Reclaim Sahara Desert Plan Sparks Climate Aid Debate
Dwight Branean of New York proposes a $56 million scheme to flood parts of the Sahara with Mediterranean water via canals from Gabes, creating inland seas to alter climate and boost rainfall. The plan echoes French engineers led by M. de Lesseps, who surveyed the region in 1882.
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Africa
Sahara Desert
Dwight Branean
New York
Eugenery
Emd
Iie
Mediterranean Aml
Gulf of
Gabes
Iikra
Mediterranean Sea
Behotts
Tuni
Algeria
Braman
M. de Lesseps
Toronto Tops Canada in Income Tax Revenue Rise
Prosperous Toronto paid nearly three million dollars more in income tax than the previous year, the largest increase among Dominion cities. Toronto’s 1928-29 collections reached 13,448,545 dollars, up 2,992,517 from 1927-28, while Montreal reported 16,195,033 dollars, up 2,732,754 from prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Queen City
Dominion
Montreal
Department of National Revenue
Replacing Lost Industry Proves Hard for Cities
The New York Sun notes that two new industries are usually needed to offset a failed or moved industry. Cities losing long-established sectors cannot quickly replace the economic loss by attracting a single new industry, since few start large and time is scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Vast Canadian National Park Area Holds Vast Untapped Wilderness
The text notes Dasper Park in northern Alberta on CN rails spanning 5 380 square miles, with much of the mountain region unexplored and rich in historic associations. It includes quoted exchanges and scattered travel reminiscences, reflecting a diverse, era tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dasper
Canadian National Railways
Alberta
Ancient French Chateau Destroyed Despite Pleas for Save
In Foujun France a 12th century chateau built by Thibaud III for Queen The ruins stood with a tower and walls, but no buyers appeared as bids for the site failed. The government refused to fund preservation and the structure was leveled by a blast, ending a centuries old monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Thibaud III
Navarre
Foujun
Aube Department
Europe
Americas
Chamber of Deputies
Nothing Pays Better Does Education Pay
An essay extols education as essential for individual and societal progress. It argues learning is the chief driver of success and civilization, noting ignorance causes many woes and schooling builds moral and intellectual faculties for a strong community.
The Cost Of Progress Cuts Dewan To Build Bungalows
The Los Angeles Times laments California redwoods felled by lumber firms to supply bungalow construction, railway ties, and grapestakes. The author warns only God can replace ancient trees, noting the irreplaceable loss as second growth cannot restore four millennia of growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cut Dewan
Los Angeles Times
No Place Like Home Millgrate Monthly
The article reflects on the meaning of home as a repository for cherished memories and hopes. It contrasts childhood cottages with urban houses, noting how place weaves a lasting romance that travels with the reader’s thoughts across distant work and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millgrate Monthly
Thick ink stalls pens provoke postal clerk complaint
In a tense exchange a Postoffice Official is challenged over ink quality described as too thick to flow. Mrs. Grogan and Mrs. Callahan recount a wreck that killed twenty five Bolsheviks and eight Irishmen, mourning the loss of a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Mrs. Grogan
Mrs. Callahan
Canada Holds World’s Largest Nickel Deposits
Canada claims the globe’s greatest nickel deposits, supported by extensive mining reserves and ongoing exploration. Major firms and regional mines drive production, with implications for markets and national industry strategy.
Vitamins for Growing Chicks Improves Poultry Health
Growing chicks housed four weeks or more without direct sunlight risk leg weakness. Cod liver oil at 1 2 percent of mash aids prevention and possible cure, paired with egg yolks tomatoes and feeds rich in vitamins. Mix cod liver oil with bran before blending into dry mash and prepare only enough for three to four days.
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Dominion District
New Brunswick
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Sun Becomes Dimmer as Jupiter Bombs Space
Sun rays decline while Jupiter shoots enormous volcanic bombs into space, per four French astronomers. Some comets and fireballs hitting Earth may originate from Jupiter. Modern telescopes could photograph billions of stars. suns burn out energy and our sun may near total burnout, though not urgent due to cosmic time.
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Jupiter
Earth
Forest Fire Season Shows Unusually Favorable Trend
Field officers report 1927 forest fire season was unusually favorable with 661 fires on Dominion lands in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This compares with 1298 in 1926, 1165 in 1925, and 1487 in 1924. Merchantable timber burned amounted to 98 907 acres in 1927 versus 413 226 acres in 1926, 126 970 in 1925, and 239 220 in 1924.
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Forest Service Department of the Interior
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Forest Service
Silk quilt from bridesmaids dresses on display at Brooklyn Museum
A quilt made from Deborah Coggeshall and Fiwood Walter wedding dresses, stitched by Therese Hallock Welsh, showcases 19th century bridal attire repurposed for a keepsake. The piece, dated to 1823, features beige and gray silks with three borders of grapes, feather scrolls, and leaves, centered by a flower vase.
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Brooklyn Museum
Joan
Therese Hallock Welsh
Manhattan
Deborah Coggeshall
New York
Fiwood Walter
Philadelphia
Internal Parasites Of Swine Unthriftiness
In the bulletin Swine Husbandry in Canada Dr. Lionel Stevenson argues against feeding worm infested pigs to market weight and urges parasite control. The article covers four parasites with defined treatments, emphasizes sanitation, clean stock, and yard rotation, and lists medicines such as oil of chenopodium Santonin Benzine and Areca nut with age appropriate doses.
