Trees Recommended As Suitable For Western Climatic Conditions
Norman M Foss of the Dominion Forest Nursery Station at Indian Head Saskatchewan explains that despite dry prairie conditions trees can be grown for shelter belts fuel and fence posts with proper soil preparation and drought hardy varieties. A two season process removes native grasses and stores soil moisture then deep summer fallowing opens soil for roots. Suitable species include Caragana Manitoba Maple Green Ash American Elm White Spruce Colorado Spruce Scotch Pine and various poplars and willows in lighter soil districts.
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Canadian Prairies
Norman M Foss
Dominion Forest Nursery
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Finland
Sweden
Beneficial Exercise Spurs Elevator Strike Concerns in City
In New York City a beneficial exercise paper notes the elevator strike will impact health for six months. Dr I 0 Gieger of San Francisco Health Director warns about stair climbing harming hearts and promotes downstairs walking as safer for cardiac patients.
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New York
I 0 Gieger
San Francisco
Gieger
Sun Spots Linked to Wet Weather Forecast
Dr Clyde Fisher director of the Hayden Planetarium says sun spots are definitely correlated with floods across eastern North America this spring and predicts damp rainy weather for four to five years as spots reach maximum intensity.
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North America
Clyde Fisher
Hayden Planetarium
Royal Astronomical Society
Canada’s 1934 Refrigerator Production and Imports
In 1934 Canada produced 30 175 electric refrigerators up from 16 649 in 1933. During the same year she imported 1 755 units from the United States.
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Canada
United States
Rideau Hall maids knit relief bed-covering for the West
Seven house maids at Government House Ottawa knitted a patchwork bed-covering for Lady Tweedsmuir to send with a sewing circle relief effort to destitute western towns. Other staff members knit socks jerseys and clothing for needy areas. A letter of thanks notes a boy wearing breeches and braces, and Doreen wears garments made by the circle.
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Government House
Ottawa
Lady Tweedsmuir
Nellie
Lily
Ruby
Winnie
Louise
Maud
Canada
Edna
Rideau Hall
Jackson
Annie
Doreen
The Wedded State and Mental Health Findings
Two scientists from Columbia University and the New York Psychiatric Institute reported at the New York branch of the American Psychological Association that married people show fewer mental illness cases than single divorced or widowed individuals. They cautioned that marriage is not a vaccine against mental disease, citing hospital admission data from 1920 34 in New York state Massachusetts and the United States.
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James Page
Columbia University
Carney Landis
New York Psychiatric Institute
New York
American Psychological Association
Massachusetts
United States
Wheat rust resistant strains to be multiplied at western farms
The national research council associate grain committee announced that promising rust resistant wheats will be multiplied at western experimental farms during the coming growing season. In Winnipeg committee members evaluated last year’s milling and baking reports and highlighted Thatcher, an imported variety, as a highly desirable strain for widespread farmer adoption.
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National Research Council
Winnipeg
False carding defined in card playing terms
False carding is described as playing a card to deceive opponents about the player's hold of that suit. The term appears in a historical note at item 2147.
McAdam Road System Marks Century Since Death
The British Institution of Municipal and County Engineers plans commemorating the centenary of John Loudon McAdam, pioneer of macadamized roads who died November 26, 1836 at Moffat. Born 1756 in Ayr, McAdam helped revolutionize roadmaking with drainage based on broken stone laid over subsoil, replacing costly stone-paved foundations. Toronto Mail and Empire.
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British Institution of Municipal and County Engineers
John Loudon McAdam
Moffat
England
McAdam
Ayr
New York
Scotland
Falmouth
Bristol
London
Toronto Mail
Empire
Rush-mat Making Ends in English Village Workshop
In Pavenham near Bedford England the last rush-matting maker George Purser faces retirement as the cottage industry declines. For 300 years his family gathered rushes from the River Ouse to weave horse collars baskets chair seats hassocks and floor coverings once employing many villagers. His history notes a firm once making 2000 horse collars weekly now only about 150 a year.
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England
Pavenham
Bedford
George Purser
Ouse
Man Snips 1.2 Million Silhouettes Across Nine Years
Judd Budd Jack of Toledo Ohio makes 30 second paper silhouettes for 1.2 million Americans over nine years. He travels nationwide and earns a living by snipping portraits with scissors and paper as his tools.
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Judd Budd-Jack
Toledo
Ohio
Electric methods sterilize soil to kill weeds and pests
The article describes using electric heat and soft X rays to sterilize soil, killing weed seeds and pests while increasing nutrient availability. A commercial box system heats soil to 180 degrees for hours, costing about $1 per cubic yard, with home setups possible and future portable X-ray devices promising field use.
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March of Science and Mechanics
Charles Morrow Wilson
Popular Mechanics
Samuel G. Hibben
Applied Lighting
Westinghouse Company
Cutwork Makes Linens Alluring Pattern 5490
Mary embroiders her own tea cloths and sets using a simple cutwork design from pattern 5490. The transfer includes two and two reverse corners and four motifs, with instructions, stitch illustrations, and material needs. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Mary
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Plentiful Memorial Proposals Poured in for King George
Sir Percy Vincent receives nearly 100 memorial designs for King George with many drawings. Concepts include a statue in admiral attire steering the nation, a column statue towering above Empire buildings, and a multi level Hyde Park tower with garage theatre cinema and observatory. Derby leaders urge Dovedale for a national memorial site.
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King George
Percy Vincent
Hyde Park
National Theatre
Sheffield
Birmingham
Derbyshire
Derby
E. Clark
Dovedale
Royal voices praised across the royal lineage
Wickham Steed spoke of King Edward VII’s big voice carrying a long distance under wind with many debates about royal timbre. Discussions reached King George’s renowned voice and the Telegraph notes King Edward VIII also has a clear carrying voice. Other royals praised include Queen Mary Duke of York and Duchess of Kent for their distinct tones.
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Wickham Steed
Edward the Seventh
King Edward
King George
Edward the Eighth
London Daily Telegraph
Queen Mary
Duchess of York
Duchess of Kent
Smith Joke Reveals Wives Economy On Birthday
A humorous line features Smith asking Jones if his wife is economical. He replies she is frugal, noting she used only 30 candies on her fortieth birthday.
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Pioneer
Alice Brooke
Alice
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King George Memorial
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