The Farm Problem For 1936
A Canada prairie province overview details how farmers must study soil, seeds, pests, weather, market demand, and policy. The Dominion Agriculture department releases The Agricultural Situation and Outlook 1936, a 52 page guide to help plan crop and livestock decisions amidst uncertain international trends. It highlights cereal grains and livestock divisions with conclusions to aid farm income in 1936.
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Solomon
Philadelphia
Prairie
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department of Trade and Commerce
National Advisory Committee On Agricultural Services
Canada
Prairie Provinces
West
Comfort aboard the Queen Marys luxury voyage
The Manchester Guardian notes forthcoming Queen Mary comforts for Atlantic crossings including perfumed air for ladies cigarette smoke removal by lever and purified cinema and kitchen air every three minutes across 25 public rooms. It contrasts with Dickens 1642 Britannia voyage described in Notes, where odors and closeness were intolerable on early Cunard travel.
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North America
Atlantic
Charles Dickens
United States
Dickens
John Forster
Liverpool
Manchester Guardian
Brown rice valued by home economists
Home economists say brown rice retains bran and germ por ine, giving it higher food value than white rice. Feeding hens onions, turnips and other strong flavored vegetables can make eggs taste unpleasant.
Elected Recipes Dutch Apple Cake
Recipe describes making two Dutch apple cakes with a sponge base, milk, butter, sugar, eggs, salt, cinnamon, and apples. Mix and knead into soft dough, rise, press apple segments in circular rows, brush with butter, bake about 380 degrees F after a short rise.
Pilgrimage to Vimy Leaves Granted With Pay For Employees
Transportation executives warm to the Canadian Legion led Pilgrimage to Vimy in July 1936. About 5000 participants will visit France to unveil the Canadian War Memorial on July 26. Many ex-soldier employees receive four to six weeks leave with pay to honor those who served.
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Vimy
Canadian Legion
France
Kipling Quotations Noted In Popular Speech List
A compilation highlights famous Kipling lines echoed in daily speech. Entries include "The colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady," "East is East and West is West," "Gunga Din," "If," and "The white man's burden," among others.
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Judy O'Grady
Kiping
Mandalay
Danny Dever
Rio
Kipling
Discovery: nerves spun like artificial silk at Illinois
In a major finding, nerves were disentangled and spun back together in a method identical to rayon production at the University of Illinois X ray laboratories under Dr. George L. Clark. The work aims to advance understanding of nerve disease. In Berlin a dangerous driver earns a yellow cross on the windshield.
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University of Ilinois
George L. Clark
Berlin
Beard Protection Trail Tales From Morocco Adventure
Kenneth Chapman and A B Cozens returned to Cambridge England after an expedition in the Middle Atlas Mountains where they gathered 2000 insects including unknown species. They describe how their beards protected them from insects and hostile natives while 7000 feet up.
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Morocco
Kenneth Chapman
A. B. Cozens
Cambridge
England
Middle Atlas Mountains
Chapman
Montreal prodigy Andre Mathieu performs with orchestra
Six year old Andre Mathieu, son of Rodolphe Mathieu, delighted Montreal audiences as guest soloist with a 30 piece symphony orchestra playing his piano concerto. Critics foresee a series of triumphs for the French Canadian prodigy who dislikes the label. He began piano studies from infancy and mastered concert grand technique despite pedal challenges.
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Andre Mathieu
Montreal
Andre
Rodolphe Mathieu
Argentine 18 Harvests Dried Locust Meat for Export
The Argentine group creates tons of dried locust meat from the crushed swarms and exports it as fertilizer material. This unusual product aims to turn plague insects into a usable agricultural resource, reflecting innovative pest control and economic adaptation.
Electric chair claims 375 slayers at Sing Sing since start
The electric chair has executed 375 inmates at Sing Sing prison since capital punishment began there forty four years ago, including four women among the victims.
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Electric Chair
Sing Sing Prison
Frenchwoman Refuses Prosecution Over Cliff Incident
A Frenchwoman who was thrown from a 100 foot cliff has declined to press charges. Authorities dispute the claim that the throw was a bluff and suggest it may have been intentional.
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Mal
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Atyworld
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Ais
Ben
Rudyard Kipling
Gunga Din
Sip
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