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Bulletin “Swine Husbandry
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Lionel Stevenson
Ontario Agricultural College
Dialogue Fragment Between John and Molly
A light exchange in which John calls himself an idiot and Molly reassures that none of them is perfect. The playful line suggests a casual conversation about self-criticism and mutual acceptance.
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John
Molly
German Invents Light Sensitive Paper Film for Movies
A Berlin engineer reports success in manufacturing paper film as light sensitive as celluloid. It is not inflammable and cheaper than celluloid. Schwerin studios call the invention a complete success.
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Berlin
Schwerin
Two things keep you from being a good dancer
A playful exchange about dancing faults follows a remark that two things hinder dancing ability and a joke about feet. The note also mentions that Italy has at least 70 privately owned railways.
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Italy
Christmas Saved At Sea For Child Aboard Empress of Australia
Seven year old Gloria Cosgrave, daughter of Colonel L. Moore Cosgrave, traveled with her parents aboard the Canadian Pacific Empress of Australia. A captain stopped the calendar at Christmas by preserving the day for the child, arranging a Santa, mid Pacific, during the voyage near the International Date Line.
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Pacific
Gloria Cosgrave
L. Moore Cosgrave
D.S.O
Shanghai
Santa Claus
mid-Pacific
Gloria
Count De Topor Journeys Home After Canadian farm Work
English economist and philanthropist Count De Topor sailed on the Cunarder Ascania to Europe. He has vast interests in Canada including Vermilion Alberta where he built farm worker housing and a park, turning waste land into a beneficial project. He owns about 60,000 acres near Edmonton and believes Canadian west farm land offers a bright future. He plans to return to England after a brief private visit and to aid a ill friend in Brittany.
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Count de Topor
Ascania
Europe
Ossilini
Frans Josef
Austria
Maximilian
Poland
Canada
Vermilion
Alberta
Edmonton
West
le Pouldu
Finistere
Brittany
England
Fast Grinstead
Sussex
Reading and Writing Not Key to True Intelligence
A London Sun day writer argues that intellect is not solely tied to literacy. The piece suggests schools and instruction may not determine genius, noting many clever people were illiterate and praising speech and practical skills over reading and writing.
Trustworthy clerk baffles junior partner with silence
Senior Partner praises the new clerk as trustworthy and predictable. The junior partner asks what that means and the senior replies with a dry punchline: he does nothing. The exchange highlights humor about expectations in a law office.
Canadian prisons grow vast potato harvests for revenue
The article notes nearly 1,000,000 pounds of potatoes produced annually by convicts in six Canadian prisons, with about two thirds grown on prison lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It mentions 16 residents living within 100 yards of each other with a combined age of 1300 years and reports Shanklin in the Isle of Wight claiming a world longevity record.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
It Is Best to Be Satisfied with Your Lot
A reflective aphorism on contentment suggesting that accepting one’s circumstances can be wiser than desiring greater wealth or status. The line frames moderation and gratitude as prudent life guidance.
Loquacious Argument Has Many Sound Points
A verbose speaker presents a series of arguments that appear largely sound though some points may require closer scrutiny. The discourse centers on logical reasoning and persuasive technique, with emphasis on coherence and evidentiary support.
Rust Resistant Wheat Project Advances in Western Canada
Dominion cerealist L H Newman reports within three years Western Canada could have rust resistant wheat matching top varieties. He tours Winnipeg Laboratory and prairie farms, notes new cytologist Miss Hollingshead joining the staff, and discusses linking pure science with farming needs. Also advancing cereal work, high grade malting barley and tribl barley the variety grown in Manitoba, aligns with California brewers interests. Prof S C Grant travels to Finland to discuss barley marketing.
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Western
Canada
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Newman
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Manitoba Agricultural College
Dominion
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Miss Hollingshead
Saskatoon
Sask
Berkeley College
Calif
Manitoba
California
8. C. Grant
Finland
Explanations of Odds and Ends Origins
Curiosity about the phrase leads to two plausible origins. One claims odds comes from the obsolete orts meaning fragments found in Shakespeare and Ben Johnson. The other links odds and ends to the Saxon ord meaning beginning, making the pair literal beginnings and ends.
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Washington Irving
Shakespeare
Ben Johnson
Botanist Malte Expands Arctic Flora Study Near Hudson Bay
Dr. M. O. Malte of the National Herbarium Ottawa continues Arctic plant investigations around Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. He will gather specimens and study northern species for a comprehensive Arctic Canada flora. He visited Arctic posts with a government expedition and aims to confirm 1927 observations.
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M. O. Malte
National Herbarium
Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Arctic Canada
Student Chan Chick Foo to Set Distance Mark at Moose Jaw College
Chan Chick Foo, a Canton China graduate of Pui Ying Middle School, is registered in Moose Jaw College senior matriculation and will sail this month to begin studies aimed at establishing a new distance record for the university course in Canada.
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Moose Jaw College
Chan Chick Foo
Pui Ying Middle School
Canton
China
Canada
A Miser Is Known by the Money He Keeps
A proverb reflects on thrift and character noting that true stinginess reveals itself in the wealth one hoards. Authors imply virtue or vice are shown by possessions and spending habits.
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Cerlin
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