Barley Rust Resistance Breeding Progress Report
Canadian breeders report progress in developing rust resistant barley. At Brandon, a 1935 program uses Peatland as resistant parent with Wisconsin Pedigree No. 38 Regal and Newal among others. Early promising lines combine stiff straw and smooth awn traits with rust tolerance for future cultivar development.
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Sugatwah Wong
Ley
Manitoba
Canada
Wisconsin
Peatland
Gartons
Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Ww. H. Johnston
Ottawa
United States Urges Global Order Through 7 Point Plan
Secretary Hull urged nations to adopt a comprehensive program for economic reconstruction and restoration of order under law. He presented seven points including adherence to international law, treaty modification under orderly terms, armament reduction, cultural exchanges, and peaceful dispute resolution amid rising European tensions. The broadcast reached Europe and Latin America as Hitler and Mussolini signaling threat intensified.
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Corbett Mull
United States
Europe
Hitler
Czech
French
Mussolini
Hull
Latin
America
No Small Containers For French Market Honey
The report notes no market in France for honey in small domestic containers. Packing must be 60 pound cans, two per case. France restricts table honey, not common at breakfast or as dessert or syrup. Canada duty starts at 175 francs per 100 kilos gross weight about 2 cents per pound.
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France
Canada
Whiteman Opposed Jazz While Denver Music Director
Wilberforce James Whiteman, father of the man who made ragtime respectable, harbored a lifelong hatred of jazz. During his 40 years as Denver public schools director of music the 80 year old teacher banned jazz from all pupil performances, shaping his son Paul’s later fortune.
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Wilberforce
James Whiteman
Paul
Denver Public
Mozart Transcribes Miserere From Memory at Age Fourteen
A high regard for the Miserere led Sistine Chapel musicians to refrain from copying it. At age 14, Mozart accompanied by his father heard the work and returned home to transcribe the entire composition from memory with only minor errors.
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Sistine Chapel
Mozart
Trained rat catchers in London docks estimate ship rats
London dock workers who trap rats aboard ships must first estimate the rat population on a vessel before starting extermination work. The estimate guides the scale of their efforts and resources for each assignment.
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London
Last wild bison in Pennsylvania killed in 18090
A historical note states the last wild bison in Pennsylvania was killed in the year 18090. It also mentions rhinoceroses, the white and the black, being grey in color.
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Pennsylvania
Fertilizer Advantage Cited By Veteran Winnipeg Trader
Bruce McBean, oldest active member of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, retires to focus on crop surveys. He argues soil exhaustion rather than moisture limits western wheat yields and notes fields treated with fertilizer show 5 to 10 extra bushels per acre.
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Bruce McBean
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Exchange
McBean
The
Makes A Difference Feed Determines Eggs Yolk Color
The yolk color varies with green feed intake and vitamin A content. Grass and green feed enrich yolks. hens on good range store vitamin A in two eggs for daily needs. Pale yolks indicate vitamin A deficiency in the eggs.
National Parks of Canada Report Year Ends March 31 1938
Wildlife abundance across Canada’s national parks is high with 5600 buffalo 3600 elk 1512 mule deer 907 moose and 320 antelope in fenced enclosures along with hybrids. Moose and elk thrive in Jasper and Banff while grizzly bears increase in Jasper. Bird life rises with many waterfowl at Elk Island Point Pelee and Prince Edward Island parks. Exhibition herds at Banff Prince Albert Riding Mountain draw visitors. Banff enclosure reduced late season leaving few buffalo and elk. Ten Canada geese added at Riding Mountain.
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National Parks of Canada
Scenic and Recreation
National Parks
Wilfe
Jasper
Banff
Jasper National Park
Elk Island
Point Pelee
Prince Edward Island
Elk Island National Park
Prince Albert
Riding Mountain National Parks
Riding Mountain National Park
Last Lutheran Church in Moscow Closes Doors
The final Lutheran church in Moscow is shuttered as government trucks haul away the altar and fixtures to a museum. The Church of Peter and Paul expected a farewell service but found the doors locked, ending an 18 month period without a pastor as descendants of 18th century German colonists continue to attend each Sunday.
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Moscow
Church of Peter and Paul
Russia
Rector Opens Clapham Garden for Tea Visits
London Sunday Dispatch notes the rector of Clapham invited visitors to tea in his garden. A fortnight later four people had visited showing many are too shy to enjoy such simple hospitality. The piece reflects on missed pleasant chances in life.
