Quebec Plans 10 Million Allocation For Colonization
Premier L A Taschereau announced the next legislature will be asked to vote at least 10 million dollars for colonization in Quebec. A colonization congress will be held in the fall with bishops and missionaries to shape the program, while plans also cover electricity municipalization and a parliament addition on St Augustin street. The program aims to settle farmers sons on open lands, with a father’s subsidy and a broader back to the land movement.
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Quebec
L. A Taschereau
St. Augustin Street
Pretier Taschereau
Sons of Farmers
Canadian Economy Recovery Seen Without Heavy Government Aid
The Financial Times of London argues that Canada is moving toward economic recovery without artificially inflating commodity prices. It highlights improvements in industry trade and finance for the first half of the year and credits the soundness of the Canadian economy for achieving recovery without extensive government intervention.
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Canada
Financial Times of London
United States
Sheep Hero Proves Intelligence Near Blackpool
A flock leader near Blackpool reportedly demonstrated animal wit by wading into the canal to pull a drowning sheep to safety. The rest fled, but the leader returned, saved the creature, and rejoined the flock.
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Blackpool
England
When you and she are wed You are made one
A concise and witty verse notes marriage unites two into one, yet suggests the new oneness centers on her rather than the husband. The quip highlights shifting identity within matrimony with a light satirical tone.
Slash pine may spur Dixie paper and chemical industries
The article highlights the slash pine as a potential source for newsprint and nitrocellulose, led by Dr. C H Herty in Georgia. It describes the pine’s resinless wood, wide southern growth, and ongoing experiments turning pulp into a range of products including explosives, films, artificial leather, and wrappings. It also notes southern dailies endorsing slash pine newsprint and the hoped market impact.
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Dixie
King Cotton
Paper Mill
America
South
C. H. Herty
Georgia
Herty
Berlin hosts first parrot university for multilingual birds
A unique Berlin school trains parrots in German French and English using phonograph recordings of a professor speaking desired sentences. Each bird gets two hours of daily instruction, and in about four weeks three parrots learn a 60 word vocabulary, with longer time for correct responses.
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Berlin
Japan Thunderstorm Network Aids Farmers Across 30,000 Square Miles
A thunderstorm observation system uses 219 posts spaced about 121 miles apart to relay warnings to the meteorological service. Staffed by electrical company workers, the network covers roughly 30 000 square miles to alert agriculturists in Japan.
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Japan
Natural gas Drives Oil From Ground Says Early Theory
A historic report suggests natural gas dissolved in crude oil provides the motive power to force oil from the ground. The concept links gas content to reservoir pressure and extraction dynamics in early petroleum science.
Plan Of Old Lighthouse Described From 12th Century Manuscript
Two antiquarians derived an exact plan of the Alexandrian lighthouse from a 12th century manuscript by Ibn Es-Sayf. The beacon stood on an island north of the city, connected by 40 foot wide jetties and a viaduct to the gates. Its platform rose over 20 feet, built of limestone blocks with melted lead in the gaps. The structure had three superimposed sections: square base, then octagonal middle, and a cylindrical top.
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Miguel Asin Palacios
Lopez Otero
Ibn Es-Sayf
Malaga
Prize Letters Propose Rain Making Scheme in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Times runs a reader letter contest on triggering rain as 40 days pass without measurable precipitation. The first entry suggests placing large mirrors across the state to heat the air and form clouds. Prizes include a rain coat an umbrella and a pair of rubbers.
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Oklahoma City Times
Oklahoma City
Agricultural Notes From Manitoulin Island and Canada’s Poultry Trade
Manitoulin Island hosts the great annual all turkey show and projects a fine turkey crop. Canada’s June beef sales reach 3,497,747 pounds, up 314,314 from June last year. Uniform grade A turkeys from the Western Canada Poultry Pool win repeat exports to Britain. Bacon prices hinge on quality and steady volume. Wheat harvest in the prairie provinces would take Canada’s farmers and laborers nearly 113 days at ten hours daily using old methods. Dr J F Booth of Norway outlines land use and productive forest and arable areas. Modern refrigeration and freon advance fur storage with dry cell units maintaining low temps. Canada’s wheat production soared from 32,350,452 bushels in 1880 to 420,672,000 in 1930 on vastly more acres and farms. Government Poultry Services assist pools, grading, packing, and carload inspections nationwide. The 1932 Empire honey survey shows Canadian honey in London and Glasgow shops, with brand names Beckist and Quebec common. London favoring light honey and Glasgow amber varieties.
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Canada
Great Britain
Prairie Provinces
Ther Sons
J. F. Booth
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dorrion Department of Agriculture
Empire Marketing Board
London
England
Glasgow
Scotland
Beckist
Quebec
Edmonton Pushes Free TB Treatment Plan for Alberta
The Edmonton board of health requests a free tuberculosis treatment program for all Alberta residents funded by provincial taxes. A Saskatchewan model showed fewer cases after two years, and the board asks the taxation inquiry board to recommend adoption to the government.
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Alberta
Edmonton Board of Health
Alberta Taxation Inquiry Board
Taxation Inquiry Board
Saskatchewan
Could A Giant Ant Move 120 Ton Objects?
If an ant were enlarged to human size with strength scaled proportionally, it could move objects weighing about 120 tons. This thought experiment illustrates extreme scaling effects on biomechanics and force requirements.
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British Financial Paper
N. U
Prince of Wales
St. James’ Palace
Miss Rosenfeld
M. M
Bobby” Robinson
U.S
American Home Economics Association
Bedford High School
Bedford
Ohio
Victor Baititis
University For Parrots
Oklahoma
Manitoulin Island
Montreal
Norway
Svalbard
Alberta Tax Inquiry Board
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