Great Advances In Soil Chemistry Shaped Canadian Agriculture
A century ago in Rothamsted England the birth of modern soil chemistry began with bones treated by sulfuric acid to create superphosphate. Canadian chemist Dr. Frank Shutt carried the theory home, applying nitrogen fixing by legumes and advancing soil improvement across Canada.
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Rothamsted
Rothamated
Canada
Frank Thanas Shutt
Shutt
Dominion
Europe
Lawes
Gilbert
Helbeiger
Wilfarth
Hirernberg
Saxony
American Society of Agronomy
Goif
Flavelle
Royal Society of Canada
C.B.E
Dr Shutt
J. B Lawes
Great Britain
Britain
Peru
Suffolk
Cambridgeshire
Broadbalk
England
Earl of Dundonald
von Liebig
Helleiger and Wilfarth
Bernburg
RAF Internal Signals Drive War Time Communications
Royal Air Force maintains a private network of telephone telegraph and teleprinter lines with 500000 messages weekly. Observers relay vital posts to all concerned while the service studies enemy signals for coded clues and operation patterns. The RAF operates 600 to 700 frequencies and coordinates wireless use across departments.
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Royal Air Force
RAF
Chinese Festival Bread Pillars Offshore Promise Health
During Cheng Chau island festival along the China coast huge pillars of bread, 15 to 25 feet tall, are built. Natives believe eating a piece from one pillar insures stomach health for a year. The loaves are called Shaan Paan.
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Cheng Chau
China Coast
Seed Cleaning and Grading Boosts Crop Quality
R A Derick of the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa extols clean well graded seed as vital for crop insurance. A fanning mill removes dirt and trash, chaff and light kernels, and shriveled seeds, while power cleaning plants grade by size and separate grain types.
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R. A. Derick
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Plowing Farmer Uses Electric Tractor With Radio
Walter Klentworth of Pana Illinois outfits his new electric tractor with a radio to hear the daily market report and other broadcasts while he plows.
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Walter Klentworth
Pana
Ill
Congressmen push land in exchange for British debt
Some U.S. lawmakers propose seizing territory in return for Britain’s war debt. The idea would reinforce the belief that real estate remains a sound investment.
When Finns Lost War Opinions On Allies Role
Dorothy Thompson argues in the New York Herald Tribune that Britain France and the United States shared responsibility for Finland’s defeat. She notes Allies offered large aid while neutral U S reluctance discouraged decisive intervention amid German threats to Scandinavia.
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Finland
Russia
France
England
Britain
United States
Dorothy Thompson
New York Herald-Tribune
Boake Carters
Walter Winchells
Germany
Financial Post
Lincoln adopts safety rule protecting white canes
Lincoln city council passes an ordinance making white canes exclusive property of the blind or partially blind. Drivers must stop and take necessary precautions when a cane user is in the street. Brazilian researchers claim coffee derived plastics are not inflammable and resist acids.
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City Council
Lincoln
Neb
Pattern 6656 Transfer Pattern Offer From Winnipeg
A pattern 6656 transfer pattern offers 18 motifs from 6 by 6 inches to 1 1 2 by 2 inches with stitch illustrations and color schemes. Send 20 cents in coins to the Household Arts Department at Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg, for the pattern. stamps not accepted. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canada Mineral Production Key to Allied War Effort
Brigadier W. W. Foster notes Canada’s growing mining capacity supports Great Britain and France with nickel platinum asbestos copper zinc and lead. He cites education hospitality and YMCA Salvation Army Knights of Columbus and Canadian Legion efforts aiding troops, and details wartime price shifts for metals.
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Great Britain
France
W. W. Foster
D.S.C
Y.M.C.A
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Canadian Legion
London
Aldershot
Navy
C.A.S.F
Air Force
Foster
Y.M C.A
Ottawa Journal
Canada
Britain
Calf Stomachs Export Restricted Under War Measures Act
Under the War Measures Act an order in council limits exports of calves stomachs to conserve rennet for Canadian cheese makers. Poland had been a leading source but its occupation cut supply, affecting imports of over 300000 pounds annually mainly from Denmark with lesser US imports.
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Poland
Germany
Russia
Canada
Denmark
United States
Much More Costly The Struggling Author and His Wife
A party encounter reveals a writer’s gloom over output. A friend praises his wife and gown, prompting the writer to quip that his work amounts to many pieces. The exchange follows with a playful question about age in 1893 and a trivia note on skiing injuries.
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Penwell
War funding must not curb education and scholarships
J Ferris David of Ingersoll Ontario urged the 79th Ontario Educational Association meeting in Toronto that war expenditures should not reduce education funding. He cited Britain increasing education budgets during war and called for at least 1 million dollars to aid brilliant secondary school students entering university, plus greater Ontario state support for equal educational opportunity.
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Canada
J. Ferris David
Ingersoll, Ont
Ontario Educational Association
Toronto
David
Britain
Dominion
Ontario
British Seaman Describes Bombing Run Over Ships
Ayoung British sailor aboard the Athel monarch sends a vivid letter home detailing a German bombing run. He recalls a low pass and incendiary fire aimed at the convoy, with the crew ducking low as the aircraft pulled away. He signs off reassuring his mother not to worry.
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Censor
P.S
Pineapples Reported Weighing Up To Twenty Pounds
A report notes that pineapples can reach weights of up to 20 pounds, signaling unusually large fruits. This observation highlights variability in fruit size and potential agricultural implications for growers and markets.
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