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London Sunday Dispatch
Clapham
World Is Very Small Reunites Two War Veterans After 52 Years
In Brockton Massachusetts Morris Tolkin walked into a store and found Samuel Blumberg, a fellow Russian army veteran from 42 years ago. Their wives, long separated, were revealed as half sisters, reuniting after 52 years.
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Vari
Morris Tolkin
Cohoes
N.Y
Brockton
Mass
Samuel Blumberg
Charlottetown
Quite Unexpected The Verna Farmhouse List Of Tasks
A new hired girl at the Verna farmhouse discovers a handwritten list she must follow. The mistress instructs strict kitchen duties with a warning to observe the rules, causing the girl to react with disbelief and curiosity.
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Verna
Growing Greatness in Utah’s Mormon Majority Town
A compact historical note explains Utah’s church demographics, stating Mormons comprise about 75 percent of state church membership. The entry uses an old English language origin for town and mentions protecting fences of upright tree trunks.
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State of
Utah
Century man warns youth rushed to speed
Thomas O'Connor of Windsor Ontario who has just turned 100 says modern youth rush about too much and will have a tough time reaching a century. The piece also notes that about 80 percent of Haiti's population is engaged in agriculture.
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Thomas O'Connor
Windsor
Ont
Haiti
Decided Home Was Best and Canada Tax Rise
Ted Brandford, former Carlisle officer and now in London, recalls arresting burglars after a shooting and resigning to live in Chicago then seeking peace on a Great Lakes voyage a sinking steamer incident and dangerous chase follow. Canadian income tax collections rose sharply for April to July with Toronto Montreal Vancouver up while Charlottetown Quebec and Saskatoon lagged.
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Chicago
Ted Brandford
Cleardon
England
Brandford
Carlisle
Great Lakes
London Daily Herald
Charlottetown
Quebec
Saskatoon
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Saskatchewan Coal Mines Brace for Strong Season
The Lethbridge Herald notes railways buy steam coal amid a big wheat harvest and farmers' money, signaling better demand for domestic coal. South Alberta miners expect a steady run for months, forecasting the best season in years.
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South Saskatchewan
Lethbridge Herald
South Alberta
World Population In 1936 Reaches 2.116 Billion
The German Wirtschaft and Statistik estimate world population in 1936 at 2,116,000,000. Europe houses 526,000,000. Asia 1,162,000,000. Africa 151,000,000. America 266,000,000. Australia 11,000,000. The British Empire totals 516,000,000 with major national counts including China 437,000,000. Russia 171,000,000. United States 144,000,000. France 111,000,000. Japan 99,000,000. Germany 68,000,000. Italy 51,000,000.
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German ‘Wirtschaft and Statistik
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Australia
British Empire
China
Russia
United States
France
Japan
Germany
Italy
Yugoslavia Tests Car Horn Signal System
Yugoslavia has introduced a system of sound motor signals. One blast of the horn indicates the driver intends to go straight ahead. Two blasts signal a right turn and three a left turn.
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Yugoslavia
Lighthouse no good for flog says Chinaman
A fragmented text notes a character labeled Chinaman shouting about a lighthouse and flogging, with phrases like keep shining whistle blowing and flog coming, concluding No good. The readability is limited and no clear event or date is established.
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Chinaman
Romance In Names What is in a name
The Ottawa Journal defends Hog's Back as a century old Ottawa area name in the Rideau region outside the city limits. It argues place names carry meaning and history and compares to quaint Alberta names while resisting change.
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Canada
Rideau
Ottawa Journal
Ottawa
Guilfor
England
Alon
Spir
Winchester
Canterbury
Mac
Chaucer
Alberta
Lethbridge
Great Block System On Southern Railway
A Western traveler on the Southern railway questions train safety after a series of bumps and stops. The conductor jokes about a grand block system, claiming hay blocks ten miles back and another blockage ahead as they travel south, with a humorous exchange about the block system.
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Southern Railway
Weill
Darky
Not Enough Snowfall Cited for Glacial Spread in Arctic Areas
The passage suggests during the Great Age heavy snowfall built glaciers in northern Alaska and nearby Arctic regions, while much of what is now Canada and the United States remained ice free. The writer attributes this to sufficient snowfall enabling glacier formation in those northern zones.
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Canada
United States
Alaska
Arctic Circle
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Whitby
Ontario
Viscount Greenwood
Lady Greenwood
Eric Greenwood
Deborah Greenwood
al Tour
All Saints Church, Whitby
Lord Greenwood
Lutheran
Oxford University
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