Western Canada Wheat Policy Needs Diversified Growth
The article argues for developing western Canada’s non agricultural resources to support farmers amid uncertain export wheat demand. It suggests combining diversification, domestic consumption growth, industry use of wheat, and export curtailment, with a push to mobilize oil, minerals, timber, and other resources to build self sustaining agriculture and reduce reliance on price supports.
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Prairie
Canada
Trme
Predicts Wet Year From Onion Forecast by Joe Ott in Wisconsin
Joe Ott of Two Rivers predicts a damp year for 1939 basing forecasts on onion layers. He samples a Wisconsin onion at midnight and assigns monthly moisture outlooks from January to December with alternating wet and medium notes.
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Wisconsin
Joe Ott
Two Rivers
Ott
Canadian defence estimates near fifty million
Canada plans a defence budget around 50 million dollars the highest since the war with most funds going to the Royal Canadian Air Force The program covers expanded training for flyers in Canada for the Royal Air Force with a major new training command centered in Toronto Camp Borden to host the principal flying school British trainers to be recruited by the RCAF in provisional units under the national defence department supervision
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Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
Toronto
Camp Borden
R.C.A F
National Defence Department
Quote on Interest and Capital by Fader
A fragment presents a speaker’s analogy on money, likening a shilling bitten for interest to capital when given at home. The snippet reflects a discussion of money concepts with no clear event or broader context.
Average child diet urged with three to four daily meals
Scientists advise that a child should eat three to four meals daily even if small. They note children digest foods faster than adults, so regular smaller meals help maintain energy and growth.
Antipater’s Selection of Seven Wonders in 200 B.C.
The article notes Antipater of Palestine likely chose the Seven Wonders around 200 B.C. It also mentions that twenty five miles an hour is considered the most economical driving speed for an automobile.
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Antipater
Palestine
Sioux Doctor Eastman Dies in Detroit at 80
Dr. Charles A. Eastman 80 once known as Chief Chiyesa, a full-blooded Sioux who lived in Saskatchewan and later Detroit died after a brief illness. He earned a medicine degree from Boston College and was noted for his education and Y M C A work in Canada and the United States. He bought an island home near Sault Ste. Marie Ontario.
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Charles A. Eastman
Saskatchewan Plains
Chiyesa
Detroit
Boston College
United States
Canada
United States Indian Department
Eastman
Y.M.C.A
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Robins’ Feather Colors Transferred to White Leghorn Chickens
Dr. Mary E. Rawles of the University of Rochester reports a genetic experiment for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Embryonic robin tissue was implanted into a white leghorn egg, producing hatchlings with robin like colors that vanished after the first molt as part of studying how nature controls feather colors.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Mary E. Rawles
University of Rochester
Police introduce brake testing device in road patrols
As part of a campaign to cut road accident toll, police motor patrols now carry a decelerometer to test brakes on the road. If brake effectiveness is found inadequate, the motorist is notified to have repairs performed.
British council offers four postgrad scholarships in UK
The British council announced four annual post graduate scholarships of 1400 dollars each for one year in the United Kingdom. The awards target graduates from Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa supported by government subsidy and private subscriptions.
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British Council
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
How to Get Interested in Life Through Observation and Work
A concise guide urges cultivating curiosity by attentive observation and steady effort. It emphasizes daily engagement with tasks, learning from practice, and building purpose through consistent action.
Mars Nears Earth In Bright Turmoil Of 1939 Skies
Scientists report Mars will swing to 36 million miles from Earth on July 27 and appear 50 times brighter, with Venus at 41.99 million miles brightening in the dawn sky. Telegraph and radio may fade during sunspot activity, and four eclipses occur in 1939, only one visible in North America. The April 19 solar eclipse will cross from Mexico to Alaska.
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Mars
Earth
Frederick Seaves
Carnegie Institution
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Venus
North America
Mexican
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Kruschen Salts Bring Quick Relief for Back Pain Says A Reader
A reader in bed with severe lumbago reports little help from prior treatment until daily Kruschen Salts. He credits regular use with restored mobility and returning to work. The ad claims the mineral salts aid stomach liver kidneys and digestion, explaining their overall health benefits.
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C.B
Ontario minister foresees sulphite clothing boom in grinding future
Hon. Peter Heenan, Ontario minister of lands and forests, said sulphite clothing is in experimental stage but could become a major northwestern Ontario industry. He cited 1937 US sulphite use of 15 million tons for garments and noted pulpwood could supply cross-border exports. Heenan doubts process details but expects lower costs and broad clothing production, including ties indistinguishable from silk.
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Peter Heenan
Ontario
United States
Europe
Heenan
Imperial Airways Terminal Uses Canadian Birch Wood
The main booking hall of Imperial Airways new terminal near Victoria station in London will feature Canadian birch walls. The wood is pale silky in finish and part of a set of empire woods used in the building. Armadillos are mammals with flexible armor, unlike turtles. A doctor asks what occurs when the body is immersed in warm water. The telephone rings.
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Imperial Airways
Victoria Station
London
Amethysts Abound In Cliffs Near Scott's Bay Nova Scotia
Winter frost boosts prospecting as amethyst hunters expect spring digging along the Scott's Bay shore. Cyrus Steele reports a growing tourist market and a possible $100000 yearly impact for Nova Scotia. Amethysts form in rock seams and become jewelry abroad. locals share wary superstitions about the gem.
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Scott's Bay
Nova Scotia
Scott’s Bay
Cyrus Steele
W. R. Palmeter
Kentville
Europe
Atlantic
Uruguay
Desserts from a Pantry: Cherry Lorna Doone Shortbread
A simple recipe yields six servings. Whip cream with sugar and almond extract, add salt, fold in drained cherries and crumbled Lorna Doone shortbread. Chill, then serve in sherbet glasses topped with a whole cherry.
Potatoes with Bacon and Egg Salad in Mayonnaise
A recipe for potato salad with bacon onion celery and hard cooked eggs mixed with Jiffy mayonnaise. The dish is garnished with pepper leaves carrot petals and whipped cream to finish. An actress reportedly loses an amethyst beryl and chrysolite necklace with a publicity theory about alphabetical jewelry loss.
Husband and Wife Dispute Over Household Purchases
A wife confronts her husband about his spending decisions and asserts her own role in household buying while he acknowledges her in voice. The exchange highlights domestic negotiation and control over household finances.
Warden Sought For Calf Of Man Island Sanctuary
The National Trust seeks a warden to live on the Calf of Man for farm management and sanctuary duties. The task includes watching wildlife such as merlins peregrines choughs ravens guillemots kittiwakes and puffins, collecting landing fees, and maintaining the two lighthouses amid tidal isolation.
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The
National Trust
Calf of Man
Isle of Man
London Times
Stolen Vadstena Brakten Worth 100000 Vanishes
Sweden reports the Vadstena Brakten, a 1 538 year old gold ornament resembling a Roman coin valued at 100000 dollars, stolen from the Royal Historical Museum. The gem was found buried at Vadstena in 1587.
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Sweden
Royal Historical Museum
London Daily Mail
Stockholm
Vadstena
Noted Row About Marriage Service Obedience
A light exchange reveals a bride recalling her mother’s advice to omit the word obey from the marriage vows and her spouse’s playful response about taking a joke. The remark underscores couplely humor and spousal rapport in a domestic vignette.
Sun Appears Equal to Moon but Vastly Larger in Truth
The sun and moon seem similar in size from Earth yet the sun’s diameter is about 406 times that of the moon. This astronomical fact explains why solar and lunar eclipses occur and how shadows form during day and night.
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Earth
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