Better Seed Grain Distribution For Saskatchewan Farmers
Saskatchewan minister J G Taggart urged the Canadian Seed Growers Association to adopt broader seed exchange to raise wheat standards. He said most farmers cannot be seed growers, so purity must come from experts and intermediary steps to preserve seed quality while aiding commercial farmers. Only practical plan is loosening seed distribution with seed exchange.
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J. G Taggart
Saskatchewan
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Saskatoon
C.S.G.A
Taggart
English woman credits mummified foot with luck and health
Brixton resident Mrs. J. B. Bray, 63, claims a mummified Egyptian princess foot brings health and fortune. She says holding the seven inch brass-bright relic cures illness, averts danger, and aided her during a wartime air raid and personal financial ruin.
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J. B. Bray
Brixton
Sahara Desert
Kennington Park
Household cleaning tips from a polishing guide
Dull brass can be cleaned by rubbing with a rag dipped in vinegar and salt, then washed and dried. Mix vinegar with paraffin for glass paint. varnish cleaned with vinegar and water on chamois. To clean a vacuum flask, crush eggshells with vinegar, shake and rinse. Stains in vases, decanters treated with warm water, vinegar and salt. Dark woolens keep color with warm soapy water and vinegar.
No Time For Holidays Says Veteran Ornithologist
Dr. Frank M. Chapman, 73, an ornithologist with the American Museum of Natural History, says he has no time for vacations. He tells an interviewer that the greatest hardship for a naturalist would be to prevent him from pursuing his calling.
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Frank M. Chapman
American Museum of Natural History
Eastern railways of France solicits passenger ideas
The Est railway invites passengers to help improve service, distributing over 400000 pamphlets since January and placing 950 suggestion boxes in stations from Paris to Belfort. Responses average about 50 to 100 daily, with most tips constructive and practical for better operations.
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France
Est
Latvia Copper Purchases Highlighted by Letts
A Latvia based customer, described as a valued client of Canada, spent over $40,000 at this location last year. The note identifies Latvia as a republic of two million people formed in 1918 from parts of Russia on the Baltic. The expenditure was mainly for copper.
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Canada
Latvia
Russia
Baltic
Islands of Great Britain and Hebrides Count
A rough regional note observes that Great Britain has around 5500 islands with roughly five hundred belonging to the Hebrides group. The fragment ends with the number 2210.
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Great Britain
Hebrides
Mussolini to be entertained at Haus Wachenfeld
The article notes Mussolini may visit Hitler in Berchtesgaden where Haus Wachenfeld serves as a mountain retreat. It describes the estate as elegant with a heavy slate roof, loggia verandahs, heavy oak beams, exquisite paneling, a grand piano, gobelin tapestry, and mountain views.
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Mussolini
Alps
Hitler
Germany
Haus Wachenfeld
Berchtesgaden
Berlin
Wihehnstrasse
Bergholf
Dog Bert Pritehar Refuses $500 For Heroic Alsatian
The dog Silver, given by an Indian three years ago, saved James Cook in West Vancouver when a Clydesdale fell on him. Silver bit the horse to stop it and Coworkers say the dog previously located a lost person and stood guard over an injured child until help arrived.
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Bert Pritehar
Silver
James Cook
Calgary
Vancouver
Cook
Pritchard
New Lifeguard Tube Aims To Add Safety For Blowouts
In Yonkers New York a new inner tube design called the lifeguard tube was demonstrated. It features a tube within a tube with a vent in the inner tube to slow deflation after a blowout. The device gives drivers time to safely stop and repair the tire.
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Yonkers
New York
Pricey Prussian Trophy From a Stag Antlers Trade Tale
Frederick Tr. of Prussia reportedly killed a 66 point stag and prized its antlers. Frederick William later acquired the trophies and traded them to the King of Saxony for a regiment of six foot grenadiers.
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Frederick Tr
Prussia
Frederick William
Saxony
Dreams and Classroom Separation Ignite Educational Debate
A Kiwanis Magazine piece argues slow children benefit from segregated learning to avoid inferiority, while medical experts present a physiological view of dreams at a Canadian medical convention. Dr. Howard Spohn links dreams to brain processes and emphasizes conditioning reflexes and calm hospital atmospheres for nervous disorders.
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Ontario Medical Association
Howard Spohn
Spohn
Dress Suit Rental Sees Culture Rise in New York
A veteran dress suit renter in New York notes clerks, stenographers, and even newsmen wed or party in jail attire. He recalls longshoremen returning suits spotless after attending a wedding. He says people are more cultured now. Large government expenditures are boosting Mexican industrial activity.
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New York
Mexico
Years of Wear in Crocheted Lace Bedspread Pattern
Simple stitches and a striking motif create a durable lace bedspread that can be handed down through generations. The pattern includes complete instructions, an illustration, stitches, material needs, and a photograph of the medallion. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 5869.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
The Way To Do It
A compact admonition on self discipline and restraint linking body and social conduct. It argues that teeth stomach eyes and friendships improve by avoiding excess or improper use of those faculties. The piece emphasizes self control over indulgence and rule bending.
Alaska Timber Split By Sitka Spruce And Hemlock
Sitka spruce and Alpine hemlock account for 71 percent of Alaska’s timber growth, highlighting the dominant species contributing to the state’s forest output.
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Alaska
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