Gulf Stream not shifting permanently toward Atlantic shore
A St Andrews and Halifax station report argues the Gulf Stream is not gradually changing course northward. They map the current from the Gulf of Mexico past Florida to the Azores, noting seasonal and cyclic edge shifts of up to about 190 miles, with no permanent trend and no direct link to milder winters.
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Atlantic
Oes
Atlantic Biological Station
St. Andrews
N.B
Atlantic Fisheries Experimental Station
Halifax
H EB Hachey
Gulf Stream
Arctic
Nova Scotia
Bermuda
United States
Selfridge Ad Error Reward Cut Costs and Boost Trade
Selfridge & Co in London offered a 50 dollar reward for each advertising error found by the public. Claims paid totaled 8,550 dollars for mistakes such as china described cake stands, dresses with fewer pleats than sketches, and tea not the top brand. The scheme reduced errors, improved employee vigilance, inspired other merchants, and fostered a London advertising standards code.
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Big
London
Selfridge & Co
Selfriige’s
Reader's Digest
Abolition of the 25 Cent Shin Plaster
The Saint John Telegraph Journal notes the Bank of Canada moved to end the 25 cent shin plaster. The piece argues minimal economy was involved and cites widespread convenience for small remittances, with postal notes or money orders felt unnecessary. Children especially liked the coin.
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Bank of Canada
Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Chilren
Venice Mirrors 300 Year Secret Shrouded by Law
Venice, Italy, stood as the sole city worldwide to manufacture mirrors three centuries ago. A strict edict threatened death for anyone who divulged the mirror making secret.
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Venice
Italy
Manitoba education revised with agriculture focus and training
Manitoba plans a wide revision of its educational system to emphasize agriculture and citizenship in provincial schools. Education Minister Ivan Schultz announced at the United Farmers of Manitoba convention that a two to five month agriculture course will be offered with leadership and citizenship components. The article also notes cultural items about the Duke and Duchess of Kent and wildlife concerns surrounding the California condor.
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Duke and Duchess of Kent
Great Condor
California
Manitoba
Ivan Schultz
United Farmers of Manitoba
Schultz
Duke
Duchess
Kent
London
Prince Nicholas
Greece
Glasgow Bulletin
Mozart
Mary Webb
Dickens
Ancient Arizona Irrigation Roots in State Waterways
The University of Arizona notes irrigation in Salt and Gila Valleys dates back over 1,000 years with Pueblo canal systems shaping modern ditches. Today Roosevelt and Coolidge Dams water 575,000 acres, while the Antarctic Ocean spans 5,731,350 square miles and averages 10,800 feet deep.
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Arizona
University of Arizona
Salt
Gila
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Yuma
Antarctic Ocean
Childhood Fear Turns From Bees To Air Travel
A Daily Sketch tale recalls a young man seeking his grandmother’s aid to record family history by flying at 9v. She refuses, saying she hates flying and anything that buzzes since a bee once entered her petticoats, despite promises of safety.
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Lord Sempuill
Daily Sketch
Ancient venison gifts to Lord Mayor from royal parks
Four fat bucks from Bushey Park near Hampton Court were given to the Lord Mayor of London in accordance with an ancient custom. Venison will be distributed to St Bartholomew's and other hospitals connected to the Lord Mayor. The gifts trace back to early charters preserving citizen hunting rights.
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London
George VI
Bushey Park
Hampton Court
St. Batholomew’'s
Royal Parks
You can never get something for It is rather strange
A fragmented piece reads like a cryptic aphorism about effort and consequence. It contrasts filling a hole with settling down and notes that effort begins only after a person commits to progress. The text presents a riddle like view of work and consequence.
Health of Eskimos Improved by Far North Medical Service
A Canadian report from the 1837 Eastern Arctic Patrol notes Eskimo populations in good health with rising numbers. Medical officers credit modern hygiene and dietary guidance for fewer deaths and healthier infants, with doctors and nurses providing care across vast Arctic distances using planes, boats, canoes, and dog sleds.
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Par North
Canada
Lands, Parks and Forests
Department of Mines and Resources
Far North
Arctic
Dominion
Lead-free shot promises to save waterfowl
At an Atlantic City convention the paper by Professor R L Derdeill and R G Green proposed a magnesium alloy for shotgun pellets to prevent lead poisoning in wild ducks. They described pellets swallowed by waterfowl and ground in the gizzard causing paralysis and death, and reported experiments showing the alloy does not cause lead poisoning when eaten by birds.
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American Institut of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Ritz-Carlton
Atlantic City
R. L. Derdeill
University of Minnesota School of Mines
R. G. Green
First Woman Addresses Lords in Vote Plea Proven in Edinburgh
Miss Chrystal MacMillan the noted barrister and feminist leader died recently in Edinburgh. She became the first woman to address the House of Lords in 1908 pleading in person for her right to vote as a Woman graduate for the Scottish Universities.
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Chrystal MacMillan
Edinburgh
House of Lords
French North American tern islands cling to last possessions
Two small islands off Newfoundland, Miquelon and St Pierre, remain as France’s final territorial possessions in North America. The status underscores historic Franco-British ties and regional maritime claims.
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Newfoundland
France
North America
Miquelon
St. Pierre
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Vancouver
Monterey
Natinal Association of Audubon Societies
Federal Department of Agriculture
Chicago Daily News
King George
London Times
Yarmouth
Eskimos
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