Vast Inland Seas Shaped West Canada Long Ago
Scientist Dr Madeleine Fritz describes a hot tropical climate 400 million years ago with coral reefs in Ontario and sea life along Hamilton and Peterborough. Canadian naturalist Dan McCowan notes prairie rivers may vanish if Rocky Mountain glaciers keep shrinking in 50 years, while Prof Warren of Alberta argues against urgent worries and cites possible cyclic glacier retreats lasting centuries.
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Canada
Madeleine Fritz
Fritz
Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology
Ontario
Hamilton
Peterborough
Prairie Provinces
Rocky Mountains
Dan McCowan
Saskatchewan
Bow
Prairie
Alberta
Edmonton
P. S. Warren
University of Alberta Geology Department
English Humor Bits From A London Humorist
A collection of light anecdotes including a jab at typists wearing diamonds a nightclub bandit being halted by waiters a lecturer advising women to cook less and men to golf more a artist visiting dentists a Canadian hunter of relics and a wish to own Gladstone bags from a London humorist.
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New York
Disraeli
Gladstone
London
Bride Seeks Courteous Maids Like Musical Comedy
In a quaint note the bride complains her house keeping lacks a maid who curtseys as in the musical comedies she attends. The amusing query reflects domestic expectations tied to theater fantasy.
Queen Victoria Wintering Spot Hotel Regina Converted
The Hotel Regina at Cimiez near Nice France is being converted into private apartments after years as a winter retreat for Queen Victoria and other royalty.
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Regina
Cimiez
Nice
France
Queen Victoria
Furs Warmth Tied to Dense Under-Hair and Care
Furs gain warmth mainly from thick under-hair rather than the outer hairs. Coat warmth varies with under-hair quantity. flat skins lack warmth. Guard hairs protect under-hair and influence wear and water resistance. Beverages aside, fur moisture repellents show promise. proper drying and avoidance of heat minimize damage.
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Margaret Dana
Atlantic Monthly
Progress of British civil aviation noted in air ministry blue book
The air ministry review cites Imperial Airways mileage for 1924-25 and 1936-37, air freight totals, and a rise in air mail to Europe. It notes export value of air goods in 1936, growth in licenses, and counts 96 permanent UK airports and 33 municipal airfields. First class pilots licenses reached 4,357, up 1,079.
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Air Ministry
Imperial Airways
Europe
Air
United Kingdom
Farmers Convention Considers Summer Meeting in Edmonton
The United Farmers of Alberta weigh a summer convention in Edmonton or Calgary to mix business with leisure. A Didsbury proposal urges a lakeside gathering for delegates with car access and a dual purpose of work and holiday. If impractical the group may keep the traditional winter date.
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United Farmers of Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
Didsbury
Prospective Governess Meets Large Family in Interview
A prospective governess rejects a position after discovering the household features 13 children. The mistress quips about superstition, highlighting a tense employment discussion within a bustling Victorian-style home.
New Grass Developments Target Large Scale Field Testing
Major General A G McNaughton told the Canadian Club in Ottawa that a heavily rooted new grass product and plant hormone research will be tested across Canada with chemical firms next year. A fertilizer dust may follow, and a drought resistant perennial grass from crossing Russian grass with Canadian wheat shows promise for Western reclamation. An airborne navigation instrument using a cathode ray could aid trans Canada flights.
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Canada
A G. McNaughton
National Research Council
Canadian Club
Ottawa
McNaughton
National Research Council Laboratories
Hie
trans-Canada Air
Dream House built from farming profits in Alberta
Alberta farmer Lester V Lohr and his wife built a $16 000 dream home from farming profits. The modern farm residence in Erskine features a shower bath for workers a billiard room and a master den with gun shelves. Lohr, 49, and his wife 39, say the farm has always paid though 1924 drought halted harvest for a year. They run 1 440 acres after WWI service.
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Lester V. Lohr
Erskine
Alta
Lohrs
Alberta
Lohras
Drouth
University of Manitoba
Lohr
Canadian Illustration Stations Aid Farmers With Market Outlook
Publication from the Dominion departments introduces The Agricultural Situation and Outlook to help farmers plan supply, cash flow, and risk. The fifth edition (1938) analyzes domestic and international demand, with reports on major commodities and beef trends. Forest shelter belts and field days at Illustration Stations connect provinces from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island, totaling 235 districts served in 1936.
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Dominion Departments of Agriculture and of Trade and Commerce
Dominion Department of Agriculture
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Illustration
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
John C. Mognan
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Prairie
Crochet Magic Medallion Square Pattern
A simple 64 inch square crochet pattern yields multiple elaborate looks for a dinner cloth bedspread scarf or pillow. Pattern 6018 provides full instructions material list and illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
En Srs
Controversy Over Regulating Santa Beards
Delegates at the first annual convention of department store Santa Clauses in New York debated beard length rules. Proponents favor full flowing whiskers but push for a uniform length to prevent tangling in electric trains and to maintain credibility with skeptical youth.
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Santa Claus
Santa Clauses
New York
German Soap From Coal Process Aims for Mass Produce
A vivid report notes a developing chemical method in Nazi Germany to convert coal into soap on a mass scale. It highlights impending industrial effort by German engineers to expand production for civilian use.
Wheat Rye Oats and Rice All Among Americas Leading Crops
The article notes wheat rye oats and rice as major crops, second only to corn, with origins traced to Europe and their prominence in American agriculture highlighted.
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Americas
Ali
Europe
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Warren
Glacieras
Ory
British Civil Aviation
U.F.A
Aaa
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
By Brooks
Crochet
Santa Claus Union
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