Artificial light advances plant growth and bloom timing
A Dominion laboratory report from Saanichton B C explains how artificial light and shading in greenhouses affect flowering, disease suppression, and root development. It notes long day plants bloom faster with extended light, short day plants can be forced by shortening days, and some species respond little to light changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Bosher
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Saanichton
B.C
Canada
National Research Council
Wheat Exports To 60 Countries Rise In Year
Canadian wheat last year went to nearly sixty nations. The empire received 140 million bushels with the United Kingdom taking about 135 million. France and Belgium at about 14 million each. Italy and the Netherlands together 21 million. China and Japan 13.5 million. Germany 6 million. Greece 5 million. Norway Sweden and Peru about 1 million each. Mexico passes law to curb exchange speculation.
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United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Italy
Netherlands
China
Japan
Germany
Greece
Norway
Sweden
Peru
Thames Barges Race for Championship Captures London Drama
A 60 mile Thames race showcases seasoned bargemen as coaster, bow sprit and staysail barges contest from Lower Hope Point to the Mouse Lightship and back to Gravesend. The fleet forms a line at the start, thenUnleashes canvas and tactics in a dramatic river contest watched amid tugs and ships.
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London
England
Lower Hope Point
Gravesend
Nore
Gravesend Reach
Trachoma Cases Reported in British Columbia
Fourty three trachoma cases, an eye disease, are reported in British Columbia mostly among Indians. Dr J J Wall surveys health conditions among Indians and warns of the need for strict reserve inspections. Summer farm work offers boys chances to learn to work with hands and minds under mothers guidance for girls in homes.
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British Columbia
Vctoria
B.C
J. J. Wall
Dominion Department
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland: Eldest Queen and Artist
Reigning queen Wilhelmina of Holland, 52, holds the distinction of being the world’s only reigning female monarch. Crowned at 18, she celebrated her silver jubilee and spends time at her palace near Apeldoorn painting watercolors and riding daily. Her court is simple and she speaks several languages. She enjoys bridge and golf and enunciation impresses visiting statesmen.
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Wilhelmina of
Holland
Apledoorn
Wilhelmina
Investment pitch for Childhood Preferred in youth markets
An optimistic sales appeal urges investing in boys and girls as a bottom-priced, high-potential security. It claims lasting value and speculative upside, promising purchasers a chance to gain a future great man or woman through supporting youth.
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America
Bell-boy Becomes Beaverbrook Aide In London Daily Express
In Toronto then Max Aittken Lord Beaverbrook stayed at a hotel. A bell-boy named E J Robertson asked for work and was hired on the spot. Now Robertson is a trusted aide and manager of the London Daily Express earning about £10,000. A secret seems either too good or not worth keeping.
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Max Aittken
Lord Beaverbrook
Toronto
E. J Robertson
London Daily Express
Nottingham Chief Confounds Police Parade With Own Arrest
The Nottingham chief constable used new police radio to broadcast a manhunt description. Patrol cars trailed the signal, stopping the mistakenly pursued driver who turned out to be the chief constable himself in a humorous misadventure.
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Nottingham
England
Albino Robin Spotted by Niagara Falls Resident
Mrs. George Hibbard captured an albino robin with pink eyes in her Niagara Falls yard after a group of robins gathered to inspect the unusual bird.
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George Hibbard
Niagara Falls
New York
Weathered Pun Edges Traffic Court Pun
In a humorous exchange, a driver tells a magistrate he will face jail another day after a fine, prompting a quip about a forecast. The magistrate responds with a weather analogy, highlighting the playful courtroom banter over a traffic offense.
Basic English: 850 Word System Aims To Simplify Language
St Thomas Times Journal reports on C K Ogden of the Orthological Institute Cambridge proposing Basic English with 850 words. The system covers 600 names of things 150 adjectives 82 function words and 18 verbs claiming a foreigner can learn in 30 days and an English speaker may require longer.
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C K. Ogden
Orthological Institute
Cambridge
Ogden
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Dominion Day Editorial Seeks Canadian Guiding Principle
The Morning Post argues Canada should take nothing from Russia that can be taken from Canada and give nothing to Russia that Canada can withhold. It cites illimitable natural wealth, stout Canadian hearts, and the Dominion's excellent banking system as factors preventing strain.
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The
Morning Post
London Daily
Russia
Canada
Dominion
Agricultural progress in Canada measured by quality and grading
Agricultural progress in Canada is typified by the expansion of crops and livestock and by improvements in producing higher quality commodities. Careful supervision of grading ensures standards for domestic and export markets.
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Canada
Edison life dramatized by Edmund Konrad in Prague
Czech author Edmund Konrad writes a six act play Edison about the life of Thomas A Edison. The drama begins with Edison at age 28 and covers later experiences. The Edison play will be staged this fall at the Czech National Theatre in Prague.
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Edmund Konrad
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Norwich
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Edison
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