Daytime Sun Glasses May Cut Night Driving Accidents
Health League of Canada cites Dr. Robert H. Peckham of Temple University stating daytime glare reduces retinal sensitivity and night vision. Tests near Phoenix show many drivers need more light after sun exposure, increasing late night collision risk. wearing sunglasses could protect sight and reduce accidents.
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Health
The
Health League of Canada Magazine
Robert H. Peckham
Temple University School of Medicine
Peckham
Phoenix
Arizona
Health League Magazine
American Automobile Association
Oil Wildcat Near Tioga Spurs Wall Street Interest
A Tioga North Dakota wildcat well flowing 350 barrels daily sparks a new focus on Williston Basin oil. Investors in railroads utilities and energy firms eye landowners who lease oil rights as drilling spreads from Montana to Manitoba. Analysts warn the field remains a hope but sightings of 12 wells in the basin fuel talk of a potential refining hub and royalties could reach millions if production climbs to Alberta like levels.
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New York
United States
Wall Street
Wildcat
Tioga
N.D
U.S
Toronto
Williston Basin
Rockies
South Dakota
Canada
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Duluth-Superior
Alberta
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
of Information Committee
The
American Petroleum Institute
Montana
North Dakota
Manitoba
Well Preserved Danes Discover 2000 Year Old Man
Danes studying a 2000 year old Iron Age man found in a Central Jutland swamp report a diseased liver. Post mortem at Aarhus Prehistoric Museum shows the well preserved body with hair nails and fingerprints nearly indistinguishable from a living man. The archaeologists believe the man died from multiple injuries tied to sacrifice to the Nordic fertility goddess.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Jutland
Prehistoric Museum
Aarhus
Willy Munch
Munch
Trees as assets guide Peterborough spending and bylaws
Peterborough Ontario allocates 6800 yearly for street and park trees, with the Utilities Commission adding about 1000 for trimming and removal. Since 1915 a tree protection bylaw has framed the program, planting about 500 trees annually, mostly maples, plus some birches, pines and spruces. Civic officials note maple roots affect sewers less than other species, leading to bans on poplars balm of gilead cotton trees willows catalpa and mountain ash.
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Peterborough
Ont
Its
Utilities Commission
Parks Department
Making a Home Stand Out Inside a Modern House
A homemaker complains about uniform interiors in new bungalows and suggests ideas to create individuality. Use wallpaper with bold patterns, mix woods and furniture pieces, consider auction chairs, reduce chesterfield reliance, and group pictures creatively for a warm, personalized home.
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James
Boston
Old Country
Rain making resumes as major western project
Western states renew large scale weather modification efforts with estimated costs of 2 to 3 million dollars. Farmers ranchers and utilities fund cloud seeding using dry ice and silver iodide while scientists call for long term unbiased studies to assess efficacy and safety.
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Colorado A
M. College
Oregon State College
Worry-Free Mind Aims At Highway Safety Contest Win
Mrs. D. J. McArthur of Hawkestone Ontario won an essay contest on highway safety sponsored by the Motor Vehicles Safety Association of Ontario. She argues a worry-free home life helps husbands perform their driving duties safely and urges a husband first approach and timely reconciliation at home.
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Toronto
D. J. McArthur
Hawkestone
Ont
Ontario Highways Department
Motor Vehicles Safety Association of Ontario
Aircraft Survey to Map 100000 Square Miles in Canada
The Technical Surveys Department announced an airborne mapping and geology program called Operation Keewatin. Led by C. S. Lord, five geologists will map 100000 square miles west of Hudson Bay using two helicopters and a Norseman aircraft. The season aims to outperform canoe and ground surveys.
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Ottawa
Geological Survey of
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
British Columbia
Columbia River
Mica Creek
Goldfields
Saskatchewan
Seal Lake
Quebec-Labrador
Three-Legged Duck Born On British Columbia Farm
A three legged baby duck hatched on the farm of Capt. and Mrs. Harold Kennaird in Sidney British Columbia. The bird uses two legs to walk while the third serves as a rudder. The owners await its first swim with curiosity and pride.
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Sidney
B.C
Capt
Harold Kennaird
Gems of Thought From Classical and Poetic Voices
A compact collection of aphorisms and verses urging noble conduct and truthful living. Quotes from Lowell Saxe Eddy Dollinger Bonar Seneca mix thoughts on virtue, self respect, honesty, and the idea that noble action grows from inner goodness and sincere speech.
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Queen Mary
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire
Dunn WG
Thomases
Egypt
Little
Nashville Tennessean
Harry Wexler
U.S. Weather Bureau
Vincent Shaeffer
James Russell Lowell
John Godfrey Saxe
Mary Baker Eddy
W. H. Dollinger
Horatius Bonar
Seneca
Dept of National Health and Welfare
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