Corn Growth Boosts Manitoba Farms Says McLaren
OG McLaren, secretary of the Manitoba Corn Growers Association, told the United Farmers of Manitoba convention that corn can revive Southwest Manitoba farms long abandoned. He cited 20 bushels per acre yields, 84 70 and 62 bushels at Morden, and predicted 1,600 dollars yearly from forty acres. He urged 50 50 diversification with corn and sweet clover and noted a corn binder adapted for Manitoba.
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Decia
OG. McLaren
Manitoba Corn Grow Rs” Association
United Farmers of Manitoba
Manitoba
McLaren
Government
Morden
International Harvester Company
Costumes of Late Czar Used in Soviet Film
The Imperial robes of Nicholas II and other wardrobe pieces form part of prop stock for The Ninth of January a Soviet anti monarchist film. The state bought thousands of Imperial and dress uniforms gowns coronation robes and Alexandra gowns for $15000 to be used in production.
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Nicholas II
Czarina Alexandra
State Motion Picture Monopoly
Ottawa marathoner Cyril Crepin dies at 80
The Ottawa sports figure Cyril Crepin, an 80 year old renowned marathon runner, died recently. Crepin won a 16 mile Ottawa race and was part of Ottawa’s world champion hose reel team that won a title at Malone. His long career prompts discussion on athletics and longevity.
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Ottawa
Cyril Crepin
Crepin
Malone
Nly
Capital Surges as London Markets Attract Foreign Loans
As trade depression tightens money, London markets show signs of abundant capital awaiting investment following the removal of the embargo on colonial and foreign loans.
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London
Early Chinese Settlement in British Columbia Rumored in 449 AD Claim
Miss Aims Russell of Victoria BC reported at the 13th annual BC Library Association conference that evidence suggests a Chinese settlement may have existed on the lower mainland near Vancouver around 449 AD. The International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation will seek Huey Sing’s journal to verify the claim. US archaeologists also cite ninth century Jewish traces in the southwestern United States.
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Vancouver
International Association
League of Nations
Huey Sing
Pacific Coast
Miss Russell
United States
Dean Claims Boys Have Emotions Like Girls
Dean T A Clark of the University of Illinois argues that boys also feel and express emotion. He contends girls may show hurt openly while boys bluff to preserve a hardened image, fabricating tales to appear manly as part of social camouflage.
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Ilinois University
T. A. Clark
University of Illinois
Brandon Sun
Invention and Lubrication Across Friction's History
A narrative traces how early humans reduced friction from dragging stones to moving wheels and bearings. It notes the roles of wood under loads, wheel hubs, animal or mineral lubricants, and modern ball and roller bearings. The text concludes that overcoming friction could yield perpetual motion.
Growth differences in height between girls and boys
The article notes that thirteen is the fastest growth year for girls and sixteen for boys. Girls reach full height by about 20 years, boys by about 25. Growth can continue for some males into their mid thirties, while most height declines begin after age 50 as spinal cartilage shrinks.
An Efficient Druggist and Odd Confessions
A druggist refuses to reveal a prescription detail claiming only the doctor may know. The doctor requests information, while humorous asides reference a Chinese laundry ticket and a private joke. A quip about a man with no opposition to loving himself closes the item.
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Seems
Peabody Star
Buffalo Herd Flourishes in Wood Buffalo Park Transport
Report from trappers tracing a herd of about 160 buffalo moved last summer to Wood Buffalo Park along the Slave River. The animals are fat healthy and adapting well under the protection of wood buffalo bulls. Two rangers guard the herd to keep them from straying south toward Lake Clare while a spring migration is planned back north. Indians complain of disrupted snowshoe traps and traps being torn.
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Peace River District
Wood Buffalo
Slave River
Borthland
Lake Clare
Peace River
Wood Buffalo Park
Clare Lake Country
Sunken Black Prince Treasure Rumors From Balaklava Bay
Russian divers claim a teak mast may prove the Black Prince sank in Balaklava Bay during the Crimean War with 3 million dollars in gold aboard. The ship went down in a storm with all hands, and deep waters hinder divers efforts.
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Balaklava Bay
Fifty Fifty in Friendship and Reciprocity
The piece argues that many people are natural hogs in relations with friends, always taking more than giving. It warns that a seventy thirty split damages ties, urging adherence to a fifty-fifty standard or risk losing the friendship, as illustrated by E. W. Howe's Monthly.
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E. W. Howe
Monthly
Aluminum teeth gain favor in Russian dentistry
The Leningrad Academy of Dentistry finds aluminum crowns and fillings cheaper and stronger than gold or silver and resistant to mouth acids. Russian dentists report aluminum use reduces cost and enhances durability in dental restorations.
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Leningrad Academy of Dentistry
McInnis Fish Company Opens Edmonton Whitefish Plant
The McInnis Fish Company now operates a curing and smoking factory for northern whitefish in Edmonton. It is the first such attempt in the city and the experiment is reported as successful with strong demand for the product.
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McInnis Fish Company
Edmonton
Heartless Adreas-What, still alive
A terse exchange stages a mock confrontation between a lovesick suitor and a self harm claim, with the suitor admitting a failed suicide act and the other taunting the claim as still alive. The dialogue presents sharp, dark humor in a dramatic exchange.
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Adreas
Longest Atlantic Ocean Wave Recorded Half Mile Long
Researchers measured an Atlantic Ocean rogue wave spanning about half a mile in length that did not dissipate for around twenty three seconds, marking a record for wave duration in open water.
