Canada moves to create national research institute at Ottawa farm
The House approved a Garamd motion favoring a national research institute under the Dominion Government. Minister Malcolm outlined plans to build the first wing on a ten acre Ottawa experimental farm site, with an eventual five to ten year program and annual funding increases to 300000 for administration. Private and public research would gradually merge efforts.
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E. J. Garamd
Don River
Dominos
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
Ottawa
K. B. Bennett
Canada
Dominion
Garland
Uns
Bureau of Standards
United States
Great Britain
Malcolm
Ntional Research Council
Research Council
Chinese Drama Then and Now Fascination with Traditional Theatre
A London Times correspondent notes that Chinese drama remains deeply loved across towns and villages. Performances, often staged before temples, use crystallized gestures and a slow ballet like form. Music from cymbals to drums punctuates almost every move, with Mei Lanfang renowned for his flawless female roles.
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Londor Times
Mei Lanfang
Nerve Tests For Airmen In A Medical Lab At Le Bourget
Aviation researchers at Le Bourget conduct biannual nerve and reflex tests on pilots. Tests include equilibrium rotation tasks, blindfolded balance, quick reaction timing, and altitude simulations up to 36 000 feet. They report no accidents from pilots undergoing this program and suggest motorists might benefit from similar exams.
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le Bourget
Lord Roberts Replies To Laughing Wit At London Club
In a London club a tall witty man belittled others and bowed to Lord Roberts saying he had never seen him. Lord Roberts fired back that he had often seen the wit but never heard of him. A second joke has a father asking his daughter what she learned in Sunday School and the girl recounts Susie Jones planning a party.
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Lord Roberts
London
Elsie
Susie Jones
One Practical Automobile on Fourth of July, 1894
On July 4, 1894, reports note there was only one practical automobile in existence. The remark highlights the novelty of motorized travel during the era and points to early automotive development and public curiosity.
The Studio Wolf Question in a Hollywood Visit
A film magnate questions a director about using a wolf in a Northwest scene. The director cites authenticity while arguing a lion would look better. They debate how a lion could plausibly appear in the Canadian Rockies.
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Hollywood
Northwest
Canadian Rockies
Lorry Explosion Near London Kills Driver and Five Hurt
A Birmingham to London motor lorry carrying shells exploded and burned for hours. The driver was killed by a shell blast through the windscreen, while four rescuers suffered severe burns.
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Birmingham
London
The Stubborn Brute Bride Weeps Over Church Funeral Wish
The bride of two weeks laments to her mother that John is stubborn and refuses a big church funeral when he dies. She reports he does not want a large service, prompting worry over their future.
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Mam
Dialogue Exchange Between Schuyler and Berger
A cryptic dialogue features Schuyler advising gratitude for any gift while Berger questions politeness when faced with a person giving pain. The exchange recalls a witty debate on manners and personal boundaries.
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Schuyler
Berger
American machinery leads in South Africa reports
Read of investigations into manufacturers shows American machinery taking a lead in South Africa. The story highlights significant sales, production trends, and competitive positioning among equipment firms in the region.
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South Africa
Warm Feed For Hogs Proves Benefits In Cold Weather
A Kentville Nova Scotia Experimental Station test divided pigs into four equal groups to compare meal feeding methods. Lot 4, receiving warm slop, performed best, showing warming feed pays in cold weather. A closing proverb notes many men with ideas fail to act on them.
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Kentville
Nova Scotia
Origins of common vegetables traced to ancient routes
A Tit-Bits article surveys how staples like the potato, turnip, cucumber, tomato, broad beans, peas, cauliflower, carrot, parsnip, onion and shallots reached Britain or Europe. It notes Sir Walter Raleigh peddling the potato from Virginia, shipwrecks spreading tubers, Roman and Asian introductions, and regional import origins for onions and other crops.
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Britain
Walter Raleigh
Virginia
Ireland
Erin
Lancashire
China
India
Peru
Mexico
Europe
Asia Minor
Egypt
England
Germany
Greece
Asia
Brittany
Tripoli
Madeira
Pillar of Salt Threatened by Desert Salt Concession
The Pillar of Salt known as Lot's Wife of the Old Testament is reported in danger of being torn down to enable salt manufacture by concession holders at the Dead Sea deposits. The threat has caused dismay in many quarters.
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Lot
Office Banter Over Salary Sparks Bookkeeper Grumble
A bookkeeper complains his pay is short of what it should be. The office boy asks if he could live on the proposed amount, highlighting a clash over wages and daily practicality.
