Prince of Wales greets delegates at empire university congress
In London the Prince of Wales welcomed delegates to the Congress of Universities of the Empire, addressing overseas attendees and highlighting the role of universities in empire ties, education, and national economic needs. Also: snail victory forces RAF relocation from Lake Habbaniya to another base near Baghdad.
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Prince of Wales
Congress of Universities of the Empire
Congress of Univeraition of the Empire
Guildhall
London
England
Edinburgh
Scotland
Hhe
Burke
Royal Air Force
Lake Habbaniya
Bagdad
British Agro Scientists to Attend World Grain Show in Regina
Sir Alfred Humphries and Sir Roland H Biffin, leading British agricultural scientists, will attend the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina next year. Dr J H Grisdale reports strong progress in securing prominent agro scientists. Humphries heads the National Association of British and Irish Millers research body. Biffin, Cambridge University agriculture head, helped develop the Humphries Biffin definition of flour strength.
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Great Britain
Sir Alfred Humphries
Roland H Bffin
Regina
J H. Grisdale
Canada
Alfred
National Associaton
School of Agriculture
Cambridge University
Sir Roland
Sir Alfred
Proper Handling the Necessary For Forage Alfalfa Harvest
Alfalfa yields up to 44 tons per acre at Dominion Experimental Station Windermere BC. Cut when plants are ten to thirty percent in bloom to preserve leaves and encourage a second crop from base shoots. Use windrows, side delivery rake, and timely windrow turning to minimize leaf loss and preserve moisture for cell storage if needed. Do not leave the crop in the field longer than necessary.
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Canada
Dominion Experimental Station
Windermere
Appealing pastel dress pattern for young women
An attractive design in pale blue crepe silk with royal blue dots and contrasting jacket. Style No. 314 fits sizes 16 to 42 inches bust, uses washable fabrics, with yardage listed and pattern price of 25 cents.
What Makes a Farm One Acre Or More In Canada
The federal definition counts a farm as a tract of land of one acre or more that produced crops valued at $50 or more in 1930, or land used for pasture in the current year. Estimated farmers under this rule may approach one million, up from 711,090 a decade ago, excluding over 30,000 smaller units.
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Canada
Rederal
Department of Agriculture
Lamps of the Ages Museum at Munich expands lamp collection
Munich museum adds an intriguing lamp collection ranging from Paris street lights to modern incandescent lamps. The display begins with a pitch basket light used in Paris, includes a rapeseed oil lamp as the earliest, and features a five flame gas light once used in London through 1814, plus newer incandescent models.
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Munich
Germany
Paris
London
Reach Remarkable Age Triplets Live On Three Continents
Charles Mayhew, aged 90, eldest of boy triplets, lives in London and vows to see 110. His brothers reside in Canada and Australia. He once worked as a shoemaker for Dickens, sang at notable events, and claims to eat anything. He challenges anyone over 70 to a fifty mile walk to Cambridge.
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Charles Mayhew
Mayhew
Canada
Australia
King’s Cross
London
England
Charles Dickens
St. Paul's
Duke of Wellington
St. Clement Danes
Cambridge
Would Women Rule Canada City Councils Better
A Vancouver Sun reader debate questions if women should govern Canada and notes leaders like Agnes MacPhail and Nancy Astor. It compares female parliamentarians to male counterparts and asks whether a council entirely run by women would improve governance.
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Portland
Mary Ellen Smith
Agnes MacPhail
Nancy Astor
Margaret Bondfield
Aome
Elizabeth
Victoria
Catherine the Great
Canada
House of Commons
Agnes MacPhails
Bennett
Vancouver
Vancouver Sun
The March of Grasshoppers in Nebraska Nature Mystery
Noting a grasshopper plague in Nebraska, a vast mass devours trees and posts as it marches across fields. Observers describe wandering swarms, their night resting spots, and a metamorphosis to winged locusts. scientists debate causes and methods to combat the crisis.
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V. McAfee
Mail and Empire
Nebraska
Scandinavia
Asia
R W. G. Hingston
Major Hingston
Hingston
Why Soils Wear Out
A Canadian soil note explains soil depletion from crop removal. Using wheat and potato yields, it estimates annual losses of nitrogen 36 pounds, phosphoric acid 15 pounds, and potash 33 pounds. Without renewing plant foods, soil nutrients would exhaust in 113, 268, and 227 years respectively.
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F. T. Shutt
M.A. Dsc
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Dry Mash Superior for Poultry Feed and Odd Weather Quips
A Cape Rouge Experimental Station study over four years shows dry mash yields higher egg production than wet or combined feeds, offsetting costs with 16 cent per dozen savings. An 88-bird flock produced 3,812 eggs worth 235.82, while dry mash cost 71.04. 81 birds on wet mash produced 2,420 eggs worth 137.68 with feed of 67.92. Also notes amid unrelated quips about heels, a Hawaiian oak seedling, and a jab at outdoor sleeping and tramp appearances.
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Cape Rouge
Federal Department of Agriculture
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