Experiments With Aerodynamic Trains By United States Railways
The United States railways test aerodynam ic trains aiming New York to Los Angeles in about 50 hours at 85 mph. Canadian officials debate feasibility citing all metal construction and cold climate issues. Engineers differ on safety, track demand, and cost, but expect possible two day transcontinental runs if roads, safety, and materials improve.
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United States Railways
New York
Los Angeles
Canada
Germany
New York Times
Sugar beet yield leaders in Southern Alberta 1933
Good Sugar Beet YieldLux Northern Irrigation District leads all Southern Alberta sections in 1933 sugar beet yields with an expected average above 11 tons per acre. Turin tops with nearly 12 tons, Tron Springs follows at 11.38 tons, surpassing Taber Barnwell district which previously held the high yield record.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Turin
Whle Tron Springs
Auction Sells Key Manuscript of The Star Spangled Banner
A fragment of Francis Scott Key’s original manuscript was sold at public auction for 24000 dollars. Dr A S W Rosenbach, noted bibliophile, purchased the piece written on an ordinary notepaper sheet showing age and ink browning.
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Francis Scott Key
A. S W. Rosenbach
Hedges Cut Evaporation On Saskatchewan Prairie Fields
A five and a half foot Caragana hedge at the Dominion Experimental Station Swift Current Saskatchewan reduced soil evaporation to a limited distance of seventy five feet. Wind direction changes limited its effectiveness as a windbreak for evaporation control.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Sask
Prairies
Champion Woman Wrestler Miss Emine Travels Turkey
Miss Emine, Turkey’s champion wrestler, weighs about 400 pounds and tours the country seeking challengers. With no rivals for a year, she earns a living by feats of strength such as carrying a 50 pound wheat sack with four men on it and biting an iron bar while two men bend it. A 10 foot cheese from Tilsit was shown in Berlin during a Buy German parade.
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Miss Emine
Turkey
Tilsit
East Prussia
Berlin
Lake La Brea Trinidad A Pitch Lake That Supports Feet
Lake La Brea in Trinidad is a vast crater lake of pitch where people can walk on the surface. Vast bitumen deposits are exported annually for road making and fresh beds continually form at about 130 feet depth. The lake covers around 100 acres and holds over nine million tons of bitumen in an extremely hot region.
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Lake la Brea
Trinidad
Seed Wheat For Russia Sought From Saskatchewan
Sixteen thousand bushels of seed wheat mainly Garnet will depart Saskatchewan for Siberia as ordered by the Soviet government to support early wheat districts. Neil Stewart Dunblane, president of the Saskatchewan Registered Seed Growers' Association, notes farmers received a premium above market price. The seed stored at Moose Jaw will be delivered in February to New York. some wheat came from Alberta.
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Saskatchewan
Siberia
Neil Stewart Dunblane
Saskatchewan Registered Seed Growers’ Association
Stewart
Moose Jaw
New York
Retaining Winter Moisture Boosts Wheat Yields at Dominion Station
The Dominion Experimental Station at Swift Current reports a 42 percent yield increase in wheat on land where winter moisture was retained versus similar land where runoff occurred. A common pigmented plant can yield up to 117,000 seeds.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Toronto author proposes World Peace Flag and schoolroom song
W K Dyer of Toronto advances a plan for a World Peace Flag with the word peace in blue on white, to be translated into languages and sent to countries via prints. He envisions League of Nations review and later schoolroom displays with a five verse song titled The Children's Song of Peace.
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Toronto
W K. Dyer
British Empire
United States
League of Nations
League of Nations Society
Canada
Geneva
Dyer
Multicolored Rough Texture Bricks Gaining Use
Recent developments favor multi colored rough texture bricks with eye pleasing colors and charming designs. Autumn Tints Cherry Red Brindled Dark Strawberry Orange Silver Grey and Golden Grey appear among new brick colors. Tiles now offer at least ten color options.
Oak Tree Shortage Linked to Antique Furniture Demand
A noted shortage of oak trees is attributed to their use in making antique furniture. High demand for classic furniture materials drives reduced availability and potential price increases.
Savant Death Echoes King Tut Curse in London
The death of Egyptologist Dr Arthur E P B Weigall sparks belief in the Tutankhamen tomb curse. Britons recall a string of misfortunes among expedition figures including Lord Carnarvon Howard Carter Reginald Wendell and Lady Carnarvon as the tomb’s opening looms in memory.
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Arthur E. P. B. Weigall
London
Tutankhamen
Luxor
Egypt
Lord Carnarvon
Howard Carter
Reginald Wendell
Carnarvon
Airey Herbert
Private Lee’s King's Letter Sparks Army Discharge Effort
Private Sam Lee of the Northamptonshire Regiment sought discharge on compassionate grounds by writing to King George. The CO rebuked the idea, but Lee promptly departed to join the 1st E Battalion in India, accepting the CO’s advice and continuing military service.
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Sam Lee
Northamptonshire Regiment
C.O
High Seas
India
Lee
Language of the Bees Said to Use Secret Alphabet
Mrs L Hlingsworth at Cheltenham Beekeepers Convention described a bee language a deaf and dumb alphabet where a bee finding honey leads others via scent and dancing. If ignored, the bee releases a scent to guide them to the source.
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L. Hlingsworth
Hertfordshire
England
Cheltenham
Affable Passenger and Ditto Clash Over Sailor Rumors
Dialogue pits an affable passenger who jokes about a husband’s sailing skills against Ditto who asserts the husband is a rich produce merchant. The exchange hints at social status and humor in a maritime setting.
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Ditto
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Paris
Ministry of Posts
Savant
Tut
Weices
Tutankhamens ToMey
Howard Carteer
George
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