Canada’s First Empire Plane Flight Remembered Thirty Years On
McCurdy, designer pilot of the Silver Dart, recalls 1909 Baddeck Bay flight where the craft rose 30 feet. Trans-Canada planes now fly 6,000 miles daily. Dart compared to modern Electras, engines, weight, and cabin differences noted. Bell witnessed the event with legend and a Times cable.
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Canada
Baddeck Bay
Nova Scotia
McCurdy
Montreal
Gong
St. Hubert
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Winnipeg
Foxtmonton
Seattle
TCA
Trans-Canada
T.C.A
Sheepshead Bay
New York
New York World
Baddeck
Alexander Graham Bell
Aerial Experiment Association
Bell
London Times
United States
Col More-Brabazon
England
Safeguard Notes Use of Coal Oil to Deter Coyotes
Alberta farmers in the Bragg Creek district report using kerosene-soaked gunnysacks around sheep to deter coyote raids and sprinkling kerosene around turkey nests to prevent crossing, though effects on poults after hatching are unclear. Other items mention a traffic stop and a frozen cobra in England.
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Bragg Creek
Alberta
Canadian News In Africa Reports Four Canadian Items
Lieut. Colonel C. H. Ackerman recalls reading four Canadian news items while five weeks in South Africa. The items included fish shipments to Spain, a bid to rename the country the Kingdom of Canada, a Labour MP predicting Canadian neutrality in the next war, and two English explorers temporarily lost in northern Canada.
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C. H. Ackerman
Peterborough
Africa
Examiner
Col. Ackerman
South Africa
Canada
Spain
Kingdom of
Peterborough Examiner
Japan May Build Undersea Rail Link Across Chosen Strait
The Japanese Railway Ministry plans a scientific study into an undersea electric single track line from Karatau Saga to Fusan Chosen at about 1.56 billion yen. Geological work will begin with 800000 yen in 1939 at six tunnel entrances, aiming to ease congestion and support continental policy.
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Japanese Railway Ministry
Chosen Strait
Karatau
Saga Prefecture
Fusan
Chosen
Japan
Sacred zebu roam Indian streets halting traffic
The zebu is deemed sacred in India and the sainals are allowed to wander city streets. They block traffic, approach fruit stands, and feed on offerings as locals observe the unusual practice.
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India
Moisture Dominates Saskatoon Weather For 1939 Record
University of Saskatchewan records show 8.81 inches of moisture from Sept 1 to Feb 28, the highest in 34 years. Weather observer Sidney G. Cox notes February 1939 was the second coldest on record with a mean daily temperature 12.3 degrees below normal.
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University of Saskatchewan
Sidney G. Cox
University
Cox
Saskatoon
Rubber tree ranking among world’s top trees
The rubber tree ranks tenth among the world’s most important trees. It has been cultivated for under a century and grown extensively for under four decades. Enclosed seas like the Mediterranean and Red Sea hold higher salt levels than the open ocean.
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Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Coconuts Spread Worldwide by Ocean Currents
A natural dispersal tale shows coconuts traveling far from their tropical origin as fruit seeds float across oceans. Researchers track drift patterns to explain how palm trees colonized distant shorelines and islands globally.
Two Outstanding Virtues in Lincoln's Character
The Cleveland Plain Dealer argues Lincoln's patience and tolerance were key to uniting the nation. It notes his patience bore strength, and his tolerance avoided negation or indifference, qualities needed 130 years after his birth and 74 years after his death.
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Abraham Lincoln
America
Lincoln
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bottled cucumbers and local onion ordinance headline
George A. Robinson of Bennington Nebraska asserts cucumbers preserve best when grown in a bottle. His bottle greenhouse measures five inches tall and three inches in diameter. In Waterloo Nebraska an ordinance bans barbers from eating onions between 7 am and 7 pm.
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George A. Robinson
Bennington
Waterloo
Neb
Australia to Open First Tung Oil Mill
Australia plans its inaugural tung oil extraction mill, aiming to tap into local cultivation and processing. The project signals development in the agricultural sector and potential regional supply benefits.
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Australia
Exclusive Alice Brooks Design Pattern 6312 Jumper Suit
Pattern 6312 offers a three piece jumper suit in sizes 6 8 and 10 years with stockinette stitch and tuck effects from a suspended skirt. The set includes a contrasting blouse and illustrations of stitches and materials. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain the pattern. no Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Rehabilitation Work In The Three Prairie Provinces Embraces Many Projects
The article outlines the 1939 World Poultry Congress in Cleveland with the Competitive Live Bird Show Pageant of Poultry and Commercial Breeders Exhibit featuring rare birds. It also details Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act programs in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba, including cultural work water development and land utilization.
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Three Prairie Provinces
Cleveland
Ohio
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Dominion Department of Agriculture
P.F.R.A
Prairies
P.f.ra
Soviet icebreaker Svedoff crew declines air rescue
The 15 crew members aboard the disabled Soviet icebreaker Svedoff, now 275 miles from the North Pole, refuse an aerial relief and plan to stay aboard to reach the Polar Basin. They continue hydrographic, meteorological, and magnetic observations as they drift in deep Arctic waters past Greenland, echoing Fram and Papanin expeditions.
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Svedoff
North Pole
Polar Basin
Pole
Greenland
Fridtjof Nansen
Fram
Ivan Papanin
New York Times
Starlings Nest on Steamship Markland at Stepney Dock
The steamship Markland entered Regent's canal dock at Stepney England to find hundreds of starlings sheltering from snow. Officials said the birds filled the funnel hatch covers and engine room and remained aboard for hours after docking due to the cold weather.
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Regent's Canal
Stepney
England
Railway profits fall as travel shifts to road transport
The Niagara Falls Review notes a drop in railway use from 38 million passengers in 1923 to 18 million in 1937, with families choosing automobiles over trains. The piece links changing travel habits to a growing railway deficit. It also mentions England’s first day sales of King George VI stamps reaching 35 million.
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Canadian Railways
Niagara Falls
George VI
England
Day of the sailing ships still seen on seas
Mrs. Sven Eriksson, wife of the Hertogin Cecile’s skipper, says windjammers remain active near Salcombe after 1936 wrecks. She notes acts of God have reduced numbers, only one great ship recently sold for scrap, and a Swedish owner still operates over a dozen square‑rigged vessels trading Cape to Australia and the Baltic.
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Sven Eriksson
Salcombe
Devon
Eriksson
South Africa
Cape
Cape of Good Hope
Spencer Gulf
Aaland Islands
Bananas and superstition in South American culture
In several South American communities natives avoid cutting bananas crosswise as it is believed to invite misfortune. The practice stems from local folk beliefs about family health and early deaths, guiding daily routines and food preparation.
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Howard Carter
King Tut
Tut-Ankh-Amen
London
Lord Carnarvon
Pharoah
Carter
Tommy
Tye
Grantham Canal
Pope Pius the Tweleah
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius
Pageant of Poultry
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