Alberta Grasshopper Outlook Improves for 1934 Says Expert
HL Seamans of the Dominion Entomological Laboratory in Lethbridge reports a more optimistic grasshopper outlook for Alberta in 1934. Very severe infestations remain in three zones from Three Hills to Munson, Youngstown, and Cowley with additional outbreaks from Monarch to Nobleford, Carmangay to Champion, and Nanton.北
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Calgary
Alberta
HL Seamans
Dominion
Lethbridge
Three Hills
Munson
Youngstown
Cowley
Monarch
Nobleford
Carmangay
Champion
Nanton
Trochu
Beisecker
Standard
Saskatchewan
Alsask
Killarney Lake
Not For Experiment Dionne Quintuplets not to be used as experiments
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe told 1000 Empire Club members in Toronto the Dionne quintuplets would receive all benefits of medical science but would not be subjects of experimentation. He described the birth and early care, thanked helpers, and noted improved relations with Oliva and Elizre Dionne as guardians. The parents visit the babies daily and Mrs Dionne assists with baths and play.
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Allan Roy Dafoe
Empire Club
Toronto
Callander
Oliva
Elizre Dionne
Late King’s disdain for ostentation in farming
The story told by Lord Ponsonby before his death shows King George’s quiet disdain for publicity and paying high sums for prize cattle. He claimed to farm as an ordinary farmer, entering animals in competition to avoid ostentatious showings and profits bought with inflated prices.
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King George
Lord Ponsonby
Privy Purse
Wettest Spot Debate Shifts From Hawaii to India
The world’s heaviest rainfall record is challenged as the U S Weather Bureau concedes that Cherrapunji India records an average annual rainfall of 457 inches, surpassing Hawaii’s Mount Waalseale 451 inches.
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Hawaii
Mount Waalseale
United States Weather Bureau
Honolulu
Cherrapunji
India
Teacher and Johnny Debate Rome's Great Accomplishment
A teacher asks Johnny what he sees as Rome’s great achievement and he replies with a witty answer about speaking Latin. The exchange highlights humor in school discussions of ancient history.
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Johnny
Basque Wedding Customs Preserve Ancestral Rites
Basque marriages blend modern life with old rites. Brides wear Paris hats until marriage while following grandmother's customs. Gifts fill church yards, with a cherished herrades pitcher for the bride and makhila sticks for the groom. Large wedding cakes symbolize couple popularity, with cardboard imitations among heirloom pieces.
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Paris
Glass School Replaces Red One in Hibbing
Hibbing Minnesota opens a modern glass schoolhouse with walls of structural vacuum glass designed to let sunlight in. The new building, ready for 120 students, replaces the traditional little red schoolhouse and symbolizes progress.
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Hibbing
Minn
Forest product value climbs in British Columbia 1935 report
A report from the BC forest branch released by Minister of Lands A. Wells Gray shows forest products produced in 1935 valued at 56.941 million dollars, up about 11.5 million from 1934. The rise reflects stronger output across the provincial timber industry.
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British Columbia
Forest Branch
A. Wells Gray
Unclear fragment hints at a defector or dispute tale
Fragmentary text suggests a person formerly in Spain may be nearly free from a controversial diet issue or dispute. The sentence is too garbled to extract concrete names, places, or events.
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Spain
Know Your Camera Tips for Better Snapshot Exposure
The piece advises tracking the exposure stop and shutter speed when taking photos. It suggests reviewing prints to adjust diaphragm and speed for better results, then applies the lesson to capturing natural childhood moments without forced posing. John Van Guilder urges using two or three shots to secure authentic action.
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Santa Claus
Billie
Captain Rutherford Aims to Return World War Watch
Toronto captain Charles Rutherford V C persistently seeks Emil Wetzold of Pompeii, German owner of a silver watch he found in World War I. Rutherford plans to locate the owner during the Vimy pilgrimage this summer and would return the watch, even taking time off from the Vimy unveiling to do so.
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Charles Rutherford
V.C
Toronto
Emil Wetzold
Pompeii
Rutherford
New Bird Food Uses Milk and Egg Yolk in Balance
A new pet bird food claims to provide a balanced ration with milk as a chief constituent and also egg yolk.
Chinese china extended life of humanity in Elizabethan England
Prof. C. G. Currelly of the Royal Ontario Museum spoke in Toronto on how English chinaware from Elizabethan times lengthened lifespans by improving cleanliness. He cited trencher use and germ buildup, plates replacing trenchers, and population growth in early modern England. He noted silk clothing helped Italian women and traced stirrups gunpowder and printing origins to earlier civilizations.
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England
Toronto
C. G. Currelly
Royal Ontario Museum
Queen Elizabeth
Europe
China
Prof. Currelly
Italy
Currelly
Weather lore repeated as false by Columbus meteorologist
Meteorologist William H. Alexander of Columbus Ohio rejects popular weather lore. He says such signs cannot reliably predict weather a week month or year ahead and lists beliefs about moon influence calendar day weather animal behavior and artificial rain as valueless.
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William H. Alexander
Columbus
Ohio
Alexander
Enemies of Weak Hearts Named in A M A Journal
The journal of the American Medical Association lists heavy meals as the top enemy of weak hearts. Dr Cadis Phipps of Boston notes that small frequent meals reduce coronary thrombosis risk and heart block, advising susceptibl es to avoid large one time intakes.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Cadis Phipps
Boston
Moore
New
Bashful bachelor urged to insure future wife
An insurance agent provokes a bashful man by suggesting a 116.00 percent policy in favor of his wife. The man replies he is not married, and the agent counters that he will be soon once news gets out.
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Great Britain
Lady Evans
Edward Evans
Nore
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Late King
Britain
France
B.C. Forest Production
John van Guilder
V.C. Holder
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