Seed grain treatment boosts yields when seed is diseased
Dominion Plant Pathology researchers show that disease-free seed yields more under equal conditions. Treatments help mainly diseased grain, with formaldehyde copper and organic mercury dusts cited for specific cereals. a germination test is advised and seed must be properly treated to avoid seed damage.
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Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Raxkeroon
H. W. Mead
Saskatchewan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dominion Laboratories of Plant Pathology
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Eximonton
Canadian Bacon Seeks Brand Identity in U K Market
An article notes steps by Canada to raise quality and steady supply of Canadian bacon for Britain. It highlights Ottawa era bacon output, growth to about 1.3 million cwt by 1938, and plans to tag Canadian bacon in stores. It credits government advertising and aggressive merchandising for stronger retail display and higher cheese premiums under Canada Calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Ottawa
Department of Trade and Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Britain
Great Britain
Financial Post
Hard To Answer This Charming Polish Story Echoes Across
A fragment from a Polish newspaper reprinted by New Statesman and Nation notes a witty exchange between an English missionary and a Niam Niam elder about war victims. It also cites crowds attending U S basketball games and Argentina's meat exports to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New Statesman
Nation
London
Wheat And Oranges: Tom Walsh Seeks Self Plucked Fruit
In Windsor Star recounts Thomas E. Walsh of Walsh Advertising Agency visiting Los Angeles. He would not buy oranges picked by others and insisted on selecting fruit himself in a grove. Locals say wind in Riverside trimmed 25 percent of crop and orange prices yield about a nickel per dozen, reflecting fragile markets.
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Thomas E. Walsh
Walsh Advertising Agency
Windsor
W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Tom
Mr. Clark
California
Winnipeg
Riverside
Financial Post
Health commandments urged to extend life to near hundred
Dr Malcolm T. MacEachern of Chicago spoke at a Winnipeg convention of the American College of Surgeons warning that most people eat too much and worry too much while not exercising enough. The talk linked health rules to longevity. Also noted is a program giving South African natives free flights to boost aviation awareness.
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Malcolm T. MacEachern
Chicago
Winnipeg
American College of Surgeons
MacEachern
South Africa
Paris distance nearer to equator than Sitka
The report notes Paris, France sits about 570 miles closer to the equator than Sitka, Alaska. The long finned dory fish is described as taller than its length in this item.
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Paris
France
Sitka
Alaska
Reactions to Nazi Germany and CBC Radio Plans
A Toronto Telegram excerpt discusses German attitudes under Hitler noting growing resistance and the danger of a prolonged war. It then reports on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation outlining rural needs, school broadcasts, emergency preparation and the shift toward visual broadcasting with international praise for CBC programs.
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Germany
Hitler
Nora Waln
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Gladstone Murray
CBC
Denmark
International Union of Radio Broadcasters of
Geneva
Candy versus rock salt delight in Central Africa
A Canadian Churchman notes a traveling woman observed Central African children prefer rock salt over candy canes or bull's eye candies. Salt, rare in the region, is a cherished luxury and beloved by the native children as much as sweets are to others.
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Central Africa
Africa
Central
Bay of Fundy Records World Tide Rise at 53 Feet
The Bay of Fundy experiences the highest tides on earth with a 53 foot rise. A proverb notes it is better to be small and shine than great and cast a shadow.
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Bay of Fundy
Island Empire Queen Rules Whale Cay Near Nassau
The Toronto Telegram reports Betty Carstairs, a wealthy Englishwoman, governs Whale Cay near Nassau as a private 99 year leasehold kingdom. With 250 residents she runs church school hospital and finances education and health care, employing local clergy teachers nurses and doctors. The piece notes her popularity and ambition in speedboat racing and mentions finch tail feather counts as a curious aside.
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Whale Cay
Nassau
Toronto Telegram
Betty Carstairs
Gar Wood
Miss Carstai
Rim Care Note About Tire Pressure
Proper air pressure in car tires helps prevent rim cuts. England retains roughly two hundred surviving windmills within its borders.
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England
Solitary Confinement Bet Washed In Age Old Bet
A Newport prosecutor’s case recalls a wager between Lord Cecil and American Walter Hastings over solitary confinement. Hastings voluntarily imprisoned himself in 1860 for ten years, in a candle lit room with limited contact. He emerged aged 35 but appeared 70, collected £10000, and died four years later in America.
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Newport
Monmouthshire
Lord Cecil
Walter Hastings
Hastings
America
Manchester Guardian
Canada Calling promotes Dominion films for British students
The Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce runs a Canada Calling program in two school areas. A Canada period is set aside for all grades where pupils view films and illustrations of Canadian food products sent to Britain. Students then write essays on Canada to win prizes. Plastics may be made from coffee, hinting at uses for South America's surplus beans.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce
Dominion
Britain
Tape Supply Drives Ice Hockey Aids
A report notes professional ice hockey relies on a vast supply of adhesive tape, nearly matching the rink’s area in magnitude, underscoring its essential role in equipment and game preparation.
The Creeping Killer Gas Dangers in Garages Warned
Officials warn carbon monoxide from incomplete combustion is a recurring hazard in garages and homes. A new safety bulletin outlines recognition, ventilation checks, and resuscitation measures while cautioning against painkillers that mask symptoms.
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Canada
Industrial
Himelf
A Rich Market For Canada in British Trade
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada held first place in January in the British market for key commodities including wheat wheat meal flour fresh apples canned lobsters aluminum and alloys copper unwrought nickel zinc non-ferrous metals and manufactures wood timber undressed hides boots and shoes rubber goods and prepared leathers. Canada ranked second in bacon ham unmanufactured tobacco lead wood and timber manufactures paper and cardboard. The market is a tremendous asset worth continued effort to maintain and grow.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
Chinese Justice Fines Man For Traitor to China Shaming
A Toronto court, in a case about anti Chinese sentiment, convicted a white man as a traitor to the Chinese cause for insulting Generalissimo Chang Kai Shek. He was fined 109 dollars and a half hour parade through Chinatown with a placard reading Traitor to China.
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Chang Kai-Shek
Toronty 9
Chinatown
China
Saltiness of Seawater and Blood Tissues in Labs
The text notes that seawater salinity is about 0.5 and is similar to the salinity of human blood used to keep tissues alive in modified seawater solutions. It adds a claim that many Philippine natives still buy homes in trees.
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Manitoba
Ark Royal
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True Voice of
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