May Change Alaska's Climate May Change Alaska's Climate
Mount McKinley eruptions signal possible radical climatic shifts for southern Alaska. Since Mount Shishaldin’s November eruption, Cook Inlet area has seen springlike weather with open streams and green terrain. Warmer conditions at Anchorage and glacier melt follow, with scientists noting subterranean fires and offshore currents that may permanently ease cold winters in the region.
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Mount McKinley
North America
Alaska
Mount Shishaldin
Aleutians
Cook Inlet
Sushima
Anchorage
Gulf
Good Prospects For Canada Anticipates Strong Year Ahead
The Moose Jaw Times looks at Canada's prospects for the new year noting good crops, rising mining and forest activity, expanding manufacturing, and a question of readiness to capitalize on opportunities. Postwar conditions clear as clouds lift and the nation nears a peak of prosperity.
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Canada
Moose Jaw
Sousa Advocates Abroad Route to Opera Fame
The Chicago Daily News reports John Philip Sousa saying at a New York banquet that American girls must go abroad to succeed in grand opera, naming Paris London Milan Naples as steps. He cites a joke about persistence and a wife pursuing after a fortune, illustrating the longest way home.
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John Philip Sousa
New York
Paris
London
Milan
Naples
Smith
Chicago Daily News
Clever Japanese Ambassador Praised by London Press
The new Japanese ambassador is described as clever and American-Japanese, educated in the United States like Dr. Wellington Koo. He earned a degree at the University of Virginia and taught at the Methodist University of St. John in Shanghai, speaks English and French well, and is noted as a strong speaker with a fine grasp of English literature.
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Wellington Koo
America
University of Virginia
Methodist University of St. John
Shanghai
London Mail
The Best Way for a Spinster to Improve Her Lot
The piece suggests that a spinster should build a house on her land and marry a good man to improve her social standing and prospects. It reflects domestic ideology and marriage expectations of the era.
Historic canoe trek echoes MacKenzie route fascination
The Interior department notes rising interest in canoe trips tracing Sir Alexander MacKenzie’s Rainy River to Saskatchewan River route. US inquiries and a wandering passion for Canada’s old fur trade paths spark adventurers to paddle lakes like Rainy River and Lake Winnipeg, seeking challenge over profit.
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Rainy River
Hudson Bay
Sir Alexander MacKenzie
Montreal
Brent
Saskatchewan River
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
United States
Lake of the Woods
Winnipeg River
Lake Winnipeg
Nelson River
Canada
Ontario
Hans Andersen Kept Form With Strict Manners
Mrs Marie Busch, a former servant to Hans Andersen and the Ballin sisters, recalls the author as a stickler for form. He demanded third person address with the royal Konferentsraad title, fixed meal times, and attendees at readings had to stop their needlework.
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Hans Andersen
Marie Busch
Scientist declares cancer research ripe for final solution
Dr. William E. Gye, a key figure in isolating the cancer germ, spoke at a Leeds meeting to push cancer research. He said the essential problem is solved and prospects for the final solution and likely prevention are ripe.
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William E. Gye
Leeds
Eng
Galesburg Woman Lena Fahlstead Dies at 72
Lena Fahlstead a 72 year old scrub woman of Galesburg Illinois who played a marvellous melody in Knox College Conservatory and attended the best concerts in an old shawl has died. She came from Sweden in youth seeking fame and failed.
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Lena Fahlstead
Galesburg
Ill
Knox College Conservatory
Sweden
Very Real At Home Evening Echoes Childhood Farm Gate
A listener at an At Home event thanks a young singer for a song that recalls her childhood on her father's farm and the creak of the old gate blown by the wind.
Rust resistant wheat research gains from sulphur sprays
Dr Rick Bailey at the U F M convention in Brandon reports sulphur dust treated fields yield 78 percent more than infected plots. He notes resistance mainly in Durum and Emmer groups and cites 15 rust varieties. He endorses Western Canada eradication of barley as rust source and calls for rapid scientific advances toward rust resistant wheat.
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Rick Bailey
Dominion Government Research Laboratorie
Manitoba Agricultural College
U.F.M
Brandon
Bailey
Hoe
Canada
Rabbits Swam On Their Own Say Researchers
C E Johnson of the New York State College of Forestry reports in the Journal of Mammalogy that rabbits can swim, citing two observed cases where rabbits swam voluntarily. In one instance a pursued rabbit swam across a wide creek while the dog lagged behind, using hind leg kicks like a hop. In another case a rabbit swam downstream without fear or pursuit.
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C. E. Johnson
New York State College of Forestry
Syracuse
Journal of Mammalogy
Yuletide Tree for Birds at Marcraft Bird Sanctuary
Toronto couple Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harvey maintain a yearly Christmas tree for their birds. This year the festooned branches hold scarlet cranberries suet apples oranges with coconut fillings cocoa nut shells seed baskets and pots of sunflowers.
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Toronto
J. A. Harvey
Marcraft
Jitney Mary Completes 450000 Miles in Car
Miss Mary Harrison of San Francisco known as Jitney Mary, the first licensed woman jitney driver in the United States, has just finished 450000 miles driven. The remark about finding parking reflects the era’s challenges for women in motoring.
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Mary Harrison
San Francisco
Mary
United States
Tom Masson
Collifer’s
Prompted Advice From Sir Henry Wood On Selling and Buying
Quoted urging encourages selling a piano to buy a violin and, if possible, selling the violin to continue pursuing worthwhile work. The remarks frame commerce as a path to focus on meaningful musical effort.
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Sir Henry Wood
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