Lessons From Nobile Flight Debacle And Airship Limits
The Ottawa Journal notes that Nobile’s failed Italia voyage shows the impracticality of dirigible airships for safe polar or transoceanic travel. It argues the world’s air progress favors planes, given many gagal airships have vanished and few remain, while crossing oceans westward remains unproven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobile
Italia
Norge
Atlantic
Bremen
The
Ottawa Journal
The Art Of Slenec And The Silence Trade
The piece comments on silence as a rare achievement and notes that most people are not proficient in it. It observes excess verbosity on steamships trains and in offices and mentions parliament limiting loquacity for time patience and efficiency.
Agricultural emissary urged to study Cabri farm relief
A fragmentary wire story notes American agriculturists should send an envoy to Cabri Saskatchewan where farmers have bought 53 tractors eight carloads of cars and a carload of trucks since January. The text then digresses with science trivia about lunar perigee and apogee and a humorous if jumbled anecdote about a Quick Thinker Jim and a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cabri
Sask
United Press
Summer Care of the Chickens in New Brunswick
A Dominion department bulletin by G. R. Wilson and F. Leslie Wood argues nutrition drives chick health more than roosting. It advises low bread roasts for transfer to colony houses, sex separation at broilerage, varied grain and mash feeds, clean water and hoppers, green sod to avoid worms, and cautions against rapid growth or early laying to prevent stunting and off-weight eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Wilson
Dominion District Poultry Promoter
New Brunswick
F. Leslie Wood
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Colony House
Manitoba Cherries Show Varied Seedling Crops at MorDen
At the Mor Den Experimental Station in Manitoba cherry seedlings more than three quarters of an inch in diameter bore in 1926. The 1927 report notes some trees yield very sour fruit while others suit canning and pies. Early Richmond, Dyehouse, Montmorency and similar varieties survive winter with limited early crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Morden
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Richmond
Dyehouse
Montmorency
Monarchy vs Democracy Showcased In Holiday News
The piece contrasts royal coverage with public figure reporting. It notes that King George's holidays receive brief notices while Mr. Coolidge’s vacations are documented in minute personal detail such as shirt size and breakfast habits, illustrating media focus differences.
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George
Mr. Coolidge
Sweethearts and Petrol in Madrid Mischief
A quirky Madrid quip blends humor and vanity as a speaker boasts about sweethearts and a pretend ownership of a car while sprinkling spray on a handkerchief. The line hints at boastful humor and social signaling in a playful street exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buen Humor
Madrid
Chiropodist Joke Stuns Two Country Men
Two men from the country pause in astonishment at a brass plate reading chiropodist. One asks what it means and the other pretends not to be ignorant, declaring a chiropodist teaches young canaries to chirrup, a humorous misunderstanding of the term.
Chivalry’s peak era spans centuries long
The period from 1100 to 1400 is identified as the height of chivalric culture and ideals in medieval Europe. Chronicles describe knightly conduct, courtly behavior, and martial codes shaping noble society and literature of the era.
Centaur described as fabled monster in myth
The text defines a centaur as a legendary creature combining human and horse traits, a mythic figure from ancient tales. It notes its hybrid form and cultural role as a storied beast in folklore.
Better Equipped Farms Embrace Mechanization and Capital
The Financial Post argues that farm mechanization prompts larger, better equipped farms run by more skilled managers. As farms consolidate, owners become industrial executives, attracting capital and possibly farm stocks on major exchanges. A shift from labor to machinery and finance could accompany rural depopulation.
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The
Financial Post
New Appointment at Alberta University
Dr. R. C. Wallace of the University of Manitoba is named president of the University of Alberta succeeding Dr. H. M. Tory. Minister Percy Baker announced the decision in Premier Brownlee's absence. Wallace expects to begin duties by September 1.
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R. C. Wallace
University of Manitoba
University of Alberta
H. M. Tory
Percy Baker
Brownlee
Wallace
Grain Crops For Hay In Prairie Forage Trials
At the Indian Head Experimental Farm grain crops were tested for forage hay. Barley Hooded leaf variety and oats showed mixed results with peas increasing green weight but reducing cured hay value. Marquis wheat was not recommended. Banner oats gave the best annual hay results per the station superintendent.
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Prairie
Indian Head
Not Great Expense for Canada and Australia Houses in London
Figures supplied show 1927 costs for Australia House at 33 400 060 with 341 staff and Canada House at 335 000 with 148 staff. Canada House costs cover the high commissioner's office immigration trade and commerce health and upkeep for the premises. Excluded are nine immigration offices four trade offices and expenses from the new emigrant examination system.
