Rehabilitation versus relief in prairie drought crisis
The piece argues for a large scale public works irrigation project to combat drought and unemployment. It warns that dams and water capture on the Rocky Mountain meltwaters could secure moisture for crops, create jobs, and reduce dependence on direct relief. It criticizes short term relief and urges government-led rehabilitation to restore prosperity.
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Alberta
Manitoba
Prairie
Rocky Mountains
Saskatchewan
Weault
West
Water Transportation In North’s Radium King Debuts On Trial
The 100 foot welded steel Radium King with diesel engines and refrigeration makes its trial trip on Dominion Day after launching ceremonies. Alberta officials led by Lt Gov J C Bowen attended along with Arctic pioneer A Matt Berry and Eldorado’s Gilbert LaBine. The ship and its sister Radium Queen were built in Sorel and shipped to Waterways, Alberta, via CN Rail, then assembled and trialed on Coronation Day before completing crossings and portages to Fort Smith.
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Fort Norman
Far North
J. C. Bowen
Alberta
A. Matt” Berry
Northern Transportation
Gilbert LaBine
Great Bear Lake
Eldorado
Sorel
Quebec
Waterways
Canadian National Railways
Athabasca
Fort Fitzgerald
Fort Smith
Helium Diving Aims To Salvage Lusitania Treasures
Milwaukee diver Max E. Nohl and Captain John D. Craig tested inhaling almost pure helium under 42 psi to counter caisson bends while planning a Lusitania dive next August. The experiment lasted about an hour in a pressure chamber, marking the first under pressure use of helium by a human and cited by a doctor.
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Atlantic
Milwaukee
Max E. Nohl
John D. Craig
Long Beach
California
Lusitania
Sunday Times
Vermiculite Mineral From Montana Claims Wide Utility
A newly described mineral vermiculite from a Montana mountain is noted for versatile uses. It floats on water after slight treatment, acts as a high grade insulator for electrical and steam-pipe work, expands up to 27 times when warmed, turns golden, remains very light and tough, and because of its cheapness may rival cork and resist high fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
U.S.A
Doctor claims mind surgery cures worrying
Dr Walter Freeman of Washington DC says a simple operation can reduce worry by removing imaginary distress from the brain imagination area. He reports 21 patients with 20 surviving and cites a theater outing and a dinner demand as signs of success.
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Walter Freeman
Washington
Freeman
American Medical Association
Chicago Daily News
Recommendations to tighten child adoption controls in Britain
A Home Office committee proposes licensing of adoption societies by local authorities, banning overseas adoptions by foreigners, requiring magisterial court approval and probation confirmation, and curbing payments to private arrangers without court consent. Miss Florence Horsburgh chaired the panel.
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Great Britain
Home Office
Florence Horsburg
Blanks in Khartoum Spark Airborne Electricity Across Beds
Stories from Khartoum describe blankets storing static electricity as winds drive sand friction. May issue of Meteorological Magazine details William D. Flower noting sparks half an inch long between blanket and nose and tingling on fingertips during winter. London Times source adds context of nocturnal discharges.
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Sudan
Khartoum
Meteorological Magazine
William D. Flower
Meteorological Service
London Times
Selected Recipes Tomatoes Preserve Mix
Recipe lists 7 pounds ripe tomatoes 3 cups white sugar 1 cup corn syrup 1/4 cup salt 1/4 cup pickling spices 2 cups cider vinegar 1/4 teaspoon red pepper. Tomatoes are scored peeled and cut, then boiled gently three hours. Sealed in sterile jars yields five pints.
Early air transport of food a century before modern flights
The piece notes that air shipment of food dates back a thousand years with a Caliph delivering a dish of cherries via pigeons. About 600 pigeons carried small parcels tied to their legs, each containing a single cherry, from an orchard roughly 400 fars away.
Lesson For Motorists Trame Engineer Travels 17000 Miles
Detroit News notes Chicago tram e engineer Oscar Gunderson completed a 17000 mile trip without using a horn. The feat is praised as proof that horn blowing is unnecessary for drivers under traffic laws if they act with caution and regard for others.
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Oscar Gunderson
Chicago
Trame
Trafic
Detroit News
Soil drift estimate links crop nutrients to wheat yield
Soll Or tia estimates soil drift from one acre to a depth of one inch equates to about 64 pounds of nitrogen 155 pounds of phosphorus and 380 pounds of potash removal. Phosphorus alone equals the amount taken from soil to produce about 485 bushels of wheat.
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Tia
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Arate
North
Soll
Hollywood
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