Engineering Feat Marks Hudson Bay Railway Integrity
Russell Owen notes the Hudson Bay Railway from Le Pas to Churchill stands as a spectacular North American railroad achievement. Built over muskeg with frozen foundations, it endured insects and brutal winters, now boasting a roadbed rivaling transcontinental lines and a busy harbor facility for wheat shipments. A contractor named the Sons of Martha is honored with a tablet.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay
Canadian National
le Pas
Church's
Churchill River
Bay Shore
Martha
Russell Owen
New York Times
Puzzle To Biologists How Birds Find Their Way Across Seas
W C Wynne Edwards of McGill University notes a key mystery in biology. He reports eight Atlantic trips studying sea birds and details Arctic terns which breed in the Canadian Arctic and winter as far as Patagonia and Antarctica. The arctic tern uses the ocean as a highway but avoids water during migration. He says their habits are hard to study without lengthy voyages on special ships.
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W. C. Wynne-Edwards
McGill University
Atlantic
McGill
Canadian Arctic Circle
Patagonian
Antarctic
Edwards
Character Shaped Slowly Like a Snail
A reflective quote compares character to a snail forming its shell from its own substance. It notes character as the self refined by actions and a precipitate from ongoing conduct, rising from its source like the Nile Delta.
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Nile Delta
Dr. A. Maclaren
Absent-Minded Master Missing From Window
A wry exchange describes a master presumed absent after a humorous remark about his head appearing at the window. The line suggests a playful misperception as the master is not at home.
People Quick to Offend Overlook Others Feelings
A brief note argues that people who are easily insulted rarely consider the feelings of others. It suggests sensitivity shapes interactions and highlights the impact of tone and context on communication.
Oxford Dictionary Supplement Free to Holders
After half a century of work the Supplement to the New English Dictionary is ready and offered free in paper covers to holders of the complete dictionary before December 31, 1933. The full dictionary is being reissued with the supplement for £21 in twelve volumes. The supplement includes many technical words and slang reflecting changes since 1838. An editorial note adds that sea sickness is largely a matter of balance and suggests exercises including rotation, walking around a cane, and using lifts to acclimate the body.
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Oxford University Press
Overseas Daily Mail
Coney Island
New York Times
Honey Production In Saskatchewan Doubled From 1932
Government reports show western Saskatchewan beekeepers faced heavy losses with a partial to total honey crop failure. East of a line from Estevan to Regina to Saskatoon, beekeepers reported strong output, yielding a province total of 927000 pounds, twice the 1932 figure.
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Saskatchewan
Estevan
Regina
Saskatoon
Latchkeyless Life at No 10 as Premier Passes Time
The article notes Ramsay MacDonald needs no latchkey for his London home and No 10 Downing Street operates with vigilant door attendants. It recalls a former latchkey mechanism used before Lloyd George era and tells of a legend about an old latchkey disposed of due to ex-Prime Ministers wandering outside. It also states Palestine's population surpasses one million, including 174 600 Jews.
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Ramsay Macdonald
London
No. 10
Downing Street
Mr. Lloyd George
No .10
Aberdeen backs Scottish National Dictionary drive
Aberdeen leads as the only town to subscribe to printing of a Scottish National Dictionary. Nearly 300 organizations were asked to participate in the campaign.
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Aberdeen
Pilgrims greeted by Pope Pius during audience
Pope Pius received in audience 100 Canadian Holy Year pilgrims from all parts of the Dominion.
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Pope Pius
Dominion
Reclaiming Land In Italy Through the Ages
The article surveys how people from the Etruscans to Romans shaped Italian soil by lands reclamation. It notes the Po valley’s origin from ancient water works, Pontine Marshes drainage, Magna Graecia swamps, and several Roman projects like Val di Chiana, Lake Fucino, Diano Valley, and Abruzzi regions.
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Italy
The
Pontine
Magna Grecia
Ionian
Val di Chana
Tuscany
Lake
Fucino
Abruzzi
Diano
Campania
Saskatchewan Winning Fight Against Trachoma
Saskatchewan reports decline in trachoma among whites since 1931 when a government campaign began. Fewer than 300 cases now. among Indians in Canada the disease is spreading with 7 000 to 8 000 cases reported, up from last year. Minister F D Munroe notes province wide efforts since 1931 and expansion of powers to compel examination and treatment.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
F. D. Munroe
Rosthern
Swift Current
Kayville
Minister of Public Health
Munroe
Follow-up Hotel Letter Misfires in New York
A hotel sends a missive to guests, prompting a California couple to reply with a joke. The manager confirms the husband remained a steady guest, while clerical records mislead the wife into a humorous exchange. The article notes Paris spent about $24 million on amusements last year.
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Wellington
New York
California
New Yorker
Paris
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Bay Railroad
Lady Bessborough
Ontario
Earl and Countess of Bessborough
Rideau Hall
Palestine
Trachoma
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