Moisture and Irrigation Urged to Combat Drought
Public and scientists agree that moisture sustains crops as droughts intensify in prairie provinces. H H Clough of Vancouver cites aridity, urges large scale irrigation with reservoirs to raise atmospheric humidity, reduce dust losses, and avert future crop and economic damage.
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Prairie
H. H. Clough
Vancouver
Prem
Saskatchewan
Cuba
Jamaica
Seakatchewan
West
Clough
Prairie Provinces
Employment For Indians Grey Owl Urges Native Work
Grey Owl, the naturalist, advocates a new approach to Indians urging to treat them as they are and put them to work conserving wildlife. He says hunting and trapping have diminished and Indians could conserve remaining animal life instead.
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Grey Owl
Prince Albert
Nothi Ng
Neglected Fields Warn of Nature and Decay
A Biblical passage notes neglect of a field and vineyard, describing overgrowth of thorns and nettles, a broken stone wall, and a lapse of understanding, illustrating ruin from abandonment.
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America
Solomon
Thors
Tragic Freight Car Crash Highlights Transient Deaths in Ontario
A north Ontario freight train derailed and burned, killing eight transients and injuring six others as thirteen escaped unharmed. The incident underscores rising transient deaths linked to wandering workers and prompts calls for social reform and safer travel options.
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Rar
Ontario
Regina
British Flyer Sopwith Sparks Chicago Air Meet Fame
In August 1911 Grant Park hosted Chicago’s first international air meet where 23 year old Sopwith piloted a Bleriot high wing to speeds near fifty mph and carried passengers for 100 dollars a ride. He earned 13120 dollars in two weeks, broke four world records and drew invitations from city leaders thanks to his daring flights and air show feats.
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Sopwith
Chicago
Lake Front
Saior
England
America
Grant Park
Tom
Fly Elect
Unusually Large Ladysmith Hen Lays Giant Egg
A white leghorn hen in Ladysmith South Africa laid a remarkable egg measuring 3 percent inches long and 2 percent inches wide with a weight of five ounces, nearly three times the size of a normal egg, attracting local notice.
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Ladysmith
South Africa
Havre Port Ties Global Shipping Routes
Havre, located on the Seine's south bank, serves as a central port hub for numerous shipping lines linking worldwide destinations.
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Havre
Seine
Scotland’s Border Couples Keep Old Bridal Ale Custom
In Scotland’s border counties couples still observe a long standing tradition of drinking hot ale after the wedding ceremony. The practice links to regional customs and is noted in local history as a festive post nuptial ritual.
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Scotland
Border Counties
Britain Faces Bacon Shortage and Trade Quota Talks
The Manchester Guardian notes a bacon shortage in London with prices rising to curb demand. It cites scarce stock and delayed imports, and reports a Board of Trade conference with trade representatives to consider increasing import quotas. The piece adds a clinical remark about skin sensitivity.
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London Provision Exchange
Manester Guardian
Board of Trade
St Elmo's Fire Cited in Lindenburg Disaster Spark
Investigators conclude an electric spark aboard the Lindenburg disaster was St Elmo's Fire a long known marine atmospheric phenomenon. Mariners have long observed pale blue glow at mast tips during storms seen as a voyage omen.
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Lindenburg
St. Elmo's
Hindenburg
New Jersey
Hakluyt
Maine
St. Arasmus
Mediterranean
St. Thomas
The Drowsy Driver Says Sleep Key To Highway Safety
The National Safety Council reports drowsy driving causes many crashes. One in twelve crashes kills someone, often the driver, with nearly half of sleepy drivers on the road less than two hours. A third have slept 16 to 20 hours, showing sleep deprivation more than fatigue from long drives. The typical victim is returning from a late party and nods off around two in the morning.
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National Safety Council
Selected Recipes for Pickled Cucumbers with Spices
Pickled cucumber recipe uses 2 quarts ripe cucumbers with baking soda alum root ginger vinegar sugar corn syrup cloves and cinnamon. Cucumbers are prepared soaked boiled and sealed in sterile jars yielding six pints.
Canned Apple Juice to be Tested by Vancouver Wholesaler
Canned Apple Juice developed at the Okanagan Valley Dominion Experimental Station in Summerland will be trialed commercially by a major Vancouver wholesale house. A thousand cases will be canned this fall and offered for sale to gauge public interest. Polar bears have an exceptionally acute sense of smell.
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Okanagan Valley Dominion
Summerland
Vancouver
Ancient Pueblo Salt Mine at St Thomas Faces Lake Mead Submersion
Archaeologists recall a salt mine used by Pueblo Indians from about 500 AD to 1200 AD at St Thomas Nevada. The Bonelli family later formed the Virgin River Salt Company to develop the site, but Lake Mead’s rising waters threaten to submerge the workings and erase centuries of industry by 1937.
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Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
St. Thomas
Las Vegas
Nevada
Bonelli
Switzerland
Bonellis
Virgin River Salt Company
Virgin River Company
Thousand Acre Polish Estate Highlights Wealthy Landowner
The Potocki family, among the world’s great landowners, owns 100000 acres between Krakow and Lwow. The Duke of Kent once visited Count Alfred’s Lancut estate, famed for hospitality. A London Evening News writer notes Count Alfred hosts with caravans of cooks and servants and houses top European horses. Herr von Ribbentrop stayed a week at the Count’s estate.
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Poland
Potocki
Duke of Kent
Lancut
Polsand
London Evening News
Alfred
Europe
Herr von Ribbentrop
Count Alfred
Sracow
Lwow
England
Thefts Rise as Britain Sees Rising Property Loss
A Queer Viewpoint notes that the four big railway firms in Great Britain incur about 350 000 towers stolen yearly while spoons and electric bulbs are commonly taken. It laments many people hold the belief that others' property is theirs.
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Great Britain
Sponge Will Absorb More Ice Later Than Hot Water
A sponge shows greater absorption with ice later than with hot water, indicating temperature affects uptake as it cools.
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