Far East tour for General Booth and other world notes
General Evangeline Booth of the Balvarion Army will leave London in November for a Far East tour. The U S egg-laying record was set by a Maine hen laying 214 eggs in 214 consecutive days at Monmouth experimental station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeline Booth
Balvarion Army
London
Far East
United States
Maine
State Experimental Station
Monmouth
B. L Pitcher
Worthing
England
London University
Growth rings reveal striped bass migration patterns study
Yale zoology graduate student Daniel Merriman analyzes growth rings on Niantic river striped bass to determine age growth rate and wintering location. Findings show most Connecticut bass winter in warm southern waters with spring migrations northward beginning in April toward Rhode Island through May and June.
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Daniel Merriman
Yale University
Niantic River
Merriman
New England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Makes A Difference in Street Toy Story
A sympathetic stranger consoles a boy who cries over his dead dog, noting his own grandmother died recently yet did not shed tears as the boy did not grow her up from a pup. The exchange highlights perspective on loss and empathy in a street encounter.
Blood Transfusion References in Ancient Greek Rome and Egypt
Ancient texts from Greece Rome and Egypt show early awareness of blood transfusion concepts. Writings discuss speculative methods, surgical attempts, and medical curiosity about transferring blood or circulating fluids. The references reveal nascent ideas shaping later medical thought.
Wheat to Hogs Plan Would Boost Farm Profit and Market Absorb 20 Million Bushels
J. S. McLean of Canada Packers LS outlines converting 16 bushels of wheat into one bacon hog. If Canada produced an extra 10 million hogs annually, 20 million bushels would be absorbed, boosting farm income and easing grain surpluses while hogs fetched strong prices in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fle Canada
Great Britain
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
J. S. McLean
Canada Packers’ Ltd
McLean
Financial Post
Judge Apologizes Publicly in London Sessions
The London Sessions heard Sir Herbert Wilberforce withdraw and condemn remarks made during a trial where the jury halted proceedings. He apologized for temporary emotion guiding the statements, praising public accountability and aligning with British political tradition of open remorse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Herbert Wilberforce
House of Commons
Baldwin
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Bold gull feasts on frozen fish at New Brunswick plant
A clever gull at the St John harbor front waddles into a cold storage plant and seizes a frozen fish. It drags the fish aside and sits calmly as it thaws, then eats. Workers nickname him Frozen Face for his fearless appetite and growing tameness.
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St. John
N.B
Diamond trade recovery targets Kimberley production rise
South African diamond trade shows steady gains with Kimberley poised to resume full production this year. The Dutchspan Diamond Mine is reopening and may begin normal-scale output soon, and another Kimberley mine should reopen before 1937. The era’s business chatter turns to gains and reopening ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Dutchspan
The Gospel Preached to Gentiles in Antioch Lesson
A Sunday School lesson on Acts 11 19 21 26 and 13 1 12 describes persecution as wind boosting faith, the Antioch church’s growth, Barnabas bringing Paul, and the first use of Christians to describe Jesus followers in Antioch. It notes Gentile baptism and early church leadership.
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Antioch
Stephen
Phanicia
Cyprus
Syria
Cyprians
Cyrenians
Christ
Jerusalem
America
Uganda
Peter
Samaria
Barnabas
Pauls
Damascus
Tarsus
Paul
Talking chair helps dentist confront stubborn molars
Dr J H Sharon told 200 Negro dentists at a national meeting that Beethoven's Fifth Symphony could aid dental work. He described patients hearing music via chair devices, or only the patient hearing, to use while treating difficult molars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Dental Association
Beethovene
J. H. Sharon
Two-Hour Delay Frustrates Traveler at Boss Office
A clerk reports a traveler waited two hours to see the boss who replies to send him away and apologize for not meeting him earlier. The exchange underscores a tense moment of client handling and managerial schedule.
World Jewish Congress hears Ben Gurion on Palestine crisis
In Geneva a special World Jewish Congress session heard David Ben Gurion from London warn that immigration curbs may close the doors to the homeland. He urged mobilization of all Jewish forces to defend diaspora rights and support Palestine amid ongoing fighting over migration and land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
World Jewish Congress
Geneva
David Ben Gurion
London
Gurion
Jewish Agency For Palestine
League of Nations
Holy Land
Palestine Jewish Federation of Labor
Congress
Strange Lichen Exhibit At Shaw's Garden In St Louis
Shaw's Garden in St Louis Missouri presents thirteen lichen species from Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Arctic expedition. The display showcases vegetation seen near the South Pole as the party crested barren northern rock faces within 200 miles of the pole, offering a unique nature exhibit.
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Shaws Garden
St. Louis
Missouri
Richard E. Byrd
Shaw's Garden
Byrd
South Pole
Pote
Heraldic Authority Sir Gerald Wollaston Heads Coronation Proclamation
Sir Gerald Wollaston Garter King of Arms oversees the heraldic rites for the King's Coronation next May. A barrister and ex-diplomat, he is a noted authority on heraldry with royal lineage. He has led the College of Heralds since 1930 and will retire at age 65 in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Wollaston
Naylor Wollaston
Gerald
College of Heralds
Artificial pumice method found in Germany
From Germany comes news of a method for making artificial pumice. Ice cream was known as long ago as the 17th Century.
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Germany
Cutwork Doilies Pattern 5645 From Household Arts Dept
Rejoice in cutwork without bars with simple line designs for trays or doilies. Pattern 5645 includes a doilie 10x15 inches and two 7x10 inch doilies with stitch guides and material lists. Send 20 cents in stamps or coin to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott
Vitamin C Triggers Poison Ivy Sensitivity in Guinea Pigs
A study by Dr. F A Simon reported in The Journal of Immunology shows guinea pigs fed vitamin C deficient diets resist poison ivy, while applying vitamin C to a small skin area induces whole-body sensitivity. Intravenous injections do not replicate the effect, and skin removal timing governs spread. Human tests are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Simon
Louisville
Journal of Immunology
Recruiting In Britain Military Leaders Press For Recruits
Britain floods with recruiting propaganda as leaders push to fill empty ranks in the territorial forces. Secretary Duff Cooper drives the campaign with appeals to pride and warnings of pacifism and war dangers.
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Britain
Duff Cooper
Costs of purebred dogs rise in first half of 1936
American Kennel Club survey shows U S purebred dog owners spent 30 286 392 50 to feed kennel and modify pets in the first six months of 1936, up 22 percent from 24 535 737 50 in same period 1935. Noise regulations were enforced by cultured Greeks of Sybaris in 700 Be.
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New York
American Kennel Club
United States
Sybaris
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Bonn
H. A. Taylor
Clear Prairie
Faust
Alberta
Haile Selassie
Coast Guard
Saskatchewan
Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology
Gull
St. Louis Garden
Antarctic
Wuouipeig
Alice Brooks
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