Liquid air motor touted as revolution in motive power
A Japanese laboratory tests a motor using liquid air as fuel. The engine operates at 250 to 350 degrees below zero, drawing liquid air from a small onboard tank where it absorbs heat to become vapor and drive pistons. Inventor claims high efficiency and compact fuel, with potential for cars, trains, ships, and aircraft.
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Flexible loans needed for Western Canadian farmers
A call for more elastic mortgage terms in Western Canada. Debtors contend current loans assume steady farmer income and lack provisions for postponing principal or interest during crop failures. Experts cite droughts and price swings, urging automatic reductions in payments in lean years and increases in good years to reduce debt adjustment burdens.
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SP. Grosch
Saskatchewan Trunicipal Debt Adjustment Organization
Special Prize Offered for Hereford Steer at Saskatoon Fair
A special prize of 25 dollars will be awarded for the best finished Hereford steer at the Saskatoon and Re gine spring fairs in 1937. Tolls on highways were once paid with exhs but now with blood.
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Saskatoon
Regine
Easter Date Rule Adopted by Council of Christian Churches
The dating rule for Easter was adopted in 325 AD by the Council of Christian Churches. It states Easter is on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, following March 21, with dates set relative to lunar cycles and the vernal equinox.
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Centipede Blamed for Indian Power Failure Mystery
In Peshawar North-West Frontier India city lights vanished for four nights due to electric station breakdowns. Investigations found a singed centipede on power lines, explaining the long sequence of outages and puzzling experts.
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Peshawar
No Wonder It Hurte and the Cat’s Tail Explanation
The passage explains how a cat’s tail and spine are connected to the brain, describing why a cat resents tail pulling. It notes pain and agitation in the cat when the baby drags its tail, asserting this can momentarily affect the animal’s brain and cause maddened behavior.
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Lost City of Yong Peng Found by British Official
A British government official flying over Johore state, Malayan jungle, spotted a large settlement he did not recognize. Next day he visited and confirmed Yong Peng as a thriving, hidden town established about ten years earlier by Chinese rubber planters. The settlement covers over 10,000 acres and serves as the community hub with native civ enhancements.
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Yong Peng
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Selected Recipes Mixture 1 and 2 directions
Two mixtures are described. Mixture 1 combines dates boiled with water and brown sugar then cooled with vinegar or lemon juice. Mixture 2 blends shortening oats flour salt soda and is layered with Mixture 1 then the remaining mix on top and baked at 300 degrees for 40 minutes.
Alaska man Don Skuse returns to Juneau after New York stop
Don Skuse says he was detained by traffic cops on Broadway and Fifth Avenue in New York not for infractions. Police spotted Alaska plates and sought information about his territory. Japanese scientists regret Russia allowing only two to enter to view the recent eclipse.
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Forgotten Eskimo People Unearthed In Eastern Arctic Search
Canadian government scientist Douglas Leechman sails on Hudson Bay ship Nascople to the Burto Islands eastern Ungava Peninsula. He will conduct weeks of exploration of ancient village sites seeking clues to the age and origin of an extinct Eskimo civilization based on bone and ivory artifacts.
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Hudson Bay
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Douglas Leechman
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Burto Islands
Ungava Peninsula
Buenos Aires bans loud horns to ensure mellow tones
A Buenos Aires report states the city will refuse car licenses unless horns meet a single soft tone approved by the executive department. Klaxon and sharp double tones are prohibited to improve road safety amid concerns over drowsiness impairing alertness.
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Buenos Aires
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