Modern Lapland Created by Electricity and Railways
A condensed historical feature describes how Lapland, once seen as Arctic desolation, became an electrified center for iron ore mining. It highlights Kiruna's underground power plant, the Lule river hub, and rail link to Narvik, Norway, with a forecast of extensive electrified rail expansion transforming the region.
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Lapland
Arctic
Arctic Circle
Henry Albert Phillips
Popular Science Monthly
Reacer's Digest
Polar
Kiruna
Sweden
Lule
Portus Falls
Narvik
Norway
Stockholm
Gulf
Ger
Not Particularly Easy Ministers Face Demands of Daily Service
Lindsay Post notes the minister endures a demanding role beyond sermons. He counsels the sick, aids the poor, guides the young, greets newborns, and conducts last rites. Despite low pay and criticism, ministers persevere, earning admiration for steadfast faith.
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Lindsay Post
Weight Of Birds A survey of bird weights and oddities
A reader compares weights of birds from large herons to small songbirds with measured figures. The author cites Rev F O Morris and various species, noting surprising weights from three pounds for a large heron to mere drachms for a nightingale, then adds a rural Alabama superstition about cooking peas on New Year’s Day.
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F. O. Morris
London Spectator
Alabama
Antipater of Palestine Selects the Seven Wonders
The ancient strategist Antipater of Palestine is believed to have chosen the original Seven Wonders of the World around 200 B.C. This attribution ties his influence to the early formation of a legendary list that guided travelers and scholars for centuries.
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Antipater of
Palestine
Wild Life Value in Canada Estimated by Mines and Resources
The department puts Canada’s wild life value at 53.0 million dollars yearly, over 1.9 million weekly, excluding fisheries and forests. It covers furs game and meat, firearms, tackle, clothing, cameras, magazines, and tourism incomes, plus support for 46 000 Indians and 3 269 Eskimos and hunting related transport costs.
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Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Wildlife of Canada
Franklin’s Paris Loan Aimed to Circulate Ten Louis D’ors
In Paris Benjamin Franklin sent a note to a fellow-countryman with a bill for ten louis d'ors. He urged the debtor to lend the sum to another in similar distress when able, to repay the debt forward until it reaches a knave who breaks the chain, a scheme described in the Christian Science Monitor.
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Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Christian Science Monitor
Saskatchewan farmers pay $3166 Dominion income tax
Last year Saskatchewan farmers paid Dominion income taxes totaling $3166, disclosed in a House of Commons return tabled by State Secretary Rinfret. MP M J Coldwell of Rosetown Biggar queried Dominion income taxes for Saskatchewan in recent years.
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Saskatchewan
House of Commons
Rinfret
M. J. Coldwell
C.c.f.rosetown
Progress Toward Perennial Wheat and Seed Potatoes
The article notes progress in perennial wheat and emphasizes improving seed quality. It describes extensive cross pollinations, hybrid development, and the challenge of achieving fertile, high quality perennials. It mentions plant breeders in Ottawa and Saskatoon and the Seed Potato Certification Service.
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Seed Potato Certification Service
Division of Botany
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
L. E. Kirk
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
Kirk
Canada
Dominion Forage Laboratory
Saskatoon
Watches First Made in Nuremberg in the Early 1500s
The article notes that the first watches were produced in Nuremberg Germany at the start of the sixteenth century marking an early milestone in horology.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Joke Exchange Between Teacher and Student
A classroom exchange features a student Jimmy answering opposites with puns. The teacher asks sorrow misery and woe, Jimmy replies with Joy Happiness and Gee-up illustrating a playful take on language and horses.
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Jimmy
Make Own Monogrammed Chair Set Pattern 5797
Learn to crochet a monogram chair set featuring a floral motif with initials worked into the design. Includes charts for chair back and arm tests, center and side alphabets, stitch diagrams, and material list. Send 20 cents to Nana Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Nana Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Old Theory Attacked By Grain Forecast Critics In Chicago
Subsoil moisture forecasts are dismissed by Dr. E. B. Archibald, Dominion director of experimental farms, as inadequate for predicting grain yield. He argues moisture starts a crop but summer rains determine growth, noting extreme heat or dry, windy periods can ruin crops despite moisture readings.
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Chicago
E. 8. Archibald
Dominion
Experimental Farms and Agricultural Research
Johnny’s Mischief Leads to Parental Poke
In a humorous exchange a mother and teacher discuss Johnny’s mischief at school. The note from the teacher prompts the mother to warn that if Johnny’s behavior is unmanageable, the father may be involved.
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Johnny
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France
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Franklin
Alice Brooks Pattern Book
Alice Brooks
Crochet
Johnnie
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