West Answers Back says soil is not deteriorating
Major H G L Strange of Searle Grain errs with belief in stable West wheat yields and no soil decline proving the eastern view wrong. He notes three prairie soil belts, urges tariff cuts and cheaper eastern goods, and says irrigation and tree planting do not solve drought, citing China’s history.
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West
H. G. L. Strange
Searle Grain Company
Young Men's Section
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Strange
A. G. Stret
London
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
China
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada to Exhibit Pavilion at Glasgow Empire Exhibition
Major J. G. Parmelee deputy minister of trade and commerce says Canada will have a pavilion at the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow next year. The site has been chosen and will cover 24 000 square feet. A. T. Seaman accompanied the visit.
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Canada
Glasgow
J. G. Parmelee
Dominion
Parmelee
A. T. Seaman
Canadian Government Exhibition Commission
England to Use Women Flyers in Future War Said by Drummond Hay
Lady Drummond Hay arrived in New York to promote her lecture tour on Personalities of Famous Men, asserting Britain would likely employ women pilots in war as dispatch carriers and on air transports, recounting a past renewal of her own license.
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Great Britain
Drummond Hay
Aviatrix
New York
England
Time gun still revered in Edinburgh despite changeable skies
The Edinburgh time gun, 76 years old, has fired hourly since 1861 except Sundays and holidays. Originating from a local idea inspired by a Paris sun gun, the device is seen as more reliable than solar time. BBC signals and Greenwich time have reduced its necessity, yet visitors and residents still heed the shot as a time check.
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Edinburgh
Messrs. James Ritchie & Sons
Paris
B.B.C
Greenwich
The California Condor Faces Possible Decline
The California condor, once ranging from the Golden Gate to Vancouver, now is rarely seen north of Monterey. National Audubon Society and the U.S. Department of Agriculture fear its decline could end its era. The bird’s vast appetite and scavenging habits threaten its survival as it clings to mountain sanctuaries amid civilization.
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California
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate
Vancouver
Monterey
National Association of Audubon Societies
Federal Department of Agriculture
Chicago Daily News
Dining car costs push railroads toward losses
About fifty dining car superintendents met in Washington led by John T. Finnegan of the Pennsylvania Railroad to address the high food costs draining railroads. With roughly 900 dining cars in operation daily, each car travels four miles per passenger and costs seven cents per mile to haul, creating an annual shortfall near ten million dollars.
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Washington
John T. Finnegan
Pennsylvania Railroad
A Cheaper Way Nose Job Joke
A broadcaster asks a beauty surgeon for the cost of nose alteration. He quotes a hundred guineas. She protests, then he offers a cheaper option by joking that walking into a lamp post could do the trick.
Rattles From Kish 2600 B C At Field Museum Exhibit
The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago shows pottery rattles dating to 2600 B C from Kish excavated with Oxford University. Some resemble modern child toys while others are animal shaped. pebbles inside create sound. Also on display are a whistle and chariot models. rattles feature in Asian and African rituals and Native American ceremonies.
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Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Kish
Field Museum
Oxford University
Mesopotamia
Sargon
Akkad
Richard A. Martin
Europe
America
India
Modern Salute at Brooklyn Navy Yard Echoes Change
A New York Times note recalls Major General Frank R. McCoy’s visit greeted not by battleship guns but by a loudspeaker at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Thirteen blank-carat bursts from breech-loading guns symbolize tech replaces ritual, while tradition remains in spirit.
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Frank R. McCoy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Cairo
Mecca
New York Times
Japanese Baseball Fans Defy Umps With Quiet Respect
Japanese baseball fans, numbering in the millions, never razz the umpire regardless of a pro game’s intensity. The taint of on field disputes is avoided as fans maintain calm, respectful conduct amid high stakes.
235 Year Old House Moves Near Rochester
A 235 year old house built by John Hutchins in Haverhill Mass is being moved brick by brick to Pittsford near Rochester where it will be rebuilt exactly as it stands for a local family. The structure features a center chimney with four large fireplaces and will be reconstructed with original bricks corner cupboards winding stairs and broad window sashes. The move follows Hutchins era design and the house will be reassembled with wooden pegs in the doorway.
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Haverhill
Mass
George Washington
Pittsford
Rochester
Mitchell Pierson
Suburan Rochester
Boston
John Hutchins
Massachusetts
Pierson
New England
Willard Tenney
Hutchins
Has No Ulterior Motive
A playful reflection on dogs as the world’s most honest friends. A puppy greets humans with unfeigned affection, tail wagging and joy, showing there are no hidden motives behind his love.
Jazz roots traced to American Indian origins
A Detroit News quote notes the claim that jazz was invented by American Indians and reflects on how old practices might clash with modern law regarding gathering performers, hinting at a controversial historical theory.
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The
Detroit News
Silent Earth If No One Speaks Until Then
A reflection on valuable silence and true education noting that society could function without an individual who waits to speak. It suggests real learning is recognizing one’s indispensability is limited.
Crochet Pattern For A Warm Xmas Set
Delightful pattern encourages crocheting a complete set for young misses using double crochet and pop corn stitches. Patterns 5953 include illustrations, stitch details, material lists, and color ideas. Send 20 cents to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern access.
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Germantown
Household Arta Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermoot Ave
Weste
New Inventions Highlighted at 34th National Business Show
The New York exhibition features 1 500 displays including a typewriter that auto turns notebook pages a desk hosiery guard ink wells needing annual filling and typewriters that write in reverse. An aside notes a political quip and a Chilean silver production rise is mentioned.
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New York
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