Salt as Roadmaking Material Originated in Canada
The article explains salt’s role in low cost road building developed in Nova Scotia and refined with calcium chloride and salt. It notes salt slows moisture loss in early laying and crystallization later reduces shrinkage and cracking, aiding clay mineral bonds on secondary highways in Ontario Quebec and parts of the United States. It cites National Research Council and McGill University work and reports growing adoption internationally.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
National Research Council of Canada
McGill University
United States
Ontario
Quebec
A. F. Gill
National Research Council
Origin Of The Phrase Sterling Silver And Its History
The term sterling silver derives from Easterling and the Hanseatic towns in Germany. Freemen of the Hanseatic League traded silver coins with English merchants, who found them consistently reliable. England adopted the Easterling standard, later making 92.5 percent silver the official mark of quality.
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Germany
Hanseatic League
Thore
Britain
Value Of Poetry Says It Is The Most Important Factor In Canadian Literature
Vancouver poet A. M. Stephen told the Canadian Authors' Association that poetry is the dominant force in Canadian literature. He warned critics against parochialism and urged competent criticism while outlining how Canada's shifting history shapes its verse.
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Canada
A. M. Stephen
Vancouver
Canadian Authors’ Association
Dominion
End of September Pensions Total 2,345,000
England paid 2,345,000 old age pensions in total at the end of September, covering both contributory and non-contributory schemes.
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England
Peaceful Spot Found by Ex-M P Col Applin in Africa
Col R V K Applin former British MP says he has found the world’s most peaceful place in a lonely African country. He left England last December in search of such a spot and reports a farmhouse 6,000 feet up near Natal and Basutoland. The letter travels by Zulu runners across veldt to reach a post office.
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Col
R. V. K. Applin
England
Africa
Natal
Basutoland
Drakensberg
Picture postcard inventor Alfons Adolph dies at eighty
Did Not Benefit Financially Herr Alfons Adolph, the inventor of the picture postcard, who died last year at Passau, Germany, in his eightieth year, derived no great financial benefit from his invention. He lived largely on a small Government post he held and was born in Huchenburg. He studied phototype in Vienna and Saxony and created his first picture postcards in Lobau in 1879. He then founded at Zittau a cellotype mechanical process that spread worldwide. earliest specimens are kept at the Reichspost Museum in Berlin.
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Herr Alfons Adolph
Passau
Germany
Adolph
Huchenburg
Rhineland
Vienna
Saxony
Lobau
Zittau
Reichspost Museum
Berlin
Holstein Record Four Cows Set Provincial Farm Record
Four cows on a British Columbia provincial government farm set a herd record for Holstein cows by winning first in all four classes for 365 day milk and butter production. Among the leaders the two year old heifer Colony Sadie Colantha produced 18 155 pounds of milk and 822 5 pounds of butter.
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British Columbia
Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Colony
Sadie Colantha
Tries Different Approach Ends College Path to Finance Job
A college graduate abandons the finance district path to sell stocks and bonds. He hides his fraternity pin, packs away his sweater, discards classic texts, and shifts to a gas station job, asking if any colleagues will sell gas.
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Chicago Tribune
Rochester scientists estimate earth age at 2.5 billion years
Two University of Rochester scientists propose the earth is about 2.5 billion years old. The note also mentions a man who believes he has waited for his wife since the beginning.
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University of Rochester
King Edward’s Vimy Ridge memories shape a king’s view
The Daily Sketch recalls King Edward sharing duties in Vimy Ridge and making informal front line excursions during the war. An English writer notes the prince then shared a dugout near Queant with General Farmar and declined an enamelled interior, preferring simple comforts.
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Edward
Vimy Ridge
Daily Sketch
Tommy
Queant
G.S.O. 3
Prince
Farmar
England to Introduce Four Pips Time Signal for Phone Calls
The Postmaster-General announces an automatic signal for long distance callers in England this summer. A four pip tone, resembling the BBC time signal, will sound 12 seconds before each three minute period ends to warn users their time is nearly up.
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England
B.B.C
Moscow to be Rebuilt Over Ten Years Plan Announced
The Russian government unveiled a ten year plan to rebuild Moscow. Officials outlined milestones for modernization and development across key districts. The announcement highlighted infrastructure upgrades and urban renewal efforts expected to reshape the capital.
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Moscow
Poison Ivy Skin Remedies For Summer Visitors
Health League of Canada officials warn that poison ivy, common in summer, can be identified by its three leaflets and leathery leaves. For irritation, use cold thoracic or epsom salt solutions, weak sugar or lead solutions, and paint isolated patches with one percent potassium permanganate twice daily, then scrub off the stain.
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Health League of Canada
Too Much Fussing About the Body
The Niagara Falls Review remarks that constant fussing over bodily functions or adjusting oneself spoils enjoyment and a good car, suggesting people should forget their bodies as much as possible to avoid diminishing life.
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Niagara Falls
Keep Cut Flowers Fresh A Practical Guide
The Lethbridge Experimental Station outlines how to preserve cut flowers. Cut early or in cool evenings. slant cuts prevent water flow issues. soak stems in cold water for hours. thick leaves need 10 to 12 hours soaking. split or scrape woody stems prior to soaking. keep stems under water while trimming. add charcoal or manganate of potash to reduce bacteria. avoid aspirin. copper vases reportedly extend vase life.
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Lethbridge
Dominion Department of Agriculture
The King’s Flight Pilot Known as RAF’s Safest
Flight-Lieut. E H Fielden holds sole decision on whether conditions permit the King to fly. Fielden, nicknamed Mouse in RAF circles, is described as short, dark-moustached, quiet and reserved. He is the personal pilot with the Royal Household and is famed as the safest RAF pilot.
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E. H. Fielden
Fielden
Royal Household
Royal Air Force
London
R.A.F
Torpedo Proof Warship Claim Draws Nova Scotian Captain
Captain Will S Horton of Nova Scotia says he will sail to England to pursue a 1 900 000 prize offered by the British Admiralty for a torpedo proof battleship. He claims the design originated while living in Truro.
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Will S. Horton
England
Admiralty
Truro
Horeton
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