Vegetable Origins and the Ancient Roots of Common Beans
The article notes a $1000 to $5000 value once placed on a bushuma bean and traces vegetables to their ancient origins. It highlights how crops like corn beans and squash were first cultivated by Southwest cliff dwellers and lists global origins for many vegetables while praising seed breeders for cross and backcross work.
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Burpee
Saturday Evening Post
Southwest
Palestine
Siberia
Europe
Peru
Persia
Africa
Egypt
China
Imperial Valley
New Jersey
Colorado
Florida
Ontario
Tourism revenue decline prompts call for road and federal action
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a 1938 drop of 21 million dollars in Canadian tourist expenditures, a worrying first decline since 1932. Traffic from the United States, including a million-dollar loss on road visitors, may reflect deteriorating Western roads and trucking burdens, prompting calls for federal aid to highway rehabilitation and job creation. The piece notes the King and Queen’s visit briefly boosted American tourism in May and June, with potential offsets if conditions improve.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
George
Elizabeth
United States
U.S
Claude C Bonter
Norse Visit Confirmed by Ontario Finds King
Professor T F McIlwraith of University of Toronto and Royal Ontario Museum presented to the Ontario Historical Association that recent discoveries in the Lake Nipigon district prove Norse presence in Canada a millennium ago. A 10th century sword shield and axe head were handed to the museum by a Port Arthur collector.
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T. F. McIlwraith
University of Toronto
Royal Ontario Museum
Ontario Historical Association
Lake Nipigon
Canada
McIlwraith
Port Arthur
Teeth in early birds reveal ancient dawn of beaks
Fossil evidence shows long before modern birds, primitive avians possessed toothed jaws. Paleontologists identify jaw specimens with rows of teeth indicating a transitional stage from toothy dinosaurs to beaked birds.
Tossed Coin Shapes Murray Bay and Mount Murray in Quebec
Two Scotsmen in 16th century Quebec tossed a coin to divide the east and west shores of the La Malbaie area. Malcolm Fraser took the east and named it Mount Murray. John Nairne took the west and named Murray Bay. Nairne’s land hosts Manoir Richelieu, a noted Canadian resort.
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Jacques Cartier
France
la Malbai River
Quebec
General Murray
Malcolm Fraser
Mount Murray
John Nairne
Murray Bay
Risk Of Food Shortage Warns Sir Herbert Matthews
Sir Herbert Matthews of the Great War food ministry warned Congress that the United Kingdom faces a greater risk of food shortage at the outbreak of a future war than in 1914. He said the food defence committee has no stock to defend and urged large purchases of Canadian wheat and diversification of oil supplies to strengthen emergency resilience. He cited a larger population, fewer ships, poorer land, and fewer farm workers as worsening conditions.
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Herbert Matthews
Great War Food Ministry
The
Congress of Industrial Transport
United Kingdom
Government
Herbert
Old Moore's Almanac Ad Predicts Fall Tensions Abroad
Prime Minister Chamberlain cited Old Moore's Almanac at a Cardiff rally claiming the almanac is as likely to be right as he is. The pamphlet foresees tension in Berlin in early September then calm, with October’s foreign affairs staying crucial while Venus aligns with Rome and Berlin.
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Chamberlain
Europe
Old Moore
England
Cardiff
Wales
Berlin
Rome
Rover the dog haunts Kingston butcher for bids on beef
A Kingston resident’s dog Rover keeps a running charge account and visits a butcher to pick meat, switching from beef to frankfurters and hamburgers as appetite shifts. A new Russian locomotive reportedly uses 40 percent less fuel and can run 1,000 to 1,400 miles without water. Canada expects many Georges and Elizabeths to be baptized this year. The host delivers a multilingual toast about a terrible night and strong whiskey.
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L. P. Tyndall
Kingston
N.C
Rover
Russia
Clever Berlin scheme lets German move £60,000 to London
A wealthy German in London used a legal ruse to recover £60,000 by destroying English stock certificates then filing an affidavit of loss. Six months later new certificates were issued and the funds moved to England, perplexing observers in London.
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London
England
Berlin
Overseas Daily Mail
Escort Ships The Glasgow and Southampton Return Voyage
The Glasgow and Southampton are 9100 ton sister cruisers built in 1933 and 1934. Each carries 12 six inch and eight four inch guns, two airplanes, and a top speed of 33 knots. They are oil driven but not capital ships. The Glasgow has a historic link to the Battle of Coronel and the Falklands.
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Southampton
Glasgow
Coronel
von Spee
Falkland Islands
Admiralty
Toronto Star
Cowboy ropes eagle in Tucson after calf kill
A cowhand from Rincon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona lassoes an eagle on horseback as the bird feeds on a week-old calf it has killed. Jose Romero reports the eagle was too heavy to fly after feasting.
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Tucson
Ariz
Jose Romero
Rincon Ranch
Italy Decrees Use of Italian Fibres in Textiles
Italy orders textile makers to maximize use of Italian fibres where possible. The decree aims to bolster domestic industry and reduce reliance on foreign materials, signaling policy support for local growers and manufacturers.
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Italy
England’s oldest windmill still turning in Outwood
England’s oldest windmill, built in 1665 at Outwood, remains operational. The historic mill continues to grind grain and attract visitors, underscoring its enduring heritage in the village.
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England
Outwood
Women penned works gathered for Biblioteca Femina collection
Grace Thompson Seton chairs a National Council of Women project to compile Biblioteca Femina, a world diverse library of books by women. The collection aims to reflect science sociology art travel and culture with Canada well represented through Seton’s links. She notes rising women’s roles in the Orient and mentions Chinese women entering business education medicine and auxiliary service.
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Grace Thompson Seton
National Council of Women
Committee of Letters
Biblioteca Femina
Canada
Seton
Dominion
Ernest Thompson Seton
Manitoba
Rockies
Europe
Orient
Auxiliary Army Corps
Long Range Field Gun Marks Record Firepower
The United States Army unveiled its longest range field gun, a 155 millimetre weapon that fires a 100 pound shell about 15 miles. At Fort Bragg tests the round traveled 25 000 yards and blasted a 16 foot crater. Col Ralph McT Pennell said it is now standard for long range bombardment and arsenals are producing more.
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United States Army
Fort Bragg
N.C
Ralph McT. Pennell
Field Artillery Board
Army Ordnance
Pennell
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph Marks 175th Birthday
The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph celebrates 175 years since its 1764 founding as the Quebec Gazette. It became the Chronicle Telegraph through 1874 and 1925 amalgamations with the Morning Chronicle and Daily Telegraph.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
The
Quebec Gazette
Chronicle-Telegraph
Morning Chronicle
Daily Telegraph
Striking New Guinea Tribe Seen in War Like City
Reports from Rabaul describe a newly found New Guinea district with a tribe in constant inter tribal warfare. Women wear bone relics in net bags on their backs and appear to lead a leisure filled life with little labor.
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New Guinea
Rabaul
Spinning Spools Reveal Spider Silk Gland Action
The spider’s spinning spools open to internal silk glands and the thread thickness varies with how many glands are activated.
Japan coins switch to aluminum 8 million in circulation
Japan has released 8,000,000 new one sen coins made of aluminum replacing copper coins of equal value to save copper. The change aims to conserve copper while maintaining purchasing power for the small denomination.
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Japan
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Old Moore's Almanac
Georges and
Elizabeths
Durham
Eee
Durham Starch
Appleford Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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