Evergreens Best Shelter Belts for Prairie Farms
Late winter planning favors evergreens as windbreaks to supplement broadleaf belts. Two to three rows of evergreens create an impenetrable winter barrier, with native white spruce and Scotch Pine highlighted as top shelter belt choices. Start small, protect roots, guard against sunscald and rabbit damage, and manage irrigation and cultivation carefully. Insect threats like Spider Mite and Pine Leaf Scale are common. monitor and treat with specified lime sulfur and arsenate solutions, sending suspect shoots to Indian Head for diagnosis.
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Prairie
Indian Head
Sask
Honolulu Houses Defy Chimney Test In IQ Exhibit
A Honolulu intelligence test for school children included a house without a chimney. Only one pupil, a mainland boy, answered correctly. Honolulu reports fewer chimneys than any other city of its size in the United States.
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Honolulu
United States
Rabbit Brings Luck to Australian Prospector
A prospector near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia, named Caldwell, reports a rabbit unearthed a tin nugget the size of a tennis ball while he surveyed ground. The find has made Caldwell increasingly wealthier.
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Caldwell
Alice Springs
Northern Territory
Australia
Preservation of Steel Items with Burnt Lime in Storage
Historical note suggests placing fresh burnt lime in the drawer or case where steel articles are kept to prevent rusting. This remedy emphasizes chemical drying and moisture control as a simple preservation method.
Cold Advice Echoes From Quirky Column
A quirky line suggests handling a cold by taking it home and putting it to bed, reflecting a humorous or oddball tone from an archival column. No identifiable people or organizations are named in the fragment.
Ocean travel safer now than roads says chamber
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes the British Chamber of Shipping says modern ocean travel is two and a half times safer than before the war due to better instruments and data. It compares passenger deaths to road fatalities and urges travelers to report arrival safely.
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Montreal
Liverpool
Storstad
C.P.R
Gulf of St. Lawrence
British Chamber of Shipping
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Inheritance Holds The Baldness Pattern Revealed
Ohio State University researchers report in Human Biology that baldness is largely inherited from parent to child. Sons of bald mothers tend to be bald, and daughters often remain unaffected unless their father is bald. When both parents are bald, sons are universally bald while some daughters avoid baldness.
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Ohio State University
Human Biology
Frost on Windows Signals Dry Air Indoors
Spain's effort to produce gasoline from grapes has failed, highlighting moisture concerns as frost on windows suggests insufficient indoor humidity.
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Spain
Plants Think? Scientific Theory Questioned by Plant Life
A long article notes debates on plant perception and intelligence. Dr. C T Currelly urges domestic science education amid claims plants feel and adapt, with examples from eucalyptus root growth and hedges. It questions whether science fully explains plant life.
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Raoul France
John O' London
Midlands
Canada Furniture Industry Produces 1934 Output
Ottawa statistics show Canada’s furniture industry produced 17.159 million dollars in 1934 with 401 manufacturers. Most firms are in southwestern Ontario while Saskatchewan has a single maker. Bedroom furniture accounted for 3.317 million dollars vs dining room at 1.694 million.
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Canada
Ottawa Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Transvaal Moves to End Rivalry Between Dog and Horse Tracks
The Transvaal government seeks to halt competition between dog racing venues and horse race courses. Officials argue the conflict harms gaming revenue and regional betting markets while outlining proposed regulatory measures to limit dual licenses and cross-track events.
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Transvaal
Pattern 5356 Mammy Motifs for Breakfast Nook Decor
Easy cross stitch project offers four large four smaller motifs with color suggestions and stitch instructions. Includes transfers for curtains napkins and towels with companion 5250 pattern. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave EB Winnipeg for details.
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Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Met Opera Voices Question Radio Speaking Etiquette
The Victoria Colonist notes a broadcast issue as Metropolitan Opera stars voice criticism for speaking on air. It argues that their speaking tones harm public regard and suggests limiting non singing radio appearances to maintain prestige. The piece frames broadcasting as elevating or harming artist reputation.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Victoria Colonist
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C. T. Currelly
Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology
Currelly
Ontario Vegetable Growers Association
Dr. Gurreily
Toronto
Alice Brooks
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