One Horse Country A Long History Of Canadian Livestock
Allan Strathglass recounts Canada in 17th century New France as a land of few horses at first. Imported horses expanded from 1647 with Montmagny receiving the first, followed by more in subsequent years as farming and breeding grew, concerns over overstock led by 1709. Pigs, cattle, and other livestock were introduced, shaping the colony’s farming base and long term livestock industry.
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Canada
Allan Strathglass
The
Farmer's Advocate
North American
Eohippus
St. Lawrence
Champlain
Quebec
Catte
Normandy
New France
Tadoursac
M. de Montmagny
Governmnt
Montreal
France
Montmagny
Honfleur
Candian
Nicholas Boucher
Mathematical Wonder Mile Osaka Reveals Record Memory
The Metaphysical Institute of Paris reports Mile Osaka a 22 year old girl can raise numbers to the tenth power and extract roots mentally in under a minute. She can recall up to 48 numbers read at two per second and reproduce them in any order. She computes days lived from birthdays and believes figures appear as a blackboard in her mind.
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The
Metaphysical Institute of
Paris
Mile
Osaka
Mlle
Ssaka
Inauchi
Paganini
Improbable Lives Live On In Legend and Rumor
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes how public credulity clings to old mysteries. Figures like Lord Kitchener Charlie Ross Jesse James John Wilkes Booth and T E Lawrence inspire enduring rumor and legend long after their deaths.
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Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Jesse James
Charlie Ross
Philadelphia
United States
John Wilkes Booth
T. E. Lawrence
England
Memphis
Telescope from King to crown Minchenden observatory
The boys of Minchenden School London receive a telescope that once belonged to the King. They build a new observatory under their science master to study the night sky. Seventy pupils belong to the school astronomical society and aim to contribute to the British Astronomical Association which lent the instrument.
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Minchenden School
London
School Astronomical Society
British Astronomical Association
New U S Accepts Canadian Cattle From Modified Areas
The United States will admit cattle from modified accredited areas in Canada after August 1 1935 without further tuberculin testing under a Bureau of Animal Industry order. The policy extends existing testing practices to areas where cattle have been tuberculin tested and disease incidence is under 0.5 percent, aligning cross border movements with interstate trade while maintaining a general health certificate.
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United States
Eligible Indian in Alberta Can Vote in Dominion Elections
A Stoney hunting guide and prospector near Pekisko, once on the Stoney reservation, is believed to be the only full blooded Indian in southern Alberta eligible to vote in this year’s Alberta and Dominion elections. Treaty rights were surrendered years ago.
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Alberta
Dominion
Canada
King Bearspaw
High River
Stoney Reservation
Pekisko
Death Ray Device From British Inventor Captivates Public Imagination
Reports from England describe Harry Grindell Matthews pursuing a so called death ray with a labyrinth of defenses, barbed wire, and steel doors. Col. Etherton relays plans for submarine detection and aerial defense using rockets and steel wire curtains around London.
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England
Harry Grindell Matthews
Col. P. T. Etherton
Matthews
Doorman Revives Discarded Plants for Show
Peter Podneck, a Rockfeller Centre doorman in New York, saved discarded plants from Horticultural Hall daily. He replanted and nurtured them at home then entered revived specimens in the first annual flower show for tenants and employees, drawing praise from connoisseurs who predicted a prize.
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Peter Podneck
Rockfeller Centre
New York
Horticultural Hall
Ants Repair Injured Colleagues With Plaster Like Bond
Researchers note ants apply a plastery material to immobilize injured nestmates, a behavior aiding recovery. The ionosphere forms an ionized shell surrounding Earth at altitudes from about 200 to 500 miles above the surface.
Indians and Early Settlers Used Mint They Gathered and Grown
The text notes that both Native Americans and early settlers collected and cultivated mint for their own use, highlighting a shared herb provide and domestic practice in colonial times.
Achilles tendon resists up to 1000 pounds before tearing
The tendon of Achilles, situated in the heel, can withstand about 1,000 pounds of strain without breaking, highlighting its remarkable strength.
Camp fire pictures with Photoflash at night
John Van Guilder explains how to take camp fire photographs using the Photoflash lamp. He covers camera setup, group arrangement, lighting control, avoiding decapitation in prints, and precautions against lens flare and smoke.
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U.S. 4
John van Guilder
In Memoriam A Yorkshireman Round London Walk
A tale of two travelers at a busy London corner, an American dares to cross with eyes closed while a Yorkshireman recalls a past crossing. The wry punchline reflects on caution and risk with a humorous twist about a marble crossing.
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London
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Bec Province
Northwest
E. C. Stakman
University of Minnesota
Bavaria
Austria
Italy
War Office
Etherton
Grindell-Matthews
U.S
Britain
Memoriam
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