Moisture Returns to Normal Across Western Grain Belt
Dominion meteorological office figures covering Aug 1 to Feb 29 show moisture near normal across the western grain belt with Alberta reporting a 5 percent above normal average and Saskatchewan and Manitoba near normal. Northern areas fared best with Alberta seeing a 33 percent gain in the north and October November excesses. southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan saw losses.
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Manitoba
Dominion Meteorological Office
Canadian West
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Peace River
Bristol to Paddington Express Sets Swift Time Gap Record
The Bristolian express left Bristol at 4:38 p.m. eight minutes late and arrived at Paddington at 6:15 p.m. in 98 minutes, covering 117% miles at an average 72 mph. The LNER records 112 mph during a Newcastle to London run last September.
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Bristol
Paddington
British Railways
LN_ER
Newcastle
London
Certified Seed Potatoes Require Official Certification
With rising potato diseases and seed risk, Canada uses two field inspections and post harvest tuber checks for Certified Seed. Only seed with official government tags and grades Certified Extra No 1 or Certified Small Sized 112-3 ounces qualifies. Buyers should demand the tag or risk table stock.
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Canada
Division of Botany
Central Experimental Farms Branch
Dominion
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Donkey Dinkie Feeds On Lighted Tobacco At Iver
Dinkie the donkey at Coppins estate in Iver England, once a pet of the late Princess Victoria, eats lighted cigars and cigarettes. Staff note he will consume any tobacco placed in his mouth, though he does not smoke. He is over thirty, with few teeth, but remains fat and well.
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Coppins
Iver
England
Princess Victoria
Dinkie
Canadian Nomenclature Society Proposed to Improve Place Names
A writer urges a Canadian Nomenclature Society to raise the sound and significance of place names across provinces. He argues many cities towns rivers hold heritage yet many names are flat and insipid, suggesting communities like Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat might consider changes, though some may resist.
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Canada
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Regina Leader-Post
MIT Reveals New Diagnosis Method Using Body Conductance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology introduces a new diagnostic concept called Q, measuring tissue energy storage versus heating via skin contact probes. Dr. J Warren Horton developed a meter reading these two quantities, challenging earlier basal metabolism assumptions and suggesting potential medical usefulness pending further study.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. Warren Horton
Chinese Imperial Cookbook: 96 Volumes Weigh Four Tons
The set is described as the largest cookbook in the world with 96 volumes weighing four tons. An abridged edition exists, comprising 18 volumes.
Founders Of World Poultry Congress Realized Their Hopes
In the British Fish Trades Gazette from London currents praise Canadian poultry and forecast big displays at Leipzig for the World Poultry Congress opening July 24. The article recounts the congress history, goals of international information and goodwill, and the broad participation across 43 countries or more, with thousands of accredited delegates and large local attendances.
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World Poultry Congress
Leipzig
Germany
F. v Elford
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Poultry Science Association
Elford
Poultry
Sir Edward Brown
J. E. Rice
Association
Canada
England
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Faces Erosion Threat
The federal government battles the Atlantic to keep a light on Cape Hatteras. Repeatedly the sea has eroded the coast forcing abandonment of towers. A 198 foot brick tower was moved inland, and now a steel tower will be placed a mile farther inland as the lighthouse edges toward the sea.
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Atlantic
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Hatteras
Exports to French Africa from Canada
Wheat, flour, and farm implements lead Canadian exports to French Africa. The French possessions in Africa cover an area nearly equal to Canada and host over 32 million people, more than one million of whom are of European origin.
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French Africa
Africa
Dominion of Canada
Dutch Stitch Patterns Bring Cheer to Breakfast Nook
Cross Stitch offers motifs Hulda and Hans embroidered on cloth for easy 8 to the inch work. Four motifs fit curtains or pillows, can be done in one or many colors, scraps welcomed. Pattern 5405 includes transfer designs and stitch guides. send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Hulda
Hans
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Protecting Egret in Florida Everglades By Agents On Duty
The Florida district sees renewed protection for the egret during nesting season. Washington mobilizes game agents to guard the bird amid fears from plume hunting. Once endangered, egret plumes rival the bird of paradise in value and fashion, with unlawful wearing classified as a misdemeanor under federal law.
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Florida Everglades
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Florida
Audubon Society
Walnut Shell Uses Highlight Industrial Applications
California Walnut Growers Association engineers report ground walnut shells serve 15 uses in industry. The top use is in hard and soft rubber compounds, asphalt linoleums, roofing paper, dynamite filler, and abrasive mechanics. A separate finding notes plant disease cycles vary by year, aiding farmers in management.
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California Walnut Growers’ Association Engineers and Chemists
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Victoria
British Fish Trades Gazette
Alice Brooks
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