Grasshopper menace prompts cross border control talk
A Saskatchewan article reviews W. F. Motherwell’s Regina statement that nature alone can halt grasshopper infestations. It urges joint Canada United States action, round table talks, and possible legislation to enforce wide scale control measures across prairie provinces and neighboring states amid fears of 1939 incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Motherwell
Regina
Prairie
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Australian stamps to feature platypus in amber gray issue
The Australian Commonwealth Postal Department will issue nine penny stamps on September 1 bearing a platypus image. The Postmaster General’s Department aims to prove the mammal’s existence to curious readers abroad, noting its duck bill, webbed feet, egg laying and burrowing hibernation. Pineapples from France are grown in hothouses along Russia’s Black Sea coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Commonwealth Postal Department
Postmaster-General’s Department
France
Black Sea
Russia
Purdue unveils fog piercing radio lights for runway vision
Purdue University researchers R. H. George and H. J. Heim reveal a new radio light system to let pilots see runways through thick fog or clouds. The invention aims to guide landing from miles away and is developed at the Engineering Experiment Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
R. H. George
H. J. Heim
Engineering Experiment Station
Dominion wide survey to study nutrition and living costs
The first Dominion wide survey of nutrition and family living expenditures will begin in September and October. Led by Hon. W. D. Buhler, the Dominion bureau of statistics will sample wage earning families in Charlottetown Halifax Saint John Quebec Montreal Ottawa Toronto London Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmonton Vancouver to measure living costs and regional budget differences for wage scales and nutrition insights.
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W. D. Buler
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Charlottetown
Halifax
Saint John
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
London
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Vancouver
China Outbuys Japan in Munitions Trade Reports
China, in close touch with the Sino-Japanese war, claims Japan plans large munitions purchases in Canada. Canadian makers lack immediate large scale production. China has been the heaviest buyer of war materials in Canada, with shipments of lead, zinc, copper and nickel going to both nations. Japan has bought only one plane.
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Department of External Affairs
China
Japan
Canada
Bazaar Opening Under Scrutiny As Reporter Warns On Accuracy
A young reporter covers a village bazaar amid warnings about ill founded statements in print. The piece notes Mrs Brown allegedly wife of Councillor Brown opened the sale with a platform appearance by a vicar and other prominent locals.
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Brown
Councillor Brown
Disney Gets Post Office in Oklahoma Boom Town
Civic residents of a 1000 inhabitant town on the Grand River in Oklahoma mobilized by sending thousands of letters in response to newspaper and magazine ads to win a post office. The influx of “literature” overwhelmed the mail corner as the scheme succeeded.
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Disney
Grand River
Oklahoma
Beauty’s Credit and the Artist’s Truth in Seeing
The piece argues that most people misjudge appearances and beauty until artists reveal them. It cites Turner, Constable, Van Gogh, and Cezanne as innovators who taught how to perceive color, light, and form, challenging the idea that common sight reflects truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Newton
London Listener
Turner
Constable
van Gogh
Cezanne
Ships Of The Future Feature Glass Enclosed Decks
A French authority argues air travel threatens ocean liners, urging new ship design. Streamlining, glass-enclosed decks, and conditioned air aim to reduce wind resistance and protect passengers. Ventilation uses horizontal tunnels to integrate funnels and air flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bassett-Lawke
P.L.A
Peculiar Timber Fire Remark And Global Population Note
A North Queensland hardwood timber known as Peculiar Timber burns whether wet or dry with water expelled as steam from its end when ignited. The Department of State estimates about 350000 American citizens lived abroad on January 1, over half in Canada. Earth interior pressure near the centre is stated at 45000000 psi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Australia
Department of State
Canada
Skull Size of Extinct Phororhacos Compared to Horse
The phororhacos, an extinct phororhagic bird, possessed a skull as large as a horse. This comparison highlights the creature's remarkable cranial dimensions and distinctive anatomy.
Business Outlook Indicates Revival Underway
Canadian Business says favorable forces for growth are at hand. Consumer buying should rise, deferrals from the last depression will be satisfied, inventories are lean, and prices trend upward. Wheat crops improve, construction gains aided by government, and armament orders rise. Southern neighbor improving. a normal revival appears in progress.
Branding practices ruin cattle hides on Ceylon island
The island of Ceylon trades in hides and skins but branding by private marks, caste marks, and Vicrosoft cattle physicians damages many hides. Artists brand elaborate designs to indicate disease, and castration branding is common. Communal branding was banned in 1936, and currently no restriction exists on private branding.
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Ceylon
Selected Recipes Lime Jell-O Pineapple Mold
Dissolve Jell-O in hot water then pour over pineapple wedges arranged in the mold. Add cucumber and chill until firm. Unmold on crisp lettuce and garnish with mayonnaise. Serves 6.
Horse-Radish Relish Jell-O Mold for Ham
Recipe steps dissolve Lemon Jell-O in hot water then stir in vinegar salt and folded in drained horse radish and whipped cream. Chill until thickened, mold and serve with baked ham. Yields enough for 10 servings.
Young reporter recalls no strike as trolley men vote
A Springfield Mass Republican story notes a rookie reporter failed to file midnight strike results. An afternoon edition came out before the cab-strolled update showed the trolley workers rejected a strike, leaving the newsroom with a quiet result.
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Springfield
Mass. Republican
Why birds hammer windows and what it might mean
A London Spectator note discusses why birds such as rooks and sparrows tap at house windows. Theories include seeking nesting sites, reflections, or flies seen inside. A dog senses an image in glass, and a correspondent recalls a rock hammering at a window as possible proof of bird madness.
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East Africa
England
London Spectator
Farmer Confused by Cashier Checks in Bank Panic
During a financial panic a farmer seeks cash at a bank but is told only cashier's checks are available. After repeated attempts, the bank president explains the system and the farmer grasps it, comparing it to giving a milk ticket when his baby wakes at night.
Plans for a shorter work week and higher wages forecast
Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor predicts in twenty to thirty years an average 21 hour work week for all labor plus substantial wage increases. He adds that future generations may enjoy a lighter work week with higher pay, noting that learning after knowing it all matters.
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Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
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Wilson Fly Pad CO
Hamilton, Ont
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Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
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