Norse Discovery of North America Before Columbus
Col Wilfrid Bovey argues in a Royal Society of Canada paper that Norse seafarers reached the Gulf of St Lawrence and briefly sighted parts of Vinland about 500 years before Columbus. He cites Herjolfsn from Iceland venturing south to Cabot Strait and Lief Ericson possibly navigating the St Lawrence near 1000, with Thorfiann Karlsenne and Freydis also linked to Vinland.
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Prince Edward Island
Gulf of St. Law
Columbus
Royal Society of Canada
Wilfrid Bovey
McGill University Montreal
Bovey
Eric the Red
Bjarne Herjulfson
Iceland
Vinland
Drainage Shaft Completed Near Point Grey Vancouver
Engineers finish a 200 foot vertical shaft to tackle erosion from melting snow and rain at Spanish Banks. The spiral cement shaft near UBC diverts and slows water before it enters a circular receiving tank and nozzle vents. Two large pipes regulate flow into the system.
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Vancouver
Point Grey
Canada
Boston
Mass
University of British Columbia
Peculiar Pacific Fish Reach Bermuda Aquarium Display
The Bermuda government aquarium hosts 1,052 fish varieties gathered from a 62 day voyage from San Pedro to the Galapagos and Bermuda aboard Vincent Astor's Nourmahal. Among the collection are 21 penguins whose capture required Ecuador government permission due to species depletion and shark activity. Louis Mowbray, curator, oversees the exhibit with details of the lengthy journey and regulatory steps.
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Pacific Ocean
Bermuda Government Aquarium
Hamilton
Bermuda
Vincent Astor
Nourmahal
Louis Mowbray
Aquarium
San Pedro Calif
Galapagos Islands
Pacific
Panama Canal
Mowbray
Ecuador
Tramp Steamers Defined as Independent Operators
Steamers termed tramp steamers are vessels not part of a regular steamship company. They are operated by individuals without fixed routes or regular schedules.
Prevention Plan To Protect Children From Poliomyelitis
Rockefeller Institute researchers, led by Dr. Thomas M. Rivers, announced at the American Medical Association meeting in Kansas City plans to test nasal sprays as infantile paralysis preventives this summer and fall. Experiments show tannic acid and sodium alum may block poliovirus entry via the nasal mucosa, offering a potential path beyond vaccines and sera.
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Rockefeller Institute
American Medical Association
Kansas City
Thomas M. Rivers
M.D
Rivers
St. Louis
Quotable quip on John Quincy Adams from a Boston street
An elderly friend recounts a witless reply by John Quincy Adams about himself being well while noting his home grows dilapidated. The comment frames Adams’ status as healthy despite a crumbling dwelling and looming move.
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United States
John Quincey Adams
Boston
Gaelic Section In Nova Scotia Daily Post Record
The Daily Post-Record of Sydney Nova Scotia prints a Gaelic section twice weekly for Gaelic readers. Publishers report steady growth in Gaelic pages over two years and note more Gaelic speakers in Eastern Nova Scotia than anywhere outside the Scottish Highlands.
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Nova Scotia
Daily Post-Record
Sydney
British Empire
The
Post-Record
Highlands
Scotland
Britain Has Paid Billions in Pensions Since World War
Britain reports total pension outlays since the start of the World War amounting to 5.379 billion dollars. The figure reflects long term government commitments to veterans and retirees from the wartime era.
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Britain
Abandoned Literature Rumor Trails Yukon Poet Service
Clement Burns, librarian of the supreme court of Canada, says Robert W. Service has turned to music. In a letter from Cote-du-Nord France, Service says he seldom thinks, values vacuity of mind, and may publish some songs. He recalls Yukon days as the war looms over memory.
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Clement Burns
Supreme Court of Canada
Robert W. Service
Yukon
Burns
Service
Cote-du- Nord
France
The Kings Property Swans on the Thames and Ownership
Swans on the upper Thames are treated as the King's property and jointly owned by the King, the Vintners Guild, and the Dyers Guild. Each July the King's Swan Masters mark birds to show ownership, and unmarked cygnets are divided among the owners. Prospective owners may apply for a pair if they have suitable housing.
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Upper
Thames
Vintners’ Guild
Dyers’ Guild
British airship history in St Thomas Times Journal
The St Thomas Times Journal notes that the Zeppelin company salvaged and melted the R 101 framework and recast it for the Hindenburg, suggesting the R 101 flew the Atlantic after all. The paper also reports that nearly 3,400,000 tickets are being printed for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Zeppelin Company
France
Atlantic
Berlin
Oil maps reveal buried seas hold oil below two miles depth
At the International Petroleum Exposition in Tulsa Oklahoma Professor L R Landon of the University of Tulsa described a new oil prospecting method. Mapping ancient sea shores beneath the earth shows oil resources within two miles and possibly deeper hidden in porous stone pools. Fossils guide shorelines and when seas existed, while the newest device may not yet reveal all potential stores.
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Tulsa
Oklo
United States
University of Tulsa
L. R. Landon
Alberta Receives Gift of European Moorfowl from Germany
Alberta officials report Germany returned the gesture of moose and buffalo sent to Berlin by supplying two pair of European moorfowl to the province. The birds, arranged by trapper G von Krudner, are to be protected by the Alberta Fish and Game Protection League and housed in Edmonton, marking a first arrival in the province.
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Germany
Canada
Berlin
Alberta Game Department
G. von Krudner
von Krudner
Alberta Fish and Game Protection League
Edmonton
Bananas Linked to Ancient Egyptian Greek and Roman Diets
The article claims bananas were eaten in western lands over the last 55 years and asserts they were consumed by ancient Egyptians Greeks and Romans in historical contexts.
Lively Scottie transfer pattern delights home crafters
Charming cross stitch design of a Scottie dog, 10 by 13 inches, with whiskers and bow, offered in pattern 5529. Includes color chart, stitches, and material list. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Motors To Replace Horses In Canadian Artillery
The Department of National Defense moves toward mechanization of artillery units as horses are phased out. Canada will follow Britain and others in using motor propulsion for field batteries, with Parliament expected to hear a statement detailing reorganization plans and funding.
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Department of National Defense
Ottawa
Great Britain
Canada
Lord Mayor cites "stupid and insane" idea harming over-forties
Sir Percy Vinc ent, Lord Mayor of London, warns the concept of age-based hiring bars is wrong at an appeal by the Over Forty Fives Association and the Forty Fives Housing Society. He argues many men over 45 are unemployed and beyond the benefits system. Sir Malcolm Campbell adds that age alone cannot judge fitness, noting some are old at 30 and others young at 60.
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London
Percy Vincent
Mansion House
Over Forty-Fives” Association, Ltd
Childerditch Village Adds Two Houses Near London
The village of Childerditch sits 18 miles from London England and has seen two new houses built in the last two decades. About 60 to 70 residents live there.
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Childerditch
London
England
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Robert Service
Thames River
Metal
House of Commons
Margaret McLean
Mr. King
Miss McLean
Alberta
Alice Brooks
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