Standard Rails Weigh From 120 to 140 Pounds Per Yard
A report notes that standard rails have weights ranging from 120 to 140 pounds per yard. The data emphasizes typical mass for railway track components and informs engineering guidelines for rail installation and maintenance.
Banff’s youngest musher stars in winter carnival
Gertrude Steele, a three year old, impresses Banff during the Winter Carnival as Canada’s youngest musher. She leads her horse Jack on short runs to the depot, cave and basin, grocer, and butcher, returning rosy cheeked from the cold and excitement.
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Banff
Gertrude Steele
Jack
Gertrude
Mother
Canada
Scientific Arctic Survey Planned by Nobile
General Umberto Nobile prepares a polar expedition for scientific study of Arctic regions from a base at Spitzbergen. The Italian airship crew will include scientists to collect data on temperatures winds magnetic variations and climate while a base is established for repeated polar flights possibly toward Alaska.
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Umberto Nobile
Norge
Raold Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Nobile
Spitzbergen
Alaska
North Pole
Germany
Russia
Arctic
Terra Firma
América
Europe
General Nobile
Fruit Growing On The Prairies Show Potential On Farms
W R Leslie, superintendent at Morden Manitoba, predicts fruit plantations will become common in prairie farms. Speaking from the Western Soil Products exhibition in Winnipeg, he cites cross breeding of apples, crabs, plums and cherries, and notes thousands of seedlings already bearing fruit at the Morden Experimental Station.
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W. RR. Leslie
Dominion
Morden
Man
Leslie
Western Soil Products Exhibition
Winnipeg
Mr. Leslie
Prairies
Quebec
Ontario
Morden Experimental Station
London Shops Face Nighttime Food Sale Rules
A government committee recommends tightening wartime early closing rules. Uncooked tripe may be sold until 9.30 p.m. while cooked tripe is banned after evening hours. The plan would bar all tripe after 8 p.m. and extend restrictions to other items including apples and apricots after 7 or 8 p.m. to benefit the public.
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England
Wild Turkeys Arrive in Victoria From Ohio
Three wild turkeys have arrived at Elk Lake farm in Victoria under the British Columbia Game Board program. Major Furber, the provincial game inspector, notes the birds are Meleagris gallopavo feris, though commonly called wild turkeys. The two gobblers and a hen may form the nucleus of a future colony as the board continues island introductions.
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Victoria
Major Furber
Vancouver Island
British Columbia Game Board
Game Board
Elk Lake
Ohio
Speeding racer rattles town in porch scene
Uncle Ben dozed on the general store porch when a battered yellow racer with pennants stopped outside. The driver taunts locals about a speed limit, while Ben declares in gruff humor that there is none and they cannot go fast enough to please him.
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Ben
Shakespeare Handwriting Described As Unreadable
The report notes that Shakespeare's handwriting was difficult to decipher and appeared unscholarly, hindering interpretation of his manuscripts.
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Shakespeare
Farm Campaign Promotes Canadian Grain System in Argentina
Luis Duhua president of the Rural Society of Argentina opened a nationwide push for adopting the Canadian grain elevator system and marketing procedures. He argues the Canadian model is the only way to protect Argentine growers from dealer exploitation as grain passes through various hands before reaching mills or foreign buyers.
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Argentina
Luis Duhua
Rural Society of
Duhua
Canada
Bolshevik claim bans dolls for Russian girls
A Riga despatch to the London Daily Mail quotes the Soviet Woman that little Russian girls must not play with dolls. It says dolls symbolize bourgeois family life, promote motherhood, and develop household duties, and the Moscow Teachers' Union has banned them.
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Riga
London Daily Mail
Moscow ‘Teachers’ Union
British Official Hints At Rhineland Evacuation Plan
Godfrey Locker-Lampson, under secretary of the Foreign Office, told the House of Commons that a general evacuation of the Rhineland could be arranged with the allied powers before the Versailles Treaty deadline. He suggested the plan would be welcomed if agreement among powers was reached.
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Great Britain
Germany
Rhineland
Godfrey Locker-Lampson
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Powder to curb drinking proves ineffective in pairs
A reader notes a controversial powder intended to curb a husband’s drinking has a harsh taste, driving the man to swallow it only when mixed into brandy. The remark appears in a letters page from Pages Gales at Yverdon.
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Lord Robert
Scientific Survey of
West
B.C
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