Prairie Drought, Irrigation, and Land Restoration Debate
The article argues prairie farmers face recurring droughts in the semi arid belt and stresses irrigation as essential. It cites Palliser’s findings and Dominion Forestry Service data showing lower long term yields in semi arid zones, advocates restoring natural basins and implementing irrigation projects to reduce reliance on direct relief and prevent land abandonment.
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Auth
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Palliser
Dominion Forestry Service
Searle Grain Company
Fertile Belt
H. G. L. Strange
Major Strange
P.F.R.A
Old Controversy Over Pepys Name Pronunciation
The London Observer correspondence revisits how to pronounce Pepys name with options Peeps Peppis or Peps. A verse rhymes with lips, but no proof settles the matter. contemporaries spelled his name in seventy ways, reflecting phonetic uncertainty of the era.
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Pepys
London Observer
Peppis
Peps
Christian Science Monitor
Saskatchewan Sheep and Swine Show Dates Set
Directors of the Saskatchewan Sheep and Swine Breeders Associations announced shows in Saskatoon on October 27 28 and 29 and Regina on November 2 3 and 4 The directors also approved a Saskatchewan exhibit at the Toronto Royal Winter Fair.
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Saskatoon
Regina
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Cold moist air feels colder than dry air
The article notes that moist air feels colder to a person than dry air when temperatures are low. It cites a measurement context and contrasts humidity with perceived chill in typical outdoor conditions.
Startling Idea Shrinking Universe Attributed To Sambursky
Dr. S Sambursky of Hebrew University Jerusalem argues in Physical Review that the entire universe is shrinking and even units of energy contract. He cites Mt Wilson telescope findings in California showing distant nebulae receding, a result compared to Einstein’s early curvature theory.
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Jerusalem University
S. Sambursky
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
Physical Review
New York
Einstein
Sambursky
Canada Coal Output Dips Slightly in Saskatchewan June
June coal production in Canada reached 1 063 865 tons vs 1 037 700 last year. Saskatchewan output stood at 22 483 tons, about 4 000 tons less than June 1936. The note adds a historical remark on cell science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Saskatchewan
Keep The Best The Weekly Newspaper Shopkeepers In Scotland
The Boston Monitor argues that small town papers uplift communities by highlighting local business, church events, social gatherings, and farmers' items while omitting salacious city scandals. It asserts country newspapers, though disliked by some, are powerful and humane.
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Scotland
Boston Monitor
Scots Shopkeepers Reluctant to Part with Goods Refused
Morning Post columnist notes that Scots shopkeepers are even less eager to sell to customers than London shopkeepers. An anecdote from Carnoustie shows a shopkeeper offering increasingly dear watches while joking some are kept for show, illustrating frugality and wary sales in small Scottish shops.
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London
Morning Post
Carnoustie
Perth
Apple Jelly and Syrup Making by Alice Stevens
Alice Stevens offers home canning guidance for jelly and apple syrup. She explains essential ingredients like acid and pectin, proper juicing and draining methods, the two drop test for set, and sealing with para wax. Readers may request free home cooking advice from Penticton, B C.
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Alice Stevens
Home Service
Penticton
B.C
Thatcher wheat to aid drought farms in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Government seeks to obtain between one half and one million bushels of Thatcher wheat for distribution next spring to drought area farmers. Acting minister George Spence said the plan includes additional early maturing rust resistant varieties, with total seed needs not yet known.
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Saskatchewan
George Spence
Canadian Wheat Board
Curious Goodwood race error crowns unplaced winner
At Goodwood a judge focused on two frontrunners while a third horse surged ahead. The judge raised the second horse as winner, leaving Duke of Richmond's Dandizette unplaced despite a clear three length victory. The duke declined to appeal, quipping justice is blind.
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Goodwood
Duke of Richmond
Dandizette
News of the World
Iron And Steel Plants In Saskatchewan In 1936
In 1936 Saskatchewan had 14 iron and steel plants with capital of 1 493 785 dollars and 237 003 dollars in salaries paid to 258 employees. The data backs a strong industrial profile for the province. Unlike the main topic, a note on gorilla handedness appears as a stray aside.
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Saskatchewan
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Union of South Africa
Charlottetown Guardian
Pister
Appleford Paper Products Limited
Hamilton - Ont
Calgary
Winnipeg
Odgden
Chantecler
Vogue
Ogden's
Ogden
Iron and Steel
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