Lord Tweedsmuir Says University Training Enriches Private Life
The governor general of Canada says university study enables a double life offering a refuge and refreshment. He cites hobbies that sustain vitality, mentions McGill and Glasgow memories, and credits Oxford with tempering extremes. He urges graduates to value the permanent background formed by university life.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
McGill
Lord Balfour
Walter Leaf
Graduates’ Society
Glasgow University
Glasgow
Asquith
John Buchan
Customs Ports Trimmed As Revenue Department Plans Cutback
Revenue Minister J L Tisley outlined planned economies and closures in the national revenue department. He noted 15 or 20 customs ports have already closed under his watch and warned Canada still runs an excess number of ports, with 433 remaining compared with 269 in the United States and 80 in Great Britain.
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National Revenue Department
Revenue
J. L Tisley
House of Commons
Canada
United States
Great Britain
McCullough
The
Health League of Canada
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
St. Catharines
D. W. Currey
Ottawa Social Hygiene Council
Doctors recognize coexistence of cancer and tuberculosis
Doctors once viewed cancer and tuberculosis as opposing diseases but now understand that patients may harbor both conditions simultaneously and even affect the same organ.
Best Ration For Hens and Digestible Feed Advice
W C Tully of South Dakota State College cautions that 80 percent of a hen’s feed should be digestible to provide heat and energy, leaving only 20 percent for eggs. He urges avoiding corn cob and hulls, oats hulls, and coarse byproducts and recommends cleaning feed to protect digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Tully
Poultry Department
South Dakota State College
No Ground For Belief Fence Posts Set Small End Down
An Ohio agricultural study refutes the belief that posts last longer when set with the butt end down. After 20 years, 19 percent decayed, with 15 of 86 top up and 13 of 39 top down rotted. larger posts last longer and decay mainly occurs at the ground line due to fungi.
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Ohio Agricultural Experimental Station
Queen Wilhelmina’s Simple Wardrobe Dominates Wealth Claim
Lemuel Parton notes Queen Wilhelmina of Holland may be among the world’s wealthiest women with an income over five million dollars yearly from Far Eastern crown lands. Yet she shuns Paris fashion, preferring clothes made in Holland and avoiding ostentation.
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Netherlands
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Lemuel Parton
Paris
Gardens Open to Public for Charity Across England
The Times Journal notes over 1 000 gardens on view for tours benefiting local charities and the Queen's Institute of District Nurses. Popular Sandringham in Norfolk opens thrice weekly, with £1 000 raised last year.
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The
Atlantic
Queen's Institute of District Nurses
Ann Hathaway
Stratford-on- Avon
Shakespeare
Sandringham
Norfolk
Hatfield
London
Cecils
Knole
Kent
Sackvilles
Chatsworth
Derbyshire
Cavendishes
Brocket
Melbourne
Palmerston
Harewood House
Princess Royal
Eaton Hall
Dukes of Westminster
St. Thomas
Wintery Snow Scenes Brought to Hollywood Sound Stages
Hollywood studios convert a former ice plant into a winter sound stage. A snow machine produces two snow styles real blizzard snow and light milled snow with pulverized ice used to simulate a blizzard. Snowflakes are crystallized water and are driven across the set by fans through a four inch hose.
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Hollywood
Palma
Augustus Adorns Capri Villa With Giant Fossil Bones
Roman Emperor Augustus decorated Capri villa walls with large fossil bones he believed to be giants’ remains once inhabiting Italy. The assertion reflects ancient curiosity about antiquities and giant legends tied to Roman imperial prestige.
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Augustus
Capri
Italy
Health League Of Canada Strives To Reduce Mortality
Health leaders outline progress against diphtheria and typhoid while warning cancer heart disease and tuberculosis remain major killers. Emphasis on periodic health exams for early treatment. cancer risk highlighted with 10,570 deaths in 1934 and 95 percent of cases after 35. Public urges vigilant screening and prompt opinions on suspected cancer.
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Ce. G. Power
M.C
Dominion
Canada
J. W. S. McCullough
Ontario
McCulllough
Pattern 5564 Seven Tea Towels Transfer Motifs
A spirited set of seven tea towel motifs offered as pattern 5564. Includes transfer patterns averaging four and a quarter by seven inches, color ideas, material needs, and stitch illustrations. Request by sending 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Americans Import Grass For Forage Use In Arid Lands
A U S Department of Agriculture report says crested wheat grass seed demand exceeds supply as the grass reestablishes well after drought. Trials in Judith Basin Montana show cattle gain more on crested wheatgrass, with longer grazing seasons and higher steer gains than brome or native grass. The grass yields high quality hay, seeds well, and suits crop rotation, especially as a sod crop for flax.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Siberia
Judith Basin
Mont
Not In His Line
Three sailors on Easter leave in the country argued over what a heifer was. One claimed a pig, another a sheep, and a third offered no help. Bill admitted he knew little about poultry, ending the quarrel with a humorous nonanswer.
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Bill
Night Migrating Nighthawks Fly by Daylight
Nighthawks, birds that hunt by night, undertake migration flights in daylight. The species uses diurnal routes during migration, relying on open skies and favorable winds to travel between breeding and wintering grounds.
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the Gardens of
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Alice
Brooks
Alice Brooks
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