Roots Hint At Wheat Yield In Future Plant Breeding
Saskatchewan experiments show root system size correlates with later grain yield. Prelude, Reward, Marquis, and Reliance wheat roots length matched final yields, aiding selection. Russian thistle and wild oats illustrate how competitive roots boost top growth. stronger underground support may curb weeds and improve harvests.
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University of Saskatchewan
J. B. Harrngton
Reward
Marquis
Reliance
Saskatoon
Prelude
T. Pavlychenko
Hottest Star Reaches 180000 Degree Surface Temperature
An unnamed off star was described at MIT as having a surface temperature of 180000 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest heat ever measured. The sun runs at about 10000 degrees, and prior reports of stellar temperatures topped out around 35000 to 40000 degrees.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sugar’s Mysterious Tan Form Stuns MIT Spectroscopy Conference
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology conference on spectroscopy reported a sugar that under ultraviolet light shifts into a mysterious tan form. The finding is claimed to inhibit germ growth and drew strong interest from biologists.
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Masaachusetts Institute of Technology
Revival of Town Orchestras Gains New Life in Britain
The Christian Science Monitor argues that a renewed voluntary town or country orchestra movement has emerged in Britain. It highlights Surrey String Players as an example, noting amateurs from various walks of life join to perform purely for the love of music, without wind or percussion. The piece defends communal musical participation against the era of radio and canned music.
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Britain
Surrey
Christian Science Monitor
Old English Village Remedies for Gout and Smallpox
The village doctor Miss Rosamond Bayne Powell notes 18th century cures such as two ounces daily of soap for gout and a black pouder from toads for smallpox. She explains a man could set up as an apothecary with little experience and no examination.
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Rosamond Bayne-Powell
Clergyman Helps as Mule Resists Car Entrance
A clergyman at a freight station overhears two workers trying to force a mule into a cattle car. He offers help and is asked how Noah managed to fit two consumed mules into the Ark.
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The
Royalty Accepts Montreal Composer's Song "Marina"
The King and Queen accept the song Marina written by Montreal musician Maurice Zbriger. Official notification of acceptance has been received. The piece was performed at the jubilee court ball at Buckingham Palace on June 13, 2109.
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Maurice Zbriger
Montreal
Understanding Black Powder and Dynamite Explosives
The article contrasts black powder and dynamite noting black powder is a deflagrating older explosive that burns to generate gases with a heaving action, while dynamite is a detonating explosive using nitroglycerin mixed with adsorbents activated by a detonator.
Pleistocene California a tropical jungle roamed by giants
In the Pleistocene era California featured a tropical forest habitat with the presence of the largest land mammals.
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California
Canada Builds Strong Field Research Set-Up for Agriculture
Rutgers University dairy expert Prof. Carl B. Bender demonstrated silage from grass treated with molasses and water, suggesting hay could be replaced. Cabinet of Canadian research resources includes Dominion Department of Agriculture with 60 laboratories and 34 experimental farms, plus National Research Council and provincial colleges aiding coordination and extension services.
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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rutgers University
Carl B. Bender
Sussex County
Bender
J. M. Swaine
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Department
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
Swaine
Modern girl desires four spinning wheels and a spare
The ad notes a fashionable woman seeking four spinning wheels plus a spare, reflecting consumer tastes for multiple pieces of a common household craft.
Storytelling pictures make better photos
Readers are urged to capture human interest in photos not quiet poses. Practice action and meaning by showing people doing something engaging. The article notes examples of lively scenes like a picnic crowd, a child with a bicycle, and a sailor’s tale, urging thoughtful composition.
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Uncle Charlie
Aunt Minnie
Jack
Billie
Piriate
Vast toy army display at Royal Armed Services Museum
Leicester Hewitt Hunstanton owns the world’s largest toy soldiers collection on a seventeen mile front. He spent a lifetime building 200 pieces with a third made by him and a third bought abroad. He notes he even buys soldiers and adds fish heads and uniforms. The exhibit drew large crowds at Whitehall England.
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Royal Armed Services Museum
Whitehall
England
Leicester
Hewit Hunstanton
Hewitt
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