deputy Minister of Mines and Resources for the Dominion announced the first gold brick weighing 72 pounds was poured at Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company's Yellowstone mine. He officiated the pour with G Hanson assistant chief geologist of the Federal Geological Survey after arriving in Edmonton following a northern mining centres tour.
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Northwest Territories
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Yellowstone
Charles Camsell
Mines and Resources
Dominion
Camsell
G. Hanson
Federal Geological Survey Department
Edmonton
Canadian Airways
Con. Farrell
Courage Under Fire At Camp Borden Despatch Recovery
An RCAF army cooperation pilot during war manoeuvres at Camp Borden executed a near ground skim to snag a despatch on wires. He dove toward trees then climbed and looped between posts, catching the document with a steel hook as spectators gasped at the perilous precision.
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Camp Borden
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada War Memorial Arch Under Construction in Ottawa
The seventy foot granite arch memorial rises behind a gray fence on Wellington Street opposite the Parliament Buildings east block. Designed twelve years ago, the monument will feature bronze figures of victory and liberty above a military procession at the base. It faces south toward the Rideau Canal with the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa River and Gatineau Hills as a backdrop.
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Wellington Street
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa
Canada
Rideau Canal
Ottawa River
Gatineau Hills
Coleman Lantern Survives 105 MPH Wind Test
Aircraft engineers tested a Coleman gasoline lantern in a wind tunnel up to 105 miles an hour. The lantern with a heat resisting glass globe deflects moving air away from the mantles, preventing direct blasts at the flame.
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United States Weather Bureau
Coleman
Night blindness deemed menace among drivers
Dr. Ulysses Forget of Warren RI told the Association of French speaking Doctors of North America in Ottawa that ten percent of automobile drivers suffer night blindness a sudden vision loss at dusk. He warned such drivers pose danger to themselves and others when behind the wheel at night.
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Ulysses Forget
Warren, RI
Association of French-speaking Doctors of North America
Ottawa
Frock pattern 4686 for Anne Adams aims at slimming fit
The Anne Adams pattern 4686 offers a flattering afternoon frock with a full length panel and center pleat, available in sizes 34 to 48. Instructions promise easy seaming with suggested fabrics and a walking ease collar and yoke gathers. Order 20 cents and send name address and size to the Winnipeg Patterns Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Motor Car Development In Early Days
W. G. Robertson of the Canadian Automobile Association said few foresaw the horseless carriage. The British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1896 doubted wide adoption due to required skill and driver intelligence versus a horse. Ontario highways official Hutcheson noted high maintenance costs on loose gravel roads with heavy traffic and the clear benefits of dustless, permanent surfaces.
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W.‘.G. Robertson
Canadian Automobile Association
Canadian Good Roads Association
British Association For the Advancement of Science
W. B. Hutcheson
Ontario
Driving Speed as Vehicle Control and Reserve Power
The author argues against boasting about speed and urges maintaining control, keeping excess speed in reserve for emergencies. Emphasis on prudent driving practice over bragging about acceleration or performance.
Stop Poultry Fights at Essex County Penitentiary
Warden Floyd Hamma explains red goggle therapy for 3000 white Leghorn chickens on the North Caldwell poultry farm. A single scratch from a harmless peck once escalated to fatal fights. after leather and red glass goggles were wired to beaks, no further deaths occurred. The piece notes the Franklin blacksmith lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex County Penitentiary
North Caldwell
N.J
Floyd Hamma
Antiques, cosmetics, and rabbit signals mingle in a quirky exchange
A playful dialogue links antiques preservation with cosmetics sales. Cottontail rabbits communicate by rubbing whiskers and stamping feet, illustrating how small signs convey messages in nature.
Canadian Actor Raymond Massey to Play Lincoln in New York
The Daily News questions the idea of a Canadian or British actor portraying the all American Abraham Lincoln. It notes Raymond Massey of Toronto is cast by Robert E. Sherwood in Abraham Lincoln in Illinois and praises his look and talent while doubting the nationality hurdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Daily News
News
Raymond Massey
Toronto
Robert E. Sherwood
Illinois
Sherwood
Massey
Lincoln
Cows and Cod Liver Oil in Milk Vitamin Study
US Agricultural Research Centre experts say carrots and cod liver oil mixed with poor hay raise milk vitamin A content. With good hay they are unnecessary. A Red Cross doctor notes 70 to 80 percent of Chinese war zone patients are women and children and hospitals are bomber targets.
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US National Agricultural Research Centre
Red Cross
Diamond Structure and Graphite Relation in 19th Century Theory
The text asserts that aside from different arrangements the molecules of diamonds match the material of lamp soot and pencil lead, implying diamonds and carbon allotropes share composition. It reflects contemporaries equating diamond to soot and graphite, highlighting early debates on carbon forms and material similarity.
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