Wealth From Water Furaction Of Many Products
Chemists report progress in extracting gold from sea water and bromine from seawater, with salt and iodine also produced commercially. The article notes vast oceanic deposits, the Trinidad pitch lake analogue, and the emergence of heavy water at high cost, potential medical and rejuvenation implications, and current price reductions to six thousand dollars per pint.
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William Dow
de Courtois
Magedi
Kenya Colony
Lake Victoria
Trinidad
Get Out and Get Hired Aboard The Boss
The president of Super-Colossal Pictures yells at a visitor, then hires him on the spot after claiming the man is not employed. The exchange ends with the president firing him and the man asking what job he held before being fired. The scene reads as a comic jab at workplace theatrics.
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Super-Colossal Pictures
Wes
Christian Science Monitor
Good Runner Celebrates 63 Years of Miles
Dr. Graeme H. Hammond of New York celebrated a four mile run in a light remarks on his 0th birth day. He noted he could have gone further but chose not to tire himself. For 63 years he has run three miles weekly to stay in fine fettle.
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Graeme H. Hammond
New York
Dr. Hammond
Bridegroom Quiet at English Wedding as Brothers Attend
In England a wedding saw the bride’s three brothers, all police officers, present while the groom reportedly departed quietly. In Glace Bay Nova Scotia John M. Mc Kenzie claims a lodge record as secretary for 40 years with the Oddfellows.
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England
Glace Bay
N.S
John M. McKenzie
Oddfellows
Lodge
Artificial Light For Poultry In Winter Hours
The article notes using artificial light to extend laying hours for hens in winter. It cites H L Wilcke of Iowa State College and describes bulb-based setups, timing options, and alternatives when electricity is unavailable. It also mentions insulation and heating methods to boost egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Wilcke
Iowa State College
Heavy herring catch nets 950 tons near Quatsino Sound
In Vancouver Island, seine boats hauled 950 tons of herring from six PM to midnight in Quatsino Sound. The catch, totaling about 1 900 000 pounds, reflects the sizable herring runs typical of British Columbia waters during the season and the effectiveness of a single seine set.
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Quatsino Sound
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Canadian Fisheries Bulletin
Giant nickel plating machine handles 75000 pounds daily
The White Metal News Letter reports a factory line now in service that automatically nickel plates 75,000 pounds of zinc die castings per day. Castings are batched in electrolyte, moved along a 140 foot tank that holds 20,000 gallons, then receive a final chrome flash in a separate tank.
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White Metal News
Balmoral Row on the loch stirs palace aftermath
The Manchester Guardian reports Queen Victoria caused consternation by being rowed on the loch at Balmoral on Sunday. A game keeper’s wife lamented her fall from grace and recalled Christ sailing on the Sea of Galilee on the Sabbath in a pointed remark about race and perception.
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Balmoral
Victoria
Manchester Guardian
Sea of Galilee
Plants that nectar sources scarce in most species
The text notes that hundreds of plant species secrete nectar but only around two dozen provide it in meaningful quantities. It also explains that Babbit metal derives its name from Isaac Babbit who invented the alloy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babbit Metal
Isaac Babbit
Crime fighting via science and aviation in RCMP plan
Regina hosts a new science lab led by Dr. Maurice Powers to aid murder, counterfeit, theft, and smuggling probes, modeled after US G men. Col. Wood touts ultra violet lamps, comparison microscopes, and spectrographs, with aims for a national police school in Ottawa and Regina and expanded air policing across Canada.
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Roy Canadian Mounted Pot
James Machmen
Ollilatawa
Regina
Maurice Powers
R.C.M.P
United State Federal
G-men
Col. Wood
Criminal Investigation Branch
Col
Wood
Ottawa
Metropolitan Police College
London
James
Prairie Provinces
Maritimes
Northwest
Yukon Territories
North West Territories
Pacific
Orient
Royal Canadian Air Force
R.C M.P
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ones
North West Mounted Police
Trans-Conti
Canada
Arctic
Dogs haul supplies in French Alps amid heavy snow
Teams of dogs carried over 160 pounds of mail in the French Alps where deep snow made transport necessary. At 6000 feet altitude over 37 miles, the dogs averaged about five miles per hour. Spectacular tank stunts featured army maneuvers at Bruck Austria including a tank standing on its tail and another leaping a high wall.
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Mai
French Alps
Bruck
Austria
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