Tree Planting On Prairies Sole Remedy For Soil Drifting
Capt. Richard St Barbe Baker touring Canada argues extensive tree planting on rising ground is the sole remedy for soil drifting and moisture loss. He cites Saskatchewan's denudation, praises New Zealand forestry bonds, and urges alcohol from felled trees to boost Canadian self-sufficiency in motor fuel. Baker, founder of The Men of the Trees, highlights forestry as both agricultural insurance and a dividend producer.
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Saskatchewan
Sahara Desert
Richard St Barbe Baker
Winnipeg
Peace River Country
Toronto
Mohammed
University of Saskatchewan
Capt. Baker
Canada
Manitoba
New Zealand
Peace River
France
Men of the Trees
England
Sir Francis Younghusband
Equatorial Africa
Winnipeg Free Press
Pendulum Clock Shows Gravity Variations With Latitude
An official of the Dominion Observatory reports a pendulum clock gains about one minute twenty seconds per day moving from Ottawa to the Mackenzie River mouth due to gravity differences with latitude. At an altitude near five thousand feet on a British Columbia mountainside the clock loses about thirteen seconds daily.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie River
North West Territories
Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
British Columbia
New York
Maggie
Old Man River
Chauncey Olcott
Carrie Jacob Bond
Ottawa Journal
Hail Causes Heavy Losses in Southern Saskatchewan
Regina insurance officials report serious hail damage across southern Saskatchewan. C C Cook of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance notes few claims but very large, with seven claims up to 100 percent in the Pasqua to Moose Jaw district after a recent hailstorm, according to E G Hingley of the Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Association.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
C. C. Cook
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company
Pasqua
Moose Jaw
G. Hingley
Saskatchewan Municipal Halil Association
One Sided Rever Collar Dress Pattern Description
A detailed note describes a smart slenderizing dress with a one sided rever collar that bows at the opposite shoulder. It covers navy blue crin kle crepe silk with white trim and specifies pattern No. 361 with sizes from 36 to 48 inches bust and fabric yardage and price of 25 cents.
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Batiste
How To Order Patterns Winnipeg Notice
Winnipeg Pattern No Sim instructions appear from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The notice provides ordering details for pattern requests and references a Sim pattern number.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Baker reveals Lloyd George sought Pershing recall in 1918
In a 1918 London dinner account, Newton D. Baker transcribes Premier Lloyd George as describing the American Army in France as useless and the ship service wasted. Baker claims Lloyd George urged recall of General Pershing and offered to shift transport to American ships only. Lord Reading later urged dropping the matter.
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Newton D. Baker
Wilson
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
John J. Pershing
Lloyd C. Griscom
General Pershing
British War Office
Baker
United States Army
London
Lloyd George
France
United States
Postmark Quip Plays Key Role in Court Case
In a courtroom moment the defence pressed the witness on an allegedly destroyed letter. The witness recalls the postmark reading Every home needs a telephone, a line cited as pivotal to the case. Separately, plans move forward for a hydro electric station on the Jordan River.
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Jordan River
New Photographic System Promises Art Revolution In London
The Montreal Star reports a London development that photographs the invisible by using infrared light and a gelatine filter to penetrate mist and haze. This enables distant scenes to be captured with detail as if the atmosphere were clear, promising new artistic and defensive uses in aerial photography.
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London
Old Park
Dover
French
Montreal Star
Fined for Shaving in Centralia for Pioneer Celebration
In Centralia Washington Frank McDowell a businessman was fined 25 dollars and his attorney 10 dollars in police court for violating a whisker ban until after the August 3 and 4 pioneer celebration. His defense was the lady friend dislikes whiskers. Albury Australia bans all dog racing. Turnip sauerkraut named as a new appetizing food.
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Centralia
Wash
Frank McDowell
McDowell
Saskatchewan to Levy New Tax on Public Vehicles
Saskatchewan will collect one percent of gross earnings from passenger and freight public vehicles under new utilities board regulations. The tax revenue is expected to total between $20 000 and $25 000 annually as the government implements the public utility board framework.
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Saskatchewan
Public Utility Board
New Utilities Board
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Msseue
Albury
Australia
Gerald Lascelles
Princess Royal
King George
Marlborough House
Mucha
Warsaw
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