Scientific American misleads on Medicine Hat climate
Local readers rebut a Scientific American August piece claiming cattalo survive extreme gales and Arctic cold nearby. The letter mocks the article as bunk and exaggerates Alberta winters, citing other U S and Canadian storms and condemning misrepresentations of Southern Alberta weather and life.
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The
Scientific American
Alberta
Arctic
Cook
Pole
Medicine Hat
Baron Munchnsen
Annanias
Sapphira
Sapphir
Saturday Evening Post
Chicago
Bureau
Medicine War
United States
Winnipeg
Lexington
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Detroit
Phoenix
Arizona
Kipling
Dominion
North Dakota
Harvest across Canada draws men to western wheat fields
The article notes sixty nine thousand harvesters are needed nationwide with about nineteen thousand from Western and Prairie provinces. It describes the East mobilizing fifty thousand workers for grain harvest, aided by Colonist sleeping cars and railway readiness. Excursion dates and rates are listed for Quebec Toronto and Ontario, with incentives for both men and women to join the harvest effort.
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Lewer
Canada
Western
Prairie
Winnipeg
East
Quebec
Toronto
Ontario
Climate notes from an optimistic planter in the west
The writer describes a warm climate with 121 frost free days and abundant sunshine. He details growing eggplants, watermelons, Golden Bantam corn, potatoes, Kaffir corn, and amber sugar cane. Vineyards supposedly survive three winters and grapes may come soon. Planting dates span April and June with harvests by mid June.
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American
Divorce suit follows Lakeside Drive raid
Mrs Thomas F Lawrence announces a divorce filing after leading a raid on a Lakeside Drive hotel room. There she found her husband, a wealthy St Louis businessman, with Mrs Julian Gruner of St Louis society. Lawrence had previously been Lynne Fernald and married George M Pullman Jr. in 1913.
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Chicago
Thomas F. Lawrence
Lakeside Drive
St. Louis
Julian Gruner
Lynne Fernald
Lawrence
George M. Pullman Jr
The
Pullman, Company
Frank‘ C. Lowden
Illinois
Washington students endure 60 hour sleepless car study
Eight George Washington University students or graduates, four women, volunteer for a 60 hour sleepless sketch to allow observers to note actions during driving. Professor Fred A. Moss leads the psychology department and advises the traffic accident inquiry. Dr Qacar B. Hunter tests blood and respiration, observing psychopathic conditions and reactions at the wheel.
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Washington
Georges Washington University
Fred A. Moss
University Department of
Weaver
No Want Too Large No Want Too Small Che News
Local newspaper ad column sports bold phrases about wants and supply. The feature uses playful wording to describe the reach of Want ads and how they fill needs in the community with numerous listings and brief notices.
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Che News
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