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Canada
Australia House
London
Canada House
High Commissioner’s Office
Department of Immigration
Department of Trade and Commerce
Soldier’s Re
Department of Health
Trade Commissioner
Earhart Returns to U S Soil After Atlantic Flight
Amelia Earhart lands in the United States after a sea voyage home from Europe. She is accompanied by Wilmer Stultz and Louis Jordan, the pilot and mechanic. Acting Mayor McKee greets all three aviators with welcome scrolls as Earhart says she has no immediate plans.
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Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Europe
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Jordan
McKee
Rural Province Census Shows Farm Vehicle Ownership
A census of Prairie Province farms finds 40.9 percent own automobiles and 34.8 percent have telephones. Gasoline engines appear on 25.5 percent, tractors on 21 percent, auto trucks on 2.2 percent, and 2.1 percent have electric lights.
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Prairie Provinces
North of Lake Superior Called Tourist Playground
A letter to Canadian Pacific railway agent A Seymour from traveler Dwight E. Woodridge extols the north of Lake Superior as a superb tourist region. He praises its climate water and abundant fishing and game noting varied scenery rivers quiet reaches and ample portaging for exercise and scenery.
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Lake Super
A. Seymour
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dwight E. Woodridge
Lake Superior
Mr. Woodridge
Tropics
Arctic
Arizona
Ungara
Asbestos Curiosity Woven Into Fireproof Garments Tools
A historical note highlights asbestos as a unique mineral used to weave fireproof garments and forge flame resistant tools. It describes asbestos armor for rescuers and rangers, its remarkable heat resistance, and various modern conveniences such as gas burners and asbestos composition floors derived from the mineral.
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Messenger Dogs
Forest Rangers
California
Nebuchadnezzar
Canada urged to join empire farm research scheme
The article argues for Canada to participate in a British Empire network of farm research bureaus. It notes wheat and farms as Canada’s wealth, praises scientific methods boosting output, and suggests mutual data exchange with Australia South Africa and India to spread findings across the Empire.
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Canada
British Empire
Australia
South Africa
India
Regina
Ancient Indian carving dated 1122 found near Guelph Ontario
A large flat stone near the Irvine and Grand Rivers in Elora Ontario bears a carved head of an Indian with the date 1122 chiselled beside it. Locals confirm the engraving’s age and note the face is worn by centuries of water.
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Guelph
Ontario
America
Grand Valley
Elora
Irvine
Grand Rivers
Hemisphere
Time Confusion Aligns with Local Ohio Town
In Alvardton Ohio residents dispute current time standards with sun time railroad time and eastern time. Some follow sun time while railroad workers use central time and others adhere to eastern time which is state official.
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Alvardton
Ohio
Collective Responsibility Law Quoted in Chinese Districts
In certain districts of China every citizen in a village or town is responsible for the behavior of their ten nearest neighbors. If one within the circle commits a crime all are hauled to court and share the punishment with the original offender.
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China
New Canadian Aviation Magazine Promotes Safe Flying
The Aviation League of Canada launches Canadian Aviation monthly to foster flying clubs and public interest. The June issue cites 1927 and 1926 transport data showing no passenger fatalities in British and German lines, arguing aviation is safer than motor travel and urging parents to support sons pursuing aviation as a career.
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March of Science
Canadian Aviation
Canada
Aviation League of Canada
Dominion
British Air Transport Lines
Deutsch Lufthansa Company
Alan Cobham
Memory whiz recalls day for any date in AD 1 to 4099
Daily Herald Mitcham correspondent profiles James F. Gillies a North London born clerk who memorizes calendar dates. He claims perfect recall of the weekday for any date between AD 1 and AD 4099 validating his skill by testing two example dates. He began the hobby around age 20.
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James F. Gillies
Daily Herald Mitcham
Gillies
Highbury
London
Mitcham
New Device Captures Growth With Automated Camera
Carl D. Clarke of Johns Hopkins Hospital presents an eight day electric clock driven system to film growth processes. The device times the camera to avoid refilming and wastes, enabling continuous observation of organisms from a fly hatching to a flower’s development. It holds potential for precise timing from seconds to 30 minutes.
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Carl D. Clarke
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Clarke
Car price query and poultry remark quoted
A quoted exchange notes a buyer refusing to disclose vehicle price and a remark about eggs being too small from Kasper in Stockholm. The line reflects curiosity about cost and a casual nib of poultry critique.
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North Pole
Amundsen
S'lenec
Woma
Jim
Vers
Cherries
Mand Lake
Schreiber
Kasper, Stockholim
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