Sun spot cycles linked to vitality and weather myths
The article notes research suggesting solar sun spot fluctuations may loosely relate to human births illnesses and deaths but cautions against overreading data. It explains cycles vary roughly seven to fifteen years with an average near eleven and a half years and stresses vital statistics are averages not individual destinies.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Philadelphia
Nashvitte
Alfred J. Lotka
Canada
Father Sun
Bachelor Girl Quips About Marriage and Money
A playful exchange questions marriage and finances with comments about happiness, anger, and responsibility. The dialogue touches on age, family duties, and petty cash at an office, attributed to Dorf Bartier in Berlin.
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Dorf Bartier
Beriin
No Satisfaction From Revenge Wins No One
A Chicago traveler waited five years to return a counterfeit half-dollar and then, by mistake, the giver received a $10 gold piece instead. The piece argues revenge harms character, drains happiness, and Wise justice via law should replace vendetta. It notes revenge damages self and society and urges forgetting petty wrongs while learning from them.
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Chicago
Canada Uses Most Farm Produce Domestically
The article notes that except for wheat rye cheese wool and apples most farm goods are consumed at home in Canada during 1927 28 with oats 95 percent peas 94 percent potatoes 92 percent and butter 99 percent among the high home consumption items. It cites limited exports for barley and others and adds assorted rural folklore about luck and superstition.
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Canada
Toll of Building Railways in Africa Reported Deaths
A report states 17 000 African laborers died during railway construction in French Equatorial Africa from disease privation and exposure. Only 87 miles of single track laid equates to nearly 200 deaths per mile. In Belgian Congo 750 miles laid cost about 3 000 lives.
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French Equatorial Africa
Belgian Congo
Doorless Wolf Keeps Man at Bay
Joe laments loss of his door as the sole bulwark against want. Jean asks for the remedy and he admits he has no door left, underscoring hardship and blunt humor in a stark exchange.
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Joe
Jean
Ear mysteries and echoes discuss sound limits
Professor Alexander Wood of Emmanuel College and Cambridge University lectures at the Institute of Electrical Engineers in London on how loud sounds become inaudible yet tickle the ear and fingers. He notes humans hear about 300000 tones and warns against breaking a bridge or glass by resonance.
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Alexander Wood
Emmanuel College
University of Cambridge
Institute of Electrical Engineers
London
Wood
Life's Dividends and Time Invested in Virtue
The piece argues time should not be spent on wealth reputation or pleasure. It says end results feel hollow, since all is lost at death. If we invest in goodness truth and service to others, time yields lasting virtue and inspires others to higher achievement.
British Columbia Tops Canadian Per Capita Income in Financial Post Survey
The Financial Post reports British Columbia leads provinces with a per capita income of 926 dollars, the first time any province exceeds 900. Ontario follows at 908, Alberta 732, Saskatchewan 641, Manitoba 553, New Brunswick 438, Nova Scotia 372, and Prince Edward Island 344.
Most Important Metallurgical Process Claims Breakthrough
A London report touts a new metallurgical method that electroplates nonconductive materials like wood silk porcelain and paper with a noncorrosive metal. It allegedly strengthens cardboard plywood and textiles and could metalize airplanes ships and boats. Fortification of frail materials to steel strength is among the bold claims.
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London
Made In Canada Goods Call For New Year Support
The piece argues that if Canadians, as Labour leader urges, favored Canadian made products, unemployment would vanish and industry would hire more workers. It notes some imports are necessary but stresses Canada already produces many items with Canadian manufacturers and workers. The maid-in-Canada movement remains as worthy as at its century start.
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Canada
mae-in-Canada
Correct 1928 Alberta and Dominion Wool Production Figures
A recent report overstated Alberta wool output at 1 492 191 pounds and Dominion total at 3 648 254 pounds. The true figures for 1928 are Alberta 3 033 181 pounds and Dominion 15 672 766 pounds.
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Alberta
Dominion
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers’ Association
Consent and Income Mention in Arranged Marriage Dialogue
A fragment shows a dialogue on consent to marriage tied to income. One party cites £500 a year as sufficient. the other mentions counting the amount in negotiation. The exchange highlights financial terms as a condition for marriage.
The Importance Of Rubber In Modern Homes
Rubber is a versatile commodity used widely in home products from mats to sink linings. Rubber gloves protect against electric shocks and materials like rubber wedges stop rattling windows, making household tasks quieter and safer.
Foreigners in Canada praised for contributions and loyalty
J. Bruce Walker in London Speech argues against slurring non British residents in Canada. He notes foreigners have enhanced art, music, crafts, and education and emphasizes Canada is built on rights for people beyond British lineage. He praises sobriety, industry, thrift, cleanliness, and loyalty to the flag.
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J. Bruce Walker
London
Canada
Quebec
Lacked Experience in the Wedding Nerves
The best man teases the groom about nerves before his first marriage. The groom admits fear but explains he has a valid reason for being anxious, while the best man consoles him with a light remark about not having been married before.
Animals in Canada Census 1765 and Wool Industry Note
The 1765 Canadian animal counts show 12 532 oxen 14 732 young cattle 22 748 cows 28 022 sheep and 28 562 swine. Governor Carleton notes the wool industry as a keyManufactures sector in his report.
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Canada
Carleton
Producing Registered Seed and Its Limited Supply
An experiment station selects typical plants from an approved variety to produce Elite stock seed. Elite seed is rare, requires certification, and seeds are sold in generations from Elite to registered. Farmers should use registered seed across crops to maintain purity and stay within three years of Elite stock.
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Dominion Seed
Britain’s Largest House at Wentworth Woodhouse
Britain’s largest residence is believed to be Lord FitzWilliam’s Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire. The three main entrances are so distant that visitors are advised to bring three hats, one at each exit. The house spans 600 feet, with a hall big enough for two suburban villas and a room for every two days of the year.
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Great Britain
Lord Fitzwilliam
Yorkshire
Wentworth Woodhouse
Dominion Eyes Gains From China Canada Trade Reopening
The Calgary Herald reports that Britain and China friendship would boost Dominion trade with the new republic. It cites large wheat shipments and capacity to meet Chinese needs across various lines, hoping unified China replaces banditry with civil law and progress.
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The
Calgary Herald
Dominion
Great Britain
Pity the Guide Old Lady and the Glaciation Riddle
A whimsical exchange compares rocks to glaciers and motion, with a playful push to Learn to swim. The dialogue includes a social invitation noting a daughter’s play and a precise dinner time, peppered by Germanic names.
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Alfred
Made In
Bristol
Nottingham
England
J. J. Harrison
Manitoba Agricultural College
Britain
China
Wahre Jakob, Ferlin
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